Undertow: Familiar Haunts
Storytelling Podcasts
Undertow is Realm’s showcase of original horror stories. Hosted by audio horror pioneer and creator Fred Greenhalgh, each season presents a spooky standalone series, so you can dive in anytime... if you dare! Current Season: Familiar Haunts From haunted houses to remote islands, late night radio transmissions to witchcraft, these character-forward stories reveal how the past is never truly gone, and humanity may be the most ruthless monster of them all. Craving More Frights? Explore Past Seasons: Season 1: Simpson Falls - A reporter awakens malevolent forces in his haunted hometown. Season 2: Blood Forest - Every 20 years, werewolves descend for a night of horror. Starring Jack Falahee. Season 3: Dark Tome - A teen unleashes a terrifying story from a spooky bookshop. Season 4: The Well - Family secrets resurface, setting loose horror from an old well. Season 5: The Pulse - A meteorite awakens animalistic instincts in a group of treasure hunters. Season 6: The Sisters - True events inspire a chilling tale of occult & possession. Starring Mae Whitman. Season 7: Last Call - A hustler gambles for his life against the Grim Reaper. Season 8: Narcosis - A rescue dive turns deadly beneath the waves. Season 9: The Harrowing - A barbaric crime heralds the rise of an ancient evil. Season 10: Hovering - A police officer is pulled into unimaginable circumstances when he starts investigating calls about an object in the sky. Season 11: Trio of Nightmares - Three bone-chilling novellas from Maine writers Chris Bernier, Katherine Silva, and Morgan Sylvia. Binge Ad-Free & Early! Subscribe at realm.fm.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Storytelling Podcasts
Description:
Undertow is Realm’s showcase of original horror stories. Hosted by audio horror pioneer and creator Fred Greenhalgh, each season presents a spooky standalone series, so you can dive in anytime... if you dare! Current Season: Familiar Haunts From haunted houses to remote islands, late night radio transmissions to witchcraft, these character-forward stories reveal how the past is never truly gone, and humanity may be the most ruthless monster of them all. Craving More Frights? Explore Past Seasons: Season 1: Simpson Falls - A reporter awakens malevolent forces in his haunted hometown. Season 2: Blood Forest - Every 20 years, werewolves descend for a night of horror. Starring Jack Falahee. Season 3: Dark Tome - A teen unleashes a terrifying story from a spooky bookshop. Season 4: The Well - Family secrets resurface, setting loose horror from an old well. Season 5: The Pulse - A meteorite awakens animalistic instincts in a group of treasure hunters. Season 6: The Sisters - True events inspire a chilling tale of occult & possession. Starring Mae Whitman. Season 7: Last Call - A hustler gambles for his life against the Grim Reaper. Season 8: Narcosis - A rescue dive turns deadly beneath the waves. Season 9: The Harrowing - A barbaric crime heralds the rise of an ancient evil. Season 10: Hovering - A police officer is pulled into unimaginable circumstances when he starts investigating calls about an object in the sky. Season 11: Trio of Nightmares - Three bone-chilling novellas from Maine writers Chris Bernier, Katherine Silva, and Morgan Sylvia. Binge Ad-Free & Early! Subscribe at realm.fm.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.realm.fm/
Email:
podcast@realm.fm
Episodes
Introducing [REDACTED]
2/6/2026
Introducing [REDACTED]; from Athan (The Grotto) and Jamie Petronis (The Cellar Letters) Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds himself working within The [REDACTED] Unit, a covert agency tasked with containing impossible creatures and phenomena. As he becomes entangled with paranormal forces and secret agendas, Jacob begins to discover a sense of belonging in a place he never expected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:20:39
Banish, Part 2
12/26/2025
After being attacked by a strange creature, Clover learns that the town of Banish has a dark history. Will she escape while there is still time, or will she find herself enchanted by its secrets? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:34:44
Banish, Part 1
12/19/2025
A Millennial woman, Clover, arrives in a quaint town in Maine to watch after her Aunt's antique shop while the Aunt is sick in the hospital. But after she fails to heed foreboding warnings from the residence, Clover learns the dark history beneath the veneer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:32:19
Gargoyles
12/5/2025
A cousin tries to make sense of a tragedy, but her investigation leads to her unearthing family secrets concerning a dark room where no one ever dares enter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:34:26
The Bloody Life of RM Renfield, Part 3
