12 Best Slow Burn Audio Drama Podcasts

1. The Magnus Archives

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'Make your statement, face your fear.' The Magnus Archives is an award winning weekly horror fiction audiodrama podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, an organisation dedicated to researching the esoteric and the weird. Join Jonathan Sims as he explores the archive, but be warned, as he looks into its depths something starts to look back… New episodes every Thursday produced by Rusty Quill , featuring guest actors, short stories, serial plots and more. The long awaited continuation The Magnus Protocol launched in January 2024...more Hosts Jonathan Sims, Alexander J Newall
Producer/Network Rusty Quill
Email ****@rustyquill.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Imogen Harris, Shahan Hamza +16 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 16.3KFacebook 13.5KTwitter 49.5KInstagram 41.6K Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. We're Alive

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We're Alive is an award-winning audio drama that follows a group of Survivors in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles now ruled by the 'Infected.'It begins with 'A Story of Survival' which spans from Chapters 1-48. Our survivors band together, fortify a safe haven known as the Tower, and discover that the Infected are far from the biggest threat they will have to face.The adventure continues with:'Lockdown' - A small group of inmates and prison guards are trapped in the T-block at Twin Towers Jail...more Host Kc Wayland
Producer/Network Wayland Productions Inc
Email ****@waylandproductions.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Jataun Gilbert, Hajin Cho +23 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 13.1KFacebook 40.7KTwitter 11.3KInstagram 6.5K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Old Gods of Appalachia

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In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the darkest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness? Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake.To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website ..more Host Steve Shell
Producer/Network DeepNerd Media
Email ****@oldgodsofappalachia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Cecil Baldwin, DJ Rogers +11 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 5.8KFacebook 42.4KTwitter 25.4KInstagram 39.1K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Malevolent

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Do not fear the dark, fear what darkness brings... Arkham Private Investigator Arthur Lester wakes up with no memory of who he is or what has happened, only a nameless, eerie voice guiding him through the darkness. Blind, terrified, and confused, his journey will lead him towards a series of mysteries in the hopes of understanding the truth of what has transpired...more Host Harlan Guthrie
Email ****@live.ca
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Jo Guthrie, Ren Brooke +3 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 3.2KFacebook 1.1KTwitter 9.5KInstagram 12K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Tower 4

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Mike Archer is a newly appointed fire watcher in the Wyoming woods. While he's never done anything like this before, he needed something new after his mom passed. Now he hopes to spend his days in a tower above the trees looking for fires and working on his new book. But things aren't as quiet and peaceful as he hoped. Strange interference blasts over his radio at night and he starts seeing and hearing creepy noises in the woods. But are these odd occurrences actually happening or is he just going stir crazy?more Hosts Jack Austin, Gina Coyle
Producer/Network Bloody FM
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3.7KFacebook 7.5KTwitter 3.8KInstagram 13.2K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Wolf 359

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Life's not easy for Doug Eiffel, the communications officer for the U.S.S. Hephaestus Research Station, currently on Day 448 of its orbit around red dwarf star Wolf 359. He's stuck on a scientific survey mission of indeterminate length, 7.8 light years from Earth. His only company on board the station are stern mission chief Minkowski, insane science officer Hilbert, and Hephaestus Station's sentient, often malfunctioning operating system Hera...more Hosts Zach Valenti, Gabriel Urbina
Producer/Network Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 6.7KFacebook 3.9KTwitter 11.1KInstagram 3.1K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2014 Get Email Contact

7. The White Vault

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Explore the far reaches of the world's horrors in the audio drama podcast The White Vault. Follow the collected records of a repair team sent to Outpost Fristed in the vast white wastes of Svalbard and unravel what lies waiting in the ice below. This Fool and Scholar production is intended for mature audiences.more Host Kaitlin Statz
Producer/Network Fool and Scholar Productions
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Iffy Talno, Kidlat Tolentino +19 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 6.7KFacebook 4.4KTwitter 7.9KInstagram 4.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact

8. Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery

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Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery is a new audio drama from Audacious Machine Creative.Unwell is complete- listen to all five seasons now!Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom, Ohio, to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town's boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house's strange assortment of residents.more Hosts Eleanor Hyde, Jeffrey Nils Gardner, Clarisa Cherie Rios, Marsha Harman, Michael Turrentine, Amelia Bethel, Pat King, Hilary Williams, Anuja Vaidya, Mark Soloff, Krista DAgostino
Producer/Network Audacious Machine Creative
Email ****@ourfaircity.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 2.8KFacebook 1.7KTwitter 3.1K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2019 Get Email Contact

9. Dirt - An Audio Drama

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A strange letter. An impossible sender. Secrets hidden in the ground. From STUDIO5705, a scripted fiction podcast set in present-day Washington State about a man's journey to unlock a family mystery—and find things long ago buried. 2 million downloads. Season 4 now underway. Part of the Fable & Folly Network.more Host Kris Kaiyala
Producer/Network STUDIO5705
Email ****@dirtaudiodrama.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.2KFacebook 68Twitter 1.3KInstagram 900 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. The Silt Verses

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In this horror/fantasy serial drama, Carpenter and Faulkner, two worshippers of an outlawed god, travel up the length of their deity's great black river, searching for holy revelations. As their pilgrimage lengthens and the river's mysteries deepen, the two acolytes find themselves under threat from a police manhunt, but also come into conflict with the weirder gods that have flourished in these forgotten rural territories.Next episode drops 3rd June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Hosts Jon Ware, Muna Hussen
Producer/Network Eskew Productions Ltd
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests B. Narr, Lucille Valentine +7 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 933Twitter 4.4K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. This House Will Devour You

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THIS HOUSE WILL DEVOUR YOU is a story of love, madness, murder, mysteries and dead gods set in the1920's. It is an epistolary audio drama as told by Jon and Elizabeth to each other in their letters. Season One takes place in Ireland and England, with the action in Season Two focussed on Egypt, as well as Ireland and England.​Come join us for a gothic, slow burn story of gothic horror, romance and adventure!For lovers of creepy, slow-burn, gothic 1920's historical fiction, romance and low key horror...more Producer/Network Citeog Podcasts
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 47 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. The Farm - a mystery audio drama

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THE FARM is a gripping narrative audio drama about family secrets, rural suspense, and a woman's fight to reclaim her legacy. When architect Reilly Whitaker (Ellysa Rose) is drawn back to the family farm, she uncovers secrets that threaten everything her family built. Created by Melody Herr and produced by Little Fish Entertainment and Hunny Dew Studios, The Farm is a slow-burn mystery-thriller about legacy, betrayal, and survival. Follow the show at listentothefarm.commore Hosts Ellysa Rose, Donte Paris, Brendan A. Bradley, Ray Huizar
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Chelsea Kupitz, Chelsea Spirito +11 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 55 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact