A Voice From Darkness

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

August 10, 2019 1 min

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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September 12, 2019 16 mins

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.

Transcript available here.

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.

Transcript available here.

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).

Transcript available here

Adam Carrizales as Mike

Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder

Written & produced by Jac Rhys

Show artwork by Trevin Wyant

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October 17, 2019 16 mins

A caller discovers a gigantic and sprawling city in New Mexico. And today marks the third year anniversary of the New Hampshire Fog.

Transcript available here.


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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October 31, 2019 14 mins

On October 31st, 1978 the small Northern California town of Palomar experienced the worst case of the Jack-o-Lantern Murders in American History.

Transcript available here.

Kristin Holland as Dr. Malcolm Ryder.

If you want to hear more of Kristin's work, check out his short horror sto...

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November 7, 2019 4 mins

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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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February 13, 2020 19 mins

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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

Follow us on:

Twitter: @vfdarkness

Instagram: vfdarkness

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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

To hear more o...

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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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May 11, 2020 23 mins

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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...

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June 16, 2020 28 mins

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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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August 31, 2020 33 mins

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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

Like our show? Please consider rating and review wherever you heard it.

Or buy us a ko-fi.

Show artwork by Trevin Wyant

Follow us on:

Twitter: @vfdarkness

Instagram: vfdarkness

And we have fan-created/managed discord and wiki - feel free to c...

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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.

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April 8, 2021 5 mins

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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