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HEMOPHOBIA is an anthology horror podcast, telling a new multi-chapter story in each season. Stories of blood, our blood, and all the pain, truth, and horror that blood embodies. Stories that do more than chill your spine and give you a sleepless night – but that shake the very foundations of your soul with the chilling touch of the real, unmitigated, unanswerable horror that is life itself. Each story is performed by a full cast of voice actors, including narration by C. S. W. Seasons are unrelated to one another, and can be listened to in any order.
HEMOPHOBIA is available on podcast platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Deezer, Pocket Casts, Player FM, Overcast, Radio Public, TuneIn, Podcast Addict, Castro, Podcast Republic, and Castbox.
Greetings.
My name is C. S. W., and I am a horror podcaster. I am creator, writer, director, voice actor, and sound designer of the horror podcasts HEMOPHOBIA, as well as Incarnation Read. In these stories, I combine influences from literature, spoken word, theatre, music, and cinema to create frightening audio fiction experiences to push the boundaries of what storytelling can be, as well as the boundaries of horror itself. On this site, you will find all my attempts to do so, so I encourage you to take a look around and find your fix of fear.
-C. S. W.
NEWS
10/31/24 – New HEMOPHOBIA Merch and Camp Havenside Bonuses!
Today, in celebration of this ultimate day of all spooks, I'm happy to announce a new series of merchandise for HEMOPHOBIA! This series is available now and includes:
–An "I Survived Camp Havenside" T-shirt,
–the Original Soundtrack for Camp Havenside (all spooky instrumentals included)
–and best of all, a full and downloadable Camp Havenside: Collector's Edition, which not only contains the entire fully-remastered story of Camp Havenside with no ads, intros, or credits, but also a long series of deleted scenes, blooper reels, and six commentary interviews with major cast members.
All of these items can be purchased from the new Merchandise page on this website, which you can access by clicking here.
Enjoy your trick-or-treat goodies.
~C. S. W.
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3/2/24 – Camp Havenside – Friday & Saturday
Amen.
At long, long last, the final chapter of Camp Havenside is live and listenable on HEMOPHOBIA.
And a week of heaven and hell draws to a close––somewhere in between.
Thank you all so, so much for listening. Listen to the finale via this link:
https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/ec004229b07e54afe6dc7a65e59e6ed9
~C. S. W.
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2/15/24 – Camp Havenside – Thursday I and II
It's not a demon.
The Thursday I and II chapters of Camp Havenside are both live on HEMOPHOBIA, leaving only the
Friday & Saturday finale chapter, coming March 2nd.
Open your hymnals. Anoint thyself. Save yourself.
Listen via these links:
https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/fd9d3d72a2f8c9b44e8c09f5eb192cee
https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/0b8f42a7dc1ffc68b7a9975ec66bf9be
~C. S. W.
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1/31/24 – Camp Havenside – Wednesday III
Dark am I, yet lovely.
The final Wednesday chapter of Camp Havenside is among us, seething and foul, live on HEMOPHOBIA.
Listen via this link: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/02a5634d0b840155bf169b1cc17175b7
~C. S. W.
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1/17/24 – Camp Havenside – Wednesday II
Woe to all on the day of my wrath.
The nightmare of Camp Havenside continues with Wednesday II, now live on HEMOPHOBIA.
Listen via this link: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/a074e0b0d0dd248aecc50783f2f3a17b
~C. S. W.
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1/3/24 – Camp Havenside – Wednesday I
Gouge it out. Gouge it out. Gouge it out.
Wednesday I, the sixth chapter of Camp Havenside, is now live on HEMOPHOBIA to kick off the year of our lord 2024.
Come listen to his good word: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/e1dd1e45035d51f13c9c308c6f011859
~C. S. W.
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12/12/23 – Camp Havenside – Tuesday II and III
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Thanks to my habit of creating immensely long stories, this week y'all get both a Tuesday II and Tuesday III chapter of Camp Havenside, live on HEMOPHOBIA as we speak. It's like Christmas came just barely early!
