Long Winter Nights

By Lisa Sanaye Dring, Matthew Hill, Chelsea Sutton

Long Winter Nights is a holiday horror advent calendar for the dark-hearted and the curious. For 25 nights in December, a new story waits behind each door, revealing ghostly folklore and m

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How many episodes does Long Winter Nights have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.

Long Winter Nights episodes:

January 07, 2026 Epiphany Special: King Cake
On this special week of Epiphany, we offer this Twelfth Night story "King Cake."
Let's see what happens when a sweet family tradition goes...rotten.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers.
"King Cake"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Zachary Bones
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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18min
December 31, 2025 New Year's Eve Special Part 2: Peel
On this New Year's Eve, we offer the final installment of our New Year's Special Story: PEEL.
Stick around, listen until the end. And then, before midnight, call (213) 267-1906 and tell us what you peel want to peel off...
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers.
"Peel"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Jessica Hanna
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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6min
December 30, 2025 New Year's Eve Special Part 1: Peel
Across these final nights of the year, we return to the places that made us. To kitchens and bedrooms.  To the versions of ourselves that still live there, waiting. This is a story about what clings, what hardens when it should soften, about what happens when love decays…
On the eve of New Year's Eve, we offer the first installment of our New Year's Special Story: PEEL.
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers.
"Peel"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Jessica Hanna
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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6min
December 27, 2025 Until Next Year...
Thank you for watching our first season of the Long Winter Nights December advent calendar. Don't go away...there's more coming this winter.
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2min
December 26, 2025 Door 25: "A Kill for Christmas"
On the twenty-fifth of these Long Winter Nights, tradition is passed, and the season shines a little brighter for it.
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"A Kill for Christmas"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Mark Bramhill
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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5min
December 25, 2025 Door 24: "Jelly of the Month Club"
On the twenty-fourth of these Long Winter Nights, a corporate gift becomes a sickening holiday surprise.
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Jelly of the Month Club"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Keiana Richàrd
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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5min
December 24, 2025 Door 23: "Hold Me"
On the twenty-third of these Long Winter Nights, someone gets trapped.
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Hold Me"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Dawn Anderson
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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4min
December 23, 2025 Door 22: "Would You Rather I Be Dead?"
On the twenty-second of these Long Winter Nights, trying to communicate with spirits creates a veil between the living.
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Would You Rather I Be Dead?"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Christopher Rivas
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
This story was first published in Flash Frog Magazine.
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6min
December 22, 2025 Door 21: "Stay"
On the twenty-first of these Long Winter Nights, even the dead want to feel needed.
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Stay"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Lacey Katena
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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4min
December 21, 2025 Door 20: "It's a Metaphor"
On the twentieth of these Long Winter Nights, the destructive quirk of a new home complicates holiday cheer
Listen here and on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"It's a Metaphor"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Keiana Richàrd
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
special thanks to Theo Brown
Long Winter Nights was co-created and produced by Matt Hill, Chelsea Sutton, and Lisa Sanaye Dring.
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4min

FAQs about Long Winter Nights:

How many episodes does Long Winter Nights have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.

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