Petrified

Petrified

Petrified - a horror fiction anthology podcast from a darker Ireland. Petrified tells the chilling tales of ordinary people encountering the supernatural, and their terrifying fates. Written and directed by Peter Dunne. Produced by Liam Geraghty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

July 23, 2024 22 secs

A live comedy show takes a turn for the worst when the jokes begin to deliver more than just laughter.


This episode is available to watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/bMsZOUesPus?si=Fna11MgAByyBnD7N


Cast

Ali Fox, Margaret McAuliffe, Anna Sheils-McNamee


Also featuring Donncha O'Dea and Liam Geraghty


Written & directed by Peter Dunne


Produced by Liam Geraghty



Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petrifie...

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When the creators of a show fail to turn up, an innocent audience member roped into helping slowly figures out why.


This episode was recorded live in front of an audience at SCANRA - a night celebrating the Irish origins of Samhain through the voices and mediums of modern creators - in The Workman’s Cellar on November 4th 2023.


Credits

Georgina McKevitt as Georgie


Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced by Liam Geragh...

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March 5, 2023 33 mins

After the live performance of 'Melody's Story Hour' at the London Podcast Festival we had a fun Q&A with the audience about Petrified - how it came about, unusual recording methods and why, for one of us, nothing is scarier than eggs.


To mark the end of series 3 we wanted to share that Q&A with you. The discussion was moderated by Petrified producer Liam Geraghty who is joined by cast members Michelle McMahon and Margare...

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February 28, 2023 33 mins

A young woman desperate for money is hired for an unusual job where urban legends are a reality.


Credits

Roseanna Purcell as Jenny

Margaret McAuliffe as Catherine / Mam


Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


You can keep updated with all things Petrified on Twitter and Instagram


Petrified is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee


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February 21, 2023 48 mins

The presenters of a live podcast share a most unusual audio file with their increasingly nervous audience. This episode was recorded live at the London Podcast Festival at King's Place.


Credits

Michelle McMahon as Meg

Margaret McAuliffe as Laura

Donncha O'Dea as Daniel

Liam Geraghty as Ed


Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


Content Warning: Contains two mentions of suicide, mild lang...

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February 14, 2023 36 mins

The unlucky guests at a wild Halloween party find out that some traditions really shouldn’t be updated.


Credits

Donncha O'Dea as Henry

Ali Fox as Carol

Deirdre Monaghan as Evelyn

Cecil Baldwin as Loris Delvin

Liam Geraghty & Peter Dunne as the house guests


Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


You can keep updated with all things Petrified on Twitter and Instagram


Petrified is fu...

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February 7, 2023 32 mins

When an evening out at a psychic reading goes terribly wrong, one woman is left to pick up the pieces.


Credits

Larry Fessenden as Shelley

Deborah Wiseman as Jean

Georgina McKevitt as Holly



Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


You can keep updated with all things Petrified on Twitter and Instagram


Petrified is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television...

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January 31, 2023 32 mins

A lonely romance writer makes a date with danger when her talents attract a most unusual fan.


Credits

Anna Shiels McNamee as Diana

Ste Murray as Terry

Margaret McAuliffe as June

Donncha O'Dea as Babbage / hotel receptionist


Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


You can keep updated with all things Petrified on Twitter and Instagram


Petrified is funded by the Broadcasting Authority o...

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January 24, 2023 31 mins

The search for a missing girl leads a couple on a perilous journey into a horrifying new reality.


Credits

Amy O'Dwyer as Melanie

Donncha O'Dea as Boyd


Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


You can keep updated with all things Petrified on Twitter and Instagram.


Petrified is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee


Get in touch: liam@liamge...

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January 17, 2023 29 mins

Journalists researching a news story are shocked to discover they may be witness to an actual miracle.


Credits

Margaret McAuliffe as Ashley

Donncha O'Dea as Father Finbar

Ste Murray as George

Special appearance by Anne Doyle as herself


Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


You can keep updated with all things Petrified on Twitter and Instagram.


Petrified is funded by the Broadcastin...

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January 10, 2023 36 mins

A simple game to pass the time for a coachload of tourists brings horrifying truths to light.


Credits

Georgina McKevitt as Aubrey

Donncha O'Dea as Pascal

David Fennelly as Van

Deborah Wiseman as Forest


Written & Directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and Sound Design by Liam Geraghty


You can keep updated with all things Petrified on Twitter and Instagram.


Petrified is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Te...

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December 6, 2022 1 min

Petrified returns on Jan 11th 2023 for an all new season of chills with more tales from a darker Ireland.


Actor Cecil Baldwin, best known for voicing Cecil Palmer in the cult hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale, and New York filmmaker Larry Fessenden, director of films such as Wendigo and The Last Winter and actor in Broken Flowers and Bringing Out the Dead amongst others, are the first American actors to join the cast of the awa...

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May 17, 2022 38 mins

Vulnerable to covid, a woman self-isolating in a strange house discovers there’s more to fear

than what’s outside her door.


Starring Deirdre Monaghan, Margaret McAuliffe, Deborah Wiseman and Donncha O'Dea


Written & directed by Peter Dunne


Produced & sound design by Liam Geraghty


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 11, 2022 33 mins

On the last night of manned operations before going automatic, a lighthouse keeper gets a call from a stranded boat.


Starring Amy O'Dwyer and Margaret Mc Auliffe


Written and directed by Peter Dunne


Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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May 3, 2022 33 mins

When an actress turns up to the wrong gig, the people in a stately home offer her a very unusual job.


Starring Margaret McAuliffe, Donncha O'Dea and Michelle McMahon.


Written & directed by Peter Dunne.


Produced & sound design by Liam Geraghty.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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April 26, 2022 29 mins

Three co-workers attempting to drink their way through the 12 Pubs of Christmas discover a more terrifying tradition.


Starring David Fennelly, Ste Murray, Rowan Finken and Donncha O'Dea


Written & directed by Peter Dunne.


Produced & sound design by Liam Geraghty.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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April 19, 2022 31 mins

An heiress from a notorious family answers a phone call that really wasn’t meant for her to hear.


Starring Michelle McMahon, Margaret McAuliffe Donncha O'Dea and Liam Geraghty.


Written / directed by Peter Dunne


Produced / Sound design by Liam Geraghty


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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April 12, 2022 36 mins

A group of nuns making a religious pilgrimage to a remote shrine begin to realise there may be something to fear in the woods.


Starring Deborah Wiseman, Deirdre Monaghan and Margaret McAuliffe.


Written / directed by Peter Dunne


Produced / Sound design by Liam Geraghty


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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April 6, 2022 32 mins

Dublin’s most popular Pantomime Dame spooks a chorus girl with stories of the theatre’s resident ghost.


Written and directed by Peter Dunne.


Produced by Liam Geraghty.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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March 29, 2022 26 mins

Trapped by the recession in a yet-to-be completed estate, one isolated couple begin to fear they’re not alone.


Written and directed by Peter Dunne.


Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty.


Starring Donncha O'Dea, Ciaran O'Grady and Margaret McAuliffe.


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