Listen here: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/03ed9021be459683f0f391200fd993e9
~C. S. W.
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11/28/23 – Camp Havenside – Tuesday I
The trees are walking.
Listen to Tuesday I, the third chapter of Camp Havenside, live on HEMOPHOBIA right here: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/da1f6562528c9739bc5898dab4773c54
~C. S. W.
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11/13/23 – Camp Havenside – Monday
Live on HEMOPHOBIA, we now go into the Monday chapter of Camp Havenside, the second day in a week of heaven, and, seeping slowly, slowly through the cracks, hell on earth.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/3deec6d159e5e054272e88942809d0a0
~C. S. W.
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10/29/23 – HEMOPHOBIA is LIVE ! ! !
At long last, HEMOPHOBIA's first season, Camp Havenside, is now in motion! It's premiere episode, Sunday, is live and listenable on all major podcast platforms.
I've been working on this show for seven years now, and I'm so excited to finally be showing it to the world. It is undoubtedly a different show than Incarnation Read, but it is nevertheless dear to my heart and easily the thing I am most proud of in my career. Listen via the Podlink link below!
Listen here: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/25ef4f3696e87bd160adbec55bb0a842
~C. S. W.
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8/20/23 – Coming soon . . .
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: HEMOPHOBIA.
HEMOPHOBIA is an anthology horror podcast, telling a new multi-chapter story in each season. Stories of blood, our blood, and all the pain, truth, and horror that blood embodies. Stories that do more than chill your spine and give you a sleepless night – but that shake the very foundations of your soul with the chilling touch of the real, unmitigated, unanswerable horror that is life itself. Each story is performed by a full cast of voice actors, including narration by C. S. W. Seasons are unrelated to one another, and can be listened to in any order.
CAMP HAVENSIDE, Season One of Hemophobia, is coming to an RSS Feed near you on October 29th. Listen to the new trailer below!
Listen here: https://pod.link/1643281842/episode/6ad23cfccb18dbbc13e5b934acd6ec9b
~C. S. W.
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4/29/23 – SEASON 3 FINALE ! ! ! – Incarnation
My name is Doctor Adam Dwyer, and I know exactly what I have found.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/23187e86a2e95b13b4a7cc6591620615
And, of course, Season 4 of Incarnation Read, the final season, will be here . . . before you even know it.
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4/15/23 – NEW EPISODE – COMETH
Come one to the house.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/7ce9f88becf19b23c8978ad249073728
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3/25/23 – NEW EPISODE – impatience.
A search. A frustration. A discovery.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/9471fc0b4b1729950254c209f84b81ba
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3/18/23 – NEW EPISODE – Malediction Part II
You don't say the words. The words say you. And, in the end, they will say everyone.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/6457c82b0590f0750b491cea4a1a703a
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3/4/23 – NEW EPISODE – SPEAKETH
Don't you die on me.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/b37495b99b41e95183da9c48bfa78781
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2/25/23 – NEW EPISODE – Restless
I'm not awake, but I'm nowhere close to asleep either. So am I dreaming, or am I witnessing?
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/6f70e76d0189e3f0028c519df57aad14
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2/11/23 – NEW EPISODE – Piper
True pain doesn't just hurt you. It knows you. Calls to you. Owns you.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/95da9fe2ab209ce6aa9727d2aecee20e
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1/28/23 – NEW EPISODE – dust.
A voice. A disturbance. A missing person.
Special thanks to Onnika Hanson and Noah Sanders for contributing their voice acting talent to this episode!
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/4278003d3e4550d0d6740679a2dcf10c
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1/21/23 – Season 3 Premiere – Myth
–Wake up. Leave home. Go home. Go to sleep. And somewhere between all those things, try to remember what makes it all real. Is it some objective aspect to the world around you? Or is it that you, to begin with, are real enough to even witness and experience it in the first place? If so, what, then, happens to the world around you when that realness of self, that which makes subjective experience even possible to frame the objective world, is taken away from you? Better yet, what happens to you . . .
