In the American West of the 1880s, there is one stop along the Transcontinental railroad that is rarely visited.  Those who step off the train are almost never seen again, and its reputation is dark and crowded with supernatural secrets.  The town is a psychic whirlpool drawing dark and broken souls alike into its grip.  Cassandra Troy is one such soul, and she will soon meet her destiny in Brimstone Gap.Thank you for tuning in to Ghost Magnet, the first episode of Brimstone Gap from 11th Hour Audio. Brimstone Gap is an immersive horror audio drama featuring a talented cast, and we are thrilled to announce that we have seven more gripping episodes in the pipeline. However, we can’t do it without your support.If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/11thHourAudio]. By doing so, you’ll gain access to our ad-free content, exclusive tools, exciting opportunities, and receive fantastic welcome gifts from 11th Hour Audio. Looking for other ways to show your support? Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additionally, you can show your love by liking and subscribing on your preferred podcatcher, as well as leaving a review. Your unwavering support fuels our dark creativity as we continue to craft spine-chilling audio experiences. CREATED BY: Austin Beach [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/austin-beach-107Zzj6UdD]WRITTEN BY: Philip Craig RobothamCAST:Narrator – Dayn Leonardson [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/dayn-leonardson-107aWdRjYj]Cassandra Troy & Gwendolyn West – Tanja Milojevic [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/tanja-milojevic-107a4Xk9IO]Chelsea Druthers – Charlotte Norup [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/charlotte-norup-107ZzpuJik]Poleaxe Jack – Owen McCuen [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/owen-mccuen-107aNKdjFt]Samson Hall – Glen MercerEvelyn Green – Agnes McCuen Bounty Hunter – John Scott Ballentine [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/john-scott-ballentine-107aRtNIbR]Sheriff Handles – Austin BeachWinifred Owen – Jessica Rainville [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/abstract-transmissions-851844/episodes/episode-44-jessica-rainville-94636398]Esmerelda Levitt – Erin B. Lillis [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/erin-b-lillis-107Zznfifh]Ebeneezer Judd – Matthew BoudreauMUSIC BY: Dayn LeonardsonSOUND DESIGN BY:Austin Beach and Matthew BoudreauDIRECTING, DIALOG EDITING, AND MIXING BY:Matthew Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/matthew-boudreau-107ZznfAht]ARTWORK BY:Vince Dorse [https://www.vincedorse.com/]PRODUCTION MANAGER:Monique Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/monique-boudreau-107aWgpXsG]PRODUCED BY:11th Hour Audio [https://11thhouraudio.com/]

Creature Feature of the Month – The Tell-Tale HeartThis month, we’re delving into the chilling world of Edgar Allan Poe with an offering from Tom Rory Parsons [https://tomrparsons.crossroadstations.com/]. Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart [https://archive.org/details/telltaleheart0000poee_p6g0]” has been a staple of horror literature since its publication in 1843 and for good reason. Published in 1843 “The Tell-Tale Heart”, explores the chilling emotional fusion of guilt, paranoia, and the human psyche. The Tell-Tale Heart Keeps on Beating”The Tell-Tale Heart” has had a significant cultural impact, particularly in the horror genre. Poe’s story is often credited with paving the way for psychological horror, and it has inspired countless adaptations in film, television, and literature. Its enduring popularity is a testament to Poe’s writing skill and ability to tap into universal fears and anxieties.Meet TomToday’s audio interpretation of “The Tell-Tale Heart” was created by 11th Hour Audio Challenge contributor Tom Rory Parsons. Tom is also the creative mind behind:   [https://the11thhour.podbean.com/e/the-hidden-truths/]He has also composed music for    and the 11th Hour Audio theme music you heard at the show’s beginning.Would you like to hear your horror production played on the 11th Hour Audio podcast? Well, now you can. Submit [https://11thhouraudio.com/creature-feature-of-the-month] your show on our website at https://11thhouraudio.com/creature-feature-of-the-monthCreditsThe Tell-Tale Heart was written by Edgar Allan PoeThe Narrator was played by Lauren Regan         The Old Man was played by Pete LutzThe Artwork was by Faith McQuinn [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/faith-mcquinn-107ZzkFhpf]Credits Read by James C. Taylor [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/james-c-taylor-107tLtOg9C/appearances]This version of “The Tell-Tale Heart” was produced by Tom Rory Parsons [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/tom-rory-parsons-107ZzkEbtw] who also composed the score, did the editing, and Sound Design.

