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.

CAST

Áine Ní Laoghaire as Maura

Ciara O'Sullivan as Billie

Deirdre Monaghan as Mrs Anderson

Donncha O’Dea as debt collector / Cormac

Anna Sheils-McNamee as helper / school secretary

Paul Winters as Mick

Liam Geraghty as Dandry

CREW

Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced, edited & sound design by Liam Geraghty

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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

An unlikely trio making a pilgrimage to the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada Desert get waylaid by a bizarre carnival.

CAST

Annette O’Shea as Anne

David Fennelly as Francis 'Bumbles'

Donncha O’Dea as Turbo

Michelle McMahon as Saoirse

and Roger L. Jackson as Azazel

CREW

Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced, edited & sound design by Liam Geraghty

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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

A politician looking for positive publicity runs afoul of something hungry during a visit to a remote island research station.

CAST

Paul Reid as McDade

Tierra Porter as Griffin

Rowan Finken as Rabbit

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Ardley

Donncha O’Dea as Paul

CREW

Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced, edited & sound design by Liam Geraghty

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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

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 designer)

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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

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 McAuliffe

Petrified was created by Peter Dunne (writer/director) and Liam Geraghty (producer/editor/sound designer)

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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

The strained relationship between a privileged mother and son goes to hell when he carries out her final requests in their echoing family mansion.

CAST

Donncha O’Dea as Brian

Deirdre Monaghan as Veronica

and Dylan Baker as George

CREW

Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced, edited & sound design by Liam Geraghty

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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

In the depths of winter, a woman haunted by her family history invites psychic investigators to a once-grand hotel.

CAST

Michelle McMahon as Hazel

Margaret McAuliffe as Mila

Ciaran O’Grady as Linley

CREW

Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced, edited & sound design by Liam Geraghty

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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

A big city researcher must choose between two possible love interests in a village celebrating seriously weird traditions.

CAST

Donncha O’Dea as Rex

Anna Sheils-McNamee as Percy

Margaret McAuliffe as Beanie

Liam Geraghty & Peter Dunne as Various background voices

CREW

Written & directed by Peter Dunne

Produced, edited & sound design by Liam Geraghty

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/petrified_pod

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@Petrified_Pod

EMAIL: liam@liamgeraghty.com

CONTENT WARNING: Petrified is an immersive, sound rich and frequently tense horror drama - if you have specific triggers in either content or sound please don't hesitate to contact / message us before listening to see if your specific trigger is in this episode.

Petrified is funded by Coimisiún na Meán with the Television License Fee.

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