At long, long last, Season 3 of INCARNATION READ is here. Prepare yourself.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/66cfca8bc77128caf46a4ed375be0813
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12/4/22 – Incarnation Read Season 3 Update
This is to announce that unfortunately, Season 3 of INCARNATION READ has been pushed back to January 21 of 2023.
I am very sorry to announce this; unexpected production delays and other such left-hooks have pushed the Season 3 premiere back just a little further in the future than I would have hoped. But stay tuned! Myth, Episode 29 of INCARNATION READ, will be here before you even know it . . .
Official announcement: SEASON 3 UPDATE
–C. S. W.
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9/16/22 – BONUS EPISODE: Double Vision
I have had the exquisite opportunity of being part of the Apollo 2022 Creator Showcase, an indie showcase of the best audiodrama creators on the best audiodrama podcatcher. As of today, a new episode of INCARNATION READ is live and ready for listening on the fantastic Apollo app!!! EXCITE!!!
If you want to hear it, click the link down below for a page that links to the showcase on Apollo. Trust me when I say, it's all my favorite creators in the world collected onto my favorite podcast listening app, so it's well worth a go. Not to mention, a little teaser trailer for my new anthology horror podcast HEMOPHOBIA may have turned up on the showcase as well . . .
Thanks for listening – hope to see you there!
–C. S. W.
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8/22/22 – I Was Interviewed on Sound Designs!
Tal Minear, the audiodrama and sound design legend who needs no introduction at this point, gave me the wonderful experience of being interviewed on their blog Sound Designs. If you've ever wondered to yourself why / how / again, why I make the messed-up and distorted sounds that I do, look no further! Interview is linked below:
Sound Designs: Interview with C. S. W. of Incarnation Read
–C. S. W.
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7/27/22 – INTERVIEW – A Chat with Soren Narnia of Knifepoint Horror
I had the immense privilege of talking with the pioneer of anthology horror podcasting himself: Soren Narnia of the massively influential, groundbreaking audiodrama Knifepoint Horror. In this interview, we discuss the past and future of his podcast, the relationship between audio and horror, and everything he personally finds frightening.
Enjoy!
INTERVIEW - A Chat with Soren Narnia of Knifepoint Horror
–C. S. W.
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6/18/22 – SEASON 2 FINALE – PHOBIA
–The pieces are there. They're all there, in abundance, in excess of detail. But they're posed in a strange position, turned into an odd stance, skewed into a pattern that is by no means natural, or normal, but is still . . . strangely familiar. Familiar to him.
Doctor Adam Dwyer will find its center. He will find the heart of Case #1488. But the closer he gets, the more it feels as if he wanders into the unseen mouth of an unseen mass, and as this mouth closes over him, his own poises itself to speak, to reveal, to confess that which he has withheld all this time. But if he says it, says it aloud, who knows? Something might just reply.
Doctor Adam Dwyer will be the one who sees it. But it will also be the one who sees him.
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror audio drama and often deals with disturbing imagery and content. Listener discretion is advised.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/112cade3cd3ce2e687606ab92d64be6a
Thank you all very, very much for listening to Season 2 of Incarnation Read. The show will return later this year with Season 3, which I admit I am very, VERY excited for. Until then, stay tuned: and stay spooky.
–C. S. W.
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6/12/22 – Incarnation Read is on PATREON!
–If you enjoy Incarnation Read and want a little extra content, early access to new episodes, or even a chance at having a mini-episode made based off of you / your nightmares, consider supporting the show on PATREON, with subscriptions ranging from $3 to $15 a month! You choose how much you pay, and it'll get you a lot of exclusive content along with access to patron-only events.
What all rewards will you get, you ask? Check out the link below!
Incarnation Read on Patreon: http://patreon.com/cswhorror
Stop Running. Come to us in Silence. Gather round the Campfire. And be a friend. Or a ꟻriend.
~C. S. W.
