The Pallid Mask

Dramatized Horror Series

The Pallid Mask

A full cast horror audio drama inspired by Robert W. Chambers’ cult weird fiction collection, The King in Yellow.

Desperate to get back on the bestseller list, Dr. Molly Bedrook sifts through histories of banned literature for a topic worthy of her next book. She finds references to The King in Yellow, a stage-play so widely condemned that even she can’t get her hands on a copy. With the help of her PhD students Zee and Carl, she uncovers the unsettling stories surrounding it: stories littered with asylums, conspiracies, and untimely ends.

As they dig deeper into the lives — and bizarre deaths — of the those affected by the play, they start down a dangerous, reality-bending road. But despite the many cautionary tales she’s uncovered, Molly knows her writing career can’t survive another commercial flop.

And there’s one surefire path to success: locate a surviving copy of The King in Yellow.

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Airing October 30, 2026: The Pallid Mask, a full cast horror audio drama inspired by Robert W. Chambers’ cult weird fiction collection, The King in Yellow. Written by Jordan Acosta and produced by Alternative Stories, the creative minds behind the award-winning sci-fi audio drama, The Dex Legacy, in collaboration with Hawberk Press.The Pallid Mask was written by Jordan Acosta, and directed by Chris Gregory, Emily Inkpen, and Jordan Acosta. Our script editors are Michael Dodd and Katrin Fairweather.Production, sound design and editing were by Chris Gregory for Alternative Stories, with original music composed by Adele Etheridge Woodson; recorded on location at Orpheus Studios, London, by Richard Campbell. The Pallid Mask was produced by Alternative Stories for Hawberk; written, performed and produced by humans. Full cast biographies, episode guides and more can be found at https://thepallidmask.onlineYou can follow The Pallid Mask on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thepallidmaskpodcast/You can follow The Pallid Mask on YouTube @thepallidmaskpodcast at https://www.youtube.com/@thepallidmaskpodcastFor early episode release and bonus materials from The Pallid Mask and other Alternative Stories shows, please join the Alternative Stories Patreon.  You can find out more here https://www.patreon.com/AltStories

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