400 Words A Horror
18 episodes
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Creator: 400 Words a Horror
Full cast Horror Anthology Audio Drama
Synopsis:
We are a group of friends who dream of making our own audio dramas some day, but had no idea how to go about it. They always say, practice makes perfect, so we rounded up a few of our friends and got to work! Our goal is to learn the "how" behind audio drama creation. Co-run by Gem and Lys, 400 Words A Horror allows us the space to have fun, spook up a little, experience, experiment, and learn the ins and outs of audio drama creation! This is a learning experience for all of us so, any feedback - as long as it is constructive - is more than appreciated. Feel free to drop us a message on any of our socials! If you want to stay anonymous, our Tumblr ask box awaits you.
Well, the idea came to Gem while practicing with the Pratchett method called ‘400 words a day.’ The goal is to write a story a day in at least 400 words (ahem... you know, hence the name) to practice and improve on one's own writing. As a result, all of our stories vary in length and topic from episode to episode! We usually have a loose theme for the week and have fun exploring it together!
When we need or want to work with new people, we will announce it on our socials. In the mean time, follow us on Tumblr, Twitter and BlueSky @400WordsAHorror, join our Discord and hone your skills with us! We think we're pretty cool so if you wanna see how we're doing and what we're up to, those are the best places! Links are below! If you like what we do, following and sharing the show is one of the best ways you can support us. It's crazy how far word or mouth or a kind review can go. And, of course, supporting us here on Patreon is also incredibly helpful! ;D
Gem Aydin: Twitter, Tumblr, BlueSky
Lyssa Jay: Linktree,Twitter, BlueSky
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Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Anthology
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Full cast
Narrator: First Person
Genres: Horror
Completion status: Not applicable
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Episodes:
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:05:47 GMT
Cowboyification comes for us all...
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
The Clockwork Cowboy
CONTENT WARNING: gun violence, being chased/hunted down, sudden noises
Written by Alaine Heart (she/her)
Edited by Leo B. Moss (he/they) and Praxis Killowatt (he/they)
Alex was voiced by Leo B. Moss
Nathan was voiced by Praxis Killowatt
British Cowboy was voiced by Just Jenah (they/them)
Sound designed by Just Jenah
Cowboy and His Horse
CONTENT WARNING:homophobia, implied family abuse, death
Written by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Edited by Just Jenah, Fortune Salem (he/him), Neutron (they/them)
The Cowboy was voiced by David Ault (he/him)
Recap was voiced by Neutron
Sound designed by Gem Aydın
You can find David Ault in https://www.davidault.co.uk/
You can find his audio drama in https://shadowsatthedoor.com/
About No Normal Life:
It’s 1991 and Anastacia has a mission from the gods: protect Lana King, The Chosen One, as she crisscrosses the country fighting the forces of evil. But Lana’s not so sure she’s the one who needs protecting. And the enormous crush Anastacia’s developing on her isn’t helping matters either.
If these two would-be monster hunters want to save the world they’re going to have to get their shit together. Or the results could be deadly!
If you want to back No Normal Life's first season on kickstarter you've got until October 31 2024, so go check it out! Tell your friends! And your enemies! And that fun weirdo you sit next to on the bus!
Where to find us:
Discord: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Patreon: patreon.com/400WordsAHorror
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:08:29 GMT
Nothing can hurt more than love, my dear.
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Lover’s Burden:
CONTENT WARNING: domestic violence; visceral, wet murder
Written by Praxis Killawatt (he/they)
Edited by Eli Schwarz (xe/they), Leo B. Moss (he/they) and Just Jenah (they/them)
Grave Robber was Alaine Heart (she/her)
Lover was Leo B. Moss
Cemetery Guard was Neutron (they/them)
Sound designed by Just Jenah
Kill Me Now:
CONTENT WARNING:Fake Death, Misgendering, Depictions of Violence, Death, Brief references to abuse and revenge porn
Written by Just Jenah
Edited by Alaine Heart, Praxis Killawatt, and Neutron
Contractor was Taylor Michaels (he/him)
Adam was Fortune Salem (he/him)
Gordon was Prax Killawatt
Lucia was Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Maggie was Pine Gonzalez (they/them)
Amy was Eli Schwarz
Additional voices by Just Jenah, Alaine Heart, Leo B. Moss and Neutron
Sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
The Ones Who Walked Back to Omelas:
CONTENT WARNING: spoilers for The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin, family abuse, murder, manipulation, generational trauma
Written by Gem Aydın
Edited by Lyssa Jay and Praxis Killawatt
Voiced by Just Jenah
Sound designed by Gem Aydın
Where to find us:
Discord: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
ko-fi: ko-fi.com/400wordsahorror
Patreon: patreon.com/400WordsAHorror
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Twitter: twitter.com/400WordsAHorror
Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/400wordsahorror.bsky.social
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Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:51:33 GMT
I have been staring at the wall for hours, trying to come up with... something.
