Not-Film Noir

Ram knows he’s living on borrowed time. The A-level exams that determine his future are fast approaching, and his prospects are bleak. His only refuge is Kass, his childhood friend and partner in crime. But when her troubled home life becomes unbearable, Ram decides to do something worthwhile.

A non-serialized audio drama in a off kilter noir setting. Short stories with a horror twist. Enjoy our rotating cast of characters and peculiar situations through the eyes of Canary. Your neighborhood gumshoe!

In 1990, NPR's Heat featured "Power," a weekly 5-minute satire by Proctor & Bergman. It centered on Hollywood’s cutthroat world, starring Peter Bergman as Paul Power, a super-agent entangled in chaos, and Phil Proctor as his unfaithful lawyer, George Scoff.

What happened at the Observatory? Who is Dr. Bruknenko? What is in those core samples? And, most importantly… here is Jimmy Curtains?

June 1949. Heiress Mitzi Ballantyne has gone missing during her “Reno-vation” at the Sidewinder Resort. Detective Francis O’Connell, a Bible-toting bloodhound, would rather be at his Ma’s sickbed. Instead, he steps off the train and into a den of liberated ex-wives who test his every nerve.

Plunge yourself into a dark world of monsters, blood magic, and maddening conspiracies. Do you dare to explore the maddening horrors hidden within?

Aniline City is a fictional city in Michigan, USA. Found near Devils Lake & Lake Eire. Set in a natural crater, clouds roll in from the mountains meaning there is frequent rain and a claustrophobic atmosphere. The city is gritty, corrupt, dark, and dangerous.

In 1937, a titan of industry disappeared. To find him, his grieving wife, a mysterious detective, and a cop with something to prove must confront dark secrets, and terrifying cosmic forces.

After a major reporter for the city paper goes missing, it’s up to his wife and the help of the city’s greatest has-been detective to uncover the dangerous web of lies that led to his dissapearance. Under the table deals, bad blood, the mafia? There’s not telling how far down this rabbit hole goes.

Recently radio broadcasts in the city have been reduced to static, leaving a popular radio serial as the only remaining show on the air. Even then the show finds itself continuously interrupted by a mysterious broadcast. A lone distorted voice reaching out for help.

Sujin Baek is a happily married cook and caretaker for the children at Eden Orphanage. He is also the Kind Killer, Silver City’s most prolific and terrifying serial killer. When his secret is forced to the surface, the city’s dark underbelly threatens the very heart and humanity of all Silverians.

Out in the far reaches of Los Angeles County, where the glamor of Hollywood fades into the long empty of the desert, two unlicensed private detectives are about to face a case that is larger and more complicated then any they’ve faced before.

Ned Hillsdale – a hard‑drinking, foul‑mouthed ex‑cop turned private eye in gritty Chicago, thriving on danger, passion, and booze. His outlaw traits become his greatest investigative assets amid moody jazz and underworld whispers.

Half-trolls were never meant to become homicide detectives, and in Jade’s defense, she had always tried to stay away from murder. But when the Bureau gives you a case full of corrupt elves, rival trolls and weird rituals, you either do your best detective work or hand in your resignation.

Dark, edgy mysteries in the style of old time radio… but with a modern twist.

A quirky detective named Dick tackles a bizarre murder—victim with a codpiece lodged in their ear—in a gloomy town. Amid eccentric locals, sharp wit, and absurd twists, he hunts truth, justice, and the limits of a telephone cord.

Carla inherits her detective uncle's estate and uncovers a mystery in Red Sands. Was his death a suicide or murder? With the help of his tapes and assistant Tiff, she seeks to solve the case and seek revenge.

It's 2045. As a winter storm slams into New York, detective Jacquelyn “Jack” Irons seeks shelter in the closest hotel. Tonight, there’s a killer stalking the guests of the Bradbury Hotel, and in these white-out conditions there’s no help on the way. Jack aims to catch the killer before sunrise.

