Episodes
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Hey folks! Something a bit different this week. Last year, I got quite a lot of interest in the idea of me talking about my relationship with existing vampire media, queer readings of those vampires, and how those things contributed to the creation of Not Quite Dead. Mild Spoiler Warnings for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, Dracula, Interview with the Vampire and Underworld. Based Vampirification is me discussing the various pieces of vampire media that set me down the path which would eventually lead to the conception of Not Quite Dead. It involves tenuous leaps, stretched interpretations and deeply personal readings of the texts in question, all informed by many years of academic literary study and not-so-academic vampire brain rot.
Transcript available here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/based-vampirification/
Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AZ0aYTVZ9j_FL1OBoNQAlfWUoPsPQxAAKaYqssHe_Ns/edit
If you're intrigued to take a slightly more scholarly jaunt into this subject matter, here are some things which I think make for a great jumping off point. There's a range of things listed here, including a fun video essay, some non-academic articles and an academic paper:
‘The trail of blood : queer history through vampire literature’ https://louis.uah.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1220&context=uah-theses‘Vampires Are Us’ https://glreview.org/article/vampires-are-us/‘Closet and Coffins: The Queer-Coded History of Vampires and Representation’ https://ohiofusion.com/closet-and-coffins-the-queer-coded-history-of-vampires-and-representation/‘Vampiric Seduction and Vicissitudes of Masculine Identity in Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ https://www.jstor.org/stable/40347238 ‘Twilight’ (a video essay) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqloPw5wp48Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hi everyone! It’s Eira here, creator of the show and voice of both Alfie and Neige! I’m planning a Season 3 Q&A, and I’m really excited about it. I have some questions left over from the last Q&A which I didn’t get chance to answer last time, and I’m actively seeking out more! You can send your questions using the form you can find at https://hangingslothstudios.com/qna, that’s hangingslothstudios.com/ the letters ‘Q', 'N', 'A’.
You don’t have to put your name on the form, you can just put ‘anon’ or a nickname there if you’d prefer. Please note that it may not be possible for me to answer every question I receive, though I’ll do my best to answer as many as possible. If you have multiple questions, feel free to group them together, or send them separately. There is no upper limit on the number of questions you can ask.
And one more time, you can send your questions from hangingslothstudios.com/qna.
There’s a link in the notes for this episode, too, and it’ll be posted across all social media. Looking forward to answering you!
Live, laugh, bite.
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Alfie tries his best to make a note of everything that's happened, but he's struggling to keep it together. The finale of Season Three.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-40/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios
Episode Content Warnings
Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:
– characters in extreme emotional distress (including crying, hyperventilation)
– discussions of death, grief and loss
– detailed discussions and descriptions of medical abuse and torture
– descriptions of violent injury and murder
– depicition of a character in a state of deliriousness and semi-coherence
– depictions of physical distress, including struggling to breathe
– gun shots (not dreadfully loud but fairly loud)
– depiction of a character in physical pain
– loud sound effects (motorbike engines, banging sounds)
– depiction of extreme, gory violence, including screaming, gargling, and sounds of tearing flesh
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, and this is the end of season three. I couldn’t make this show without the incredible support of my contributors over on Patreon. Without you none of this would have happened, thank you so much for helping make this possible. I make this show for you, the listeners, and it means the world that you tune in to listen to it. Thank you so much for coming with me on this journey. I look forward to bringing you Season 4 in 2025. Until then, live, laugh, bite.
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Alfie struggles to make sense of things in light of recent revelations, but before any new status quo can be established, something lurking in the shadows snaps any sense of security that remains.
This episode crunches. Be sure to check the content warnings, which are available below, and at the top of the transcript, which can be found here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-39/
Or alternatively here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEarddVRczqnHARcyJ7uFmKDl-rGIzSeW4xmhRlG83Q/edit?usp=sharing
Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings- depiction of a character smoking a cigarette
- discussions of death, grief and loss
- references to sex and blood drinking
- depiction of violent injury, with sound effects
- sounds of a characters in emotional distress
- depictions of physical distress, including struggling to breathe
- loud sound effects (cars, sirens, slamming metal)
- discussion of violent abuse and torture
Not Quite Dead is a show about vampires which is written, produced and performed by Eira Major and is part of the Rusty Quill Network.
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Alfie and Neige are at an impasse. To move forward, one of them will have to compromise, and whichever of them it is, the consequences might be enough to change the dynamic between them forever.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-38/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rBgtJ70jk6_GYNljgyTb5ScmSC8VGwa4kafUNjH8JJE/edit?usp=sharing
Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings- sounds of a character in distress from the outset
- depictions of complex and potentially unhealthy grieving
- raised voices with high emotionality
- mentions of traumatic bodily injury, up to murder and dismemberment
- mishandling of bodies
- references to sex and sexual encounters
- references to unhealthy and potentially abusive relationships
- brief depiction of intense anxiety
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Hello, I’m Eira, creator of Spirit Box Radio, Not Quite Dead and Clockwork Bird. This July I’m releasing a brand new show, Remnants, a gothic fantasy thriller. The show follows the new Apprentice at the First and Last Place as he sorts through objects who hold the remnants of their previous owners within them. His job is to decide which of them is re-shelved, and which is discarded, but he has no criteria to work with and no idea what the consequences of his decisions will be. As the story goes on, the Apprentice begins to wonder why he, of everyone, was chosen for this task, and why his near-omniscient boss, known only as ‘sir’, has chosen now to train an assistant.
