Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Podcast

Specul8 Publishing

Welcome to Knives, Nightmares & Neon, the ultimate 80s slasher horror podcast and retro horror audio drama anthology presented by Specul8 Publishing! Hosted by the sinister Uncle Henley Hackenslash, each episode delivers blood-soaked suspense, synth-laden atmosphere, and gruesome dark fiction that resurrects the neon glow and brutal thrills of classic 80s slasher movies, VHS creepypasta, and retro horror fiction. If you love full-cast horror audio dramas, terrifying scary stories, slasher horror narration, analog horror vibes, and immersive radio plays, subscribe now for your regular dose of nightmares, killer twists, and retro horror fiction. 📕 EXPLORE SPECUL8 PUBLISHING Discover our full catalogue of horror books, paperbacks, and audio stories: 👉 https://www.specul8.com.au 🎧 FEATURING ORIGINAL TALES BY TOP HORROR AUTHORS Subscribe for new episodes featuring original slasher stories, full-cast audio productions, soundscapes, and bone-chilling storytelling. 👻 JOIN THE SPECUL8 COMMUNITY Follow along for updates, new book releases, and behind-the-scenes content — where strange minds are always welcome. #HorrorAudioDrama #80sSlasher #KnivesNightmaresNeon #HorrorPodcast #RetroHorror #ScaryStories #Creepypasta #SlasherPodcast #Specul8Publishing #AnalogHorror #AudioDrama #HorrorFiction #FullAudioBook #ScaryAudioDrama #SynthwaveHorror

  1. 1d ago

    "The Tall Man With the Small Face" by Shakeel Roa | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 17 (80s Slasher)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, and graphic violence. This is an 80s-style slasher horror audio drama episode. Listen to "The Tall Man With The Small Face" by Shakeel Roa, Episode 17 of Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Podcast hosted by Uncle Henley Hackenslash! When a pair of 80s horror cinephiles get invited to party with the school football team at an abandoned mall, they quickly find themselves in a slasher movie of their own. Featured in the horror anthology Knives, Nightmares & Neon, published by Specul8 Publishing. 📕 Available in paperback:www.specul8.com.au/knives-nightmares-and-neon The Tall Man With The Small Face Written by: Shakeel Roa Narrated by: Uncle Henley Hackenslash Featuring voices of: TC Phillips, Emma Hudson, Ruby Fulgate, James Cowley, William Brenner, Callum Bartley 🎙️ CAST & CREW Written by: Shakeel Roa Narrated by: Uncle Henley Hackenslash Featuring the voices of: TC Phillips, Emma Hudson, Ruby Fulgate, James Cowley, William Brenner, Callum Bartley Produced by: Specul8 Publishing 🎧 Horror Music & Sound Effects Credits Pixabay (Pixabay Content License - pixabay.com/sound-effects / pixabay.com/music):     Hearbeat — JasperL91 — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/hearbeat-71701/     Woman Screaming SFX / Screaming Sound Effect — DRAGON-STUDIO — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/woman-screaming-sfx-screaming-sound-effect-320169/     Horror Hit Logo — Alex_Kizenkov — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/horror-hit-logo-142395/     Horror Suspense Loop — A guy who likes makin’ music — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/sfx6-horror-suspense-hiding-heartbeat-loop-323052/     Impact Braam — BryanSantosBreton — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/biodynamic-impact-braam-tonal-dark-176441/     Dark Horror Opener — FoolBoyMedia — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/dark-horror-opener-242644/     Silent Chase — https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-silent-chase-114424/     Crime Scene Attack — https://pixabay.com/music/crime-scene-attack-254128/     Insane Horror — https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-insane-horror-515195/     Horror Ambience — https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-horror-ambience-383343/     Dark Shadows — AravikXMusic — https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-dark-shadows-390170/     Suspense Thriller Score — https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-suspense-thriller-score-royalty-free-414852/     Suspense Tension Building — https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-suspense-tension-building-398328/     Terror Orchestra 3 — https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-terror-orchestra-3-156151/ Freesound (CC0 / CC BY 3.0 / CC BY 4.0 - freesound.org):     Scary Unnerving Riser — Sabacky — https://freesound.org/s/767809/     Woman Screaming.wav — JalynCatbtg — https://freesound.org/s/618193/     Knife Attack Slash — qubodup — https://freesound.org/s/727592/     Triple Whoosh! — qubodup — https://freesound.org/s/60021/     screaming_woman_horror.mp3 — GabrielaUPF — https://freesound.org/s/220302/     woman sobbing — Supercolio — https://freesound.org/s/355742/     Screams - teenage young lady.wav — AderuMoro — https://freesound.org/s/213294/     Outdoor Hose squirting — Robo9418 — https://freesound.org/s/840314/     Broken Egg Squelch — dnaudiouk — https://freesound.org/s/461049/     Ouch / Ow / Argh — randbsoundbites — https://freesound.org/s/344407/     Thud — yummy9987 — https://freesound.org/s/332668/     horror: whispers and heavy breathing — AmeAngelofSin — https://freesound.org/s/173944/     PULSE GHOST IN E 160BPM DOTTED 8THS 01.wav — sandyrb — https://freesound.org/s/211527/     Bloody Jab Squelch — EminYILDIRIM — https://freesound.org/s/536104/     Piano Jump Scare Stinger — TheSoundFXGuy_YT — https://freesound.org/s/491276/     Bittersweet Horror Vocals: Awakening Of The Siren — AlesiaDavina — https://freesound.org/s/593281/     hugeSlidingDoorSlamECM800.wav — UATaudio — https://freesound.org/s/217342/     storm door slam 01.wav — volivieri — https://freesound.org/s/320169/     HEAVY_SMASH_002.wav — JoelAudio — https://freesound.org/s/137695/     Breaking Glass 9 — AleXZavesa — https://freesound.org/s/461049/     bone break_5.wav — Vinni_R — https://freesound.org/s/414296/     pain2.wav — DeltaCode — https://freesound.org/s/530471/     Horror Pulsating Dissonant Strings — unfa — https://freesound.org/s/225103/     male scream pain torture.wav — martian — https://freesound.org/people/martian/sounds/530471/ #HorrorAudioDrama #80sSlasher #KnivesNightmaresNeon #HorrorPodcast #ShakeelRoa #RetroHorror #ScaryStories #Creepypasta #SlasherPodcast #Specul8Publishing #AnalogHorror #AudioDrama #HorrorFiction