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5/28/22 – New Episode – BLACKOUT Part II
–They're scared. Of course they are scared. What child wouldn't be scared with the lights off, then on, then off again, refusing to give you the reliability, stability, the safety of a pattern. Just like they refuse to show you what there is in the darkness, in their sudden and unexplained absence, leaving in shadows your reliable, stable, safe home.
So what's in the dark? What lingers in the space between bed and floor? What can be heard but never seen in the obscurity of the closet? The children don't know. So you'll have to find out for yourself.
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror audio drama and often deals with disturbing imagery and content. Listener discretion is advised.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/91fbb58feeeb5d278d57c76f53ee8ec7
As with Part I, this episode of Incarnation Read features Tal Minear (of Sidequesting, What Will Be Here?, and Someone Dies in This Elevator) and ItMe! (of the audio drama InCo) in unique voice acting roles. If you like what you heard in this episode, as well as in the previous one, for the love of Dario Argento, go listen to their stuff.
Tal Minear: https://talminear.com/
ItMe!: https://www.incopodcast.com/
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5/14/22 – New Episode – BLACKOUT Part I
–A house is never just that, is it? It's something more, something sacred, the hallmark of family life sprawling out before you. With its strong slate roof and its firmly locked front door, it keeps the inhabitants––your family, your children, the very lifeblood of your heart––safe and sound. Everyone, and everything, inside of it is perfectly safe. From the quiet placidity of the master bedroom, to the attic with its infrequent bumps and thuds, to the rustling closet in the children's bedrooms, seeming to burgeon with a noise they've never heard before . . .
So what's a little storm here and there? This house can weather anything. This family can weather anything. Even itself.
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror audio drama and often deals with disturbing imagery and content. Listener discretion is advised.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/fff8d4389299028816783edabd59f7d4
This very special two-part episode of Incarnation Read features the exquisitely talented Tal Minear (of Sidequesting, What Will Be Here?, and Someone Dies in This Elevator) and the elastic voice acting of ItMe! (of the audio drama InCo). If you like what you hear in this episode, go check them out––they both do amazing work.
Tal Minear: https://talminear.com/
ItMe!: https://www.incopodcast.com/
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4/30/22 – New Episode – GUARDIAN
–No amount of preparation can make you a good parent. Just being there for your child is enough, right? Coming when she calls. Attending when she needs you. It's those very abilities and tasks that define you as a parent. But when you hear her voice, hear her calls for you from across the house, how do you know what she needs? How do you know if she really needs you? And when you start to hear her cries, start to know them and recognize them more than you recognize your own voice, when they reverberate from one end of your mind to the other in a never-ending spiral, what do you become then?
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror audio drama and often deals with disturbing imagery and content. This episode features grief and reference to the death of a child. Listener discretion is advised.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/889b7e5968152357eaa5ef94d1f03256
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4/18/22 – I Made a Microsode for Someone Dies in this Elevator!
–I received the delightful opportunity to write, record, and produce a mini-episode for the podcast Someone Dies in This Elevator, an ingenious podcast by the one and only Tal Minear––and a show where the title, frankly, says it all. If you're a fan of Incarnation Read, then you will hopefully enjoy my take on this brilliantly simple and versatile premise––and if you've never heard of Someone Dies in this Elevator, please please PLEASE do yourself a favor and listen to it. Tal is a brilliant artist, and their work is some of the best audiodrama out there.
Listen below:
MICRO: Let Me In, Let Me Out
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4/9/22 – New Episode – ROT
–The lonely commute to work. The constant barrage of horrible network news. Even trying to navigate the grocery store––it all gets to be a bit much. But something even darker lies in wait, right in the midst of all that mundane life. Something that looks just like you.
Don't fear the living dead. Look in the mirror––and see one for yourself.
