Undertow: Familiar Haunts

Undertow is Realm’s showcase of original horror stories. Hosted by audio horror pioneer and creator Fred Greenhalgh, each season presents a spooky standalone series, so you can dive in anytime... if you dare!

Current Season: Familiar Haunts

From haunted houses to remote islands, late night radio transmissions to witchcraft, these character-forward stories reveal how the past is never truly gone, and humanity may be the most ruthless monster of them all.

Craving More Frights? Explore Past Seasons:

Season 1: Simpson Falls - A reporter awakens malevolent forces in his haunted hometown.

Season 2: Blood Forest - Every 20 years, werewolves descend for a night of horror. Starring Jack Falahee.

Season 3: Dark Tome - A teen unleashes a terrifying story from a spooky bookshop.

Season 4: The Well - Family secrets resurface, setting loose horror from an old well.

Season 5: The Pulse - A meteorite awakens animalistic instincts in a group of treasure hunters.

Season 6: The Sisters - True events inspire a chilling tale of occult & possession. Starring Mae Whitman.

Season 7: Last Call - A hustler gambles for his life against the Grim Reaper.

Season 8: Narcosis - A rescue dive turns deadly beneath the waves.

Season 9: The Harrowing - A barbaric crime heralds the rise of an ancient evil.

Season 10: Hovering - A police officer is pulled into unimaginable circumstances when he starts investigating calls about an object in the sky.

Season 11: Trio of Nightmares - Three bone-chilling novellas from Maine writers Chris Bernier, Katherine Silva, and Morgan Sylvia.


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The Harrowing, E8
The final confrontation looms. The great evil that has engulfed the island threatens a brutal revenge and Jackie finally comes to understand the terrible truth of what is happening on Toll Mòr.
35 min
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The Harrowing, E7
After the battle, Kai is captured by Tanner. A shocking revelation makes Jackie question everything she knows. With her allegiances torn, she risks her life to protect Twig and the islanders.
41 min
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The Harrowing, E6
The arrival of a military rescue team on Good Friday buoys the islanders.
25 min
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The Harrowing, E5
With the search effort frustrated, Jackie reads the old book Father McKenna gave her telling of an ancient and horrifying prophecy.
35 min
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The Harrowing, E4
With the stranger and the girl missing, Jackie has to tell the islanders what has happened and enlist their help conducting a search.
29 min
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The Harrowing, E3
Jackie and Forbes attempt to interrogate the stranger, but are frustrated by his answers. Father McKenna seeks out Jackie to deliver a warning.
34 min
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The Harrowing, E2
The storm closes in and Jackie desperately searches for the missing girl. As Holy Wednesday turns to Maundy Thursday, a stranger is discovered near the Ward farmhouse.
23 min
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The Harrowing, E1
Sergeant Jackie O'Hara arrives on the remote Isle of Toll Mòr to follow up an emergency call from local farmer Frank Guthrie. As the weather worsens and she makes her way inland, nothing can prepare her for what she's about to witness.
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Introducing The Harrowing
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Introducing The Leviathan Chronicles
This week, we would like to introduce you to The Leviathan Chronicles, a podcast distributed by Realm
40 min
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Introducing Narcosis
11 min
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Last Call, E2
The clock’s ticking—Eddie will have to come clean, even if it kills him.
19 min
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Last Call, E1
Hustler Eddie Kincaid has lived a life bending the rules to make them work for him... Up till one Christmas night when his car goes sideways on a lonely road in Maine in the middle of a blizzard.
13 min
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Interview with Brett Neichen
What a thrilling ride we had in the world of THE SISTERS. As the season ends, we sit down again with series creator Brett Neichen to talk about what inspired him to make this show, what makes horror work so well in audio, and even some deep conversation about what is memory and self and why does reincarnation feel scary.
39 min
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Introducing The Sisters
Inspired by real events, THE SISTERS is a terrifying tale of obsession and family secrets. Set in 1960s England and present-day Philadelphia, the series follows a mystery that spans decades and asks the question: how far would you go to mend tragedy? THE SISTERS is a Realm Original produced by Goldhawk Productions with LightsOut, the team behind such hit podcasts as THE CIPHER, TAGGED, and PASSENGER LIST. We hear the trailer for the new show today, and speak with series creator and writer, Brett Neichin.
12 min
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The Pulse, E3
Eyes are on the meteorite prize as the dangerous pulses increase in frequency and power. When something goes terminal in Moose Haven, Maine, who'll still be standing?
22 min
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The Pulse, E2
Previously friendly strangers have become fierce after the strange pulse washes over Moose Haven, Maine. And a group of rival treasure hunters seems to be hiding a dark secret.
22 min
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The Pulse, E1
After witnessing a meteorite touch down, amateur ghost hunters Alex Keyes and Zoe McIntyre join a crew of treasure hunters eager to retrieve it.
24 min
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Maggie Doll
Cormac McCarthy's The Road meets Toy Story in this bizarre and macabre tale of toys who survive a human apocalypse and must struggle to survive.
52 min
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The Well, E9
The great showdown between the Greenway clan and the cousins from the other side of the wood. Is there ever going home again?
37 min
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The Well, E8
Lizzie faces a gruesome fate unless her friends are able to overcome their darkest fears and rescue her.
32 min
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The Well, E7
Lizzie breaks a dark enchantment, which gives Carlow the opportunity to launch an all-out assault on the World Tree.
32 min
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The Well, E6
Lizzie and her friends reach the magical center of the Fae universe: The World Tree itself, and the Queen of Fae, who rules over it. But not all is as it seems...
35 min
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The Well, E5
Carlow uses a magic mirror to track down Lizzie and her friends.
26 min
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The Well, E4
Lost in the catacombs of the Gnome Mountains, Lizzie finds a friend and discovers the power of heart stone.
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