11/28/2025
"A man muddles through life... he wonders if there mightn't be ... a truer meaning... something grander... something red." With blood on his hands, RM Renfields seals the pact with the dark voice in his head, the voice calling from across the English channel spelling doom to so many. Is there any hope of redemption before he becomes a mad servant of this terrible being? The chilling 3rd and final installment of The Bloody Life of RM Renfield. Original radioplay by Marty Ross, produced by Wireless Theatre Limited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:41:36
The Bloody Life of RM Renfield, Part 2
11/20/2025
"From within their hollow guts, grew an echo, an echo which I now echoed too..." A terrible, powerful voice has gotten into RM Renfield's head. What does this voice want from him, and how far will he go to appease it? Part 2 of the original radioplay by Marty Ross, produced by Wireless Theatre Limited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:44:28
The Bloody Life of RM Renfield, Part 1
11/14/2025
"No cut finger or noseblood quite prepares one for the sheer volume of redness - bright bright redness - as can spill and spurt from the frame." R.M. Renfield is one of the most enigmatic characters of Bram Stoker's Dracula - second only, perhaps, to the eponymous count himself. But how did he become the henchman of the vampire? Those answers are sought after in this riveting, intimate drama. We meet him as a young man in Victorian England, with a home life not so extraordinary... But a fascination with blood starts early, followed soon by a mysterious premonition, and a dark voice promises him riches to come. Part 1 of an original radioplay by Marty Ross, produced by Wireless Theatre Limited, about Dracula's henchman, R.M. Renfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:36:36
Home After Midnight
11/7/2025
"The problem might be me. I’m really drunk." A man comes home late at night and his apartment isn't what it seems. Indeed, the more he looks around, the more it looks like he's in a waking nightmare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:39:43
The One Who Got Away
10/31/2025
"Have you ever truly loved someone? I mean the kind of love you’d kill or die for?" What starts as a sleepy shift for Kat, the guest DJ for a call in dating show, turns into a nightmare when an unwelcome caller rings into the station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:24:40
To Dance the Witches Circle Again
10/24/2025
"Be happy while ye live, for ye’ll be a long time dead." Something terrible is wending its way to Bessie Smith's small cottage, something that no amount of warding spells or charms may avert. As her inner circle is ripped apart from her, and terrible lies become the music of the land, she asks one question: Will she ever dance freely again? A story of witchcraft and resistance by Morgan Sylvia, read by Jessica Taige with sound design by Fred Greenhalgh, music by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:52:47
The Woman in Violet, Part 2
10/17/2025
Molly Malone moved to Vinalhaven Maine to escape a dark secret from her past, but now it seems her past is catching up with her... But Molly has a gun and no wish to have her past ruin her future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:37:00
The Woman in Violet, Part 1
10/10/2025
Molly Malone was once known as Rita… But that was in a different life, before she moved to Vinalhaven, Maine, a remote island that doesn’t ask newcomers too many questions about the past. But as a deep fog rolls in, Molly finds out that you can’t outrun your past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:48:41
The Buried Farmhouse, by Fred Greenhalgh
10/3/2025
A Downeast Maine native son returns to the site of the family farmhouse, which has now been demolished and buried. But when the light strikes a shard of metal just right, a portal to an unnerving horror is revealed. The inaugural episode of our new season, Familiar Haunts, is an inspired by real events family ghost story written, performed, and sound designed by Fred Greenhalgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:51:11
The Toll House, by WW Jacobs
9/26/2025
Part 4 of Spooktacular September with a full cast production of The Toll House, by WW Jacobs. Friends hear the legend of a haunted house and decide to spend the night... to terrifying results. With a bonus poem, The Demon of the Gibbet, by Fitz James O'Brien. Adapted from the public domain short story The Toll House, by WW Jacobs, and the poem The Demon of the Gibbet, by Fitz James O'Brien, produced by Mind’s Eye Productions and podcast by arrangement with Podcast Universe Productions. Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Find more shows like Undertow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:25:30
