The Best Audio Fiction Shows Curated by The End

Tumanbay: the most magnificent city on earth. The beating heart of a vast empire. A city of dreams – where those who once arrived as slaves now reside in the seat of power.

A dystopian future, in which the birth rate has plummeted and the United States has become a theocracy called Gilead. Women capable of childbirth are pulled out of society and trained as handmaids, then assigned to men for the sole purpose of procreation.

San Francisco homicide inspector Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain his dreams, dreams that mirror — with impossible accuracy — gruesome murders drenching the city in blood? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him? Not disgust, not horror, but excitement.

When an oil executive goes missing aboard the deep-sea Atlas Station, the company sends agent Synøve Pan down for answers and she’s just the woman to get them. Welcome to a post–energy-crisis world in which humanity’s thirst for oil is satisfied through a bargain with a mysterious deep-sea species.

1871 Chinatown, Los Angeles. A beautiful young refugee came to LA and fell in love, only to be drawn into a showdown between two of Chinatown’s most notorious gangsters. Before long, the entire city was caught up in a life or death struggle where old-world values clashed with new-world issues.

Julie Burke partners with eccentric entrepreneurs "The Toade Bros” to desperately pitch their half-baked ideas to a string of bewildered investors. After the Toades manage to do the unthinkable, Julie is left with no choice but to take action.

Chartrulean was to be the messiah, but he abandoned a life of piety to become what the world needed: a shipbuilder. He helped end a war, but mysterious forces infect his ships, driving him mad. All amidst a delicate game of politics. He is torn between those he trusts and the gods he’s angered.

Three women. Three centuries. One haunting.

The year is 2062 and everyone is gay. It’s a conservative’s worst nightmare: a totalitarian government rules over what’s left of North America to spread its insidious gay agenda.

An everyday internet support technician can also speak to people in the past and the future! After making a friend from 1999, he encounters a physicist living in the year 2052. How has she made contact? And does she know anything about the mysterious wormhole that appeared in his basement?

In 2022, angsty teen Derek is a pop punk poser living in the past; but when his mysterious substitute teacher sends him back to Warped Tour 2005 to stop the abduction and replacement of the pop punk princess, Avril Lavigne, his dreams of fulfilling his pop punk destiny become a reality.

It’s 2098 and the Republic of Chicago has what the world needs: fresh water. But with new opportunities come new threats, especially for a pair of siblings on the South Side. Can the people come together to save their city—and each other?

Wallace Conway wakes up to find he’s been implanted with an untraceable earpiece while sleeping. So long as he does everything the voice on the other end tells him, he and his family will live.

Lockie, a charismatic con man, escapes to St Kilda with the promise that this time he’ll change his ways. Unfortunately, the island and its unusual inhabitants have other ideas. He seeks redemption and they seek a saviour, but you know what they say - no change without sacrifice.

A low-level ad man fated to lose at everything is informed by a psychic that the universe is against him, so he vows to change his destiny. Cheered on by his co-worker and best friend, he studies philosophy and faces an epic showdown with supernatural forces.

Atlantic Flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Kaitlin Le (Kelly Marie Tran), a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth.

Lillian Harper moves to the small town of Mt. Absalom to care for her estranged mother Dorothy after an injury. Living in the town’s boarding house which has been run by her family for generations, she discovers conspiracies, ghosts, and a new family in the house’s strange assortment of residents.

As Jack’s country descends into violence and authoritarianism, Jack himself plunges into his own parallel decline, a chilling abdication of everything he once valued.

Two years after civilisation has collapsed from a zombie-like pandemic, the Cooper family aboard the Fulmar's Folly fights extreme pressures to survive against hostile survivors, the infected, and the sea itself.

The super yacht sets off on what looks like an expedition funded by a grieving billionaire to recover the flight that his wife and daughter were on. The crew soon find themselves in increasingly perilous situations that point to a saboteur among the group, and a looming threat in the deep waters.

Welcome to FEY HOLLOW: THE FAIRY TALE MURDERS — step into a world of mystery and suspense and choose the ending of your choice.

