Category: The Well Below the Valley

The Well Below the Valley, Episode 13: Daybreak

A bleak, leafless tree against a sepia-toned sky. Text reads: Space Whales Press presents The Well Below the Valley, an audio drama

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)

KURT Cross, private investigator who has already seen too much. Male, early 30s, New York accent.

Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, who still remembers how to use a sword. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent. 

Father John WHITNEY, slayer of sacrifices and summoner of monsters. Male, early 50s, Northern English accent.

Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, who always comes prepared. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent.

Three or more CULTISTS and residents of Whitmoor. Male or female, 30s or 40s, Northern English accents. 

Sheriff Norbert OAKS, unofficially the second in command of the cult. Male, mid-40s, Northern English accent.

MARIE Campbell, not quite sacrificed. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent. 

Dr. ERNEST Wilde, determined rationalist. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent. 

JASMINE Indrani, staunch defender of the women’s shelter and its residents. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.

JONATHAN Martel, butler and caretaker of the Westmont estate. Male, mid-50s, Northern English accent. 

MARJANI Kaur, physician and practical optimist. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.

CLAIRE Cooper, holy vessel. Female, late teens, Northern English accent.

Scene 1: Ext. Fields outside Whitmoor – Night

MUSIC: OPENING THEME.

The music fades into the howling of the wind over Whitmoor’s dry fields. In the distance, a copse of dead trees shake and rattle. Underneath the noise, a drone is present, steady and pervasive. 

Something enormous and heavy is coming into being among those trees. A heavy footfall shakes the ground, and a dry branch snaps. 

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KURT:

In order to make any sense of what happened back at Milton’s, I had to start believing in magic, I guess.

It’s not regaining some childlike whimsy. I think it was more giving up on anything ever making sense again. 

ERNEST:

I’m…sorry. 

KURT:

Nah, don’t be. 

It’s weirdly freeing. 

As promised, there’s a new episode of The Well Below the Valley on Patreon! We’re concluding this arc (Chapter Two of the module) with a lot of violence, an escape in the dead of night, and a strange encounter.

The Well Below the Valley, Episode 12: Sundown

A bleak, leafless tree against a sepia-toned sky. Text reads: Space Whales Press presents The Well Below the Valley, an audio drama

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)

Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, former Ottoman cavalry officer. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.

JASMINE Indrani, practical ex-academic. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.

KURT Cross, reluctantly courageous private eye. Male, early 30s, New York accent. 

MARJANI Kaur, director and doctor of the women’s home. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.

VIOLET, a resident of the women’s home after her house was lost in a fire. Female, 50s, Northern English accent. 

BELLA, the young daughter of a women’s home resident. Female, four years old, Northern English accent. 

WINIFRED, Bella’s mother and a war widow. Female, mid-30s, Northern English accent. 

Dr. ERNEST Wilde, who far prefers the boring routines of his lab. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent. 

JONATHAN Martel, defender of the Westmont estate and its young mistress. Male, mid-50s, Northern English accent. 

Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, who wants to keep her past and present lives separate. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent. 

AURELIA Westmont, less than blissful in ignorance. Female, late teens, posh English accent.

JAMES MacDonald, refugee from the ransacked bookshop. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent. 

Sheriff Norbert OAKS, cult enforcer. Male, mid-40s, Northern English accent.

Richard LESTER and Charles PICK, Whitmoor police deputies. Both male, mid-20s, Northern English accents. 

Father John WHITNEY, Whitmoor cult leader. Male, early 50s, Northern English accent. 

MARIE Campbell, unwilling cult sacrifice. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent.

Scene 1: Int. Whitmoor Area Women’s Home – Night

MUSIC: OPENING THEME.

The music fades out quickly, leaving the tense, empty quiet of the house. A floorboard creaks above; MARJANI and the residents are upstairs, while JASMINE waits by the front door. We can hear her breathing softly. Distant, muffled shouts indicate the activity in the town. 

The loud, rapid pounding of a fist on the outside of the door breaks the quiet. JASMINE draws in a breath. 

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KURT:

With an antique sword and one and a half guns? 

That’s not a good idea. 

ISKANDAR:

You don’t have to come with me. 

KURT:

That would remove one entire gun from the equation. No. 

Hey, look at that! I have a new episode for you a little earlier than anticipated! You can find it on Patreon.

My Patreon is only $3 a month, or you can purchase individual episodes (or bonus comic art images) for $3 each. If you don’t have $3, don’t worry, this episode will be up here for free reading next week.

The Well Below the Valley, Episode 11: Dust to Dust

A bleak, leafless tree against a sepia-toned sky. Text reads: Space Whales Press presents The Well Below the Valley, an audio drama

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)

Father John WHITNEY, leader of the Whitmoor church and all that entails. Male, early 50s, Northern English accent. 

Dr. ERNEST Wilde, botanist and semi-voluntary investigator. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent. 

Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, protective older cousin. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent. 

KURT Cross, veteran of the French Foreign Legion, among other things. Male, early 30s, New York accent. 

Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, who has seen this before. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.

AURELIA Westmont, sheltered heiress. Female, late teens, posh British accent.

A pair of Whitmoor CULTISTS, searching for a particular text. Both male, ages can vary, Northern English accents. 

JAMES MacDonald, oblivious citizen and book enthusiast. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent. 

Scene 1: Int. Whitmoor Parish Church – Day

MUSIC: OPENING THEME.

Father WHITNEY approaches the investigators at a casual pace. The floorboards creak, and his steps echo; the church is a tall, narrow building. 

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If there is danger, it’s right outside her door. 

Not knowing about it doesn’t make her safe. 

At long last, the latest episode of The Well Below the Valley is now available on Patreon. The sinister town of Whitmoor is preparing for some momentous occasion, putting our intrepid investigators in danger. This episode will be available for free reading next week, but if you’d like to support an independent creator, my Patreon is only $3 a month.

The Well Below the Valley, Episode 10: All Who Have Ears to Hear

A bleak, leafless tree against a sepia-toned sky. Text reads: Space Whales Press presents The Well Below the Valley, an audio drama

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)

KURT Cross, actor, private investigator, and former skeptic. Male, early 30s, New York accent. 

Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, Metropolitan police detective and raging caffeine addict. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.

Dr. ERNEST Wilde, skeptic enough for the whole group. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent. 

Eloise “ELLIE: Westmont, returned home at last. Female, mid 20s, posh British accent. 

JASMINE Indrani, haunted by the ghost of her mentor. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.

A Whitmoor FARMER, unwelcoming to outsiders and unphased by recent events. Male, middle aged, Northern English accent. 

Constable Ben COREY, who learned not to ask questions. Male, mid 20s, Northern English accent. 

MARIE Campbell, post office attendant and dreamer. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent. 

Robert SANGFORD, telegraph operator and de facto postmaster. Male, early 40s, Northern English accent. 

Father John WHITNEY, Whitmoor parish priest. Male, early 50s, Northern English accent. 

Scene 1: Int. Westmont estate, third floor – Day

MUSIC: OPENING THEME.

KURT wakes, shaking off a dream; to represent the dream lingering, the sounds of a drone, a steady drip of water into a metal sink, and the rattle of an old radiator fade in after the music and fade out as he narrates. 

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With all due respect, Inspector, I don’t want your help.

You’re too close to the professor. You’re drawing me back into his nonsense, whether you mean to or not. 

I left Oxford, and then I left London. Ragnarsson pursued me even here, even after he died. 

I think I’ll never be free of him. 

Episode 10: All Who Have Ears to Hear

As promised, the shiny new episode of The Well Below the Valley is now available on Patreon. After experiencing some uniquely eldritch nightmares, our investigators split up in order to gather some more information about the town of Whitmoor, while in the background something darker looms.

I’ve also made the first episode free to access on Patreon (you can find it here), though it is already free to access here via the Stories tab above (under the Menu if you’re on mobile).

The Well Below the Valley, Episode 9: Green Grows the Lily

A bleak, leafless tree against a sepia-toned sky. Text reads: Space Whales Press presents The Well Below the Valley, an audio drama

Table of Contents

Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)

CLAIRE Cooper, harbinger of the new world. Female, late teens, Northern English accent.

Dr. MARJANI Kaur, caretaker of the women’s home. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.

JASMINE Indrani, no longer an academic. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.

Dr. ERNEST Wilde, torn between horror and scientific curiosity. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.

Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, heir to ancient secrets. Female, mid-20s, posh English accent.

KURT Cross, who has accepted the occult but doesn’t like it. Male, early 30s, New York accent.

Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, believer in a better world despite all evidence to the contrary. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.

The voice of Professor Emundr RAGNARSSON, speaking once more from beyond the grave. Male, late 50s, Icelandic accent.

JONATHAN Martel, long-serving butler of the Westmont estate. Male, mid-50s, Northern English accent.

AURELIA Westmont, sole resident of the Westmont estate and Ellie’s favorite cousin. Female, late teens, posh English accent.

Sheriff Norbert OAKS, Whitmoor gatekeeper. Male, mid-40s, Northern English accent. 

JAMES MacDonald, friendly neighborhood bookbinder. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent. 

The voice of ESTRILDA de Westemond, witch in captivity. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent.

Scene 1: Int. Whitmoor Area Women’s Home, upstairs bedroom – Day

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Everyone thinks I’m just a silly little girl, and he tricked me, but that’s not true at all. 

I wouldn’t have been chosen if I wasn’t worthy.

Soon, I’ll give birth to the new world. 

What’s this? New content?

Our intrepid investigators start uncovering the secrets of the town of Whitmoor and the Westmont family. Warning for implied body horror and reproductive coercion.

You can read this episode right now on Patreon!