Campfire Radio Theater
Haunted Air Audio
Horror radio rises from the dead! Experience the twists and chills of a modern horror anthology, fully dramatized and soundscaped in the tradition of terror classics from yesteryear, but with all the thrilling dynamics of a contemporary cutting-edge film soundtrack! Join us around the fire... you won’t believe your ears! Latest updates and behind-the-mic info can be found on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio Disclaimer: We cannot be held responsible for hauntings and demonic possessions that occur as a result of listening to this podcast!
Final Resting Place
"My God... What caused them to scream so?" In the summer of 93, a cemetery caretaker and his grandson discover a series of ominous rumblings under the earth that may originate from something far more disturbing than seismic activity. A 3D binaural audio experience! Headphones/Earbuds recommended! Warning: Contains graphic horror content Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Based on a story by Brian Von Knobloch Cast Blaine Hicklin Soren Narnia James Hicklin Shelley Reid Monique Bag
Dec 23, 2024 • 31:20
The Heretic's Handbook
"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 Hartnell
Oct 14, 2024 • 42:13
West Palm Readers
"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 Young S
Jul 29, 2024 • 36:59
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
“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 Jac
Mar 25, 2024 • 42:50
Desecrate
"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 McCu
Oct 23, 2023 • 40:20
Ties of Blood Part Two
"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 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio
Sep 14, 2023 • 29:35
Ties of Blood Part One
"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 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @Camp
Aug 28, 2023 • 29:17
Last Resort
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 Hartnell Runn
Mar 20, 2023 • 32:12
The Dreams of Wolves
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 Kevin Hartnell
Oct 24, 2022 • 42:30
The Road Ends at the Sea
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 Follow us on Facebook @Campfir
Jul 12, 2022 • 29:45
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Apr 9, 2022 • 1:03
Abominations
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 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio
Mar 7, 2022 • 34:35
The Bones of Saint Nicholas
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 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio
Dec 13, 2021 • 34:39
The Ghost of Lori Keegan
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. Warning: Contains adult language and frightening situations. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Erika Sanderson Tanja Milojevic Owen McCuen James Hicklin Blythe Haynes Shelby Sessler Linda Wojtowick Julie Hoverson MJ Hartnell Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running time 41:19 Follow us on Facebook @Campfir
Oct 19, 2021 • 41:19
Gerald
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 Stofko C
Nov 30, 2020 • 38:36
The Thing on the Ground Floor Part Two
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 28:53 Foll
Oct 26, 2020 • 28:53
The Thing on the Ground Floor Part One
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 Ha
Oct 13, 2020 • 34:25
The Resurrectionist Part Two
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 McEvoy Owen Bevan Joe Stofko Rachel Craig Dexter Herron Eva Schneider Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running Time 30:05 Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio
Jul 13, 2020 • 30:03
The Resurrectionist Part One
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 McEvoy Owen Bevan Rachel Craig Dexter Herron Julie Hoverson Blythe Haynes Blaine Hicklin Joe Stofko Original music score by Kevin Hartnell Running Time 27:08
Jun 13, 2020 • 27:08
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
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 Follow us on Facebook @
Oct 24, 2019 • 34:08
Blood Puppets
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 Paro
Jun 5, 2019 • 35:18
The Woman in the Basement
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 Littleton Jessica
Oct 25, 2018 • 34:55
God of the Razor
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 Website Great Northern Au
Jul 30, 2018 • 31:35
Intensive Care
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 * Kristi
Jul 16, 2018 • 36:40
Monster’s Game
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 Boudreau Sarah Golding Fion
Oct 31, 2017 • 34:33
