Campfire Radio Theater

"It was like a thin, wispy, being... Something - something haunting - something that was pure evil." In the bustling heart of Times Square, a street-savy couple running a tarot and palm reading storefront plot one final big score... but their scheme takes a terrifying turn when a new client steps into the shop. Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content. Written by Cameron Scott Produced and directed by John Ballentine Cast Melissa Medina Owen McCuen Karim Kronfli Christian Young Steve Mize Dani Aviles Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 36:59 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

“What terror lies below the depths…”Wrestling with his own inner demons, the captain of a nuclear submarine must face the haunting prospect of a world perhaps beyond the brink of annihilation as well as a ghostly spectre tracking them in the abyss. Warning: Explicit language and frightening situations Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Graham Rowat Jared Rivet Blaine Hicklin Mary Murphy Juliana Gutierrez Arango Joe Stofko Alvan Bolling II Mark Reece Healey Spring Heeled Jack Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Plastic Horizon Running time 42:50 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

"Philamena was a seer, a psychic by modern vernacular. And somewhere among these stones is her gravesite... Tonight, we're going to contact her." On All Hallows' Eve, a graveside ouija board session descends into a nightmare unveiling a web of lies and betrayal between longtime friends... and perhaps a doorway to something far more disturbing. Warning: Explicit language, violence and graphic content. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Melissa Medina Tanja Milojevic Owen McCuen Rish Outfield Kevin Hartnell Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 40:20 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

"All predators aren't created equal." Nikki's inquisitive instincts lead her into a dangerously precarious situation as the mystery of the Red Hill Abductions deepens.  Warning: Explicit language and graphic content. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Tracy Clifton Graham Rowat Monique Bagwell John Ballentine Matthew Boudreau Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 29:35 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

"All the freaks come out before daybreak." A rash of abductions in the small community of Red Hill leads a young woman to suspect her mysterious nocturnal neighbor might be hiding a sinister side. Warning: Explicit language and graphic content. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Tracy Clifton Graham Rowat Jared Rivet Monique Bagwell Juliana Gutierrez Arango Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 29:17 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

In the midst of a surreal dreamlike reality, a broken, flawed man relives the last drunken hours of his life in pursuit of an elusive perfect moment from his past as he hurtles headlong on a collision course with fate. Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine From a story by Kevin Hartnell Cast Jared Rivet Jack Kincaid Jessica McEvoy Kevin Hartnell Motzie Dapul John Bell Monique Bagwell Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 32:12 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

During the Civil War, a small band of Union soldiers seek refuge for the night within the confines of a southern plantation home inhabited by three frightened residents, unaware they are closely stalked by a predatory beast. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Soren Narnia Melissa Medina Blaine Hicklin Monique Sacay-Bagwell Owen McCuen Shelby Sessler John Bell Julie Hoverson Original music score by Kevin Hartnell "All the Pretty Little Horses" and "Wayfaring Stranger" performed by Melissa Medina Running time 42:30 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

Haunted by lost love, a successful writer revisits college friends manning a remote lighthouse on the Canadian coast, only to find a mysterious harbinger of doom waiting offshore. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. From the audio play written by Tim Wynne Jones Adapted, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Graham Rowat Mary Murphy Rish Outfield John Ballentine Jack Ward Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 29:45 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

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A small town carnie with big ambitions is spooked and intrigued by the uncanny abilities of a mysterious old man living under the carnival fairgrounds. Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Owen McCuen Jack Kincaid Shelby Sessler Blaine Hicklin Nichole Goodnight Mary Murphy Mike Fox Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 34:35 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

Emotionally devastated in the wake of a bitter divorce, an exhausted single mother comes face to face with a sinister mall Santa intent on delivering a twisted Christmas miracle. Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Melissa Medina Joe Stofko Amelia Hicklin Dani Aviles Graham Rowat Mary Murphy Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 34:39 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

Haunted by a tragic incident from the past, Angela reminisces about a grade school friend and a series of ghostly visitations that have plagued her since childhood.