Before we get to the show we wanted all of our listeners to know that 11th Hour Audio is producing the pilot episode for a new series called Brimstone Gap. Written by Philip Craig Robotham, Brimstone Gap is a dark tale set in the Old West.In the American West of the 1880s, there is one stop along the Transcontinental railroad that is rarely visited. Those who step off the train are almost never seen again, and its reputation is dark and crowded with supernatural secrets. The town is a psychic whirlpool drawing dark and broken souls alike into its grip.If you would like to help us bring this series to your ears, Join Us on Patreon. [https://www.patreon.com/11thHourAudio] April is the month of resurrections. The Queen of the Underworld has emerged bringing an end to the bitterly barren winter. Cybele’s consort Attis becomes a symbol of fertility after castrating himself under a pine tree, and a martyred carpenter rises from his tomb promising eternal life. Springtime myths and stories are imbued with the concept of resurrection. But here in Horror Land the ultimate symbol of resurrection is the zombie. Few other creatures lurking in our nightmares carry the idea of life, death, rebirth, and fertility quite as well as the modern zombie.With that in mind we’ve unearthed a story from Ali Hylton called Human Error. Human Error [https://humanerrorpod.wixsite.com/main] takes a deep look at the zombie apocalypse and asks the question “What does it mean to be a monster?”Human Error is an immersive audio drama about survival, found family, and finding hope within ourselves during dark and dangerous times when the world we know ends, and a new one is born.Human Error comes to us from some of the creators who produced City of Statues [https://11thhouraudio.com/11th-hour-audio-challenge/the-city-of-statues/] for the 11th Hour Audio Challenge 2022 [https://11thhouraudio.com/11th-hour-audio-challenge-rules/].Do you get a thrill out of Creature Feature of the Month? Would you like to hear your own horror tale played on this podcast? Then head over to our new submissions page [https://11thhouraudio.com/creature-feature-of-the-month/] and submit your show. CAST (in order of appearance):Lindsay Zana [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/lindsay-zana-107a9DEndx] as Grace Katherine RyanElissa Park [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/elissa-park-107a4XjsNV]as Billie RyanJosh Portillo as Nick RyanDarin F. Earl II as the Radio AnnouncerEleanor Anwen as DelilahStacey Cotham as TylerDustin Vuong Nguyen as ElioAllison Dauphine as Hazel Nicole JarrelAllen Chan as Gus William HillCaroline Mincks [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/caroline-mincks-107a4XiVT4] as Jace FranklinCREW:Written by Ali Hylton [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/ali-hylton-107ZzonHui]Script editing by Tal Minear [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/tal-minear-107a4TBCVA] and Brad ColbroockSound design by Brad Colbroock [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/brad-colbroock-107aRwnaUb]Dialogue edit by Ali HyltonConsultation by Caroline MincksMusic composed by Ali HyltonThis episode features a trailer from the show Thirteen. To learn more about the show visit their twitter [https://twitter.com/PodThirteen].

