Petrified
Petrified is a horror audio drama anthology set in a darker Ireland. It tells chilling tales of ordinary people encountering the supernatural and their terrifying fates. The series is written and directed by Peter Dunne, with production, editing, and sound design by Liam Geraghty.
Episodes
Blood Enough For An Ocean
An idyllic town goes to hell when something shocking is unearthed.CASTAmy O'Dwyer as BethCiara Lyons as MargaretDonncha O'Dea as BillCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneMusic composed & orchestrated by Denis ClohessyProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.c
Darlings
The long suffering assistant to a pair of fading Shakespearean actors discovers a history more dramatic than any performance.CASTDeirdre Monaghan as YvonneDeborah Wiseman as BunnyDonncha O’Dea as TurlochLiam Geraghty & Peter Dunne as various voicesand special appearance by Joe Duffy as himself.CREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRA
Drink It
Three friends on a girls’ trip to Spain make a silly decision during a boozy boat trip that leads to shocking consequences.CASTGene Rooney as HelenAli Fox as Edel Clodagh Mooney Duggan as CiaraCiaran O’Grady as Fergal / GerryDonncha O’Dea as PriestCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUT
That’s When You Know You’ve Made It
An aspiring Irish actress in America about to give up on her dream receives an odd call about a Hollywood legend.CASTGeorgina McKevitt as OrlaDonncha O’Dea as DeanDeborah Wiseman as JessicaSte Murray as Bill/BrandonCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrifie
Long Haul
Arguing siblings transporting their deceased father’s remains back to Ireland realise they are in for a seriously bumpy flight.CASTGearóid Farrelly as SydGeorgina McKevitt as VicDonncha O’Dea as Jamie / CaptainCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod
Blip
A mother and child pushed to their limits by financial worries soon find there’s something much worse to be afraid of in their community.CASTÁine Ní Laoghaire as MauraCiara O'Sullivan as BillieDeirdre Monaghan as Mrs AndersonDonncha O’Dea as debt collector / CormacAnna Sheils-McNamee as helper / school secretaryPaul Winters as MickLiam Geraghty as DandryCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunnePro
Monument of Cars
An unlikely trio making a pilgrimage to the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert get waylaid by a bizarre carnival.CASTAnnette O’Shea as AnneDavid Fennelly as Francis 'Bumbles'Donncha O’Dea as TurboMichelle McMahon as Saoirseand Roger L. Jackson as AzazelCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_
A Biting Wind
A politician looking for positive publicity runs afoul of something hungry during a visit to a remote island research station.CASTPaul Reid as McDadeTierra Porter as GriffinRowan Finken as RabbitNathan Stewart-Jarrett as ArdleyDonncha O’Dea as PaulCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE:
Petrified Season 5 trailer
Petrified, the horror fiction anthology audio drama from a darker Ireland , returns on May 13th 2026. Petrified tells the chilling tales of ordinary people encountering the supernatural, and their terrifying fates. Roger L. Jackson, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Gearóid Farrelly guest star in Season 5.Petrified was created by Peter Dunne (writer/director) and Liam Geraghty (producer/editor/sound desi
You’re Listening To
Welcome to a very special behind-the-scenes documentary where you'll discover the bone-chilling beginnings of Petrified!Note: This documentary contains clips from previous episodes of Petrified and as such contains spoilers for some episodes.Hosted by Amy O'Dwyer and Margaret McAuliffePetrified was created by Peter Dunne (writer/director) and Liam Geraghty (producer/editor/sound designer)INSTAGRAM
The Unenvied Throne
The strained relationship between a privileged mother and son goes to hell when he carries out her final requests in their echoing family mansion. CASTDonncha O’Dea as BrianDeirdre Monaghan as Veronicaand Dylan Baker as GeorgeCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtu
Imperial Vermilion