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Stuck:
CONTENT WARNING: Death, graphic depictions of violence, lose of self, talks of death.
Written by Alexander Bauner (he/they)
Edited by Neutron (they/them) and Praxis Killawatt (he/they)
Voiced by Neutron
Sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Haunting:
CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of death, house fire, body horror, self hatred
Written by Eli Schwarz (xe/they)
Edited by Neutron and Fortune Salem (he/him)
Voiced by Fortune Salem
Sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Where to find us:
Discord: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
ko-fi: ko-fi.com/400wordsahorror
Patreon: patreon.com/400WordsAHorror
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Twitter: twitter.com/400WordsAHorror
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Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:00:01 GMT
Would you let the wicked into your heart?
400WAH Team Q&A link: https://forms.gle/WSSB4GXf7iAt91Kx9
The episode was sound designed by Just Jenah (they/them)
The Crossroads Bar:
CONTENT WARNING: unwanted advances
Written by Prax Killawatt (he/they)
Edited by Just Jenah and Neutron (they/them)
Bartender was Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Stranger was Eli Schwarz (xe/they)
Sound designed by Just Jenah
Breath/ The Call /Soul:
CONTENT WARNING: claustrophobia
Written by Fortune Salem (he/him)
Edited by Prax Killawatt
Voiced by Leo B. Moss (he/they)
Sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Creature:
CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of body horror, caves, nature horror
Written by Gem Aydın
Edited by Praxis Killawatt and Just Jenah
Narrator was Alaine Heart (she/her)
Monster was Athan (he/him)
Sound designed by Just Jenah
You can find the episode document here.
Where to find us:
Discord: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Patreon: patreon.com/400WordsAHorror
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Twitter: twitter.com/400WordsAHorror
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Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:08:40 GMT
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Check out Waterlogged: https://waterlogged.lawofnames.com/
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Hunger:
CONTENT WARNING: cannibalism, being hunted, drowning imagery, vivisection, fire
Written by Scholastic Arson (they/them)
Edited by Saša (they/them)
Voiced by Prax Killawatt (he/they)
Sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
A shared dinner:
CONTENT WARNING: Cannibalism, stalking, and bone breaking
Written by Eli Schwarz (xe/xir and they/them)
Edited by Gem Aydın and Just Jenah (they/them)
Voiced by Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Sound designed by Gem Aydın
Absolutely Killer:
CONTENT WARNING: Cannibalism, Forced Paralysis, Gaslighting
Written by Lyssa Jay
Edited by Gem Aydın, Prax Killawatt, Just Jenah, and Fortune Salem (he/him)
Lester was voiced by Ben M. Rowe (he/him)
Body was voiced by Just Jenah
Sound designed by Just Jenah
You can find Ben here: https://x.com/benmrowe
Where to find us:
Discord: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Sat, 03 Aug 2024 17:00:58 GMT
Horror Haven has a message to you...
Haven was Gem Aydın (they/them)
Clarence was Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Recap was Neutron (they/them)
We are returning to your ears on 5th August, 2024! I hope you are ready..
Where to find us:
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Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:32:02 GMT
This episode is the season finale. We will be back soon with Season 2!
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Butterflies by Gem Aydın
CONTENT WARNING: bugs, childhood trauma, being hunted
Edited by Fortune Salem (he/him) and Leo B. Moss (he/they)
Performed by Leo B. Moss
Fascination by Fortune Salem
CONTENT WARNING: hopelessness, heavy machine sounds for sfx, mentions of dead animals, metaphors for climate change
Edited by Gem Aydın and Prax Killawatt (he/they)
Performed by Eli Schwarz (xe/they)
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Find out more about What's In The Rift: https://whatsintherift.com/
Where to find us:
We now have a Discord server! Join us at: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Twitter: twitter.com/400WordsAHorror
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Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:29:44 GMT
The biggest mistake we make is to think that we are right and oh, so above others.
