Gray Matter: An Acid Horror Anthology Podcast
Episodes
The Sunfall Train - Trailer
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Produced by and starring Gray Matter regular Charleston Harvey, The Sunfall Train is a pre-apocalyptic, queer western mystery audio drama. Listen to t...
47 - The House on the Borderland
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A welfare check on an elderly recluse draws a man into an otherworldly conflict spanning decades and dimensions. Adapted from "The House on the ...
46 - Eagle Eye
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A recently-disabled man trapped in his top-floor apartment tries to save a woman from the creature that lives in the city park below. ...
45 - When Howls the Heart
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a tornado bears down on them, two strangers in the aftermath of a one night stand are forced to get to know each other. CW: Include...
What Do We Do?
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
ICE must be abolished and its lawless agents prosecuted. Take action now. Tell your representatives to stop ICE's occupation of American cities! ht...
44 - Fireflies
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
An injured man awakens in a hospital ward to find his body undergoing a horrific change. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horr...
Christmas Bonus Reading - Lost Hearts by M.R. James
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Christmas, Jon performs a reading of a classic M.R. James story of ghosts and grim occultism. Tis the season! Full series credit...
43 - Life Story
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A man doubting the nature of reality confides in his therapist. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Existential Horror, Mental Illness &...
42 - The Loan Sharks
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A grieving man makes a bad deal... and has to pay for it. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Automotive Violence, Grief, Spousal Death, E...
Halloween Bonus Reading - The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the spookiest of seasons, Jon performs a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of mania, murder, and guilt: 1843's The Tell-Tale Heart. ...
41 - Hollow
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A single father taking his young son trick-or-treating in the rural countryside must contend with the truth behind a local legend. Adapted from ...
40 - The Wound Man
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An amnesiac is pursued through a closed summer camp by a mysterious cult. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror & Transformation, ...
S.O.L. Wrap-Up & Bonus Reading #3 - Nyarlathotep & History of the Necronomicon
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Summer of Lovecraft comes to an end with Jon's readings of two short Lovecraft stories - 1920's Nyarlathotep, and 1927's History of the Necronomic...
39 - Cool Air
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman on the run is taken in by a reclusive doctor that may be more than he appears. Adapted from "Cool Air" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: ...
S.O.L. Bonus Reading #2 - The Doom That Came to Sarnath
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Summer of Lovecraft festivities continue with Jon's reading of H.P. Lovecraft's quasi-biblical tale of beautiful fantasy and horror, 1920's The D...
38 - The Call of Cthulhu: Part 2
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the world hanging in the balance, three theologians trapped in a city of nightmares try to prevent the catastrophic awakening of a long-lost go...
37 - The Call of Cthulhu
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An art therapist becomes entangled with a troubled patient that may know the hidden truth about a forgotten god. (Part 1 of 2 - Part Two coming this...
S.O.L. Bonus Reading #1 - Dagon
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can't beat the heat in the Summer of Lovecraft? Let Jon give you a chill with this reading of H.P. Lovecraft's 1917 short story Dagon. Full serie...
36 - Pickman's Model
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A journalist gets more than she bargained for while interviewing a reclusive artist. Adapted from "Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft. CW: Inc...
Announcing The Summer of Lovecraft!
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Surf's up! Gray Matter's got new adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft classics coming your way all summer long! Our June, July, and August episodes will each...
35 - Who Hates Balloons?
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the anniversary of his young son's death, a man is forced to confront his grief. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Grief, Child Death, Bo...
34 - The Inhabitants
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two private detectives investigate the disappearance of an entire suburban family. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Existential Terror, Par...
33 - The Shadow Over Innsmouth
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a global pandemic looms in March of 2020, an epidemiologist travels to a remote seaside town in search of a possible treatment. Adapted from "T...
32 - The Raven
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A woman with a missing husband is taunted by a mysterious bird. Adapted from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. CW: Includes themes and depictions of...
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't let Elon Musk steal your data! Contact your elected representatives now! Find Your Representatives - https://www.congress.gov/members/find...
31 - A Little Malignant
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Returning home after a hospital stay, a young couple find themselves caught in a bizarre struggle for their future. CW: Includes themes and depict...
30 - Relic
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A snowplow driver meets his match in a whiteout blizzard - the last surviving woolly mammoth. Adapted from "A Relic of the Pliocene" by Jack London....
29 - Hardwired
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An overworked nurse struggling to decide whether or not to save the life of the man she hit with her car begins to suspect he may not be human at all....
2nd Anniversary Minisode & 'From Beyond' Reading
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jumpscare! Jon pops into the feed for a couple of updates and a reading of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic story ‘From Beyond.’ Gray Matter Patreo...
28 - Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A broadcast news reporter is recruited by a reclusive millionaire to document an attempt to metaphysically prolong his death... and discover what wait...
27 - War of the Worlds: Part Three - Paradise Lost
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The invasion ends. High above the ruins of Horse Hill, West Virginia, two mine workers map the future of the human race. Adapted from "The War of th...
