Campfire Radio Theater

Campfire Radio Theater

A Modern Audio Drama Horror Anthology... Hear the Fear!

Episodes

December 22, 2024 31 mins

"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

B...

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October 13, 2024 42 mins

"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

Stefani...

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July 28, 2024 36 mins

"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 Ballentin...

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March 24, 2024 42 mins

“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 Aran...

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October 22, 2023 40 mins

"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...

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September 13, 2023 29 mins

"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

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August 27, 2023 29 mins

"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...

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March 19, 2023 32 mins

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...

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October 23, 2022 42 mins

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 Sessle...

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July 11, 2022 29 mins

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...

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April 9, 2022 1 min

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March 6, 2022 34 mins

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

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December 12, 2021 34 mins

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

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October 18, 2021 41 mins

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...

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November 29, 2020 38 mins

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 Outfiel...

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October 25, 2020 28 mins

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 Hick...

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October 13, 2020 34 mins

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

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July 12, 2020 30 mins

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

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June 13, 2020 27 mins

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

Bly...

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October 24, 2019 34 mins

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 S...

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