Former child detectives Mags and Amy reunite in foggy Avalon Falls when Mags inherits a curiosity shop, reigniting their partnership to solve new mysteries in this neo-noir tale where the past never stays buried.

London’s Most Affordable Detective - Felix Stone, Private Detective, offers reliable investigative services at modest rates.No job too small, too peculiar, or too delicate. Missing persons traced. Personal matters discreetly handled. Operating day or night across Greater London.

In this surreal tale, disoriented detective Dandy Chase attempts to remember where he was last night as the ensuing events continue to become more and more muddled.

A fanmade dramatic audio reproduction of an episode of the original Shadow radio show.

Jimmy Valentine, a famed jewel thief, vows reform but quickly reverts to crime after prison. Detective Jen Price seeks redemption by catching him, yet Jimmy falls for Annabel, sparking a genuine chance at change—though it may be too late.

Hardwire Heartache is the first work of the newly minted CMND/CTRL production team. This labor of love harkens back to the old school, “Radio Drama” style of entertainment that reached its peak in the 1930's and 40's.

"Roswell B.C. (Before the Crash)" is an audio drama blending detective noir, time travel, intergalactic conflict, and comedy. It follows an alien detective helping a client find her brother, last seen two galaxies away, headed for Roswell, Earth. A mix of adventure, mystery, and romance.

Kingsley, a rebel crocodile leader on trial for war crimes, coerces traumatized journalist Alex—whose wife he tortured—to leak classified files exposing elite war atrocities, hoping to save himself and possibly avert WWIII.

The classic radio show, Pat Novak for Hire gets an update for the 2020's. This version of Pat Novak takes the original episodes and rewrites and re-records them with modern updates. But this show lives in a netherworld that is both modern and old. Still Noir… but better.

A gritty tale of crime, betrayal, and moral apathy, where the difference between friend and foe is blurred line after line.

A collection of immersive audio dramas set across diverse worlds—Mars‑bound detective Juno Steel confronting fearsome foes, Sir Caroline leading troubled knights against mind‑bending monsters, and couples battling a deadly reality‑TV game in a dystopian America.

Evelyn Green, a hard-hitting journalist, and Thomas Wright, a detective-in-training, become unlikely partners as they investigate the peculiar deaths of ex-detectives Frank and Lilah. Listen along and piece together the mystery as they fall into the chaos of the supernatural!

Cruises are the murder capital of the sea and the sea is the murder capital of the world. One human has jurisdiction over international waters and she’s here to tame the seas and water the skis.

A SEGA Production: Join Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy Bee as the Chaotix Detective Agency gets tapped to solve their biggest mystery yet! Find out what kind of trouble Sonic is getting into this time, and how his investigator friends get roped in on this new audio adventure.

Jack Tracer is a hard-boiled private eye out to solve the strange cases of Neon City, but under these bright lights, darkness looms.

Follow hardboiled private eye Ford Phillips and his feisty, fast-talking partner Fig Wineshine as they delve into the seedy underbelly of Tinsel Town while trying to solve the murder of famed novelist-turned-screenwriter F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The find of a noir detective story DEAR OLD BLOOD by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein sounds too good to be true. Academic Horace Murgatroyd thinks it’s a hoax, dreamed up by Herbert Denk to save a failing career. But who will win this war of authenticity?

Crime rots the hearts of men, but Grimm Gourdon carves out the truth. One case at a time. From the network that brought you The Jack Moor Chronicles and Brain Dump comes a Noir Halloween Urban Fantasy Mystery podcast inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, fueled by modern audiobooks.

Transhumanist noir mystery stories, featuring Jupiter’s finest private investigator.

An assortment of people living on the fringes of respectable society, in locations across the world, find themselves caught up in nefarious plots far beyond their experience, caught in the nexus of history-making events.

THE AUDIOZOO PODCAST DRAMA NETWORK presents immersive, radio-style dramas in the Neo-Noir style of storytelling: adult tales of desire, struggle, and survival. These are tales of complicated, damaged souls with good hearts: a reflection of an era of cynicism, fear of war, and social disruption.

