Transmissions from the Campfire

By Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

Warm your soul by the fire with short fiction of the dark, the odd and sometimes the outright disturbing, set in and around Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley. Stories are written by Patrick Kitson, with ... more

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FAQs about Transmissions from the Campfire:

How many episodes does Transmissions from the Campfire have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

Transmissions from the Campfire episodes:

July 06, 2025Soil
Each Halloween, one of the most iconic hotels in the Roaring Fork Valley avenges an ancient injustice, one unwilling participant at a time.

This story originally debuted live on All Hallows Eve, October 31, 2024 during the show The Witching Hours on KDNK public radio in Carbondale, Colorado.

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Written and Performed by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

The short story collections by Patrick Quinn Kitson that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠⁠
DAY: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠⁠
BONEDALE, released April 15, 2025: https://a.co/d/8ZsI8o4

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Music Credits for this Episode
Dark Ambient by sharvarion
Bikers’ Stories by AlexGuz
Dark Western by Roybushband
Danger Everywhere (Suspense Trailer Intro) by soundbay | soundbay.org
The Quarry by Tim Kulig | timkulig.com
Sorrow by Amaksi
An Old Haunted Ballroom Dark and Ghost Horror Soundtrack by JoelFazhari
Lovecraft Horror Ambient by Luis Humanoide
Haunted C by Monument Studios
Unsettling Atmos A by Monument Studios
...more
21min
July 06, 2025Soil
Each Halloween, one of the most iconic hotels in the Roaring Fork Valley avenges an ancient injustice, one unwilling participant at a time.

This story originally debuted live on All Hallows Eve, October 31, 2024 during the show The Witching Hours on KDNK public radio in Carbondale, Colorado.

IG: @transmissionsfromthecampfire | X: @TransmissionsFC

Written and Performed by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

The short story collections by Patrick Quinn Kitson that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠⁠
DAY: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠⁠
BONEDALE, released April 15, 2025: https://a.co/d/8ZsI8o4

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Music Credits for this Episode
Dark Ambient by sharvarion
Bikers’ Stories by AlexGuz
Dark Western by Roybushband
Danger Everywhere (Suspense Trailer Intro) by soundbay | soundbay.org
The Quarry by Tim Kulig | timkulig.com
Sorrow by Amaksi
An Old Haunted Ballroom Dark and Ghost Horror Soundtrack by JoelFazhari
Lovecraft Horror Ambient by Luis Humanoide
Haunted C by Monument Studios
Unsettling Atmos A by Monument Studios
...more
21min
October 08, 2024Embers: Stephen Graham Jones - The Interview
Embers... extras, mini tales, bonus bits. Listen tonight as we bring you Patrick Kitson's interview with bestselling horror author Stephen Graham Jones, from the Colorado Festival of Horror 2024.
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IG: @transmissionsfromthecampfire | X: @TransmissionsFC

Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠⁠
DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠⁠
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Music Credits for this Episode
Dark Ambient by stereocode
...more
17min
October 06, 2024Bubbles
For the last 100 years, at the historic Hot Springs Pool and Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, an entity made up of something no one can see or hear has been feeding upon unsuspecting tourists.

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IG: @transmissionsfromthecampfire | X: @TransmissionsFC

Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠
DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠

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Music Credits for this Episode
Dark Ambient by stereocode

Choke v1 - Fullmix by primalhousemusic

Queen of Hearts v1 - Fullmix by primalhousemusic

The Wanderer by OB-LIX

Magic Forest by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...more
27min
July 21, 2024Gumballs
The narrator recounts the legendary tale of The Confectioner, a serial killing candy salesman from Grand Junction, Colorado, a story which just might be a lot funnier than it sounds.

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Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

Transmissions from the Campfire will be at the Carbondale Mountain Fair in Carbondale, Colorado from July 26 - 28, 2024. Come meet our team and get your very own signed copy of the books!

The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6
DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/21fvCCv

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Music Credits for this Episode
Dark Ambient by stereocode
Suspense Dark Ambient by Defekt_Maschine
Tension Music Box and Horror Music Box 2 by UNIVERSFIELD
Heaven - Instrumental by Free-to-use-audio
Elegant Funeral Organ Music for Reflection by nickpanek620
Church Organ by Music_For_Videos
Cinematic Choral Chant - Halo Inspired by Humanoide_Media
...more
23min
March 25, 2024Strummin'
An old hunter protects the Telluride Bluegrass Festival from an unsavory predator, while enjoying some damn fine gyros.

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Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠
DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠

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Music Credits for this Episode
Dark Ambient by stereocode
Separation by William_King
...more
34min
March 11, 2024Deep
Blake Bunford just wants to kick up his heels and sip a cold brew while fishing his favorite hole in the Colorado wilderness. Unfortunately, something below the water has other plans.

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Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠
DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠

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Music Credits for this Episode
Near Danger by GuilhermeBernardes
...more
30min
February 03, 2024Kudzu
In Mountain City, Georgia, population 247, a young man works late at an extraterrestrial themed gas station while surprising visitors continue to show up.

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Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

Transmissions from the Campfire will be at the Carbondale Mountain Fair in Carbondale, Colorado from July 26 - 28, 2024. Come meet our team and get your very own signed copy of the books!

The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6
DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/21fvCCv

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Music Credits for this Episode
Caves of Dawn by GuilhermeBernardes
...more
21min
January 26, 2024INKY
A young man must endlessly type to keep an evil at bay, if only he didn't have so much else to do.

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Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson
Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley
Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson

The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!
NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6
DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/21fvCCv

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Music Credits for this Episode
The Futuristic Ambience (Everything Is One) by AlexGrohl
...more
21min

FAQs about Transmissions from the Campfire:

How many episodes does Transmissions from the Campfire have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.