Long Winter Nights
Long Winter Nights is a holiday horror advent calendar for the dark-hearted and the curious. For 25 nights in December, a new story waits behind each door, revealing ghostly folklore and modern terrors alike.Season 1 begins December 1, 2025.
St. Patrick's Day Special: Winter's Queen
As we approach the last of these LONG WINTER NIGHTS, and the bells toll for St. Patrick, we have one final story.
Welcome to the FINALE of Season 1 of Long Winter Nights.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Winter's Queen"
written by Matt Hill
music and narration created...
Lupercalia Special: "Five Minutes"
On this Long Winter Night, we remember Lupercalia: older than Valentine, older than saints, a feral feast of wolves and blood.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Five Minutes"
written by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm
performed by Ben Messmer
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody...
Feb 14: "The Ceremony"
On the fourteenth night of Love & Other Deaths, obsession chews itself into pieces.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Ceremony"
written by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm
performed by Lacey Katena and Jessica Hanna
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by...
Feb 13: "Reward"
On the thirteenth night of Love & Other Deaths, obsession chews itself into pieces.
This story is far too SPICY for social media. To listen to this episode, head to our website https://longwinternights.com/ or listen on your favorite podcast app.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Reward"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Kurt Kanazawa
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba...
Feb 12: "The Lover's Bridge"
On the twelfth night of Love & Other Deaths, romance lingers like a curse.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Lover's Bridge"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Jenapher Zheng
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by Matt Hill...
Feb 11: "The Clinic"
On the eleventh night of Love & Other Deaths, hope is expensive.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Clinic"
written by Matt Hill
performed by Zachary Bones
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by Matt Hill, Lisa Dring, Chelsea...
Feb 10: "Your Special Friend"
On the tenth night of Love & Other Deaths, love sharpens its arrows and asks for an honest answer.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Your Special Friend"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Amir Levi
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr<...
Feb 9: "The Thing That Wouldn't Die"
On the ninth night of Love & Other Deaths, loneliness is eternal.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Thing That Wouldn't Die"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Mak Shealy
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by Matt Hill...
Feb 8: "Tight"
On the eighth night of Love & Other Deaths, safety is measured in bruises.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Tight"
written by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm
performed by Bonnie Marie Williams
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by Matt Hill, Lisa...
Feb 7: "The Florist"
On the seventh night of Love & Other Deaths, devotion is arranged stem by stem.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Florist"
written by Matt Hill
performed by Christine Hassay
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by Matt Hill...
Feb 6: "Lilith's Inheritance"
On the sixth night of Love & Other Deaths, desire is waiting to be unearthed.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Lilith's Inheritance"
written by Matt Hill
performed by Victoria Strange & Cody Derr
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by...
Feb 5: "Pride"
On the fifth night of Love & Other Deaths, survival of the fittest comes down to remembering the flowers.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Pride"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Mark Bramhall
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
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Feb 4: "Your Horoscope for the Week of February 14"
On the fourth night of Love & Other Deaths, fate checks your browser history.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Your Horoscope for the Week of February 14"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Rose Portillo
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
...
Feb 3: "The Pact"
On the third night of Love & Other Deaths, fidelity is flexible, but consequences are not.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Pact"
written by Matt Hill
performed by Sadie Kuwano
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
Produced by Matt...
Feb 2: "Getting Over It"
On the second night of Love & Other Deaths, some breakups are permanent—and some are just the beginning.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Getting Over It"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Zoe Yale
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Alba Albanese
sound mix by Austin Chase
graphic design by Kris Bicknell
Edit by Matt Hill & Cody Derr
...Feb 1: "Not Just Any Kill"
On the first night of Love & Other Deaths, passion watches from the shadows.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Not Just Any Kill"
written by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm
performed...
Epiphany Special: King Cake
On this special week of Epiphany, we offer this Twelfth Night story "King Cake."
Let's see what happens when a sweet family tradition goes...rotten.
This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers.
"King Cake"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Zachary Bones
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design...
New Year's Eve Special Part 2: Peel
On this New Year's Eve, we offer the final installment of our New Year's Special Story: PEEL.
Stick around, listen until the end. And then, before midnight, call (213) 267-1906 and tell us what you peel want to peel off...
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers.
"Peel"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Jessica Hanna
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose...
New Year's Eve Special Part 1: Peel
Across these final nights of the year, we return to the places that made us.
To kitchens and bedrooms.
 To the versions of ourselves that still live there, waiting. This is a story about what clings, what hardens when it should soften, about what happens when love decays…
On the eve of New Year's Eve, we offer the first installment of our New Year's Special Story: PEEL.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers.
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Until Next Year...
Thank you for watching our first season of the Long Winter Nights December advent calendar. Don't go away...there's more coming this winter.
