Shadows at the Door

Professor Troughton's scientific thinking is put to the test, as a strange phenomenon in a nearby churchyard invites new terror into his life. 
This story can be enjoyed independently but is a continuation of the Troughton Story and is best paired with S1E01 & S1E09.

Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.

Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/

Credits:

Written by Mark Nixon

Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon

Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese

Cast:

David Ault

Gemma Amor

Paul Alborough (Professor Elemental)

Mark Nixon

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Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (Around 00:00:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:37:00), Credits (Around 01:15:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: mention of execution, jump scare – loud crash of glass, assault, injury. Discussion: discussion of horror tropes including gore.

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There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard, and what he took from the dead did not go unpunished.

Credits
Written by M.R. James
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese
Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault
This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon

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Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:08:00), Credits (Around 00:32:00)

Content Warnings
Story: character death, depiction of burial. Discussion: discussion of religion (general), discussion of death (general). 

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Professor Troughton attempts a return to ordinary life. However, a rather restless colleague is keen to invite Troughton back to his home, where he has seen something quite insidious.

Although a sequel to S1E01, this story can be enjoyed independently.

Please see the end of the show notes for content warnings. Note, these may contain spoilers.

Free Transcripts are available: https://shadowsatthedoor.com/transcripts/

Credits:

Written by Mark Nixon

Produced with Sound Design, Editing, and Directing by Mark Nixon

Musical Score Written and Performed by Nico Vettese

Cast:

David Ault

This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you!

Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/marknixon Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shadowsatthedoor

Approximate Time Stamps: Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:30:00), Credits (Around 01:06:00)

Content Warnings:

Story: sudden loud noises (screeching tyres), brief description of dead body, suicide. Discussion: none.

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At the threshold of a grand house, a man is about to meet his hero and step into a mystery laced with something far more deadly than disappointment.
Credits
Written by Pete Alex Harris
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese
Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault

This is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you! Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon
Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here.

Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:33:00), Credits (Around 01:08:00)

Content Warnings
Story: prolonged illness, terminal illness, poisoning. Discussion: discussion of religion vs. science.

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In an old inn in Viborg, a visiting scholar hears strange sounds from a room that should not exist.
Credits
Written by M.R. James
Adapted by Mark Nixon
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese
Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault
This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon

Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here.
Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:27:00), Credits (Around 00:55:00)

Content Warnings
Story: none. Discussion: sexual innuendo

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A young social worker settles into his first home in a remote village. The neighbours seem kind but far too curious. And something old stirs beneath their smiles.

Credits
Written by Mark Nixon
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese
Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault
This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Transcripts available here. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon

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Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:24:00), Credits (Around 01:00:00)

Content Warnings
Story: homophobia, cults/cult-like behaviour. Discussion: discussion of media representation including homophobia and misogyny, fridging, mention of child abuse.

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He wanted the game more than anything. Now the game wants something in return—and the crows are circling.

Credits
Written by Christopher Long
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese
Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault

This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Transcripts available here. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon

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Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:30:00), Credits (Around 01:04:00)

Content Warnings
Story: sudden loud noises (crashing crockery), animal death, character death. Discussion:none.

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At the mouth of a dark railway tunnel, a troubled signalman speaks of a figure seen before every tragedy. And now it has returned...
Credits
Written by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Mark Nixon
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese
Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault
This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Transcripts available here. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon

Help directly fund further episodes here.
Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:23:00), Credits (Around 00:46:00)

Content Warnings
Story: character death. Discussion: brief discussion of violent death/injury.

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Among lost ruins beneath the desert sands, a scholar digs for knowledge—unaware that something older than myth is already awake.
Credits
Written by Gemma Amor
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese

Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault.

This is a Shadows at the Door production, made possible by listeners like you! Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon
Transcripts available here. Help directly fund further episodes here.

Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:31:00), Credits (Around 00:55:00)

Content Warnings
Story: themes of historical colonisation/cultural appropriation, sudden loud noise (rocks falling, gunfire), assault. Discussion: brief mention of enslavement, extended discussion of horror tropes & genre examples.

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A miser stumbles upon a strange figure in the woods. What follows is profit, then ruin...and a tale still whispered in the dark.

Credits
Written by Washington Irving
Adapted by Mark Nixon
Produced, Edited and Directed by Mark Nixon
Musical Score by Nico Vettese

Cast
The entire cast is performed by David Ault
This is a Shadows at the Door Production, made possible by listeners like you. Consider joining them and supporting our Patreon: https://patreon.com/marknixon

Transcripts available ⁠here⁠.

Approximate Time Stamps
Intro (Around 00:01:00), Story (Around 00:02:00), Discussion (Around 00:27:00), Credits (Around 00:50:00)

Content Warnings
Story: racism/slurs (indigenous, Black), mention of human sacrifice, mention of genocide, mention of religious persecution, mention of enslavement, graphic depiction of nausea, implied violent death, abduction. Discussion: extended discussion of religion/religious themes/doctrine (Christianity).

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