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 Sep 20, 2015
Night Delivery
Sunday Sep 20, 2015
Sunday Sep 20, 2015
A rookie late night radio DJ is entangled in the web of a beguiling young beauty in red and devilish reverse rock lyrics as a dark wave of violence sweeps 1980s Atlanta.Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written, directed and produced by John BallentineCastRish Outfield http://dunesteef.com/Blythe HaynesBlaine HicklinJohn BallentineAnitra DeLorenzo http://www.authorwebservices-xl.net/US/540609/Melissa EnglishKevin HartnellSteve SchneiderMusic by Kevin Hartnellhttp://overlookhotelrecords.com/Orignal Songs by Overlook Hotel Records featuring Joe Bartoldus, Mike Chambers, Andrew May, Mat Williams and Kevin HartnellRunning Time 37:33
Wednesday Mar 25, 2015
Ghosts of Flannan Lighthouse
Wednesday Mar 25, 2015
Wednesday Mar 25, 2015
A chilling mystery unfolds in 1900 off the Scottish coast as Joseph Moore arrives at the Flannan Island Lighthouse to find it cold and abandoned... its keepers vanished. Will a blood-stained journal reveal a clue to their dark fate or resurrect an ancient long-dead curse?Written, directed and produced by John BallentineU.K. production directed by Matthew McLeanCastRobert CudmoreMatthew McLeanJim BalfourRich Matheson http://www.ynrohkeeg.com/Blaine HicklinCaitlin SneddonMusic by Kevin Hartnellhttp://overlookhotelrecords.com/Produced in association with Yap Audio http://www.yapaudio.co.uk/ http://audiodramaproduction.com/Running Time 33:50
Monday Oct 27, 2014
RIP Part II
Monday Oct 27, 2014
Monday Oct 27, 2014
Once again, we follow the bloody trail of Jack the Ripper and his victims as pub patron Old Jim weaves a grisly tale of London's Victorian Whitechapel and hints at an evil that may still lurk amongst the shadows of the East End.Warning: Contains graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written and Directed by Blaine HicklinSeries Produced by John BallentineCastRish Outfield http://dunesteef.com/Gerti SteeleAlan Steele http://wadealansteele.com/Robert CudmoreWendy Bilton ArbuckleDavid Ault http://www.davidault.co.ukSasha BibinCaitlin SneddonScott ZeeMatthew McLeanJim BalfourHelen SykesFred SykesMark HowardMino RasicLaurel HicklinBlaine HicklinMusic by Kevin Hartnellhttp://overlookhotelrecords.com/Vocal arrangements performed by Lisa Greaves TaylorProduced in association with Yap Audio http://www.yapaudio.co.uk/Running Time 33:34
Sunday Oct 05, 2014
RIP Part I
Sunday Oct 05, 2014
Sunday Oct 05, 2014
Newlyweds on the final eve of their honeymoon are haunted by the ghosts of old Whitechapel as a mysterious pub patron breathes terrifying new life into the bloody terror that gripped the streets of Victorian London.Warning: Contains graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written and Directed by Blaine HicklinSeries produced by John BallentineCastRish Outfield http://dunesteef.com/Gerti SteeleAlan Steele http://wadealansteele.com/David Ault http://www.davidault.co.ukCaitlin SneddonRobert Cudmore http://www.yapaudio.co.uk/Matthew McLeanWendy Bilton ArbuckleJim BalfourMusic by Kevin Hartnell and Kevin MacLeodhttp://www.overlookhotelrecords.com/ Vocal arrangements performed by Lisa Greaves TaylorProduced in association with Yap Audio. Special thanks to Rish Outfield of the Dunesteef Podcast and Alan and Gerti Steele.Running Time 25:42
Sunday May 11, 2014
The Philadelphia Xperiment
Sunday May 11, 2014
Sunday May 11, 2014
Confined to a mental ward in 1951 and awaiting his impending lobotomy, an enigmatic WW2 veteran known only as Patient X recalls an ill-fated experiment to render a U.S. warship invisible resulting in nightmarish side effects for the survivors as well as uncovering a mind-bending temporal terror.Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written, directed and produced by John BallentineCastDavid AultJack KincaidJoe StofkoM Sieiro GarciaJohn BallentineBlaine HicklinGlenn HascallMusic by Kevin Hartnell, Kevin MacLeod, Richard Lainhart and ERHhttp://www.overlookhotelrecords.com/ Running time 32:58