    "The Tall Man With the Small Face" by Shakeel Roa | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 17 (80s Slasher)

  2. Oct 9

    "The Man, The Myth, The Jacket" Part 2 by Ian Gielen | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 16 (80s Slasher)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, and graphic violence. This is an 80s-style slasher horror audio drama episode. Listen to "The Man, The Myth, The Jacket" Part 2 by Ian Gielen, Episode 16 of Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Podcast hosted by Uncle Henley Hackenslash! The horror continues as Jason's friends uncover the truth of his newfound bloodlust, and their weekend away ends in tragedy. Featured in the horror paperback anthology Knives, Nightmares & Neon, published by Specul8 Publishing. 📕 GET THE BOOK Get Knives, Nightmares & Neon — Paperback Anthology: 👉 https://www.specul8.com.au/knives-nig... 🎙️ CAST & CREW Written by: Ian Gielen Narrated by: TC Phillips (as Uncle Henley Hackenslash) Featuring voices: TC Phillips, Amelia Brown, Emma Hudson, William Brenner, Charlie Brooks, Hannah Pritchard, Callum Bartley Produced by: Specul8 Publishing 🎧 HORROR MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS CREDITS Pixabay (Pixabay Content License): Heartbeat — JasperL91 — /sound-effects/hearbeat-71701/ Woman Screaming SFX — DRAGON-STUDIO — /sound-effects/woman-screaming-sfx-screaming-sound-effect-320169/ Horror Hit Logo — Alex_Kizenkov — /sound-effects/horror-hit-logo-142395/ Sfx6 Horror Suspense Loop — A guy who likes makin’ music — /sound-effects/sfx6-horror-suspense-hiding-heartbeat-loop-323052/ Biodynamic Impact, Braam, Tonal, Dark — BryanSantosBreton — /sound-effects/biodynamic-impact-braam-tonal-dark-176441/ Dark Horror Opener — FoolBoyMedia — /sound-effects/dark-horror-opener-242644/ Inevitable Fallout — Pixabay — /music/ambient-inevitablefallout-447142/ Sinius - Cryptid Sightings — Daljit_Kundi — /music/mystery-sinius-cryptid-sightings-paranormal-activity-388787/ Tension Documentary — Pixabay — /music/ambient-tension-documentary-519912/ Tense Suspense Background — Pixabay — /music/suspense-tense-suspense-background-music-442839/ Attack — Pixabay — /music/crime-scene-attack-254128/ In the Night — Pixabay — /music/mystery-in-the-night-267247/ Escape From City — Pixabay — /music/rock-escape-from-city-296255/ Cinematic Chanting Trailer — Pixabay — /music/main-title-cinematic-trailer-music-08-cinematic-chanting-percussion-trailer-115054/ Freesound (CC0 / CC BY 3.0 / CC BY 4.0): c#aflat-Pulse2creep — jessepash — /s/167147/ male scream pain torture — martian — /s/530471/ Walking on wooden floorboards — 775noise — /s/494570/ DullThud — TriqyStudio — /s/653370/ Phone Slam with Ring — MootMcnoodles — /s/444406/ Celliliililililili — DeVern — /s/405612/ Woman Screaming — JalynCatbtg — /s/618193/ Triple Whoosh! — qubodup — /s/60021/ bloody_jab_squelch — MrGungus — /s/840618/ Wet Crunching 2 — Zott820 — /s/655707/ Woman Screaming — DanJFilms — /s/845164/ Outdoor Hose squirting — Robo9418 — /s/840314/ whips01 — snowflakes — /s/72192/ growl — pyr0x — /s/101980/ Smash — egomassive — /s/536777/ Catching breath (Genuine) — Sadiquecat — /s/792641/ Dying breath — randbsoundbites — /s/843573/ Swinging axe — ZHRØ — /s/514162/ human male scream multi — JohnsonBrandEditing — /s/173944/ Beeps02 — horvi64 — /s/832259/ Punch Grunt 1 — miksmusic — /s/497713/ Horror Build up 14 — Ulrich_Wehner — /s/646253/ Female Scream 2 — XfiXy8 — /s/467293/ woman sobbing — Supercolio — /s/355742/ Turning_door_handle — AlienXXX — /s/151345/ Tension Riser 1 — original_sound — /s/380747/ Knife Attack Slash — qubodup — /s/727592/ Broken Egg Squelch — d.n.audio.uk — /s/461049/ Sword Slice 23 — Black Snow — /s/109432/ Piano Jump Scare Stinger — TheSoundFXGuy_YT — /s/534218/ ANGRY DOG BARK SNARL — deleted_user_3424813 — /s/260777/ General Fight Sounds9 — inkyframes — /s/783874/ knife_or_blade_stabbing_sound — Artninja — /s/816369/ Bone Crunch/Crack 3 — EvanBoyerman — /s/369602/ Girl / Woman Sad Crying Sobbing — ArtsyAngelee — /s/376294/ the_storm — swhic — /s/75197/ 👻 Thanks for listening to Specul8 Publishing #HorrorAudioDrama #80sSlasher #TheManTheMythTheJacket #KnivesNightmaresNeon #IanGielen #TCPhillips #AmeliaBrown #EmmaHudson #Specul8Publishing #RetroHorror #Creepypasta #SlasherPodcast

