A single father taking his young son trick-or-treating in the rural countryside must contend with the truth behind a local legend. Adapted from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," by Washington Irving. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Child Endangerment, Body Horror & Transformation, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Justin Pope, Dean Puleo, and Eric Miller, with additional Horseman sounds by Sean C. Sanders. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by...
Oct 13, 2025•48 min•Ep. 41
An amnesiac is pursued through a closed summer camp by a mysterious cult. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror & Transformation, Religious Horror, Cannibalism, Torture, Gun Violence, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Brandon Machajewski, Dean Puleo, Jonathan Inbody, Sean C. Sanders, and Samantha Hunt. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series credits, so...
Sep 15, 2025•51 min•Ep. 40
The Summer of Lovecraft comes to an end with Jon's readings of two short Lovecraft stories - 1920's Nyarlathotep , and 1927's History of the Necronomicon . Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at https://www.graymatterhorror.com/ If you like the show, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Every review helps! Join the Gray Matter Patreon at https://patreon.com/graymatterhorror Buy Gray Matter Shirts at https://www.teepu...
Aug 20, 2025•17 min
A young woman on the run is taken in by a reclusive doctor that may be more than he appears. Adapted from "Cool Air" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Police Brutality, Racism, Fascism, Grief, Chronic Illness, Body Horror & Transformation, and Potential Violence & Death. Tell your representatives to vote to abolish ICE! https://5calls.org/ Hotlines to report ICE raids in your area, report missing migrants, or seek help if you are at risk of deportation: https://nni...
Aug 13, 2025•47 min•Ep. 39
The Summer of Lovecraft festivities continue with Jon's reading of H.P. Lovecraft's quasi-biblical tale of beautiful fantasy and horror, 1920's The Doom That Came to Sarnath . Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at https://www.graymatterhorror.com/ If you like the show, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Every review helps! Join the Gray Matter Patreon at https://patreon.com/graymatterhorror Buy Gray Matter Shirts ...
Aug 04, 2025•16 min
With the world hanging in the balance, three theologians trapped in a city of nightmares try to prevent the catastrophic awakening of a long-lost god. Adapted from "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Cosmic Horror, Apocalyptic Events, Existential Dread, Mental Illness & Psychosis, Body Horror & Transformation, the Occult, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Jonathan Inbody, Justin Pope, and Andrea Inbody, with Sean C. Sanders as the mon...
Jul 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 38
An art therapist becomes entangled with a troubled patient that may know the hidden truth about a forgotten god. (Part 1 of 2 - Part Two coming this month!) Adapted from "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Cosmic Horror, Apocalyptic Events, Existential Dread, Mental Illness & Forced Hospitalization, Hallucinogenic Drug Use, the Occult, Religious Extremism, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Paul McGinnis, Mark Bogumil, Eric Miller, Samanth...
Jul 16, 2025•56 min•Ep. 37
Can't beat the heat in the Summer of Lovecraft? Let Jon give you a chill with this reading of H.P. Lovecraft's 1917 short story Dagon . Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at https://www.graymatterhorror.com/ If you like the show, leave us a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Every review helps! Join the Gray Matter Patreon at https://patreon.com/graymatterhorror Buy Gray Matter Shirts at https://www.teepublic.com/user/grayma...
Jul 09, 2025•14 min
A journalist gets more than she bargained for while interviewing a reclusive artist. Adapted from "Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Blood & Gore, Animal Attacks, Social Murder, Family Strife & Estrangement, Misogyny, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Charleston Harvey, Mark Bogumil, and Jonathan Inbody, with additional voices by Samantha Hunt. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by ...
Jun 09, 2025•43 min•Ep. 36
Surf's up! Gray Matter's got new adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft classics coming your way all summer long! Our June, July, and August episodes will each be a fresh take on a classic Lovecraft tale, packed full of otherworldly monsters, cosmic mayhem, and madness from beyond the stars! It's perfect vacation listening... if you like your vacations weird, gross, and bleak! Join the Gray Matter Patreon (Creative Commentaries #1-10 available now FREE!) - https://www.patreon.com/graymatterhorror Gray Ma...
