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Not Quite Dead

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him… Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

As an A&E nurse, Alfie deals with horror everyday, but almost being killed by a walking corpse and being saved by a vampire takes things a bit far, even for him. The vampire is Casper. He’s hundreds of years old, and hell-bent on finding out what’s causing walking corpses to wander the streets of Alfie’s hometown.

Now they’ve met, Alfie and Casper can’t seem to leave each other alone, despite their best efforts. Alfie learns that the relationship between vampires and humans is more complicated than just predator and prey. Whatever Casper’s misgivings about his own kind, and himself, Alfie is inexorably drawn closer and closer, in a heady, carnal blend of horror, hunger, love and lust.

Not Quite Dead is a (mostly) single narrator gory horror romance audio drama exploring themes of identity, sexuality and death. Complete at 55 episodes.

This show is part of the Rusty Quill Network, and is created independently by Eira Major (AKA Hanging Sloth) who writes, sound designs, and performs as Alfie and Neige.

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

Copyright: © Hanging Sloth Studios

Latest Episodes:

XXXX: Creatures of Prometheus May 29, 2024

Show notes

Alfie tries his best to make a note of everything that's happened, but he's struggling to keep it together. The finale of Season Three.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-40/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Episode Content Warnings

Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

– characters in extreme emotional distress (including crying, hyperventilation)

– discussions of death, grief and loss

– detailed discussions and descriptions of medical abuse and torture

– descriptions of violent injury and murder

– depicition of a character in a state of deliriousness and semi-coherence

– depictions of physical distress, including struggling to breathe

– gun shots (not dreadfully loud but fairly loud)

– depiction of a character in physical pain

– loud sound effects (motorbike engines, banging sounds)

– depiction of extreme, gory violence, including screaming, gargling, and sounds of tearing flesh

Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, and this is the end of season three. I couldn’t make this show without the incredible support of my contributors over on Patreon. Without you none of this would have happened, thank you so much for helping make this possible. I make this show for you, the listeners, and it means the world that you tune in to listen to it. Thank you so much for coming with me on this journey. I look forward to bringing you Season 4 in 2025. Until then, live, laugh, bite.

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXIX: Unanswered May 22, 2024

Show notes

Alfie struggles to make sense of things in light of recent revelations, but before any new status quo can be established, something lurking in the shadows snaps any sense of security that remains.

This episode crunches. Be sure to check the content warnings, which are available below, and at the top of the transcript, which can be found here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-39/

Or alternatively here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEarddVRczqnHARcyJ7uFmKDl-rGIzSeW4xmhRlG83Q/edit?usp=sharing

Show-wide Content Warnings

This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:

- profanity

- references to sex

- frequent violence

- traumatic injury

- death, including violent death

- references to medical procedures

- hospital settings

Episode Content Warnings

- depiction of a character smoking a cigarette

- discussions of death, grief and loss

- references to sex and blood drinking

- depiction of violent injury, with sound effects

- sounds of a characters in emotional distress

- depictions of physical distress, including struggling to breathe

- loud sound effects (cars, sirens, slamming metal)

- discussion of violent abuse and torture

Not Quite Dead is a show about vampires which is written, produced and performed by Eira Major and is part of the Rusty Quill Network.

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXVIII: Mirrors May 15, 2024

Show notes

Alfie and Neige are at an impasse. To move forward, one of them will have to compromise, and whichever of them it is, the consequences might be enough to change the dynamic between them forever.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-38/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rBgtJ70jk6_GYNljgyTb5ScmSC8VGwa4kafUNjH8JJE/edit?usp=sharing

Show-wide Content Warnings

This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:

- profanity

- references to sex

- frequent violence

- traumatic injury

- death, including violent death

- references to medical procedures

- hospital settings

Episode Content Warnings

- sounds of a character in distress from the outset

- depictions of complex and potentially unhealthy grieving

- raised voices with high emotionality

- mentions of traumatic bodily injury, up to murder and dismemberment

- mishandling of bodies

- references to sex and sexual encounters

- references to unhealthy and potentially abusive relationships

- brief depiction of intense anxiety

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

Introducing Remnants: An Audio Drama May 09, 2024

Show notes

Hello, I’m Eira, creator of Spirit Box Radio, Not Quite Dead and Clockwork Bird. This July I’m releasing a brand new show, Remnants, a gothic fantasy thriller. The show follows the new Apprentice at the First and Last Place as he sorts through objects who hold the remnants of their previous owners within them. His job is to decide which of them is re-shelved, and which is discarded, but he has no criteria to work with and no idea what the consequences of his decisions will be. As the story goes on, the Apprentice begins to wonder why he, of everyone, was chosen for this task, and why his near-omniscient boss, known only as ‘sir’, has chosen now to train an assistant.

