The Grotto

Can't Tear My Eyes From You, Chapter 1: Icebreaker. Hoping to win a grand prize that promises safety and security in frightening times, a young couple prepares to join a reality TV competition. Cast: Marge Dunn as Raine Randolph and Claudia Amanda Egbu as Georgia Whittaker Eleanore Cho Fellerhoff as Holliday Murdock and Lydia Joshua Ilon as Dennis Cruz Quinn McKenzie as Capote Whittaker and Dave Melody Perera as Anouk Kalhara Stefano Perti as Dennis Lang and Bill Marc Pierre as Sergeant Murdock and the “Confess Your Crimes” host Alexander Stravinski as The Host and Marcus (Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.) ------- You can find all of our transcripts here . Transcripts will come out along with the public release of the episode and include all required SFX attributions. On staff at the Penumbra: Ginny D'Angelo -- Head of Merchandise and Outreach Melissa DeJesus -- Script editing team Harley Takagi Kaner -- Co-creator, Head of Episode Development, Director, Sound designer Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist Grahame Turner -- Script editing team Kevin Vibert -- Co-creator, Head of Operations, Lead writer Ryan Vibert -- Composer and performer of original music Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer -------- The triggers below may be relevant to episode 1 of Thirst or to the series as a whole. It is not comprehensive, but we will include a more specific list of triggers with every episode. Please consider these as you decide whether Thirst is right for you: - Climate disaster/climate horror - Apocalyptic scenarios - Sudden loud noises - Violence and threats of violence - Abuse of power - Dictatorship, fascism - Characters speaking in ways that suggest prejudice of most kinds: homophobia, sexism, transphobia, racism, ableism, etc. - Body horror and gore - Violence towards animals - Illness, starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, etc. - Public humiliation - Depictions and descriptions of intense military violence - Coercion and manipulation - Sexual scenarios - Profanity - Unwanted sexual advances - Exploitation of people in need - Isolation and abandonment - Gaslighting/propaganda/organized attempts to misrepresent reality You can find early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, at The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing [REDACTED]; from Athan ( The Grotto ) and Jamie Petronis ( The Cellar Letters ) Following the death of his twin, failing actor Jacob Kane assumes his late-brother’s life in hopes of a fresh start. Instead of finding stability, Jacob finds himself working within The [REDACTED] Unit, a covert agency tasked with containing impossible creatures and phenomena. As he becomes entangled with paranormal forces and secret agendas, Jacob begins to discover a sense of belonging in a place he never expected. Equal parts horror and workplace satire, [REDACTED] takes inspiration from late 90s & early 2000s television like procedural monster-of-the-week shows X-files & Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the classic ensemble banter of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Psych. Visit our website: https://theredactedunit.com/ Join the discussion: http://theredactedunit.com/discord [REDACTED] S1E1: False Start (Part 1) Jacob Kane makes a big life change Starring: Jamie Petronis as Jacob Kane Athan as Eli Reyes Dan Morris as The Strict Producer Jeffrey Reddick as The Anxious Screenwriter Karen Neat as Server James Spurney as as Phil (Landlord) Nathan Lundsford as Jordan Kane Harlan Guthrie as ■■■ Zoe D. Lee as ■■■■■ Ben Akira Spencer as Officer Ioana Adascalitei as Jody (Paramedic) General Show Warnings Recurring themes of violence and peril, horror, death and grief, sudden & unsettling audio, use of weapons, secret-police/cover-ups, strong language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[REDACTED] https://theredactedunit.com/ [REDACTED] follows Jacob Kane ( voiced by Jamie Petronis ), a failing actor desperate for a fresh start who assumes the identity of his deceased twin, Jordan ( Nathan Lunsford – The Storage Papers ). What he expects to be a simple accounting job turns out to be something far stranger: a position within THE [REDACTED] UNIT , an underfunded agency tasked with discreetly handling bizarre and often dangerous paranormal cases. As Jacob settles into his role, he begins to unravel the unsettling truths around his brother’s death. What begins as an act of reinvention slowly becomes a desperate descent into a treacherous web of paranormal forces, secret agendas, and moral compromise. Releases Nov 8th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNINGS Loud Noises CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Delaney