26 - War of the Worlds: Part Two - Purgatory
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The townsfolk of Horse Hill become their best and worst selves as the invasion continues. Adapted from "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells. CW: ...
25 - War of the Worlds: Part One - Inferno
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The inhabitants of a small mountain town in West Virginia are thrown into the middle of an alien invasion. Adapted from "The War of the Worlds" by...
Gray Matter's War of the Worlds - Prologue Teaser - Good Morning, West Virginia!
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Something big is coming to Gray Matter. Stay tuned.
24 - Stairwell One
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two philosophy students find themselves stuck in a stairwell that doesn't lead anywhere. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror, Existe...
23 - The Night Wire
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The overnight crew of a failing newspaper stumble across the story of a lifetime. Adapted from "The Night Wire" by H.F. Arnold. CW: Includes theme...
Patreon Preview - Creative Commentary #10
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon drops by the feed to present a 15-minute preview of our Patreon-exclusive 'Creative Commentaries' series, featuring editor Jeffrey Lavin and actor...
22 - Don't Forget to Smile!
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A woman under anesthesia for dental surgery is forced to confront an abusive specter from her past. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Psychologi...
21 - The Dunwich Horror
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two academics discussing a difficult student find themselves drawn into a strange web of occultism, small-town myth, and eldritch beings from outside ...
20 - A Leak in the Basement
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After discovering a strange animal in his flooded basement, a man must find a way to satisfy the creature's growing hunger. CW: Includes themes and ...
Introducing "I is for Investigate: The Shambler From the Stars"
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon introduces the trailer for a new podcast he did some voiceacting in - "I is for Investigate: The Shambler From the Stars!" Based on a story by Lov...
19 - The Pit and the Pendulum
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A woman holds a priest hostage in a recreated death trap from the Spanish Inquisition, intent on securing his last confession. Adapted from "The Pit...
18 - Clean Slate
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A man struggling with his mental health finds himself at the center of a bizarre conspiracy involving the mascot of a cleaning supply company. CW: I...
17 - The Signal-Man
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After an encounter with a terrifying supernatural entity, an overnight security guard tries to discover the specter's secret before he becomes its nex...
16 - Nosebleed
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Wall Street analyst finds himself in a life or death struggle when he is snatched off the street by a bizarre creature and carried up into the sky. ...
One-Year Anniversary Minisode - Patreon Announcement & Promotions
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With one year of Gray Matter behind him, Jon makes some exciting announcements and promotes his recent podcast appearances, including a collaboration ...
15 - Red Death
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a deadly pandemic sweeps across the country, a group of United States elected officials gather for a New Year's Eve party themed around the end ...
14 - In the Headlights
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Four friends preparing to go their separate ways get taken for an unforgettable joyride. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Alienation, Social R...
13 - The Whisperer in Darkness
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A podcaster travels to an isolated house in the mountains to interview a man who claims to have made first contact with a race of bizarre alien crea...
12 - Flesh & Blood
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman caring for her sick brother must deal with the emotional and biological fallout after he begins taking an experimental medication. Adapted f...
11 - Lock the Door
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A babysitter tries to protect a child from the monster in his closet. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Phobias, Child Endangerment, Wild Anim...
10 - The Man in the Mustard Suit
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A police detective investigates a strange death connected to a mysterious late night talk show. Adapted from "The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chamb...
9 - Just Between Us
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A woman fights for survival in a bizarre battle of wills after she finds herself embedded halfway through a solid wall. CW: Includes themes and de...
8 - Chrysalis
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of a bizarre disaster, three strangers taking shelter together find themselves irrevocably changed. CW: Includes themes and depicti...
7 - Jackrabbit
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A man is forced to confront mortality after being shown a vision of his own death. PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains a depiction of suicide. If you...
6 - Colony
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A thief delivering stolen medicine to an illicit surgeon finds himself in desperate need of an unconventional medical intervention. CW: Includes the...
5 - All You Faithful
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Christmas Eve, a man visiting his family for the holidays is called out to an abandoned mineshaft by a voice claiming to be God. CW: Includes the...
4 - Recluse
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A young professional and her date investigate the disappearance of a disgraced scientist and find his work has borne horrific fruit. Adapted from “...
Profuse Thanks, Programming Notes, and 'Dying Feels Like Slowly Sinking'
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As launch week winds to a close, Jon breaks character to thank the listeners, explain the show's monthly releases going forward, perform a bonus readi...
3 - The Circle of Viy
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A federal agent performs an autopsy on a mysterious corpse, but the answers he finds may shake the foundations of reality itself. Adapted from “Vi...
2 - The Damned Thing
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A crisis counselor arrives at an isolated home in the mountains, where the home’s owner is convinced he has caught the impossible monster that kille...
1 - Room to Grow In
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An agoraphobe investigates strange sounds coming from the basement of his new house and begins to undergo a bizarre and hideous transformation. Cont...
Gray Matter - Series Trailer
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do not adjust your set. Gray Matter: An Acid Horror Anthology Podcast launches October 24th. See you there. https://www.graymatterhorror.com/ ...