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Chains of Life by Gem Aydın
CONTENT WARNING: being stuck, gaslighting, chain rattlings for sfx
Performed by Alaine Heart (she/her)
Edited by Alaine Heart and Prax Killawatt (he/they)
The Machine by Alaine Heart
CONTENT WARNING: hopelessness, heavy machine sounds for sfx, mentions of dead animals, metaphors for climate change
Performed by Prax Killawatt
Edited by Gem Aydın and Prax Killawatt
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Where to find us:
We now have a Discord server! Join us at: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Mon, 25 Dec 2023 17:29:55 GMT
You definitely should listen to the full episode til the end :)
The Christmas lights were made by Cake (xie/they) Check their art here: https://thatcakelovingwitch.tumblr.com/
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Haven was Gem Aydın
Clap If You Believe by Just Jenah (they/them)
CONTENT WARNING: death, violence, suffocation, manifestation of a horror story
Eli was Eli Schwarz (xe/they)
Myka was Leo B. Moss (he/they)
Gale was Just Jenah (they/them)
Santa was Prax Killawatt (he/they)
Edited by Eli Schwarz, Gem Aydın, and Lyssa Jay (she/they)
CONTENT WARNING FOR THE LAST HAVEN SCENE: loud noises, jumpscare
Ghost was Fortune Salem (he/him)
Haven and Ghost’s interactions were an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. It was the cast and crew having their fun version of it.
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Where to find us:
We now have a Discord server! Join us at: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:15:35 GMT
New voices and old voices, all the gang, and more!
Thanks to Taylor Michaels and Athan for guest-starring in this episode! Link of the Grotto Pod is down below.
CONTENT WARNING FOR TELEVISION (THIS EPISODE’S INTRODUCER): unreality, mentions of murder, loud repeating sounds
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Recap was Neutron (they/them)
Haven was Gem Aydın
Clarence was Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Unseen by Gem Aydın
CONTENT WARNING: Xenophobia, multiple queerphobia elements mentioned, violence, murder, mentions of suicide, illnesses and accidents, haunting, death
Benjamin Lynn was Prax Killawatt (he/they)
Interviewer was Just Jenah (they/them)
Edited by Just Jenah and Prax Killawatt
Open Up by Alaine (she/her)
CONTENT WARNING: body horror, murder, bullying, screams, blood, gore, and death
The Host was Eli Schwarz (xe/they)
Contestant 1 was Leo B. Moss (he/they)
Contestant 2 was Fortune Salem (he/him)
Edited by Gem Aydın
Guests
Television was Taylor Michaels (he/him)
You can find him here: https://linktr.ee/taylormichaels
Matt was Athan (he/him)
You can find him here: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic
Intermission had a trailer from the new sibling podcast, The Grotto Pod. It was made by Athan, voice acted by Lyssa, Taylor, and Athan. Three of them also voice acts in the podcast the team met through, WOE.BEGONE.
The Grotto Pod: https://www.thegrottopod.com/
WOE.BEGONE: https://woebegonepod.com/
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Where to find us:
We now have a Discord server! Join us at: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:01:07 GMT
Just two besties, hanging out...
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
For Sale by Fortune Salem (he/him)
CONTENT WARNING: drowning, implied murder
Voiced by Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Edited by Gem Aydın
Window by Gem Aydın
CONTENT WARNING: eye horror, brief mention of hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and mental facilities, mental breakdown, loud banging noises
Performed by Lyssa Jay
Edited by Lyssa Jay and Prax Killawatt (he/the
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
Where to find us:
We now have a Discord server! Join us at: https://discord.gg/2YM2Sxy9zH
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Twitter: twitter.com/400WordsAHorror
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Check us out in:
Nocturne Hall, Dupont Investigations: https://nocturnehall.com/dupontinvestigations
The Grotto: https://www.thegrottopod.com/
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Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:51:47 GMT
Sometimes the horror is real life but twisted.
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Untitled by Alaine
CONTENT WARNING: metaphors for depression, body paralysis, suicide ideation
Voiced by Praxis Killawatt (he/they)
Edited by Gem Aydın and Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Pain of Aging by Eli Schwarz (they/them)
CONTENT WARNING: metaphors for aging, body horror
Performed by Leo B. Moss (he/they)
Edited by Gem Aydın, Just Jenah (they/them), and Praxis Killawatt
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
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Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:29:18 GMT
I would say I am charmed to see you but that would be contradictory to our point.
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Devotion by Eli Schwarz (xe/xir and they/them)
Content warnings: abusive relationships, drugging, stalking, romantic obsession, cults
Edited by Gem Aydın and Just Jenah
Voiced by Alaine (she/her)
Cultists were Prax Killawatt (he/they), Eli Schwarz, Lyssa Jay (she/they), and Leo B. Moss (he/they)
Pixie Dust by Fortune Salem (he/him)
CONTENT WARNING: emetophobia, hospitalization, self-harm, questionable reality, sensory issues mentioned
Edited by Gem Aydın and Just Jenah
Voiced by Just Jenah (they/them)
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
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Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:39:01 GMT
It must be hunting season, somewhere, I believe.
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Coyotes by Prax Killawatt (he/they)
Content warnings: being hunted, panic, mentions of dead animals, mentions of dead friends
It was edited by Fortune Salem, Just Jenah, and Neutron
It was voiced by Eli Schwarz (xe/xir and they/them)
Crime by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Content warnings: murder, serial killer, femicide, sexism, transphobia, mentions of incapable law enforcement, crime, window-watching, mentions of stalking, real-life horror
It was edited by Fortune Salem, Just Jenah, and Lyssa Jay
It was voiced by Fortune Salem (he/him)
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
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Sat, 23 Sep 2023 16:33:08 GMT
We have a field trip on the Haven today!
The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
Boon & Bane by Just Jenah (they/them)
Story Warnings: mentions of child sacrifice, extinction events, murder, depiction of violence, depiction of grief
SFX: choking, sobbing
Edited by Gem Aydın, Neutron, and Lyssa Jay
The voice of Cas was Neutron (they/them)
The voice of Jo was Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Drown by Lyssa Jay (she/they)
Story warnings: panic attacks, claustrophobia, allusions to cults, drowning, brief mention of being drugged, mentions of kidnapping
SFX: choking, depiction of panic attacks, ambiance of an enclosed space, high-pitched ringing
Edited by Gem Aydın, Neutron, Prax Killawatt, and Just Jenah
The voice of the New Visitor/Drowned was Prax Killawatt (he/they)
You can find the episode document with scripts and credits here.
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Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:14:15 GMT
Today in Horror Haven, we bring you a tape called "Skitter".
CONTENT WARNING: Screaming, loud noises, bug horror, flying bug horror, simply leave if you don’t like bug horror. Other warnings include; medical malpractice, medical trauma, therapy trauma, derealization, crossing boundaries between real and nightmare, body horror, and bug death.
The episode was written by Lyssa Jay (she/they)
It was edited and sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
The voice of the Therapist was Just Jenah (they/them)
The voice of Leslie was Eli Schwarz (xe/xir and they/them)
Special thanks to Enes and Prax for prooflistening.
For the script, credits, and more, check our episode document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zC9-NKZ53cIvAbuZ_vu1JVwjKsxusERID-vA8yF4lhQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:18:43 GMT
Welcome, welcome to Horror Haven! We have two unique stories for you today; The Wicked and The Kid.
CONTENT WARNING:
The Wicked: Mentions of murder, mentions of body horror, mentions of animal abuse, the concept of self, talk about the universe and supernatural, gore, the feeling of entrapment, themes of suicidal thoughts.
The Kid: Belittlement, mentions of demons, insignificance in the universe, slight mention of sexual themes, mentions of pain
The episode was written, produced, and sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)
It was edited by Lyssa Jay (she/they) and Fortune Salem (he/him)
The voice of The Wicked was Prax Killawatt (he/they)
The voice of The Tiny was Lyssa Jay (she/they)
The begging guy in The Wicked was Gem Aydın (they/them)
Special Thanks to Eli, Saša, and Enes for prooflistening.
For the script, credits, and more, check out our episode document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11obwYuNCdkcdvahfMV7INzzV3LdZ19E3I8Y2Sc102bo/edit?usp=sharing
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0.5 Welcomes and Introductions
Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:43:08 GMT
Thank you for listening.
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This episode only contains Gem Aydın
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