"Be happy while ye live, for ye’ll be a long time dead."
Something terrible is wending its way to Bessie Smith's small cottage, something that no amount of warding spells or charms may avert. As her inner circle is ripped apart from her, and terrible lies become the music of the land, she asks one question: Will she ever dance freely again?
A story of witchcraft and resistance by Morgan Sylvia, read by Jessica Taige with sound design by Fred Greenhalgh, music by Blue Dot Sessions.
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The Woman in Violet, Part 2
Molly Malone moved to Vinalhaven Maine to escape a dark secret from her past, but now it seems her past is catching up with her... But Molly has a gun and no wish to have her past ruin her future.
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The Woman in Violet, Part 1
Molly Malone was once known as Rita… But that was in a different life, before she moved to Vinalhaven, Maine, a remote island that doesn’t ask newcomers too many questions about the past. But as a deep fog rolls in, Molly finds out that you can’t outrun your past.
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The Buried Farmhouse
A Downeast Maine native son returns to the site of the family farmhouse, which has now been demolished and buried. But when the light strikes a shard of metal just right, a portal to an unnerving horror is revealed.
The inaugural episode of our new season, Familiar Haunts, is an inspired by real events family ghost story written, performed, and sound designed by Fred Greenhalgh.
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The Toll House, by WW Jacobs
Part 4 of Spooktacular September with a full cast production of The Toll House, by WW Jacobs. Friends hear the legend of a haunted house and decide to spend the night... to terrifying results. With a bonus poem, The Demon of the Gibbet, by Fitz James O'Brien.
Adapted from the public domain short story The Toll House, by WW Jacobs, and the poem The Demon of the Gibbet, by Fitz James O'Brien, produced by Mind’s Eye Productions and podcast by arrangement with Podcast Universe Productions.
Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh.
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Undertow is Realm’s showcase of original horror stories. Hosted by audio horror pioneer and creator Fred Greenhalgh, each season presents a spooky standalone series, so you can dive in anytime... if you dare!
Current Season: Familiar Haunts
From haunted houses to remote islands, late night radio transmissions to witchcraft, these character-forward stories reveal how the past is never truly gone, and humanity may be the most ruthless monster of them all.
Craving More Frights? Explore Past Seasons:
Season 1: Simpson Falls - A reporter awakens malevolent forces in his haunted hometown.
Season 2: Blood Forest - Every 20 years, werewolves descend for a night of horror. Starring Jack Falahee.
Season 3: Dark Tome - A teen unleashes a terrifying story from a spooky bookshop.
Season 4: The Well - Family secrets resurface, setting loose horror from an old well.
Season 5: The Pulse - A meteorite awakens animalistic instincts in a group of treasure hunters.
Season 6: The Sisters - True events inspire a chilling tale of occult & possession. Starring Mae Whitman.
Season 7: Last Call - A hustler gambles for his life against the Grim Reaper.
Season 8: Narcosis - A rescue dive turns deadly beneath the waves.
Season 9: The Harrowing - A barbaric crime heralds the rise of an ancient evil.
Season 10: Hovering - A police officer is pulled into unimaginable circumstances when he starts investigating calls about an object in the sky.
Season 11: Trio of Nightmares - Three bone-chilling novellas from Maine writers Chris Bernier, Katherine Silva, and Morgan Sylvia.
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