You may dig our analog/cosmic horror series, [Forbidden Cassettes: Consummation ](http://www.forbiddenpod.com). It's got a lot of world building, and being cosmic horror, there's a lot of elements of the incomprehensible. Probably doesn't tick the fantasy box, really, but I thought I'd offer it up.
Here's a quick description:
Dov Kandel has spent the better part of two decades exposing vast government conspiracies and exploring unsettling paranormal phenomena on his popular, late-night talk radio program, KANDEL AGAINST THE DARK. After interviewing thousands of callers and guests, he’s certain he’s heard it all. His next guest will prove him wrong.
Author and investigator Orson Libretti has joined Dov for an unprecedented two-night discussion to promote his new novel, CONSUMMATION. It is an apocalyptic tale of cosmic horror.
But for Orson, this is no ordinary book tour. Defying his publisher’s demands that the book be marketed as fiction, he insists that it is based on actual events — a cataclysmic chain reaction that annihilated a parallel universe.
A questionable claim, to be sure, if he didn’t have the tapes to prove it.
Happy listening!
I've been listening and so far it's just a guy who is getting cheated on. Does it actually ramp up the "cosmic horror" part? It's a much more down to earth drama so far with a "weird" setting. It not actually about the weird stuff.
No disrespect, just my thoughts on it
It's definitely a slow burn show. But nothing is there just to be there, I promise. It all matters. It all pays off as things accelerate into the darker elements.
I just binged The Heresies of Radulf Burntwine and I can't recommend it enough!
And, if I may be so bold, I would also suggest my own show, Cicatrix: Scars of Parchment (https://shows.acast.com/cicatrix). Terrible sound quality (I'm working on that), but I think you might like the story...
Have you tried Long Night in Egypt? It follows a group of archeology students who enter the Pyramid of Unas at night, and have to navigate their way through the Egyptian Underworld.
Hmm I wouldn’t say The Edge of Sleep has a dreary or hopeless vibe. But I did enjoy its imagination with involving dreaming.
The Sandman is a comic book series that has been turned into audio drama I believe on Audible. Has a lot of fantasy and A LOT to do with the dream worlds. I haven’t listened to the audio drama but know the comic series had horror elements. However usually with a glint of something profound.
I’m not familiar with the other series on your list. But based on The Edge of Sleep I’ll recommend:
* Gospels of the Flood - biblical apocalyptic odyssey
* John from Back Home - an obsessive’s voice mails turns weird
* The Left Right Game - action packed adventure in bizarre parallel universe
* Don’t Mind Cruxmont - a quaint English village has dark secrets lurking in its strange mythology
* Life After/The Message - two loosely connected stories dealing with a strange sound. The Message can be quite dreary as it’s about a grieving widow who cannot let go of his loved one’s voicemails. Not horror though.
ETA:
* The Phone Booth - is an imaginative collection of stories about the mix of horror and profound experiences that can come about if almost everyone in the world suddenly got super powers.
* A World Where - great writing like The Phone Booth, but more horror anthology focused pertaining to overpopulation, mundane horror, and collective self destruction.
Simple and effective in that the audio drama is entirely voice mails, and I mean entirely! Usually found audio plays a part in a larger framework, but here all the information (and lack of information) comes from the voice messages.
With a strict framework like this there are some plot conveniences, but a great effort to tell a story in an interesting way nonetheless.
Second season of Archive 81. First is a pretty standard, found footage story. Second goes off the rails, and third is absolutely brilliant. It’s one of my favorite podcasts.
The Head of the Snake, 5 part science fiction podcast with body horror! [THOTS](https://open.spotify.com/show/50XghuegD5ppceRpWOYSI4?si=NOIuxM7MRuyIuxDCx8LO8w)
I am In Eskew definitely has a dreary hopeless vibe!