Amid an atmosphere of growing hysteria, a small town minister is determined to get to the bottom of a series of unspeakable crimes just as his young son, Gerald, comes under the influence of a not-so imaginary friend. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. From the audio play by Bill Gray Adapted by John Ballentine Directed and produced by Kevin Hartnell and John Ballentine Cast James Hicklin Rish Outfield Blythe Haynes Jack Kincaid Owen Bevan M J Hartnell Joe Stofko Christina Alfieri Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 38:36 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

On October 31st 2019, the taping of a law enforcement reality show went terribly wrong as an unspeakable terror was unleashed on an unsuspecting film crew. The concluding chapter of the legendary Talbert Building Incident. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Tanja Milojevic Owen McCuen Mike Fox Linda Wojtowick Erika Sanderson John Bell Blaine Hicklin Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 28:53 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

On October 31st 2019, the taping of a law enforcement reality show went terribly wrong as an unspeakable terror was unleashed on an unsuspecting film crew. We have the found footage “lost” tape of the legendary Talbert Building Incident. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Tanja Milojevic John Bell Linda Wojtowick Mike Fox Owen McCuen Erika Sanderson John Ballentine Kevin Hartnell Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 34:25 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

A young girl and her father continue to flee an insidious cult obsessed with harnessing the uncanny ability she displays for communicating with the dead. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Jessica McEvoy Owen Bevan Joe Stofko Rachel Craig Dexter Herron Eva Schneider Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running Time 30:05 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

A spiritual medium recalls harrowing experiences as a young girl traveling cross-country with her trucker father pursued by a mysterious cult. Along the way, they gain allies and enemies, both living and deceased. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Jessica McEvoy Owen Bevan Rachel Craig Dexter Herron Julie Hoverson Blythe Haynes Blaine Hicklin Joe Stofko Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running Time 27:08 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

On the run from a bad relationship, Ellen is pursued into a moonlit wilderness by a freakish pale brute forcing her to utilize dormant survival skills in a bloody game of cat and mouse. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations. Based on the short story by Joe R. Lansdale Adapted, produced and directed by John Ballentine Cast Blythe Haynes Jack Kincaid Owen McCuen Tanja Milojevic Sarah Golding Original Music Score by Kevin Hartnell Running Time 34:08 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

Puppets from a local children's TV show haunt the dreams of an anxiety stressed single mother and seem to foreshadow horrifying events to come. Warning: Contains frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written by Steve Schneider Directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Diane Gilbert Jessica McEvoy Anya Schneider Erika Sanderson Edward Champion Julie Hoverson Javier Warford Dexter Herron Owen McCuen Music by Michael Hoffman and Kevin McLeod Accordian music by Jackson Parodi Running Time 35:18 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

The old house charmed Courtney and Landon from the start. Built in the late 1800s and beautifully renovated, it seemed the perfect place to begin their new life together and forget the mess they had left behind. But they do not know that the house has a secret of its own. Warning: Contains explicit language, frightening situations and adult content not suitable for younger audiences. Written, Directed and Produced by Billy Senese Cast Marin Miller Jesse James Locorriere Jenny Littleton Jessica Morris Brandon Boyd Music by Thomas Nöla LC Pictures The Dead Center Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

A man investigates an old Texas mansion searching for antiques but soon finds more than he bargained for. Because in this lonely stretch of land, ancient gods walk the earth and their followers have little choice but to obey their twisted demands. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written by Joe R. Lansdale Adapted for audio by Jerry Stearns Directed by Brian Price Produced by Scott Hickey Joe R. Lansdale Website Great Northern Audio Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

Alex wakes in a run-down New England hospital with foggy memories of a car accident and his missing girlfriend, Elizabeth. And – was that a scream in the distance? Unable to decipher mind-bending delusions from reality, Alex soon realizes that his condition is much more critical than he first believed. Production Team:Matthew J Boudreau, Samantha Mason, and Frederick Greenhalgh Written by James Comtois Cast:* Nat Angstrom – Alex* Bernie Horowitz – Mrs. Lee* PG Lorusso – Mr. Bradley* Kristina Balbo – Elizabeth* Dave Marshall – Doctor* Hannah Kramer – Nurse 1* Janice Gardner – Nurse 2* Ashley Brooks – Nurse 3 The Dark Tome The Cleansed Aural Stage Studios

Two college coeds returning home for the holidays unwittingly unleash a zombie outbreak at a truck-stop after running over a mysterious man on a desolate country road.Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written, directed and produced by John BallentineCastTanja MilojevicShelby SesslerJohn BallentineTeresa BallentineBlaine HicklinJoe StofkoMusic by Kevin MacLeod and Michael HoffmanSongs by The Experiments, Reigning Sound, The Ravonettes, Out of Orion and DottRunning time  29:22

