Episodes

An overnight rideshare driver is taken by a strange client on a dangerous journey through the city. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Economic Precarity, Addiction, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Griffin Schultz, Justin Pope, Sam Hunt, 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...

Do you want to know what audio dramas are like behind the scenes? Are you interested in making one yourself? Then join hosts Jonathan Inbody (creator of Gray Matter: An Acid Horror Anthology Podcast) and Ryan Joseph Murphy (creator of Your Horror Show) for this Actors on Actors style interview about all things audio drama! Jon and Ryan discuss the inspirations for their shows, detail their journeys through the creative arts, and offer a comprehensive look at the production process of an audio dr...

A doctor specializing in religious delusions arrives at an isolated rural hospital to interview a disturbed young man who may not be what he appears. Adapted from "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror & Transformation, Cosmic Horror, Mental Illness, Murder, Torture, the Occult, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Paul McGinnis, Justin Pope, Allison Courtney, and Jonathan Inbody Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editi...

A woman at a routine medical checkup finds herself held captive as a public health risk. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror & Transformation, Medical Anxiety, Medical Misogyny, Political Extremism & Violence, Government Suppression, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Samantha Hunt, Jonathan Inbody, Shanda Gardner, and Eric Miller. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. F...

After episode 50 in July, Gray Matter will be going on hiatus, with an intended return date of Summer 2027. Don't worry, though; Jon just needs time to write more episodes. 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! For ad-free episodes, behind the scenes commentaries, and more, join the Gray Matter Patreon at https://patreon.c...

Produced by and starring Gray Matter regular Charleston Harvey, The Sunfall Train is a pre-apocalyptic, queer western mystery audio drama. Listen to the first episode now, wherever you get your podcasts! https://open.spotify.com/show/5ygliEgJVeeVgtfRJXlDpY

A welfare check on an elderly recluse draws a man into an otherworldly conflict spanning decades and dimensions. Adapted from "The House on the Borderland" by William Hope Hodgson. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Cosmic Horror, Grief, Animal Attacks, Animal Endangerment, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Harold Octavius Jacob, Sean C. Sanders, and Shanda Gardner. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art b...

A recently-disabled man trapped in his top-floor apartment tries to save a woman from the creature that lives in the city park below. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Depression, Disability & Disfigurement, Economic Precarity, Social Murder, Animal Attacks, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Griffin Schultz & Jessica Zwolak, with Andrea Inbody. Additional creature sounds from Griffin Schultz. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by S...

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 Violence & Death. Starring Allison Courtney & Brandon Machajewski. 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 soc...

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 community support groups to resist ICE: https://www.stopice.net/?rapidresponseteams=1 Donate to the ACLU and join action groups: https://www.aclu.org/action Donate to the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee: https://www.miracmn.com/ Hotlines to report ICE raids in yo...

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, Gaslighting, Disfigurement & Disability, and Potential Violence & Death. Starring Jonathan Inbody and Andrea Inbody. Written & Directed by Jonathan Inbody. Editing & Sound Design by Jeff Lavin. Music by Samantha Hunt. Episode Art by Jon-Michael Marinell. Full series...

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://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/graymatterh...

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. Starring Andy Rich 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:/...

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 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.graymatterhorror.com/ If you lik...

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 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.teepubli...

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 Jeff Lavin...

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, sound effec...

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.tee...

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://nnirr.wp...

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 Shir...

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 monsters. W...

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, Samantha Hu...

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/gra...

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 Samantha Hunt....