Red in the Dark

Leonard Voss
  • 3.7 (3)
  • Drama
  • Monthly Series

Red in the Dark is a psychological horror thriller about what happens when good intentions blur into harm. The story follows intersecting lives—workers, criminals, parents, enforcers—moving through systems that reward cruelty, excuse damage, and hide evil in plain sight. At the center is Larry, a man capable of rescuing strangers and committing deeply violent acts with the same certainty, according to his code. This is a story about how survival warps judgment, how lines disappear quietly, and how people—good and bad alike—destroy others, or themselves, without noticing how far they’ve fallen

  1. Chapter 1, Part 1: Good Men Don't Hesitate

    Episode 1

    Chapter 1, Part 1: Good Men Don't Hesitate

    An explosion on Congress Street pulls Leonard Voss into a night that won't let go. What begins as instinctive survival becomes something darker as Leonard enters a collapsing building filled with smoke, fire, and people who didn't get out in time. Because good men don't hesitate. But bad ones don't either. Chapter 1, Part 1: Good Men Don't Hesitate begins Red in the Dark, a serialized psychological horror audio drama set in Maine and rooted in trauma, fractured memory, violence, survival, moral ambiguity, and the things people become when darkness starts feeling familiar. Inside the wreckage, Leonard hears children crying from somewhere deep in the dark. He wants to help. But the darkness knows him. And something inside him knows how to move through it. This episode introduces Leonard Voss, the voice that follows him, and the first moments of a story where survival, mercy, violence, and identity begin to blur. Support the show: share it with someone you think would love Red in the Dark. Written, produced, sound engineered, and voice acted by Leonard Voss Narrator, Leonard Voss, the voice, the father, and the young son voiced by Leonard Voss All other voices are AI generated while we continue seeking voice actors to replace and update those performances. Email redinthedark.studio@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in the project, from voice acting and production to editing and website support.

    14 min
  2. Chapter 1, Part 2: Bad Men Don't Hesitate Either

    Episode 2

    Chapter 1, Part 2: Bad Men Don't Hesitate Either

    A voice calls out from the wreckage. Someone survived. After pulling two children from the aftermath of a devastating building collapse, Leonard Voss makes the decision to go back for the stranger trapped inside the ruins. It should have ended there. It didn't. Chapter 1, Part 2: Bad Men Don't Hesitate Either continues Red in the Dark, a serialized psychological horror audio drama rooted in trauma, fractured memory, violence, post-traumatic stress, moral ambiguity, and the things people become when darkness starts feeling familiar. Inside the wreckage, Leonard finds a father pinned beneath debris. Outside, two children wait for the man who is supposed to come back. What follows is not just survival. It's exhaustion. Shock. Adrenaline that refuses to leave the body. The quiet unraveling that begins after the danger is supposed to be over. But what happens when the worst thing in the room isn't the wreckage? What happens when the danger follows you home? Later that night, inside his own house, something begins to surface. Leonard is no longer alone with his thoughts. Red in the Dark is an interconnected horror fiction project created by Leonard Voss and told through cinematic audio drama episodes, music, recovered recordings, and standalone stories that slowly reveal a much larger world hiding underneath them. Support the show: share it with someone you think would love Red in the Dark. Written, produced, sound engineered, and voice acted by Leonard Voss Leonard Voss voiced by Leonard Voss The voice is voiced by Leonard Voss. The young boy, voiced by Leonard Voss The Father, voiced by Leonard Voss. All other voices are AI generated while we continue seeking voice actors to replace and update those performances. Email redinthedark.studio@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in the project, from voice acting and production to editing and website support.

    20 min
  3. Chapter 2, Part 1: Smile, You're on Camera

    Episode 3

    Chapter 2, Part 1: Smile, You're on Camera

    Leonard Voss runs errands after work. A grocery store. A quick stop. One more ordinary moment before everything starts to turn. Then a man starts losing control in front of his children. Leonard steps in. It ends quickly, but the moment follows him out of the store. At checkout, a cashier recognizes him while a news report plays quietly in the background. Another story about violence. Another face on a screen that refuses to leave his head once he gets home. So Leonard does what he always does when his thoughts start getting loud. He goes for a run. Chapter 2, Part 1: The Day Before continues Red in the Dark, a serialized psychological horror audio drama set in Maine and rooted in trauma, fractured memory, violence, emotional collapse, and the quiet ways people learn to live beside darkness for too long. But what happens when a face in the crowd stops looking human for just a second? What happens when your own reflection starts feeling unfamiliar? Some things are easier to ignore in daylight. Not everything waits for daylight to come back. Support the show: share it with someone you think would love Red in the Dark. Written, produced, sound engineered, and voice acted by Leonard Voss The father, young boy, and Leonard Voss voiced by Leonard Voss All other voices are AI generated while we continue seeking voice actors to replace and update those performances. Email redinthedark.studio@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in the project, from voice acting and production to editing and website support.