1587, North Carolina: Agnes is a reluctant settler in Roanoke, forced to leave England with her preacher husband. Agnes fears this colony will suffer the same fate as the first. When a series of ritualistic murders occur, she finds her purpose: to find the monster and protect her community.

This suspense-filled thriller tells the story of Felicia and Kira, two women, whose lives become intertwined when they discover they are being terrorized by the same multi-generational curse that is determined to end their family lineages.

A local radio reporter is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis, demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program. Through the radio show he gradually becomes a media sensation and unexpected anti-hero during a nail biting 63-hour standoff.

Andrew Moss loved his anthropology job, until mysterious artifacts from a Mr. Havisham started arriving in brown paper bags. The artifacts are… Wrong.

As an escape from her carefully curated life and dying marriage, Diana (Demi Moore) secretly runs an erotic website where women reveal their intimate sexual fantasies.

Five years ago, Molly, Bryan, and Nathan started a podcast on the local legend of The Blackwood Bugman. The legends are true, people are turning up dead, and someone is watching them. Their recordings have finally been released.

They claim to cure video game addiction - but what’s really going on?

On election night, two-term president Oliver Pierce watches in disbelief as Charles Dunwalke wins a controversial electoral college victory. With only 73 days before Dunwalke’s inauguration, President Pierce makes a secret decision to act, with historic and possibly catastrophic consequences.

One day, Wren wakes up covered in blood, suffering from memory loss, and surrounded by the remnants of some strange cult ritual. SPINES is the story of her search for answers, and the deadly, powerful people she encounters along the way. Listen to the complete series now.

Hannah is a zombie ‘living’ her best life long after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone.

12-year-old Iowa is not most people. When she’s rescued by the last remaining dog, she realizes the responsibility she has to keep this creature safe. Pursued by the evil Regulators, they set off on a journey in search of a legendary island it's believed animals are still living.

A sci-fi mystery thriller series rating as a #1 science fiction podcast on Apple Podcasts UK in January 2020, and nominated for Best Fiction in the British Podcast Awards 2020. Listener discretion is advised.

A Space Horror series in the vein of DEAD SPACE and EVENT HORIZON, THE VESSEL features a large cast of characters aboard a massive spacecraft. The ship begins to experience strange attacks shortly after one inhabitant is woken from cryosleep.

18 years after the Outbreak, the world is starting to re-organize and rebuild, but many different forms of humanity are still struggling to survive in the aftermath. And deep in the places where infected dwell, another descendant lies waiting.

Welcome to the Nesting Zone: a surreal rim of jungle around Mt. Tahoma prowled by transdimensional reptiles. The Amanuensis catalogues his expedition up the volcano slope and records stories of explorers caught in the evolving dreamscape. Staying sane is not an option.

Rediscover a sense of wide-eyed wonder as you encounter unexpected moments of beauty during this 73-minute multi-sensory experience of mindful listening, vivid daydreaming and calming wildlife relaxation. One thing is for sure: it will feel like a world away from everything.

Something strange is going on in Spire. After the death of one of the city’s most important figures, change is in the air. But when two inhabitants of the city find themselves swapping places back and forth, they realise just how curious Spire is. And exactly how deep down the rabbit hole goes.

A cerebral thriller that takes place in a tilted near-future where terminal cancer patients who wish to end their suffering must attend a weeklong bootcamp. Two best friends wrestle with their goodbye after one enrolls in the program and the other grows skeptical.

Charlie and Amber both suffer from hallucinations, but when their psychiatrist suddenly goes missing, they rally together with the doctor’s other patients to search for him. Along the way, they encounter many secrets and surprises. But how do you find the truth when you can’t tell what’s real?

President Lincoln is dead, the country in turmoil. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton takes control, determined to bring the assassin to justice. Consumed by his conviction, Stanton will betray his friends, his honor, and the constitution he swore to protect, all to steer the country towards justice.

Lol at a future where AI has taken over and robots capture stray humans like the pests we are. Warning: violence and stupidity.