May 28, 2025•6 min
On the anniversary of his young son's death, a man is forced to confront his grief. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Grief, Child Death, Body Horror & Transformation, Emotional Strife, Child Endangerment, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Jonathan Inbody, Alyssa Grace Adams, Mark Bogumil, Brandon Machajewski, Sam Hunt, and Andy Rich. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell...
May 14, 2025•40 min•Ep. 35
Two private detectives investigate the disappearance of an entire suburban family. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Existential Terror, Paranoia, Panic, Family Strife, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Mark Bogumil and Paul McGinnis. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at https://www.gr...
Apr 16, 2025•32 min•Ep. 34
As a global pandemic looms in March of 2020, an epidemiologist travels to a remote seaside town in search of a possible treatment. Adapted from "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Infectious Disease, Body Horror & Transformation, Disability & Disfigurement, Grief, Social Alienation, Paranoia, Cosmic Horror, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Justin Pope, Charleston Harvey, Andy Rich, and Jonathan Inbody. Written & Directed by...
Mar 12, 2025•52 min•Ep. 33
A woman with a missing husband is taunted by a mysterious bird. Adapted from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Animal Attacks, Alienation, Grief, Depression, Psychological Trauma, Abuse, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Charleston Harvey, Andrea Inbody, Alyssa Grace Adams, and Samantha Hunt. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series c...
Feb 12, 2025•40 min•Ep. 32
Don't let Elon Musk steal your data! Contact your elected representatives now! Find Your Representatives - https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member Donation Links: ACLU - https://action.aclu.org/give/now Southern Poverty Law Center - https://secure.splcenter.org/page/76663/donate/ Amnesty International - https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/163611/donate/ Planned Parenthood Action Fund - https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/KDlEsm4r6EizP0SdpEj8Fg2 RAINN - https://give.rainn.org/a/...
Feb 06, 2025•7 min
Returning home after a hospital stay, a young couple find themselves caught in a bizarre struggle for their future. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Cancer, Body Horror, Medical Trauma, Emotional Strife, Family Death, Depression & Suicidal Ideation. Starring Brandon Machajewski and Alyssa Grace Adams. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series credits, sound effects attribu...
Jan 15, 2025•34 min•Ep. 31
A snowplow driver meets his match in a whiteout blizzard - the last surviving woolly mammoth. Adapted from "A Relic of the Pliocene" by Jack London. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Aging, Animal Attacks, Gun Violence, and Potential Gun Violence & Death. Starring Dean Puleo, Sam Hunt, and Eric Miller. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series credits, sound effects attribu...
Dec 11, 2024•40 min•Ep. 30
An overworked nurse struggling to decide whether or not to save the life of the man she hit with her car begins to suspect he may not be human at all. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Traumatic Bodily Harm, Body Horror, Disfigurement & Disability, Guilt, Paranoia, Hallucinations, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Samantha Hunt and Justin Pope. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Ma...
Nov 13, 2024•38 min•Ep. 29
Jumpscare! Jon pops into the feed for a couple of updates and a reading of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic story ‘From Beyond.’ Gray Matter Patreon (Creative Commentaries #1-3 available now FREE!) - https://www.patreon.com/graymatterhorror Gray Matter Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@GrayMatterPodcast Gray Matter Teepublic Store - https://www.teepublic.com/user/graymatterhorror Swords of Calebra (Fantasy Anthology Jon wrote a story for) - https://books2rea d.com/u/49Rnwd I is For Investigate:...
Oct 28, 2024•24 min
A broadcast news reporter is recruited by a reclusive millionaire to document an attempt to metaphysically prolong his death... and discover what waits on the other side. Adapted from "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" by Edgar Allan Poe. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Chronic Illness, Drug Use & Abuse, Psychological Trauma, Medical Malpractice, Mass Suicide, and Death. Starring Jonathan Inbody, Mark Bogumil, Justin Pope, Charleston Harvey, Andy Rich, and Jeff Lavin. Written &...
