A Voice From Darkness
Join parapsychologist and radio broadcaster Dr. Malcolm Ryder as he helps those who suffer the supernatural on his call-in radio show.
Episodes
A Voice From Darkness is a horror audio drama in the form of a call-in radio show. Join parapsychologist Dr. Malcolm Ryder as he helps those who witness and suffer the supernatural and the strange.
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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In our first episode, Dr. Malcolm Ryder gets a caller who's haunted by a mysterious black door.
Script available at: https://vfdarkness.com/
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Chantel Turner as Amanda
Kristin appears courtesy of The Nocturnal Transmissions - short horror story podcast.
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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Mike from Kansas calls into the studio and leaves a voicemail for Dr. Ryder about something that happened to him on a night drive.
Script available at: https://vfdarkness.com/
Adam Carrizales as Mike
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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In our second episode of A Voice From Darkness a caller encounters The Unwelcome Riders. Dr. Ryder attempts to save her. And we learn about the last sighting of The Traveling Salesman.
Script available at: https://vfdarkness.com/
Sarah Ruth Thomas as Rachel
Kristen Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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A caller leaves a voicemail about numbers he can see on living beings, and a strange encounter he has in a back alley of NYC as a result.
Nick Koyama as The Caller
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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A college student is lost at Dr. Ryder's alma mater. And we hear more from Amanda regarding The Black Door.
Anna Kingsley as Diane
Chantel Turner as Amanda
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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Time to check Dr. Ryder's voicemails. Mike calls back in to give us updates on his situation (you might want to listen to Msg 1: Night Drive before this episode).
Adam Carrizales as Mike
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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A caller discovers a gigantic and sprawling city in New Mexico. And today marks the third year anniversary of the New Hampshire Fog.
Justin Bechtold as Derrick
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder.
Check out Kristin's other podcast - Nocturnal Transmissions - there's 60 episodes to date of him narrating some of the best horror stories ever written - from classics to modern tales.
Written & produced by J...
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Amanda shares a dream she had.
Chantel Turner as Amanda
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written & Produced by Jac Rhys
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On this episode of A Voice From Darkness we introduce two new segments - National Alerts and Quick Questions. You'll hear about ongoing supernatural problems across the country, and Dr. Ryder will now answer your questions via email at avoicefromdarkness@gmail.com or twitter @vfdarkness on the show. So feel free to write us.
We also get a conclusion to Mike from Kansas's mirror leech ...
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Andy (from The Countdowns) calls Dr. Ryder again. It seems Dr. Ryder sent him on a special mission.
Nick Koyama as Andy
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
If you enjoyed Nick's performance check out his cyberpunk dystopian audiodrama Turbulence.
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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On this episode: Dr. Ryder answers your questions, on Today In Odd America - we learn of what happened on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Vietnam War, and a caller has a problem with her wallpaper - did she call into the wrong show? Or is there something more sinister going on? Listen to find out.
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Bonnie Bogovich as Danielle
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A man often talked about, but never heard from directly, leaves a voicemail for Dr. Ryder.
Bonnie Bogovich as Danielle
Kyle Donelan as Julian Holloway
If you enjoyed Bonnie's performance, check out her other (including a Zombie Opera) at blackcatbonifide.com.
Have a question for Dr. Ryder? tweet or email us.
Written & produced by Jac Rhys
Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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Visit https://vfdarkness.com/ for our scripts.
On this episode: Dr. Ryder answers your questions, on Today In Odd America - we learn about the sexually-transmitted language of Vlin, and we take a call from an old acquaintance of Dr. Ryder's.
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Matt Case as Alec Byrd
To hear more of Kristin's work check out Nocturnal Transmissions - his short horror story podcast.
Have a question for Dr. Ryder? t...
Visit https://vfdarkness.com/ for our scripts.
On this episode: we give warnings for Asheville, North Carolina regarding a strange band roaming around bars and music venues. We address multiple questions from listeners. In the Today In Odd America segment, you'll learn the dark origins of a holiday found only in one small, old town in Connecticut. And we'll take a call from two podcasters searching for something terrifying in the ...
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The Chicago Spire has returned, a woman received an ominous hourglass, and Mike is in "The Script" - are you? On Today In Odd America we're told of a forgotten figure from the 19th century - someone familiar yet different to another we've heard of before. And in the latter half of our show, we once again talk to Amanda - who's still haunted by The Black Door.
Chantel Turner as Amanda
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After our last episode, Dr. Ryder received the following voicemail.
Kyle Donelan as The Traveling Salesman
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Ode by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Produced by Jac Rhys
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Show artwork by Trevin Wyant
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To help prepare you for the launch of our second season, here's a brief summary of events that took place during our first.
We have a new episode available on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vfdarkness
We'll have new exclusive episodes available there monthly.
But we'll also be back with more episodes here on our main feed shortly.
Thank you for listening.
A listener asks Dr. Ryder if he's ever visited the fabled Chicago bar.
To hear the full episode, and future Patreon-exclusive episodes, subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/vfdarkness
New episodes will be released on our main feed soon as well.
Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder
Written and Produced by Jac Rhys
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