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Give me your horror audio dramas PLEASE (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I’m really into horror audio dramas and/or anthology podcasts. Because of this I’ve burned through so many over the past year or two I feel like I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel, which sucks

Ones i like (kind of ordered by how much i like them):

  • Knifepoint Horror
  • Acephale
  • The Silt Verses (and I Am in Eskew)
  • We’re Not Meant To Know
  • Magnus Archives
  • Malevolent
  • Modes of Thought in Anterran Literature
  • Archive 81 season 3
  • Sleep Wake cycle (haven’t tried all of their pods yet, they’re kind of a lot)
  • Ghost Wax (kinda kid but more good than bad)

Ones I DIDN’T like:

  • Tower 4
  • Welcome to Nightvale
  • Road of Shadows
  • Hello from the Hallowoods
  • Wrong Station (occasionally good)
  • The White Vault (not horrible but idk a bit corny somehow)
  • Alice is Dead
  • Lovecraft Investigations (it was fine but idk turned too thriller)
  • The Black Tapes (not a fan of the overproduction)

Basically I like shows that

  • Have enough faith in their writing to not rely on a thick coat of quippy self-aware sarcasm marvel slop
  • Are heavy on atmosphere, focus on the fiction, not on the host and their haunted podcast studio or whatever
  • Do not devolve into action hollywood thrillers UNLESS the writing is good enough to support it after a couple of seasons of more horror leaning stuff

Oh and if you want recs from me just ask and you shall receive I’m dying to talk about these shows kitty-cri-screm

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're probably aware already but the sequel series to Magnus Archives is out. It's alright. Not grabbing me the same way the original did but enjoyable enough when I'm out walking the dog.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh yeah I’m all caught up on that! Pretty good, compared to TMA s1 I’d say it’s more eventful tbh, but the “statements” haven’t been quite as gripping I agree.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I get why they didn't want to repeat the slow burn of TMA but I still much preferred it to TMP's "here's ten characters and a framing device right from the jump"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah it’s pretty intimidating but at least the characters are good

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Oh nice, another Knifepoint head. I usually get really into one story at a time. Right now it's the one with the captured thing in the mansion

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Legend is a personal favorite

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Oh and if you like kph 100% check out Acephale

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

unfortunately all the ones i would recommend are already in your list. only one i could think of was the left right game podcast which i listened to many years back but iirc it was more thriller which isn't really what you're looking for.

you honestly mentioned so many i never heard of before. how's knifepoint horror or acephale? they seem to be your favoritescomfy

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I read Left Right Game on nosleep when it first came out so it’s not on the list. It’s good though! It clears my “thriller is ok if it’s creepy at the start and has strong writing”-bar

KPH and Acephale are both anthology pods, so stories are very loosely connected at most, but mostly entirely independent. KPH is very famous, Sorin Narnia is probably this generation’s best horror writer imo. Acephale takes a few eps to really hit its stride but once it does it’s just nonstop bangers. They’re both very much more on the audiobook side of the podcast spectrum, and are both really slow burn horror, all about the vibes and sense of place.

Thank you for replying!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The infamous 1938 dramatization of War of the Worlds.

Its a really unique experience both as a historical artifact and as the radio play equivalent of a found footage film. I recommend skipping the introduction by cutting to 2:16 in order to make it more immersive.

Also I would like some recommendations, I was really into NightVale back in the day and enjoy Magnus Archives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I absolutely IMPLORE you to check out The Silt Verses, David Ward is a great author and both the verses and eskew are excellent pieces of fiction

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Old Gods of Appalachia

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah that one’s also on my “don’t like” list. It’s weirdly paced and relies too much on gore imo.