In the depths of winter, a woman haunted by her family history invites psychic investigators to a once-grand hotel.CASTMichelle McMahon as HazelMargaret McAuliffe as MilaCiaran O’Grady as LinleyCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liam
Gratitude Is In The Now
A big city researcher must choose between two possible love interests in a village celebrating seriously weird traditions.CASTDonncha O’Dea as RexAnna Sheils-McNamee as PercyMargaret McAuliffe as BeanieLiam Geraghty & Peter Dunne as Various background voicesCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrifie
Paddies
Irish lads working illegally in the US take a job they’ll regret cleaning a house owned by a deceased entertainer.CASTDonncha O’Dea as DermotSte Murray as Conorand Galen Howard as RoddyCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgera
Little Capricorn
A widowed mother to a sick child is plunged into terror when someone offers to help sew the school Nativity costumes. CASTMichelle McMahon as CarolMargaret McAuliffe as HollyLiam Geraghty as JoeCole Dunne as FreddyCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petr
Point Hop Back
Competitors at an Irish dancing competition fight to win, and survive, while a crazed killer stalks the sidelines.CASTRoseanna Purcell as MauraAmy O’Dwyer as EmerMargaret McAuliffe as Fiadh / Mrs QuinnCaitríona Williams as SiveLiam Geraghty as the Judgeand special appearance by Niamh Kavanagh.CREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: ht
Claque
When stories spread about a hideous show touring theatres and traumatising audiences, a reporter makes some calls.CASTÁine Ní Laoghaire as HannahAnna Sheils-McNamee as BirdieGene Rooney as Coraland David Dastmalchian as WesleyCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.co
Petrified Season 4 trailer
Petrified, the horror fiction anthology audio drama from a darker Ireland , returns on Feb 18th 2026. Petrified tells the chilling tales of ordinary people encountering the supernatural, and their terrifying fates. David Dastmalchian and Dylan Baker guest star in Season 4.Petrified was created by Peter Dunne (writer/director) and Liam Geraghty (producer/editor/sound designer)INSTAGRAM: https://www
The Rictus Grin
A live comedy show takes a turn for the worst when the jokes begin to deliver more than just laughter.This episode is available to watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/bMsZOUesPus?si=Fna11MgAByyBnD7NRecorded live at The Laughter Lounge, Dublin, Ireland on 25th Oct 2023.CASTAli Fox, Margaret McAuliffe, Anna Sheils-McNameeAlso featuring Donncha O'Dea and Liam GeraghtyCREWWritten & directed by
Georgie
When the creators of a show fail to turn up, an innocent audience member roped into helping slowly figures out why.This episode was recorded live in front of an audience at SCANRA - a night celebrating the Irish origins of Samhain through the voices and mediums of modern creators - in The Workman’s Cellar on November 4th 2023.CASTGeorgina McKevitt as GeorgieCREWWritten & directed by Peter Dunn
The Why Will Show The Way
A young woman desperate for money is hired for an unusual job where urban legends are a reality.CASTRoseanna Purcell as JennyMargaret McAuliffe as Catherine / MamCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Pet
Melody's Story Hour
The presenters of a live podcast share a most unusual audio file with their increasingly nervous audience. This episode was recorded live at the London Podcast Festival at King's Place on Sat 17th Sept 2022.CASTMichelle McMahon as MegMargaret McAuliffe as LauraDonncha O'Dea as DanielLiam Geraghty as EdCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINST
Creeps
The unlucky guests at a wild Halloween party find out that some traditions really shouldn’t be updated.CASTDonncha O'Dea as HenryAli Fox as CarolDeirdre Monaghan as EvelynCecil Baldwin as Loris DelvinLiam Geraghty & Peter Dunne as the house guestsCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUB
Cold Reading
When an evening out at a psychic reading goes terribly wrong, one woman is left to pick up the pieces.CASTDeborah Wiseman as JeanGeorgina McKevitt as Hollyand Larry Fessenden as ShelleyCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.
