Campfire Radio Theater

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The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Mar 24, 2024

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“What terror lies below the depths…”
Wrestling with his own inner demons, the captain of a nuclear submarine must face the haunting prospect of a world perhaps beyond the brink of annihilation as well as a ghostly spectre tracking them in the abyss.

Warning: Explicit language and frightening situations

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Juliana Gutierrez Arango

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Plastic Horizon

Running time 42:50

Desecrate Oct 22, 2023

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"Philamena was a seer, a psychic by modern vernacular. And somewhere among these stones is her gravesite... Tonight, we're going to contact her."

On All Hallows' Eve, a graveside ouija board session descends into a nightmare unveiling a web of lies and betrayal between longtime friends... and perhaps a doorway to something far more disturbing.

Warning: Explicit language, violence and graphic content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 40:20

Ties of Blood Part Two Sep 13, 2023

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"All predators aren't created equal."

Nikki's inquisitive instincts lead her into a dangerously precarious situation as the mystery of the Red Hill Abductions deepens.

Warning: Explicit language and graphic content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 29:35

Ties of Blood Part One Aug 27, 2023

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"All the freaks come out before daybreak."

A rash of abductions in the small community of Red Hill leads a young woman to suspect her mysterious nocturnal neighbor might be hiding a sinister side.

Warning: Explicit language and graphic content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Juliana Gutierrez Arango

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 29:17

Last Resort Mar 19, 2023

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In the midst of a surreal dreamlike reality, a broken, flawed man relives the last drunken hours of his life in pursuit of an elusive perfect moment from his past as he hurtles headlong on a collision course with fate.

Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

From a story by Kevin Hartnell

Cast

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 32:12

The Dreams of Wolves Oct 23, 2022

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During the Civil War, a small band of Union soldiers seek refuge for the night within the confines of a southern plantation home inhabited by three frightened residents, unaware they are closely stalked by a predatory beast.

Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Soren Narnia

Melissa Medina

Blaine Hicklin

Monique Sacay-Bagwell

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

"All the Pretty Little Horses" and "Wayfaring Stranger" performed by Melissa Medina

Running time 42:30

The Road Ends at the Sea Jul 11, 2022

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Haunted by lost love, a successful writer revisits college friends manning a remote lighthouse on the Canadian coast, only to find a mysterious harbinger of doom waiting offshore.

Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.

From the audio play written by Tim Wynne Jones

Adapted, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Graham Rowat

Mary Murphy

Rish Outfield

John Ballentine

Jack Ward

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 29:45

Campfire Radio Theater Promo Apr 09, 2022

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Hear the fear! Tune into Campfire Radio Theater, an audio drama horror experience, wherever you listen to podcasts!

Abominations Mar 06, 2022

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A small town carnie with big ambitions is spooked and intrigued by the uncanny abilities of a mysterious old man living under the carnival fairgrounds.

Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 34:35

The Bones of Saint Nicholas Dec 12, 2021

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Emotionally devastated in the wake of a bitter divorce, an exhausted single mother comes face to face with a sinister mall Santa intent on delivering a twisted Christmas miracle.

Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.

Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine

Cast

Amelia Hicklin

Original music score by Kevin Hartnell

Running time 34:39