Shadows at the Door

Norway, 1941. A country under the shadow of Nazi occupation. Marius, a fisherman, puts down his rod to take action. But Marius will soon learn there are more than just fish in the dark waters... Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Marius was played by Jeppe Beck Laursen Gunnar was played by Kai Kennet Hanson Henry Blaxhall was played by Jake Benson Jürgen, a German Soldier was played by Alan Burgon And The Intelligence Operative was played by Erika Sanderson Adittional voices were provided by Jeppe Beck Laursen, Jake Benson and Alan Burgon The Tides of Men was written by Mark Nixon Produced, Directed and Sound Designed by Mark Nixon The original score was written and performed by Nico Vettese Norwegian translation was provided by Miria Greyhaven Special thanks to Øystein Ulsberg Brager  The Nordland Railway: Tracks of War Production copyright held by Shadows at the Door productions. The rights to the story remain with the author.  This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (00:20:00), Story (00:44:00), Discussion (42:17:00), Credits (01:32:00), Outtake (01:33:00) Content Warnings: Story: Swearing in English, Norwegian and German, depictions of drowning, depictions of the undead, alcohol use, nazis, mild homophobia, one homophobic slur in German, gunfire, depiction of dying via gunfire, punching, strong binaural soundscaping, screaming. Discussion: Swearing, light discussion of foot fetish, light discussion of war and Nazis, discussion of German invasion of Norway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bliss of falling in love, the bliss of the morning after. Sometimes, life feels perfect. But as we all know, that is often so very far from the truth... Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Peter Kent was played by David Ault Elenor Poole was played by Erika Sanderson Alice was played by Michelle Kelly The Trapped were played by Karim Kronfli, Kirsty Woolven, Mark Nixon, Erika Sanderson and David Ault.  'Capture My Best Side' was written by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (00:00:00), Story (00:01:10), Discussion (00:37:04), Credits (01:27:34) Content Warnings: Story: discussed implications of sex acts, discussion of urinating, jovial discussion of violence against birds, vomiting, choking, drowning. Discussion: jovial discussion of violence against birds, brief mentions of death/suffering as portrayed in the story, sexual innuendo, talk of murder, discussion of personal safety when dating. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever found yourself looking back? Wondering what could have been if a different path had been taken? Lindsey May's thought a lot about that lately and tonight, she faces reality... Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Lindsey May was played by Ilana Charnelle  Gavin Masters was played by Jake Benson Bloody Betty was played by Erika Sanderson Val was played by Verna Vyas  and the Police Officer was played by David Ault Written by Laurel Hightower Script Supervision by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (00:00:00), Story (00:01:07), Discussion (00:46:10), Credits (01:31:40) Content Warnings: Story: talk of murder, pinning, discussion of suicide, discussion of death by train, suggestion of suicide isolation, discussion of sex. Discussion: mention of miscarriage, brief discussion of adult child death. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From special guest writer Jamie Flanagan (MIDNIGHT MASS, THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR): A care home where life slips away as gradually as the tide, where souls outlive the body and something waits outside their door. Tisha Page, an overworked carer, is about to discover there's a purpose for people like her. Featuring special guest stars Rahul Kohli (MIDNIGHT MASS, THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR) and Dave Fennoy (TELLTALE'S THE WALKING DEAD). Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Tisha Page was played by Jazzy Frizzle Nathaniel Blunt was played by Dave Fennoy The Narrator was played by David Ault Padrick Carmody was played by Rahul Kohli Mr Thompson was played by Steve Hendrickson Skaft was played by Harlan Guthrie The Optician was played by Nikolas Yuen and Aunt Tabby was played by Rissa Montañez  Written by Jamie Flanagan Story adapted for audio by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (approx 00:00:00), Story (approx 00:01:08), Discussion (approx 00:52:27), Credits (Approx 01:42:46) Content Warnings: Story: slow death, memory loss, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, moderate self inflicted bodily harm, aging, implied fat phobia, eye injury, loss of eyesight, mild jump scare. Discussion: brief discussion of age related death and dementia related decline, discussion of persecution by religious figures. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A True Crime podcast host investigates the now infamously unsolved New South Wales Assaults. But as he ventures down increasingly darker paths, an explanation that should not be possible begins to arise. Guest starring Lani Tupu (FARSCAPE). Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Callum Weld was played by David Ault Madison Mackenzie was played by Kristina Benton Cohen Grant was played by Lani Tupu Rhys Harrison was played by Liam O’Kane The Femme Voice Actor was played by Ilana Charnelle  The Masc Voice Actor was played by Tom Heath  Written by Caitlin Marceau and Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (Around 00:00:50), Story (Around 00:01:07), Discussion (Around 01:04:20), Credits (Around 01:45:55) Content Warnings: Story: sexism, violence to women, depictions of assault, implications of sexual assault, incel behaviour & language, implications of sex acts, stalking, manipulation, violence. Discussion: discussion of implied sexual assault, discussion of incels. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former professor looks back on a trip to North East England when the door to the other side was opened and has never been closed since. This episode follows our former disbeliever Geoffrey Troughton and can be enjoyed alone, but it best paired with S1E01, S1E09, S2E01 and S2E11. Guest starring Sacha Dhawan (DOCTOR WHO). Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Geoffrey Troughton was played by David Ault Arthur Laurens was played by Karim Kronfli  Rajit Mohinder was played by Sacha Dhawan Lydia Harris was played by Becky Lindsay  Amy Tuckwood was played by Hayley Mitchell Hannah Shoulder was played by Louise Grayford Liam Squires was played by David Fairs Svetlana Tikhonova was played by Erebus Odora Tara Best was played by Michelle Kelly  Fraser Bomgard and the Preacher were played by Mark Nixon Written by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (Around 00:00:50), Story (Around 00:01:12), Discussion (Around 01:07:35), Credits (Around 01:32:30) Content Warnings: Story: manipulation, suffocation, needles, implied stalking, religious preaching (Christian), violence. Discussion: strong sexual innuendo, discussion of implied sexual assault, discussion of cultural appropriation. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While researching an old cathedral, an author is drawn into a local scheme to disturb the tomb of a disgraced bishop. But deep inside, a darker tale is ready to write itself. CreditsWritten by Mark NixonProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico VetteseCastRead by David AultThis is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here.Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:50:00), Credits (Around 01:40:00) Content WarningsStory: depiction of hanging, claustrophobia. Discussion: sexual innuendo © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summoned to the forgotten marshes, Professor Troughton investigates the long-abandoned Catchlove Hall -- where silence hangs heavy, and a voice not his own begins to whisper.This episode follows our former disbeliever Geoffrey Troughton and can be enjoyed alone, but it best paired with S1E01, S1E09 and S2E01 .CreditsWritten by Mark NixonProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico Vettese CastGeoffrey Troughton - David AultTasha Flanagan - Ilana CharnelleJake Benson - Owen GarretFranklin - Mark NixonPodcast Cost - Nico Vettese This is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you. Please support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:48:00), Credits (Around 01:39:00) Content WarningsStory: frank discussion of queer identities including implications of internalised homophobia. Discussion: strong sexual innuendo. ©Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oksana never embraced her Slavic roots. Alone in her grandmother’s cabin, she finds the old stories have not forgotten her.CreditsWritten by Mark NixonProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico Vettese CastOksana - Erika SandersonIvan - Jake BensonValya- Ilana CharnelleThe Leshy - David Ault This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:38:00), Credits (Around 01:17:00) Content WarningsStory: intense depiction of grief/grieving, offscreen death of a partner, explicit sexual content. Discussion: sexual innuendo. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've arrived at the Museum of Modern Art in New York to take the Gnothi Seauton Audio Tour. Collect your headphones from the front desk and listen closely...CreditsWritten by M Regan  Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico VetteseCastJoshua Benayoun/Receptionist - David AultAnisa McDaniel/Zahra Aziz-Sawyer - Ilana CharnelleThis is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you!Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:30:00), Credits (Around 01:15:00) Content WarningsStory: sudden loud noises, frank discussion of mortality, disorienting static SFX. Discussion: strong sexual innuendo. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a coastal getaway, a couple’s peace is disturbed by a young archaeologist with a remarkable discovery-- one she now desperately wishes to undo.CreditsWritten by M.R. JamesAdapted by Mark NixonProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico Vettese CastJames King - David AultHenry Long - Jake BensonKarina Paxton- Ilana CharnelleThis is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Please consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:03:00), Discussion (Around 00:47:00), Credits (Around 01:28:00) Content WarningsStory: depiction of character death. Discussion: frank discussion of historical homophobia, strong sexual innuendo. ©Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sleepy Hollow is a place where stories linger like mist, and Ichabod Crane is about to learn which ones have teeth.CreditsWritten by Washington IrvingAdapted by Mark NixonProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico Vettese‘Maid in the Meadow’ - Yvonne Casey and used here with her kind permissionCastIchabod Crane - Jake BensonKatrina Van Tassell - Ilana CharnelleThe Narrator - Mark NixonThe Horseman/Brom Bones/Herman/Monty Robinson/Van Tassell Sr - David AultThis is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:51:00), Credits (Around 01:30:00) Content WarningsStory: sexism, mention of hitting children, sudden loud noise/jump scare. Discussion: strong sexual innuendo.  © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An old tradition leads two men along separate trails, linked only by walkie-talkies. But in the stillness between them, something stirs...CreditsWritten by Hannah ButlerProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico VetteseCastBryson - David AultFinlay - Jake BensonThe Thing from the Other Side - Mark NixonThis is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you, consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixonTranscripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:29:00), Credits (Around 01:08:00) Content WarningsStory: graphic depiction of life-threatening injury, death. Discussion: discussion of death, strong sexual innuendo, brief discussion of transphobia. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beth Neville wants to enjoy a city mini-break, but the property owner keeps outstaying his welcome. It's okay though, he's such a nice guy. Please note: For this episode in particular we strongly recommend consulting the content warnings below.CreditsWritten by Mark NixonBased on 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan PoeProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico VetteseCastBeth Neville - Erika SandersonSimon Crain - David AultOfficer Price - Jake BensonFemme Doctor - Ilana CharnelleMasc Doctor - Mark NixonThis is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you! Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixonTranscripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsDisclaimer, Intro, CWs (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:03:00), Discussion (Around 00:39:00), Credits (Around 01:25:00) Content WarningsStory: sexual harassment/coercion, depiction of a coerced sexual act including climax, death (murder/suffocation), incarceration, mental illness/instability. Discussion: extended discussion of the story's themes and actions. ©Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A beachside spat takes a turn when a mysterious bottle rolls in with the tide. Curiosity might not kill the cat—but it’s doing something to DavidCreditsWritten by Gemma AmorProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico Vettese Featuring 'Play Nice' and 'Out of This' by Ilana Charnelle used here with her kind permission.  CastThe entire cast is performed by David Ault.This is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you! Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixonTranscripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsApproximate Time Stamps: Intro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:26:00), Credits (Around 01:00:00) Content WarningsStory: jumpscare/sudden loud noises at approximately 11minutes, graphic description of injury, graphic description of asphyxiation, death. Discussion: none. A reassurance for the curious: Baxter the dog was fine. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Cambridge scholar travels to the south of France to photograph a forgotten cathedral. But when he acquires a peculiar scrapbook from a nervous verger, he finds some illustrations are better left unseen.CreditsWritten by M.R. JamesAdapted by Mark NixonProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico VetteseCastThe Narrator/Dennistoun/The Verger - David AultAudrey - Erika SandersonThis is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon:https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:28:00), Credits (Around 00:59:00) Content WarningsStory: extended depiction of religious themes. Discussion: sexual innuendo, brief mention of homophobia. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and Nat’s final episode of 8-Bit Refit was never meant to air. Then again, the game they found was never meant to exist...CreditsWritten by Mark NixonProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico VetteseCastTom Winston - David AultNat Henwood - Ilana CharnelleHenry Stokes - Jake BensonThis is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here. Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:49:00), Credits (Around 01:17:00) Content WarningsStory: sudden loud noise (static), death. Discussion: graphic depiction of violence/gore. © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Troughton's scientific thinking is put to the test, as a strange phenomenon in a nearby churchyard invites new terror into his life. This story can be enjoyed independently but is a continuation of the Troughton Story and is best paired with S1E01 & S1E09. Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Credits: Written by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese Cast: David Ault Gemma Amor Paul Alborough (Professor Elemental) Mark Nixon This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:37:00), Credits (Around 01:15:00) Content Warnings: Story: mention of execution, jump scare – loud crash of glass, assault, injury. Discussion: discussion of horror tropes including gore. ©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard, and what he took from the dead did not go unpunished. CreditsWritten by M.R. JamesProduced, Edited and Directed by Mark NixonMusical Score by Nico VetteseCastThe entire cast is performed by David AultThis is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here.Approximate Time StampsIntro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:08:00), Credits (Around 00:32:00) Content WarningsStory: character death, depiction of burial. Discussion: discussion of religion (general), discussion of death (general).  © Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Troughton attempts a return to ordinary life. However, a rather restless colleague is keen to invite Troughton back to his home, where he has seen something quite insidious. Although a sequel to S1E01, this story can be enjoyed independently. Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers. Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/ Credits: Written by Mark Nixon Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese Cast: David Ault This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you! Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:30:00), Credits (Around 01:06:00) Content Warnings: Story: sudden loud noises (screeching tyres), brief description of dead body, suicide. Discussion: none. ©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices