Midnight Marinara

Episodes

Episode 50 - "Free Burgers for Life"

Welcome to Dizzy's Diner, where one lucky customer is about it win the prize of a lifetime: free hamburgers for the rest of their life. Is it too good to be true? Surprisingly, the problem lies not with the prize, but with the trouble it causes for Dizzy himself...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Allen Chaney, Dead Palette, Matt Benson, David King, Kaela Berry and Nick Nocturne.

Written for Midnight Marinara by Slimebeast.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 49 - "The Pale Man"

The journal entries of an assistant professor on extended holiday reveal the extent of his boredom staying in a run-down hotel, and his curiosity about a pale stranger living at the other end of the hall...

Featuring the voice of Scott Leverett.

Based on the story by Julius Long. Read it here.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by The Jungle Band and Victor Salon Group.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 48 - "Frogs Are Good Luck"

A group of friends decide to spend a summer evening in the relative quiet of the Nevada desert, their only aim to catch up on things. Unfortunately, they travel just a little too far on the road out...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Fabian Alonzo, Matt Holley, Nyx Fears, Johnathan Eggstaff and Ruthie Hanson.

Based on the original credited to Alan Larkin. Read it here.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 47 - "Companionship"

Starving college boy meets manic pixie dream girl. Boy makes small talk. Girl promises anything. Boy lets Girl take him on a journey into a nightmare...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) David King and Sparrow Rayne.

Based on the original story by Slimebeast. Read it here.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.

 

Episode 46 - "String Theory"

Martin wakes up one morning to find countless strings tied between the people and things he encounters, and is seemingly ignored for his lack of connecting twine. After untying his friend Lucy, he realizes that perhaps there is more to these mysterious strings than just a prank...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Peyton Pearson, Katie Patterson and Emma Goddard.

Based on the original story credited to Tesla. Read it here.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod and Freeplay Music.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 45 - "The Harbinger Experiment"

Living in the sunlight, loving in the moonlight, having a wonderful time...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Nick Nocturne, Spenser Fernandez, Kaela Berry, Robin King, Xander Mobus and Dead Palette.

"The Harbinger Experiment" is credited to Zyon J. Read it here.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by myuu, Kevin MacLeod and the Bernie Cummins' Orchestra.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 44 - "Tito Taster"

It's the first day of Summer at Zoombezi Bay water park, and Jim's first day on the job as a lifeguard. As if huge crowds and strange coworkers weren't enough, there's also the suspicious old man hovering near the Cyclone, the one the rest of staff doesn't want him to talk to...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Dead Palette, Allen Chaney, Aleu Moana, Slimebeast and Matt Holley.

Written for Midnight Marinara by Dead Palette.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 43 - "The Disappearance of Ashley, Kansas"

Sometime during the night of August 16, 1952, the small town of Ashley, Kansas ceased to exist...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) TJ Dasch, Michael Malconian, Nick Jewell, Matt Holley, David King, Emma Goddard and Sparrow Rayne.

Based on the original story by CoasterKid93. Read it here.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 42 - "White Christmas"

Six months after a gentle Christmas snowfall alters the fate of the world, one meteorologist discovers a change in weather and sets out in search of answers in the frigid wastes...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Dead Palette, David King, Chad Garcia (of Frosted Mini Fears), Nick Atwell and Sparrow Rayne.

Based on the original story by Ashe Abbott. Read it here.

Opening music by myuu; "White Christmas" is by Bing Crosby.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 41 - "Dead Man's Blues"

A car accident on a stormy night leaves Warren stranded on a supposedly-haunted road, where the Blues guitarist Bone Daddy Barry met his end. Luckily, a friendly stranger with a burn on his face arrives to give Warren a lift...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Slimebeast, Jordin Overton, Darin De Paul and Emma Goddard.

Written by Kaela Berry and David King. This episode is dedicated to the memory of David Berry.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod, Jelly Roll Morton and Freeplay Music.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Episode 40 - "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

The Ringmaster offers an extra-large Halloween treat with this retelling of Washington Irving's classic ghost story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Nick Nocturne, Nick Barbera, Dino Andrade (Batman: Arkham Asylum), Nick Jewell, David King, Marissa Marinello, Heather Kipp, Michael Malconian and Matt Holley; the voice of the Ringmaster is Xander Mobus.

