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 Mar 06, 2022
Abominations
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
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
Owen McCuen
Jack Kincaid
Shelby Sessler
Blaine Hicklin
Nichole Goodnight
Mary Murphy
Mike Fox
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 34:35
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Sunday Dec 12, 2021
The Bones of Saint Nicholas
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
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
Melissa Medina
Joe Stofko
Amelia Hicklin
Dani Aviles
Graham Rowat
Mary Murphy
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 34:39
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Monday Oct 18, 2021
The Ghost of Lori Keegan
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Haunted by a tragic incident from the past, Angela reminisces about a grade school friend and a series of ghostly visitations that have plagued her since childhood.
Warning: Contains adult language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Erika Sanderson
Tanja Milojevic
Owen McCuen
James Hicklin
Blythe Haynes
Shelby Sessler
Linda Wojtowick
Julie Hoverson
MJ Hartnell
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 41:19
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Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Gerald
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Amid an atmosphere of growing hysteria, a small town minister is determined to get to the bottom of a series of unspeakable crimes just as his young son, Gerald, comes under the influence of a not-so imaginary friend.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
From the audio play by Bill Gray
Adapted by John Ballentine
Directed and produced by Kevin Hartnell and John Ballentine
Cast
James Hicklin
Rish Outfield
Blythe Haynes
Jack Kincaid
Owen Bevan
M J Hartnell
Joe Stofko
Christina Alfieri
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 38:36
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Sunday Oct 25, 2020
The Thing on the Ground Floor Part Two
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
On October 31st 2019, the taping of a law enforcement reality show went terribly wrong as an unspeakable terror was unleashed on an unsuspecting film crew. The concluding chapter of the legendary Talbert Building Incident.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Tanja Milojevic
Owen McCuen
Mike Fox
Linda Wojtowick
Erika Sanderson
John Bell
Blaine Hicklin
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 28:53
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
The Thing on the Ground Floor Part One
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
On October 31st 2019, the taping of a law enforcement reality show went terribly wrong as an unspeakable terror was unleashed on an unsuspecting film crew. We have the found footage “lost” tape of the legendary Talbert Building Incident.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Tanja Milojevic
John Bell
Linda Wojtowick
Mike Fox
Owen McCuen
Erika Sanderson
John Ballentine
Kevin Hartnell
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 34:25
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Sunday Jul 12, 2020
The Resurrectionist Part Two
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
A young girl and her father continue to flee an insidious cult obsessed with harnessing the uncanny ability she displays for communicating with the dead.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Jessica McEvoy
Owen Bevan
Joe Stofko
Rachel Craig
Dexter Herron
Eva Schneider
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running Time 30:05
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Saturday Jun 13, 2020
The Resurrectionist Part One
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
Saturday Jun 13, 2020
A spiritual medium recalls harrowing experiences as a young girl traveling cross-country with her trucker father pursued by a mysterious cult. Along the way, they gain allies and enemies, both living and deceased.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Jessica McEvoy
Owen Bevan
Rachel Craig
Dexter Herron
Julie Hoverson
Blythe Haynes
Blaine Hicklin
Joe Stofko
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running Time 27:08
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Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
On the run from a bad relationship, Ellen is pursued into a moonlit wilderness by a freakish pale brute forcing her to utilize dormant survival skills in a bloody game of cat and mouse.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Based on the short story by Joe R. Lansdale
Adapted, produced and directed by John Ballentine
Cast
Blythe Haynes
Jack Kincaid
Owen McCuen
Tanja Milojevic
Sarah Golding
Original Music Score by Kevin Hartnell
Running Time 34:08
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Blood Puppets
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Puppets from a local children's TV show haunt the dreams of an anxiety stressed single mother and seem to foreshadow horrifying events to come.
Warning: Contains frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences.
Written by Steve Schneider
Directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Diane Gilbert
Jessica McEvoy
Anya Schneider
Erika Sanderson
Edward Champion
Julie Hoverson
Javier Warford
Dexter Herron
Owen McCuen
Music by Michael Hoffman and Kevin McLeod
Accordian music by Jackson Parodi
Running Time 35:18
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