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A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

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Episode 8 of Illinois Hell Hole, the full-cast horror comedy audio drama, where a cursed cornfield in central Illinois collects its debts with interest. Over a pair of ten a.m. whiskeys at the Busted Bottle, a reformed Rabin Masterson sets out to save his great-great-grandson's soul. Life is precious, he swears. There is still hope. There is wifi! And so, with the best of intentions, he asks Ned the most dangerous question in the county: what do you wish for?

Out in the corn, Lenore stands alone at the lip of the bottomless pit, demanding answers from the dark. But the dark has been listening, and something down there has grown very, very curious about her.

Elsewhere, Ned's wildest dreams begin, at long last, to come true. But in Illinois Hell Hole, nobody gets something for nothing, and every wish is paid for in full.

Then winter falls like a funeral shroud over Springfield. The jack-o'-lantern rots beneath the snow. And the town psychic comes knocking, carrying a premonition that cannot be unsaid.

One episode remains. The pit is patient. The pit is hungry. And it is coming for its due.

CAST
Corey Burton as the Narrator
Daran Norris as Rabin
Matt Brookens as Ned
Reggie Guyton as Moose
Meghan M. McDonough as Lenore
Kassandra Escandell as Moonglow
Maria Libri as Sheryl
Jeska Bailey Forsyth as Sheena
Jeff Williams as the Garbage Man

Written and directed by Matt Brookens
Sound mixer: Brian Magrum
Editor: Adam Kunselman
Originally broadcast on NPR Illinois 91.9 FM

SPECIAL THANKS
Daran Norris, our Rabin Masterson
Jeska Bailey Forsyth: https://jeskaatx.com

The finale drops October 24. The full feature-length Movie Cut arrives on Halloween.

A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com

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Illinois Hell Hole, Ep 7
Fall arrives, and the town psychic Moonglow shows up at the farmhouse with a dusty old tome: The Illustrated Guide to Hell Holes. Ned swears he'll "totally skim it," but its pages lay out the rules of the pit in the cornfield: who it takes, what it costs, and what it means when a stranger from another time shows up with endless money and golden bracelets.

Ned confronts Rabin at the Busted Bottle and finally gets the truth about the man in the vintage suit, and it's closer to home than Ned ever imagined. Back at the farmhouse, someone finds Rucker's hog caller on the mantel. And the book is sitting right there on the couch.

CAST
Corey Burton as the Narrator
Daran Norris as Rabin
Matt Brookens as Ned
Reggie Guyton as Moose
Meghan M. McDonough as Lenore
Kassandra Escandell as Moonglow
Maria Libri as Sheryl
Nitin Sil as Hortense Goodbody

Written and directed by Matt Brookens
Sound mixer: Brian Magrum
Editor: Adam Kunselman
Originally broadcast on NPR Illinois 91.9 FM

SHOUT-OUTS
Nitin Sil, Flashpoint History: [link]
Jeska Bailey Forsyth: https://jeskaatx.com

Two episodes left. The finale drops October 24, and the full Movie Cut drops Halloween.

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Email: IllinoisHellHole@gmail.com

A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com

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At dawn, Ned joins Rucker, Lenore's new "alpha male" fiancé, in the cornfield to hunt the giant Hogzilla. With the pit to hell waiting deep in the corn, nothing good is going to happen. By nightfall a storm brings a beautiful visitor to the farmhouse door, and Ned has a family question Rabin doesn't want to answer. 

CAST
Corey Burton as the Narrator
Daran Norris as Rabin
Matt Brookens as Ned
Reggie Guyton as Moose
Meghan M. McDonough as Lenore
Keith Compton as Rucker
Jeska Bailey Forsyth as Buella
Guy Forsyth as Fred

Written and directed by Matt Brookens
Sound mixer: Brian Magrum
Editor: Adam Kunselman
Originally broadcast on NPR Illinois 91.9 FM

Shout-out to Keith Compton: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2593787/

New episodes every Saturday through October 24. The full Movie Cut drops Halloween.

Listen free: https://illinoishellhole.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MattBrookensDirect
Patreon: https://patreon.com/MattBrookens
All links: https://linktr.ee/mattbrookens
Email: IllinoisHellHole@gmail.com

A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com

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Ned and Moose enlist a scientist to take a look at this bottomless pit. Lot's of off-putting screaming from down there, but it's probably a wayward badger or a red tail hawk. I mean are we not men of science? 
Then Ned meets Lenore at the Illinois State Fair. Sparks fly as they play the hammer swing. Running into Ned coincidentally again, Rabin encourages him to do the WRONG thing... again. It's like he's intentionally trying to lead Ned down the road to hell or something. 

A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com

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IN THIS EPISODE: Ned takes his problems to Moonglow, a witchy psychic giving tarot readings in the woods. Hell is real, part of the collective unconscious. No more wishes, and nothing is free. That night Ned tells Moose everything and together they form an Emo band! 
We get a glimpse of Ned's troubled dirtbag teenage years in a flashback.

And later, alone in his parents' bedroom, Ned gets a terrifying visitor who has been waiting for an introduction.

In this episode: Corey Burton as your Narrator. Matt Brookens as Ned. Reggie Guyton as Moose. Kassandra Escandell as Moonglow. John LaFlamboy as Satan. Gina DeCroix Russell as Wendy and Patrick Russell as Ben.