Death and Alchemy
An obsessive doctor unleashes dark elemental forces in a mad quest to resurrect the dead in Victorian London. Warning: Contains graphic content and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Adapted from the short story "The Doctor in the Dungeon" by Patrick Moody Adapted, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Owen Bevan Karim Kronfli Erika Sanderson Rish Outfield Robert Cudmore Music by Kevin Hartnell and Alan Howarth "Happy Ukulele" by Scott Holmes https://scottholmesm
Oct 2, 2017 • 39:04
Ravenous
Investigating the disappearance of a colleague, BBC journalist Albert Titus lands the scoop of a lifetime in the Scottish coastal village of Redmayne as he unravels a terrifying mystery perhaps tied to a sinister cannibal clan of legend. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Co-Produced by Kevin Hartnell Cast David Ault Robert Cudmore Matthew McLean Rachel Craig Caitlin Sneddon Jim Bal
Jun 11, 2017 • 32:32
Abduction at Willow Woods
Two old friends unearth lost secrets from their youth when they revisit the wooded site of an otherworldly encounter. A 3D binaural audio experience! Headphones/Earbuds recommended! Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Co-directed by Blaine Hicklin Cast Blaine Hicklin John Ballentine Patrick Bazile Teresa Ballentine Rick Prewitt Doug Hogate Jr Music by Kevin Hartnell Overlook Hotel R
Jan 27, 2017 • 31:53
Rites of Autumn
A young boy spends an autumn afternoon with his grandpa who passes on a few very unique Halloween traditions. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Joe Stofko James Hicklin Shelby Sessler Tanja Milojevic Rich Wentworth Kevin Hartnell Laurel Hicklin Music by Kevin Hartnell ://overlookhotelrecords.com/ Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio Running Time 26:01
Oct 24, 2016 • 26:02
Woods Ferry
Weekend explorers on a quest for antique treasures stumble upon a lost town at the end of a long dirt road and soon uncover the unspeakable truth behind the decades past evacuation of Woods Ferry. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Blythe Haynes Rish Outfield Steve Schneider Jack Kincaid Blaine Hicklin Joe Stofko Music by Kevin Hartnell http://overlookhotelrecords.com/ Running
Jun 5, 2016 • 33:32
Whispers From Hell
Harmless pranks turn dark as a young woman fears a voyeuristic predator may be stalking her from the shadows of peaceful suburbia where a dreadful secret lies in the cemetery next door. Warning: Contains explicit language and frightening situations not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Rachel Arling Shelby Sessler John Patrick Melendez Diane Gilbert Tanja Milojevic Music by Kevin Hartnell http://overlookhotelrecords.com/ Special thanks to Lew
Oct 25, 2015 • 28:55
Night Delivery
A rookie late night radio DJ is entangled in the web of a beguiling young beauty in red and devilish reverse rock lyrics as a dark wave of violence sweeps 1980s Atlanta. Warning: Contains explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Rish Outfield http://dunesteef.com/ Blythe Haynes Blaine Hicklin John Ballentine Anitra DeLorenzo http://www.authorwebservices-xl.net/US/540609/ Melissa English Kevin Ha
Sep 20, 2015 • 37:34
Ghosts of Flannan Lighthouse
A chilling mystery unfolds in 1900 off the Scottish coast as Joseph Moore arrives at the Flannan Island Lighthouse to find it cold and abandoned... its keepers vanished. Will a blood-stained journal reveal a clue to their dark fate or resurrect an ancient long-dead curse? Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine U.K. production directed by Matthew McLean Cast Robert Cudmore Matthew McLean Jim Balfour Rich Matheson http://www.ynrohkeeg.com/ Blaine Hicklin Caitlin Sneddo
Mar 26, 2015 • 33:50
RIP Part II
Once again, we follow the bloody trail of Jack the Ripper and his victims as pub patron Old Jim weaves a grisly tale of London's Victorian Whitechapel and hints at an evil that may still lurk amongst the shadows of the East End. Warning: Contains graphic content not suitable for younger audiences. Written and Directed by Blaine Hicklin Series Produced by John Ballentine Cast Rish Outfield http://dunesteef.com/ Gerti Steele Alan Steele http://wadealansteele.com/
Oct 27, 2014 • 33:34
RIP Part I
Newlyweds on the final eve of their honeymoon are haunted by the ghosts of old Whitechapel as a mysterious pub patron breathes terrifying new life into the bloody terror that gripped the streets of Victorian London. Warning: Contains graphic content not suitable for younger audiences. Written and Directed by Blaine Hicklin Series produced by John Ballentine Cast Rish Outfield http://dunesteef.com/ Gerti Steele Alan Steele http://wadealansteele.com/ Dav
