Not Quite Dead

IN WHICH: A starving, panicked Alfie and put-upon but indulgent Neige bring a guest to the safehouse where Alfie has been storing medical equipment. keeping him alive is complicated, for more reasons than one.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/snow-blood/2-safe-as-houses/

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IN WHICH: In between running a night club in Buenos Aires and conducting experiments to see if vampire blood can help the terminally ill, Alfie and Neige receive a series of strange calls, inspiring paranoia in Alfie and irritation in Neige.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/snow-blood/1-dead-ringer/

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Snow Blood, a Not Quite Dead Vampire Story, is coming 28th October 2026! Listen early and ad free on Patreon at patreon.com/hangingslothstudios from 27th October. Live, Laugh, Bite.

[A CAR APPROACHES]

ALFIE

Ah, Neige!

[ALFIE HEADS OUTSIDE, THE CAR ENGINE BRIEFLY LOUDER BEFORE IT CUTS OUT. WAVES CRASH NEARBY]

ALFIE

Oh my god. You were so long, I thought you weren’t coming.

NEIGE

There were people outside. I had to wait to carry him out, non?

You are about to hear the pilot episode of Snow Blood, a Not Quite Dead Story, currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The rest of Snow Blood will be airing in October, if our funding goals on Kickstarter get met. There’s a bunch of rewards from postcards and stickers to a chance to design a vampire who’ll be mentioned in the show. Do check out the campaign at tiny.cc/snow-blood and support vampire rights and wrongs today. As an indie creator, I rely on support from listeners like you to bring these shows to life, and every little piec...

Snow Blood is crowdfunding now! Check out the campaign, here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eira-major/snow-blood-a-not-quite-dead-vampire-story

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and vampires everywhere. One problem; none of the other vampires want to help, and there is this guy who keeps calling, over and over, insisting Alfie comes to meet him... Snow Blood is crowdfunding on Kickstarter from 7th April to 8th May, 2026 and will air in...

MORE SHOW, MORE VAMPIRES, COMING SOON! Find out more here.

UNKNOWN CALLER

Mr Dellon, I have information which will be important for you. Please go to address listed in my last email; I cannot give information on phone. I know what you are, Mr Dellon. Please. 

[PHONE HANGS UP]

ALFIE

For fuck’s sake. 

[THUD]

[A DOOR OPENS]

NEIGE

Everything okie? 

ALFIE

Ah, yeah. Just got another one of...

This bite-sized first episode of Vampires on Vampires listens in on Alfie and Neige's post-game chat after watching the Twilight movie. It features spoilers for Twilight, and some of the subsequent films! This is best enjoyed right after you've watched Twilight.

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Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1upDV6eGshXKA0h-Zdg_nianol1C1k4YieWNxQgof71A/edit?usp=sharing

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Strap in for some of the most long-winded answers to questions I've ever given; multiple times where I just start laughing; and possibly the longest outro segment I've ever done, which happened entirely by accident. Thank you SO much for all of your questions!

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Check in with Alfie and Neige after the end of the show in this Bonus Minisode, created thanks to the wonderful folks who supported the show on Kickstarter last year. For more bonus content, consider signing up to support me on Patreon, where you'll get access to short-stories set in the NQD universe; creator's notes on episodes; ad-free access to the whole show; and more! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/ambrosia/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jGXTJ6PfWnpokH3tt9-eshpL92ADVfhwCcfcWt9bT_Y/edit

...

Hey folks! Eira here. This is just a reminder that the Q&A inbox will be closing tomorrow night at midnight BST! Get all your vampire related questions in before then. I'll be looking to answer as many as I can, just go to hangingslothstudios.com/qna and send your questions there. That's hangingslothstudios dot com forward slash Q N A, that's the letters 'q' for quite, 'n' for not and 'a' for... aardvark. 

Also! Another one of my shows, Remnants, is returning today for its second season. Remnants is a dark fantasy mystery show about a...

Cyan Goodman did not belong at Twelvelms and everyone knew it. Especially him.

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Episode Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/ttc-1-1/

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The Twelvelms Conspiracy is an audio drama created...

Hi everyone, it’s Eira again, letting you know that the Q&A for Not Quite Dead’s fourth season is officially open! You can submit your questions at hangingslothstudios.com/qna, that’s the letters ‘q’ for queen, ‘n’ for November and ‘a’ for alpha. The QnA inbox will be open for your questions until 3rd September, 2025. I’m so looking forward to hearing what you ask, and answering all the questions that I can. Until then, Live, Laugh, BITE.

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows A...

Hey, it’s Eira! Today I’d like to introduce you to a fabulous show, the Holmwood Foundation. It’s a modern sequel to the classic Victorian gothic vampire novel, Dracula. The story follows co-workers Maddie and Jeremy who become possessed by the ghosts of Mina and Jonathan Harker. Beginning at the Holmwood Foundation, an organisation which has been studying Dracula’s remains for the last 130 years, our possessed protagonists end up on a road-trip which they hope will give the ghosts of the Harkers what they want; to get rid of Dracula once and for all.

Alfie risks everything to put an end to bonham’s work once and for all. What he finds is more - and less - than he bargained for. Sometimes the greatest horror is not a thing we witness or endure, but something we choose, of our own free will.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-55

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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. Th...

Neige shares some essential skills, and the devastating weight of their consequences.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-54

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vHDCNEyEAkxOHGfIEjG2gPwOVhLdbzpxfvoR1lkwZ3I/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:

Alfie muses on a place designed for vampires to live - and die - in, as Neige takes him by the hand and walks him through the past in the hopes it will illuminate their future.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-53

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zsI9JGFFAgjsmLNslbXnuB1mlEL5lIyZByHNTrHTwQc/edit?tab=t.0

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Alfie and Neige perform a post-mortem of their recent discoveries.

