Transmissions from the Campfire

Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson
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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 production and performance by Daniel Kelley.

Episodes

  1. Soil

    07/06/2025

    Soil

    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 -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode Dark Ambient by sharvarionBikers’ Stories by AlexGuz Dark Western by RoybushbandDanger Everywhere (Suspense Trailer Intro) by soundbay | soundbay.orgThe Quarry by Tim Kulig | timkulig.comSorrow by AmaksiAn Old Haunted Ballroom Dark and Ghost Horror Soundtrack by JoelFazhariLovecraft Horror Ambient by Luis HumanoideHaunted C by Monument StudiosUnsettling Atmos A by Monument Studios

    20 min
  2. Embers: Stephen Graham Jones - The Interview

    10/08/2024

    Embers: 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. -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode ​Dark Ambient by stereocode

    16 min
  3. Bubbles

    10/06/2024

    Bubbles

    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. -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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/

    26 min
  4. Gumballs

    07/21/2024

    Gumballs

    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. -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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

    22 min
  5. Strummin'

    03/25/2024

    Strummin'

    An old hunter protects the Telluride Bluegrass Festival from an unsavory predator, while enjoying some damn fine gyros. -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode ​Dark Ambient by stereocode​Separation by William_King

    33 min
  6. Deep

    03/11/2024

    Deep

    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. -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode ​Near Danger by GuilhermeBernardes

    30 min
  7. Kudzu

    02/03/2024

    Kudzu

    In Mountain City, Georgia, population 247, a young man works late at an extraterrestrial themed gas station while surprising visitors continue to show up. -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode ​Caves of Dawn by GuilhermeBernardes

    21 min
  8. INKY

    01/26/2024

    INKY

    A young man must endlessly type to keep an evil at bay, if only he didn't have so much else to do. -------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode ​The Futuristic Ambience (Everything Is One) by AlexGrohl

    20 min
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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 production and performance by Daniel Kelley.

Information

  • Creator
    Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson
  • Show Website
    Transmissions from the Campfire