    11 min
  4. Chapter 2, Part 2: Effin' Junkies

    Episode 4

    Chapter 2, Part 2: Effin' Junkies

    Leonard Voss cuts through Kennedy Park on an evening run and stumbles into something ugly waiting in the dark. A drug dealer. A woman barely conscious on her knees. A knife pulled too quickly by a man too stupid to understand who he was threatening. Chapter 2, Part 2: The Day Before — Effin' Junkies introduces Abigail Lakin, a woman trapped inside addiction, manipulation, fear, and the slow collapse of a life that used to belong to somebody else. But not everyone broken started that way. Some people fall apart slowly. Others get pushed. As sirens close in near Kennedy Park and the story begins changing before the blood has even dried, Red in the Dark continues its descent into psychological horror, crime, trauma, violence, addiction, abuse, and fractured morality in Portland, Maine. This episode follows Leonard Voss, Abigail Lakin, Derek, and the first traces of a larger world beginning to surface around them. Some nights change your life. Others just introduce you to the people already drowning beside you. Support the show: share it with someone you think would love Red in the Dark. Narrated by Leonard Voss Leonard voiced by Leonard Voss Cop, ambulance, Abby, and Derek voiced by AI while we continue seeking voice actors to replace and update those performances. Email redinthedark.studio@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in the project, from voice acting and production to editing and website support.

    16 min
  5. Chapter 3, Part 1: The Courier

    Episode 5

    Chapter 3, Part 1: The Courier

    Andrew Collins looks exactly like the kind of man nobody would ever notice. An accountant. A briefcase. A nervous smile. As he waits outside an aging apartment building on the day of a devastating explosion, Andrew struggles to appear normal while carrying out a task that will haunt him for the rest of his life. Inside, ordinary people go about their day. A man waits for an elevator. Neighbors check their mail. Couples argue quietly in the lobby. Andrew descends into the boiler room. A briefcase is left behind. And somewhere on the other end of a phone call, Marcus reminds him that some decisions cannot be taken back. Chapter 3, Part 1 introduces Andrew Collins and reveals the events leading up to the explosion that will change everything. Narrated by Leonard Voss Andrew voiced by Josh Neel

    9 min
  6. (Prologue) Get to Maine

    Season 1 Trailer

    (Prologue) Get to Maine

    "The things we do to survive will eventually destroy us. But we do them anyway. Because survival is all we know." — Caleb Banks A late-night news report. A body recovered without a face. A phone call that sends Caleb Banks back to Maine. The Prologue introduces the world of Red in the Dark, a serialized psychological horror audio drama where violence, trauma, disappearance, fractured timelines, and impossible choices slowly weave together into something much larger than any one story. As Caleb sits alone in a motel room listening to reports of murder, kidnapping, and another body discovered under mysterious circumstances, a single phone call changes everything. Marcus has only three words for him: Get to Maine. Red in the Dark is a connected horror fiction universe told through cinematic audio drama episodes, music, recovered recordings, standalone stories, and intersecting narratives that eventually stop being standalone. This is one door into that world. Not the only one. But the one that opens here. Caleb Banks will return. Some doors open slowly. Some doors you wish had stayed closed. Support the show: share it with someone you think would love Red in the Dark. Written, produced, sound engineered, and voice acted by Leonard Voss. Caleb Banks voiced by Leonard Voss Marcus voiced by Leonard Voss Radio anchor voiced by AI while we continue seeking voice actors to replace and update those performances. Email redinthedark.studio@gmail.com if you're interested in participating in the project, from voice acting and production to editing and website support.

    2 min
  7. Start Red in the Dark HERE - The Cabin

    Jan 14

    Start Red in the Dark HERE - The Cabin

    The Irving Woods swallowed all light. A man named Ben ran through them, covered in blood that wasn't his. Moments earlier, he watched his brother die. Now something is following him through the darkness. The Cabin serves as an introduction to the world of Red in the Dark. Lost in the forests of Northern Maine, Ben stumbles across an isolated cabin occupied by a man who should be terrified by what he's hearing. Instead, the stranger offers him a seat by the fire. A bowl of stew. And a story. As the horrors outside close in, Ben discovers that some people survive darkness by running from it. Others learn to live beside it. The Cabin is a standalone entry point into the Red in the Dark universe and the first appearance of the man known only as The Archivist. Support the show: share it with someone you think would love Red in the Dark. Written, produced, sound engineered, and voice acted by Leonard Voss. The man in the cabin and narrator voiced by Leonard Voss. Ben voiced by AI (casting now) Email "redinthedark.studio@gmail.com" (mailto:redinthedark.studio@gmail.com) if you're interested in participating in the project, from voice acting and production to editing and website support.

    7 min
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Ratings & Reviews

3.7
out of 5
3 Ratings

About

Red in the Dark is a psychological horror thriller about what happens when good intentions blur into harm. The story follows intersecting lives—workers, criminals, parents, enforcers—moving through systems that reward cruelty, excuse damage, and hide evil in plain sight. At the center is Larry, a man capable of rescuing strangers and committing deeply violent acts with the same certainty, according to his code. This is a story about how survival warps judgment, how lines disappear quietly, and how people—good and bad alike—destroy others, or themselves, without noticing how far they’ve fallen

Information

  • Creator
    Leonard Voss
  • Episodes
    13
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Leonard Voss
  • Show Website
    Red in the Dark

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