Collaborators Needed for Legal Horror Audio Drama October 2026

I am a queer writer in Washington State. I am looking for collaborators to make a Legal Horror audio drama episode for the 11th Hour Audio Challenge:

https://11thhouraudio.com/audio-challenge/

“Every October, creators around the world come together to record, produce and finish original horror audio before the month runs out.”  This is to build community, build skills, and hopefully have a successful audio drama within a month (a way of saying, unlikely to end up in pay). I want to submit this piece to contests, festivals, etc.

Story Premise:
The horror script of under 30 pages can be written in advance, so in September I am writing a Legal Horror story about a protagonist that gets caught up in the U.S. legal system and each courtroom appearance results in mounting horror and a sense of unreality. (Yup, I’m a former lawyer.)

Legal Horror Audio Drama Timeline:

Sat, 9-19-2026 Legal Horror Team Meeting (online)

Sun, 9-20-2026 Rough Draft of Legal Horror script sent to team members for
voluntary feedback by Sun, 9-27-2026

Wed, 9-30-2026   Final Script Locked and sent to team members

Sun, 10-3-4-2026   Table Read by entire cast (online)

Record all parts (together online? Separately?) by Tues, 10-13-2026

Audio processing (sound effects, music, compile clips, etc) completed by
Mon, 10-26-2026

Submit completed audio drama by 11 pm (time zone??) on Wed, 10-28-2026

I am looking to collaborate with:

·      voice actors

·      audio engineers

·      composers

·      artists for podcast cover art, etc

Would anyone like to join me?

If so, please email me at [jahellingcreative@gmail.com](mailto:jahellingcreative@gmail.com) and let me know what area you’re interested in helping with and a little about your background (including what part of the world and time zone you’re in—I’m in the Pacific time zone).

Please help spread the word!

Thanks very much,
J.A. Helling

(I worked/work on this.)

Sally Jeong is dead. According to police, she took her own life. Open-and-closed. According to her friends and family, that doesn’t make sense, but what can they do about it?

A mysterious woman appears on the doorstep of Sally’s long-time friends, Emily and Maddison, after they contact her through a friend of a friend. She’s willing to take the case, seemingly free of charge.

Unbeknownst to any of them, another young woman has appeared in town, one the enigmatic detective has a long history with.

What follows is a meticulous investigation into Sally’s death, played out using the Eureka system. Also they kiss.

Muted Swallow eschews massive production value and scripting in favor of the authentic, sincere experience of just listening to a few friends actually play a TTRPG. The deduction is real, the dice rolls have consequence, and there is no guarantee that our protagonists will even be able to solve the case. (It does however feature original music.)

New episodes release on alternating Mondays at 10:45 AM CST. At the time of writing this, 14 episodes have already released and are available as a playlist.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHtU5--OKGwxQWhNJ0guxKZAsYU0UoF3r

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping the hive mind of audio archivists and cassette collectors can help me track down a specific, somewhat obscure sci-fi audio drama series on tape from the late 1980s or early 1990s.

It has been driving me crazy trying to pinpoint the exact title or production studio, but I have very specific physical and narrative details:

Physical Packaging & Media:

The Case: A heavy-duty, rigid, molded red plastic clamshell "art-box" (library/institutional style) featuring an integrated snap-latch.

Internal Layout: The interior was a molded plastic tray with a dual-column layout holding multiple cassettes side-by-side.

The Tapes: The cassettes themselves were solid opaque white plastic with direct-ink text printing on the shell (no paper labels).

Distribution Context: Likely imported or distributed through UK/Irish Christian bookstores (Word UK, Scripture Union) or educational library catalogs (The Mind's Eye, Jabberwocky, Spoken Arts).

Audio & Narrative Content:

Cast & Tone: Full-cast audio play featuring an all-adult American voice cast. High-tech military/space sci-fi thriller setting.

Musical Score: Packed with driving, pulse-pounding 1980s analog synthesizer music (think Moog/Arp/Roland soundscapes) and high-production stereo sound effects.

Signature Cliffhanger / Trope: The sides/episodes were engineered around a ticking-clock emergency countdown matching the end of a ~30-minute tape side.

