Have a seat by the fire...
Campfire Radio Theater has been cooking up its own unique formula of nightmare fuel since 2011, utilizing a full cast of first rate voice talent combined with cinematic sound design. This award-winning anthology of horror continues to provide sonic chills that harken back to a bygone era of radio while wrapped in a thoroughly contemporary package as dynamic as a modern film soundtrack. Each episode is a full stereo production and quality earbuds are recommended.
Episodes
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
The Heretic's Handbook
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
"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 content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Jared Rivet
Tracy Clifton
Dexter Herron
Allison Cossitt
Steve Mize
Mary Murphy
E. J. Lavery
Stefania Lintonbon
Fiona Thraille
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 42:13
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Sunday Jul 28, 2024
West Palm Readers
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
"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
Melissa Medina
Owen McCuen
Karim Kronfli
Christian Young
Steve Mize
Dani Aviles
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 36:59
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Sunday Mar 24, 2024
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
“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
Graham Rowat
Jared Rivet
Blaine Hicklin
Mary Murphy
Juliana Gutierrez Arango
Joe Stofko
Alvan Bolling II
Mark Reece Healey
Spring Heeled Jack
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Plastic Horizon
Running time 42:50
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Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Desecrate
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
"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
Melissa Medina
Tanja Milojevic
Owen McCuen
Rish Outfield
Kevin Hartnell
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 40:20
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Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Ties of Blood Part Two
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
"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
Tracy Clifton
Graham Rowat
Monique Bagwell
John Ballentine
Matthew Boudreau
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 29:35
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Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Ties of Blood Part One
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
"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
Tracy Clifton
Graham Rowat
Jared Rivet
Monique Bagwell
Juliana Gutierrez Arango
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 29:17
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Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Last Resort
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
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
Jared Rivet
Jack Kincaid
Jessica McEvoy
Kevin Hartnell
Motzie Dapul
John Bell
Monique Bagwell
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 32:12
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
The Dreams of Wolves
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
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
Owen McCuen
Shelby Sessler
John Bell
Julie Hoverson
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
"All the Pretty Little Horses" and "Wayfaring Stranger" performed by Melissa Medina
Running time 42:30
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
The Road Ends at the Sea
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
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
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Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Campfire Radio Theater Promo
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
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