11th Hour Audio

Barbie Rockwell has the perfect life. A loving husband, a spotless home, dinner on the table by six, and a laugh track that cheers her every move. Every day is the same, just how she likes it.

But lately, something is slipping. A song she never learned. A name she almost answers to. An appointment she can’t miss.

Imitation of Life is a standalone horror audio short from Realm of Obsidian, a supernatural thriller anthology series by Xperience J

CAST
Barbie Rockwell: Aisha Casey
John Rockwell: Matthew Boudreau
Yvonne: Faith McQuinn
TV Announcer / Radio DJ: Jacob “the Bear” Hagloch
LaShonda’s Mother: Natasha L. Malone
Keeper of the Realm I: Xperience J
Keeper of the Realm II: Lysz Flo

CREW
Story by: Xperience J
Editing and Sound Design: Xperience J

PRODUCTION
A Shhh! Jus’ Listen Media production, in collaboration with 11th Hour Audio and Observer Pics

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Originally written as something else entirely, this short piece was scrapped… UNTIL Love and Pain found its voice. Thirst Trap now serves as a sequel to that work.

Content advisory: Thirst Trap contains references to tampering with drinks and resulting assault.

The Woman was performed by S.H. Cooper.
Find her work at https://authorshcooper.com/
The Man was performed by Owen McCuen.
See and hear his work at https://owenmccuen.com/
Musical score composed and performed by Chuck Hamilton and other members of Sadassa Silvia.
Find them at: https://sadassasilvia.bandcamp.com/album/

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This full-cast Legal Horror Audio Drama is about a protagonist that gets caught up in the U.S. legal system and each courtroom appearance results in mounting horror and a sense of unreality. The story follows a civil protection order proceeding post a bad lesbian divorce.

Remember, in the legal system, say yes to the chicken!

Protagonist played by Alanna Knight
Judge Horace Bilgewater played by Bernie Horton
Ex-Wife played by Tatyana Kot
Mediocre Attorney played by James Picardo
Bailiff played by Lykeness
J.A. Helling was the writer, director and showrunner
Sound Design by Kevin Walker Burnette and Iris Waterman
Original Music by Julian Glover
Podcast Cover Art by 04tenno

This international team represents six countries and all volunteers came together to make the Legal Horror Audio Drama "May It Please the Court" in October 2026.

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Every morning at 6:14, a crow arrives outside the kitchen window. Three caws. Always three.

At first, it’s a nuisance. Then it starts bringing gifts. Then it starts talking.

A little companionship is nice when you live alone. But this particular bird has been listening a little too closely, and the things it learns aren’t necessarily yours to keep.

Take a Breath is a darkly comic horror audio drama about loneliness, imitation & the terrible consequences of having someone who listens.

Content advisory: Strong language, psychological horror, disturbing vocal mimicry, physical violence and frightening sounds.

Narrated by Owen McCuen
The Crow voiced by Bear Haglock

Written, directed & scored by Matthew Boudreau
Dialogue editing & sound design by Sarah Buchynski

A production of 11th Hour Audio & Polarity Audio Works

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Who needs enemies when you have friends like these? Be careful who you trust in the woods…

Content warnings: harsh language and swearing, deception, attempted murder, human sacrifice, and death.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x3ZQsO-jXEWqm4MelzZu867PMo8AMB2p6aOhIGD_PKI/edit?usp=sharing

Written, directed, composed, and dialogue editing by Ali Hylton, sound design by Kathryn Stanley, and script editing and transcription by Nic Fray. This episode features Lev Rodriguez Shivers as Arden, Elizabeth Plant as Eliza, Stephen Indrisano as Kade, and Lindsay Zana as Rimolina.

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Inspired by the painting by Edvard Munch, Love and Pain is about a Woman who seeks to comfort a grieving Man. The Man resists…at first. This melodrama is also partly inspired by a song by Gerard McMahon. Can you spot the lyrics?

