Campfire Radio Theater
A Modern Audio Drama Horror Anthology... Hear the Fear!
Episodes
"Never take a pumpkin after dark, Lest ye wake the spirits, cold and stark."
A rebellious teen defies the rigid rules of a small town's mysterious pumpkin patch, unleashing a wrathful entity.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Amelia Hicklin
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
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A Bonus recommendation for the spooky season! Check out Allison Cossitt's excellent folk horror audio drama PARTIAL VEIL, a chilling tale that follows Officer Josie Ward as she unravels the mystery of strange disappearances tied to the dark North Dakota wilderness!
Later this month, a new campfire chiller is on the way! We'll save you a seat by the fire!
"It will come for her... come to collect its debt."
On the haunted moors of 19th century England, blood and legacy awaken something buried and long forgotten beneath the dreaded House of Whitmore.
Warning: Contains disturbing horror content
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 36:10
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"With a makeover, you could really knock 'em dead."
In the midst of a crime infested city, a lone uber driver's late-night fare takes a terrifying turn when her passenger leads them to a dance club pulsing with sinister secrets.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Amelia Hicklin
"My God... What caused them to scream so?"
In the summer of 93, a cemetery caretaker and his grandson discover a series of ominous rumblings under the earth that may originate from something far more disturbing than seismic activity.
A 3D binaural audio experience! Headphones/Earbuds recommended!
Warning: Contains graphic horror content
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Based on a story by Brian Von Knobloch
Cast
"At river's edge, a group of figures waited. I can only assume now... they were waiting for me."
A romantic woodland retreat spirals into a terrifying ordeal as newlyweds Trent and Mia fall prey to a pagan religious order.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
"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 Ballentin...
“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
"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...
"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
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 29:35
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"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
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 29...
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
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
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
Rish Outfield
John Ballentine
Jack Ward
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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
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 34:35
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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
Amelia Hicklin
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 34:39
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.
Warning: Contains adult language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Erika Sanderson
Tanja Milojevic
Owen McCuen
James Hicklin
Blythe Haynes
Shelby Sessler
Linda Wojtowick
Julie Hoverson
MJ Hartnell
Original music score by...
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 Outfiel...
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 Hick...
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