Welcome to March This month, we have two special announcements for all our eager listeners.Do you crave your monthly Creature Feature fix? Have you ever wanted to tune in and hear your own show on the Creature Feature? Well fiends, now you can. 11th Hour Audio has created a Creature Feature submissions page. Head over to https://11thhouraudio.com/creature-feature-of-the-month and you too can join the legion of 11th Hour creators displaying their horror talents on our Creature Feature of the month podcast. All shows must be horror and can not be in violation of any copyright laws. And don’t forget to check out our new Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/11thHourAudio we’ve added new features and merchandise just for 11th Hour Audio patrons.March 8th is International Women’s Day and in celebration of the work of women creatives in audio fiction horror, we want to share a show from Lightning Bolt Theater of the Mind. Lightning Bolt Theater is hosted and produced by Tanja Milojevic [https://tanjamvoice.com/index.php/about/]. Tanja has been working with 11th Hour Audio from the beginning, using her many story-telling talents in the 11th Hour Audio Challenge shows you hear every October.  This month’s feature is The SwampThe Swamp takes us on a chilling journey with Rachel, a college student whose waking world merges into the dark horrors of her nightmares when a new boy with an old soul enters her life.Including the Voice Talents Of:Richard Garner as Blake and the Demon Tanja Milojevic [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/tanja-milojevic-107a4Xk9IO] as Rachel Amanda Fur as Alice Deborah Adams as Rachel’s Mother Rish Outfield as Detective Davidson Cary Ayers as Detective Manderson and Rachel’s uncle Peter Katt as the Priest Julian Bane as the Math Professor Lilith Casler as Marty Heather Grady as Student 1Sound Effects:Self-produced and obtained from the free sound project. (www.freesound.org [http://www.freesound.org/])Music:www.jamendo.com [http://www.jamendo.com] Nowhere – David Beard Daddy – David Beard Lebensraum – David Beard Noisey Underscore Cresc – David Beard End.1 – Thorns from A Rose Nurse.2 Thorns From A Rose Taylor Cepea Hayward – Mary Max Di Fraia – Deserts jean-pierre.saussac – Le retour du roi Edge of October – 1.Descent Dereleech – Graveyard at the Delta Coax – Roads and Corners A.T. – Spaces Of Dark And Light 21 Gramms – Rain 8213 – The Sun Shining In A Midnight SkyThis radio drama falls under the Attribution noncommercial no derivatives 3.0 creative commons United States license. No copyright infringement is or ever will be intended.#EmbraceEquity

February brings us Valentine’s Day, a holiday associated with love. The feast of St. Valentine was founded by Pope Gelasius I in 496 in honor of the martyred priest who performed weddings for Christian couples. On February 14th, the day of his execution, legends say that he wrote a note to a judge’s daughter whose blindness he had cured signed “from your Valentine”. Today relics of Saint Valentine draw pilgrims seeking true love. This month, in celebration of celestial affection, we bring you Jesus Gets Rejected. A short drama that reminds us that the heart wants what it wants, no matter the reason.Vanessa (Christianne Greiert) is tempted by Satan (Mike Racioppa) and won’t accept Jesus (Cayenne Chris Conroy [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/cayenne-chris-conroy-107ZztKsWg]) into her heart.May contain objectionable material.Written by – Michel Entler Directed by Samantha Mason Music – Purple Blues by Amy K Bormet [http://amykbormet.com/] Sound Design by Mike de Almeida Theme music and editing by Matthew J Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/matthew-boudreau-107ZznfAht] Artwork by Monique Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/monique-boudreau-107aWgpXsG]

January is the sacred month of Janus, the Roman God of all beginnings, endings, thresholds and time. He presides over the start of each new year and symbolizes the duality of change. Depicted with two faces Janus sees deep into the past and future, he resides in the passages between young and old, war and peace, and birth and death.This January we bring you a story written by Gareth Brownbill and directed/produced by Peter Beeston of Cornucopia Radio [http://www.cornucopia-radio.co.uk/changes/]. A Season of Changes tells the story of four people whose past misfortunes and future hopes become intertwined through a thin dividing wall and the cries of ghostly lament.James sits alone in his flat dreading the things that lurk outside. Margaret silently considers how much time she has left as a machine rhythmically measures her heartbeat. Kathy slowly worries about what she has lost and Jane tries to come to terms with what she now has to cut away.Peter Beetson and Hanna Lloyd were 2022 11th Hour