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror audio drama and often deals with disturbing imagery. This episode heavily features body horror and carnage. Listener discretion is advised.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/5df26719ef19467f77bf88232d2af4bf
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3/22/22 – New Episode – TOLL
–“Ask not for whom the bell tolls.” It must be for you, right? You need it to be. After all, repetition and cycles are all we have. The foundations of our reality are nothing more than knowing what to expect, basing the momentum of the entire universe on that expectation, all via the sole basis that it's happened before. So it must happen again. But what if it doesn't? This time, the horrors of Incarnation Read come to pick at these foundations with something truly unprecedented.
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror anthology podcast and often presents uncomfortable stories in unsettling ways. Listener discretion is advised.
Listen here: https://pod.link/1536011677/episode/1f64b94fb7cc95a79a0d984f6e44f9be
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3/1/22 – New Episode – INTERFERENCE
–They say the human mind is liable to make patterns from absolute chaos. Doctor Adam Dwyer dedicates his life to this chaos in hopes of finding one such pattern within the building inferno that unfolds throughout INCARNATION READ. Dwyer can see the lines, the phantom threads connecting one grisly incident to the other. He can see what lies behind the bloodstains. He can see, dimly, faint as impressions on sand beneath the tide, the semblance of a pattern. He has made it his fate to find that pattern. But what happens if the pattern finds him first?
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror podcast and often depicts intense violence and disturbing imagery. Listener discretion is advised.
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2/12/22 – Incarnation Read is now on Reddit!
–ANNOUNCEMENT: Incarnation Read now has been blessed with its very own Subreddit! We've got all kinds of weekly topics and post forums, including giveaways, discussion posts, fanart contests, horror recommendations, and all kinds of other stuff. If you're a Reddit user, or wish to be for the sake of this golden life-changing opportunity, click the link below and join!
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2/11/22 – Newest Episode of Mabel!
–The latest episode of Mabel has dropped, featuring another appearance from yours truly, as well as the same blend of intense emotion, sprawling folklore, and heart-shattering writing that runs throughout the entire series. Listen below!
Mabel Episode 44 – Ashes, Ashes
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2/10/22 – New Episode – MIMIC
–Between the sleepwalking, sense of emptiness, and blankets of snow, it feels like every day of your life is an exact copy of the last. Well, nearly exact. After all, can a life ever truly be copied to a perfect tee? And if it could, then what would that say about you? Well, never mind that. After all, though big creaky houses can get a bit lonesome of course, maybe a little time with yourself is exactly what you need.
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror podcast and often depicts intense violence and disturbing imagery. This episode features body horror and blood. Listener discretion is advised.
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1/27/22 – New Episode – BUSKER
–It’s hard out there for a working artist to get by. Doesn’t ever seem to be enough going around for everyone, and maybe a little too much going around for some. This horrific episode of Incarnation Read invites you to explore the harsh realities of performance on the street, and the even harsher unrealities of our own twisted desires. What does an artist have to do to get what he deserves? The answer is darker than you might think.
Content Warning: INCARNATION READ is a horror podcast and often depicts intense violence and disturbing imagery. Listener discretion is advised.
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1/14/22 – Incarnation Read Meets Mabel
–I am very, very proud and very, very excited to share that I received the privilege of starring in Season 7 of the absolutely OUTSTANDING podcast Mabel – the second episode of which dropped just today. This episode contains an appearance from yours truly, as well as the fantastic blend of folklore, lyricism, post-humanism, and interdimensional turmoil that the show is known for, and for good reason.
Some of you may recall that I interviewed the creators of this very podcast some months back between Seasons 1 and 2 of Incarnation Read, so if you're looking for an idea of what the show is like, the interview is still live and listenable. However, I can also make it simpler for you: do you like shows that are interesting? If so, listen to it. Done and done.
Perhaps, though, the best way to experience the show is just to listen to it, so please treat yourself to listening to the whole thing from beginning – it's an experience I so badly wish I could relive. And when you hit play for that magical first time, keep your ears peeled, and 41 episodes later, you may hear a familiar voice.
Listen here:
Mabel Episode 42 – The Past is a Dream of Itself
Stay spooky,
-C. S. W.