Skankenstein’s Monsta, is where ska and horror collide in a symphony of infectious beats and monstrous grooves. Created by 11th Hour producer Matthew Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/matthew-boudreau-107ZznfAht], this electrifying tune brings to life Dr. Skankenstein and his ska-fueled creation.Let’s all celebrate Matthew’s birthday by preparing for his favorite event, the 11th Hour Audio Challenge [https://11thhouraudio.com/audio-challenge/] coming in October. Join talented audio creators to bring spine-chilling stories to captivate our ears. Happy birthday, Matthew, and let the monsta dance!

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