Campfire Radio Theater

12/08/2025

Our campfire tale of fortune tellers and a vengeful Djinn is nominated in four categories in the New Jersey WebFest! A hearty congrats to writer Cameron Scott and composer Kevin Hartnell! And a huge thank you to the sensational voice performers who brought this audio chiller to life as well as the fine folks at New Jersey Web Festival!

11/07/2025

A few audio chills to help beat the summer heat!

Discover the best horror audio dramas with these 13 terrifying audio drama anthologies for fans who crave fear in their headphones.

07/07/2025

Some rare insight into the twisted mind of John Ballentine and the chilling world of Campfire Radio Theater.

Today we’d like to introduce you to John Ballentine. Hi John, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.Finding a creative outlet has always been an important factor in my life, even if it was perhaps at times, an unconscious need. I’ve chased all manner o...

21/04/2025

Haunting a set of earbuds near you!

15/04/2025

If perchance you find yourself in a hip night spot like Club Crimson, filled with “beautiful people”… just make sure you’re out of there before midnight! BLOOD DRIVE featuring the sensational voice talents of Jessica McEvoy, Melissa Medina and Steve Mize, along with an amazing cast of supporting players is streaming now!

01/01/2025

An amazing collection spine-tingling tracks composed by the one and only Kevin Hartnell! Volume eight of THE SOUNDS OF NIGHTMARES is available now on Bandcamp!

39 track album

23/12/2024

Campfire Radio Theater wraps up 2024 with a spine-tingling finale! FINAL RESTING PLACE, based on a story by Brian Von Knobloch, is now streaming/screaming wherever you get your podcasts.

With stellar performances by Blaine Hicklin, Soren Narnia, James Hicklin, Shelley Reid, and Monique Bagwell, this immersive 3D audio chiller was recorded in binaural sound—perfect for your headphones.

Not a holiday tale, but one that will chill you just the same. What better time to cozy up by the fire and let the darkness tickle your ears?

31/10/2024

Here’s to a night of shivers and shadows, my fellow phantoms! Halloween may slip into the shadows of fall, but around the campfire… the magic is eternal. Happy haunting! 👻🎃

16/10/2024

A romantic woodland retreat spirals into a terrifying ordeal as newlyweds Trent and Mia fall prey to a pagan religious order. Spooky moment with Jared Rivet, Tracy Clifton, Steve Mize and Mary Murphy!

14/10/2024

That crisp autumn chill can only mean one thing – a wicked campfire tale is here to send shivers down your spine! THE HERETIC’S HANDBOOK, our harrowing deep woods thriller, features the voice talents of Jared Rivet, Tracy Clifton, Dexter Herron and Allison Cossitt along with a tremendous cast of supporting players! Available now wherever you listen to podcasts! Headphones recommended for maximum stereophonic dread!

01/04/2024

Kevin Hartnell has unleashed THE SOUNDS OF NIGHTMARES 7, a fresh batch of spine-tingling tracks composed for Campfire Radio Theater! It’s no secret that Kevin’s music is the “special sauce” that brings our terror tales to horrifying life! Discover these sinister sounds as well as more of Kevin’s music at the link below! https://kevinhartnell.bandcamp.com/album/the-sounds-of-nightmares-7-music-composed-for-campfire-radio-theater?fbclid=IwAR1C87C1lpWq1Ud2mmZBHHPfMnuE-vBJl4zVncbhYmy4ujmGeL6B4Xwj_pk_aem_AXQg_j1kkkV41vyYQf67EVGeamO62nEMfDAQk31kqAnjwOdyEqkzN4lfXwfO-lH8I60

50 track album

28/03/2024

“What terror lies below the depths…”
Your daily recommended dose of horror is only a smart phone tap or two away! Our nautical thriller THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA is streaming/screaming now on your fav podcast app!