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Feb 2023
32m 16s

Cold Reading

Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne
About this episode

When an evening out at a psychic reading goes terribly wrong, one woman is left to pick up the pieces.


Credits

Larry Fessenden as Shelley

Deborah Wiseman as Jean

Georgina McKevitt as Holly



Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced and sound design by Liam Geraghty


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Petrified is funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland with the Television License Fee


Get in touch: liam@liamgeraghty.com


Content warning: Contains multiple tense scenes, two depictions of violence and threat. Petrified is an immersive, sound rich horror show - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.


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