Maeltopia - A New World of Horror Fiction

A letter that was sent to the Director of Whistling Grove Sanitarium, located just outside Manchester, England.Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Steven AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Voiced by Edward Baker--Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Suttcliffe, and Harper Tacent

After Ms. Fitzgerald's journal was thoroughly analyzed, police continued their search for the missing woman, combing the city for her whereabouts. She was never found. However, around the same time as her disappearance, various people attending support groups around the city began to disappear. Authorities believe the cases may be related, Ms. Fitzgerald being just one of the many missing victims. Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Steven AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Voiced by Harper Tacent--Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Suttcliffe, and Harper Tacent

On July 16th, 2018, the apartment of Julie Fitzgerald was investigated based on the suspicion that she had gone missing (as reported by her family). While there was nothing missing from Ms. Fitzgerald's home, a journal was found in one of the drawers of her writing desk...Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Steven AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Voiced by Harper Tacent--Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Suttcliffe, and Harper Tacent

The following was scrawled into a diary found in a house located in New Hollow - one of the towns permanently quarantined since the closure of the Great Darkness of 1999. Often simply known as "weird towns," these places are cordoned off from the public due to their "dangerous conditions." While few concrete details are ever offered, there are often rumors about what strangeness lurks in the abandoned cities.After being closed in 2001, New Hollow was the subject of many such rumors. Some stated that time worked differently in the city, while others claimed consciousness interacted with the town in some bizarre way. In 2007, a group of brave (or stupid) urban explorers trespassed the city's borders. Exploring various places, the adventurers found a strange diary in one of the many houses in the city. While the house seemed to be the same one described in the diary, the small book was found in a child's bedroom full of toys, old clothing, and a small library of children's books. Curiously, all the books were face out except one - "The Hag in the Hut" - which, when flipped over, revealed a haggard looking witch on its cover. Additionally, and to the explorers' chagrin, they also reportedly found a pile of human bones living beneath the room's bed.After missing for a week, only 2 of the 5 trespassers came back from the town. Authorities took the individuals into custody, and the diary the individuals brought back with them was eventually given to researchers at Mistoric university, as few artifacts from the quarantined zones are available for research. As for the remaining explorers, it was never discovered, or at least revealed, what became of them.Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Mark AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Voiced by Gina Smith--Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Suttcliffe, and Harper Tacent

Want more of The Road of Shadows? Over at Patreon we're already dissecting the mysteries of Colton through exclusive character dossiers and concept art. Learn more about the characters and the lore, and get a head start on the story by hearing episodes a week early, ad-free.All of that and more is available now at patreon.com/beyondthedarkContent Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, DeathCreated by Mark R. HealyCast:Hamish Plaggemars - hamishplaggemars.comMarta da Silva - www.martadasilva.comRhiannon Moushall - www.rhiannonmoushall.comJimmie Yamaguchi - www.yamavoicethat.comTrent Trachtenberg - trentmtrachtenberg.weebly.comMadeleine Norton - www.madeleinenorton.comAndres Echeverry - twitter.com/VA_AAndresJon KavaJay SilverRyan Paige - www.ryanpaigevo.comJason Cryer - jcvoice.carrd.coGavaroc - twitter.com/GavarocIsabella Tugman - www.izzyvoice.comJerron Bacat - www.jerronbacat.comRyan Gaiser - ryangaiservo.comDiana Helen Kennedy - www.dianahelenkennedy.comWebsite: http://theroadofshadows.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/gobeyondthedarkTranscripts available at http://patreon.com/beyondthedarkFind more podcasts by Mark R. Healy: http://theroadofshadows.comOn the RQ Network - www.rustyquill.com

A letter that was sent to the Director of Whistling Grove Sanitarium, located just outside Manchester, England.Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Steven AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Voiced by Edward Baker--Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Suttcliffe, and Harper Tacent

The following was scrawled into a diary found in a house located in New Hollow - one of the towns permanently quarantined since the closure of the Great Darkness of 1999. Often simply known as "weird towns," these places are cordoned off from the public due to their "dangerous conditions." While few concrete details are ever offered, there are often rumors about what strangeness lurks in the abandoned cities.After being closed in 2001, New Hollow was the subject of many such rumors. Some stated that time worked differently in the city, while others claimed consciousness interacted with the town in some bizarre way. In 2007, a group of brave (or stupid) urban explorers trespassed the city's borders. Exploring various places, the adventurers found a strange diary in one of the many houses in the city. While the house seemed to be the same one described in the diary, the small book was found in a child's bedroom full of toys, old clothing, and a small library of children's books. Curiously, all the books were face out except one - "The Hag in the Hut" - which, when flipped over, revealed a haggard looking witch on its cover. Additionally, and to the explorers' chagrin, they also reportedly found a pile of human bones living beneath the room's bed.After missing for a week, only 2 of the 5 trespassers came back from the town. Authorities took the individuals into custody, and the diary the individuals brought back with them was eventually given to researchers at Mistoric university, as few artifacts from the quarantined zones are available for research. As for the remaining explorers, it was never discovered, or at least revealed, what became of them.Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Mark AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Voiced by Gina Smith--Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Suttcliffe, and Harper Tacent

Jill, Greg, and Ollie seek to survive the horror they met in the forest and to unravel the mystery of the Pig-Woman.Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia and the Gentleman from Hell? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Mark AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Jill voiced by Rachel SunGreg voiced by Malakia LazuliOliver voiced by Steven ZivicThe Dread Sow voiced by Jessie Van HoveCleric voiced by MithunMKHillary voiced by Aubrey AkersAcolyte voiced by Gina SmithBill Voiced by Sam Stark--Intro music by Steven AnzaloneAll music and sound effects used in this podcast are licensed through third-party providers under valid commercial licenses. All rights remain with their respective copyright holders.

On July 31, 2008, a strange journal was found near the banks of Green Lake in Thunderburg, Ohio. The small diary belonged to one Joseph Harland. He was reported missing, along with his wife and kids, only a few days before. The following excerpts are the last few entries logged.Follow us on Twitter at @maeltopiaWant to learn more about the world of Maeltopia? Check out our website!Want additional perks like extra lore, stories, art, and more? Check out our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/maeltopiaBe sure to like, comment, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform! We appreciate your support!--Written by Steven AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Voiced by Matt Van Hove--Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Suttcliffe, and Harper Tacent