    "The Man, The Myth, The Jacket" Part 2 by Ian Gielen | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 16 (80s Slasher)

  3. Sep 25

    "The Man, The Myth, The Jacket" Part 1 by Ian Gielen | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 15 (80s Slasher)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, graphic violence and disturbing imagery. This is an 80s-style retro slasher audio drama. Listen to "The Man, The Myth, The Jacket" Part 1 by Ian Gielen, Episode 15 of Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Podcast hosted by Uncle Henley Hackenslash! After a group of friends spots a killer leather jacket in a shop window, a weekend away on the shores of Lake Eildon turns sinister as the strange artefact begins altering one of their own into something cold, unhinged, and dangerous. Featured in the horror paperback anthology Knives, Nightmares & Neon, published by Specul8 Publishing. 📕 GET THE BOOK Get Knives, Nightmares & Neon — Paperback Anthology: 👉 https://www.specul8.com.au/knives-nightmares-and-neon 🎙️ CAST & CREW Written by: Ian Gielen Narrated by: TC Phillips (as Uncle Henley Hackenslash) Featuring voices: TC Phillips, Amelia Brown, Emma Hudson, Ruby Fulgate, James Cowley, William Brenner, Charlie Brooks Produced by: Specul8 Publishing ⏱️ CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 – Introduction & Warning 00:02:05 – Night at the Cinema & Chapel Street 00:09:02 – The Mysterious Shopkeeper & The Jacket 00:16:53 – Trip to Lake Eildon (One Week Later) 00:20:02 – Confrontation in the Bedroom 00:27:25 – Dusk at the Dock 00:31:43 – Power Outage & Searching the Perimeter 00:34:36 – A Dark Discovery & Outro 🎧 HORROR MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS CREDITS Pixabay (Pixabay Content License): Breather — WelbornWorks — pixabay.com/music/misterio-breather-308963/ 80s Power Ballad — Guitar_Obsession — pixabay.com/music/rock-80s-power-ballad-118338/ Cursed Crypt (Dark Ambience) — RibhavAgrawal — pixabay.com/music/ambient-cursed-crypt-dark-ambience-230666/ Sinius - Cryptid Sightings | Paranormal Activity — Daljit_Kundi — pixabay.com/music/mystery-sinius-cryptid-sightings-paranormal-activity-388787/ Tension Documentary — Pixabay — pixabay.com/music/ambient-tension-documentary-519912/ Tense Suspense Background Music — Pixabay — pixabay.com/music/suspense-tense-suspense-background-music-442839/ Cinematic Horror — Pixabay — pixabay.com/music/ambient-cinematic-horror-520016/ Horror Ambience — Pixabay — pixabay.com/music/mystery-horror-ambience-383343/ In the Night — Pixabay — pixabay.com/music/mystery-in-the-night-267247/ Heartbeat — JasperL91 — pixabay.com/sound-effects/hearbeat-71701/ Woman Screaming SFX — DRAGON-STUDIO — pixabay.com/sound-effects/woman-screaming-sfx-screaming-sound-effect-320169/ Horror Hit Logo — Alex_Kizenkov — pixabay.com/sound-effects/horror-hit-logo-142395/ Sfx6 Horror Suspense — A guy who likes makin’ music — pixabay.com/sound-effects/sfx6-horror-suspense-hiding-heartbeat-loop-323052/ Biodynamic Impact, Braam, Tonal, Dark — BryanSantosBreton — pixabay.com/sound-effects/biodynamic-impact-braam-tonal-dark-176441/ Dark Horror Opener — FoolBoyMedia — pixabay.com/sound-effects/dark-horror-opener-242644/ Freesound (CC0 / CC BY 3.0 / CC BY 4.0): Traffic Medium Busy Street — kyles — freesound.org/s/405089/ Truck Pickup Horn Honk Aggressive — kyles — freesound.org/s/450821/ Door Slam — FunWithSound — freesound.org/s/361167/ c#aflat-Pulse2creep — jessepash — freesound.org/s/167147/ Car Pass on Gravel — flumpytripod — freesound.org/s/764716/ Crowd Int Medium Movie Theater Lobby — kyles — freesound.org/s/453927/ Key Rustle Open Car Boot — deleted_user_389799 — freesound.org/s/131567/ Car Boot Slam — scrumtoe — freesound.org/s/157850/ Creaking Old Door — flumpytripod — freesound.org/s/764798/ Thud — yummy9987 — freesound.org/s/494926/ Punch Grunt 1 — miksmusic — freesound.org/s/497713/ Medium Male Pain Grunts — unfa — freesound.org/s/610998/ Cutting Power — swag1773 — freesound.org/s/636578/ Switch on the Fluorescent Tube — Garuda1982 — freesound.org/s/538915/ Horror Build Up 14 (No... It Can't Be!) — Ulrich_Wehner — freesound.org/s/646253/ Woman Scream — themfish — freesound.org/s/367307/ Screaming Woman Horror — GabrielaUPF — freesound.org/s/220302/ Female Scream 2 — XfiXy8 — freesound.org/s/467293/ 👻 Thanks for listening to Specul8 Publishing — where strange minds are always welcome. #HorrorAudioDrama #80sSlasher #TheManTheMythTheJacket #KnivesNightmaresNeon #IanGielen #TCPPhillips #AmeliaBrown #EmmaHudson #RubyFulgate #Specul8Publishing #RetroHorror #Creepypasta #SlasherPodcast

