Episodes
"At river's edge, a group of figures waited. I can only assume now... they were waiting for me."
A romantic woodland retreat spirals into a terrifying ordeal as newlyweds Trent and Mia fall prey to a pagan religious order.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Jared Rivet
Tracy Clifton
Dexter Herron
Allison Cossitt
Steve Mize
Mary Murphy
E. J. Lavery
Stefania Lintonbon
Fiona Thraille
Original music score by Kevin...
Published 10/14/24
"It was like a thin, wispy, being... Something - something haunting - something that was pure evil."
In the bustling heart of Times Square, a street-savy couple running a tarot and palm reading storefront plot one final big score... but their scheme takes a terrifying turn when a new client steps into the shop.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written by Cameron Scott
Produced and directed by John Ballentine
Cast
Melissa Medina
Owen McCuen
Karim Kronfli
Christian...
Published 07/29/24
“What terror lies below the depths…”Wrestling with his own inner demons, the captain of a nuclear submarine must face the haunting prospect of a world perhaps beyond the brink of annihilation as well as a ghostly spectre tracking them in the abyss.
Warning: Explicit language and frightening situations
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Graham Rowat
Jared Rivet
Blaine Hicklin
Mary Murphy
Juliana Gutierrez Arango
Joe Stofko
Alvan Bolling II
Mark Reece Healey
Spring Heeled...
Published 03/25/24
"Philamena was a seer, a psychic by modern vernacular. And somewhere among these stones is her gravesite... Tonight, we're going to contact her."
On All Hallows' Eve, a graveside ouija board session descends into a nightmare unveiling a web of lies and betrayal between longtime friends... and perhaps a doorway to something far more disturbing.
Warning: Explicit language, violence and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Melissa Medina
Tanja Milojevic
Owen...
Published 10/23/23
"All predators aren't created equal."
Nikki's inquisitive instincts lead her into a dangerously precarious situation as the mystery of the Red Hill Abductions deepens.
Warning: Explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Tracy Clifton
Graham Rowat
Monique Bagwell
John Ballentine
Matthew Boudreau
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 29:35
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Published 09/14/23
"All the freaks come out before daybreak."
A rash of abductions in the small community of Red Hill leads a young woman to suspect her mysterious nocturnal neighbor might be hiding a sinister side.
Warning: Explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Tracy Clifton
Graham Rowat
Jared Rivet
Monique Bagwell
Juliana Gutierrez Arango
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 29:17
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Published 08/28/23
In the midst of a surreal dreamlike reality, a broken, flawed man relives the last drunken hours of his life in pursuit of an elusive perfect moment from his past as he hurtles headlong on a collision course with fate.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
From a story by Kevin Hartnell
Cast
Jared Rivet
Jack Kincaid
Jessica McEvoy
Kevin Hartnell
Motzie Dapul
John Bell
Monique Bagwell
Original music score by Kevin...
Published 03/20/23
During the Civil War, a small band of Union soldiers seek refuge for the night within the confines of a southern plantation home inhabited by three frightened residents, unaware they are closely stalked by a predatory beast.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Soren Narnia
Melissa Medina
Blaine Hicklin
Monique Sacay-Bagwell
Owen McCuen
Shelby Sessler
John Bell
Julie Hoverson
Original music score by...
Published 10/24/22
Haunted by lost love, a successful writer revisits college friends manning a remote lighthouse on the Canadian coast, only to find a mysterious harbinger of doom waiting offshore.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
From the audio play written by Tim Wynne Jones
Adapted, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Graham Rowat
Mary Murphy
Rish Outfield
John Ballentine
Jack Ward
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 29:45
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Published 07/12/22
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Published 04/09/22
A small town carnie with big ambitions is spooked and intrigued by the uncanny abilities of a mysterious old man living under the carnival fairgrounds.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Owen McCuen
Jack Kincaid
Shelby Sessler
Blaine Hicklin
Nichole Goodnight
Mary Murphy
Mike Fox
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 34:35
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Published 03/07/22
Emotionally devastated in the wake of a bitter divorce, an exhausted single mother comes face to face with a sinister mall Santa intent on delivering a twisted Christmas miracle.
Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Melissa Medina
Joe Stofko
Amelia Hicklin
Dani Aviles
Graham Rowat
Mary Murphy
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time 34:39
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Published 12/13/21
Haunted by a tragic incident from the past, Angela reminisces about a grade school friend and a series of ghostly visitations that have plagued her since childhood.
