The Grotto

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker.
Hoping to win a grand prize that promises safety and security in frightening times, a young couple prepares to join a reality TV competition.
Cast:
Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Claudia
Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker
Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Lydia
Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz
Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker and Dave
Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara
Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Bill
Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock and the “Confess Your Crimes” host
Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Marcus
(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)
-------
You can find all of our transcripts here. Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions.
On staff at the Penumbra:
Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach
Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team
Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer
Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist
Grahame Turner -- Script editing team
Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer
Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music
Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer
--------
The triggers below may be relevant to episode 1 of Thirst or to the series as a whole. It is not comprehensive, but we will include a more specific list of triggers with every episode. Please consider these as you decide whether Thirst is right for you:
- Climate disaster/climate horror
- Apocalyptic scenarios
- Sudden loud noises
- Violence and threats of violence
- Abuse of power
- Dictatorship, fascism
- Characters speaking in ways that suggest prejudice of most kinds: homophobia, sexism, transphobia, racism, ableism, etc.
- Body horror and gore
- Violence towards animals
- Illness, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, etc.
- Public humiliation
- Depictions and descriptions of intense military violence
- Coercion and manipulation
- Sexual scenarios
- Profanity
- Unwanted sexual advances
- Exploitation of people in need
- Isolation and abandonment
- Gaslighting/propaganda/organized attempts to misrepresent reality
You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing [REDACTED]; from Athan (The Grotto) and Jamie Petronis (The Cellar Letters)

Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds himself working within The [REDACTED] Unit, a covert agency tasked with containing impossible creatures and phenomena. As he becomes entangled with paranormal forces and secret agendas, Jacob begins to discover a sense of belonging in a place he never expected.

Equal parts horror and workplace satire, [REDACTED] takes inspiration from late 90s & early 2000s television like procedural monster-of-the-week shows X-files & Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the classic ensemble banter of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Psych.

Visit our website: https://theredactedunit.com/
Join the discussion: http://theredactedunit.com/discord

[REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1)
Jacob Kane makes a big life change

Starring:
Jamie Petronis as Jacob Kane
Athan as Eli Reyes
Dan Morris as The Strict Producer
Jeffrey Reddick as The Anxious Screenwriter
Karen Neat as Server
James Spurney as as Phil (Landlord)
Nathan Lundsford as Jordan Kane
Harlan Guthrie as ■■■
Zoe D. Lee as ■■■■■
Ben Akira Spencer as Officer
Ioana Adascalitei as Jody (Paramedic)

General Show Warnings
Recurring themes of violence and peril, horror, death and grief, sudden & unsettling audio, use of weapons, secret-police/cover-ups, strong language.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[REDACTED]
https://theredactedunit.com/

[REDACTED] follows Jacob Kane (voiced by Jamie Petronis), a failing actor desperate for a fresh start who assumes the identity of his deceased twin, Jordan (Nathan Lunsford – The Storage Papers). What he expects to be a simple accounting job turns out to be something far stranger: a position within THE [REDACTED] UNIT, an underfunded agency tasked with discreetly handling bizarre and often dangerous paranormal cases.

As Jacob settles into his role, he begins to unravel the unsettling truths around his brother’s death. What begins as an act of reinvention slowly becomes a desperate descent into a treacherous web of paranormal forces, secret agendas, and moral compromise.

Releases Nov 8th
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord

CONTENT WARNINGS
Loud Noises

CREDITS:
Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic)
Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA)
Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)
Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA)
Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming)

Delaney Sutton as Sam (@delaylay_s)
Listen to Do You Copy? - @DoYouCopyPod

SONG CREDITS:
02:05 | All I Wanted (Paramore) - Athan
09:06 | Eet (Regina Spektor) - Natalie Light
14:17 | FEAR (Kendrick Lamar) - Athan
18:44 | Bruises (Lewis Capaldi) - Athan
24:25 | Permanence (WOE.BEGONE) - Athan
29:41 | OK (Athan) - Lyssa Jay
36:38 | What a Funny Way to Die - Athan

LISTEN TO WOE.BEGONE
https://woebegonepod.com/

LINKS:
WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod

TWITCH:
Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic
Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo
Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord

CREDITS:
Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost)
Charlie Keegan James as Rachel (@GLCharlieG, @glcharlieg.bsky.social)
charliekeeganjames.squarespace.com
Daniel Huras as Marcus (@BalefulWingsPod)
Listen to The Beat of Baleful Wings

SONG CREDITS:
9:07 | Use Somebody (Kings of Leon) - Derek Moreland
18:33 | Echoes (Reprise) - Athan

LINKS:
WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/
PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod

TWITCH:
Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic
Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo
Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva

---SPOILERS---
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Loud noises, distressing events, themes death and injury
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.