In Tales Beneath the Surface, you’ll hear a collection of original horror stories set in a version of London where the ordinary and the uncanny overlap. Each episode features several self-contained tales, narrated with dark humour and unsettling charm by The Narrator. Perfect for fans of anthology podcasts and atmospheric storytelling.
Whether with a shout or a whimper, all things end. We can only argue about whether it should have. Some say every farewell hides the bud of a new beginning. I suppose time will tell, after all, reality writes it all in the end.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Tony Andalcio, Tidor Nieddu
25 Feb 2026
Reality Writes Itself: Episode 12
Has it all been leading here? All those hesitant steps, all that wandering? I guess wherever you go, there you are already, waiting.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Recording Engineer Vittorio Tondo
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Maxwell Tyler, Eva Jackson-Nieddu, Briony Purdue, Aleks Nowak, Tony Andalcio, Tidor Nieddu
18 Feb 2026
Your Body, Our Temple: Episode 11
Old friends reconnect and one pulls the other in, now they're cooking. Though if you can't stand the heat you should stay out the kitchen.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Recording Engineer Vittorio Tondo
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Maxwell Tyler, Phil Tatton, Robert Truscott, Aleks Nowak, Yusuf Tary, Tidor Nieddu
11 Feb 2026
One More Time: Episode 10
Through hiss and distortion, listening becomes and act of reconstruction, and perhaps an invitation. Is it one you want to answer?
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Recording Engineer Vittorio Tondo
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Maxwell Tyler, Phil Tatton, Aleks Nowak, Briony Purdue, Tidor Nieddu
4 Feb 2026
A Vessel to be Filled: Episode 09
London teaches you early that resistance is pointless, the tide moves whether you swim or not. Some nights, you realise too late that you've stopped treading water and started drifting exactly where it wants you to be.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Recording Engineer Vittorio Tondo
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Robert Truscott, Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio
28 Jan 2026
A Shadowed Fraternity: Episode 08
First days are rarely easy, and some faces are harder than others. There are times when it pays to say nothing particularly when explanations only deepen the dark.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Yusuf Tary
Additional Voices by Tidor Nieddu, Maxwell Tyler, Tony Andalcio
21 Jan 2026
When it Rains: Episode 07
We join three Musketeers as they plan a night of debauchery, unaware how closely one of them already stands to Richelieu's long shadow.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Rachel Acham Seagroatt
Additional Voices by Tidor Nieddu, Maxwell Tyler, Tony Andalcio, Aleks Nowak, Mathew Sargent, Yusuf Tary, Rachel Acham Seagroatt
Song: Rogue
Composer: Sybranax
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Song: Hustle
Composer: Peyruis
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7 Jan 2026
Paid in Full: Episode 06
He's coming . . .
Written by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Bryony Purdue, Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio
24 Dec 2025
A Christmas Message
Written by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
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10 Dec 2025
INTERMISSION
28 Nov 2025
The Smallest Fracture: Episode 05
Brace yourself, it's another tough day. The bullies never let up and sports are only fun for some. I hate bullies, don't you? It's almost enough to shiver you apart...we'll get through it together though...won't we..
Written by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Jason Cobb, Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio
21 Nov 2025
I See You, You See Me: Episode 04
The prodigal son doesn’t want to be found, he’s outgrown the nest. But the parent sends out the hound, and every hunt has its price. For when you follow a gaze into the dark, you never know what waits there staring back.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Recording Engineer Vittorio Tondo
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Maxwell Tyler, Nic Soteri, Aleks Nowak, Yusuf Tary, Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio, Dan Williams
14 Nov 2025
Written in Lies & Blood: Episode 03
Two comrades share their fire with an unwilling guest, but is there more than meets the eye? Elsewhere old friends pull one last job.
Written by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Maxwell Tyler, Nic Soteri, Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio
7 Nov 2025
Of Smoke & Sacrifice: Episode 02
A greedy man feeds a hunger that will not end. Across the city, curiosity peers into the abyss, and it looks back.
Written by Dan Williams & Tony Andalcio
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Recording Engineer Vittorio Tondo
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Valeria Traversa, Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio
31 Oct 2025
Between Stone & Sky: Episode 01
Two men, two paths, but do their stories intertwine?
In Hackney, an artist driven by obsession discovers a wall that demands his hand. Elsewhere, another falls from the sky, plunging into a city that will not let him go
Written by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Sound Design & Music by Tidor Nieddu
Produced by Tidor Nieddu
Edited by Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Directed by Tony Andalcio & Dan Williams
Narration by Tidor Nieddu
Additional Voices by Rachel Acham Seagroatt, Tidor Nieddu, Tony Andalcio, Dan Williams
20 Oct 2025
Tales Beneath the Surface: Trailer
Step into the dark with the official trailer for Tales Beneath the Surface, a weekly horror anthology podcast born in the heart of darkest London. Guided by the enigmatic Narrator, this series invites you to explore stories where perception falters and the familiar turns strange.
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