119 episodes

You have entered the Twilight Histories, an audio adventure that casts YOU as the hero.

YOU are a time traveler. Each episode, YOU will explore a new world. Some are familiar. Others are totally exotic. An Egypt ravaged by an Ice Age. A Carthaginian colony on Mars.

The Twilight Histories mixes your love of history, science fiction, fantasy and role playing into a fully soundscaped and immersive experience.

So step on the platform… if you dare!

Twilight Histories Dark Lord Studios

    • History
    • 4.8 • 527 Ratings

You have entered the Twilight Histories, an audio adventure that casts YOU as the hero.

YOU are a time traveler. Each episode, YOU will explore a new world. Some are familiar. Others are totally exotic. An Egypt ravaged by an Ice Age. A Carthaginian colony on Mars.

The Twilight Histories mixes your love of history, science fiction, fantasy and role playing into a fully soundscaped and immersive experience.

So step on the platform… if you dare!

    Oubliette

    Oubliette

    Are you curious how the other side lives? Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in the cut-throat world of royal politics? Spend your hard earned vacation days with the Twilight Histories in the 15th century!

    Created by Aaron Lund

    #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTravel #horror #fantasy #FightingFantasy #roleplaying #rpg #game #weird #HistoryPodcast #TwilightZone #TwilightHistory #weirdtales #strangestories #Burgundy #15thCentury #1600s #France #fairytale #weirdcore #goblincore #midgets #littlepeople #cannibalism

    • 59 min
    Ruin of King Ad

    Ruin of King Ad

    “That is not dead which can eternal lie,
    And with strange aeons even death may die.”
    -H.P. Lovecraft

    You have requested to visit ancient Uruk. Our tourists who make such requests often with to visit the ancient Sumerians, wander the cradle of civilization and climb the great ziggerats. But you have a curiosity with the more esoteric aspects of the deep past. We have a little explored world just for you...

    Written and Produced by Kevin Valbonesi

    #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTravel #horror #fantasy #FightingFantasy  #roleplaying #rpg #game #weird #HistoryPodcast #TwilightZone #TwilightHistory #bronzeage #summer #iraq #tigris #euphrates #babylon #uruk

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Jason and the Argonauts

    Jason and the Argonauts

    Join the crew of the Argo, and go on a road trip through the Bronze Age. Find out what Jason and his merry band of heroes really got up to on their epic quest for the Golden Fleece. Adventure, peril, buffoonery and a surprise hero to save the day.

    #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTravel #horror #fantasy #FightingFantasy  #roleplaying #rpg #game #weird #HistoryPodcast #TwilightZone #TwilightHistory #bronzeage #greekmyth #myth #ancientgreeks #comedy #funny 

    • 55 min
    Shakalesh

    Shakalesh

    You will journey to the island of Sicily at the end of the Bronze Age. In this world, it is called Shakalesh, and is home to one of the tribes collectively known as the Sea Peoples who raided Egypt before being lost to time.

    Written and Produced by Josh Hutchins

    #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTravel #horror #fantasy #FightingFantasy  #roleplaying #rpg #game #weird #HistoryPodcast #TwilightZone #TwilightHistory #bronzeage #collapse #sicily #seapeoples 

    • 46 min
    Broham the Barbarian, Part 2

    Broham the Barbarian, Part 2

    YOU are Broham the Barbarian. You've tamed the massive Spike bird. You've conquered an ancient city. What's next? You still need to get your gaming company content, or else what good are you? It's time for your next adventure! 

    Written and Produced by Aaron Lund

    #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTravel #horror #fantasy #FightingFantasy  #roleplaying #rpg #game #weird #HistoryPodcast #TwilightZone #TwilightHistory #mesopotamian #mesopotamia #videogame #spitebird #hercules #heracles #labours #labors

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Broham the Barbarian, Part 1

    Broham the Barbarian, Part 1

    Broham the Barbarian is entirely unique to our regular catalog of shows as it’s inspired by classic video games. It has an 8-bit feel to it, and an edgy quirkiness that’s become Aaron Lund’s signature. Aaron is a great writer who sneaks in sparks of genius seemingly out of nowhere. Please enjoy Aaron Lund’s first big show for the Twilight Histories. This is Broham the Barbarian, part 1 by Aaron Lund.

    Written and Produced by Aaron Lund

    #AudioDrama #AudioFiction #SienceFiction #scifi #fiction #AlternateHistory #SpeculativeFiction #multiverse #TimeTravel #horror #fantasy #FightingFantasy  #roleplaying #rpg #game #weird #HistoryPodcast #TwilightZone #TwilightHistory #mesopotamian #mesopotamia #videogame #spitebird #hercules #heracles #labours #labors

    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
527 Ratings

527 Ratings

LedroitTiger ,

Looking for recs

Anyone have a list of faves? I’ve either listened or fallen asleep part of the way through everything and looking to revisit some good ones. Keep up the good work!

AlienBBQs ,

Worth listening to.

The idea is akin to the TV show Sliders from the 90s. Except in this concept it’s monetized.

Explore the multiverse. See what could have happened in history in this well researched and deeply thought through what if stories. (With some off the wall sci-fi possibilities peppered in for good measure… I’m looking at you Blue Dragons.) The supporting characters in almost every story have depth and realism in mind. The world building is top notch. Well done.

I just skip the ones read by Field, the story delivery is unlistenable. The intonation of each sentence grates somewhere in the Venn diagram between whining and overacting and smug self-satisfaction. Like nails on a chalkboard for me.

jimbo29499 ,

Imaginative historical sci-fi

This podcast is amazing. The stories are consistently imaginative, each being inspired by a little kernel of an alternate-history idea that is wonderfully fleshed out by talented writers. Great production and sound effects as well. The episodes ranges from good to utterly astounding! Keep up the great work!

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