The Grotto

Struck by a recent loss, Matt turns to spelunking for solace. As Matt battles grief, he questions if the caves are playing tricks or if something else lurks within. The Grotto is a liminal horror podcast that explores the thin line between grief, pain, mourning, and loss.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

[INTERMISSION] Chronic - The Grotto

Chronic - The GrottoOriginally by AthanLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicLyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperooTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-11
05:43

14. Jericho

CONTENT WARNING:This episode contains a loud car crash around 21:36CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)David Ault as Dr. Callum (@DavidAult)Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)SONG CREDITS:11:56 | Follow You Down (Gin Blossoms) - Athan22:12 | Jericho - Athan26:22 | Dr0pB0ttom - Tw1nkStarLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicLyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperooTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-27
35:18

13. The Other Side

CONTENT WARNING:Misophonia warning at 09:57This episode has some minor volume jumps for some of the music, otherwise it's fineCREDITS:Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Jamie Petronis as Jordan (@jamiepetronis)Listen to The Cellar Letters - @CellarLettersRyan Murphy as Officer Eddie (@otheryanmurphy)Listen to Your Horror Show - @YourHorrorShowJesse Syratt as Emma (@jesssyratt)Listen to Nowhere, On Air - @NowhereOnAirDelaney Sutton as Sam (@delaylay_s)Listen to Do You Copy? - @DoYouCopyPodKit Paterson as Dylan the Drummer (@kit_n_kboodl)Listen to Minus 219 - @Minus219PodJack Fulmin as Bryan the Bassist (@macabremezzo)Fresh Meat releasing 2025 - @freshmeatcast, or visit jackfulmin.comSONG CREDITS:02:15 | The Other Side - Natalie Light12:06 | The Scientist (Coldplay) - Natalie Light20:07 | Hush (Metal Version) - Natalie LightLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicLyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperooTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-13
26:10

12. Shattered

CONTENT WARNING:In addition to general content warnings, this episode contains one particularly loud and violent section.Times will vary based on ads15:12-15:36 & 17:07-17:17CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Landon "Lemon" Whisnant as Brandon (@LemjaminButton)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)SONG CREDITS:17:48 | Bury a Friend (Billie Eilish) - Lyssa Jay18:04 | Shattered - Lyssa JayLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicLyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperooTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-30
25:12

11. Restless

CONTENT WARNING:In addition to general content warnings, just assume episodes will have sniffling sounds, we cry a lot up in this bitchCREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)Jenah as Lisa (@JustJenahHere)CodyVM as Jesse (@codyvmwastaken)SONG CREDITS:12:50 | Restless - Taylor Michaels28:52 | Dear August (Noah Cyrus and PJ Harding) - Taylor Michaels and Lyssa JayLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicLyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperooTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-09
39:48

10. Milestones?

CONTENT WARNING:This episode is very heavily themed around loss.In addition to the mentioned content warnings, this episode contains a lot of sad sniffly sounds.CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)Pine Gonzalez from Tales From the Fringes of Reality as Nicole (@thefringespod)https://thefringespod.carrd.co/Rat Grimes from Department of Variance as The Doctor (@ratgrimes) (@somewhereohio)https://somewhereohio.com/Zappey as Hospital Attendant, watch him LIVE on Twitchhttps://www.twitch.tv/zappeySONG CREDITS:09:21 | Marjorie (Taylor Swift) - Taylor Michaels22:13 | Milestones Reprise - Taylor MichaelsLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicLyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperooTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreamingZappey: https://www.twitch.tv/zappey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

07-12
29:42

9. Ok

CONTENT WARNING:This episode contains some brushing sounds that are a lil grody at around 15:55CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)Tatiana Gefter from Soul Operator as 911 Operator (@tot_cocoa) (@souloperatorpod)https://www.souloperatorpod.com/SONG CREDITS:08:42 | Ok - Athan14:10 | Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) - Athan (pt 1)22:10 | Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) - Athan (pt 2)LINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicLyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperooTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06-28
28:19

8. Callous

I can help you CONTENT WARNING:This episode contains themes of violence, claustrophobia, themes of the occult, self harm both mental and physical, death and loss, blood and gore, alcohol and substance abuse, as well as shouting and loud noises, time stamps in the description.LOUD NOISES:(Time may change based on ads - use as a rough guide)01:15, 05:12, 30:49, 31:01, 34:54, 36:20, 41:17CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)David Ault as Dr. Callum (@DavidAult)Jenah as Lisa (@JustJenahHere)Louis Wolf as Alex (@ItsLouis_W)CodeHDN's brother as Zach (@bingbongburritos)SONG CREDITS:00:00 | Callous - Athan11:27 | Wind Up Back Here - Athan16:46 | Snuff (Slipknot) - Athan25:01 | Stunned - Natalie33:40 | Everywhere, Everything (Noah Kahan) - Athan43:09 | You Are My Sunshine (Jimmie Davis) - Taylor Michaels; Natalie; Athan; Lyssa JayLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971TWITTER: @GrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreamingLIMBO: https://www.athansmusic.com/limbo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04-05
52:52