Published 10/19/21
Amid an atmosphere of growing hysteria, a small town minister is determined to get to the bottom of a series of unspeakable crimes just as his young son, Gerald, comes under the influence of a not-so imaginary friend.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
From the audio play by Bill Gray
Adapted by John Ballentine
Directed and produced by Kevin Hartnell and John Ballentine
Cast
James Hicklin
Rish Outfield
Blythe Haynes
Jack Kincaid
Owen Bevan
M J Hartnell
Joe...
Published 11/30/20
On October 31st 2019, the taping of a law enforcement reality show went terribly wrong as an unspeakable terror was unleashed on an unsuspecting film crew. The concluding chapter of the legendary Talbert Building Incident.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Tanja Milojevic
Owen McCuen
Mike Fox
Linda Wojtowick
Erika Sanderson
John Bell
Blaine Hicklin
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running time...
Published 10/26/20
On October 31st 2019, the taping of a law enforcement reality show went terribly wrong as an unspeakable terror was unleashed on an unsuspecting film crew. We have the found footage “lost” tape of the legendary Talbert Building Incident.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Tanja Milojevic
John Bell
Linda Wojtowick
Mike Fox
Owen McCuen
Erika Sanderson
John Ballentine
Kevin Hartnell
Original music score by Kevin...
Published 10/13/20
A young girl and her father continue to flee an insidious cult obsessed with harnessing the uncanny ability she displays for communicating with the dead.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Jessica McElvoy
Owen Bevan
Joe Stofko
Rachel Craig
Dexter Herron
Eva Schneider
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running Time 30:05
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Published 07/13/20
A spiritual medium recalls harrowing experiences as a young girl traveling cross-country with her trucker father pursued by a mysterious cult. Along the way, they gain allies and enemies, both living and deceased.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Jessica McElvoy
Owen Bevan
Rachel Craig
Dexter Herron
Julie Hoverson
Blythe Haynes
Blaine Hicklin
Joe Stofko
Original music score by Kevin Hartnell
Running Time...
Published 06/13/20
On the run from a bad relationship, Ellen is pursued into a moonlit wilderness by a freakish pale brute forcing her to utilize dormant survival skills in a bloody game of cat and mouse.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations.
Based on the short story by Joe R. Lansdale
Adapted, produced and directed by John Ballentine
Cast
Blythe Haynes
Jack Kincaid
Owen McCuen
Tanja Milojevic
Sarah Golding
Original Music Score by Kevin Hartnell
Running Time 34:08
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Published 10/24/19
Puppets from a local children's TV show haunt the dreams of an anxiety stressed single mother and seem to foreshadow horrifying events to come.
Warning: Contains frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences.
Written by Steve Schneider
Directed and produced by John Ballentine
Cast
Diane Gilbert
Jessica McEvoy
Anya Schneider
Erika Sanderson
Edward Champion
Julie Hoverson
Javier Warford
Dexter Herron
Owen McCuen
Music by Michael Hoffman and Kevin McLeod
Accordian music by Jackson...
Published 06/05/19
The old house charmed Courtney and Landon from the start. Built in the late 1800s and beautifully renovated, it seemed the perfect place to begin their new life together and forget the mess they had left behind. But they do not know that the house has a secret of its own.
Warning: Contains explicit language, frightening situations and adult content not suitable for younger audiences.
Written, Directed and Produced by Billy Senese
Cast
Marin Miller
Jesse James Locorriere
Jenny...
Published 10/25/18
A man investigates an old Texas mansion searching for antiques but soon finds more than he bargained for. Because in this lonely stretch of land, ancient gods walk the earth and their followers have little choice but to obey their twisted demands.
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences.
Written by Joe R. Lansdale
Adapted for audio by Jerry Stearns
Directed by Brian Price
Produced by Scott Hickey
Joe R. Lansdale...
Published 07/30/18
Alex wakes in a run-down New England hospital with foggy memories of a car accident and his missing girlfriend, Elizabeth. And – was that a scream in the distance? Unable to decipher mind-bending delusions from reality, Alex soon realizes that his condition is much more critical than he first believed.
Production Team:Matthew J Boudreau, Samantha Mason, and Frederick Greenhalgh
Written by James Comtois
Cast:* Nat Angstrom – Alex* Bernie Horowitz – Mrs. Lee* PG Lorusso – Mr. Bradley*...
Published 07/16/18
A young man battling schizophrenic demons from his past, hears a sinister new voice in his earbuds with murderous intentions. Will a blossoming romance with a mysterious neighbor be his salvation or lead down a darker path?
Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences.
Written by John Ballentine
Directed by Steve Schneider
Cast
Bobby Gaglini
Sarah Caitlin Taylor
Dexter Herron
Tanja Milojevic
Edward Champion
Matthew...
Published 10/31/17