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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. Binge Ad-Free & Early! Subscribe at realm.fm.

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Check latest episodes from Undertow: Familiar Haunts podcast

The Buried Farmhouse

2025/10/03

A Downeast Maine native son returns to the site of the family farmhouse, which has now been demolished and buried. But when the light strikes a shard of metal just right, a portal to an unnerving horror is revealed. The inaugural episode of our new season, Familiar Haunts, is an inspired by real events family ghost story written, performed, and sound designed by Fred Greenhalgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Woman in Violet, Part 1

2025/10/10

Molly Malone was once known as Rita… But that was in a different life, before she moved to Vinalhaven, Maine, a remote island that doesn’t ask newcomers too many questions about the past. But as a deep fog rolls in, Molly finds out that you can’t outrun your past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Woman in Violet, Part 2

2025/10/17

Molly Malone moved to Vinalhaven Maine to escape a dark secret from her past, but now it seems her past is catching up with her... But Molly has a gun and no wish to have her past ruin her future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To Dance the Witches Circle Again

2025/10/24

"Be happy while ye live, for ye’ll be a long time dead." Something terrible is wending its way to Bessie Smith's small cottage, something that no amount of warding spells or charms may avert. As her inner circle is ripped apart from her, and terrible lies become the music of the land, she asks one question: Will she ever dance freely again? A story of witchcraft and resistance by Morgan Sylvia, read by Jessica Taige with sound design by Fred Greenhalgh, music by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The One Who Got Away

2025/10/31

"Have you ever truly loved someone? I mean the kind of love you’d kill or die for?" What starts as a sleepy shift for Kat, the guest DJ for a call in dating show, turns into a nightmare when an unwelcome caller rings into the station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Home After Midnight

2025/11/07

"The problem might be me. I’m really drunk." A man comes home late at night and his apartment isn't what it seems. Indeed, the more he looks around, the more it looks like he's in a waking nightmare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bloody Life of RM Renfield, Part 1

2025/11/14

"No cut finger or noseblood quite prepares one for the sheer volume of redness - bright bright redness - as can spill and spurt from the frame." R.M. Renfield is one of the most enigmatic characters of Bram Stoker's Dracula - second only, perhaps, to the eponymous count himself. But how did he become the henchman of the vampire? Those answers are sought after in this riveting, intimate drama. We meet him as a young man in Victorian England, with a home life not so extraordinary... But a fascination with blood starts early, followed soon by a mysterious premonition, and a dark voice promises him riches to come. Part 1 of an original radioplay by Marty Ross, produced by Wireless Theatre Limited, about Dracula's henchman, R.M. Renfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bloody Life of RM Renfield, Part 2

2025/11/20

"From within their hollow guts, grew an echo, an echo which I now echoed too..." A terrible, powerful voice has gotten into RM Renfield's head. What does this voice want from him, and how far will he go to appease it? Part 2 of the original radioplay by Marty Ross, produced by Wireless Theatre Limited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bloody Life of RM Renfield, Part 3

2025/11/28

"A man muddles through life... he wonders if there mightn't be ... a truer meaning... something grander... something red." With blood on his hands, RM Renfields seals the pact with the dark voice in his head, the voice calling from across the English channel spelling doom to so many. Is there any hope of redemption before he becomes a mad servant of this terrible being? The chilling 3rd and final installment of The Bloody Life of RM Renfield. Original radioplay by Marty Ross, produced by Wireless Theatre Limited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gargoyles

2025/12/05

A cousin tries to make sense of a tragedy, but her investigation leads to her unearthing family secrets concerning a dark room where no one ever dares enter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Banish, Part 1

2025/12/19

A Millennial woman, Clover, arrives in a quaint town in Maine to watch after her Aunt's antique shop while the Aunt is sick in the hospital. But after she fails to heed foreboding warnings from the residence, Clover learns the dark history beneath the veneer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Banish, Part 2

2025/12/26

After being attacked by a strange creature, Clover learns that the town of Banish has a dark history. Will she escape while there is still time, or will she find herself enchanted by its secrets? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Devil's Chair - Part 1

