Echoes in the Dark: Original Stories, True Hauntings, and Horror Genre Explored
The Dark Side of Storytelling…
Echoes in the Dark: Original Stories, True Hauntings, & Horror Genre Explored is a horror podcast focused on psychological and folk horror, featuring original short stories, true haunting accounts, and deep dives into the lore, films, and cultural nightmares that shape the genre.
Each episode invites listeners into unsettling worlds designed to make you question the noise in the hallway, rethink old houses, and linger in the quiet dread that lives between myth and memory.
The podcast is hosted by John Keaser Jr., founder of Dark Hollow Media LLC, with the occasional unhinged commentary from Macabre Bob. Echoes in the Dark blends twisted storytelling with research, realism, and just enough adult sarcasm to make your therapist concerned. Expect dark humor, creeping atmosphere, folklore-driven horror, and honest reactions fueled by caffeine, trauma, and questionable life choices.
If you like your horror atmospheric, your folklore unsettling, and your jokes a little too inappropriate for HR—welcome home.
Some echoes whisper.
These ones bite.
Echoes in the Dark: Original Stories, True Hauntings, and Horror Genre Explored
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Step back into the woods of Hopewell Hollow in this bonus episode of Echoes in the Dark: Original Stories, True Hauntings, and Horror Genre Explored.
Due to overwhelming listener demand, author John Keaser Jr. delivers something extra—an immersive reading of Chapters 9–11 from the folk-horror novel Hopewell Hollow, accompanied by exclusive author reflections that peel back the dread without revealing the end.
These chapters mark a turning point as the Hollow reveals itself not as a place of superstition, but as a living system—one that remembers blood, watches from the treeline, and demands someone to blame. From ancient bargains and inhuman watchers to fear-driven hysteria and scapegoats, this episode dives deep into slow-burn psychological horror, folk horror mythology, and the terrifying ways communities fracture under pressure.
If you love atmospheric horror, cursed towns, unsettling folklore, and horror stories that linger long after the episode ends, this is a journey worth taking—just don’t expect to leave unchanged.
Horror writers are invited to submit original short stories and dark folklore for potential feature on the podcast. Submissions can be sent to hopewellhollow1993@gmail.com
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Listener discretion is advised.
That noise you hear while you're lying in bed is just your imagination...or is it?