Remnants has a new story to muse over every week, and a mystery at its core which will have you pinning red string to cork boards as you try to solve it. Think The Talented Mr Ripley meets The Good Place and The Sandman.

Remnants, an audio drama will start airing wherever you listen to podcasts from 15th July 2024.

Find out more: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants/

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXVII: l'Eau de Fonte May 01, 2024

Show notes

In this episode, we see beyond Alfie's immediate plight and examine some older, deeper wounds which somehow still seem not fully healed.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-37/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rBgtJ70jk6_GYNljgyTb5ScmSC8VGwa4kafUNjH8JJE/edit?usp=sharing

Show-wide Content Warnings

This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:

- profanity

- references to sex

- frequent violence

- traumatic injury

- death, including violent death

- references to medical procedures

- hospital settings

Episode Content Warnings

- sounds of a character in emotional distress, ranging from quiet tearfulness to loud hysteria

- references to medical procedures both consensual and non-consensual

- descriptions of blood drinking

- mentions of traumatic bodily injury

- descriptions of violent death and the process of dying

- descriptions of corpses (one in detail, specific mentions of normal decay. Many with less specifics and references to mutilated body states)

- mentions of frostbite

- references to sex

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXVI: Icarus Apr 17, 2024

Show notes

lfie finally begins to get answers, some to questions he never thought to have asked, and others to those he wished he never had.

Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Transcript here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-36/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13NzJ6uYek-jol4Bi8v7iBTLomK3on7VjI1Ubi2nFnTQ/edit?usp=sharing

Show-wide Content Warnings

This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:

- profanity

- references to sex

- frequent violence

- traumatic injury

- death, including violent death

- references to medical procedures

- hospital settings

Episode Content Warnings

- sounds of a character in distress

- sexual innuendo and implications of sexual acts

- discussions of death and grieving, including maladaptive grieving

- discussion and description of violent and unsafe medical injuries

- descriptions of hospital procedures

- medical professionals acting coldly and with poor bedside manner regarding the illness and death of loved ones

- sounds of extreme emotional distress

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXV: Winter's Tale Apr 03, 2024

Show notes

In this episode, Alfie explores the context for some of Neige's decisions, his own evolving feelings, and the situation unfolding around them.

Transcript here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-35/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tgNRR5F0nOnd5_yCv0hDbc4f0RCq1hSb0bKCQ0bsPgI/edit?usp=sharing

Support us on Patreon for Early Access and Bonus Content! https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

– discussions of patients with mental illnesses and their treatment by others

– mentions of hospitalisation for psychiatric care

– discussions of blood drinking – discussions and brief descriptions of severed fingers and toes

– mention of pulling teeth out without medical protocols in place

– implications of dismembering corpses

– mentions of improper burial

– references to unhealthy relationship dynamics analogous to abusive romantic relationships

– mentions of sex and sexual innuendos

– mentions of violence, torture, and murder

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXIV: Sound & Fury Mar 20, 2024

Show notes

Alfie is waiting. Waiting, and waiting and waiting. The title of this episode is taken from Macbeth. The full quote is:

Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-34/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pRNeW2CfVxGXQm0hQ_cijsa7c76ywvEmKagL1hUHZaE/edit?usp=sharing

Created, edited and performed by Eira Major.

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXIII: Schrödinger's Boy Mar 08, 2024

Show notes

Alfie becomes the prodigal friend, and suffers the consequences.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-33/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2zBBKwiZRk93KuOCOC4k0tjHpuWl2-kFSUY4c_BFrM/

Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

– sudden, loud noises

– profanity

– descriptions of medical injuries

– mishandling bodies of deceased/potentially deceased persons

– descriptions of violence and torture

– descriptions of nonconsensual blood-drinking

– discussion of violent medical abuse and torture, including medical abuse which harmed children

– mentions of IV access points

– mentions of needles/cannula

– audio depiction of a blood draw

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

XXXII: Stop the Clocks Feb 21, 2024

Show notes

Alfie reaches breaking point and has chosen to take drastic action. Before he solidifies his decision, he reflects on the factors pressing him to make it.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-32/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tdm6h4PlDSbwGnD_upSbIpgC4CXz8QD0zKw_E086qtg/

Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

– profanity

– descriptions of medical injuries

– mishandling bodies of deceased/potentially deceased persons

– descriptions of violence and torture

– descriptions of nonconsensual blood-drinking

– discussion of violent medical abuse and torture, including medical abuse which harmed children

– mentions of IV access points

– sounds of a character in emotional distress

– implied threat to life and references to intent to end life

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

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

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