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Welcome to the Twilight Histories, an immersive audio adventure that casts YOU as a time-traveling hero. Each episode transports you to a new world—some familiar, others totally exotic. Explore Egypt ravaged by an Ice Age, or a Carthaginian colony on Mars. The Twilight Histories blends alternate history, science fiction, fantasy, and role-playing into a fully soundscaped, immersive audio drama. Step onto the platform... if you dare!
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Twilight Histories

Dark Lord Studios
History
109 episodes / 2.12M listens
The Obelisk
In a forgotten age, the Egyptians crossed the seas to the distant island of Albion bearing an obelisk carved with the gods of the Nile. They planned to raise it over an ancient henge, crushing a local druidic cult. But the stone speaks to its people... Written and Produced by Jordan Harbour Join us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/twilighthistories) #HistoricalFiction #AudioDrama #Egypt #...
16m • Jun 16
16m
Gates of Heaven, Part 2
You have now arrived at the outskirts of Constantinople. Huge throngs of pilgrims have taken up the cross and are camped outside the cityʻs massive walls. But why wonʻt the city let you in? There is a growing sense of unease... Created by Tristan Verboven www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https://www.patreon.com/c/twilighthistori...
42m • Mar 20
42m
Gates of Heaven, Part 1
You said you were interested in a spiritual journey, a journey into a world of peace and quiet contemplation. The Twilight Histories has sent you to a spiritual world, yes. But unfortunately there will not be peace. Witness the launch of the first Crusade to conquer the holy land from the point of view of a soldier. Written and Produced by Tristan Verboven www.TwilightHistories.com (https://ww...
35m • Jan 19
35m
Legions of Iron
Step into an alternate universe where the Roman Empire battles with towering mech warriors. In this episode, YOU will find myself yourself the heart of a strange version of Caesar’s campaigns, piloting one of the colossal war machines that have reshaped the ancient battlefield. This is an alternate history story that casts YOU as the hero, in an RPG style adventure tale using music and sound e...
21m • Oct 17, 2024
21m
Claws of Carthage
What if Hannibal Won? Step into an alternate history where Hannibal triumphs, and Carthaginian soldiers sack the city of Rome. Follow a Roman family as they barricade themselves inside their home, cowering from the invading forces. This immersive audio drama brings the terrifying chaos of the Second Punic War to life with stunning soundscapes and music. Experience history reimagined as you jou...
21m • Oct 03, 2024
21m
Mariusʻ Mules
YOU will experience ancient combat first hand. YOU will hold the spear. You will hear the sounds, smell the fear, feel the adrenaline, and learn what battle was truly like for a foot soldier in the iron age. This first-hand adventure is set during the military campaigns of Marius during the ancient Roman Republic. You will fight from different perspectives; from the point of view of the Legion...
53m • Sep 16, 2024
53m
Cretan Bull
You will join a band of battle hardened knights fresh from the Crusades and hungry for a little plunder on their way home. You may discover something nightmarish instead. Written and Produced by Kevin Valbonesi www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) Listen to the Bonus Show (https://www.patreon.com/posts/cretan-bull-48255781) on www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https:...
1hr 6m • Jul 04, 2024
1hr 6m
War
Look closely enough at a peaceful strip of earth, and you will see the truth. A great war rages in the ground. Insects, crawlers and microbeasts wage a fierce battle over lands that could fit on the tip of your finger. Sometimes they fight eachother, and sometimes they will fight men. They will send armies against ambitions, plans and projects. They will dash dreams and kill crops. They are th...
36m • May 28, 2024
36m
Young Mithradates
As a man, Mithradates could stand alonside Hannibal and Gaeseric as one of the great enemies of Rome. In this timeline, assassins are hunting a young Mithradates, and it is up to you to protect him. Written and Produced by Josh Hutchins www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https://www.patreon.com/twilighthistories) #AudioDrama #Audi...
46m • Mar 27, 2024
46m
Oubliette
Are you curious how the other side lives? Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in the cut-throat world of royal politics? Spend your hard earned vacation days with the Twilight Histories in the 15th century! Written and Produced by Aaron Lund www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https://www.patreon.com/twilighthistories) #Au...