Remnants has a new story to muse over every week, and a mystery at its core which will have you pinning red string to cork boards as you try to solve it. Think The Talented Mr Ripley meets The Good Place and The Sandman.
Remnants, an audio drama will start airing wherever you listen to podcasts from 15th July 2024.
Find out more: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants/
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In this episode, we see beyond Alfie's immediate plight and examine some older, deeper wounds which somehow still seem not fully healed.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-37/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rBgtJ70jk6_GYNljgyTb5ScmSC8VGwa4kafUNjH8JJE/edit?usp=sharing
Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings- sounds of a character in emotional distress, ranging from quiet tearfulness to loud hysteria
- references to medical procedures both consensual and non-consensual
- descriptions of blood drinking
- mentions of traumatic bodily injury
- descriptions of violent death and the process of dying
- descriptions of corpses (one in detail, specific mentions of normal decay. Many with less specifics and references to mutilated body states)
- mentions of frostbite
- references to sex
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lfie finally begins to get answers, some to questions he never thought to have asked, and others to those he wished he never had.
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Transcript here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-36/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13NzJ6uYek-jol4Bi8v7iBTLomK3on7VjI1Ubi2nFnTQ/edit?usp=sharing
Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings- sounds of a character in distress
- sexual innuendo and implications of sexual acts
- discussions of death and grieving, including maladaptive grieving
- discussion and description of violent and unsafe medical injuries
- descriptions of hospital procedures
- medical professionals acting coldly and with poor bedside manner regarding the illness and death of loved ones
- sounds of extreme emotional distress
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In this episode, Alfie explores the context for some of Neige's decisions, his own evolving feelings, and the situation unfolding around them.
Transcript here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-35/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tgNRR5F0nOnd5_yCv0hDbc4f0RCq1hSb0bKCQ0bsPgI/edit?usp=sharing
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Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:
– discussions of patients with mental illnesses and their treatment by others
– mentions of hospitalisation for psychiatric care
– discussions of blood drinking – discussions and brief descriptions of severed fingers and toes
– mention of pulling teeth out without medical protocols in place
– implications of dismembering corpses
– mentions of improper burial
– references to unhealthy relationship dynamics analogous to abusive romantic relationships
– mentions of sex and sexual innuendos
– mentions of violence, torture, and murder
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Alfie is waiting. Waiting, and waiting and waiting. The title of this episode is taken from Macbeth. The full quote is:
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-34/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pRNeW2CfVxGXQm0hQ_cijsa7c76ywvEmKagL1hUHZaE/edit?usp=sharing
Created, edited and performed by Eira Major.
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Alfie becomes the prodigal friend, and suffers the consequences.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-33/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2zBBKwiZRk93KuOCOC4k0tjHpuWl2-kFSUY4c_BFrM/
Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:
– sudden, loud noises
– profanity
– descriptions of medical injuries
– mishandling bodies of deceased/potentially deceased persons
– descriptions of violence and torture
– descriptions of nonconsensual blood-drinking
– discussion of violent medical abuse and torture, including medical abuse which harmed children
– mentions of IV access points
– mentions of needles/cannula
– audio depiction of a blood draw
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Alfie reaches breaking point and has chosen to take drastic action. Before he solidifies his decision, he reflects on the factors pressing him to make it.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-32/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tdm6h4PlDSbwGnD_upSbIpgC4CXz8QD0zKw_E086qtg/
Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:
– profanity
– descriptions of medical injuries
– mishandling bodies of deceased/potentially deceased persons
– descriptions of violence and torture
– descriptions of nonconsensual blood-drinking
– discussion of violent medical abuse and torture, including medical abuse which harmed children
– mentions of IV access points
– sounds of a character in emotional distress
– implied threat to life and references to intent to end life
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Tensions are mounting between Alfie and Neige as they struggle to resolve their different views of what to do with Casper. It's clear that Neige is holding things back, and though Alfie is pushing for more, Neige always seems to find a way to change the subject...