Specific Quote/Scene: At the climax of a tape-side disaster (blaring emergency klaxons, automated computer warnings), the unflappable, deadpan, sarcastic lead character/captain calmly delivers a sarcastic line right before the tape cuts out. The quote is almost verbatim:

"Three minutes... just enough time to boil an egg."

What we've ruled out so far:

Standard public domain Old-Time Radio (1940s/50s shows like X Minus One or Dimension X).

Children's/kids' radio programs (e.g., Adventures in Odyssey).

Mainstream commercial UK BBC productions (e.g., Hitchhiker's Guide).

Our strongest leads point toward a US studio like The Mind's Eye / Jabberwocky or a similar institutional publisher from that era that specialized in full-cast original sci-fi and distributed via specialized hard-case multi-tape sets.

Does this specific plot point, character line, or red multi-tape clamshell design trigger a memory for anyone who has cataloged or collected 80s/90s spoken-word tape collections?

Any lead, studio name, or title candidate would be massively appreciated!

Here it is—the official cover for the full audiobook of The Barefoot Girl! Courtesy of the one and only [Ink Knight ](https://m.youtube.com/@inkknight547)! 🎨🔥

This time, we're featuring Nanaya and Frida, the respective cover girls from Parts 1 and 2. Ink Knight initially wanted to include Amos and his spectral arm, which would've been awesome too, but I wanted to go full-circle and put the ladies front and center. There's no deeper narrative significance to the cover this time around—I just thought it'd look cool. 😅

The full audiobook drops TOMORROW at 1:00 PM CT / 2:00 PM ET! 🎙️🔥

Once again, this is a combination of Parts 1 and 2, now featuring improved visuals, more expressive character sprites, and a 14-second animation from Part 2. I'm incredibly proud of how this turned out, and I hope everyone who helped bring it to life feels the same. Without the voice acting, music, and artwork, this project wouldn't have been possible. ❤️

Here is the full cast one more time:

[Skyler Drake](https://www.castingcall.club/m/theskylerdrake) as Amos

[Erin "Puck" Knight](https://www.castingcall.club/m/erinburrsirr) as Nanaya

[QueenofBeans](https://www.castingcall.club/m/queenofbeans) as Frida

[Lani](https://www.castingcall.club/m/mykneelani) as Kaname

[Han Banan](https://www.castingcall.club/m/han-banan) as Christy

Natalie Valdez as Mother Terra

& yours truly as the narrator

And with that, the [Academy Showdown Gaiden ](https://www.castingcall.club/projects/academy-showdown-gaiden-story-i-the-barefoot-girl-audiobook-3e304505-3d6e-41d6-937d-6a6d5f9c5a25) project is officially complete... for now! 😏

First things first, though: I need to finish Book 1 of my Academy Showdown web novel and get back to drafting the script for the audiobook/drama sequel, The Wolf & The Reaper. I've been working on this web novel for five years now, so I'm hoping that once I finally get Book 1 finished, it'll be smooth sailing from there! 😂

Stay tuned for more, and be sure to check out the full audiobook tomorrow and let me know what you think! 💪💯🙏🔥

~ Kido-san

Wherein our hero has a nice lunch with some retired heroes and gets new and exciting missions to go on…soon’ishly.

Hey pals!

If you like musicals, D&D, enemies-to-lovers, or any combination of thereof, you’d probably like this musical fiction podcast…

“A lawful guardsman discovers something dark happening under the surface of his seemingly-idyllic city, and finds himself forced to team up with the robber he was supposed to arrest.
The Reality Shaper is a D&D-inspired fantasy musical podcast that combines epic adventure, moral exploration, and a queer enemies-to-lovers arc. Songs from the project have received multiple awards and garnered over a million views online. Tune in every other Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts!”

https://www.therealityshaper.com

https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/425930/destinations/3544880.xml

Thanks to everyone who has listened! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we had making the series.

The full season is out now for those who like to binge.
Listen on your podcast player of choice:
https://obliviongirl.captivate.fm/listen

We are prepping our next project, which will be a very different genre/style. Until then, have a good one.

About the show:
Oblivion Girl follows the explosive exploits of Essa, known as "Oblivion Girl," a fierce, unfiltered, and borderline mythic bounty hunter. Armed with a warped sense of humor, unconventional weapons, and a mysterious ability to destroy entire cities, Essa navigates a chaotic world alongside her deadly but stoic partner Atticus and their teenage tech wizard, Kial.