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Cold Open Stories was founded as a love-letter to short fiction and pulp stories which have the power to quickly throw us into new worlds, cultures, and feelings. Enjoy unofficial short fiction, audio dramas, and immersive experiences that transform fan-writing into professional productions, as well as new stories from original worlds. Find more at coldopenstories.com.
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A museum director and a few obsessed college professors discuss all things film, TV, music, comics, and popular culture.
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True crimes- cold cases and other.
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Password123 🔐 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/password123/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Lincoln Addington Performed by Kailynn Harbert - https://x.com/KailynnHarbert Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The foll…
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Traitor's Sight 🙈 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/traitors-sight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Liam Taylor Performed by Matthew Houlihan - https://www.instagram.com/houlihanmatt/ Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCn…
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Good Business ⚖️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/good-business/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Gregory Williams - https://x.com/gwillwrites Performed by Simon Alison - www.simonalison.com Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/inv…
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🔫 The Good Soldier. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/the-good-soldier/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Tristan Parker - https://x.com/c0rbec Performed by Marchand S. Steenkamp - https://x.com/Altered_ASA Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w This story w…
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📺 Parasomnia. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/parasomnia/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by E. Nicole Gary - https://x.com/nickyinbrooklyn Performed by Lindsay Zana - https://x.com/lindsayzana, Steven Zivic - https://x.com/StevenZivic, and Valentin Angel Fernandez https://x.com/voiceofvaf Joi…
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Through The Eyes Of The Machine God 🧿 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/through-the-eyes-of-the-machine-god/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Colby Brennan Performed by Marchand S. Steenkamp - https://x.com/Altered_ASA Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord…
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🛸 Lights In The Sky. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/lights-in-the-sky/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Morgan Young - https://writeryoung.com/ Performed by Nina Nikolic - https://www.instagram.com/voicesofnina/?hl=en Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW…
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Unnatural Selection 🧬 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/unnatural-selection/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by M.D. Nugent. Performed by Sarah McManus - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmcmanusva/ Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/i…
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🎡 Eldritch Park. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/eldritch-park/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Chris Buxey - https://x.com/chris_buxey Performed by RJ Bayley - https://x.com/RJBayley Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w This story was first published …
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In the Cold Open #55, Robert Sickels and Matt Reynolds discuss the (mostly) reviled Megalopolis, the likely swan song of Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly fascinating career. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!由Dr. RCS
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The Witch Of Rig 7 🧙♀️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-witch-of-rig-7/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Benjamin Joseph - https://x.com/benswritingtime Performed by Liz Plant - https://x.com/CelestielleVA Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - htt…
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In the Cold Open #54, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels survey the summer and early fall film and television landscape before diving into a detailed discussion of HBO’s The Penguin. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!由Dr. RCS
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🛻 No Longer. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/no-longer/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Harry Gillett - https://x.com/TheHarrySillett Performed by Elizabeth Plant - https://x.com/CelestielleVA Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w This story was first p…
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A Traitor Twice Over 🦷 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/a-traitor-twice-over/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Chris Buxey - https://twitter.com/chris_buxey Performed by Stewart Moyer - https://x.com/reduxist Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https…
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🐺 Nightbound. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/nightbound/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Daniel Dolgos Performed by Stephanie Tobin - https://www.instagram.com/stephanieswanquills/ Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w This story was first published as…
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From A Moment Of Weakness 🍗 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/from-a-moment-of-weakness/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Benjamin Joseph - https://x.com/benswritingtime Performed by Philip C - https://x.com/AWhaleVO Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! …
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Dead Language 🗣️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/dead-language/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by James Mills Performed by RJ Bayley - https://rjbayley.com/ Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The following story wa…
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Trials Of A Sister 🔥 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/trials-of-a-sister/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Geneviève Laprise - https://x.com/Writer_Gen Performed by Heike Priwitzer - https://www.heikepriwitzervo.com Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! …
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Monachopsis 🙌 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/monachopsis/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Tristan Parker - https://twitter.com/C0rbec Performed by Joseph Tweedale - https://x.com/JoeTweedale Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/…
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In the Cold Open #53, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels , and returning champion Matt Reynolds discuss the state of contemporary horror in the context of two buzzy summer horror films, MaXXXine and Longlegs. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!由Dr. RCS
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In the Cold Open # 52, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels contemplate the general malaise currently gripping the entertainment industry as it pumps out meh movies in too many theaters and B minus TV shows on too many streaming services. Along the way, they discuss a few choice texts that they think have qualitatively separated themselves from the blan…
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Spore 🦠 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/spore/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by James Marshall Performed by Ash Albiniak - https://unabashedvo.com/ Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The following story was an off…
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Risk In Reward 🎱 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/risk-in-reward/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Melanie Kraljić - https://twitter.com/mielleau Performed by Simon Alison - www.simonalison.com Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/…
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Fame Cimex 🧠 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/fame-cimex/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Matthew Stuart Performed by Ryan Negrón - https://twitter.com/RyanNegronVO Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The following…
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Her Cold Smile 🙃 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/her-cold-smile/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Jack Van Beynen Performed by William Nunn - https://twitter.com/VoiceThatCooks Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w T…
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My Name Is Roboute 😔 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/my-name-is-roboute/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Jennie Ruskin - http://twitter.com/VoiceOfKosh Performed by Marchand S. Steenkamp - Altered State Adventures Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff J oin our writing community on Discord!…
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The Voyage 🚀 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-voyage/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by George Vine Performed by Sara Dunham - https://twitter.com/SaraDunhamVO Directed by Ben Siegal Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The …
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The Avenger ✊ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-avenger/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Alex Gentem - https://www.instagram.com/plural_v/ Performed by Ross Fisher-Davis Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The f…
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🪴 Meriza has no love for Belladonna, her brother Santino’s manipulative fiancé. The bride-to-be has sowed seeds of doubt, and Meriza’s once close-knit family has been broken apart piece by piece. fearing that she’ll soon lose her brother forever, Meriza encounters a strange chromatic orchid at a marketplace that offers her a chance to save him from…
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🌿 When his estranged ex-wife Amelia is found near-dead in South America, the conflicted botanist Cooper travels to repatriate her. Scarred by their toxic relationship, he soon discovers parallels between an encroaching ecological horror and the trials of his personal life, all while Amelia’s skin has taken on a strange mint hue… ----- Invasive Affa…
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🐆 The ‘Santiago Jaguar Sanctuary’ is little more than a filthy roadside zoo. Despite the limited space and resources, day-attendant Diego does his best to make the confined jaguar Electra comfortable. When illegal loggers begin to disrupt the neighbouring jungles, Diego discovers something primordial, and pledges himself to protect the big cat at a…
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Imperium Eternal ♾️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/imperium-eternal/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Mark Butterworth Performed by Ryan Negrón - https://twitter.com/RyanNegronVO Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3…
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The Handover 🤝 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-handover/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by M.D. Nugent Performed by Dylan Duck - https://twitter.com/crashstarva Directed & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The following …
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Happy Birthday, Sergeant Corde! 🍰 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/happy-birthday-sergeant-corde/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Alex Olsen - https://twitter.com/alexnumberfive Performed by Stephanie Tobin - https://twitter.com/StephSwanQuills Directed by Ben Siegal & Produced by Colyn DeGr…
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The Bond 🦖 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-bond/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Andy Clark - https://twitter.com/andycruns Performed by Cooper Mortlock - https://twitter.com/CoopMortlockVA Directed by Ben Siegal & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - http…
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The Driver 🛞 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-driver/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Vera Campbell - https://twitter.com/vsoapboxx Performed by Steve McGrath - https://twitter.com/stevemcgrathvo Directed by Ivy Leone & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing community on Discord! - …
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Heart Of The Tomb 🪦 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/heart-of-the-tomb/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Ariel Cabahug - https://www.instagram.com/das2eazy Performed by Bonnie Bogovich - https://twitter.com/GoodOleBonnie Directed by Ivy Leone & Produced by Colyn DeGraaff Join our writing comm…
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Osparama Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/osparama/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Geneviève Laprise - https://twitter.com/Writer_Gen Performed by Kat Peterson - https://twitter.com/CxeeFoxx Join our writing community on Discord! - https://discord.com/invite/TCngW3w The following story is a…
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In the Cold Open # 51, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels wax poetic about the many reasons they both adore Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. Our intro and outro this week are Spectrum’s “How You Satisfy Me” and Dan Deacon’s “The Crystal Cat” from the Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spo…
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In the Cold Open # 50, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels dissect the four Wes Anderson short film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s short stories now playing on Netflix: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Rat Catcher, Poison, and The Swan. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, so please subscribe!…
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In The Cold Open #49, Kynde Kiefel and Robert Sickels discuss all things Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Our intro and outro this week are Ludwig Göransson’s “Meeting Kitty” from the Oppenheimer Soundtrack and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie The Album. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spo…
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🎙️Audition NOW: https://originals.coldopenstories.com/invasive-affairs/ ---------Cold Open Stories has opened its voice acting casting call for three standalone audio dramas addressing themes of ecology, invasion, and infidelity. Each episode of INVASIVE AFFAIRS includes full cast performances with immersive sound design and musical score. All leve…
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In The Cold Open #48, Kynde Kiefel, Robert Sickels, and special guest star Zac Bentz dissect Wes Anderson’s 11th feature film: Asteroid City. Our intro and outro this week are Tex Ritter’s “Jingle Jangle Jingle” and Burl Ives’ “Cowboy’s Lament” from the Asteroid City Original Soundtrack. The Cold Open Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spot…
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Reversing Fate. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/reversing-fate/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Darryl Parks - https://www.facebook.com/darryl.parks.9 Performed by Liz Plant - https://twitter.com/CelestielleVA Special thanks to Noah Miller - https://www.instagram.com/noahhmiller/ Join our w…
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Our Flag Means Deff. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/ice-and-starlight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by L. James Elliott Performed by Kyle Stroud - https://twitter.com/StroudKyle Special thanks to Noah Miller - https://www.instagram.com/noahhmiller/ Join our writing community on Discord! - …
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Ice And Starlight. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/ice-and-starlight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Daniel Summerbell - https://twitter.com/hobbysummerbell Performed by Cooper Mortlock - https://twitter.com/CoopMortlockVA Special thanks to Noah Miller - https://www.instagram.com/noahhmill…
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Ascend. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/ascend/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Noah Miller - https://www.instagram.com/noahhmiller/ Performed by Hannah Hellwig & Kodiak Spence - https://twitter.com/thejediexile21 & https://twitter.com/KingKodiakVA Special thanks to Noah Miller - https://ww…
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The Last One Hundred Lasguns. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-last-one-hundred-lasguns/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Chris Buxom - https://twitter.com/chris_buxey Performed by Christopher Tester - https://twitter.com/CGTester Special thanks to Noah Miller - https://www.instagram.com/…
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Her Name Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/hername/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Delio Pera - https://twitter.com/DelioPera Performed by Heike Priwitzer - https://twitter.com/kikiyoiVO Special thanks to Noah Miller - https://www.instagram.com/noahhmiller/ Join our writing community on Disc…
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The Deep Halls. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-deep-halls/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Noah Miller - https://www.instagram.com/noahhmiller/ Performed by Andreas of Chaotic Voices - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7SHfdxgZK-NZoYpJCUuF8w Special thanks to Noah Miller - https://www.…
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