59m • Feb 10, 2024
59m
Ruin of King Ad
“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.” -H.P. Lovecraft You have requested to visit ancient Uruk. Our tourists who make such requests often with to visit the ancient Sumerians, wander the cradle of civilization and climb the great ziggerats. But you have a curiosity with the more esoteric aspects of the deep past. We have a little explored world jus...
1hr 11m • Dec 18, 2023
1hr 11m
Jason and the Argonauts
Join the crew of the Argo, and go on a road trip through the Bronze Age. Find out what Jason and his merry band of heroes really got up to on their epic quest for the Golden Fleece. Adventure, peril, buffoonery and a surprise hero to save the day. Written and Produced by Tristan Verboven www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https://w...
56m • Nov 11, 2023
56m
Shakalesh
You will journey to the island of Sicily at the end of the Bronze Age. In this world, it is called Shakalesh, and is home to one of the tribes collectively known as the Sea Peoples who raided Egypt before being lost to time. Written and Produced by Josh Hutchins www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https://www.patreon.com/twilighthis...
47m • Aug 03, 2023
47m
Broham the Barbarian, Part 2
YOU are Broham the Barbarian. You've tamed the massive Spike bird. You've conquered an ancient city. What's next? You still need to get your gaming company content, or else what good are you? It's time for your next adventure! Written and Produced by Aaron Lund www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https://www.patreon.com/twilighthist...
1hr 13m • Jul 05, 2023
1hr 13m
Broham the Barbarian, Part 1
Broham the Barbarian is entirely unique to our regular catalog of shows as it’s inspired by classic video games. It has an 8-bit feel to it, and an edgy quirkiness that’s become Aaron Lund’s signature. Aaron is a great writer who sneaks in sparks of genius seemingly out of nowhere. Please enjoy Aaron Lund’s first big show for the Twilight Histories. This is Broham the Barbarian, part 1 by Aaron...
35m • Jun 03, 2023
35m
Depths of Thule
You are about to journey to Greenland in the late 21st century. Now under the rule of a united Britain and Scandinavia, the colonists on the island are worked to death to extract resources for their imperial overlords. When a major energy project ends in catastrophe, you are sent to investigate. You discover something far worse than any natural disaster. Written and Produced by Kevin Valbonesi...
1hr 3m • May 02, 2023
1hr 3m
The Magician
The greatest trick ever performed is said to be cursed. You are about to embark on a journey through time to 19th century Paris. You are a magician in search of a great master of the dark art. What you discover may cause you to question the boundary between illusion and… magic. Written and Produced by Tristan Verboven www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon....
51m • Apr 12, 2023
51m
Yucatan Tragedy
You will travel through space and time to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico in its deep prehistoric past, some 12,000 years ago near the end of the Ice Age. In this universe, an ancient civilization unknown to our history has risen from the jungles. But there is no time for you to explore this curiosity. World splitters from some hostile universe have invaded this land, killing the inhabitants a...
38m • Aug 08, 2022
38m
Black Sea
You will join the captain of a Romanian trawler as he reluctantly tries to rescue Axis troops and refugees from Crimea Ukraine during the German retreat in WWII. Written and Produced by Tristan Verboven www.TwilightHistories.com (https://www.twilighthistories.com/) www.Patreon.com/TwilightHistories (https://www.patreon.com/twilighthistories) #audiodrama #audiofiction #siencefiction #scifi #fi...
19m • Jul 11, 2022
19m
Living Fossil
WWII has ended and the allies are moving into areas of the Pacific that had once been controlled by the Japanese. You are patrolling the Java Sea for the Dutch. You discover a Japanese warship. When you hail it, no one answers. It floats, eerily on the water. You must board this ship and find out why the crew is missing... This is a lovecraftian horror adventure that casts YOU as the hero. Wil...
39m • Jun 21, 2022
39m
Foster the Past
A wealthy couple died leaving their young daughter orphaned. Lillith has no family to raise her. In their will, the couple tasked the Twilight Histories with finding her a good home in an alternate universe, one with family who can care for her. A world has been discovered where she has such a family. But it is not a gentle world. In the 21st century, a solar flare wiped out all electronics on...