Follow A MAN CALLED STRANGER, navigating the city from its treacherous Downs to its gleaming Skylines, unwittingly becoming entangled in the city’s web of conspiracies and uncovering secrets that threaten to unravel more than he ever wanted and all he wishes to remain forgotten.

Follow the adventures of P.I. James Locke as he interrogates criminals, solves cases, and fights crime in this comedy detective noir.

AGENT STOKER is an immersive paranormal thriller -- blending noir, horror, and sci-fi to unravel chilling conspiracies across a shadowy, interconnected world.

Sherlock Holmes has become 'real’, as a 3D bioprint, and soon learns that he was the fictional creation of Conan Doyle. Can he solve both the riddle of himself and a monstrous crime now that all his methods have been surpassed by technology?

Gotham City comes to lurid life in the theater of your mind…with a sensational pageant of technicolor villainy unlike any other on Earth. Mafioso Penguins. Thieving Catwomen. Terrorist Riddlers. Killing Jokers…a city where some problems can only be solved by a billionaire in a bat costume.

An audio comedy about Santa’s bastard daughter solving hardboiled Christmas crimes on the North Pole. Candy is a death-metal-loving, peppermint-schnapps-swilling PI trying to solve the North Pole’s first murder in 500 years without learning the true meaning of Christmas.

Dan Turner ~ Hollywood Detective plunges readers into the smoky, hard-boiled world of 1940s pulp fiction, where movie stars mix with mobsters and every dame has a secret.

A forbidden love story about a runaway android and the human sent to hunt her down. ELECTRIC EASY is a musical neo-noir science fiction show set in a futuristic Los Angeles in which humans struggle to co-exist with robots, known as “electrics."

Destiny is missing. The only men who can find her are P.I. Tony and his partner, Reggie. Destiny’s sister, Lisa, clearly knows more than she lets on. Tony might not be the most impartial since he’s in love with Lisa. And it all seems to be connected to an underworld drug heist.

Benny Bowers is a man stuck in an ever-changing time loop: jumping from Film Noir to Paranormal Investigator Reality Show to Viking Drama and everything in between. Join us as he unravels the mystery of what is really happening and how he can finally escape.

A supernatural noir comedy set on the mean streets of LA about a 9-1-1 phone jockey whose night job leads him deep into Side B - a world filled with magic, monsters, and all things Mythical.

Blake Wayman was a cop until a criminal syndicate had Blake and his wife killed. But Blake didn’t stay dead. Now a wheelchair bound P.I., he can walk the streets of a purgatory on the banks of the River Styx. There, he searches for his lost love and solves crimes no one else can.

An anthology series featuring short, punchy tales spiked with chapters from long form projects. A mix of noir thrillers and speculative fiction, mixed with the cruelties and loves of everyday life.

Philip Austin, a comedy writer/performer, created an alternate-universe 1930s-era New Yorker filled with quirky noir tales. His stories include a detective, mobsters controlling the moon, and a car that runs on smog. Recorded in 1995, it’s a must-have for fans of his work.

Pusher the scavenger android and Phax the scout android must investigate a threat to the remaining private network of Verloren’s underclass from an enigmatic actor.

Junie Itis, a tough private investigator, is living a quiet life until Jack reappears, begging for help. Drawn into a dangerous world of crime and gangsters, she must figure out if Jack wants to win her back or let her down again.

Ana is a woman on the run. Nico was sent to find and return her. Their instant connection changes everything and threatens both their lives. UNDERWATER is a sexy, neo-noir thriller and a first-of-its kind narrative album, featuring original music by Jason Derulo.

“Harvey in Hell” is a 1980s desert-noir horror fiction podcast. When three kids vanish near a mysterious lake of fire on the Utah–Nevada border, FBI agent Harvey hunts for answers through a world of casinos, cults, and ghosts from his past.

THE DECKER NORTHCUTT CASE FILES is a detective crime noir / neo noir, supernatural horror series. Follow Decker Northcutt as he investigates strange happenings in Lakeview City.