Auditory Anthology

Emerging from a two-day cave-in to find humanity silenced by a global catastrophe, a reclusive veteran realizes that while his species is gone, the entire Earth—from the White House to the Great Wall—has finally become his backyard. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscr...

When Marian Keller’s roommates vanish from their hospital beds and the staff insists she’s been alone since admission, she realizes the surgery isn't the greatest threat—it’s the hospital's terrifying ability to erase a life without leaving a trace. Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand...

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If...

Trapped on the red sands of Mars and robbed of his ticket home, a desperate miner lures his attacker into an alien gambling den where the stakes are measured not in gold, but in units of human agony. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditor...

In a busy urban ER, a legendary patient with a decades-old medical record appears during the city’s most fatal hours, not to be saved, but to act as a silent lightning rod for those clinging to life. Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading...

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If...

When Fred and Alice stumble upon a bright red flying saucer in the woods, they discover that the greatest obstacle to proving an alien invasion isn’t the government—it’s the pilot’s remarkably convincing ability to exchange “Venusian” currency for twenty-dollar bills. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can suppor...

When a skeptic’s GPS begins forcing her onto eerie, out-of-time detours, she discovers that her navigator isn't just avoiding traffic—it’s navigating the "outcomes" of her life. The Night Signal by Auditory Anthology Somewhere on the AM dial, long after most people have gone to sleep, late-night radio host Marianne Caldwell opens the phone lines. Callers bring stories. Encounters. Moments that don...

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If...

In a future where high-ranking officials are protected by impenetrable personal shields, ruthless Comptroller Terri Mac discovers that the one thing his technology can’t block is a two-some-hour gap in his record—and the vengeful memory of a woman he destroyed to reach the top. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You...

In a pristine subdivision where every fence height and trash can is strictly regulated, the residents must decide whether to enforce the rules or break them to help a very lost Sasquatch find his way home. This week on The Night Signal , our fictional late-night paranormal radio show returns with another caller who insists they’re not panicking—they’re just… observing. If you have a story you’d li...

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If...

In the silent ruins of Los Angeles, the last man on Earth risks a deadly commute for a piece of his past, only to find that the children who inherited the world have grown into its most savage predators. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://aud...

After seventeen minutes of missing time and a flash of blinding light, a professional skeptic’s aging dog returns with a miraculous new lease on life and a mysterious nightly appointment with the stars. The Night Signal by Auditory Anthology Somewhere on the AM dial, long after most people have gone to sleep, late-night radio host Marianne Caldwell opens the phone lines. Callers bring stories. Enc...

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If...

When a navigator with a titanium-plated skull responds to a distress call on an alien world, he discovers a telepathic trap that has turned every human into a puppet—and he’s the only man in the galaxy with the "shielding" to fight back. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid s...

When a small town launches a ghost tour to boost its budget, the actual residents of the past return not to haunt the living, but to fact-check the inaccuracies of their own legends. The Night Signal by Auditory Anthology Somewhere on the AM dial, long after most people have gone to sleep, late-night radio host Marianne Caldwell opens the phone lines. Callers bring stories. Encounters. Moments tha...

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If...

In the clinical shadows of a Mercury research station, a high-stakes trade for a mysterious red box ends with a contract signed in blood and a chilling betrayal that ignites the fuse of a planetary war. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://audi...

When a night-shift train operator on Chicago’s Blue Line realizes a recurring passenger is actually a ghost from a 1983 accident, he decides to break every protocol to help her finally reach the stop she missed decades ago. Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led t...

For our Serial Sunday series, we are presenting The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. When mysterious cylinders fall from the sky, Victorian England is thrust into a terrifying struggle for survival as Martian machines lay waste to the countryside. Told in serialized chapters, this landmark science-fiction classic unfolds as a gripping tale of invasion, panic, and humanity pushed to the brink. If...

As the final rocket departs for the stars of Alpha Centauri, one man chooses to stay behind and claim the ultimate inheritance: an empty, silent Earth. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com By becoming a paid subsc...

After landing a suspiciously affordable apartment in Logan Square, a grad student discovers her new roommate is a 90s-obsessed ghost who is less interested in haunting her and more interested in the proper way to label her leftovers. Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which...

Back in August here on Auditory Anthology we shared the Fredric Brown story Knock. Here's a link to our original episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VdAg8tXOGcCYUPJxS79Ml?si=dbcbbfbb75c849d6 This is another story that was featured on the 1950's radio drama series X Minus One. It originally aired in May of 1955. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https:...

When two friends step into “Eighties World” for a day of hairspray and synth-pop, they discover that behind the colorful facade of their favorite decade lies a brutal historical reality—and a rogue army of Soviet robots determined to ensure they never reach the Nineties. If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/ You can sup...