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Someone Dies In This Elevator

Tal Minearsditepod.com
A spoiler driven anthology series, where there is always an elevator and someone always dies in it - but everything else is different.
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How To Make Audio Drama: A Book by Tal!

I wrote a book! You can find out more at ⁠talminear.com/#howtomakeaudiodrama⁠ . It's got everything I know about making audio fiction. This has been years in the work and I'm so happy that it's finally out in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 202647 sec

Mergers and Mergerers

Welcome back to Mergers and Mergerers, the best Corporation Actual Play Podcast in the Nine Realms. Join your favorite DM Grumo Axebaine, and beloved players Vala Hyelle, Scrote Humdinger, and Stonebeard Orecrusher, as they rise through the ranks of Associated Corporations LLC. You're not ready for what happens in this one, folks. Mergers and Mergerers is not sponsored by Apothecary Steve’s Crispy Lizard Bites, but if you're reading this Steve, hit us up. Transcript here . Content Warnings: This...

Sep 28, 202528 min

I AM THE ELEVATOR

The Audio Fiction Convention will be a one day event bringing together creators and fans of audio fiction. We'll have a main stage for panels all about audio drama creation, as well as an Artist Alley for creators to show off their work! If funded during the Kickstarter , which is live now through October 7, the event will happen June 14, 2026, in Boulder CO. Visit AudioFictionCon.com for more info! I AM THE ELEVATOR This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. I Am The Elevator con...

Sep 21, 202522 minSeason 3Ep. 19

Ding

A hitman on a job begins to see and hear strange things in the hotel he's staying at. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Ding contains gun violence, immolation, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Written and Directed by Brady Flanagan. Sound Design: Brady Flanagan. Man: Ryan Joseph Murphy. Maid: Amanda Flangan. SFX/Music: Monument Studios (Creative License) This episode has been created by the Your Horror Show team. Be sure to check out their horror anthology podc...

Sep 14, 202514 min

Barlevator

Johnny is going in to apply to be a fingernail inspector yet is totally unaware of the mystery and murder at the... Barlevator! This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG. Barlevator contains gun sounds, murder, fire, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Barlevator was Directed by Diego Herrera. Written and Audio Engineered by Aaron Camacho. With theme music by Trace Callahan and audio from Freesound. Johnny was played by Noah Bell. Lazlo by Kifinosi Orey. Chekov by Lou Sut...

Sep 07, 202520 minSeason 3Ep. 18

Paranoia

A group of friends endeavour to capture footage of an alien, unaware of the risks their expedition presents. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Paranoia contains mild gore, referenced drug use, insects, ear strain, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Voice of Kit by Maxim Ilienko-Jarvis. Sound Design and voice of Reb by Cai Gwilym Pritchard. Writing and voice of Magda by Ollie Bannerman. You can find Ollie at: @isollieonline.bsky.social and instagram.com/cweepster?...

Aug 31, 202513 minSeason 3Ep. 17

The Quesnel Lake Incident

Recovered. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. The Quesnel Lake Incident contains the sounds of vomiting, depictions of confinement and distress, sudden loud noises, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Featuring Jesse Syratt as Quinn, Sam, and Voice 1, Logan Hockley as TJ, Carson Rafuse as Connor, and Taylor Michaels as Voice 2. Theme music, "Last Floor," by Trace Callahan. For more by Jesse, check out Nowhere, On Air ( https://nowhereonairpodcast.weebly.com ). Foll...

Aug 24, 202516 minSeason 3Ep. 16

Morge

Filipina immigrant "Interpreter" describes her time assisting at a hospital morgue during the violent Duterte era, and her ghostly encounters with the victims of EJK (extrajudicial killings). This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Morge contains murder, corpses, child death, hospital horror, police brutality, fascism, minor alcoholism, mentions of matricide and patricide, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Someone Dies In This Elevator - Morge was written by Motzie Da...

Aug 17, 202521 minSeason 3Ep. 15

Do Not Disclose

Be careful what you wish for. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Do Not Disclose contains implied unethical science, implied animal cruelty, audio distortion, immolation, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . This episode of 'Someone Dies in This Elevator' was written by Tatiana Gefter of 'Soul Operator' and produced by yours truly, Taylor Michaels of 'The Grotto'. Mia Stafford was played by Meghan Wright of 'StarCrawlRPG'. Charlie West was played by Noah Bell of...