A young woman's cell phone diary chronicles the end of days first hand as deadly alien war machines emerge from fallen meteorites and rain fiery destruction upon an unsuspecting populace.A new adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic!Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Adapted, produced and directed for this series by John BallentineCastShelby Sessler     http://www.youtube.com/user/shelbeanie143?feature=watchJoe Stofko            http://www.harvestaudio.joestofko.com/home/ Jack Kincaid         http://edictzero.wordpress.com/Glenn Hascall       http://www.freewebs.com/glennhascall/ John BallentineBlaine HicklinJulie Hoverson      http://www.19nocturneboulevard.net/ Teresa BallentineCatherine Rinella  http://midnightaudiotheatre.com/Scott Spaulding     http://decoratedair.com/ Music by Kevin MacLeod and Setuniman Running time  37:07

A new dental assistant is drawn into a perplexing mystery as many of Dr. Stewart’s patients emerge from the office in a dazed stupor... a dead look in their eyes. Paranoia and dread soon take hold as she begins to suspect her kindly boss may be engaging in a terrifyingly macabre practice.

On a weekend camping trip, three boyhood friends rescue an enchanting young hiker lost in the mountains but soon find themselves pawns in a dark ritual as old as the hills with lethal consequences. And as shadows grow longer, a hideous truth emerges regarding the campfire legends of a wrathful old woman said to inhabit the valley. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Blaine Hicklin Shelby Sessler John Ballentine Alan Wells Music by Kevin MacLeod, Zero V, Richard Lainhart, Cormi and Setuniman Running time 31:10

A young woman, pronounced dead hours earlier, springs to life on the embalming table. Haunted by disembodied voices and recollections of a shadowy afterlife, Cerina is desperate to escape the ghoulish confines of the city morgue. Might she suffer delusions due to her accident or is something far more grisly amiss?  Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Diane Gilbert Shelby Sessler John Ballentine Blaine Hicklin Alex Pinnock Teresa Ballentine Music by Tom Cusack, Kevin MacLeod, Richard Lainhart, Ambient Fabric and Still Water Running time 27:01

Skeeter Dempsey went to the electric chair for murder and now they say when the lights are out in the old county jail, he comes back to visit his favorite cell. Locked up all alone in the dark, who would know if their cell mate was just a new arrival... or a dead man? A re-creation of the LIGHTS OUT classic! Written by Wyllis Cooper Series produced and directed by John Ballentine Cast Rob McCue Blaine Hicklin John Ballentine Glenn Hascall Scott Spaulding Music by Tom Cusack and Kevin MacLeodRunning time 26:41

Two old friends unearth lost secrets from their youth when they revisit the wooded site of an otherworldly encounter. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

As World War 2 draws to a close, a squad of bullying Nazis occupy a remote Romanian village populated by old men, women and livestock. But all is not as it appears as a bitter Winter night falls and the Germans find themselves stalked by something far more bloodthirsty than the pursuing Red Army. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast John Ballentine Blaine Hicklin Dennis Kacsur Tanja Milojevic Glenn Hascall Music by Kevin MacLeod "Mournful Strings" by Hammerklavier Running time 31:55

A young man battling schizophrenic demons from his past, hears a sinister new voice in his earbuds with murderous intentions. Will a blossoming romance with a mysterious neighbor be his salvation or lead down a darker path? Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written by John Ballentine Directed by Steve Schneider Cast Bobby Gaglini Sarah Caitlin Taylor Dexter Herron Tanja Milojevic Edward Champion Matthew Boudreau Sarah Golding Fiona Thraille Original Music Score by Kevin Hartnell Sound Design by Travis Vengroff Overlook Hotel Records 11th Hour Audio Productions The White Vault True Crime Garage Already Gone Podcast Running Time 34:33 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

