As an A&E nurse, Alfie deals with horror everyday, but almost being killed by a walking corpse and being saved by a vampire takes things a bit far, even for him. The vampire is Casper. He’s hundreds of years old, and hell-bent on finding out what's causing walking corpses to wander the streets of Alfie's hometown.
Now they've met, Alfie and Casper can't seem to leave each other alone, despite their best efforts. Alfie learns that the relationship between vampires and humans is more complicated than just predator and prey. Whatever Casper's misgivings about his own kind, and himself, Alfie is inexorably drawn closer and closer, in a heady, carnal blend of horror, hunger, love and lust.
Not Quite Dead is a (mostly) single narrator gory horror romance audio drama exploring themes of identity, sexuality and death. Totalling 40 episodes over 3 completed seasons, with S4 on the way in 2025.
This show is part of the Rusty Quill Network, and is created independently by Eira Major (AKA Hanging Sloth) who writes, sound designs, and performs as Alfie and Neige.
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As an A&E nurse, Alfie deals with horror everyday, but almost being killed by a walking corpse and being saved by a vampire takes things a bit far, even for him. The vampire is Casper. He’s hundreds of years old, and hell-bent on finding out what's causing walking corpses to wander the streets of Alfie's hometown.
Now they've met, Alfie and Casper can't seem to leave each other alone, despite their best efforts. Alfie learns that the relationship between vampires and humans is more complicated than just predator and prey. Whatever Casper's misgivings about his own kind, and himself, Alfie is inexorably drawn closer and closer, in a heady, carnal blend of horror, hunger, love and lust.
Not Quite Dead is a (mostly) single narrator gory horror romance audio drama exploring themes of identity, sexuality and death. Totalling 40 episodes over 3 completed seasons, with S4 on the way in 2025.
This show is part of the Rusty Quill Network, and is created independently by Eira Major (AKA Hanging Sloth) who writes, sound designs, and performs as Alfie and Neige.
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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
Content Warnings:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
Music: Debussy's Clair de Lune, performed by Caela Harrison.
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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 guy trapped in a strange, dreamlike space filled with objects which hold the memories of the dead. He doesn't know why he's there or what the purpose of searching through these objects is, and the only person he has to help is the mysterious and obtuse Sir, who is some kind of... thing. There are already 30 episodes out, plus today's brand new 31st episode. Here's the trailer for Season Two. Don't worry; there are no spoilers for S1 here, just vibes.
TRAILER:
[WHOOSH]
[MUSIC BOX STARTS]
SIR
Does it worry you that everything is different?
APPRENTICE
Honestly, I think it would worry me more if it was the same.
[WHOOSH]
[MUSIC BOX STARTS, SLOWER]
‘Who are you?’ he asks.
‘I don’t know anymore. I’m not sure I ever did.’
[WHOOSH]
[MUSIC BOX STARTS, EVEN SLOWER]
APPRENTICE
No it— well it is your fault, frankly, but there’s no point in getting angry with you about it. It’s not like you remember anyway.
SIR
I remember we were here and there was nothing. I remember you spoke about the Remnants. They tell stories. You said that to me.
[WHOOSH]
[MUSIC BOX CRANKS, BUT DOESN'T START]
Remnants returns for its second season on 6th October, 2025.
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Cyan Goodman did not belong at Twelvelms and everyone knew it. Especially him.
Find out more about the show: https://hangingslothstudios.com/twelvelms/
Explore the world: https://twelvelms.wordpress.com/world/
Listen to episodes early and ad free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/hangingslothstudios
Episode Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/ttc-1-1/
Content Warnings
The Twelvelms Conspiracy is an audio drama created, written, edited and performed by Eira Major under a Creative Commons 4.0 Noncommercial Attribution License. In network with Rusty Quill.
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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.
It’s a really stellar show which explores identity and self-discovery, family loyalty and devotion, and it has some lovely accompanying artwork. There is just one more episode of the show left to come, and it’ll be out on 19th of August, which means you have plenty of time to catch up on the first six episodes, but won’t have to wait long for the story to be completed.
A transcript for the episode you're about to listen to is in the description below. You can find more of the show wherever you listen to podcasts, including where you're listening right now, by searching ‘The Holmwood Foundation’. It’s the show with the sketch of the dismembered head on the cover. That's 'H-O-L-M-W-O-O-D Foundation. The Holmwood Foundation! I hope you enjoy listening to this first episode of the show.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a5fwtRvEdNLC3iHp7ggk2CYQoBDfFOcLGkxWBHRU9RM/edit?tab=t.0
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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
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
Music: Debussy's Clair de Lune, performed by Caela Harrison.
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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
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
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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
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
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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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
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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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
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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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, with guest actor Alex Peilober Richardson, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
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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 something you like or not, but the whole 30-episode first season of the show is actually already out, with season two on the way in the next few months. I hope you enjoy it!
Transcript for this episode of Remnants, here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-1/
If you enjoyed the first episode of Remnants, you can find the rest by searching ‘Remnants: An Audio drama’ wherever you’re listening right now! If you want to support Not Quite Dead and other projects like Remnants, plus get access to loads of bonus content including creators notes on both of these shows, you can sign up to my patron at patreon.com/hangingslothstudios.
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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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, with guest actor Alex Peilober Richardson, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
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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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, with guest actor Alex Peilober Richardson, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. This episode was ALSO produced by Kickstarter Fledgling Vampire Mar Deric. Live, laugh, bite.
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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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. This episode is also brought to you by Kickstarter Vampire Fledgling, Sabine! Live, laugh, bite.
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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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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/
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:
Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.