Deep in interstellar space, the notorious pirate Captain Dolion of the Nebula stalks his prey. For ten years he has pursued the Nova Alliance in his vengeance for the deaths of his parents. Ten years he has hunted. Ten years he has dreamed of only one thing: Death to the Nova Alliance.

Life is a steaming pile of disappointments for Ted. And then he gets fired. Ted makes a bold decision to cash in everything and blow it all in six magnificent days of living like a rock star. But he manages to f*ck up even that, landing himself in more trouble than he ever imagined possible.

A serialized thriller fiction podcast that weaves magical realism with urban mythology.

Weapons manufacturer and President, Nathaniel Dex, works to run his company and steer planet-wide politics. It’s a game of chess on a global scale and his children will be key players. But unleashing three teenage super soldiers on the world comes with more complications than anyone anticipated.

Tessa Dixon is at a remote army base in Texas as she deals with the psychological and physical trauma of basic training. When she finds a tape of her grandfather’s labeled ‘Ghost Tape,' she unknowingly unleashes a deadly manifestation of her family’s horrible misdeeds.

Son wakes up aboard a spaceship bound for earth in an effort to recolonize. What he discovers, however, will change everything he knows about his world and himself.

When the body of a young volunteer is discovered in the middle of the California redwoods, two estranged ex-spouses must put their differences aside to learn the terrifying truth about what is happening in their state park.

When Carly Parker’s friend goes missing under very mysterious circumstances, Carly’s search leads her headfirst into a ancient mysterious game known only as Rabbits.

David Flinch had hoped to be spared the horror of serving his family’s lord and master, Lord Underwood, but when he is summoned to the Flinch home in Spain, he knows his luck has run out. But David’s sister, Lydia, craves this servant role and will do anything to get it.

Follow seasoned smuggler Kilner and reluctant fugitive Samantha as they travel the galaxy, dodging bullets and meeting strange and wonderful beings as they carry out odd jobs on the fringes of the law.

When Myra Abernathy’s estranged father dies in a grisly “accident,” she comes home to take up his secret obsession: the hunt for her baby sister’s cold-case killer.

It’s ten years since the completion of the Erie Canal. New York City’s population is now over 270,000. The gap between rich and poor rapidly expandsg as more pour onto New York’s dangerously overcrowded streets. Historical lives converge in this series about the fastest growing city in the world.

While traveling through Europe, newly-wed influencer couple, Karlie and Tre, notice an almost identical couple is following them and posting the same content - imitating their photos, poses, filters, and tags. Their inquiry snowballs into a double homicide and an influencer-targeted cult.

It's post-Prohibition Cleveland, Ohio at the height of the Great Depression. An elusive killer has claimed thirteen victims all under the watch of newly appointed Public Safety Director, Eliot Ness. True crimes, true events.

Can you feel loss for something you’ve never known? Set in the 24th Century in a world where forests have been erased from history, Forest 404 is an immersive sci-fi thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood – with original music by Bonobo.

Meaney and Llewellyn are cadets in Lead Service, an organization established to police and protect the ever-expanding multiverse. They soon learn that things don’t always go by the book. JUMP LEADS is a science fiction comedy audiodrama series based on the webcomic of the same name.

A fantasy adventure very loosely based on Irish mythology. Join Conor as he grapples with typical teenage problems like, how to deal with a father's high expectations, how to survive in the world on your own, and how to woo a beautiful girl - that wants you dead.

Two lowly tech developers acquire a laptop full of contraband data, witness a murder, and then narrowly escape being assassinated. Suddenly, they find themselves sucked into a world of state-funded disinformation campaigns, bot farms, all-knowing Big Data organisations, and shadowy terror groups.

When video collector Mark watches a mysterious VHS tape, he begins talking in his sleep in a strange language. Mark and his girlfriend set out to investigate the tape’s origin and find themselves caught up in a web of conspiracy, occult, and a legendary video store with a sinister purpose.

The story of a young man who is cruelly murdered then brought back from the dead to revenge himself. The kicker is: He’s not really alive. He can be hurt; he just can’t be killed.