Door 25: "A Kill for Christmas"
On the twenty-fifth of these Long Winter Nights, tradition is passed, and the season shines a little brighter for it.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"A Kill for Christmas"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Mark Bramhill
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase<...
Door 24: "Jelly of the Month Club"
On the twenty-fourth of these Long Winter Nights, a corporate gift becomes a sickening holiday surprise.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Jelly of the Month Club"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Keiana RichĂ rd
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
d...
Door 23: "Hold Me"
On the twenty-third of these Long Winter Nights, someone gets trapped.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Hold Me"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Dawn Anderson
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent...
Door 22: "Would You Rather I Be Dead?"
On the twenty-second of these Long Winter Nights, trying to communicate with spirits creates a veil between the living.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Would You Rather I Be Dead?"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Christopher Rivas
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin...
Door 21: "Stay"
On the twenty-first of these Long Winter Nights, even the dead want to feel needed.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Stay"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Lacey Katena
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin<...
Door 20: "It's a Metaphor"
On the twentieth of these Long Winter Nights, the destructive quirk of a new home complicates holiday cheer
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"It's a Metaphor"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Keiana RichĂ rd
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
d...
Door 19: "All Wrapped Up"
On the nineteenth of these Long Winter Nights, once the wrapping of presents starts, it never stops.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"All Wrapped Up"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Dawn Anderson
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of...
Door 18: "A Gift from the City"
On the eighteenth of these Long Winter Nights, a city learns that Christmas spirit cannot be programmed.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"A Gift from the City"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Zachary Bones
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
...
Door 17: "The Spool Cat"
On the seventeenth of these Long Winter Nights, the world’s waste stirs, and the threads we cast away begin to sew their own revenge.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Spool Cat"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Amir Levi
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mi...
Door 16: "Shopping List for the Return of the Dead"
On the sixteenth of these Long Winter Nights, the dead are returning for the holidays — how will you prepare?
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Shopping List for the Return of the Dead"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Lacey Katena
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by...
Door 15: "Goodbye Christmas"
On the fifteenth of these Long Winter Nights, it’s the end of everything.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Goodbye Christmas"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Mark Bramhall
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
...Door 14: "Reductions"
On the fourteenth of these Long Winter Nights, perfection costs flesh, and a chef finally learns what she’s made of.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Reductions"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Keiana RichĂ rd
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
d...
Door 13: "They Grew Back Grandpa’s Eyes And Now We Must Kiss Them"
On the thirteenth of these Long Winter Nights, Grandpa has returned for Christmas dinner.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"They Grew Back Grandpa’s Eyes And Now We Must Kiss Them"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Amir Levi
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Au...
Door 12: "The Carols"
On the twelfth of these Long Winter Nights, the songs won’t stop. They repeat, and repeat, and repeat, and somewhere between verses, they start to know your name.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"The Carols"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Zachary Bones
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
...Door 11: "Ham"
On the eleventh of these Long Winter Nights, a mysterious statue appears on a street corner, stirring the hunger of a small town.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
"Ham"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Christopher Rivas
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase<...
Door 10: "The Christmas Shift"
On the tenth of these Long Winter Nights, a lone caretaker tends to a ship of dreamers, and decides what gift to leave behind when he’s gone.
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Content Warning: death, bodily degeneration, dystopia, psychological breakdown, mass manipulation, forced simulation
CREDITS:
"The Christmas Shift"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Mark Bramhall
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of ph...
Door 9: "Floaters"
On the ninth of these Long Winter Nights, madness beckons just outside your window.
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Content Warning: psychological horror, mind-control/compulsion, implied suicide-like behavior, paranoia
CREDITS:
"Floaters"
written by Lisa Sanaye Dring
performed by Zachary Bones
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin
advent doors designed by Keith Mitchell
graphic design by Kris...
Door 8: "The Carnival of Frost"
On the eighth of these Long Winter Nights, the frost invites you to dance as your truest self, but beware: dawn remembers every face.
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Content Warning: queerphobia, mob violence, humiliation, assault, forced detransformation, social ostracization, blood
CREDITS:
"The Carnival of Frost"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Zoe Yale
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director of photography Andria Chamberlin<...
Door 7: "The Visitors"
On the seventh of these Long Winter Nights, a couple is targeted by hungry, speechless creatures.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
CREDITS:
"The Visitors"
written by Chelsea Sutton
performed by Christopher Rivas
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration by Rose Portillo
sound mix by Austin Chase
director...
Door 6: "The Candy Can Man"
On the sixth of these Long Winter Nights, everyone has their favorite candy, but this year, every lick draws you closer to the mouth that made it.
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This story is a work of horror fiction and may be triggering for some viewers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit longwinternights.com
CREDITS:
"The Candy Cane Man"
written by Matthew Hill
performed by Amir Levi
music by Adrien Prevost
opening narration...