Audio Challenge participants. Check out their submission Hell Stream – Like, Comment and Kill! [https://11thhouraudio.com/2022/10/30/hellstream-like-comment-and-kill/] here.It is a season of change for all four of them, and that’s when the lightbulb flickers for a brief moment before the filament breaks at its weakest point and everyone is left in darkness. We know it’s only temporary and lightness will soon return… but can we be really sure?CAST:Ian J France as James Maggie Evans as Margaret Janice Whitworth [https://www.starnow.com/u/janicewhitworth/] as Kathy Hannah Lloyd [https://www.spotlight.com/0618-8970-6827] as JaneMUSIC:This production remixes Creative Commons tracks from Scott Buckley [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/scott-buckley-107aRxvhdD] to create it’s musical score.CREDITS:Written By Gareth Brownbill Directed & Edited by Peter Beeston [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/peter-beeston-107a4TAv7R] Sound Effects via: www.freesound.org [http://www.freesound.org]This podcast is released under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License

Greetings, Listeners! This next story is something a little… different: It began as a piece of artwork. Artist and illustrator Vince Dorse [https://vincedorse.wordpress.com/] has created a poster [https://vincedorse.storenvy.com/products/36267091-sleepy-hollow-story-poster-18-x24] that’s laid out in a kind of narrative timeline. To showcase the poster, Vince has crafted a video [https://youtu.be/sYfka4cqJmg] that details his art process and contains a narrative version of the abridged tale, guiding the viewer through the stunning visuals. So why are we sharing it here? Well, the story is a classic piece of American horror–we’re certain you’ll recognize it. And it’s narrated and sound designed by yours truly [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/owen-mccuen-107aNKdjFt], with help from the Uber Duo Horsin’ Around [https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/horsin-around-character-play-set/] sound effects pack. Check the show notes for links to the video and Vince’s shop in case you’d like a poster for yourself. Now, button up your coats against the chill and journey with us to the quaint little town of Sleepy Hollow Youtube link: https://youtu.be/sYfka4cqJmgPoster shop link: https://vincedorse.storenvy.com/products/36267091-sleepy-hollow-story-poster-18-x24

Welcome to December everyone. In the United States December 11th is National Make a Friend Day and we would like to take a moment to recognize all of the friends we’ve made over the years through the 11th Hour Audio Challenge. The original concept for the 11th Hour Audio Challenge was simple. Get together with some people you’ve never worked with before, create an original horror story and do it in one month. The first show we created like this, Intensive Care, brought two different production teams together. The second, Vultures Over Low Doves, brought two different countries together. People getting together to tell stories pre-dates the written word. Some of the earliest evidence dates back as far as 30,000 years ago. The drawings in the Lascaux and Chavaux caves in France depict visual stories and sympathetic magic in the form of animals, humans and fantastic creatures. Storytelling is part of what makes us human. The practice lives at the intersections of identity and community and thrives on ideas summoned through diversity and struggle. Ideas are the fuel that feeds us, feeds creativity, progress and relationships. Stories are how we share our ideas and fend off the things that lurk beyond the campfire. So in honor of National Make a Friend Day, we invite you to pull up a chair and listen to a story. Because the greatest enemy of community, creativity and ideas is censorship. Before we get to our story we wanted to let our friends know that we’ve started a Patreon. 11th Hour Audio plans to bring you more shows and not just in October. We’ve been working with our friends, creating scripts, casting roles and budgeting. To learn more and lend your support visit us at https://www.patreon.com/11thHourAudio. The Hidden Truths 2 comes to us from Tom Rory Parsons. It’s a story about identity, belonging and a frightening misuse of power. Josh continues his Journey through life but encounters a new supernatural threat, it’s up to his family and friends to solve the problem once again. We hope you enjoy it.Listen to The Hidden Truths [https://11thhouraudio.com/2021/10/30/the-hidden-truths/]Written by Tom Rory Parsons [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/tom-rory-parsons-107ZzkEbtw]      You can hear more of Tom’s work in:      The Radcliffe Square Labyrinth, Down the Basement [https://11thhouraudio.com/2020/10/30/down-the-basement/], and Gower Hall [https://11thhouraudio.com/2021/10/30/gower-hall/] Shaun