logo
episode-header-image
Oct 2023
16m 6s

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 1

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Three years on from Heawood's dramatic disappearance at Pleasant Green, Kennedy has lost hope of ever seeing him again.

Following the dramatic end to The Shadow Over Innsmouth, she has travelled extensively, following apparent leads, and there is no trace of him. But then a mysterious man leaves a message on the Red Hook answerphone. Perhaps the story isn't over yet.

Kennedy Fisher and The Lovecraft Investigations podcast are back in Julian Simpson’s H P Lovecraft-inspired universe.

Cast: Kennedy Fisher - Jana Carpenter Marcus Byron - Ben Crowe Eleanor Peck - Nicola Walker Laura Gibson - Catherine Kanter

Written and directed by Julian Simpson Music composed by Tim Elsenburg Sound design: David Thomas

Production Assistant: Ethan Elsenburg Producer: Sarah Tombling Executive Producer: Karen Rose

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

Up next
Oct 2023
The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 10
Kennedy and Ness are already in deep as Byron reaches the woods near Dunwich. How long have they all got before the Ashton-Heath siblings find them? The Lovecraft Investigations conclude. But will they end well for the team?Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawo ... Show More
18m 56s
Oct 2023
The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 9
Slide helps Kennedy and Ness crack the code. The women lead the way to Suffolk, and a house near Dunwich. The investigation is gathering pace.Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at Pleasant Green, the Lovecraft Investigations are back and po ... Show More
16m 2s
Oct 2023
The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 8
The stress of the investigation is taking a heavy toll on the team. Disharmony grows; an unwise decision is made and key understanding of the situation is challenged.Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at Pleasant Green, the Lovecraft Invest ... Show More
15m 43s
Recommended Episodes
Jul 2024
Episode One
A failing podcaster inherits a mansion that belonged to his estranged parents, and discovers that the strange caretaker of the property may be connected to a notorious murderer that supposedly haunts the property. As he tries to debunk the haunting in a podcast, he discovers ther ... Show More
29m 15s
Dec 2022
Episode 8: The Final Battle
The series builds to a shocking climax as Liz and Bill prepare for the exorcism to end all exorcisms, with celebrated ghost hunter Eddie Burks. But can even Eddie help them? And as Bill finally reveals the secrets he’s been hiding, does a dark moment in his past hold the key to s ... Show More
29m 25s
Sep 2024
September 29: My Arms Are Hungry For You
September 29: The gang does their grave duty. This episode contains violence toward a child and an instance of historical racialized language now considered insensitive. Transcript here. This episode featured: Jonathan Sims as Jack Seward; Alan Burgon as Van Helsing; David Ault a ... Show More
59m 38s
May 6
Charles Augustus Milverton - Part Three
THE WOMAN - Things had gotten out of control and we had remained firmly in the wardrobe as we watched Milverton and his houseguest conduct their business. Part 3 of 3This episode contains swearing, sexual references, references to coercive behaviour, dark sexual content, violence ... Show More
33m 42s
Mar 2018
Episode 8 - Luke Dougal
"He opened the bottomless pit, and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke.”Season 1, Episode 8.The Amelia Project is a secret agency that helps its clients by faking their deaths and setting them up ... Show More
25m 19s
Apr 29
Charles Augustus Milverton - Part Two
THIEVES IN THE NIGHT - Milverton had to be stopped and Sherlock had just the plan. Unfortunately that plan involved me. And a woman called Agatha. You'll see what I mean. Part 2 of 3 This episode contains swearing, sexual references, references to coercive behaviour, dark sexual ... Show More
37 m
May 13
A Scandal in Bohemia - Part One
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT - Our previous case had led us to an Opera singer by the name of Irene Adler. There seemed to be this double life at play. An esteemed stage performer with a warm social presence, versus that cool knife-wielder in Milverton's bedroom. It was time to see who w ... Show More
36m 6s
Dec 2019
The Lockbox
For the people in a small town in upstate New York, what happened was just another sordid true crime story. But they would never know just how frightening and surreal things became in its aftermath, or what one woman chose to endure in the name of compassion.   Music: Bob Pokrzyw ... Show More
1h 12m
Sep 2024
Malevolent Recommends: RE: Dracula
May 5: Jonathan Harker arrives at Castle Dracula. This episode references the racist pseudoscience of craniometry. Transcript here.This episode featured: Ben Galpin as Jonathan Harker; Sivan Raz as the Hungarian Man and additional voices; Mihai Matei as the driver and additional ... Show More
39m 58s