NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast
Multi-award winning horror podcast featuring creepy stories with full audio production written by Black writers and performed by Black actors. So scary it’ll make you want to leave your night light on.
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We are very grateful to the wonderful people at Voyage Media for supporting our show and we're proud to share a trailer for their new production 'Hard Drive", starring Erica Sinclair (Stranger Things) and created by The Neese Twins (Umbrella Academy).
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This month, a mysterious savior comes to a cyberpunk world.
“Cordyceps Angelus” by Rob Grimoire originally appeared in the horror anthology Dark Spores.
Narrated by Tonia Ransom.
Produced by Tal Minear.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
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This month, we celebrate Juneteenth with a classic from W.E.B. DuBois about a thief and a stranger that raises the question: is this redemption or punishment?
“Jesus Christ in Texas” by W.E.B. DuBois.
A joint production with Pseudopod.
Produced by Tal Minear.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
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This week, a story by one of the most beloved Black authors of all time about a strange man who arrives in town.
“Uncle Monday” by Zora Neale Hurston.
Narrated by Cherrae Stuart.
Produced by Tal Minear.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
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This week, NIGHTLIGHT returns with a dream…or is it a nightmare?
“The Spirit Bed” by Eden Royce originally appeared in the horror anthology Why Didn’t You Just Leave, edited by Julia Rios and Nadia Bulkin.
Narrated by Tonia Ransom.
Produced by Tal Minear.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
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This week, 2 flash fiction stories of starvation and death.
“A Glimpse Into Those of Whom We Have Forgotten” by J.V. Sadler and “Ma Bess” by Timaeus Bloom.
Narrated by Tonia Ransom and Jarvis Bailey.
Produced by Davis Walden and Jen Zink.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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This week, 2 flash fiction stories of the horrors of refusing to let go.
“Mrs. Bones” by Overcomer Ibiteye and “I’m Down Here” by Bibi Osha.
Narrated by Tonia Ransom and Cherrae Stuart.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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This week, who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf?
“The Substitute” by Gracie C. McKeever.
Narrated by Christian Young.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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For our season 7 premiere, we feature a story about an unusual asylum.
“Malaga” by Michelle Mellon.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Sandy Green.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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Enjoy episode 1 of Visionaries. In 2185, the world is distinguished by two races: The Dead-eyes and the Visionaries. Visionaries are the next step in human evolution. They are born with unique eyes, giving them superhuman abilities. However, humans born with normal eyes are labeled as Dead-eyes. The disparity in power leads to the enslavement of all Dead-eyes. Listen to season one wherever you get your podcasts, and follow...
Can three unlikely heroes keep from arguing long enough to thwart a diabolical conspiracy? From the producers of Girl in Space comes Omen, a fantasy audio drama that explores ancient ruins, sails the high seas, and questions whether friendship truly is magic—all while cracking pirate skulls and dabbling in high explosives!
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Chapter 5: The Ad Man Cometh
Oh no, this time the diner has found itself in a dystopian Earth where the ads are LITERALLY stuck in your head. That's right, it's the worst dystopia of all. No mohawks, no zombies, no improvised weaponry... just more ads.
Cast:
Gloria - Siouxsie Suarez
Caspar - Joe Fisher
Ava - Finlay Stevenson
Zebulon Mucklewain - Neal Starbird
Effie Mucklewain - Julie Cowden-Starbird
Leif - Tom Moorman
Guest...
Be careful of who you meet wandering in the woods.
“The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man’s Whore” by Sean Demory.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Cherrae Stuart, Jarvis Bailey, and Tony Capone.
Audio Production by Jen Zink.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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Can a house be a psychopath?
“Sweet House” by Ozzie M. Gartrell.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Jay Taylor.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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Think Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” couldn’t be much worse? Think again.
“An Attic. A Basement.” by Jarred Thompson.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Tonia Ransom.
Produced by Jen Zink.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
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A helicopter mom takes her controlling nature to a whole other level.
“To Present One’s Heart” by Megan Baffoe.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Sandy Green.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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A stranger and their companion stop by for a late-night visit.
“The One AM Knock” by Torché Johnson.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Phaedra Eason
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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No mystery illness is good, but some are far more dangerous than others.
“The Adoration of Random Strangers” by Azure Arther.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Tonia Ransom.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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Being reborn requires a little bit of guidance–especially when the new you is both hunter and hunted.
“The Way” by Lyndsey Ellis.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Cherrae Stuart.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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A sinister figure stalks the residents and caretakers of a nursing home.
“Uncle Boogeyman” by Maurice Broaddus.
A transcript is available on the NIGHTLIGHT website.
Narrated by Jarvis Bailey.
Produced by Davis Walden.
Executive Producer and Host: Tonia Ransom
Co-Producer: Jen Zink
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