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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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.
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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/
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.
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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.
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 that I don’t have to think about what comes next. A place where tomorrow never really comes.
Well. Fuck that. Nothing is forever. Not even vampires. Tomorrow is coming if I like it or not.
My name is Alfie Dellon. I am a vampire, and I’m recording this so I can take it with me into whatever comes next.
Support me now through Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths
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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 Quite Dead Season Four. This Season is so much and I’m not quite dying for you all to listen to it! Until then, remember; live; laugh; bite.
Late Pledge to the S4 Kickstarter until 17/04/2025 at 21:00 GMT: tiny.cc/nqd4
Support the show on Patreon for Early Access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/c/hangingslothstudios
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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, Laugh, Bite!
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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 it by searching 'Re: Dracula' wherever you listen to podcasts, or by following the links in the description of this episode.
A transcript for this episode of Carmilla: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tTdhBKC8hRqYLkZEZqisvNIFxdIT25uqBMzuGWnuQik/edit?tab=t.0
Find out more about Carmilla here: https://redracula.live/#carmilla
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'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.
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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 Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths
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Part Two of the Season Three Q&A covers questions about research, writing, inspiration and Alfie!
Become a member and get early access, also you can buy music and artwork: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths
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Join us on the Camlann fundraiser stream THIS SATURDAY, here: https://www.twitch.tv/tincanaudio
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