Episodes

Oct. 18, 2023

One-Year Anniversary Minisode - Patreon Announcement & Promotions

With one year of Gray Matter behind him, Jon makes some exciting announcements and promotes his recent podcast appearances, including a collaboration with fellow audio dramas Your Horror Show and Ghost Wax. Then he promotes more stuff, thanks...

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Oct. 9, 2023

15 - Red Death

As a deadly pandemic sweeps across the country, a group of United States elected officials gather for a New Year's Eve party themed around the end of the world.  Adapted from "The Masque of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe. CW: Includes themes...

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Sept. 18, 2023

14 - In the Headlights

Four friends preparing to go their separate ways get taken for an unforgettable joyride. CW: Includes themes and depictions of Alienation, Social Rejection, Body Horror & Transformation, Disfigurement & Disability, and Potential Violence &...

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Aug. 14, 2023

13 - The Whisperer in Darkness

A podcaster travels to an isolated house in the mountains to interview a man who claims to have made first contact with a race of bizarre alien creatures.  Adapted from "The Whisperer in Darkness," by H.P. Lovecraft.  CW: Includes themes and...

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July 12, 2023

12 - Flesh & Blood

A woman caring for her sick brother must deal with the emotional and biological fallout after he begins taking an experimental medication.  Adapted from "The Novel of the White Powder," from The Three Imposters; or, The Transmutations by Arthur...

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June 20, 2023

11 - Lock the Door

A babysitter tries to protect a child from the monster in his closet.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Phobias, Child Endangerment, Wild Animal Attacks, Violence Against Animals, Potential Gun Violence, and Potential Violence &...

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May 17, 2023

10 - The Man in the Mustard Suit

A police detective investigates a strange death connected to a mysterious late night talk show.  Adapted from "The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Suicide, Mental Illness, Disfigurement, Cosmic...

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April 19, 2023

9 - Just Between Us

A woman fights for survival in a bizarre battle of wills after she finds herself embedded halfway through a solid wall.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror, Body Trauma, Disability & Disfigurement, Phobias, Serial Killing,...

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March 13, 2023

8 - Chrysalis

In the aftermath of a bizarre disaster, three strangers taking shelter together find themselves irrevocably changed.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Disaster-Related Trauma, Body Horror & Transformation, Cosmic Horror, Paranoia,...

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Feb. 6, 2023

7 - Jackrabbit

A man is forced to confront mortality after being shown a vision of his own death.  PLEASE NOTE: This episode contains a depiction of suicide. If you are suicidal or in crisis, call or text 988. They can help.  CW: Includes themes and...

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Jan. 17, 2023

6 - Colony

A thief delivering stolen medicine to an illicit surgeon finds himself in desperate need of an unconventional medical intervention.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Body Horror & Transformation, Alienation, Medical Anxiety and Surgery,...

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Dec. 14, 2022

5 - All You Faithful

On Christmas Eve, a man visiting his family for the holidays is called out to an abandoned mineshaft by a voice claiming to be God.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Familial Rejection, Religious Trauma, Potential Violence and Death. ...

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Nov. 17, 2022

4 - Recluse

A young professional and her date investigate the disappearance of a disgraced scientist and find his work has borne horrific fruit.  Adapted from “The Food of the Gods,” by H.G. Wells.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Phobias,...

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Oct. 30, 2022

Profuse Thanks, Programming Notes, and 'Dying Feels Like Slowly Sinki…

As launch week winds to a close, Jon breaks character to thank the listeners, explain the show's monthly releases going forward, perform a bonus reading of his r/nosleep story 'Dying Feels Like Slowly Sinking,' and play the trailer for Tartarus,...

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Oct. 28, 2022

3 - The Circle of Viy

A federal agent performs an autopsy on a mysterious corpse, but the answers he finds may shake the foundations of reality itself.  Adapted from “Viy,” by Nikolai Gogol.  CW: Includes themes and depictions of Mental Illness, Dissociation,...

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Oct. 26, 2022

2 - The Damned Thing

A crisis counselor arrives at an isolated home in the mountains, where the home’s owner is convinced he has caught the impossible monster that killed his son.  Adapted from “The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Bierce.  CW: Includes themes and...

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Oct. 24, 2022

1 - Room to Grow In

An agoraphobe investigates strange sounds coming from the basement of his new house and begins to undergo a bizarre and hideous transformation.  Content Warning: Includes themes and depictions of Mental Illness, Phobias, Alienation, Grief, Body...

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Oct. 17, 2022

Gray Matter - Series Trailer

Do not adjust your set. Gray Matter: An Acid Horror Anthology Podcast launches October 24th. See you there.       Follow us on Social Media! Twitter: Facebook:

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