The Night's End Podcast is a speculative fiction show. The host is James "Jimmy Horrors" Barnett, a writer and voice actor. He also hosts After the Gloaming, a popular Gothic horror podcast.
For every episode of The Night's End, Jimmy narrates a short story. The tales are original submissions by promising authors. Seth Augenstein is the author of the novels Project 137 and Lama with a Gun. For this podcast, he tells the story of a Thanksgiving celebration between friends. One of the guests is Bradley, a scientist who studies Neanderthals. He reveals that homo sapiens eradicated them by hunting them down and eating them. Then the group enjoys their feast. In another episode, voice actor Phoenix Fire reads "Cameron Wood," a Robert Pettus short story. Pettus is the author of Abrus. In the short story, a drunken barroom brawl goes in a chilling, eerie direction.
Some of the tales in The Night's End are Jimmy's own work. The Witch is an audio play in which newcomers to a town stand trial for witchcraft. To save her beloved, Allegra strikes a deal with an evil entity. The townspeople suffer the consequences of their rash decision. In "Choice," two brothers discover that they have another sibling. When they travel to rural Australia to visit him, things get strange.
Listeners might appreciate the Halloween special episodes. Every year, the podcast airs submissions by contemporary horror authors. In "Treats," a young girl learns why her grandfather's town bans trick-or-treating. "Cheesy Halloween" is about a swindler who gets his due at the hands of a knife-wielding cheesemonger. In "Not This Year," a young man reappears after having vanished the previous Halloween. There's something different about him.
People who love horror may enjoy The Night's End Podcast for its steady supply of new material. The show also provides a platform for budding authors to show their work. It may serve as a great listen for a stormy night.
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