    "The Man, The Myth, The Jacket" Part 1 by Ian Gielen | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 15 (80s Slasher)

  4. Sep 11

    An 80s Slasher Podcast — Episode 14: Hairsterical by Persimmon Gwynne (Strong Horror Themes)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, graphic violence and disturbing imagery. This is an 80s-style horror audio drama. 🎧 Hairsterical — Horror Podcast / Audio Drama ✍️ Written by Persimmon Gwynne 🎙️ Narrated by Uncle Henley Hackenslash 🎭 Featuring the voices of TC Phillips, Hannah Pritchard, James Cowley 📕 Available in paperback: www.specul8.com.au/knives-nightmares-and-neon 🎵 MUSIC Dark Horror Opener — FoolBoyMedia (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/dark-horror-opener-242644/ — Pixabay Content License Tense Suspense Background Music — (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-tense-suspense-background-music-442839/ Tension Documentary — (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-tension-documentary-519912/ Nocturnal Echo — (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-nocturnal-echo-horror-background-music-443337/ The Ghost of Shepard's Pie — GLBML (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/music/modern-jazz-the-ghost-of-shepardx27s-pie-glbml-112816/ 80s Darkwave Horror — (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/music/synthwave-80s-darkwave-horror-532080/ Halloween Organ / Spooky Dark Wave — Aries Beats (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-aries-beats-halloween-organ-spooky-dark-wave-scary-mystic-horror-245348/ 💀 SOUND EFFECTS Hearbeat — JasperL91 (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/hearbeat-71701/ — Pixabay Content License Woman Screaming SFX — DRAGON-STUDIO (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/woman-screaming-sfx-screaming-sound-effect-320169/ — Pixabay Content License Horror Hit Logo — Alex_Kizenkov (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/horror-hit-logo-142395/ — Pixabay Content License Sfx6 Horror Suspense — A guy who likes makin’ music (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/sfx6-horror-suspense-hiding-heartbeat-loop-323052/ — Pixabay Content License Biodynamic Impact/Braam/Dark — BryanSantosBreton (Pixabay): https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/biodynamic-impact-braam-tonal-dark-176441/ — Pixabay Content License crowded bar chatter — leaving.february (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/706352/ — CC0 Bell ringing & dropping.wav — Techienanna (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/396551/ — CC0 boo.wav — dr_skitz (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/353925/ — CC0 Chrysler LHS tire squeal 02 — audible-edge (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/71737/ — CC0 Woo girl cheers for Blue Angel brigade — manymystics (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/749820/ — CC0 AMBTraf Ambience car passby — SFXAFRIK (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/582966/ — CC BY 4.0 whips04.wav — snowflakes (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/72193/ — CC0 whips01.wav — snowflakes (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/72192/ — CC0 Scared and afraid of something.wav — AtoMediaDesign (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/648986/ — CC BY 4.0 Whip Crack 01.wav — CGEffex (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/93100/ — CC BY 4.0 Scream, frightened — giddster (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/336537/ — CC0 foley_cable_whoosh_air_001.wav — soundscalpel.com (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/110615/ — CC BY 3.0 scared breath man — jzdnvdoosj (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/626265/ — CC BY 3.0 male scream pain torture.wav — martian (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/530471/ — CC0 Blood Gush and Squelch — sillygrizzlies (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/635042/ — CC0 Broken Egg Squelch — d.n.audio.uk (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/461049/ — CC BY 4.0 bone break_5.wav — Vinni_R (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/630594/ — CC0 Horror Sting (Apollyon) 6 — SilverIllusionist (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/732890/ — CC BY 4.0 Heavy bag drop — IENBA (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/545476/ — CC BY 4.0 ding.wav — lartti (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/499775/ — CC0 elevator_inside_doors_open_close.wav — magedu (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/341538/ — CC BY 4.0 Short scared scream 3 — jorickhoofd (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/180344/ — CC BY 4.0 Outdoor Hose squirting — Robo9418 (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/840314/ — CC0 C-Pulse5s.wav — jessepash (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/167141/ — CC0 Neon Dreams: Retro-Futuristic Synthwave — Robhog (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/685546/ — CC BY 4.0 dorm door opening.wav — pagancow (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/15419/ — CC0 Zipper5.wav — pagancow (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/15417/ — CC0 Scary Unnerving Riser — Sabacky (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/767809/ — CC BY 4.0 Male Laughing 2.wav — F.M.Audio (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/695391/ — CC BY 4.0 Burp - medium-deep — Sadiquecat (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/814323/ — CC0 Breathing_scared.wav — deleted_user_2104797 (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/166125/ — CC0 snap_6.wav — Snapper4298 (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/177507/ — CC BY 4.0 Walking in High Heels — NachtmahrTV (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/571801/ — CC0 just a little nature — drdock (Freesound): https://freesound.org/s/824827/ — CC0

