Illinois Hell Hole

About Illinois Hell Hole

"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 HORROR COMEDY | FULL-CAST AUDIO DRAMA | NEW EPISODES EVERY SATURDAY THROUGH OCTOBER 24 — START WITH EPISODE 1 A snarky, entitled emo musician inherits his parents' farm and discovers a bottomless pit that grants wishes — but only when suckers are chucked in. Now his WILDEST DREAMS are just a few "accidents" away. Today, Ned Fischer's precious little life pretty much crapped the bed: Dumped by his girl, booted from Mothers of Misery, and let go by his boss who is a "Dickless dick." "Could this day get any worse?," he moans. RING RING. – Mom and Dad's plane went down. No survivors. Everything is upside down. Back in the Midwest to settle his affairs (ugh), he finds a liminal creepy farmhouse, a cousin with golden retriever energy, oh... and a BOTTOMLESS PIT to HELL in the middle of the corn field! At least drinks are cheap at The Busted Bottle. Things go from bad to PLEASE STOP. After a freak "accident" involving the hole, (YIKES) a dark wish comes true. That's when an old-timey stranger in a vintage suit turns up with advice Ned didn't ask for. Ned rekindles some sparks with his old crush, Lenore... who just happens to have a boyfriend the size of a tank. Drowning in sorrows and not afraid to tell everyone, Ned turns to the town psychic. Moonglow doesn't have enough sage to ward off this Emo boy's DEMONS... which are freaking REAL and stalking him at night. Can atheists go to hell? Ned's probably going to find out. Darkly funny and viciously satirical, ILLINOIS HELL HOLE is a supernatural fable about ego, and the price of getting something for nothing. Nine episodes. Full cast. Immersive soundscapes. Best on headphones. "This is in my top 10 audio dramas. It's such a good story, you will not be able to put it down." — Dylan from Horror.Kult For fans of What We Do in the Shadows, Beetlejuice, Tucker & Dale vs Evil, Army of Darkness, and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. Originally broadcast on NPR Illinois 91.9 FM. Contains strong language and occasional violence. CAST & CREW Written and directed by Matt Brookens Corey Burton — Narrator (Count Dooku from Star Wars, Transformers, Disney) Daran Norris — Rabin (The Fairly OddParents, Team America) Matt Brookens — Ned Reggie Guyton — Moose Meghan M. McDonough — Lenore (The Ice Harvest) Keith Compton — Rucker Kassandra Escandell — Moonglow John LaFlamboy — Bill / Satan (Hell's Gate Haunted House) Nitin Sil — Hortense Goodbody (Flashpoint History) Maria Libri — Sheryl Doug Lussenhop — Gary (Tim & Eric, Office Hours) Jeska Bailey Forsyth — Sheena / Buella Guy Forsyth — Roberto / Fred Mindy Turano — Mother / Macy / Nora Jeff Williams — Bathrobe Guy / Driver Patrick Russell — Ned's Dad / Banker Gina DeCroix Russell — Ned's Mom / Wendy Brian Magrum — Sound Mixer Adam Kunselman — Editor illinoishellhole.com

Publisher

Matt Brookens

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Springfield Is Hell-Adjacent

   Send us Fan Mail 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...

2. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Hell, Michigan

   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 c...

3. 

   3 Oct 2026

   Whoopsie

   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 Forsyt...

4. 

   26 Sept 2026

   Just a Common Mega-Hole & Dreaming of Bananas

   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. Illinois...

5. 

   19 Sept 2026

   The Shadows Will Come to Collect

   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 yo...

6. 

   12 Sept 2026

   Stranger From Another Time

   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 a...

7. 

   5 Sept 2026

   Totally an Accident

   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 rou...

8. 

   5 Sept 2026

   Welcome to Hell

   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...

9. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Illinois Hell Hole - Trailer

   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 ...

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