Cassie's saved by a friend, but learns that her world has changed more than she could have imagined while she's been gone. Worlds gone wrong turns out to be a theme, when she goes on her next trip, to the world of THE BACCHAE, by Elizabeth Hand. In a world where environmental destruction has poisoned life to a breaking point, what consequence will fall on those who were implicit in its demise? Undertow: Dark Tome is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and s...
Mar 31, 2023•39 min•Season 3Ep. 11
"I'm not a ghost!" -- "All ghosts say that." Cassie is flung to a world where body modifications are routine and one daughter of a Chinese immigrant is prepared to make an unbelievable sacrifice to save her own skin. This is the world of Alyssa Wong's NATURAL SKIN, a harrowing tale of distorted ideas of beauty in a near-future dystopian Toronto, Canada. Undertow: Dark Tome is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're th...
Mar 24, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 10
"Everybody whose grown up in Faulkesville, well, they’ve always guessed there’s something wrong with the woods on the edge of town, the ones that border Willowhill, something people don’t like to bring up in polite company." Teenage Samantha keeps her nose in her books and her head in the clouds - in lands far beyond the borders of the small town of Faulkesville where she's grown up. It's not just boredom Samantha's escaping - Willowhill is where her parents mysteriously died two years ago, and ...
Mar 17, 2023•43 min
Gussy and Cassie learned they've "Gone sideways" - the Dark Tome has returned them to the world, but not *their* world. As Cassie struggles to understand the predicament the book has put her in, Gussy recounts the heartbreaking tale of how he got his hands on the Dark Tome, and the cost the book has caused him. Undertow: Dark Tome is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us! On Instagram @RealmMedia_ O...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Young Lettie can see things through her magic eye - things that might be better if she not see. Grownup's secrets. Grownup's true intentions. But when she learns of her brother's unjust arrest and sham trial, it's her seeing eye - and some conjure magic from her Mama - that may help change the fate of her big brother. We experience the flip side of folk magic in "Trial Day," by Tananarive Due. Undertow: Dark Tome is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and s...
Mar 03, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Cassie returns from her traumatic trip to a haunted - and haunting - family reunion. As she attempts to re-align her world, Gussy stumbles out of his and into the world of Jonathan Maberry's INK. Gerald 'Monk' Addison is a skip-tracer and P.I. on Boundary Street, down the hill from where the good people go. He’s on the side of the angels, but he’s not very nice. Most of Monk’s clients are bail bondsmen and bad lawyers, but every now and then he takes a special case. He’s hired by the ghost of a ...
Feb 24, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Cassie returns home after the wondrous night at the prom and instead finds her dreams shattered. She splits, and seeks refuge in Mr. Gussy's bookshop... and the Dark Tome. This time, the book calls out for her. She finds herself outside a foggy farmhouse alongside an estranged son returning home. But the homecoming is replete with family secrets, and the demons the father sought to hide will make themselves known. Undertow: Dark Tome is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, ...
Feb 17, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Quick witted but unlucky in love, Jana is dragged by her friend Erin to attend an 'eye gazing party,' a new age phenomenon run by a couple of hucksters on the far edge of a small Texas town. Jana's skepticism turns to confusion when Erin - and all the girls at the party - are entranced by an unremarkable man "Thirteen." As part of "Dark Duets," mojo storyteller Joe R Lansdale paired up with his daughter, Kasey Lansdale, to pen this tale of a monster whose power is through the eyes. Featuring a s...
Feb 10, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 5
"Sleep is dying, and has been for a long time now, through uncounted ticks of clocks and the flickers of thousands of too-brief candles." It's the night of the Senior Prom, and rather than show up awkwardly, Cassie has decided to stay home with the Dark Tome. But, she soon meets a mysterious stranger with an invitation to a masquerade ball wicked and mysterious, far stranger than any rites of spring. What she learns there will reshape her thoughts on dance, if she can ever make it back. Be dazzl...
Feb 03, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Being a miner is like playing Russian roulette every day of your life. Any morning you might wake up, and find the chamber with the bullet. Tommy - the youngest in a long proud line of West Virginia coal miners - finds out what it feels like to have your card be up when an explosion traps him and a dozen other souls two miles beneath the earth. With oxygen growing thin, their only prayer might come from an old ghost story. Undertow: Dark Tome is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows li...
Jan 27, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Cassie knows better but can't escape the temptation to return to Mr. Gussy's bookshop. She finds the old man frustrated that he can't make the magical book work. It's take someone younger - someone for whom the walls between this world and the next are a little thinner. They catch a whiff of fresh bread, and are transported to the world of Catherynne M. Valente's fable "The Bread We Eat in Dreams," where a certain personable demon named Agnes will recount the story of her ejection from hell and ...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We meet teenager Cassie Pinkham, who grudgingly is reading books for the cantakerous bookkeeper, Mr. Gussy, as he recovers from surgery. Gussy sends Cassie back to his bookstore, warning Cassie that there is a particular book - The Dark Tome - that is not to be opened. Cassie, naturally, decides to open up the cover and see what it's all about. This flings Cassie into the world of acclaimed writer Joe Hill's chilling fable, "The Devil on the Staircase," narrated by a man who walks crooked steps ...
Jan 13, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We transition from the Blood Forest to the world of the Dark Tome via an apocryphal internet essay written in 1999 by a rare book specialist in Simpson Falls, Maine. We learn all about the Dark Tome's strange origins, its connection with lycanthropy, and its weird journey from Mesopotamia to rural Maine. Undertow is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us! On Instagram @RealmMedia_ On Twitter @RealmMe...
