Call to the Dark
11 episodes
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Creator from RSS feed: Sandile Dlamini
Database Creators: Sandile DlaminiSynopsis:
Dingane Luthuli, a freshly unemployed 20-something in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, receives a box in the mail that was kept by his late father. Idle and intrigued, he embarks on a project to catalogue the contents of the box, but quickly gets more than he bargained for. Haunting secrets await in the writings and belongings of his father, and each new discovery pulls Dingane closer to the truth - to the sinister shadows that lurk within the city he calls home.
"Call to the Dark" is a supernatural horror fiction podcast created, written, and directed by Sandile Dlamini - told through short stories and epistolary pieces, and largely inspired by Southern African folktales and myths. Premieres 6 April 2025, with episodes releasing Sundays at 6PM SAST.
Language: English
Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Serial
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Solo
Narrator: First Person
Genres: Horror, Occult and Supernatural
Framing device: Journal or Log
Soundscape: Sound effects
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Episodes:
Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane makes a fateful choice.
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Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
Credits:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Unknown Voice - Fadzai Simango
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Content Warnings:
- animal attack
- knife violence
Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane decides to get some answers.
Credits:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Dingane's Roommate - Kelly Lin
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
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Content Warnings:
- animal attack
- misophonia (heavy breathing)
Sun, 25 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane reads from another unmarked diary.
Credits:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
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Content Warnings:
- stalking
Chapter 7: A Visitor in the Night
Sun, 18 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane questions his father's writings.
Credits:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
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Content Warnings:
- death
- dismemberment
- loss of mental/bodily autonomy
- misophonia (chopping, dripping, squelching)
- starvation
Chapter 6: Shadows of the Past
Sun, 11 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane reflects on his grandfather's personal accounts.
Credits:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
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Content Warnings:
- death
- harm to children
- sensationalism of crime
Sun, 04 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane reads from one of the unmarked diaries.
Featuring:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
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Twitter: @calldarkpod
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Content Warnings:
- death
- desecration
- knife violence
- murder
- stalking
Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane inspects some unusual items from the box.
Featuring:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
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Chapter 3: By Full Moon's Light
Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane has another strange experience.
Featuring:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Dingane's Roommate - Kelly Lin
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
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Twitter: @calldarkpod
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Content Warnings:
- burial
- cannibalism
- death
- desecration
- familial abandonment
- murder
Chapter 2: A Dream of Rainclouds
Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane sets out his plan for the project.
Featuring:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
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Content Warnings:
- death
- domestic abuse (implied)
- fire
- patriarchal norms (period-typical)
Chapter 1: The Boy and the Sapling
Sun, 06 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000
Dingane receives a box from his late father.
Featuring:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Dingane's Roommate - Kelly Lin
Full credits for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPCredits.
Transcripts for this episode and all others to date can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/CDPTranscripts.
Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: calldarkpod@gmail.com
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Content Warnings:
- child in distress
- loss of mental/bodily autonomy
- misophonia (bubbling)
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000
Dingane receives a box from his late father, and an unexpected mystery unfolds.
"Call to the Dark" is a supernatural horror fiction podcast, told through short stories and epistolary pieces, and largely inspired by Southern African folktales and myths. Premieres 6th April 2025, at 6PM SAST.
Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: calldarkpod@gmail.com