25m • Jun 14, 2022
25m
House of War
Written and produced by Tristan Verboven Support the Twilight Histories through Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/twilighthistories) #roleplaying #rpg #fiction #audiofiction #siencefiction #scifi #fantasy #fightingfantasy #multiverse #alternatehistory #speculativefiction #audiodrama #timetravel #game #weird #historypodcast #twilightzone #hardcorehistory #france #islam #muslim #war #middleages ...
22m • May 19, 2022
22m
Time Travel is Easy, History is Hard
This is a tribute to Ancient Rome Refocused and a story about how the Twilight Histories came into being. You'll hear stories from the earliest days of history podcasting (2007-2010), and you'll learn how the Twilight Histories was formed from those early works of podcasting history... Hardcore History, The History of Rome and of course... Ancient Rome Refocused. How do you create a podcast? H...
59m • May 12, 2022
59m
The Trip
On your application, you said you wanted a drug experience to end all drug experiences. Picture this. You're an honoured guest on a remote tropical island. A strange ritual. A mind expanding drug. Super human strength. A deep connection with the elements. You'll see the truth. Feel no more pain. And finally, you will leave your body to become a god... This is a campaign style time travel audio...
19m • May 05, 2022
19m
Frozen Earth
The Earth is flung into deep space. Humanity must survive on a planet that's slowly freezing.  YOU are a scavenger exploring the surface for anything useful. But your batteries are empty and there is no sun for your solar panels. You are stuck, adrift on a sea of boiling oxygen on a world that's hurtling out of the solar system. This is a campaign style audio fiction that casts YOU as the her...
18m • Apr 28, 2022
18m
The Last Days of Kimmerikon
Greek soldiers lead a suicide mission to take out the barbarian chieftain who destroyed their city.  This show was inspired by the events unfolding in Mariupol, and the tenacity of the Ukrainians in taking out members of the Russian senior command. This is a campaign style audio fiction that casts YOU are as the hero. So step on the platform and let's get you on your way... Written and Produc...
24m • Apr 21, 2022
24m
Mongol America
Conquering Japan was supposed to be easy. It was a mop-up campaign, a simple wiping away of a few rump islands on the edge of the vast Mongol empire. But a great tsunami destroyed the Mongol fleet and tens of thousands of Mongols drowned. One ship survived the tsunami. It was ejected out into the vast Pacific. With its masts and rigging destroyed, it was left to the whims of the currents and t...
16m • Apr 14, 2022
16m
Down and Out in Ancient Rome
You will explore the streets, markets and bath hosues of the ancient city of Rome. A slave hunter is on your trail. Can you find a rich patron to protect you in time? Or will you end up languishing in chains for the rest of your time travel adventure? The Twilight Histories is a campaign style adventure where YOU are the hero. So step on the platform and let's get you on your way... Written a...
21m • Apr 07, 2022
21m
Ghosts of Chernobyl
Russia has invaded Ukraine and Chernobyl is under attack. You appear at the front line and join a group of Ukrainian soldiers defending the reactor and its sarcophogus. Surely the Russians wouldn't attack the reactor... This is a campaign style adventure where YOU are the hero. So step on the platform and let's get you on your way... Written and produced by Jordan Harbour #roleplaying #rpg #...
17m • Mar 29, 2022
17m
Light of Eternity
Today, you’ll be visiting medieval Japan during the Kofun period in the 500s AD. You will join a priestess who is carrying a sacred relic believed to hold immense power. She believes it will bring peace to a land shattered by war, and soon her theory may be put to the test. This is a campaign style adventure where YOU are the hero. So step on the platform and let's get you on your way... Writ...
38m • Mar 16, 2022
38m
Welcome to Fraxinetum
Muslim forces have seized Provence and carved out a fiefdom that is the envy of Europe’s princes. YOU will join the ranks of a mercenary force working for the Muslims and uncover a treacherous plot to destroy the realm. This is a campaign style adventure where YOU are the hero. So step on the platform and let's get you on your way... Written and produced by Kevin Valbonesi #roleplaying #rpg ...
