Red in the Dark

The Ledger opens. An account remains open until all debts are paid. Inside a quiet cabin lit by firelight, The Archivist records another entry into a massive book that does not judge. It only remembers. This entry begins with six folders, six victims, and an investigator who cannot leave the pattern alone. What she finds points to something more precise than rage. More deliberate than impulse. And...

Andrew Collins looks exactly like the kind of man nobody would ever notice. An accountant. A briefcase. A nervous smile. As he waits outside an aging apartment building on the day of a devastating explosion, Andrew struggles to appear normal while carrying out a task that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Inside, ordinary people go about their day. A man waits for an elevator. Neighbors che...

Portland police are currently conducting an investigation into a violent stabbing incident that transpired near Kennedy Park following a late-night disturbance. The situation unfolded shortly after midnight when multiple reports of shouting and potential assault were made. Upon their arrival, officers discovered a man who sustained serious injuries, including blunt force trauma and at least one st...

Leonard Voss cuts through Kennedy Park on an evening run and stumbles into something ugly waiting in the dark. A drug dealer. A woman barely conscious on her knees. A knife pulled too quickly by a man too stupid to understand who he was threatening. Chapter 2, Part 2: The Day Before — Effin' Junkies introduces Abigail Lakin, a woman trapped inside addiction, manipulation, fear, and the slow collap...

The sea gives things back eventually. The Lobsterman – The Fallen: A Dark Beyond Tale follows David, a quiet Maine lobsterman living off the coast, hauling traps from cold water while carrying memories that never stayed buried. Human bones begin surfacing inside his traps. Some things don't begin with monsters. Sometimes they begin with frightened children, broken homes, addiction, violence, and p...

Leonard Voss runs errands after work. A grocery store. A quick stop. One more ordinary moment before everything starts to turn. Then a man starts losing control in front of his children. Leonard steps in. It ends quickly, but the moment follows him out of the store. At checkout, a cashier recognizes him while a news report plays quietly in the background. Another story about violence. Another face...

A devastating explosion occurred earlier today in a commercial apartment building on Congress Street in downtown Portland, resulting in the tragic loss of 11 lives, including that of Portland Police Detective Michael Carter. The explosion, which originated in the basement of the mixed-use structure near the Portland Public Library, sent debris flying into the street and shattered windows, leading...

A voice calls out from the wreckage. Someone survived. After pulling two children from the aftermath of a devastating building collapse, Leonard Voss makes the decision to go back for the stranger trapped inside the ruins. It should have ended there. It didn't. Chapter 1, Part 2: Bad Men Don't Hesitate Either continues Red in the Dark, a serialized psychological horror audio drama rooted in trauma...

The trial of family law attorney Evan Roark, who faces grave allegations including multiple counts of murder, kidnapping, and crimes against minors, remains a focal point of public interest in our region. This episode of Casco Bay News, hosted by Rebecca Thorne, delves into the intricacies of the case, which is intertwined with the troubling matter of missing children whose families had previously...

A door latch becomes the only line between "safe" and "not safe." In a house that won't stay quiet—and a mind that won't stay still—Amelia discovers a simple rule: Keep it latched. The attic door opens once. Then again. Then again. Each time she closes it, she becomes less certain whether the problem is upstairs or inside her own head. The Latch is a standalone entry in The Dark Beyond, an antholo...

The narrative unfolds within the confines of a sterile, clinical environment, where the so-called 'good doctor' administers a procedure under the guise of benevolence. Yet, the horror of his actions is palpable, as he believes he is alleviating the suffering of his patient, Emily. This episode delves into the disturbing dichotomy of intention versus impact, exploring the unsettling reality that th...

An explosion on Congress Street pulls Leonard Voss into a night that won't let go. What begins as instinctive survival becomes something darker as Leonard enters a collapsing building filled with smoke, fire, and people who didn't get out in time. Because good men don't hesitate. But bad ones don't either. Chapter 1, Part 1: Good Men Don't Hesitate begins Red in the Dark, a serialized psychologica...

"The things we do to survive will eventually destroy us. But we do them anyway. Because survival is all we know." — Caleb Banks A late-night news report. A body recovered without a face. A phone call that sends Caleb Banks back to Maine. The Prologue introduces the world of Red in the Dark, a serialized psychological horror audio drama where violence, trauma, disappearance, fractured timelines, an...

The Irving Woods swallowed all light. A man named Ben ran through them, covered in blood that wasn't his. Moments earlier, he watched his brother die. Now something is following him through the darkness. The Cabin serves as an introduction to the world of Red in the Dark. Lost in the forests of Northern Maine, Ben stumbles across an isolated cabin occupied by a man who should be terrified by what...