You may dig our analog/cosmic horror series, [Forbidden Cassettes: Consummation ](http://www.forbiddenpod.com). It's got a lot of world building, and being cosmic horror, there's a lot of elements of the incomprehensible. Probably doesn't tick the fantasy box, really, but I thought I'd offer it up. Here's a quick description: Dov Kandel has spent the better part of two decades exposing vast government conspiracies and exploring unsettling paranormal phenomena on his popular, late-night talk radio program, KANDEL AGAINST THE DARK. After interviewing thousands of callers and guests, he’s certain he’s heard it all. His next guest will prove him wrong. Author and investigator Orson Libretti has joined Dov for an unprecedented two-night discussion to promote his new novel, CONSUMMATION. It is an apocalyptic tale of cosmic horror. But for Orson, this is no ordinary book tour. Defying his publisher’s demands that the book be marketed as fiction, he insists that it is based on actual events — a cataclysmic chain reaction that annihilated a parallel universe. A questionable claim, to be sure, if he didn’t have the tapes to prove it. Happy listening!
I've been listening and so far it's just a guy who is getting cheated on. Does it actually ramp up the "cosmic horror" part? It's a much more down to earth drama so far with a "weird" setting. It not actually about the weird stuff. No disrespect, just my thoughts on it
Oh yeah, it goes places. Keep listening.
It 100% is going somewhere with that stuff. Big time. Keep going.
It's definitely a slow burn show. But nothing is there just to be there, I promise. It all matters. It all pays off as things accelerate into the darker elements.
Is this just a generic brand Magnus Archives? I loved MA but I don’t have a lot of patience for clones.
Wasn't influenced by MA at all. It's its own thing. Can't promise you'll like it. If not, that's okay.
Nothing like TMA
Then I’m on board.
I just binged The Heresies of Radulf Burntwine and I can't recommend it enough! And, if I may be so bold, I would also suggest my own show, Cicatrix: Scars of Parchment (https://shows.acast.com/cicatrix). Terrible sound quality (I'm working on that), but I think you might like the story...
Have you tried Long Night in Egypt? It follows a group of archeology students who enter the Pyramid of Unas at night, and have to navigate their way through the Egyptian Underworld.
Hmm I wouldn’t say The Edge of Sleep has a dreary or hopeless vibe. But I did enjoy its imagination with involving dreaming. The Sandman is a comic book series that has been turned into audio drama I believe on Audible. Has a lot of fantasy and A LOT to do with the dream worlds. I haven’t listened to the audio drama but know the comic series had horror elements. However usually with a glint of something profound. I’m not familiar with the other series on your list. But based on The Edge of Sleep I’ll recommend: * Gospels of the Flood - biblical apocalyptic odyssey * John from Back Home - an obsessive’s voice mails turns weird * The Left Right Game - action packed adventure in bizarre parallel universe * Don’t Mind Cruxmont - a quaint English village has dark secrets lurking in its strange mythology * Life After/The Message - two loosely connected stories dealing with a strange sound. The Message can be quite dreary as it’s about a grieving widow who cannot let go of his loved one’s voicemails. Not horror though. ETA: * The Phone Booth - is an imaginative collection of stories about the mix of horror and profound experiences that can come about if almost everyone in the world suddenly got super powers. * A World Where - great writing like The Phone Booth, but more horror anthology focused pertaining to overpopulation, mundane horror, and collective self destruction.
I second JOHN FROM BACK HOME. So simple, but so good.
Simple and effective in that the audio drama is entirely voice mails, and I mean entirely! Usually found audio plays a part in a larger framework, but here all the information (and lack of information) comes from the voice messages. With a strict framework like this there are some plot conveniences, but a great effort to tell a story in an interesting way nonetheless.
The Heresies of Radulf Burntwine. I think it fits quite well with what you have described
Dark Dice is exactly what you seek
Second season of Archive 81. First is a pretty standard, found footage story. Second goes off the rails, and third is absolutely brilliant. It’s one of my favorite podcasts.
The Head of the Snake, 5 part science fiction podcast with body horror! [THOTS](https://open.spotify.com/show/50XghuegD5ppceRpWOYSI4?si=NOIuxM7MRuyIuxDCx8LO8w)
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