Munch created several versions of Love and Pain between 1893-1895 and the work was frequently called “Vampire” throughout the years, though that wasn’t the original title. Each version has its own charms, but I’m partial to the 1895 version which will serve as the cover art for this story.

The Woman was performed by S.H. Cooper.
Find her work at https://authorshcooper.com/
The Man was performed by Owen McCuen.
See and hear his work at https://owenmccuen.com/
Musical score composed and performed by Sadassa Silvia.
Find them at: https://sadassasilvia.bandcamp.com/album/
Cover art by Edvard Munch.

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Ella likes to take her and boyfriend Tom on “experience dates”, like climbing the Three Peaks. Tom would rather go to the pub and talk about trains. When Ella finds an abandoned house where terrifying events unfolded and drags the reluctant Tom inside, they both become part of the still-unfolding mystery.

Cast: Fiona Thraille as Ella / Cliff Chapman as Tom.
Written by Paul Spencer.
Directed by Neil Jones.
Produced by Paul Spencer and Neil Jones.
Music composed by Paul Spencer.
Sound design and cover art by Neil Jones.
A Pigeon Hole audio production.

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Eleven years of the 11th Hour.

Matthew Boudreau kicks off the 2026 11th Hour Audio Challenge with a shout-out to the writers, actors, directors, composers, and sound designers who have made this community what it is, and the remarkable audio dramas they create beyond the challenge.

Then it’s time for seven new productions, releasing one per hour beginning at 11 a.m. Pacific on October 30: Darkness Conceals, Love and Pain, The Price of Friendship, Take a Breath, May It Please the Court, Thirst Trap (Love and Pain Part 2), and Imitation of Life (Realm of Obsidian).

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In an alternative version of Iceland, Bryce, Óli and Nonni are expecting a quick getaway to the family cabin for the Icelandic Day of Independence, and instead have to flee from the Zombie Apocalypse that they did not order this morning.

Cast

Bryce Smith - Neil Martin (who is also our audio wizard!)

Jón "Nonni" Huginsson - Dagur Jóhannesson (Volly's Icelandic helper)

Ólafur Vignisson - Eyþór Viðarsson (who is also our video wizard)

Keeper/Herder of Chaos - Hem "Volonda" Brewster (also our lovely producer).

Subscribe to join the story when it officially starts, with DAILY episodes from October 1st until the story ends!

Check out the website: https://varudrpg.com/

Subscribe to our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VARUDRPG

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https://open.spotify.com/show/033r0aOdweSi4YmfpNaRDE

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This is a Blighthouse Studio production.

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Are you tired of playing nice?

Summer has gone on long enough.

Every polite smile costs you something. Somewhere inside, there’s an idea that’s stranger, darker, maybe a little harder to keep under control.

Good. The 11th Hour Audio Challenge wants it.

Write it. Build it. Unleash it.

Write an original horror audio drama script of 10 pages or fewer. Then assemble a team of collaborators, or join one, and turn it into a finished audio production with:

• Voice acting
• Sound design & effects
• Editing
• Original music
• Whatever else your particular monster requires

On October 30, World Audio Drama Day, the finished productions descend upon the 11th Hour Audio podcast feed.

Life isn’t always a beach party.
Let the tide come in.

Learn more, find collaborators & join the challenge at
https://11thhouraudio.com/

The 11th Hour Audio Challenge is an annual community audio-drama event bringing writers, performers, directors, composers, sound designers and producers together to create original audio fiction.

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Transcript

Welcome back to the 11th Hour Audio Podcast.

Today's featured production is Hearthbound from Stray Lungs, one of the first productions selected through our open submissions process.

Odessa's just trying to get home to her wife, but along the Loneliest Road in America she'll encounter strange hosts, stray souls, and echoes of the past she's running from... or running towards.

Hearthbound is a folk musical audio drama set across a post-apocalyptic Great Basin. It's a road trip, a queer love story, and a ballad for ecological restoration.