Aug 10, 202517 minSeason 3Ep. 14

The In-Between

Is a hastily-scrawled last word better than none at all? This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. The In-Between contains brief descriptions of death involving guns, vehicles, illness, and fire. It also contains loud noises and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Written, narrated, and produced by Taylor Michaels. Books Falling SFX provided by theshaggyfreak; freesound.org/s/320285/ ; Attribution 4.0 Tay's demo reel, music, and other self-produced works can be found here...

Aug 03, 202512 minSeason 3Ep. 13

Storage Lock-In

Two friends break into an abandoned storage unit in the hopes of striking gold, but luck is most certainly not on their side. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Storage Lock-In contains violence, illegal activity, suffocation, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Storage Lock-In was written and performed by Shaun Pellington & Nath Barber. Sound design by Shaun Pellington. If you'd like to hear more weird horror like this from Shaun, check out Wake Of Corrosi...

Jul 27, 202521 minSeason 3Ep. 12

Those Not Lucky Enough

Jack and Charles are trapped in an elevator under threat of nuclear war while they face who they are to themselves and to each other. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Those Not Lucky Enough contains suicide, brief misophonia, references to homophobia, a brief reference to domestic violence, and death in an elevator. If you need help, 988lifeline.org is available. Transcript here . Writing and sound design by Nathan Lunsford of The Storage Papers ( thestoragepapers.com )....

Jul 20, 202520 minSeason 3Ep. 11

Great and Fair

In which an end finally comes to the many ages of Moira and Fiona McMorran... This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Great and Fair contains depictions of confinement, poisoning, and family trauma, and mentions of violence, war, miscarriage, misogyny, homophobia, colonialism, epidemic diseases, and religious discrimination. There is loud machinery, buzzing, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Great and Fair was written, directed, sound designed and scored by Lou Su...

Jul 13, 202525 minSeason 3Ep. 10

The Incident in the Mall at Midnight

Let's go to Vegas, they said. It'll be fun, they said. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. The Incident in the Mall at Midnight contains gun violence, implied possession of illicit substances, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . This episode of Someone Dies in this Elevator was written by Noah Bell and sound designed by Rowan Odom of Twin Strangers Productions. Noah Bell is a writer and (sometimes) voice actor in audio drama. They are the writer and co-creator o...

Jul 06, 202514 minSeason 3Ep. 9

Parts Per Million

A PhD candidate discovers a solution for climate change, but her advisor determines that solution may never leave the room. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Parts Per Million contains violence, betrayal, gunshots, mentions of bacteria, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Parts Per Million was written by Fiona Clare and edited with additional materials by Jenna Rose. Produced by Fiona Clare, Hannah Semmelhack, and Paige Elizabeth Allen of Three Fates. Dialogue...

Jun 29, 202518 minSeason 3Ep. 8

It Is What It Is

Wren has a conversation... with Wren. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated G. It Is What It Is contains death in an elevator. Transcript here . This episode was written by Caroline Mincks and performed by Leslie Gideon. It was directed and produced by Tal Minear. Follow us @SDITEpod on Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 22, 202518 minSeason 3Ep. 7

Break a Leg!

El the Elevator tries her best at her new job! This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Break a Leg! contains major injuries, loss of employment, financial insecurity, brief but intentional misgendering of a trans person, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Written & designed by Hannah Semmelhack Fiona Clare as El E. Vator Graham Cousins as Frank N. Stein Aaron Olkin as Mr. Bigwig Theme music by Trace Callahan See bottom of show notes for SFX credits. Check out P...

Jun 15, 202518 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Möbius Lift

When an elevator ride with a talkative lift operator goes awry, he passes the time by telling you a ghost story as long as the heat death of the universe. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated G. Mobius Lift contains themes of claustrophobia, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . This episode was written, voiced and produced by William A. Wellman. Music and sound effects courtesy of Artlist.io. William A. Wellman is a queer horror author, and creator of the ongoing horror ...