Mendum as Josh Sarah Golding [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/sarah-golding-107ZzkFzHU] as Mary      Sarah also appears in:      Breathless [https://11thhouraudio.com/2018/10/30/breathless/], Monster’s Game [https://11thhouraudio.com/2017/11/02/monsters-game/], and The Parsonage [https://11thhouraudio.com/2019/10/31/the-parsonage/] Fiona Thraille [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/fiona-thraille-107ZzonIRk] as Aunty Francis      Listen to Fiona in:      Upstairs Upstairs [https://11thhouraudio.com/2020/10/30/upstairs-upstairs/], Customs [https://11thhouraudio.com/2020/10/30/customs/], and Monster’s Game [https://11thhouraudio.com/2017/11/02/monsters-game/] Karim Kronfli [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/karim-kronfli-107ZzkFiMb] as Uncle Jim      Catch Karim in:      Ivory Towers [https://11thhouraudio.com/2017/10/30/ivory-towers/], Reminisce With Me [https://11thhouraudio.com/2020/10/30/reminisce-with-me/], and Fidget [https://11thhouraudio.com/2019/10/30/fidget/] Lauren Regan as Jenny Erika Sanderson [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/erika-sanderson-107ZzomBiX] as Miss Snell      Erika also appears in:      

“It was the Terrible Season of the autumn, and the wild people in the mountains were preparing for the frightful ceremonies which only rumour told of in the towns. They were the very old folk who dwelt higher up in the hills and spoke a choppy language which the Vascones could not understand. …every spring and autumn they held the infamous rites on the peaks, their howlings and altar-fires throwing terror into the villages. Always the same—the night before the Kalends of Maius and the night before the Kalends of November. Townsfolk would disappear just before these nights, and would never be heard of again.”- H.P. Lovecraft The Very Old FolkOn November 3rd 1927 H.P. Lovecraft sent a letter containing the story The Very Old Folk to Donald Wandrei. The Very Old Folk is a tale that draws its inspiration from the cross-cultural observances of All Souls’ Day, All Saints’ Day and Dia de los Muertos. These days of ceremony and ancestral remembrance are observed during the first days of November.And just as the folk practices of the world gave H.P. Lovecraft the feverish dreams he wrote about, those dreams went on to influence many other writers and podcasters who cautiously dip their pens into the mad Lovecraftian universe. This month the 11th Hour Creature Feature brings you a story from the stormy shores of the island of St. Caillic [https://scottishpodcast.com/st-kilda-scotland/]. In Ruins comes to us from A Scottish Podcast [https://scottishpodcast.com/].A Scottish Podcast chronicles the story of Lee, a washed up former radio DJ who launches a paranormal investigation podcast with reluctant help from his friend Dougie. The two travel the length and breadth of Scotland in search of Medieval Demon Kings and Lovecraftian Gods of the Sea.Main CastLee – Robert Cudmore [https://audiodrama.libsyn.com/] Hear more of Robert in: Fidget [https://11thhouraudio.com/2019/10/30/fidget/] and Cargo [https://11thhouraudio.com/2016/10/30/cargo/] Doug – Matthew McLean [https://audiodrama.libsyn.com/] Matthew also appears in: DAW of the Dead [https://11thhouraudio.com/2018/10/31/daw-of-the-dead/] Jane – Fiona Thraille [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/fiona-thraille-107ZzonIRk] Fiona can also be found in: Breathless [https://11thhouraudio.com/2018/10/30/breathless/], The Hidden Truths [https://11thhouraudio.com/2021/10/30/the-hidden-truths/], and Customs [https://11thhouraudio.com/2020/10/30/customs/] Tommy – Michael Hudson [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/michael-hudson-107ZzlN0UK] Check out Michael in Castle of Horror [https://the11thhour.podbean.com/e/castle-of-horror/] George – Jim Balfour Bruce – Karim Kronfli [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/karim-kronfli-107ZzkFiMb] You can find Karim in: The Radcliffe Square Labyrinth [https://11thhouraudio.com/2019/10/30/the-radcliffe-square-labyrinth/], Ivory Towers [https://11thhouraudio.com/2017/10/30/ivory-towers/], and A Little  Bedtime Gory [https://11thhouraudio.com/2018/10/30/a-little-bedtime-gory/] Byers – David Ault [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/david-ault-107abES6DL] Listen to David in Ancient Evil [https://the11thhour.podbean.com/e/creature-feature-of-the-month-ancient-evil/] Danielle – Rosemary Stanford Rosemary also appears in Cargo [https://11thhouraudio.com/2016/10/30/cargo/] Bob – Kevin Parr Drunk Helen – Sarah Golding [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/sarah-golding-107ZzkFzHU] Catch Sarah in: The Parsonage [https://11thhouraudio.com/2019/10/31/the-parsonage/], Wolpertingers [https://11thhouraudio.com/2018/10/30/wolpertingers/], and