7. Damaged Goods

CONTENT WARNINGThis episode contains loud noisesCREDITS:Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)MUSIC:Empty performed by AthanDamaged Goods performed by AthanLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971TWITTER: @GrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03-22
29:06

Feed Drop: Soul Operator

"Your first few days in the neighborhood have been overwhelming."Tessa recounts her first few days in a mysterious neighborhood, surrounded by strangers.General Warnings:-Fear-Isolation-ParanoiaEpisode Specific Warnings:-Audio Distortion around 19:50. Tessa Whitlock played by⁠⁠ ⁠Tatiana Gefter⁠⁠.Audio editing and music by⁠⁠ ⁠J Strautman⁠⁠⁠.Follow us on⁠ ⁠twitter⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠tumblr⁠⁠, ⁠ ⁠instagram⁠, and ⁠tiktok⁠.For early, ad-free episodes and other benefits, check out the ⁠patreon⁠!Check out 'Welcome to the Habitrails' for yourself ⁠here⁠.Use code SOUL on orders of $25 and up to get $5 off on ⁠www.knaveofcups.com⁠.Transcript can be found ⁠on our website www.souloperatorpod.com/transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03-11
22:46

6. All I Have Left

Welcome back Emily! That’s quite a stack. Did you find everything ok?CONTENT WARNINGThis episode contains themes of drowning and a little bit of body horror.LOUD NOISES7:38 | 10:55 | 19:12 |Emetophobia Warning at 11:16CREDITS:Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)CodyVM as City Worker (@codyvmwastaken)Jenah as Librarian (@JustJenahHere)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)MUSIC:All I Have Left performed by Lyssa JayIf I Die Young performed by Lyssa JayLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971TWITTER: @GrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03-08
30:34

5. Milestones

I want you to be honest with me. Did I…really screw you up?CONTENT WARNINGThis episode contains themes of death, violence, hospitals, and some loud noises.CREDITS:Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Pine Gonzalez from Tales From the Fringes of Reality as Nicole (@thefringespod)https://thefringespod.carrd.co/Dylan Griggs from WOEBEGONE as Buck (@woebegonepod)https://woebegonepod.com/Tatiana Gefter from Soul Operator as 911 Operator (@tot_cocoa) (@souloperatorpod)https://www.souloperatorpod.com/Rat Grimes from Department of Variance as The Doctor (@ratgrimes) (@somewhereohio)https://somewhereohio.com/The wonderful CAKE AND MORGAN as EMT #1 and EMT #2, watch them both LIVE ON TWITCH:https://www.twitch.tv/thecake404https://www.twitch.tv/morganscreamsAthan as Matt (@AthansMusic)https://www.athansmusic.com/And as always;Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)MUSIC:Milestones performed by Taylor MichaelsChasing Cars performed by Taylor Michaels (Taysing Cars)LINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971TWITTER: @GrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-23
36:07

4: Coping

i keep having to bury you every dayCONTENT WARNINGThis episode contains themes of violence, gore, and claustrophobia. In addition, this episode also contains graphic depictions of physical and mental self-harm, and descriptions of the repercussions of these actions. Listener discretion is strongly advised.LOUD NOISES:00:32 // 14:45 // 15:04 // 16:38 // 19:30 // 20:24CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)MUSIC:Coping performed by AthanIf You Could See Me Now (Proud) performed by AthanLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971WOEBEGONE: https://woebegonepod.com/TWITTER: @GrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01-12
27:53

3: Looking For Answers

do you like knives?LOUD NOISES:13:44 // 19:00CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)MUSIC:Looking for Answers performed by AthanHurt performed by AthanLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971WOEBEGONE: https://woebegonepod.com/TWITTER: @GrottoPodTWITCH:Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusicTay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyvaNatalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-29
31:19

2: Stumble Into You

A note.. it's from youCREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)Derek as ??????? (@isitsleepyghost)MUSIC:Stumble into You performed by Lyssa JayLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971TWITTER: @GrottoPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-15
31:58