Rollover
A lonely romance writer makes a date with danger when her talents attract a most unusual fan.CASTAnna Sheils-McNamee as DianaSte Murray as TerryMargaret McAuliffe as JuneDonncha O'Dea as Babbage / hotel receptionistCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrifie
Love You, Mean It
The search for a missing girl leads a couple on a perilous journey into a horrifying new reality.CASTAmy O'Dwyer as MelanieDonncha O'Dea as BoydCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immer
Whatever Way The Light Hits It
Journalists researching a news story are shocked to discover they may be witness to an actual miracle.CASTMargaret McAuliffe as AshleyDonncha O'Dea as Father FinbarSte Murray as GeorgeSpecial appearance by Anne Doyle as herselfCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.c
Coming Up On Your Left
A simple game to pass the time for a coach load of tourists brings horrifying truths to light.CASTGeorgina McKevitt as AubreyDonncha O'Dea as PascalDavid Fennelly as VanDeborah Wiseman as ForestCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liam
Season 3 trailer
Petrified returns on Jan 11th 2023 for an all new season of chills with more tales from a darker Ireland.Actor Cecil Baldwin, best known for voicing Cecil Palmer in the cult hit podcast Welcome to Night Vale, and New York filmmaker Larry Fessenden, director of films such as Wendigo and The Last Winter and actor in Broken Flowers and Bringing Out the Dead amongst others, are the first American acto
Stay Safe
Vulnerable to covid, a woman self-isolating in a strange house discovers there’s more to fear than what’s outside her door.CASTDeirdre MonaghanMargaret McAuliffeDeborah WisemanDonncha O'DeaCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgerag
The Loneliest Sound
On the last night of manned operations before going automatic, a lighthouse keeper gets a call from a stranded boat.CASTAmy O'DwyerMargaret Mc AuliffeCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an
Afternoon Tea In The Castle
When an actress turns up to the wrong gig, the people in a stately home offer her a very unusual job.CASTMargaret McAuliffeDonncha O'DeaMichelle McMahonCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petrified is
Twelve Pubs
Three co-workers attempting to drink their way through the 12 Pubs of Christmas discover a more terrifying tradition.CASTDavid FennellySte MurrayRowan FinkenDonncha O'DeaCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARN
The Person In The Empty Room
An heiress from a notorious family answers a phone call that really wasn’t meant for her to hear.CASTMichelle McMahonMargaret McAuliffeDonncha O'DeaLiam GeraghtyCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petr
Up The Airy Mountain
A group of nuns making a religious pilgrimage to a remote shrine begin to realise there may be something to fear in the woods.CASTDeborah WisemanDeirdre MonaghanMargaret McAuliffeCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCON
He's Behind You
Dublin’s most popular Pantomime Dame spooks a chorus girl with stories of the theatre’s resident ghost.CASTDonncha O'DeaMichelle McMahonMargaret McAuliffeCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petrified i
Ghost Estate
Trapped by the recession in a yet-to-be completed estate, one isolated couple begin to fear they’re not alone.CASTDonncha O'DeaCiaran O'GradyMargaret McAuliffeCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petrif
Series 2 trailer
On 30th March 2022 Petrified returns. Petrified Series 2 emerges from the fog with eight new, uniquely Irish, terrifying tales. CREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound
The Guest
When a Christmas party ends, the hosts are left with an unwelcome guest. A guest who really wants to hear a ghost story.CASTMargaret McAuliffeAmy O'DwyerCiaran O'GradyCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING
Grove Network Solutions
A call centre operator's first night on the job becomes a nightmare when one customer makes an unusual complaint.CASTDavid FennellyDonncha O'DeaMichelle McMahonCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comCONTENT WARNING: Petri
Little Cakes
A make-up saleswoman and an elderly customer having a spot of afternoon tea soon discover a dark and deadly truth.CASTDeirdre MonaghanMargaret McAuliffeDonncha O'DeaCally Murphy-DunneCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.co
Bleed Through
A writer investigating a woman's death is given a bag of cassette tapes belonging to the deceased which contain terrifying recordings.CASTMichelle McMahonDavid FennellyDonncha O'DeaCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.comC
Part 2: The Post Vitam Society's Christmas Do
A sceptical horror novelist attends an unusual Christmas party thrown by a group who want to convince her that the afterlife exists. (Part 2)CASTDeirdre MonaghanCharlie BonnerDonncha O'DeaDeborah WisemanMargaret McAuliffeCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Pe
Part 1: The Post Vitam Society's Christmas Do
A sceptical horror novelist attends an unusual Christmas party thrown by a group who want to convince her that the afterlife exists. (Part 1)CASTDeirdre MonaghanCharlie BonnerDeborah WisemanMargaret McAuliffeDonncha O'DeaCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Pe
Dead Air
A late night radio show host in a remote station receives increasingly disturbing calls from his listeners out there in the dark.CASTCharlie BonnerMargaret McAuliffeDonncha O'DeaDeborah WisemanCREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamg
Series 1 trailer
Petrified - a horror fiction anthology podcast from a darker Ireland. Petrified tells the chilling tales of ordinary people encountering the supernatural, and their terrifying fates.CREWWritten & directed by Peter DunneProduced, edited & sound design by Liam GeraghtyINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_podYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_PodEMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com
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