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
Dreaming of a Dead Christmas
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
Sunday Dec 15, 2013
Two college coeds returning home for the holidays unwittingly unleash a zombie outbreak at a truck-stop after running over a mysterious man on a desolate country road.Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Written, directed and produced by John BallentineCastTanja MilojevicShelby SesslerJohn BallentineTeresa BallentineBlaine HicklinJoe StofkoMusic by Kevin MacLeod and Michael HoffmanSongs by The Experiments, Reigning Sound, The Ravonettes, Out of Orion and DottRunning time 29:22
Sunday Oct 27, 2013
The War of the Worlds
Sunday Oct 27, 2013
Sunday Oct 27, 2013
A young woman's cell phone diary chronicles the end of days first hand as deadly alien war machines emerge from fallen meteorites and rain fiery destruction upon an unsuspecting populace.A new adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic!Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences.Adapted, produced and directed for this series by John BallentineCastShelby Sessler http://www.youtube.com/user/shelbeanie143?feature=watchJoe Stofko http://www.harvestaudio.joestofko.com/home/ Jack Kincaid http://edictzero.wordpress.com/Glenn Hascall http://www.freewebs.com/glennhascall/ John BallentineBlaine HicklinJulie Hoverson http://www.19nocturneboulevard.net/ Teresa BallentineCatherine Rinella http://midnightaudiotheatre.com/Scott Spaulding http://decoratedair.com/ Music by Kevin MacLeod and Setuniman Running time 37:07
Sunday Sep 01, 2013
The Dentist
Sunday Sep 01, 2013
Sunday Sep 01, 2013
A new dental assistant is drawn into a perplexing mystery as many of Dr. Stewart's patients emerge from the office in a dazed stupor... a dead look in their eyes. Paranoia and dread soon take hold as she begins to suspect her kindly boss may be engaging in a terrifyingly macabre practice. Adapted from the NIGHTFALL classic! Written by Bill Gray Series produced and directed by John Ballentine Cast Kellie Floyd Nathan Lowell John Ballentine Julie Hoverson Tanja Milojevic Jack Ward Music by Kevin MacLeod, John Carl Toth and Frankum Show Notes:Special thanks to Bill Gray for allowing us to adapt his wonderfully chilling audio play from one of my favorite radio dramas of all time. Please check out the websites of some of our friends who volunteered their time and remarkable voice talents. Nathan Lowell http://nathanlowell.com/Julie Hoverson http://19nocturneboulevard.net/Tanja Milojevic http://lightningbolttheater.com/Jack Ward http://www.evicuna.com/ Composer John Carl Toth http://johnietoth.weebly.com/Running time 29:58
Wednesday Feb 06, 2013
Hungry Hollow
Wednesday Feb 06, 2013
Wednesday Feb 06, 2013
On a weekend camping trip, three boyhood friends rescue an enchanting young hiker lost in the mountains but soon find themselves pawns in a dark ritual as old as the hills with lethal consequences. And as shadows grow longer, a hideous truth emerges regarding the campfire legends of a wrathful old woman said to inhabit the valley.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Blaine Hicklin
Shelby Sessler
John Ballentine
Alan Wells
Music by Kevin MacLeod, Zero V, Richard Lainhart, Cormi and Setuniman
Running time 31:10
Monday Oct 22, 2012
Twilight Road
Monday Oct 22, 2012
Monday Oct 22, 2012
A young woman, pronounced dead hours earlier, springs to life on the embalming table. Haunted by disembodied voices and recollections of a shadowy afterlife, Cerina is desperate to escape the ghoulish confines of the city morgue. Might she suffer delusions due to her accident or is something far more grisly amiss?
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Diane Gilbert
Shelby Sessler
John Ballentine
Blaine Hicklin
Alex Pinnock
Teresa Ballentine
Music by Tom Cusack, Kevin MacLeod, Richard Lainhart, Ambient Fabric and Still Water
Running time 27:01