Book Recommendation: Partial Veil

Explicit content warning

11/16/24 • 32 min

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: Partial Veil from Ylem Media Partial Veil is an atmospheric, unsettling folk horror audio drama that explores the true nature of humanity and the deep, dark secrets we all try to hide. The Woods Are Watching. This is their first episode: Ylem. Halo Rhys is missing. The FBI are in Baron, North Dakota looking for him. And Partial Veil Forest... is watching.

CW: Violence, Adult Language, Death, Loud Noises, Psychological Torment, chainsaw noises

Written, Directed and edited by Allison Cossitt

Produced by Ylem Media

Original Music Composed by Jakub Żerański
“Fading To Black” by Michael Vignola

Allison Cossitt as Josie Ward

Peter Wicks as Halo Rhys

Candace McAfee as Agent Diane Ramsey

Sarah Doreen MacPhee as Agent Arlene Whitt

Bjorn Munson as Ray Lester

Nancy O'Fallon as Grace Karlsen

Mikee Joaquin as Adam

Livia Zita as Ildiko

Meredith Nudo as Laine

Jason Tibor as Walter Ross

Giova Arujo as Scientist 1

Juandre Peacock as Scientist 2

To learn more about the awesomeness that is Ylem Media and Partial Veil, visit our website at www.ylemmediaproductions.com. For maximum Partial Veil consumption, follow us into the deep dark forest at https://www.instagram.com/partialveilpodcast, https://bsky.app/profile/partialveil.bsky.social, and https://x.com/PartialVeilAD

If you think that this is one of the most bomb-diggity audio dramas out there and you want to make an offering to appease whatever it is that lives in Partial Veil Forest, mosey on over to www.patreon.com/YlemMedia

Transcripts available on our website at www.ylemmediaproductions.com/episodes
Ylem Media... This is Only the Beginning...

CW: Violence, Adult Language, Death, Loud Noises, Psychological Torment, chainsaw noises

Written, Directed and edited by Allison Cossitt

Produced by Ylem Media

Original Music Composed by Jakub Żerański
“Fading To Black” by Michael Vignola

Allison Cossitt as Josie Ward

Peter Wicks as Halo Rhys

Candace McAfee as Agent Diane Ramsey

Sarah Doreen MacPhee as Agent Arlene Whitt

Bjorn Munson as Ray Lester

Nancy O'Fallon as Grace Karlsen

Mikee Joaquin as Adam

Livia Zita as Ildiko

Meredith Nudo as Laine

Jason Tibor as Walter Ross

Giova Arujo as Scientist 1

Juandre Peacock as Scientist 2

Transcripts available on our website at www.ylemmediaproductions.com/episodes
Ylem Media... This is Only the Beginning...

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Book Recommendation: The Holmwood Foundation

This week, we're recommending a show we think you should listen to: The Holmwood Foundation, a show that's Crowdfunding right now from Fio Trethewey and Georgia Cook

Content Warning: swearing, threat, loud static, brief emergency sirens, themes of possession/removal of bodily autonomy, and depictions of violence. Listener discretion is advised.

If you enjoy this episode and want to hear more, please consider supporting our Kickstarter for the rest of Season One:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundation

The Holmwood Foundation is a Found Footage Horror-Fiction Podcast, a modern-day sequel to the gothic novel Dracula.

We follow Maddie Townsend (Rebecca Root) and Jeremy Larkin (Seán Carlsen), two co-workers at the Holmwood Foundation: a secret organisation that has been maintaining and studying the remains of Count Dracula for the last 130 years, as they are possessed by the ghosts of Jonathan and Mina Harker, and embark on a nightmare road trip, carrying Dracula's severed head across the UK, in an effort to stop him once and for all.

EPISODE CAST AND CREW:

Madeline Townsend/Mina Harker: Rebecca Root

Jeremy Larkin/Jonathan Harker: Seán Carlsen

Arthur Jones: Samuel Clemens

Thralls/Foundation Phone Voice: Becky Wright

Newsreader: Jessica Carroll

Robert Swales: Luke Kondor

Dracula: Attila Puskás

The episode was produced and written by Fio Trethewey and Georgia Cook.

Directing by Samuel Clemens.

Script Editing by Katharine Armitage.

Sound Design and Engineering by Benji Clifford

The Theme music was composed and produced by Duncan Muggleton, and the episode art was produced by Georgia Cook

For more information, as well as transcripts and further Cast and Crew details, please visit our official website:
www.theholmwoodfoundation.com

The Holmwood Foundation Podcast © 2024 by Georgia Cook and Fio Trethewey is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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A Christmas Carol - Stave 1: Marley's Ghost

In which Scrooge is paid a Christmas Eve visit by his old colleague, the late Jacob Marley...

It was edited and scored by the phenomenal ⁠⁠POLYBROW⁠⁠ (she/her), a composer, orchestrator, and sound designer from the UK. Find more about Polybrow's work on her ⁠⁠website.

The voice of section 1 is NIGEL MCKEON (she/they/he), the creator of AMONG THE STACKS, and the host of HYPERFIXATIONS and NANNY OGG'S BOOK CLUB.

The voice of section 2 is the lovely TATIANA GEFTER (she/they). Tot is the voice of Violet Lull on THE DEPARTMENT OF VARIANCE OF SOMEWHERE, OHIO, and the creator of the upcoming SOUL OPERATOR, debuting in January 2024.

The voice of section 3 is the holiday miracle that is CANDACE MCAFEE (they/she), find more information about their work in TTRPG's here.

The voice of section 4 is the mysterious MATTHEW O.K. SMITH (he/him), who is the creator and voice of the podcast NEIGHBOURLY

The voice of section 5 is the delightful EIRA MAJOR (he/they), the founder of HANGING SLOTH STUDIOS, and the creator and voice of SPIRIT BOX RADIO, CLOCKWORK BIRD, NOT QUITE DEAD, and the upcoming THE TWELVELMS CONSPIRACY

Episode art by CLAIRE A. DINNEBIER (she/her) and NIGEL MCKEON

Read along with A Christmas Carol ⁠here