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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:

XXIII: Contrarian Oct 30, 2023

Show notes

Alfie ignores Neige's advice and begins to question the mechanics of vampirism. At every turn, he uncovers more he wishes Casper had thought to share with him, and becomes less certain of what any of their time together meant.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-23/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wm2_LYHCGU9ldCWsmLNUxaefgTqjIH6BpTiFbGklcG0/edit#heading=h.7r5hbe3pp44p

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

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

- profanity

- threats of violence, including implied threat of violence to a minor

- discussion of traumatic injury

- references to violent, non-consensual medical procedures and medical abuse, including murder in a medical context, and dismemberment

- detailed discussion of medical terminology and procedures

Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. 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.

XXII: La Petite Vie Oct 09, 2023

Show notes

Alfie is not coping well in the aftermath of his accident. Neige does his best to support him, but isn’t necessarily equipped for the situation…

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-22/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_hd2kMheO69oC0CYGGMVjV6DUZ7ZoVm-0DjNDLxgm_A/edit

Support the show and get early access to episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

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

- profanity

- depictions of depression

- discussions of death, including murder

- medicalised descriptions of medical torture (descriptions of unethical medical experiments on unwilling participants from the perspective of a clinician)

- discussions of violence

Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. 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.

XXI: Glass Houses Sep 11, 2023

Show notes

Alfie ponders the fairness of the limits Neige puts upon both his curiosity and their dynamic, questioning his role in the decisions which have led him to this point.

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-21/

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YVDgRTVi4Se_2m4qfCxw9y3r2AXjS-XPSO5CLo6Bxec/edit

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 Twenty One, Content Warnings

- profanity

- discussion of physical illness and ailments

- discussion of traumatic injury

- mentions near-death experiences

- references to medical procedures

- labored breathing

- depictions of violence

- death/murder

- sounds of a character in extreme emotional distress

EIRA Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. 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.

XX: Snow on Snow Sep 04, 2023

Show notes

We hear from Neige, in the form of a strange and long-winded apology.

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-20/

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VYHnHQg_ZdNCAnigQUFXX5uOqgItAcb1Ibf2pp7vIDE/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 Twenty, Content Warnings

- profanity

- threats of violence, including implied threats of violence to a minor

- discussion of traumatic injury

- mentions near-death experiences

- mentions of suicidal ideation

- mentions of murder

EIRA Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. 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.

XIX: Wannabe Aug 28, 2023

Show notes

Alfie discusses loss and grief and his worries about his family now he's gone, in between filling us in on what has happened since we last heard from him.

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-19/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wsggLJu7X1F7g5NDSNDvYcbozZgCYCubjjQWEh3rWl8/edit

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 Nineteen, Content Warnings

- profanity

- threats of violence

- discussions of parental loss through possible suicide

- discussions of childhood parentification

- discussions of complex grieving

- discussion of traumatic injury

- mentions near-death experiences

- sounds of a character in emotional distress

- descriptions of erotic encounters and sexual acts

- mentions of drug and alcohol use, to excess

- heavy, detailed descriptions of blood and blood drinking

- detailed descriptions of injuries

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.

XVIII: Honeysuckle and Thorn Aug 21, 2023

Show notes

A change of scenary is helpful, though not everything that Alfie needs as he continues to wrestle with the realities of his new life.

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

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-18/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U7uz5hv9oGxNxYI7E8m5QJgeb89thZpFBWpQDN6RPKY/edit

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 Eighteen, Content Warnings

- profanity

- threats of violence

- discussion of traumatic injury

- mentions near-death experiences

- sounds of a character in emotional distress

- scenes with sexual implications

- descriptions of blood

- descriptions of injuries

- implications of torture

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.

XVII: Playing Favourites Aug 14, 2023

Show notes

As Alfie continues to struggle to adapt to his new life, he remembers a story Casper once told him, and wonders why Neige would stick around at all.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-17

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eiCQ5gHMG0dlgsOVjfNsgC4-UwUG3eu5oW16fPHXojc/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 Seventeen, Content Warnings

- profanity

- threats of violence

- discussion of traumatic injury

- mentions near-death experiences

- descriptions of blood

- descriptions of decaying bodies

- mention of deceased children (once, non-specific)

- sounds of a character in emotional distress

- scenes with sexual implications

- detailed descriptions of gruesome injuries

Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. 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.

XVI: Emergence Aug 07, 2023

Show notes

Alfie's got more to worry about than just a lack of access to blood, it turns out...

Check out the transcript with content warnings here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-16

Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19kl1LoVNtYh2KyP07a6V3HRQGkUb48cdawLUzXFaPdY/edit#heading=h.7r5hbe3pp44p

Support the show and get Early Access to episodes, three days before general release, over on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

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 Sixteen, Content Warnings

- profanity

- threats of violence

- discussion of traumatic injury

- mentions near-death experiences

- sounds of a character in emotional distress

- scenes with sexual implications

- descriptions of blood

-descriptions of injuries

EIRA: Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. 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.

XV: Chrysalis Aug 07, 2023

Show notes

Alfie's been going through some... changes. Things haven't worked out the way he'd expected. He didn't expect them to work out at all. Turns out this is the kind of thing he should have worried about in advance...

Check out the transcript with content warnings here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-15

Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_B8b1oD7g0G9FI-7y3d3ExOTTpjJ22ZGeONDja5oOA/edit?usp=sharing

Support the show and get Early Access to episodes, three days before general release, over on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

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 Fifteen, Content Warnings

- profanity

- threats of violence, including implied threat of violence to a minor

- discussion of traumatic injury

- mentions near-death experiences

- references to medical procedures

- coughing and labored breathing

- sounds of a character in distress and physical pain

EIRA: Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. 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.

XIV: To Die, or Not Quite Die Jun 12, 2023

Show notes

That is the question. Alfie’s tale finally catches up with the present, and he makes his choice.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-14/

If you liked this show about vampires and want to hear more, support the show by signing up on Patreon and getting early access plus bonus content! Sign up here from just £2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

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 Fourteen, Content Warnings

- discussion of violent deaths

- descriptions of human bodies decaying

- heavy descriptions of blood and blood drinking

- heavy descriptions of the processes of death and dying

- descriptions of medical treatment

- threats of violence

- references to murder

- mentions of suicide

- coughing and labored breathing

- sounds of a character in distress and physical pain

EIRA: Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. Guest performance of Aaron Wolfe as Casper and Alex Peilober-Richardson as Haley. 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.

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