2024/12/06

Dearbhla Ashe has always wanted a career in comedy, and has suffered hard to get as far as she has - a nightly show in a dilapidated hotel on a sleepy coastal town in Maine. It might be enough, but the appearance of a young, new comedic star forces her to choose whether to foster new talent or fight for her own position on stage. Listen in for Part 1 of the riveting new work of audio horror, THE DEVIL'S CHAIR, by Irish playwright and actress Méabh de Brún (The Silt Verses, Secret of St. Kilda). Written by Méabh de Brún Starring Méabh de Brún Directed by Fred Greenhalgh Produced by Fred Greenhalgh and Ella Watts. Dialogue editing, sound design, music by Katharine Seaton. Recorded at Soundcaster Studios in Dublin Ireland. A Dagaz Media Production Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Nicole Kreutter. Associate produced by Devin Shepherd. Executive produced by Fred Greenhalgh and Molly Barton. Find more shows like Undertow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Devil's Chair - Part 2

2024/12/13

We return to coastal Maine where Dearbhla Ashe has her career in comedy threatened by a young upstart. Will she coach this new young talent, or succumb to demons within to advance her own path… and at what cost? Listen to Part 2, the shocking conclusion of THE DEVIL'S CHAIR, by Irish playwright and actress Méabh de Brún (The Silt Verses, Secret of St. Kilda). Written by Méabh de Brún Starring Méabh de Brún Directed by Fred Greenhalgh Produced by Fred Greenhalgh and Ella Watts. Dialogue editing, sound design, music by Katharine Seaton. Recorded at Soundcaster Studios in Dublin Ireland. A Dagaz Media Production Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Nicole Kreutter. Associate produced by Devin Shepherd. Executive produced by Fred Greenhalgh and Molly Barton. Find more shows like Undertow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dead Man's Suit, Part 1

2025/02/14

This season is TRIO OF NIGHTMARES, three novellas penned by Maine-based writers of Horror. This episode features Dead Man's Suit, by Chris Bernier. Amelia Crane covers the dead. As the obituary writer for Salem's oldest newspaper, it's her job to memorialize recently-deceased members of the town's old magick families. She writes so that they may be remembered. And it seems Amelia has gained a fan in Abernathy Waid, a dead man who has left her something very special in his will. Something that will haunt Amelia and pit her against Salem's nastiest locals. Dead Man's Suit is a Dagaz Media Production for Realm. Written by Chris Bernier Performed by Dominique Salvacion Editing and Sound Design by Rory O'Shea Music by Epidemic Sound and Blue Dot Sessions Produced by Fred Greenhalgh Looking for more Realm shows? Check out OUTLIERS voiced by Rory Culkin, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT starring Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe; ORPHAN BLACK: THE NEXT CHAPTER and POWER TRIP starring Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany; MARIGOLD BREACH starring Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto; and ECHO PARK starring Harry Shum Jr. Realm subscribers get early, ad-free access to new episodes. Subscribe at realm.fm. Follow us: Instagram: @RealmMedia_ Twitter: @RealmMedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

redwolfhopw 2025/09/04

The Collection

Jamangi with Daddy issues. :/

RhodesKill✌🏼 2025/10/24

Beautiful Horror 🥀

‘To Dance the Witches Circle Again’ is such an incredibly moving and gorgeous tale. While I’ve enjoyed previous seasons and other short stories in th...

bagnew92 2025/10/10

Familiar haunts

Disappointment. Was advertised completely different. What happened to the sound production and full cast stories??

KarlisaJade 2025/10/03

New season

Looking forward to Familiar Haunts season since it’s close to home. Didn’t realize narrator was from here. As always well written and produced.

Zee_TV 2025/09/08

Dead Man’s Suit is a standout

I was going to give a 4 star review until I listened to that episode. Dead Man’s Suit is a tale that has been twisted intricately; crafted meticulousl...

lr29run 2025/05/14

lr29

I just finished listening to Carrion Harvest and it was amazing. The story is so atmospheric and the narrator’s performance was perfect.

Oblivion Lord X 2025/06/27

Meh

Hard to follow and kind of shoe horns its ideology and political beliefs in the story and not in a good way.

mrboo 2025/04/28

Very well done.

Very entertaining and well done.

Jennmar68 2025/04/16

Amazing

Cannot believe how good the production is!! It’s like a full movie every story. Amazing acting and sound production!!

NQing222 2025/04/13

Unique and delightful gem!

This show is a delightful treat to listen to! Out of all the podcasts I’m subscribed to, this is the one I end up recommending to friends most often. ...

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