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-31/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14dFHgxXSPCvmLZdYsZvo_CEs8ax0s70ZvdJfn1Aa-XE/edit?usp=sharing
Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:
– profanity
– depiction and descriptions of injections – vein access, cannulas, blood draws, infusions
– references to implied sex and sexual acts
– descriptions of violence
– depictions of drinking blood
– mentions of violent medical abuse and torture, including vivisection (of vampires)
– sounds of characters in emotional distress
– implications of past physical abuse and trauma
– mentions of violent murder and killing
– scenes with sexual and violent implications
– sounds of medical equipment
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Alfie is making some questionable decisions as he learns more about the mechanics of vampirism.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-30/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gu1zEWS7gzeI3pH7-fDLN3inQnyM-IdhEn4aJi7in50/
Support us on Patreon to get Early Access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios
Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings– profanity
– depiction and descriptions of injections – vein access, cannulas, blood draws, infusions
– descriptions of violence and torture (sounds of hitting, gushing blood, squeals of cries)
– depictions of drinking blood – descriptions of violent medical abuse and torture, including vivisection (of vampires)
– sounds of a character in emotional distress
– descriptions of violent murder and killing
– mentions of sex
– sounds of medical equipment
Metal clanging SFX recorded by Jack Locke.
Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. Live, laugh, bite.
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Some time after the incident at the laboratory, Alfie and Neige continue to investigate what happened to Casper. This time their approach is a little more hands-on.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-29/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dF9C3CSC1rwJD1BR4reqmLZnOPWxLV-ClLTTUHasMM8/edit?usp=sharing
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Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings– profanity
– descriptions of injuries (broken cheekbones, medical injuries)
– depictions of violence and torture (sounds of hitting, gushing blood, squeals of cries)
– depictions of drinking blood, with sounds – descriptions of violent medical abuse and torture, including vivisection (of vampires)
– depictions of violence (hitting, slapping, breaking bones)
– hyperventilating
– implied threat to life and references to intent to end life
– sounds of medical equipment
– description of a blood draw/blood donation
Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. Featuring a guest performance from Will Cummings. Live, laugh, bite.
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Find out more: https://hangingslothstudios.com/not-quite-dead/
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios/
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Join show creator Eira as he answers a selection of questions from you, the weird and wonderful audience of Not Quite Dead! In this first part of the Q&A, Eira will focus on answering questions surrounding the role of vampiric literary traditions in shaping the show, and on the mechanics of the vampires in the world of the show.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1waUF4AHNft8LOf0y0n5XeA7Do_J2ZZ7t5p5Winy6910/edit?usp=sharing
Want to help make Season Three a reality? Support the show on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios
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Hello, it’s Eira here, creator of the show, just dropping in very briefly to let you know that I’m currently accruing questions for a Q&A episode! You can ask anything you like about the show, my creative process, or basically anything that pops into your head in relation to the show! I’ve had a bunch of really cool questions already and it’s been so fun to start assembling the responses to them, so thank you so much for all of the questions I’ve had so far! If you’ve got a biting question of your own and you fancy a big juicy answer to it, go to https://hangingslothstudios.com/qna, like literally the letters ‘q’ for ‘queen’, ‘n’ for ‘nobody’ and ‘a’ for ‘android’. I’m so excited to hear what you want to know about the show and I’m honestly really relishing the opportunity to just talk about it incessantly, it’s so much fun. Remember to go to https://hangingslothstudios.com/qna to ask your questions! The inbox will only be open until midnight UK time on the 15th of December, which is the Friday of the week this trailer is going out. Hope to see you in there. Bye!
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Neige takes Alfie hunting in York. Things do not go to plan, to a spectacular and devastating degree.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-28/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hhlxo1XGSeVU2O3QhmF0eRpa520aOZ-SFV3_aoz1JZQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings– profanity
– references to sex
– depictions of violence (sounds of hitting, gushing blood, squeals of pain)
– depiction drinking blood, with sounds
– depictions of death, including immediate, on screen death
– depiction of a car crash – sounds of tyres squealing, explosions, shattered glass
– yelling, sounds of distress
– hospital/laboratory/medical setting
– sounds of medical equipment
– description of medical intervention
– extremely distressing scenes with descriptions of corpses
– sound of a character in extreme emotional distress
– major character death
Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. Featuring a guest performance from Aaron Wolfe. Live, laugh, bite. The outro to this episode is Nocturne No.2 Op.62, sourced here, in the public domain: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Frederic_Chopin_-_nocturne_no._2_in_e_flat_major%2C_op._62.ogg
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Alfie has a chance to collect his evolving thoughts and performs some investigations, some more invasive than others.
Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-27/
Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bQ4i4xaQNwkyO2SZHczUjJTVQRF9Bfg8vR8QB8yRNRA/edit?usp=sharing
Support the show and get early episode access: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios
Show-wide Content WarningsThis show is a work of horror fiction frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. In addition, listeners should be aware that this show contains the following throughout:
- profanity
- references to sex
- frequent violence
- traumatic injury
- death, including violent death
- references to medical procedures
- hospital settings
Episode Content Warnings- profanity
- references to sex
- descriptions of accidental injuries to hand
- descriptions of blood and drinking blood
- detailed discussion of bodily fluids, mostly focused on blood and spit, but with mentions of ejaculate and one mention urine
- discussion of teeth
- sounds of a character pulling out a tooth without pain relief or proper tools, including expressions of physical pain
Not Quite Dead is written, performed, and edited by Eira Major, under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License. Featuring a guest performance from Aaron Wolfe. Live, laugh, bite.
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