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

There is a city that’s nicknamed “The City of Statues.” In this city there are, unsurprisingly, many statues. But they’re not normal statues, and they’re not placed in a way that makes any sense. They are everywhere you can imagine: in the middle of streets, in the middle of sidewalks, inside buildings and rooms and closets. And oftentimes they look like they are chasing something. In the day and in the light, they’re just statues, but once darkness falls they come to life and hunt any living creature down, infecting you with just a touch. The story follows a group of 5 survivors as they try to escape the city at night, all while trying to avoid the statues and stay alive.Content Warnings: Life threatening situations, loud noises and screams, an infectious illness, gun and gunshots, harsh language, discussion of death, and on screen character death. Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18khYwhJhIfLYxSjnbSHRVMAn7r1K-vzjjYXQYTCpZCU/edit?usp=sharing – Credits: Written, directed, and composed by Ali Hylton [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/ali-hylton-107ZzonHui] Script editing and transcription by Nic Fray [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/nic-fray-107aNIMvkO] Dialogue editing by Kai C Environmental Sound Design by Trace Callahan [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/trace-callahan-107a96QhZZ] Action sound design by Rebecca Liu Sounds sourced from Soundly and Adobe  Cast: Allegra Rodriguez Shivers as Adrian Andrew Sianez-De La O [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/andrew-sianez-de-la-o-107abMMwmO] as Felix Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/bonnie-calderwood-aspinwall-107tQedi55] as Everett Ari Delyne as Jordan ItMe [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/itme-107aS0BOXp] as Ollie

Written and produced by Owen McCuen [https://www.podchaser.com/search/creators/q/owen%20Mccuen]Featuring:Glenn MercerJanine GilbertAgnes McCuenEloise McCuenAnd the voice of Brian Holcomb by way of The Timekeeper by Miss Mae (11th Hour Audio Challenge 2018).

Written by Faith McQuinn [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/faith-mcquinn-107ZzkFhpf] Story concept by Tanja Milojevic [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/tanja-milojevic-107a4Xk9IO] Cast: ROBERT: James David West MELANIE AND STEWARD MELANIE: Tanja Milojevic INGRID: Xperience J [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/xperience-j-107a4Zyjwe] GRAYSON: Dean T. Moody Steward: Melody, a built-in AI voice provided by resemble.ai. Sound design by Matthew Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/matthew-boudreau-107ZznfAht] Sound Effect Design direction and dialogue editing by Tanja Milojevic Music: Dystopia by Ian Kelosky, Tesseract by Cody Martin If you would like to learn more about ethically cloning your own voice, check out www.resemble.ai and create your voice for free on the platform. This was an 11th hour presentation. Copyright 2022 Happy Halloween!

Written and produced by Owen McCuen [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/owen-mccuen-107aNKdjFt]Featuring:Glenn MercerJanine GilbertAgnes McCuenEloise McCuenAnd the voice of Brian Holcomb by way of The Timekeeper by Miss Mae (11th Hour Audio Challenge 2018).

Humanity is under attack. Monsters born from the darkest depths, crawl the wretched streets day and night, killing and devouring all they find. The few people that survive, do so by living deep underground. But there is hope. There is entertainment….. Because every night a select band of heroes around the world ride the great elevators to the surface. To battle the horde. To defeat the demons. Broadcasting live onto millions of bunker monitors across the planet. This is… The Hellstream!! Written, Directed and Edited by Peter Beeston [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/peter-beeston-107a4TAv7R] Featuring the voices of: Kelsey Painter as Erin The Fox, Owen Mccuen [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/owen-mccuen-107aNKdjFt] as The Voice of The Hellstream, Andrew Biss as The Demon Overlord, Katabelle Ansari as Carly, Tanja Milojevic [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/tanja-milojevic-107a4Xk9IO] as Faye, Karim C Kronfli [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/karim-kronfli-107ZzkFiMb] as Simon, Hannah Lloyd as Beth Justine, Leah Hince as Kylie, Dean T Moody, as The Advert, Heidi Fischer as Mia, (Faye Fan Girl 2044) Additional Production Help By:  Javert Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/javert-boudreau-107ag0l7cS], Spleeny Dotson, Peter Richard Adams, Pip Mason, Matthew Boudreau [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/matthew-boudreau-107ZznfAht], Michael Haight. The Opening and End Track used in this production was ‘Attack The Block’ by ‘Hey Pluto!’, Podcast Character Artwork of ‘Erin The Fox’ by Liquid GTX. This work is released under a creative commons agreement for 11th Hour Audio and Cornucopia Radio. Thank you for listening. We all hope you really enjoyed this production; it was so much fun to make. We were influenced by trashy horror anime, Paul Verhoeven films and ‘first person shooters’ in putting this all together. We’d also love to hear from you if you enjoyed it, or want to get involved in future audio drama productions with us.

OCTOBERA delicious chill has crept into the air, the leaves on the trees are performing their brilliant displays before falling to the ground in aromatic clumps. The pumpkins have taken their places alongside ghosts and witches up and down the streets and breathless shiver of anticipation lurks deep down in our cores. Around here October is the most hallowed month of the year. While we eagerly await the arrival of Halloween we are busy little 11th Hour Audio Challenge imps. There are stories to write, lines to be recorded, dialog to be edited, sound-effects to be layered and a delightful horde of participating fiends to torture.All of this celebratory torment brings us to World Audio Drama Day on Oct 30th. October 30th is a significant day for the fans and creators of Audio Drama because of it’s connection to The War of the Worlds. On October 30th, 1938, the Mercury Theater on the Air, Orson Welles and John Houseman, broadcast Howard Koch’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “War of the Worlds”. In recognition of that media-altering event we have brought a very special adaptation of War of the Worlds to the Creature Feature this month.In 2013 Matthew Boudreau organized the 75th Anniversary War of the Worlds Radio Contest. The judges received ten entries from four different countries and the winner was The Wireless Theatre Company [https://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk] with their submission Dead London [https://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/podcast/dead-london].Dead London is an original audio drama based on H.G. Wells’s classic tale of Martian invasion. DEAD LONDON sees humanity defeated by a superior military force from another world. It was recorded on location at Horsell Common, Surrey, and featuring Brian Blessed as the Voice of the Martians. Dr. Georgina Welles… JOSEPHINE ARDENDr. Tom Kane/Survivor 2… TOM SLATTERPC Toland… JACK BOWMANDr. Jeff Quinlan/Survivor 1… MATT BLAIRCaptain Glover/Dan… MATTHEW HEBDENNewsreader… MARIELE RUNACRE-TEMPLEMartian Voices… BRIAN BLESSED [https://www.podchaser.com/creators/brian-blessed-107aWhzrbV]Written by… JACK BOWMAN and ROBERT VALENTINEDirected by… GEORGE MADDOCKSRecording and Post-Production… MALCOLM THORPProduced by… MARIELE RUNACRE-TEMPLE, JACK BOWMAN and ROBERT VALENTINE