    An 80s Slasher Podcast — Episode 14: Hairsterical by Persimmon Gwynne (Strong Horror Themes)

  5. Aug 28

    Hail to the King, Baby Special Episode - Nine-Fingered Elvis by TC Phillips (Strong Horror Themes)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, graphic violence, demonic imagery and zombies. This is an 80s-style horror audio drama. 🎧 Nine-Fingered Elvis — Horror Podcast / Audio Drama ✍️ Written by TC Phillips 🎙️ Narrated by Uncle Henley Hackenslash 🎭 Featuring the voices of TC Phillips, James Cowley, Kathi Rogers, Ruby Fulgate, Dean Johns 📕 **Get Hail to the King, Baby — the anthology featuring Nine-Fingered Elvis:** https://www.specul8.com.au/hail-to-the-king-baby 🎵 MUSIC Also Sprach Zarathustra (feat. Richard Strauss) — Sascha Ende: https://ende.app/en/song/5730-also-sprach-zarathustra-feat-richard-strauss — CC0 Jumpin Boogie Woogie — Audionautix — CC BY: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ — Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Texas Blues Shuffle — https://pixabay.com/music/blues-texas-blues-shuffle-145-bpm-145886/ Pearl White Dusk Rock Soundtrack — https://pixabay.com/music/hard-rock-pearl-white-dusk-rock-soundtrack-150115/ Big Beat Rave Industrial Breakbeat 3 — https://pixabay.com/music/hard-rock-big-beat-rave-industrial-breakbeat-3-473019/ Hornet Queen — https://pixabay.com/music/rock-hornet-queen-522491/ Guitar Tremolo 50s Sound — https://pixabay.com/music/solo-guitar-guitar-tremolo-50s-sound-184285/ 💀 SOUND EFFECTS Demonic Woman Scream — nick121087: https://freesound.org/s/333832/ — CC0 DEMON ZOMBIE — tvoc: https://freesound.org/s/687996/ — CC BY 4.0 Zombies eating — Breviceps: https://freesound.org/s/448089/ — CC0 Zombies 2 — SnowFightStudios: https://freesound.org/s/666317/ — CC0 Chatter Teeth — megacharlie: https://freesound.org/s/848400/ — CC0 Creepy Evil Demon Monster Growl Halloween — Voices_Of_Marz: https://freesound.org/s/444444/ — CC0 Single Pistol Gunshot 4.2 — morganpurkis: https://freesound.org/s/391846/ — CC0 Blood Gush and Squelch — sillygrizzlies: https://freesound.org/s/635042/ — CC0 Small Whip 9 — Geoff-Bremner-Audio: https://freesound.org/s/735618/ — CC BY 4.0 whizzing_by — keus92: https://freesound.org/s/506904/ — CC0 foley_cable_whoosh_air_002 — soundscalpel.com: https://freesound.org/s/110616/ — CC BY 3.0 VOXScrm...Hiya! — designerschoice: https://freesound.org/s/817072/ — CC BY 4.0 Ghost Scream ver 3 — blandy8521: https://freesound.org/s/572618/ — CC BY 4.0 quick woosh — florianreichelt: https://freesound.org/s/683101/ — CC0 sword7 — Streety: https://freesound.org/s/30248/ — CC0 Metal Shovel Impact SFX — Sadiquecat: https://freesound.org/s/718750/ — CC0 edscreamr2 — scrbun: https://freesound.org/s/617683/ — CC0 Kuvaruutu särkyy / TV-screen blows up... — YleArkisto: https://freesound.org/s/270811/ — CC BY 4.0 THE CRASH — sandyrb: https://freesound.org/s/95078/ — CC BY 4.0 Sounds For Earthquakes - Kitchen Utilery 2 Metal — RutgerMuller: https://freesound.org/s/51105/ — CC0 Request: More Masculine Ghost Sigh — HorrorAudio: https://freesound.org/s/738616/ — CC BY 4.0 Revolver Spin — ryansitz: https://freesound.org/s/505698/ — CC0 electric guitar — SkeetMasterFunk69: https://freesound.org/s/235579/ — CC0 screeching tyres / tires — johnnydekk: https://freesound.org/s/614627/ — CC0 Horde of Dragonkin or Zombies — SnowFightStudios: https://freesound.org/s/669845/ — CC0 FR-Car engine, start, revs lots — Dan_AudioFile: https://freesound.org/s/592410/ — CC BY 4.0 Tire Burnout / peel out — tiedyehomie: https://freesound.org/s/781779/ — CC BY 4.0 HAIL ON TRUCK — tubbers: https://freesound.org/s/337798/ — CC0 Shotgun Shot 01 — LilMati: https://freesound.org/s/405504/ — CC0 Layered Gunshot 3 — Xenonn: https://freesound.org/s/128293/ — CC0 Wet Crunching 2 — Zott820: https://freesound.org/s/655707/ — CC0 Glass Shatter Mix — qubodup: https://freesound.org/s/219940/ — CC BY 4.0 Car Crash — squareal: https://freesound.org/s/237375/ — CC0 Layered Gunshot 8 — Xenonn: https://freesound.org/s/128302/ — CC0 Outdoor Hose squirting — Robo9418: https://freesound.org/s/840314/ — CC0 Devil Demon_Death Will Come Upon You — SnowFightStudios: https://freesound.org/s/643681/ — CC0 Female Scream 2 — XfiXy8: https://freesound.org/s/467293/ — CC BY 4.0 Broken Egg Squelch — d.n.audio.uk: https://freesound.org/s/461049/ — CC BY 4.0 foley_cable_whoosh_air_001 — soundscalpel.com: https://freesound.org/s/110615/ — CC BY 3.0 Bone Crunch/Crack 3 (Mixed) — EvanBoyerman: https://freesound.org/s/369602/ — CC BY 3.0 Squelching SFX [6] — SoundDesignForYou: https://freesound.org/s/649982/ — CC0 bloody_jab_squelch — MrGungus: https://freesound.org/s/840618/ — CC0 male scream pain torture — martian: https://freesound.org/s/530471/ — CC0 bone break_5 — Vinni_R: https://freesound.org/s/630594/ — CC0 Fear 3 — Peter_Scream: https://freesound.org/s/720745/ — CC0 👻 Thanks for listening — and remember: Elvis never really left the building.