Jun 08, 202530 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Out Of Order

After getting into the elevator with two wannabe ghost hunters, Melanie finds herself on a one-way journey to the top floor of the Englewood Hotel, but once you’ve seen what lives up there, you can’t be allowed to leave… This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Out of Order contains the sound of squelching and bone breaking, petrification, children in horror situations, claustrophobia, ghosts, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Out of Order is an episode of Someone ...

Jun 01, 202522 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Mal-elevate-nt

The true inventor of the elevator shares his invention... This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG. Mal-elevate-nt contains gore, blood, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . This episode was written, directed, and performed by Harlan Guthrie. It also features music by Harlan Guthrie. Harlan makes a horror audio drama called Malevolent that you should absolutely check out: Arkham Private Investigator Arthur Lester wakes up with no memory of who he is or what has happened, ...

May 25, 202512 minSeason 3Ep. 3

Abyssal Zone

Two scientists make a life changing discovery under the sea. This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Abyssal Zone contains implied drowning, sea monsters, and death in an elevator. Transcript here . Abyssal Zone was written and directed by Ali Hylton. Script editing was done by Becca Marcus. Dialogue editing was done by Hannah Semmelhack and sound design was done by Tal Minear. This episode featured Liz Plant as Wren and Stephen Indrisano as Everett. Thank you for listening...

May 18, 20259 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Time Flies

Time flies when you're having fun, but is that actually happening? This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG. Time Flies contains death in an elevator. Transcript here . Time Flies was written by Tal Minear. Starring Tal Minear as Paige, Brad Colbroock as Emery, Wil Williams as Emergency Service, CSW as Harold, and Devin Steffins as Larry. Sound design by Tal Minear. Mixing and Mastering by Brad Colbroock. Follow us @SDITEpod on Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

May 11, 202512 minSeason 3Ep. 1

The Divine Lift

The Divine Lift. Content warning for cult-like talking points and death in an elevator.. Transcript here . This microsode was written, recorded, and produced by Tal Minear. Follow us @SDITEpod on Instagram & Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 11, 20254 min

Puzzlebox

Puzzlebox. Content warning for death in an elevator. Transcript here . This microsode was written, recorded, and produced by Tal Minear. Follow us @SDITEpod on Instagram & Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Feb 11, 20255 min

Elevated Discussion

Elevated Discussion. Content warning for death in an elevator. Transcript here . This microsode was written, recorded, and produced by Tal Minear. Follow us @SDITEpod on Instagram & Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jan 11, 20257 min

The Elevator Mouse

The Elevator Mouse. Content warning for animal death in an elevator. Transcript here . This microsode was written, recorded, and produced by Tal Minear. Follow us @SDITEpod on Instagram & Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 11, 20245 min

The Magic Platform

The Magic Platform. Content warning for death in an elevator. Transcript here . This microsode was written, recorded, and produced by Tal Minear. Follow us @SDITEpod on Instagram & Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Nov 11, 20245 min

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KEL. Content warning for death. Transcript here . This microsode was written, recorded, and produced by Tal Minear. Follow us @SDITEpod on Instagram & Tumblr . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Oct 11, 20246 min

Upstream

Upstream. Content warnings for animal harm and death in an elevator. Transcript here . This microsode was written by Daisy McNamara and recorded by David Charles Dukellis. It was produced by Tal Minear. Daisy is one of the creators of Eeler’s Choice. You can also hear her work on Bloody Fm and Law Of Names productions. David Charles Dukellis is an actor with a twitch channel. Check him out at heyitsdaveguy . With thanks to catadromously.tumblr.com for their wonderful salmon art. Follow us @SDITE...

Apr 11, 20249 min

Julius Caelevator

Someone Dies In This Elevator - Julius Caelevator Rating: PG. Et tu, Brutevator? This episode contains murder, betrayal, and elevators. Transcript here. This episode was written and directed by Max Kreisky. Dialogue editing by Brad Colbroock. Sound design by Tal Minear. The receptionist was voiced by Tal Minear. Bort was voiced by Stephen Indrisano. Brutusvator was voiced by Ezra J. Wayne. Mark Antovator was voiced by Rue Dickey. Julius Caelevator was voiced by Max Kreisky. The Senate of Elevato...

Mar 15, 20248 minSeason 2Ep. 12
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