Episodes

45 - When Howls the Heart
Feb. 11, 2026

45 - When Howls the Heart

As a tornado bears down on them, two strangers in the aftermath of a one night stand are forced to get to know each other. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror & Transformation, Natural Disasters, and Potential V...

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What Do We Do?
Jan. 26, 2026

What Do We Do?

ICE must be abolished and its lawless agents prosecuted. Take action now. Tell your representatives to stop ICE's occupation of American cities! https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities Find commu...

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44 - Fireflies
Jan. 14, 2026

44 - Fireflies

An injured man awakens in a hospital ward to find his body undergoing a horrific change. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror & Transformation, Pregnancy, Parasitic Infection, Sickness & Vomiting, Medical Anxiety...

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Christmas Bonus Reading - Lost Hearts by M.R. James
Dec. 24, 2025

Christmas Bonus Reading - Lost Hearts by M.R. James

Just in time for Christmas, Jon performs a reading of a classic M.R. James story of ghosts and grim occultism. Tis the season! Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media can be found at https://...

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43 - Life Story
Dec. 15, 2025

43 - Life Story

A man doubting the nature of reality confides in his therapist. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Existential Horror, Mental Illness & Depression, Possible Psychosis, Substance Abuse, and Potential Violence & Death. Starr...

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42 - The Loan Sharks
Nov. 11, 2025

42 - The Loan Sharks

A grieving man makes a bad deal... and has to pay for it. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Automotive Violence, Grief, Spousal Death, Existential Horror, Child Endangerment, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Writt...

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Halloween Bonus Reading - The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Oct. 28, 2025

Halloween Bonus Reading - The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

In this, the spookiest of seasons, Jon performs a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of mania, murder, and guilt: 1843's The Tell-Tale Heart . Full series credits, sound effects attribution, and links to social media c...

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41 - Hollow
Oct. 13, 2025

41 - Hollow

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 depi...

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40 - The Wound Man
Sept. 15, 2025

40 - The Wound Man

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 & Deat...

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S.O.L. Wrap-Up & Bonus Reading #3 - Nyarlathotep & History of the Necronomicon
Aug. 20, 2025

S.O.L. Wrap-Up & Bonus Reading #3 - Nyarlathotep & History of the Nec…

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 m...

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39 - Cool Air
Aug. 13, 2025

39 - Cool Air

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 I...

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S.O.L. Bonus Reading #2 - The Doom That Came to Sarnath
Aug. 4, 2025

S.O.L. Bonus Reading #2 - The Doom That Came to Sarnath

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, a...

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38 - The Call of Cthulhu: Part 2
July 22, 2025

38 - The Call of Cthulhu: Part 2

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 ...

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37 - The Call of Cthulhu
July 16, 2025

37 - The Call of Cthulhu

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 t...

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S.O.L. Bonus Reading #1 - Dagon
July 9, 2025

S.O.L. Bonus Reading #1 - Dagon

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...

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36 - Pickman's Model
June 9, 2025

36 - Pickman's Model

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 ...

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Announcing The Summer of Lovecraft!
May 28, 2025

Announcing The Summer of Lovecraft!

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 m...

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35 - Who Hates Balloons?
May 14, 2025

35 - Who Hates Balloons?

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 V...

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34 - The Inhabitants
April 16, 2025

34 - The Inhabitants

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...

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33 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth
March 12, 2025

33 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth

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...

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32 - The Raven
Feb. 12, 2025

32 - The Raven

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...

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Feb. 6, 2025

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Don't let Elon Musk steal your data! Contact your elected representatives now!    Find Your Representatives -    Donation Links: ACLU - Southern Poverty Law Center - Amnesty International - Planned Parenthood Action...

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31 - A Little Malignant
Jan. 15, 2025

31 - A Little Malignant

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 &...

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30 - Relic
Dec. 11, 2024

30 - Relic

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...

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