Release Day - NoSleep Podcast Christmas Bonus Episode

Happy holidays, everyone! I'm wrapping up 2025 with a brand new audio release c/o my favourite horror podcast! Super proud to introduce you all to my sneaky little Christmas creeper, "Santa's In The Cellar".

Artwork by Catriel Tallarico

Santa's In The Cellar is a historical horror set in Williamstown, Australia, in gold rush times. Back then, Willy was Melbourne's main port, a bustling place with cobblestoned alleyways, a plethora of pubs and a whole lotta debauchery. The idea for SITC came to me on a ghost tour in modern Willy, where I learned that the cellars in all the local pubs were used to store dead bodies before the original morgue was built (right on the shoreline so they could sweep the intestines straight from the morgue floor onto the sand!). If that's not a setting for a horror story I don't know what is. The fact that Willy is quite historically preserved, complete with cobblestone alleyways and many of its original pubs, was a huge help when it came to putting pen to paper.

But the audio production! Wow! Biggest thanks to the absolute legends at the NoSleep Podcast for truly bringing this story to life, even going to the trouble of keeping it authentically Aussie by casting some new Australian talent who, I believe, are also from Melbourne town. Cheers and beers, to all involved. I LOVE it.

Santa's In The Cellar is available on the premium Christmas bonus episode, for paid subscribers only, but the NSP offers one free premium episode so you can still get your fill of festive horror even if the pennies are tight. They also have a regular Christmas episode (free to subscribe to) if you want to delve deeper. Enjoy! And have another Happy Holiday wish on me.