1: Buried Alive

Struck by a recent loss, Matt turns to caving for solace.CREDITS:Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)LOUD NOISES:10:15MUSIC:Buried Alive performed by AthanLINKS:WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPodATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971TWITTER: @GrottoPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-01
26:02

[Halloween Special] Inkwell Haven: EP 5 - The High School

Welcome to Inkwell Haven, presented by Purga-Tours.This Spooky Season, ten of your favorite shows have come together to produce the first season of our Halloween special: Inkwell Haven.Join us as a group of delectably detestable social media influencers tour the haunted town of Haven. Each historic site is filled with mystery, suspense, and horror to prepare you for the most horrorable day of the year: Halloween!If you are just joining us for our tour of Inkwell Haven, make sure you check out episode 1 on Morbid Forest, 2 on It's All In The Cards, 3 on Mortis Maledictum, and 4 on Do You Copy.And of course, if you enjoyed this episode, you should check out everything Mortis Maledictum has to offer!Haven Inkwell is a Halloween collaborative production by the Chaos Crew of audio drama creators. The GrottoThe Morbid Forest AudistoriumSoul OperatorMortis MaledictumSyntaxIt’s All in the Cards The Liminal LandsDo You Copy?Ethics Town Cryptically Yours Episode TranscriptOn today’s episode you’ve heard No Tresspassing written by Devin McCamey of Mortis Maledictum with narration provided by Gorath Hyun.Our tour guide was Grace Smith.The voice of Lisa is our one and only Rosie Knuckles.Jeremiah John gave life to Jeremy.Tal Minear graciously honored us with their voice for Georgia.The voice of Kaleb was Devin McCameyCharlie was voiced by Michael Glassel.Iriska Redding lent her talents to our antagonist, Ellen.Mortis Maledictum is listener supported and you can help keep our show ad free by joining our Patreon to get exclusive episodes and bonus content. Our link is down in the show notes.Theme music was provided by Joseph Rutledge, and our supporting music and sound design provided by Epidemic sound. Story and sound editing by Jonathan Capers. Cover art by Kit Patterson, and individual show art by Kayla Crockett. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-15
26:21

Feed Drop: WOE.BEGONE

Dylan is Podcast Daddy and the reason I even made the show, so go listen to his show WOE.BEGONE.Listen to WOE.BEGONE: https://woebegonepod.com/In a search for an interesting ARG, Mike Walters accidentally stumbles into a brutal real life game, known online as WOE.BEGONE. What begins as an exploration of the game turns into a search for the powerful technology that makes the game possible.WOE.BEGONE is a weekly horror/sci-fi series about the nature of power and the implications of linear time. Each episode has a unique soundtrack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-14
15:23

(Bonus Series) Inkwell Haven: Prologue

Welcome to Inkwell Haven.Tour Guide Marilyn is Grace Stone Missy is played by Ashley McAnelly Mick is played by Scott Thomas Katie is played by Naomi Richards Hilary is played by Sage PhungBailey is played by Kaila CrockettSeth is played by Joe Cliff ThompsonTJ is played by Alejandro PedrozaConnor is played by Clay ClarkTodd is played by Landon ‘Lemon’ WhisnantAnd the Bus Driver, Rufus is played by Phoenix Fire Series intro written and produced by Naomi Richards Cover art created by Kit Paterson (@kit_n_kboodl)Transcript can be found here.The first episode of the series can be found on Morbid Forest's feed.https://themorbidforest.podbean.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-30
13:07

Inkwell Haven - Trailer

Welcome to Inkwell Haven, presented by Purga-Tours.This Spooky Season, ten of your favorite shows have come together to produce the first season of our Halloween special: Inkwell Haven.Each episode is written, directed, and produced by over ten shows, all collaborating to create a complete season about the haunted town of Haven. This is one special you do NOT want to miss as we offer you each of our unique flavors of horror melded together into one cohesive story. The series launches on October 1, 2024 with an episode dropping on each show's feed, then a new feed for the complete series launching on November 1, 2024. This way, you can experience the show early and discover new shows to tickle your dark little fancy through Spooky Month! Make sure you follow these shows wherever you get your podcasts to get notification of the drops: The Grotto Morbid Forest Audistorium Soul Operator Mortis Maledictum Syntax It's All In The Cards The Liminal Lands Do You Copy?Ethics TownKeep your eyes peeled -- unique episode artwork and an announcement will drop every day on our socials. Enjoy this scavenger-haunt across the audio drama space, discover new shows, and most importantly, be prepared for some scares. See you soon, listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-22
01:50

Aidan Black

zooweemama

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Illicitly Euphonious

I tried I'm sorry. there's just no context and far too more music than story.

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