Call to the Dark

By Sandile Dlamini

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

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FAQs about Call to the Dark:

How many episodes does Call to the Dark have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Call to the Dark episodes:

June 29, 2025 Chapter 10: The First Step
Dingane makes a fateful choice.

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.

Credits:
Dingane - Sandile Dlamini
Unknown Voice - Fadzai Simango

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- animal attack
- knife violence
...more
12min
June 22, 2025 Chapter 9: Hide and Seek
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.

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- animal attack
- misophonia (heavy breathing)
...more
11min
May 25, 2025 Chapter 8: The Tie that Binds
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.

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- stalking
...more
11min
May 18, 2025 Chapter 7: A Visitor in the Night
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.

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- death
- dismemberment
- loss of mental/bodily autonomy
- misophonia (chopping, dripping, squelching)
- starvation
...more
17min
May 11, 2025 Chapter 6: Shadows of the Past
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.

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- death
- harm to children
- sensationalism of crime
...more
17min
May 04, 2025 Chapter 5: The Prodigal Son
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.

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- death
- desecration
- knife violence
- murder
- stalking
...more
18min
April 27, 2025 Chapter 4: A Closer Look
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.

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]
...more
11min
April 20, 2025 Chapter 3: By Full Moon's Light
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.

Keep up with the show!
Twitter: @calldarkpod
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- burial
- cannibalism
- death
- desecration
- familial abandonment
- murder
...more
18min
April 13, 2025 Chapter 2: A Dream of Rainclouds
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
Instagram: @calldarkpod
E-mail: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- death
- domestic abuse (implied)
- fire
- patriarchal norms (period-typical)
...more
20min
April 06, 2025 Chapter 1: The Boy and the Sapling
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: [email protected]

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Content Warnings:
- child in distress
- loss of mental/bodily autonomy
- misophonia (bubbling)
...more
21min

FAQs about Call to the Dark:

How many episodes does Call to the Dark have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.