The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe
9/19/2025
Part 3 of Spooktacular September with a full cast production of The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe. A man has committed murder, and may even get away with it, until a diabolical throbbing begins beneath his floorboards. Adapted from the public domain short story The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allen Poe, produced by Mind’s Eye Productions and podcast by arrangement with Podcast Universe Productions. Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Find more shows like Undertow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:28:39
The Derelict, by William Hope Hodgson
9/12/2025
Part 2 of Spooktacular September with a full cast production of The Derelict, by William Hope Hodgson. Beware strange derelict vessels on the high seas, for they may contain horrors beyond imagination. Adapted from the public domain short story The Derelict by William Hope Hodgson, produced by Mind’s Eye Productions and podcast by arrangement with Podcast Universe Productions. Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Find more shows like Undertow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:25:51
The Monkey's Paw, by WW Jacobs
9/5/2025
Fall vibes are in the air and Undertow starts our run up to original horror fiction in October with a full cast production of The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs, the classic tale of being careful what you wish for, because you just might get it... Adapted from the public domain short story The Monkey’s Paw by WW Jacobs, produced by Mind’s Eye Productions and podcast by arrangement with Podcast Universe Productions. Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Find more shows like Undertow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever podcasts are served. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:25:59
Carrion Harvest, Part 5
5/2/2025
Part 5 of Carrion Harvest. Where do you bug out to, when … the monsters are Godzilla sized bugs? As hope starts to diminish, rapidly, Sprout reflects on the final, damning chapter of her life with her mom and Harvey. Carrion Harvest is a Dagaz Media production for Realm. Written by Morgan Sylvia. Performed by Jessica Taige. Editing and sound design by Rory O’Shea. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Executive produced by Fred Greenhalgh and Molly Barton. Looking for more Realm shows? Check out OUTLIERS voiced by Rory Culkin, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT starring Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe; ORPHAN BLACK: THE NEXT CHAPTER and POWER TRIP starring Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany; MARIGOLD BREACH starring Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto; and ECHO PARK starring Harry Shum Jr. Realm subscribers get early, ad-free access to new episodes. Subscribe at realm.fm. Follow us: Instagram: @RealmMedia_ X: @RealmMedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:01:01:18
Introducing: DC High Volume: Batman
4/25/2025
Hey, Undertow listeners! This week, we’re sharing something close to home — DC High Volume: Batman, directed by Undertow creator and host Fred Greenhalgh. This immersive audio series begins with Year One, the iconic origin story of Bruce Wayne as he becomes the Dark Knight. It’s a gritty, atmospheric reimagining of Gotham’s criminal underworld—perfect for fans of moody, cinematic storytelling. To hear more, follow DC High Volume: Batman wherever you get your podcasts or visit: https://lnk.to/DCHighVolume Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:33:30
Carrion Harvest, Part 4
4/25/2025
Part 4 of Carrion Harvest. Sprout’s life of luxury is about to encounter a horrible grist mill - human cruelty on the one, beyond-human monsters on the other. The high costs of cheap corn come calling. Carrion Harvest is a Dagaz Media production for Realm. Written by Morgan Sylvia. Performed by Jessica Taige. Editing and sound design by Rory O’Shea. Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound. Undertow is a production of Realm, hosted by Fred Greenhalgh. Executive produced by Fred Greenhalgh and Molly Barton. Looking for more Realm shows? Check out OUTLIERS voiced by Rory Culkin, IF I GO MISSING THE WITCHES DID IT starring Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe; ORPHAN BLACK: THE NEXT CHAPTER and POWER TRIP starring Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany; MARIGOLD BREACH starring Jameela Jamil and Manny Jacinto; and ECHO PARK starring Harry Shum Jr. Realm subscribers get early, ad-free access to new episodes. Subscribe at realm.fm. Follow us: Instagram: @RealmMedia_ X: @RealmMedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:49:05