Oct 16, 2024•55 min•Ep. 28
The invasion ends. High above the ruins of Horse Hill, West Virginia, two mine workers map the future of the human race. Adapted from "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Apocalyptic Events, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror, Mental Illness & Post Traumatic Stress, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Jonathan Inbody, Samantha Hunt, Andy Rich, Sean C. Sanders, Eric Miller, and Justin Pope. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Des...
Sep 18, 2024•51 min•Ep. 27
The townsfolk of Horse Hill become their best and worst selves as the invasion continues. Adapted from "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Apocalyptic Events, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror, Aging & End-of-Life Care, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Andrea Inbody, Justin Pope, Dean Puleo, Sean C. Sanders, Kimberly Lewis, and Sam Hunt. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Tripod SFX by Jonathan Inbody...
Sep 04, 2024•48 min•Ep. 26
The inhabitants of a small mountain town in West Virginia are thrown into the middle of an alien invasion. Adapted from "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Apocalyptic Events, Body Horror, Cosmic Horror, Existential Dread, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Samantha Hunt, Dean Puleo, Andrea Inbody, Justin Pope, and Mark Bogumil. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Tripod SFX by Jonathan Inbody & S...
Aug 20, 2024•48 min•Ep. 25
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Something big is coming to Gray Matter. Stay tuned.
Aug 06, 2024•4 min
Two philosophy students find themselves stuck in a stairwell that doesn't lead anywhere. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror, Existential Terror & Cosmic Indifference, Potential Violence and Death. Starring Oriana Quinn and Jonathan Inbody. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at https...
Jul 15, 2024•27 min•Ep. 24
The overnight crew of a failing newspaper stumble across the story of a lifetime. Adapted from "The Night Wire" by H.F. Arnold. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Cosmic Horror, Disaster-Related Trauma, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Andrea Inbody, Samantha Hunt, and Jonathan Inbody, with Oriana Quinn and Eric Miller. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series credits, ...
Jun 11, 2024•33 min•Ep. 23
Jon drops by the feed to present a 15-minute preview of our Patreon-exclusive 'Creative Commentaries' series, featuring editor Jeffrey Lavin and actor Mark Bogumil talking with Jon about the inspirations and production of Gray Matter episode ten - 'The Man in the Mustard Suit.' Join the Gray Matter Patreon for just $5 a month to listen to all ten Creative Commentaries now! https://www.patreon.com/graymatterhorror Buy Gray Matter shirts and magnets at https://www.teepublic.com/user/graymatterhorr...
May 21, 2024•19 min
A woman under anesthesia for dental surgery is forced to confront an abusive specter from her past. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Psychological Horror, Body Trauma, Eating Disorders, Medical Anxiety, Depression & Suicidal Ideation, Familial Abuse & Alienation, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Samantha Hunt, Charleston Harvey, Andrea Inbody, and Oriana Quinn. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episod...
May 13, 2024•29 min•Ep. 22
Two academics discussing a difficult student find themselves drawn into a strange web of occultism, small-town myth, and eldritch beings from outside our dimension. Adapted from "The Dunwich Horror," by H.P. Lovecraft. For my brother Joel. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Cosmic Horror, Body Horror & Transformation, Social Discrimination, Mob Violence & Vigilante Justice, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Charleston Harvey, Mark Bogumil, Oriana Quinn, Sean C. Sanders, and Eri...
Apr 17, 2024•45 min•Ep. 21
After discovering a strange animal in his flooded basement, a man must find a way to satisfy the creature's growing hunger. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Alcoholism, Addictive Behaviors, Mental Illness, Animal Attacks & Animal Death, Potential Violence & Death. Starring Jonathan Inbody, Samantha Hunt, Sean C. Sanders, and Andrea Inbody. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell....
Mar 13, 2024•38 min•Ep. 20