Opening theme by CaptainInsanity; additional music by Kevin MacLeod, the YouTube Audio Library and Freeplay Music.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Based on the classic story by Washington Irving.

Episode 39 - "Management"

The Ringmaster unveils his side of a two-part carnival sideshow: Baxter Melvin, a professional wrestling manager who just can't seem to catch a break one exhausting and strange Halloween evening...

For the rest of the story, check out "Malnourished," presented by Dead Palette.

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Matt Benson, Marissa Marinello, Katie Patterson, Davis Arnold, Elana K. Arnold, Dead Palette, Emma Goddard, Matt Holley, Joe Adams and Kaela Berry; the voice of the Ringmaster is Xander Mobus.

Opening theme by CaptainInsanity.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Written for Midnight Marinara by Dead Palette.
 

Episode 38 - "The Ghost Club"

A gentleman incarcerated in Sing Sing prison recounts the strange and absurd circumstances that led him to his present state, involving a set of silver spoons and bevy of famous ghosts...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Ben Paddon, Michael Malconian, Jason Caits-Cheverst, Kira Buckland, Nick Barbera, Katie Patterson and Matt Holley.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod, Calikokat 116, gompertsff@gmail.com and CaptainInsanity.

Based on the short story by J.K. Bangs. Read it here.

Episode 37 - "Candle Cove"

Several forum posters reminisce about a low-budget kids show they recall from the early 70s, though they might regret how much they start to recall...

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Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Kaela Berry, T.J. Dasch, Dead Palette and Matt Holley.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Ben Hayward and Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Story by Kris Straub. Read it here.

Episode 36 - "Three Skeleton Key"

Three lighthouse keepers receive some unexpected visitors in this classic story from the days of radio...

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Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Spenser Fernandez, Matt Holley and Nick Vincent Barbera.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod and Peter Srinivasan.
Mixed and edited by David King. Produced by Kaela Berry.

Based on the original classic story by George Toudouze, adapted for radio theater by John Poe.

Episode 35 - "Ickbarr Bigelsteine"

A little boy, terrified of the dark, gets a special gift from his mother: a sock-monster dubbed Mr. Ickbarr Bigelsteine, meant to drive away the scary creatures that seem to lurk just on the edge of the boy's imagination...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Ben Spiegel, Oliver Stafford, Sasha Kuczynski, Edward Stafford and David King.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.
Produced by Kaela Berry.

Based on the original story by Stephen D. Harris. Read it here.
Adapted by Kaela Berry and David King.

Episode 34 - "Room 733"

For two college freshmen, adapting to university life is all the harder when they learn they that their dorm room sits next door to a space infamously known for its student suicides...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Angi Viper, Sparrow Leigh Rayne, Kira Buckland, Shawn Bean, Daniel St. George, Katie Patterson and April Hawley.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod and myuu.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Based on the original short story by C.K. Walker. Read it here.

Episode 33 - "Red Sky at Night" (Part 2)

With only three of the original survivors remaining, Graham, Shaun and Kenny struggle to survive increasing terrors while adrift in mysterious, haunted seas...

(Listen to Part 1 here)

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Sarah Williams (Skullgirls, League of Legends, Kill La Kill), Peyton Pearson, David King and Fabian Alonzo.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod and the YouTube Audio Library.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Based on the original story by Slimebeast. Read it here.

Episode 32 - "Yo, Dude, Do You Own a Dog?" (April Fool's Day Special)

Midnight Marinara is hijacked by Afternoon Alfredo! With the original planned story interrupted, have instead this oddball tale of three confused and troubled teenagers as they battle an ancient evil named after a garden tool...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Robin King, Matt Holley, Peyton Pearson, David King and Emma Goddard.

Music by Kevin MacLeod, with various vintage production tracks.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Based on the original short story by Ellen M. Read it here.

Episode 31 - "Red Sky at Night" (Part 1)

When a cruise ship goes dramatically off-course and supernatural events cause most of the passengers and crew to vanish, seven remaining people try to cope with the circumstances and find a way to escape, before they are lost at sea...

Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Sarah Williams (Skullgirls, League of Legends, Kill La Kill), Matt Holley, David King, Peyton Pearson, Fabian Alonzo, Marcel Alonzo and Sam Kuczynski.

Opening theme by John King; additional music by Kevin MacLeod.
Mixed and edited by David King.

Based on the original story by Slimebeast. Read it here.