Oct 5, 2014 • 25:42
The Philadelphia Xperiment
Confined to a mental ward in 1951 and awaiting his impending lobotomy, an enigmatic WW2 veteran known only as Patient X recalls an ill-fated experiment to render a U.S. warship invisible resulting in nightmarish side effects for the survivors as well as uncovering a mind-bending temporal terror. Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast David Ault Jack Kincaid Joe Stofko M Sieiro Garcia J
May 12, 2014 • 32:58
Dreaming of a Dead Christmas
Two college coeds returning home for the holidays unwittingly unleash a zombie outbreak at a truck-stop after running over a mysterious man on a desolate country road. Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Tanja Milojevic Shelby Sessler John Ballentine Teresa Ballentine Blaine Hicklin Joe Stofko Music by Kevin MacLeod and Michael Hoffman Songs by The Experiments, Reigning Sound, The R
Dec 15, 2013 • 29:22
The War of the Worlds
A young woman's cell phone diary chronicles the end of days first hand as deadly alien war machines emerge from fallen meteorites and rain fiery destruction upon an unsuspecting populace. A new adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic! Warning: May contain explicit language and graphic content not suitable for younger audiences. Adapted, produced and directed for this series by John Ballentine Cast Shelby Sessler http://www.youtube.com/user/shelbeanie143?feature=watch Joe Stofko htt
Oct 27, 2013 • 37:07
The Dentist
A new dental assistant is drawn into a perplexing mystery as many of Dr. Stewart's patients emerge from the office in a dazed stupor... a dead look in their eyes. Paranoia and dread soon take hold as she begins to suspect her kindly boss may be engaging in a terrifyingly macabre practice. Adapted from the NIGHTFALL classic! Written by Bill Gray Series produced and directed by John Ballentine Cast Kellie Floyd Nathan Lowell John Ballentine Julie Hoverson Tanja Milojevic Jack Ward Mu
Sep 1, 2013 • 29:58
Hungry Hollow
On a weekend camping trip, three boyhood friends rescue an enchanting young hiker lost in the mountains but soon find themselves pawns in a dark ritual as old as the hills with lethal consequences. And as shadows grow longer, a hideous truth emerges regarding the campfire legends of a wrathful old woman said to inhabit the valley. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Blaine Hicklin Shelby Sessler John Ballentine Alan Wells Music by Kevin MacLeod, Zero V, Richard Lainhart, Corm
Feb 6, 2013 • 31:10
Twilight Road
A young woman, pronounced dead hours earlier, springs to life on the embalming table. Haunted by disembodied voices and recollections of a shadowy afterlife, Cerina is desperate to escape the ghoulish confines of the city morgue. Might she suffer delusions due to her accident or is something far more grisly amiss? Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast Diane Gilbert Shelby Sessler John Ballentine Blaine Hicklin Alex Pinnock Teresa Ballentine Music by Tom Cusack, Kevin MacLeod
Oct 22, 2012 • 27:01
The Haunted Cell
Skeeter Dempsey went to the electric chair for murder and now they say when the lights are out in the old county jail, he comes back to visit his favorite cell. Locked up all alone in the dark, who would know if their cell mate was just a new arrival... or a dead man? A re-creation of the LIGHTS OUT classic! Written by Wyllis Cooper Series produced and directed by John Ballentine Cast Rob McCue Blaine Hicklin John Ballentine Glenn Hascall Scott Spaulding Music by Tom Cusack and Kevin
Jul 29, 2012 • 26:41
The Master’s Hungry Children
As World War 2 draws to a close, a squad of bullying Nazis occupy a remote Romanian village populated by old men, women and livestock. But all is not as it appears as a bitter Winter night falls and the Germans find themselves stalked by something far more bloodthirsty than the pursuing Red Army. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast John Ballentine Blaine Hicklin Dennis Kacsur Tanja Milojevic Glenn Hascall Music by Kevin MacLeod "Mournful Strings" by Hammerklavier Running time
Mar 27, 2012 • 31:40
Night Chills
Justin and Jill were content in their new home before the unexplained noises, the icy rooms... and a terrifying dead of night visitor. Written, directed and produced by John Ballentine Cast John Ballentine Allison Howard Shelby Sessler Blaine Hicklin Larry Perkins Music by Kevin MacLeod The song "Lullaby" created and performed by _ghost Follow us on Facebook @CampfireRadioTheater and Twitter @CampfireRadio Running time 29:43
Dec 31, 2011 • 29:43
