Not Quite Dead

Eira Major's Hanging Sloth•hangingslothstudios.com

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in October 2026.

As an A&E nurse, Alfie deals with horror everyday, but almost being killed by a walking corpse and being saved by a vampire takes things a bit far, even for him. The vampire is Casper. He’s hundreds of years old, and hell-bent on finding out what's causing walking corpses to wander the streets of Alfie's hometown.

Now they've met, Alfie and Casper can't seem to leave each other alone, despite their best efforts. Alfie learns that the relationship between vampires and humans is more complicated than just predator and prey. Whatever Casper's misgivings about his own kind, and himself, Alfie is inexorably drawn closer and closer, in a heady, carnal blend of horror, hunger, love and lust.

Not Quite Dead is a (mostly) single narrator gory horror romance audio drama exploring themes of identity, sexuality and death. Complete at 55 episodes.

This show is part of the Rusty Quill Network, and is created independently by Eira Major (AKA Hanging Sloth) who writes, sound designs, and performs as Alfie and Neige.

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Episodes

XIII: Lovesick

In this penultimate episode of Season One, Alfie's story almost connects with the present, and he is forced to finally make the decision he's been trying to reckon with since he started make these recordings. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-13/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NbbmCL8q_hSJHowlf7G3jYzQyEcE6tBM7LTMQqNnnfw/edit?usp=sharing Support the show by signing up on Patreon and getting early access plus bonus content! Sign up here from just £2 a month: https://www.patr...

May 29, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 13

XII: A Different Kind of Holy

This week, Alfie describes fates worse than death, and muses on the horrible feeling of waiting for something to happen. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-12/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bBLeEd-yyR_27mPUj_tAMnoZ5HZHG84Vr5kbVEtgxjs/edit?usp=sharing Show-wide Content Warnings This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contai...

May 15, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 12

XI: Tear Me to Shreds

Alfie reckons with some of the more troubling aspects of what it means to be dating a vampire, if dating is really what you can call what's going on with him and Casper, and in resisting the strange complications of the ways he has changed, is forced into a gruesome situation. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-11 Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13Om1tiBJ-lAszEHlGG8PCVyoQA93_vLDp9w4vLLt7kM/edit?usp=sharing Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-acces...

May 01, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 11

X: Hello/Goodbye

Alfie reckons with the details of his own demise, and also recounts what happened in the days following Casper's near-deadly mistake. Transcript available here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-10 And here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K_FqHTgRRBENyW7hxoIzS6ft6Ah4-I-he_8dDGTs9hw/edit?usp=sharing To support the show and get access to episodes one day early support us on patreon at https://patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Show-wide Content Warnings This show is a work of horror fiction fr...

Apr 17, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 10

IX: In for a Penny

Alfie faces the reality of his current situation, and discusses the other vampires in York. Transcript available here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-9 And here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kCEgiJBBS27x1lO6cyQ5VzINVAIHsfthWJ3fNv4gDlY/edit?usp=sharing To support the show and get access to episodes one day early support us on patreon at https://patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Show-wide Content Warnings This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations wh...

Apr 03, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 9

VIII: Reason and Regret

Alfie and Casper find ways to move forward from their complicated beginnings, but neither of them are exactly happy with the solutions presented. Still, there are benefits for them both as well as drawbacks. Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-to-79596059?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-8/ Please bear in mind that this show is a work o...

Mar 20, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 8

VII: What Are We?

Alfie describes the early days of his time with Casper, the confusion and conflict bound up in it all. They're bound by blood and it goes both ways; Casper cannot leave anymore than Alfie can. So where is Casper now, when Alfie needs him more than ever? Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-to-79596059?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/what-ar...

Mar 06, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7

VI: A Friend Indeed

In his memories, Alfie returns to work after spending the night with Casper only to find things more difficult than he expects, and in his present, the person at the door is back. Transcript with Content Warnings: https://hangingslothstudios.com/a-friend-indeed/ Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xGjbSyF9KvRyaXNvd5KNsqQHqCpuwjcYOxNmM7mnaQ0/edit?usp=sharing This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical healt...

Feb 20, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 6

V: Fight or Flight or Not

Alfie can't sleep, and recounts the days following the first time Casper saved his life, including the unfortunate implications of Casper having drunk Alfie's blood. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-5/ Support the Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains: – discussion of vio...

Dec 27, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5

IV: A Cobweb on the Soul

Alfie's life was moving on quite happily when he had no memory of Casper, but an ordinary night out sets him back on the path to his own not-quite demise... Here's the transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-4/ Support us on Patreon for early access: https://patreon.com/hangingslothstudios/ Hanging Sloth Studios on twitter: https://twitter.com/hangingsloths Show tumblr: https://notquitedeadpod.tumblr.com/ Content Warnings: Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction an...

Dec 12, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4

III: Everyone's Miracle

In episode three, Alfie sees even more patients with blood loss and torn throats, and Alfie encounters that strange man he saw on the day Linda didn't die, and the vibes are weirder than anything he's ever experienced in his whole life. Here's the transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-3/ Hanging Sloth Studios on twitter: https://twitter.com/hangingsloths Show tumblr: https://notquitedeadpod.tumblr.com/ Content Warnings: Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and...

Nov 28, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 3

II: Beer & Bloodlust

In episode two, Alfie's health takes a turn for the worse, and then another turn, this time for the weird. Here's the transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-2/ Hanging Sloth Studios on twitter: https://twitter.com/hangingsloths Show tumblr: https://notquitedeadpod.tumblr.com/ This show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the followin...

Nov 14, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2

I: The Girl on the Gurney

Alfie is not quite dead and has decided to sit down to record the events which led him to be in this state, beginning with the description of a person he calls the girl on the gurney. Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-1/ Hanging Sloth Studios on twitter: https://twitter.com/hangingsloths Show tumblr: https://notquitedeadpod.tumblr.com/ Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological a...

Oct 31, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Not Quite Dead is Coming Not Quite Yet (Halloween 2022)

Alfie is not quite dead, and a lot's been going on. Read a transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-trailer/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios Find us on Twitter @hangingsloths Follow the show on Tumblr: notquitedeadpod.tumblr.com Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains th...

Oct 24, 2022•4 min

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