Campfire Radio Theater

Latest Episodes:

Lost Acre Oct 25, 2026

Show notes

"The blue granite. It's like a prison. Traps souls, holds 'em here. Particularly troubled souls."

A young mother escapes an abusive relationship and retreats to a remote rural home with her infant son. But uncanny occurrences begin to unravel her fragile peace as she discovers the house harbors a haunting, long buried secret.

Warning: Contains explicit language, adult themes, disturbing horror content and depictions of abuse.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Melanie Rose Lingenfelter

Penelope Cadigan

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 47:44

Winter's Bite Aug 30, 2026

Show notes

"Come on, Travis. Werewolves in suburbia?"

After a brutal, animalistic slaying shatters a snowbound Minnesota community, rising fear and suspicion push residents toward a chilling realization.

Warning: Contains explicit language, adult themes and graphic horror content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Berkley Davidson

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 40:40

Fallen Angel Apr 26, 2026

Show notes

"Do you have any idea what you've stumbled into?"

A mysterious glowing relic, rumored to have been salvaged from a UFO crash site, suddenly surfaces - igniting a deadly three-way struggle between a viral conspiracy YouTuber, rogue defense contractor and military general, all desperate to unlock its uncanny secrets.

Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic horror content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Original music by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 31:22

Paranormal Appraisal 151 Nov 30, 2025

Show notes

"Felt like all the oxygen was being sucked out of my lungs... It felt like I was dying."

A routine paranormal case spirals out of control when a skeptical investigator encounters a chilling, utterly unexplainable phenomenon.

Warning: Contains disturbing horror content

Written by Soren Narnia

Adapted, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 33:09

October Gods Oct 20, 2025

Show notes

"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 horror content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Juliana Gutierrez Arango

Amelia Hicklin

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 29:44

Hollow Born Sep 14, 2025

Show notes

"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

Blood Drive Apr 14, 2025

Show notes

"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 horror content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Amelia Hicklin

Juliana Gutierrez Arango

Spring Heeled Jack

William Bond Nunn

John Bell

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 39:34

Final Resting Place Dec 22, 2024

Show notes

"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

James Hicklin

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 31:20

The Heretic's Handbook Oct 13, 2024

Show notes

"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 horror content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 42:13

West Palm Readers Jul 28, 2024

Show notes

"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 Ballentine

Cast

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 36:59