Created by Jo Chiang

Directed by Jack Towhey Calk

Sound Design and Editing by Levi Sharpe

Music Directed by Ginger Dolden

Music Production by Pete Lanctot

Occasional swearing, brief gun violence, mentions of death, grief, abandonment, violence, and brief misophonia.

Please note that later episodes of the series may contain additional mature content, including graphic violence.

Website: https://www.straylungs.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/straylungs/

The 11th Hour Audio Podcast is now accepting submissions from audio drama creators.

If you have a completed audio drama and the rights to share it, we invite you to submit it for consideration. We're looking for creative, immersive audio storytelling and would love to hear what you've been working on.

Submission Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4jN0XD-8acHf7MKAHSyfhITUxKzN1A-Vx7D6BlxQBoFHAeg/viewform?usp=dialog

Since 2008, 11th Hour Audio has been creating, supporting, and celebrating audio fiction through productions, community events, and the annual 11th Hour Audio Challenge.

Thanks for listening.

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Desperate to contact his Grandmother (Jenelle Sosa), Brent (PG Lorusso) takes some extraordinary measures to stay in touch. Features Linda Mason, Jennifer Harder and Amye Lewis. Directed by Samantha Mason. Music by Lucien Desar. Sound Design by Mike de Almeida. Theme music and editing by Matthew J Boudreau.

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Aþæanuka - 95th day of Bäkkos, 5th year of the Vær, 101st Generation
The journey to the Skundr begins.

This week on the 11th Hour Audio Podcast we’re featuring an episode of Counterbalance, an immersive high fantasy audio drama presented in a found-footage style.

The story follows three unlikely companions traveling across the mountain Skundr to repair a tear in the magical Weave that holds their world together. As spirits escape and chaos spreads across the mountain, they must learn to work together to mend the damage before their own conflicts make things worse.

The series follows a modern human suddenly stranded in a bronze-age-like world of magic, spirits, and non-human cultures, documenting the journey while searching for answers about what happened to the other humans who arrived in this world with her.

Cast

Raka – Kessir Riliniki
Lyn – Carollyn Monterola
Malaki – Eyþór Viðarsson (Blighthouse Studio)
Auril – Travis Vengroff (The White Vault)
Yosha – Hem Brewster (The Lucky Die)
Akasar Eþiovar – Lani Minella (AudioGodz)
Cerafaïn – Austin Beach (Broken Bard Studios)

Additional Voices

Whitney Johnson (Kalila Stormfire's Economical Magic Services)
Tal Minear (Ungifts)
Lucille Valentine (The Six Disappearances of Ella McCray)

Written and dialogue edited by Kessir Riliniki
Sound design by Sarah Buchynski (Polarity Audio Works)
Theme music “Sál Svar” by Fuimadane from the album Vegleitir.

Learn more and find where to listen at https://trilunis.com/, or search Counterbalance wherever you listen to podcasts.

This is a Blighthouse Studio production.

Find the Transcript here.

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From the Vanishment podcast

A dark fairy tale, 1920s England.
Two Girl Guides awake in a dark forest to discover their whole camp has disappeared.
One knows the secret.
Only one will escape.
Cast: Tarn Arthurs, Élise Brooks, Anna Compton, Imogen Dymott, Shiraz Engineer, Francesca Louise White.
Producer - Matthew Boudreau
Writer - Richard H. Brooks
Music - Amy Balcombe

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Written, scored, and produced by Tom Parsons

Robots, riddles, and ridiculous amounts of laughter—The Final Invasion reunites George and William, an alien-human couple whose home has been invaded one too many times. When their neighbour June suddenly appears out of thin air and a mysterious audience laugh-track begins haunting their every move, the trio find themselves trapped inside a bizarre sitcom-styled simulation.

As alien spiders, impossible riddles, and an old enemy threaten them once again, secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested, and the galaxy's fate may depend on the most unlikely heroes.

