Not Quite Dead

Hanging Sloth

A show about vampires.

  • 32 minutes 55 seconds
    LIII: Contingency

    Alfie muses on a place designed for vampires to live - and die - in, as Neige takes him by the hand and walks him through the past in the hopes it will illuminate their future.



    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-53

    Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zsI9JGFFAgjsmLNslbXnuB1mlEL5lIyZByHNTrHTwQc/edit?tab=t.0

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • Mentions of death
    • Descriptions of scenes of mass killings
    • Descriptions of flesh melting from bones
    • Descriptions of bones
    • Mentions of mass compelled suicide
    • Implications of sexual abuse
    • Descriptions of extreme violence and torture
    • Mentions of blood
    • Discussions of dismemberment


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    9 July 2025, 3:10 pm
  • 27 minutes 28 seconds
    LII: Le Bain de Sang

    Alfie and Neige perform a post-mortem of their recent discoveries.

    Transcript, with CWs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xBuDT6HWEX1-YOeYlxihmWJK9Fk8W2qfgCj4Agz0j04/edit?usp=sharing


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-52/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • Mentions of blood
    • Mentions of corpses, some dismembered
    • Discussions of unethical medical experiments
    • Mentions of intimate partner violence
    • Discussions of scars
    • Discussions of memory loss


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 July 2025, 2:50 pm
  • 28 minutes 45 seconds
    LI: What Remains

    Alfie and Neige creep deeper into the conspiracy which binds together Casper, Henri and Bonham. It leads them to something familiar.

    Transcript with CWs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ppIk-g6HXSZ1tl8mZqwDUmMDe_-mewDI8APlukgWotM/edit?usp=sharing


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-51/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • Mentions of blood
    • Mentions of corpses
    • Implications of unethical medical experimentation
    • Implications of gaslighting
    • Depiction of distress (mild)
    • Depiction of extreme fear response


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 June 2025, 2:46 pm
  • 31 minutes
    L: Aurora Borealis

    Nothing lasts forever, not even vampires. But some things do last a very long time.

    Transcript with content warnings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O5SKWJGNeffqu-o93X5bMS56DDz7Pi5Sjx56ghfzYLE/edit?usp=sharing


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-50/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • Mentions of childhood illness, including hospital treatments and seizures
    • Mentions of child medical exploitation
    • Mentions of unethical medical experimentation, including on children
    • Implications of medical gaslighting
    • Mentions of blood
    • Descriptions of emotional distress
    • Discussions of death and grief


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 June 2025, 2:21 pm
  • 26 minutes
    XLIX: The Executor

    A radical recontextualisation forces Alfie to question what it means to be alive. For Neige, the answer is simple.


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-49/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • References to death, grief and loss
    • Mentions of childhood illness, including hospital treatments and seizures
    • Mentions of potential child neglect and endangerment
    • Mentions of self-harm (cigarette burns)
    • Mentions of blood
    • References to suicidal ideation
    • Emotional distress
    • Mentions of intent to kill
    • Scenes with sexual undertones
    • Biting (with sounds)


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, with guest actor Alex Peilober Richardson, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 June 2025, 3:16 pm
  • 28 minutes 34 seconds
    Midseason Break Feed Drop: Remnants

    Hi! I’m Eira, and I make Not Quite Dead. This week is the midseason break in Season 4, so there’s no new vampires, I’m sorry. But I wanted to introduce you to one of my other shows, Remnants, in the mean time! If you love piecing together a mystery and going mad with red-string conspiracy boards, plus you’re enthusiastic about history, human decency, and the gays, Remnants is probably going to be right up your alley. It’s a dark fantasy thriller. I’m about to show you the first episode so that you can decide if it’s something you like or not, but the whole 30-episode first season of the show is actually already out, with season two on the way in the next few months. I hope you enjoy it!


    Transcript for this episode of Remnants, here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-1/


    If you enjoyed the first episode of Remnants, you can find the rest by searching ‘Remnants: An Audio drama’ wherever you’re listening right now! If you want to support Not Quite Dead and other projects like Remnants, plus get access to loads of bonus content including creators notes on both of these shows, you can sign up to my patron at patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    4 June 2025, 4:29 pm
  • 30 minutes 35 seconds
    XLVIII: Shadows of Eternity

    Alfie and Neige keep looking for the goldmine of information which will make everything make sense. But the thing about mineshafts is that they're prone to collapse.


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-48/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • Emotional distress
    • Mentions of murder
    • Implications of torture
    • Discussions of medical coercion
    • Discussions of the medical abuse of children, leading to their deaths
    • Discussions of cancer and other illnesses
    • Clinical descriptions of people suffering


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, with guest actor Alex Peilober Richardson, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 May 2025, 2:37 pm
  • 31 minutes 3 seconds
    XLVII: Bad Call

    As hard as we might try to protect the people we love, some things demand to be spoken about.


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-47/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • Mentions of psychological distress
    • Description of unconventional medical procedures
    • References to sex
    • Mentions of blood and blood drinking
    • References to torture
    • Mentions of violence
    • Discussions of complex grief


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, with guest actor Alex Peilober Richardson, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. This episode was ALSO produced by Kickstarter Fledgling Vampire Mar Deric. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 May 2025, 2:41 pm
  • 26 minutes 8 seconds
    XLVI: The Empty Page

    Alfie and Neige explore an old sanatorium, perhaps biting off more than they can chew.


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-46/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • Mentions of unethical 19th century mental health treatments (incl. heavy restraints and lobotomy)
    • Critique of modern depictions of inpatient mental health care
    • Discussions of modern inpatient mental health care from a health-provider perspective AND a patient perspective
    • Mentions of panic attacks
    • Implications of torture
    • Descriptions of bones/remains
    • Depiction of emotional distress
    • Mentions of blood, blood drinking and biting
    • Mentions of the holocaust (in the context of vampires during WW2; the descriptions are not detailed or heavy but there is mention of the presence of concentration camps. There are also Nazi-eating vampires.)


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 May 2025, 2:45 pm
  • 26 minutes 16 seconds
    XLV: Deus ex Sanguine

    The terrible consequences of Alfie and Neige's decisions have begun catch up with them. You cannot outrun the past.


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-45/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • References to death, grief and loss
    • Mentions of blood
    • Descriptions of and reference to violent injury, including decapitation
    • Murder
    • Characters in extreme emotional distress
    • Implications of self-harm
    • Descriptions of prolonged, non-medical torture
    • Discussions of coercive control


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 May 2025, 2:45 pm
  • 30 minutes 2 seconds
    XLIV: Gut Feeling

    A different perspective illuminates the events unfolding around Alfie and Neige as they try to find new ways forward following everything they've learned.


    Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/nqd-44/

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios


    Episode Content Warnings

    Please bear in mind that this show is a work of horror fiction and frequently places characters in situations which jeopardise their psychological and physical health. This episode contains:

    • References to death, grief and loss
    • Mentions of blood
    • Emotional response to trauma (struggling to form words; breath catching)
    • Minimisation of traumatic experiences
    • Mention of the the medical abuse of children
    • Implication of intent to kill
    • Implication of kidnapping


    Not Quite Dead is written, created and performed by Eira Major, under a creative commons 4.0 attribution license, with Kickstarter Vampire Producers Aster and Ted. This episode is also brought to you by Kickstarter Vampire Fledgling, Sabine! Live, laugh, bite.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 April 2025, 2:45 pm
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