An obsessive doctor unleashes dark elemental forces in a mad quest to resurrect the dead in Victorian London. Warning: Contains graphic content and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Adapted from the short story "The Doctor in the Dungeon" by Patrick Moody Adapted, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Owen Bevan Karim Kronfli Erika Sanderson Rish Outfield Robert Cudmore Music by Kevin Hartnell and Alan Howarth "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes https://scottholmesmusic.com/ https://overlookhotelrecords.bandcamp.com https://www.patrick-moody.com/ http://www.owengbevan.com/ https://www.starnow.co.uk/karimkronfli https://m.facebook.com/erikasandersonactor http://www.twilighthistories.com/ Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio

Justin and Jill were content in their new home before the unexplained noises, the icy rooms... and a terrifying dead of night visitor. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast John Ballentine Allison Howard Shelby Sessler Blaine Hicklin Larry Perkins Music by Kevin MacLeod The song "Lullaby" created and performed by _ghost Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio Running time 29:43

Investigating the disappearance of a colleague, BBC journalist Albert Titus lands the scoop of a lifetime in the Scottish coastal village of Redmayne as he unravels a terrifying mystery perhaps tied to a sinister cannibal clan of legend. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Co-Produced by Kevin Hartnell Cast David Ault Robert Cudmore Matthew McLean Rachel Craig Caitlin Sneddon Jim Balfour Will Snyder Music by Kevin Hartnell Overlook Hotel Records A Scottish Podcast Evil Kitten Productions David Ault, Voiceover Artist Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio Running Time 32:32

Rookie FBI agent Sara Gowan must locate the missing victims of serial killer Wesley Morrow before his looming execution. Complicating matters... a pair of mysterious eyeglasses belonging to Morrow that may allow one to see a frightful truth lurking in our midst. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Diane Gilbert Alan Pierce John Ballentine Blaine Hicklin Teresa Ballentine Music by Kevin MacLeod Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio Running time 32:36

A young boy spends an autumn afternoon with his grandpa who passes along a few very unique and disturbing Halloween traditions.

Weekend explorers on a quest for antique treasures stumble upon a lost town at the end of a long dirt road and soon uncover the unspeakable truth behind the decades past evacuation of Woods Ferry.

Harmless pranks turn dark as a young woman fears a voyeuristic predator may be stalking her from the shadows of peaceful suburbia where a dreadful secret lies in the cemetery next door.

A rookie late night radio DJ is entangled in the web of a beguiling young beauty in red and devilish reverse rock lyrics as a dark wave of violence sweeps 1980s Atlanta.

A chilling mystery unfolds in 1900 off the Scottish coast as Joseph Moore arrives at the Flannan Island Lighthouse to find it cold and abandoned... its keepers vanished. Will a blood-stained journal reveal a clue to their dark fate or resurrect an ancient long-dead curse?

Once again, we follow the bloody trail of Jack the Ripper and his victims as pub patron Old Jim weaves a grisly tale of London's Victorian Whitechapel and hints at an evil that may still lurk amongst the shadows of the East End.

Newlyweds on the final eve of their honeymoon are haunted by the ghosts of old Whitechapel as a mysterious pub patron breathes terrifying new life into the bloody terror that gripped the streets of Victorian London.Warning: Contains graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written and Directed by Blaine HicklinSeries produced by John BallentineCastRish Outfield                      http://dunesteef.com/Gerti SteeleAlan Steele                       http://wadealansteele.com/David Ault                        http://www.davidault.co.ukCaitlin SneddonRobert Cudmore               http://www.yapaudio.co.uk/Matthew  McLeanWendy Bilton ArbuckleJim BalfourMusic by Kevin Hartnell and Kevin MacLeodhttp://www.overlookhotelrecords.com/ Vocal arrangements performed by Lisa Greaves TaylorProduced in association with Yap Audio. Special thanks to Rish Outfield of the Dunesteef Podcast and Alan and Gerti Steele.Running Time 25:42

Confined to a mental ward in 1951 and awaiting his impending lobotomy, an enigmatic WW2 veteran known only as Patient X recalls an ill-fated experiment to render a U.S. warship invisible resulting in nightmarish side effects for the survivors as well as uncovering a mind-bending temporal terror.Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written, directed and produced by John BallentineCastDavid AultJack KincaidJoe StofkoM Sieiro GarciaJohn BallentineBlaine HicklinGlenn HascallMusic by Kevin Hartnell, Kevin MacLeod, Richard Lainhart and  ERHhttp://www.overlookhotelrecords.com/ Running time 32:58