    Hail to the King, Baby Special Episode - Nine-Fingered Elvis by TC Phillips (Strong Horror Themes)

  6. Aug 14

    "Redneck Rick" by Samuel Landy | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 13 (80s Slasher Drama)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, and graphic violence. This is an 80s-style slasher horror audio drama episode. Listen to "Redneck Rick" by Samuel Landy, Episode 13 of Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Podcast hosted by Uncle Henley Hackenslash! When a group of high school seniors celebrating prom find their night interrupted by the violent escape of a notorious local psychopath, a nostalgic evening turns into a brutal bloodbath. Featured in the horror anthology Knives, Nightmares & Neon, published by Specul8 Publishing. 📕 Available in paperback: www.specul8.com.au/knives-nightmares-and-neon Redneck Rick Written by: Samuel Landy Narrated by: Uncle Henley Hackenslash Featuring voices of: TC Phillips, Emma Hudson, Ruby Fulgate, James Cowley, Callum Bartley, Andrew Raoni ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Content Warning 00:41 Host Intro — Uncle Henley Hackenslash 02:12 Prom Night & The Police Cruiser 07:04 Arresting Wade Waterman 11:00 Redneck Rick's Attack 15:44 Carnage at the Prom 20:21 The Football Field Showdown & Finale 26:37 Host Outro — Uncle Henley Hackenslash 🎧 Sound Effect Credits Pixabay (Content License) Heartbeat — JasperL91 — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/hearbeat-71701/ Woman Screaming SFX / Screaming Sound Effect — DRAGON-STUDIO — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/woman-screaming-sfx-screaming-sound-effect-320169/ Horror Hit Logo — Alex_Kizenkov — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/horror-hit-logo-142395/ Sfx6 – Horror Suspense [Hiding – Heartbeat] (loop) — A guy who likes makin’ music — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/sfx6-horror-suspense-hiding-heartbeat-loop-323052/ Biodynamic – Impact, Braam, Tonal, Dark — BryanSantosBreton — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/biodynamic-impact-braam-tonal-dark-176441/ Dark Horror Opener — FoolBoyMedia — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/dark-horror-opener-242644/ InevitableFallout — WelbornWorks — https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-inevitablefallout-447142/ Crime Documentary Background — everything_is_dead — https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-crime-documentary-background-496941/ Iron Horses — WelbornWorks — https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-iron-horses-308946/ Freesound (CC0 1.0 / Creative Commons 0) Small crowd (30-40 people) chatting in a small hall.wav — arpeggio1980 — https://freesound.org/s/523394/ 80s Loop #6 — danlucaz — https://freesound.org/s/517675/ cuffs rattle, lock.mp3 — Mbytemama93 — https://freesound.org/s/666608/ Finger snaps #002 — bassimat — https://freesound.org/s/824675/ Psycho Metallic Riser FX.wav — eldiariosonoro_ — https://freesound.org/s/545803/ male scream pain torture.wav — martian — https://freesound.org/s/530471/ audacity_generated_swing.wav — gesornoud — https://freesound.org/s/462104/ Dying Sound — Maqtul — https://freesound.org/s/810099/ Coughing Cough.wav — husky70 — https://freesound.org/s/157296/ Bug-a-salt reload - Plastic Shotgun — el_boss — https://freesound.org/s/628640/ Voice_AdultMale_PainGrunts_09.wav — MrFossy — https://freesound.org/s/547209/ Forest Fall/Tackle 3.wav — MWsfx — https://freesound.org/s/575417/ bone break_5.wav — Vinni_R — https://freesound.org/s/630594/ Layered Gunshot 8.wav — Xenonn — https://freesound.org/s/128302/ Freesound (CC BY 4.0 / CC BY 3.0) Car Door Open 2 — Geoff-Bremner-Audio — https://freesound.org/s/844708/ Footsteps on Gravel — curious_world_on_youtube — https://freesound.org/s/835121/ PULSE GHOST IN E 160BPM DOTTED 8THS 01.wav — sandyrb — https://freesound.org/s/86209/ Rising Horror Climax [static].wav — Headphaze — https://freesound.org/s/235205/ Heavy bag drop — IENBA — https://freesound.org/s/545476/ Broken Egg Squelch — d.n.audio.uk — https://freesound.org/s/461049/ knife_or_blade_stabbing_sound_02_07162025 — Artninja — https://freesound.org/s/816369/ Bone Crunch/Crack 3 (Mixed) — EvanBoyerman — https://freesound.org/s/369602/ Screams - teenage young lady.wav — AderuMoro — https://freesound.org/s/213294/ Girl / Woman Sad Crying Sobbing — ArtsyAngelee — https://freesound.org/s/376294/ Violin Scare — SirBedlam — https://freesound.org/s/393824/ #HorrorAudioDrama #80sSlasher #KnivesNightmaresNeon #HorrorPodcast #SamuelLandy #RetroHorror #ScaryStories #Creepypasta #SlasherPodcast #Specul8Publishing #AnalogHorror #AudioDrama #HorrorFiction