A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com

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IN THIS EPISODE:
Ned finds his debt miraculously erased and himself cleared of any connections to Bill the Bill Collector's demise. A mysterious stranger comes out of the hole and enters town seeking news and learning about all the new technological doohickies beyond comprehension. Ned speaks to Bill's widow who doesn't buy his innocence act.

Cast: Corey Burton as your Narrator. Daran Norris as Rabin. Matt Brookens as Ned. Reggie Guyton as Moose.  Maria Libri as Sheryl. John LaFlamboy as the Bill Collector, Mindy Turano as Macy and Nora. 

Written, directed, and produced by Matt Brookens. Sound mixer: Brian Magrum. Editor: Adam Kunselman.

Website — https://illinoishellhole.com
Support the show — https://patreon.com/MattBrookens
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@MattBrookensDirect
Everything else — https://linktr.ee/mattbrookens
Contact — IllinoisHellHole@gmail.com

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A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com

Send us Fan Mail

Illinois Hell Hole is a nine-episode supernatural horror comedy audio drama, originally broadcast on NPR Illinois 91.9 FM.

All nine episodes are complete. New episodes every Saturday through October 24, with the full feature-length Movie Cut on Halloween.

IN THIS EPISODE: Ned runs into Lenore Brooks at the Busted Bottle, the crush he never had the stones to ask out. She has a boyfriend now. He has a farm he's about to lose.

Out in the corn, Ned finds a hole. Twenty feet across, perfectly round, and no bottom. When the bank sends a man to repossess the farm, Ned makes a wish out loud — and that night, under a super blood moon, something climbs back out.

In this episode: Corey Burton as your Narrator. Daran Norris as Rabin. Matt Brookens as Ned. Reggie Guyton as Moose. Meghan M. McDonough as Lenore. Keith Compton as Rucker. Maria Libri as Sheryl. John LaFlamboy as the Bill Collector.

Written, directed, and produced by Matt Brookens. Sound mixer: Brian Magrum. Editor: Adam Kunselman.

Website — https://illinoishellhole.com
Support the show — https://patreon.com/MattBrookens
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@MattBrookensDirect
Everything else — https://linktr.ee/mattbrookens
Contact — IllinoisHellHole@gmail.com

Rate and review wherever you're listening. It's free, it takes a minute, and it's what gets new listeners to take a chance on an independent show.

A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
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1939. A blood red moon, a gusty farmhouse and a man asleep at a table covered in miracle elixir vials and cash. Someone or something is coming for him and out in the corn field, a bottomless pit has opened.

Modern day, Los Angeles, Ned buys a Korg synth in hopes it'll do his playing for him and save his band. Too bad he's about to get kicked out. And his girl has left him for the lead singer AND his boss just fired him. Could things get any worse? You betcha!

Now, Ned's back in Illinois to take care of his deceased parent's creepy farm. He's got a cousin crashing on a couch and a whole bunch of lore about the family curse to deal with. Luckily for Ned, alcohol comes cheap in Springfield, Illinois.

Episode 1 CAST:  Daran Norris as RABIN, (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) as NARRATOR, Matt Brookens as NED, Mindy Turano as MOTHER, Jess Bailey as SHEENA, Guy Forsyth as ROBERTO, Reggie Guyton as MOOSE.

Illinois Hell Hole is a nine-episode supernatural horror comedy audio drama, originally broadcast on NPR Illinois 91.9 FM.

All nine episodes are complete. New episodes every Saturday through October 24, with the full feature-length Movie Cut on Halloween.

Written, directed, and produced by Matt Brookens. Sound mixer: Brian Magrum. Editor: Adam Kunselman.

Website — https://illinoishellhole.com
Support the show — https://patreon.com/MattBrookens
YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@MattBrookensDirect
Everything else — https://linktr.ee/mattbrookens
Contact — IllinoisHellHole@gmail.com

Rate and review wherever you're listening. It's free, it takes a minute, and it's what gets new listeners to take a chance on an independent show.

A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult

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A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com

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HORROR COMEDY | FULL-CAST AUDIO DRAMA PODCAST

Something wicked is coming to Illinois.
A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few "accidents" away!

"A 'movie for your ears,' with immersive soundscapes, music and the kind of
engaging performances that would be at home in a big-budget theatrical
release." — Illinois Times

Nine episodes. Full cast. Sound Design and Score. Best on headphones.

Written and directed by Matt Brookens. Starring Corey Burton (Star Wars,
Disney) as the Narrator and Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents) as Rabin.

As heard on NPR Illinois 91.9 FM.

Contains strong language and cartoon violence.

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A Movie for Your Ears

A snarky, entitled Emo musician inherits his parents' farm, discovering a bottomless pit that grants wishes… but only when people are chucked in. Now his wildest dreams are just a few dead bodies away!

A feature-length horror/comedy full-cast ASMR immersive audio extravaganza by Matt Brookens — starring Daran Norris (The Fairly OddParents), Corey Burton (Star Wars, Disney) and Meghan McDonough (Dark Matter).

As featured by

NPR Illinois, Illinois Times, Horror.Kult, The Podcast Geek

CONTACT: illinoishellhole@gmail.com
www.illinoishellhole.com