Sutton as Sam (@delaylay_s) Listen to Do You Copy? - @DoYouCopyPod SONG CREDITS: 02:05 | All I Wanted (Paramore) - Athan 09:06 | Eet (Regina Spektor) - Natalie Light 14:17 | FEAR (Kendrick Lamar) - Athan 18:44 | Bruises (Lewis Capaldi) - Athan 24:25 | Permanence (WOE.BEGONE) - Athan 29:41 | OK (Athan) - Lyssa Jay 36:38 | What a Funny Way to Die - Athan LISTEN TO WOE.BEGONE https://woebegonepod.com/ LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CREDITS: Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Charlie Keegan James as Rachel (@GLCharlieG, @glcharlieg.bsky.social) charliekeeganjames.squarespace.com Daniel Huras as Marcus (@BalefulWingsPod) Listen to The Beat of Baleful Wings SONG CREDITS: 9:07 | Use Somebody (Kings of Leon) - Derek Moreland 18:33 | Echoes (Reprise) - Athan LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva ---SPOILERS--- CONTENT WARNINGS: Loud noises, distressing events, themes death and injury Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CREDITS: Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Charlie Keegan James as Rachel (@GLCharlieG, @glcharlieg.bsky.social) charliekeeganjames.squarespace.com Daniel Huras as Marcus (@BalefulWingsPod) Listen to The Beat of Baleful Wings SONG CREDITS: 10:00 | Echoes - Derek Moreland 17:39 | The Line (Twenty One Pilots) - Derek Moreland LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Landon 'Lemon' Whisnant as NURSE (@AudistoriumPod) Devin Steffens as RANDOM COOL NURSE (LISTEN TO @DEADWESTPOD) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) SONG CREDITS: 13:27 | Numbers (Daughter) - Natalie Light 22:20 | Balancing - Athan & Taylor Michaels LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Dylan Griggs as Buck (LISTEN TO @WOEBEGONEPOD) Devin Steffens as EMT 1 (LISTEN TO @DEADWESTPOD) XakaCross as EMT 2 (@xakacross) - https://www.twitch.tv/xakacross Rat Grimes from Department of Variance as The Doctor (@ratgrimes) (@somewhereohio) https://somewhereohio.com/ Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) SONG CREDITS: 08:54 | The Grand Optimist (City and Colour) - Athan 16:41 | Grow Up - Athan 23:55 | Liability (Lorde) - Athan LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING: Loud noises in the music, especially around 26:15 CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) SONG CREDITS: 13:59 | Like I'm Gonna Lose You (Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend) - Athan 23:13 | Repaired - Athan & Lyssa Jay LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chronic - The Grotto Originally by Athan LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains a loud car crash around 21:36 CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) David Ault as Dr. Callum (@DavidAult) Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) SONG CREDITS: 11:56 | Follow You Down (Gin Blossoms) - Athan 22:12 | Jericho - Athan 26:22 | Dr0pB0ttom - Tw1nkStar LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING: Misophonia warning at 09:57 This episode has some minor volume jumps for some of the music, otherwise it's fine CREDITS: Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) ■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■ as Jordan Listen to ■■■ ■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■ Ryan Murphy as Officer Eddie (@otheryanmurphy) Listen to Your Horror Show - @YourHorrorShow Jesse Syratt as Emma (@jesssyratt) Listen to Nowhere, On Air - @NowhereOnAir Delaney Sutton as Sam (@delaylay_s) Listen to Do You Copy? - @DoYouCopyPod Kit Paterson as Dylan the Drummer (@kit_n_kboodl) Listen to Minus 219 - @Minus219Pod Jack Fulmin as Bryan the Bassist (@macabremezzo) Fresh Meat releasing 2025 - @freshmeatcast, or visit jackfulmin.com SONG CREDITS: 02:15 | The Other Side - Natalie Light 12:06 | The Scientist (Coldplay) - Natalie Light 20:07 | Hush (Metal Version) - Natalie Light LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING: In addition to general content warnings, this episode contains one particularly loud and violent section. Times will vary based on ads 15:12-15:36 & 17:07-17:17 CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Derek Moreland as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Landon "Lemon" Whisnant as Brandon (@LemjaminButton) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Natalie Light as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) SONG CREDITS: 17:48 | Bury a Friend (Billie Eilish) - Lyssa Jay 18:04 | Shattered - Lyssa Jay LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING: In addition to general content warnings, just assume episodes will have sniffling sounds, we cry a lot up in this bitch CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Jenah as Lisa (@JustJenahHere) CodyVM as Jesse (@codyvmwastaken) SONG CREDITS: 12:50 | Restless - Taylor Michaels 28:52 | Dear August (Noah Cyrus and PJ Harding) - Taylor Michaels and Lyssa Jay LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING: This episode is very heavily themed around loss. In addition to the mentioned content warnings, this episode contains a lot of sad sniffly sounds. CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Pine Gonzalez from Tales From the Fringes of Reality as Nicole (@thefringespod) https://thefringespod.carrd.co/ Rat Grimes from Department of Variance as The Doctor (@ratgrimes) (@somewhereohio) https://somewhereohio.com/ Zappey as Hospital Attendant, watch him LIVE on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/zappey SONG CREDITS: 09:21 | Marjorie (Taylor Swift) - Taylor Michaels 22:13 | Milestones Reprise - Taylor Michaels LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Natalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Zappey: https://www.twitch.tv/zappey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains some brushing sounds that are a lil grody at around 15:55 CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) Tatiana Gefter from Soul Operator as 911 Operator (@tot_cocoa) (@souloperatorpod) https://www.souloperatorpod.com/ SONG CREDITS: 08:42 | Ok - Athan 14:10 | Iris ( Goo Goo Dolls ) - Athan (pt 1) 22:10 | Iris ( Goo Goo Dolls ) - Athan (pt 2) LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Lyssa: https://www.twitch.tv/ripperonipupperoo Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Natalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord I can help you CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains themes of violence, claustrophobia, themes of the occult, self harm both mental and physical, death and loss, blood and gore, alcohol and substance abuse, as well as shouting and loud noises, time stamps in the description. LOUD NOISES: (Time may change based on ads - use as a rough guide) 01:15, 05:12, 30:49, 31:01, 34:54, 36:20, 41:17 CREDITS: Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) David Ault as Dr. Callum (@DavidAult) Jenah as Lisa (@JustJenahHere) Louis Wolf as Alex (@ItsLouis_W) CodeHDN's brother as Zach (@bingbongburritos) SONG CREDITS: 00:00 | Callous - Athan 11:27 | Wind Up Back Here - Athan 16:46 | Snuff ( Slipknot ) - Athan 25:01 | Stunned - Natalie 33:40 | Everywhere, Everything ( Noah Kahan ) - Athan 43:09 | You Are My Sunshine ( Jimmie Davis) - Taylor Michaels; Natalie; Athan; Lyssa Jay LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod ATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/ 400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971 TWITTER: @GrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Natalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming LIMBO: https://www.athansmusic.com/limbo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

the minor falls, the major lifts The official audio for “Hallelujah” off ‘Limbo’, Athan’s debut album, Feat. The Grotto https://thegrottopod.com/ Listen to ‘Limbo’ on all streaming services now: https://www.athansmusic.com/limbo See you in 7 days for the finale Follow Athan athansmusic.com twitch.tv/athansmusic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord CONTENT WARNING This episode contains loud noises CREDITS: Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) MUSIC: Empty performed by Athan Damaged Goods performed by Athan LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod ATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/ 400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971 TWITTER: @GrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Natalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Discord: http://thegrottopod.com/discord Welcome back Emily! That’s quite a stack. Did you find everything ok? CONTENT WARNING This episode contains themes of drowning and a little bit of body horror. LOUD NOISES 7:38 | 10:55 | 19:12 | Emetophobia Warning at 11:16 CREDITS: Lyssa Jay as Emily (@LyssaJayVA) Natalie as Lillian (@NataliesDreaming) CodyVM as City Worker (@codyvmwastaken) Jenah as Librarian (@JustJenahHere) Derek as Ambrose (@isitsleepyghost) Athan as Matt (@AthansMusic) Taylor Michaels as David (@TayTayHeyHeyVA) MUSIC: All I Have Left performed by Lyssa Jay If I Die Young performed by Lyssa Jay LINKS: WEBSITE: https://www.thegrottopod.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheGrottoPod ATHAN: https://www.athansmusic.com/ 400 WORDS A HORROR: https://shows.acast.com/64dcd5b8264b910012b36971 TWITTER: @GrottoPod TWITCH: Athan: https://www.twitch.tv/athansmusic Tay: https://www.twitch.tv/taytayheyheyva Natalie: https://www.twitch.tv/nataliesdreaming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.