Originally heard on Radiotopia’s Showcase, THE POLYBIUS CONSPIRACY tells the story of a mysterious arcade game from the '80s whose alleged existence in the Pacific Northwest is fueled by a blending of fact and fiction.

Chronicling the lives of players in the lottery games while illuminating the self-sustainability of the community’s African American residents.

The first original audio drama from Hemlock Creek Productions, LIARS & LEECHES delves deep into the complicated horrors of grief, trauma, resilience, and steadfast human determination to uncover the truth.

Upon learning his workmate holds a winning ticket for the Global Early Retirement Lottery, a listless factory worker stops at nothing to ensure the reward goes to a more deserving citizen, namely himself, only to discover the prize is not exactly as advertised.

If you want a person dead, you call a hitman. If you want a monster dead, you call Lincoln Franks. But you better be able to pay the price he asks because Lincoln gets that paper — pay to slay, bitches.

Dr. Bright provides therapy for the strange and unusual; their sessions have been recorded for research purposes.

It's like THE TWILIGHT ZONE for an optimist's heart. Every episode starts with the same line, but becomes a totally different story. And yet, they’re all intertwined. Can you find the connections?

A down-to-Earth sci-fi road trip with the sole survivor of an alien race who's on a quest to save humanity from the same malevolent force that destroyed his own people

A mystery drama about the limits of experimental science, confronting your own past, present and future, and; trying to remember the level select cheat from Sonic 2.

In the year 2320, a skip tracer hunts down a dangerous escaped criminal on a derelict space station. In the process, she must confront murderous alien life forms, as well as unspeakable horrors from her past.

There’s a monster lurking in Hawkins, Indiana. Chewing people up, spitting them out, changing them in terrible ways. Yet for some reason, everyone is acting like it’s all perfectly normal. Except for Robin Buckley. She alone knows exactly what this monster’s name is: Hawkins High School.

A thrilling and spine-tingling limited audio series showcasing things that go bump in the night.

A four-episode horror/thriller audio drama that follows 17-year-old Charlie and his best friends, Gama and Zoe, as they’re pulled into a life and death version of a video game called 13 Keys.

THE TRUTH makes movies for your ears. They’re short stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes funny, and always intriguing.

When human bones are discovered in a Mississippi river bed, a loner with peculiar gifts returns to her small town to probe the origins of her mother’s long-ago disappearance and confront the ghosts of her family, both living and dead.

Fans of Nancy Drew and Scooby Doo will delight in this hilarious, opioid-fueled dive into the world of latch-key children and the haunted, dangerous places that meddling leads.

Three stories that navigate the horrors of brash industrialization, unchecked consumerism, and intergenerational trauma.

After a mission to steal a relic from the far ends of Myracula Galaxy doesn’t go as planned… our three sisters, The Trinity Squad, find themselves thrown into their ultimate destiny…To save Myracula.

On a lonely highway between life and the next life there’s one last stop that we all have to make. Desert Skies Astral Plane Fuel and Service Station serves travelers as they embark on their journey through the celestial spheres.

Dark humor abounds as a tax agent tries to tame a post-apocalyptic hellscape in this audiobook podcast.

A radio drama in the tradition of Golden Age of Radio shows. Take one part space-faring adventure, add one part character drama, and mix in one part absurdist sitcom, and you get Wolf 359.

An audio-drama anthology based on short stories from the world’s best Sci-fi and Supernatural Horror writers.

A 30-something Nashville native takes his best friend out on a date…finally. What happens the next day changes his life forever. We follow him as he struggles physically and emotionally over the trauma of what happened and the regression that comes with finding out who’s responsible.

What happens when you lose something you thought you’d always have? What happens when it's one of your senses? Bet Kline is deaf. That wasn’t the case a year ago. Now that her life has been upended, she has to figure out how to carve out a new path for herself and navigate her way down it.

A horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake.

An immersive audio drama about a disparate group of vampires living in the wild-and-wooly world of 1978 New York City. They've been safe and secure for decades… Until one night when a discovery of three little kid vampires turns their world upside-down forever.

A multi-protagonist period drama set in a post-revolutionary Haiti that asks the central question: How far will people go for power?