Jan 09, 2023•21 min
Young, bored, and with a penchant for mischief, Emma and her friends made their own entertainment in a seaside town in Maine. They got up to things that any crew of teenagers would...up until the night things went too far, and what started as a harmless prank had deadly consequences that would last decades. Now, fifty years later, Emma is returning to the Blackout Point lighthouse — the site of a horrific tragedy — to settle things once and for all. Written by Shawn French. Produced by Rhoda Bel...
Jan 06, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 12
We've heard the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - but what of his wife? How does she feel about being the prop piece in an endless trial of virtue? For this winter’s solstice, Undertow presents the Dagaz Media production of Kat Howard's short story "The Green Knight's Wife". Voices by: Moira Driscoll, William Dufris, Stephen McLaughlin, and Thomas Campbell. Sound design by Rory O’Shea with music by Blue Dot Sessions, Mind’s Eye Productions, & AudioJungle. Produced and Directed by Fred Gr...
Dec 30, 2022•23 min
There are reckonings in the Pelletier silver mine. Frank faces the truth about himself, and Eva makes a fateful choice that will decide Langeley’s future and her own. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Chonac...
Dec 23, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Even as Langeley comes to grips with recent tragedy, another devastating loss rocks the town, and Sheriff Cardiff confronts Clyde over an attack that hits close to home. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Cho...
Dec 16, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 9
As Langeley’s high school seniors celebrate the end of school, Frank’s past and present blur together, and Eva is at the center of a bloody massacre. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Chonacas, Jennifer Mcca...
Dec 09, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Eva confronts her bully. Frank confronts Clyde. Marie tries to convince Eva to change course. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Chonacas, Jennifer Mccabe, Edward Astor Chin, Daniel Bonjour, Mattie Mariposa, ...
Dec 02, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Why werewolves? Why Maine? What’s really going on in Langeley? Meet the creative team behind Blood Forest as five Mainers and a New Yorker walk into a Zoom... Undertow: Blood Forest is a Realm production. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us! On Instagram @RealmMedia_ On Twitter @RealmMedia Check out our merch at: merch.realm.fm Find and support our sponsors at: www.realm.fm/w/partners Learn more about your ad choices...
Nov 25, 2022•41 min
Frank’s past continues to haunt him, and Cardiff recruits him for a bloody task. Eva receives an impossible visit and confronts Frank about the truth behind Remy’s death. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Ch...
Nov 18, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 6
As the death toll rises, Frank and Alex seek out old knowledge, and Frank finds evidence that can no longer be ignored. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Chonacas, Jennifer Mccabe, Edward Astor Chin, Daniel ...
Nov 11, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Another death, and this one strikes at Langeley’s heart. Sheriff Cardiff puts Frank in an impossible position, and Eva receives some unexpected attention. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Chonacas, Jennifer...
Nov 04, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Frank sees Marie performing a strange ritual while Eva’s bullies get more aggressive. And the night is broken by two more violent deaths. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgrim, Katie Chonacas, Jennifer Mccabe, Edward A...
Oct 28, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Frank helps Sheriff Cardiff investigate the cattle mutilations, while local podcast host Alex has her own theories. Later, something inhuman attacks a man outside the Roadhouse bar. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack Falahee. Starring Jack Falahee, Bree Klauser, Lynn Milgri...
Oct 21, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Langeley, Maine’s newest arrival is troubled veteran Frank Perotti. Blind teenager Eva Pelletier wants to survive her bullies, graduate, and leave Langeley forever. But a sudden rash of savage animal killings threatens to upend her dreams. Created by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Emma J. Gibbon, Robert LeBlanc, Shawn French, Morgan Sylvia, and Fred Greenhalgh. Produced by Fred Greenhalgh, Marco Palmieri, and Hayley Wagreich. Executive producers: Molly Barton, Julian Yap, Marci Wiseman, and Jack...
Oct 14, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Are you ready to enter the Blood Forest? Just down the road from Simpson Falls is Langeley, Maine, a frontier town that sits on the edge between the known world and a great wilderness beyond... A wilderness where monsters live, who come down from the deep woods to terrorize this small town every twenty years. Get a first taste of the new horror series for Undertow, which stars Jack Falahee and Bree Klauser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 07, 2022•4 min
An unwitting trip to the dark world of Fae turns a camper in the 1950s into the unwitting servant of the Seelie Queen. How will he contend with all the delectably bloody acts she wants her pawn to commit? FIRSTS was written and performed by Robert J LeBlanc. Sound design and music editing, by Karlyn Daigle. Produced for Undertow by Dagaz Media, and presented by Realm. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us! On Instagram...
Sep 30, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 13
A haunting tale of youth gone awry thanks to devils in the Maine woods. Based on the short story JANINE, by Emma J. Gibbon. Performed by Lisa Stathoplos. Sound design and music editing by Carter Wogahn. The creatures which appear in this story are based on an original concept by Thomas Washburn Jr. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us! On Instagram @RealmMedia_ On Twitter @RealmMedia Check out our merch at: merch.realm.fm Find and...
Sep 23, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 12
A group of buddies goes hunting in the Maine woods and find an evil beyond imagination. Based on the short story from Morgan Sylvia, THE AGONY CHAMBER. Performed by Nathan Dana Aldritch. Sound Design and Editing by Fred Greenhalgh. Music by Blue Dot Sessions. Additional sound and music by Mind’s Eye Productions. The Agony Chamber is produced by Dagaz Media, and presented by Realm. Listen Away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm, and sign up for our newsletter while you're there! Follow us!...
Sep 16, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 11