Featuring: Karim Kronfli as George Richard Ashwell as William Jo Ashe as June Matthew Boudreau as Perfectus Tuba Fiona Thraile as the Computer Voices Art by Faith McQuinn

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When influencer dreams meet coastal folklore, the algorithm isn’t the only thing watching.

Like and Subscribe follows Val — a van-life vlogger chasing digital stardom — and her boyfriend Kieron as they travel the Delaware coast to capture the perfect content. But as their channel, Cottagecore Van Life, grows, so does the tension between them. When a local ghost story becomes their next viral video idea, Kieron’s search for the “ghost light” turns deadly, unleashing a presence that feeds on attention itself.

Produced by 6630 Productions & 11th Hour Audio
Written by Lindsay Harris-Friel
Directed & Sound Designed by Matthew Boudreau
Music by Vincent Friel
A 2025 11th Hour Audio Challenge Production

Cast

Val (Valerina) – Ashton Haugen

Kieron – Christopher Keown

Bluejean (BJ) – Julie Hoverson

Sam – AJ DeLong

Masterclass Voice – Tim Heffernan

Daddy’s Voicemail – Karim Kronfli

Phone Voice – Faith McQuinn

The Mimic Spirit – composed from Val & Kieron’s own recordings

Sound Design by Matthew Boudreau

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Description/Synopsis

Pigeon Hole Productions presents TWO LOCKED ROOM MISERIES:

LIBERATION: Eleanor is undergoing a series of avant-garde therapies to help her with her problems.

But are her husband and her doctor telling her the truth, and are they actually equipped to help her?

REEMERGENCE: Caught in a liminal space, Martin Fell is told many conflicting—and shocking—

ideas about his identity. What is his true purpose? Will he reemerge into his true form?

Cast and Crew

LIBERATION: Written by Paul Spencer. Starring Cliff Chapman (Jon and the Narrator), Karen Bartke

(Doctor Drake), and Fiona Thraille (Eleanor and the Angelus Ignis). Mixing and sound design by Neil

Jones. Directed by Paul Spencer.

REEMERGENCE: Written by Neil Jones. Starring Darlene Jack (Helena), Cliff Chapman (Martin Fell)

Peter Maxwell (Leonard Karsh), and Fiona Thraille (Bluntcut). Mixing and sound design by Neil

Jones. Directed by Neil Jones.

TWO LOCKED DOOR MISERIES was produced for the 2025 Eleventh Hour Audio Challenge during

October, 2025 by Neil Jones and Paul Spencer.

Licensing Rights & Info (if Applicable)

LIBERATION: The music used was "Welcome to HorrorLand" by Kevin MacLeod from

incompetech.com. Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 license.

REEMERGENCE: The music used was "Magic Escape Room" by Kevin MacLeod from

incompetech.com. Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 license.

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Let's go camping out in the woods, he said...
I've hidden all your mobile phones so we can get closer to nature, he said...
Go easy on those tasty and seemingly innocious snacks, he said...
What could possibly go wrong...
Cast & Crew (list roles and names):
Written and Produced by Stephen Newhand
Randy: Stephen Newhand
Jason: Joe KilcarCharles: Brandon GamblinRachel: Kat McQueenStephanie: Anna Gasecka
Newscaster: Mrs Newhand!

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When a mysterious entity terrorizes the city, Quinton races across town to reach his sister Phaedra and hopefully safety.

Cast and Crew

Quinton - Bernie Horton

Phaedra - Marion Toro

Jerome - John Manson

Carly - Courtney Holly

Store Owner - Matthew Boudreau

Customer - Dani McQuinn

Dave - Tchaositself

Teenager - Maddie Girouard

Co-Worker - Stephanie Johnson

Helicopter Announcer - KW Smith

Writer/Producer - Faith McQuinn

Story Concept - Faith & Dani McQuinn

Sound Design & Mix - Xperience J

Music - Michael Parkhurst

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Wait here.

Created and performed by Owen McCuen

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