Transcript, with CWs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xBuDT6HWEX1-YOeYlxihmWJK9Fk8W2qfgCj4Agz0j04/edit?usp=sharing

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-52/

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Alfie and Neige creep deeper into the conspiracy which binds together Casper, Henri and Bonham. It leads them to something familiar.

Transcript with CWs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ppIk-g6HXSZ1tl8mZqwDUmMDe_-mewDI8APlukgWotM/edit?usp=sharing

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-51/

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Nothing lasts forever, not even vampires. But some things do last a very long time.

Transcript with content warnings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O5SKWJGNeffqu-o93X5bMS56DDz7Pi5Sjx56ghfzYLE/edit?usp=sharing

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-50/

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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:

A radical recontextualisation forces Alfie to question what it means to be alive. For Neige, the answer is simple.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-49/

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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:

Hi! I’m Eira, and I make Not Quite Dead. This week is the midseason break in Season 4, so there’s no new vampires, I’m sorry. But I wanted to introduce you to one of my other shows, Remnants, in the mean time! If you love piecing together a mystery and going mad with red-string conspiracy boards, plus you’re enthusiastic about history, human decency, and the gays, Remnants is probably going to be right up your alley. It’s a dark fantasy thriller. I’m about to show you the first episode so that you can decide if it’s some...

Alfie and Neige keep looking for the goldmine of information which will make everything make sense. But the thing about mineshafts is that they're prone to collapse.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-48/

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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:

As hard as we might try to protect the people we love, some things demand to be spoken about.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-47/

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...

Alfie and Neige explore an old sanatorium, perhaps biting off more than they can chew.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-46/

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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:

The terrible consequences of Alfie and Neige's decisions have begun catch up with them. You cannot outrun the past.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-45/

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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:

A different perspective illuminates the events unfolding around Alfie and Neige as they try to find new ways forward following everything they've learned.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-44/

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LISTEN TO XLII: BAGGAGE CLAIM FIRST. Uncovered storage and an old acquaintance bring new considerations for a blood-deprived Alfie.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-43/

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Not Quite...

Alfie struggles to acclimatise to the new situation Neige has forced him into, and uncovers some things which prompt him to reminisce on the past.

Episode 43 to follow shortly! Enjoy.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-42/

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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:

Well. A lot of things have changed since I started making these recordings.

I think started out to write my own obituary. To make sure that something of the truth would be left behind when I was gone.

It’s been a research diary, a regular diary, a place to hold my thoughts. A place to hide. To bury myself in my own thoughts and feelings instead of facing up to what was lying right in in front of me. A way to hold on to the present. Desperately clinging on to now so...

Hey folks, the Not Quite Dead Season Four Crowdfunder went incredibly well! The show will be releasing with a 14 episode run, starting with a double drop of episodes on Wednesday, 23rd April! That’s just a little bit over two weeks from the day this little trailer is going live! If you’re listening the day it comes out, you still have a few hours to late pledge to the campaign and get your hands on some rewards. This is the last day where that will be possible!

I’m looking forward to the official launch of Not...

Hi everyone! It’s Eira. Not Quite Dead is crowdfunding for Season Four right now over at tiny.cc/nqd4! If you want to help support vampire rights, and vampire wrongs, and get your hands on some cool rewards including finding out if you will live or die during an encounter with a vampire, a digital notebook stuffed with Alfie’s theories, and more, consider supporting the Not Quite Dead Season Four Crowdfund today, at tiny.cc/nqd4 that’s t I n y dot c c forward slash n q d and the number four. Live...

Hey folks, it's Eira, creator of Not Quite Dead. Something a little bit different today; our friends over at Re: Dracula have been percolating something spectacular in their off-season: a new adaptation of Carmilla. Carmilla is one of those classic vampire stories which made me fall in love with them as creatures. This new adaptation of the classic toxic lesbian vampire romance is being done in the same style as Re: Dracula, and you'll be able to listen to the whole thing in the Re: Dracula feed starting from today. I really hope you enjoy it. You can find...

'There is no amount you can explain that will make this ordinary.'

A brief, bizarre snippet of Neige and Alfie. Full transcript here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/toes/

Not Quite Dead Season Four will be crowdfunding on kickstarter from the 4th of March. Sign up now at tiny.cc/nqd4 for campaign updates. Live, laugh, bite.

Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves and...

The third and final part of the NQD S3 Q&A! I talk about voice acting and performance, sound, and answer some more personal questions about my relationship with the show. Plus, there's an announcement at the end!

Sign up to be notified when the Not Quite Dead S4 Kickstarter goes live in March!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eira-major/nqd4

Multitrack still haven't uploaded the recordings of the Masterclasses but when they do you'll be able to access them here: https://www.multitrack.uk/masterclasses

Support me now through...

Part Two of the Season Three Q&A covers questions about research, writing, inspiration and Alfie!

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Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start...

Part One of the Season Three Q&A covers questions about vampire biology and also about everyone's favourite Not Quite French vampire, Neige!

Become a member and get early access, also you can buy music and artwork: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths

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Not Quite Dead is back, with spin-off series Snow Blood. Set years after the original story, Snow Blood follows Alfie and Neige as they attempt to start to build a better life for themselves...

Alfie and Neige meet in sanctuary. Tensions are high as they attempt to navigate the new topographies of their relationship and the context they exist in. The Halloween Special

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-41/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eL1U_sAxj3z10UjYQ_0DS56H7RYXHhj2mYlFNWN0ndY/edit?tab=t.0

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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...

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...

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...

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/

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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 de...