Dead Oaks Podcast

In the season two premiere of Dead Oaks, Otto Gillespie thought he escaped Dead Oaks for good, but quickly realizes the town doesn't give up so easily. After a series of dangerous hallucinations, Otto makes the desperate choice to return to Dead Oaks in search of answers. Written and edited by Christopher Waltz and starring Aaron Beck as the voice of Otto Gillespie and featuring "Creepy," written and performed by Nicholas Critney. Visit  www.deadoakspodcast.com  or find us on Twitter: @ deadoakspodcast  for more information. Don't miss the next episode of Dead Oaks, coming January 22.

Happy Halloween(ish), podcast fans! With Dead Oaks: A Horror Anthology Podcast wrapping up its first season a couple of weeks ago, the plan is to fill the gap between season one and two (now to January) with some awesome, spooky content. First up is a definitive ranking of every film in one of the most well known horror movie franchises in existence, A Nightmare on Elm Street . For the past few weeks, I've been watching (and live-tweeting) all of the nine Elm Street movies, trying to separate the best of the best from the cringe-worthy--but not in a good way--entries in the series. Keep scrolling for Dead Oaks's ranking, starting with the worst... 9 & 8. The Dream Child (1989) and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) It makes sense that two newest films in the original  Elm Street  cannon ( New Nightmare  doesn't really count, and we'll get to that later...) are the two worst. By the time The Dream Child  and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare...

By Manen Lyset Go on a hair-raising journey from the scorching ashes of Pompeii, to a mysterious lakebed, and through a disturbing maze-like bunker. Will the story of a girl freed from her chains lift your spirit? Would you believe that good luck has its downsides? Encounter horrors hiding in plain sight within this collection of twelve tales of terror designed to shock and frighten you. You might discover fears you never knew you had. From the Ashes of Pompeii is available on  Amazon  in both paperback and Kindle format.

Otto is out of time. Worlds hang in the balance. This. is the end of everything. We hope you enjoyed your stay in Dead Oaks. Today’s episode, “The End of Everything,” was written by Christopher Waltz. The voice of Otto Gillespie was Aaron Beck and the voice of Dr. Nate was special guest star Ryan Moore. Music in today’s episode was “Creepy,” written and performed by Nicholas Critney. Check back in two weeks for the final short story installment of Dead Oaks, “Me and Jasper Down by the Meth Shack,” by Aaron Saylor. For more information, find us on Twitter, @deadoakspodcast or visit www.deadoakspodcast.com .

October, the most horror-able month, is (nearly) upon us. And here's your chance to promote what you  think is the most worthy horror you've ever witnessed. The premise is simple: sign up for a date using the form below, do a quick write-up of the horror you choose to promote, and see it broadcast on deadoakspodcast.com during the month of October. The horror you promote is up to you, meaning whatever you think is worthy--as long as you can explain why--is perfectly acceptable. If you choose to promote something you've created, be sure to include links, images, videos, and anything else to spread the word! You may choose more than one date, but please be considerate of others signing up, and try not to pick dates that fall in the same week. Once you've got what you'd like to promote put together, send the information in an email to deadoakssubmission@gmail.com. Happy October, and thanks for participating in the most horror-able month of the year...

Today’s episode, “Into the Woods,” was written by Christopher Waltz. The voice of Otto Gillespie was Aaron Beck, and the voice of The Librarian was Christopher Waltz. Music in today’s episode was “Creepy,” written and performed by Nicholas Critney. And “Entombed,” courtesy of purple-planet.com. Check back in two weeks for the final short story installment of Dead Oaks, “Me and Jasper Down by the Meth Shack,” by Aaron Saylor. And don't miss the season finale to Otto's Story, "The End of Everything," coming on September 18th. For more information, find us on Twitter, @deadoakspodcast or visit www.deadoakspodcast.com .