    "Redneck Rick" by Samuel Landy | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 13 (80s Slasher Drama)

  7. Jul 17

    "Neon Nights" by Anthony Ferguson | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 12 (80s Slasher Drama)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, and graphic violence. This is an 80s-style slasher horror audio drama episode. Listen to "Neon Nights" by Anthony Ferguson, Episode 12 of Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Podcast hosted by Uncle Henley Hackenslash! When a middle-aged public servant obsessed with 1980s retro arcade games heads home for the night, a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour pulls him right off the street and into a waking dream. Or it might just be a nightmare. Featured in the horror anthology Knives, Nightmares & Neon, published by Specul8 Publishing. 📕 Available in paperback: www.specul8.com.au/knives-nightmares-and-neon Neon Nights Written by: Anthony Ferguson Narrated by: Uncle Henley Hackenslash Featuring voices of: TC Phillips, James Cowley, Francesca Winn, Andrew Law ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Content Warning 00:41 Host Intro — Uncle Henley Hackenslash 02:14 The Arcade & Brody's Obsession 06:50 Neon Nights Arcade Game 16:41 Leaving the Arcade 19:50 The Apartment Window 23:11 Meeting Holly / Misty 30:00 Into the Game 36:03 The Labyrinth & The Theatre 41:32 The Basement & Finale 44:26 Host Outro — Uncle Henley Hackenslash 🎧 Sound Effect Credits Pixabay (Content License) Hearbeat — JasperL91 — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/hearbeat-71701/ Woman Screaming SFX / Screaming Sound Effect — DRAGON-STUDIO — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/woman-screaming-sfx-screaming-sound-effect-320169/ Horror Hit Logo — Alex_Kizenkov — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/horror-hit-logo-142395/ Horror Suspense Loop — A guy who likes makin’ music — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/sfx6-horror-suspense-hiding-heartbeat-loop-323052/ Impact Braam — BryanSantosBreton — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/biodynamic-impact-braam-tonal-dark-176441/ Dark Horror Opener — FoolBoyMedia — https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/dark-horror-opener-242644/ Spooky Horror Scary — MoodMode — https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-spooky-horror-scary-535982/ To The Death — Junipersona — https://pixabay.com/music/video-games-to-the-death-159171/ Take Your Shot (Synthpop Electronic Retro 1980s) — https://pixabay.com/music/video-games-take-your-shot-synthpop-electronic-retro-1980s-151736/ Suspense Song (Villain Entrance Music) — https://pixabay.com/music/beats-suspense-song-villain-entrance-music-294727/ Dark Shadows — AravikXMusic — https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-dark-shadows-390170/ Insane Horror — ArctSound — https://pixabay.com/music/scary-childrens-tunes-insane-horror-515195/ Freesound (CC0 1.0 / Creative Commons 0) Arcade.wav — andreasherzog — https://freesound.org/s/276077/ Cars ambience passing R-L on wet road — KikeVilaplana — https://freesound.org/s/436526/ Powerup 05.wav — LilMati — https://freesound.org/s/523651/ Knock on the door — deleted_user_4772965 — https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_4772965/sounds/256513/ cigarette_lighter.wav — xyzr_kx — https://freesound.org/s/11736/ ice_in_glass.aiff — athenspublic — https://freesound.org/s/341579/ wine glass clink — fleurescence — https://freesound.org/s/573160/ c#aflat-Pulse2creep.wav — jessepash — https://freesound.org/s/167147/ Male Gasp 1.wav — jawbutch — https://freesound.org/s/344407/ The Last gasp before death — randbsoundbites — https://freesound.org/s/798649/ Whimper_Gasp_1_Male — Drkvixn91 — https://freesound.org/s/318077/ Layered Gunshot 8.wav — Xenonn — https://freesound.org/s/128302/ Outdoor Hose squirting — Robo9418 — https://freesound.org/s/840314/ G44-07-Emergency Siren.wav — craigsmith — https://freesound.org/s/438700/ garden shears 02 — sinny — https://freesound.org/s/822427/ human male scream multi — JohnsonBrandEditing — https://freesound.org/s/173944/ Freesound (CC BY 4.0) laugh.WAV — klankbeeld — https://freesound.org/s/126113/ In & Out Breath — Sounds_Fab — https://freesound.org/s/813664/ 12pm church-bell inside recorded 190413_1356.wav — klankbeeld — https://freesound.org/s/571624/ JJJ2 96 countdown - cheer.wav — FreqMan — https://freesound.org/s/88002/ Horror Sting (Apollyon) 6 — SilverIllusionist — https://freesound.org/s/732890/ Gore Splat — thefitzyg — https://freesound.org/people/thefitzyg/sounds/414296/ Sword Slice 23.wav — Black Snow — https://freesound.org/s/109432/ sh_Woman_Gasps_in_Shock_3_Takes.wav — shall555 — https://freesound.org/s/140228/ Heavy bag drop — IENBA — https://freesound.org/s/545476/ Male Scream (Pain / Torture) — martian — https://freesound.org/people/martian/sounds/530471/ #HorrorAudioDrama #80sSlasher #KnivesNightmaresNeon #HorrorPodcast #AnthonyFerguson #RetroHorror #ScaryStories #Creepypasta #SlasherPodcast #Specul8Publishing #AnalogHorror #AudioDrama #HorrorFiction

