Daniel Dread Episode 4: Sweet Dreams are made of Thee
Daniel leads the team to confront the Snallygaster—a manifestation of dark magic and despair. Fueled by the anguish of a grieving mother, the group uses a mix of folklore and sorcery to bring the beast to its knees, while mysterious forces observe their every move.
Psychological Horror Audiodrama
Daniel Dread is a psychological horror audiodrama where three investigators face both supernatural horrors and the terrifying possibility that their own minds are betraying them.
Credits:
- Written By Mark Slade And Lothar Tuppan
- Lothar Tuppan As Daniel
- Tanja Milojevic As Sophie
- Mat Weller As Rufus
- Pete Lutz As Ellison
- Drew Profit As Moloch
- Austin Beach As Tiki
- Gareth Severn As Chimes
- Katie Loftin As Eve
- Joe Stofko As Jansen
- DB Spitzer As Adam
- Janet Didur As Nurse
- Nancy Bueler As Sgt. Haynes
- Music By Chauncey Haworth
- Created And Developed By Mark Slade And Lothar Tuppan
- Directed And Edited By Daniel French
- Credits Read By Nancy Bueler
- Special Thanks: Chronosphere Fiction
Daniel Dread Episode 4: Sweet Dreams are made of Thee – A Surreal Journey Through Dark Magic and Chaotic Humor
In the latest installment of the Daniel Dread listeners are invited on a wild, unpredictable journey that fuses occult rituals with offbeat humor and surreal storytelling. This episode is not for the faint of heart—it’s a labyrinth of cryptic incantations, bizarre initiation rites, and a host of eccentric characters navigating a reality where magic and mayhem collide.
From the very opening lines—an elaborate, almost Shakespearean invocation commanding the “Spirit malus commander of 40 internal Legions”—the episode sets a tone that is both darkly mystical and irreverently humorous. As the dialogue unfolds, we witness a series of strange interactions: from snarky exchanges about following “boring instructions on meditation and memorization” to discussions of dark magic that serve to decondition the mind, revealing that our rigid notions of reality are as malleable as they are mysterious.
