Shadows at the Door: The Podcast

Shadows at the Door brings to life a collection of unearthly tales and spirited debate. Drawing on the haunted landscapes of classic folk horror, the podcast lifts the veil on some of your favourite ghost stories, and presents new fables throughout a series of macabre audio dramas. Shadows at the Door: The Podcast artfully showcases the unsettling, the unearthly, and the uncanny, with new tellings of beloved ghost stories, and spectral yarns created exclusively for the podcast by some of the most exciting writers in modern horror.

Join hosts Mark Nixon and David Ault as they bring you ghoulish dramatisations, and discuss what makes the ghost story such a powerful, enduring force in cultures around the world.

Fiction
Drama
Arts
1
Production Update + Festive Message
27 min
2
S3E05 - Capture My Best Side
a new audio drama from showrunner Mark Nixon
88 min
3
Bonus Story - The Monkey's Paw
28 min
4
Bonus Story - The Outsider
18 min
5
Bonus Story - The Cask of Amontillado
19 min
6
S3E04 - Wrong Track
a new story from Bram Stoker nominated writer Laurel Hightower (CROSSROADS, BELOW)
93 min
7
S3E03 - Bruiser
feat. guest writer Jamie Flanagan (MIDNIGHT MASS, THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR)
113 min
8
S3E02 - The Case of Rhys Harrison
A faux true-crime podcast episode.
106 min
9
S3E01 - Where Queer Things Him Befell
A Troughton Story
103 min
10
Trailer
Beware the shadows at your door...
1 min
11
Season Three Launch Announcement
Dates for for your diary
9 min
12
Bonus Story - Wailing Well
28 min
13
A Short Update
Pour yourself some tea and see what is to come...
10 min
14
The Discussion of Dorian Gray
Mark & David discuss Dorian Gray, specifically how subtext was handled, how Erika threw shade & Mark envisions David's secret origins. Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.Free Transcripts are ...
63 min
15
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Act III
Dorian attempts to cover up his horrific act as yet more consequences come back to haunt him. Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/t...
38 min
16
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Act II
While processing the events of the last few days, Dorian resorts to extreme measures to protect his dark secret...Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.Free Transcripts are available: https://sh...
38 min
17
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Act I
A painter enjoys his new muse and hopes his immoral friend won't ruin things for him. But when the subject of the painting falls in love with his own portrait, he offers a terrible bargain...Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings....
88 min
18
A Ghost Story For Christmas - Rats by M.R. James
Join David Ault by the fire as he reads Rats by M.R. James. Happy holidays from the team at Shadows at the Door, we'll see you soon. Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.Free Transcripts are av...
16 min
19
The Miniseries Trailer
We are proud to present the trailer for our highly anticipated miniseries - an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's masterpiece: The Picture of Dorian Gray. Coming this summer. Starring Jake Benson, David Ault, Karim Kronfli, Ilana Charnelle, Mitesh Soni, Eri...
0 min
20
S2E12 - Quem Infra Nos
David Ault reads Mark Nixon's acclaimed short story 'Quem Infra Nos'.Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/Credits:Writ...
100 min
21
S3 Update + Actor’s Roundtable
As we enter 2021, Mark brings you an update regarding the status of Season Three and long term plans for the podcast. Then, Mark is joined by David Ault, Ilana Charnelle, Jake Benson and Erika Sanderson for an Actor's Roundtable discussion. Place you...
85 min
22
S2E11 - Settle Thy Studies
Professor Troughton's arm is twisted into hearing about Catchlove Hall, an ancient building abandoned in the marshlands. But one name somehow echoes through those empty hallways... ‘Troughton’.Please see the end of the show notes for content warning...
100 min
23
Convinced Disbeliever - The Troughton Stories
It's no secret that the season two finale sees the return of Professor Geoffrey Troughton. In this bonus episode, enjoy all three of the good professor's stories thus far…Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may con...
95 min
24
S2E10 - Bread & Salt
A woman attempts to find comfort in her grandmother's old log cabin, and though she has never connected with her slavic heritage, something ancient is about to teach her a lesson nonetheless.Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings....
78 min
25
S2E09 - Gnothi Seauton Audio Tour
You've arrived at the Museum of Modern Art in New York to take the Gnothi Seauton Audio Tour. Collect your headphones from the front desk and listen closely...Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoiler...
75 min