    "Neon Nights" by Anthony Ferguson | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 12 (80s Slasher Drama)

  8. Jul 3

    "Claws" by LJ McLeod | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 11 (80s Slasher Drama)

    CONTENT WARNING: Strong horror themes, harsh language, and graphic violence. This is an 80s-style slasher horror audio drama episode. Listen to "Claws" by LJ McLeod, Episode 12 of Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Podcast hosted by Uncle Henley Hackenslash! A party at an isolated cabin turns into a bloody fight for survival when a cheerleader goes missing, and an unstoppable creature with razor-sharp claws begins hunting down the remaining partygoers. Featured in the horror anthology Knives, Nightmares & Neon, published by Specul8 Publishing. 📕 Available in paperback: https://www.specul8.com.au/knives-nightmares-and-neon ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Content Warning 00:41 Host Intro — Uncle Henley Hackenslash 02:10 The Cabin & The Prank 07:10 Val Gets the Call 08:58 Confronting Chloe 10:29 The Clearing 12:16 Police Station 14:52 Gathering the Group 16:30 Janet’s Fate 18:40 Horror at the House 21:34 The Chase 23:16 Best Friends 24:55 Host Outro — Uncle Henley Hackenslash 🎙️ CAST & CREW Written by: LJ McLeod Narrated by: Uncle Henley Hackenslash Featuring the voices of: TC Phillips, Emma Hudson, Ruby Fulgate, Andrew Raoni, Amelia Brown, Matilda Taylor, Rachel Graham, Annalise Sampson Produced by: Specul8 Publishing 🎧 Horror Music & Sound Effects Credits Pixabay (Pixabay Content License - pixabay.com/sound-effects / pixabay.com/music): • Heartbeat — JasperL91 • Woman Screaming SFX — DRAGON-STUDIO • Horror Hit Logo — Alex_Kizenkov • Suspense Heartbeat Loop — A guy who likes makin’ music • Impact Braam Tonal Dark — BryanSantosBreton • Dark Horror Opener — FoolBoyMedia • Cryptid Sightings / Paranormal Activity — Daljit_Kundi • Growling Bear — gargamel10 • Bear — koiroylers • Angry Girl — Universfield • Dark & Frightening Click — Universfield • Piano Reverse 8 — AlexZavesa • Insane Horror — ArctSound Freesound (CC0 / CC BY 4.0 - freesound.org): • Woo 2 — jayfrosting (#333421) • Party Sounds — CarsonFenech (#831703) • Falling on Floor — skradz (#268166) • Burp Sample — ScooterFort (#570266) • Creeper Short 1 — EphJayMusic (#746625) • Long Tension Riser — xkeril (#789101) • Heartbeat 02 — BRVHRTZ (#225103) • Sting Jumpscare — hotpin7 (#846789) • Woman Screaming — danjfilms (#845164) • Tape Cassette Insert — Fats-Million (#187788) • Punk Rock Drums — t_roy_920 (#371471) • Screaming Woman Horror — gabrielaupf (#220302) • Gurgling Choking — jadew40 (#826999) • Frightened Breathing — nickrave (#112557) • Gore Splat — thefitzyg (#414296) • Sad Crying / Sobbing — artsyangelee (#376294) • Woman Scream — themfish (#367307) • Angry Door Slam — hisoul (#462665) • Male Scream (Pain/Torture) — martian (#530471) • Scary Unnerving Riser — sabacky (#767809) • Swinging Staff Whoosh — nightflame (#422513) • Broken Egg Squelch — dnaudiouk (#461049) • Munch 9 — jarredgibb (#217342) • Henry’s Last Breath — dansotak (#137695) • Flesh Bite — jgriffie919 (#400174) • Eating Juicy Meat — productionnow (#234237) • Swallow Liquid — designerschoice (#808307) • Teenage Screams — aderumoro (#213294) • Scary Hits & Risers 005 — xinematix (#491276) • Woman Scream — nachtmahrtv (#618112) • Door Knock 1 — blou27 (#841281) • Door Closed 2 — weak_hero (#652347) • Phone Ringing 5 — audacitier (#629201) • Banging on Door — iamadam19 (#362633) • Hang Up Phone — davidferoli (#186244) #HorrorAudioDrama #80sSlasher #KnivesNightmaresNeon #HorrorPodcast #LJMcLeod #RetroHorror #ScaryStories #Creepypasta #SlasherPodcast #Specul8Publishing #AnalogHorror #AudioDrama #HorrorFiction

    "Claws" by LJ McLeod | Knives, Nightmares & Neon Ep 11 (80s Slasher Drama)
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