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Shadows at the Door

Shadows at the Door

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Shadows at the Door brings to life a collection of unearthly tales and spirited debate. Drawing on the haunted landscapes of classic folk horror, the podcast lifts the veil on some of your favourite ghost stories, and presents new fables throughout a series of macabre audio dramas. Shadows at the Door: The Podcast artfully showcases the unsettling, the unearthly, and the uncanny, with new tellings of beloved ghost stories, and spectral yarns created exclusively for the podcast by some of the most exciting writers in modern horror. Join hosts Mark Nixon and David Ault as they bring you ghoulish dramatisations, and discuss what makes the ghost story such a powerful, enduring force in cultures around the world.
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Shadows at the Door - S1E01 - Leave a Light On For Me
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12/20/18 • 54 min

A professor ventures to a small coastal town to verify an archaeological find. However, he soon discovers that the ancient lantern should have remained hidden under the sand...

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 00:33:00), Credits (Around 00:54:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: sudden loud noises (shipwreck), mention of multiple deaths, graphic depiction of violence, strangulation. Discussion: none.

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Shadows at the Door - S1E03 - Let Sleeping Gods Lie
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01/04/19 • 58 min

An archaeologist travels to Egypt and ignores the misgivings of the locals as he proceeds with a new project. He is soon joined by a feline companion, and begins to hear something outside his tent in the dead of night...

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 Gemma Amor

Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon

Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese

Script Editing by Mark Nixon

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 00:31:00), Credits (Around 00:55:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: themes of historical colonisation/cultural appropriation, sudden loud noise (rocks falling, gunfire), assault. Discussion: brief mention of enslavement, extended discussion of horror tropes & genre examples.

©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author.

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Shadows at the Door - S1E10 - There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard
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06/26/19 • 34 min

We return for a short bonus episode, producing M.R. James’ punchy ghost story ‘There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard’.

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 M. R. James and Adapted 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 00:08:00), Credits (Around 00:32:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: character death, depiction of burial. Discussion: discussion of religion (general), discussion of death (general).

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Shadows at the Door - S2E12 - Quem Infra Nos

S2E12 - Quem Infra Nos

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02/08/21 • 103 min

David Ault reads Mark Nixon's acclaimed short story 'Quem Infra Nos'.

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 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:50:00), Credits (Around 01:40:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: none. Discussion: strong sexual innuendo.

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Shadows at the Door - S2E02 - Slender Chances

S2E02 - Slender Chances

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07/03/20 • 81 min

Listen to the bizarre and half-finished final episode of the 8-Bit Refit podcast, in which hosts Tom and Nat discover an old game that should not exist...

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

Ilana Charnelle

Jake Benson

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 00:49:00), Credits (Around 01:17:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: sudden loud noise (static), death. Discussion: graphic depiction of violence/gore.

©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author.

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Shadows at the Door - S2E01 Blessed Be the Man

S2E01 Blessed Be the Man

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04/10/20 • 79 min

Professor Troughton is forced to defend his pursuit of paranormal knowledge, and his scientific thinking is put to the test, as a strange phenomenon outside a nearby churchyard invites new terror into his life.

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.

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Shadows at the Door - The Trailer

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Shadows at the Door

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10/31/18 • 1 min

From Shadows at the Door publishing comes a chilling new podcast, bringing to life a collection of macabre tales and spirited debate. Drawing on the haunted landscapes of classic folk horror, the podcast lifts the veil on some of your favourite ghost stories, and presents new fables throughout a series of macabre audio dramas. Shadows at the Door: The Podcast artfully showcases the unsettling, the unearthly, and the uncanny, with new tellings of beloved ghost stories, and spectral yarns created exclusively for the podcast by some of the most exciting writers in modern horror. Join presenter Mark Nixon and voice actor David Ault as they bring you ghoulish dramatisations, and discuss what makes the ghost story such a powerful, enduring force in cultures around the world.

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Shadows at the Door - S3E01 - Where Queer Things Him Befell
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06/14/23 • 106 min

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.

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Shadows at the Door - S2E10 - Bread & Salt

S2E10 - Bread & Salt

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11/06/20 • 80 min

A woman attempts to find comfort in her grandmother's old log cabin, and though she has never connected with her slavic heritage, something ancient is about to teach her a lesson nonetheless.

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:

Erika Sanderson

Jake Benson

David Ault

Ilana Charnelle

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 00:38:00), Credits (Around 01:17:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: intense depiction of grief/grieving, offscreen death of a partner, explicit sexual content. Discussion: sexual innuendo.

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Shadows at the Door - S2E06 - Loose Ground

S2E06 - Loose Ground

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08/28/20 • 71 min

Two men embark on an arduous hike. If only they could stop bickering, they might see what’s coming...

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 Hannah Rickman-Peddie

Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon

Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese

Script Editing by Mark Nixon

Cast:

David Ault

Jake Benson

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 00:29:00), Credits (Around 01:08:00)

Content Warnings: Story: graphic depiction of life-threatening injury, death. Discussion: discussion of death, strong sexual innuendo, brief discussion of transphobia.

©2022 Shadows at the Door Publishing. All rights reserved. The copyright for the story is held by the respective author.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Shadows at the Door have?

Shadows at the Door currently has 64 episodes available.

What topics does Shadows at the Door cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, Drama, Podcasts and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on Shadows at the Door?

The episode title 'S1E01 - Leave a Light On For Me' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Shadows at the Door?

The average episode length on Shadows at the Door is 60 minutes.

How often are episodes of Shadows at the Door released?

Episodes of Shadows at the Door are typically released every 15 days, 8 hours.

When was the first episode of Shadows at the Door?

The first episode of Shadows at the Door was released on Oct 31, 2018.

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