55m • Mar 12, 2022
55m
The Blight
You awaken in the sappers' mines deep underground. It is WWI and you are a soldier sent in to clear out 'The Blight'. A horror like nothing you've experienced waits for you. Written and Produced by Tristan Verboven #WWI #GreatWar #zombie #undead #trench #horror #roleplaying #rpg #fiction #siencefiction #scifi #multiverse #alternatehistory #speculativefiction #audiofiction #audiodrama #timetravel
14m • Mar 03, 2022
14m
Rings in the Mist, Part 4
You are sent to ancient Ireland to investigate an anamaly in the multiverse. The Twilight Histories has discovred evidence of a world splitting technology that could threaten their entire business and they want you to find out more. Who is responsible? And will they be a problem? #scifi #sciencefiction #ireland #neolithic #celtic #pulsegun #alternatehistory
1hr 3m • Feb 12, 2022
1hr 3m
Rings in the Mist, Part 3
You are sent to ancient Ireland to investigate an anamaly in the multiverse. The Twilight Histories has discovred evidence of a world splitting technology that could threaten their entire business and they want you to find out more. Who is responsible? And will they be a problem? #scifi #sciencefiction #ireland #neolithic #celtic #pulsegun #alternatehistory
51m • Jan 28, 2022
51m
Rings in the Mist, Part 2
You are sent to ancient Ireland to investigate an anamaly in the multiverse. The Twilight Histories has discovred evidence of a world splitting technology that could threaten their entire business and they want you to find out more. Who is responsible? And will they be a problem? #scifi #sciencefiction #ireland #neolithic #celtic #pulsegun #alternatehistory
49m • Jan 13, 2022
49m
Rings in the Mist, Part 1
You are sent to ancient Ireland to investigate an anamaly in the multiverse. The Twilight Histories has discovred evidence of a world splitting technology that could threaten their entire business and they want you to find out more. Who is responsible? And will they be a problem? #scifi #sciencefiction #ireland #neolithic #celtic #pulsegun #alternatehistory
46m • Jan 06, 2022
46m
Oasis Lost
Oasis Lost. What does that inspire? Our Patrons came up with ideas and our podcasters produced them into stories, a universe-bending WWII story and a steampunk Victorian dystopia. A Soldier's Death Written and Produced Tristan Verboven   Idea by Steve DeFalco "A world within a world. You move through what seems to be 2 fractured worlds weaving in and out of each other. Its disorienting. Maybe ...
37m • Dec 22, 2021
37m
Your Adventure Begins, Part 2
You leave the scifi dystopian city of Urumqi with your shepherd and rise into the freezing Tien Shan mountains. Here, you discover the Twilight Histories is real. But you still aren't sure if they're going to rob you. #scifi #sciencefiction #china #chinese #wormhole #timetravel #alternatehistory #fiction #story #audiodrama #radiodrama
1hr 10m • Dec 15, 2021
1hr 10m
Your Adventure Begins, Part 1
You are a Sky City Maintenance Worker. Your word is safe but incredibly boring. One day, you heard about the Twilight Histories. All your co-workers said it was a scam, but you wanted to risk it. You wanted adventure! You are now in the heart of Urumqi, the most dangerous city on Earth, and the launching point of the Twilight Histories. You're beginning to wonder if your co-workers weren't righ...
53m • Dec 08, 2021
53m
Sacred Arrivals
You are flung into the violence of the 13th century. But in this world, something terrifying has made the Dark Ages truly nightmarish... something not found in our universe. Can you survive? #horror #fiction #story #audiodrama #aliens #ufo #france #cathars #pope
37m • Dec 03, 2021
37m
Weird Tales of America
What if the US conquered Mexico? What if the Barbary Pirates kidnapped a founding father? What if Russia never sold Alaska to America? Strange things happen in the multiverse.  Stories by Kevin Valbonesi, Tristan Verboven and Devon Field. #alternatehistory #america #speculativehistory #audiodrama #radiodrama #fiction #storytelling #drama
59m • Nov 24, 2021
59m
Seize the Fallen Crown
Set during the second siege of Paris, a band of Vikings go on what they think will be a simple looting raid, but their captors have other ideas. Story by by Kevin Valbonesi.  #audiodrama #radiodrama #roleplaying #dnd #darkages #middleages #viking
45m • Nov 17, 2021
45m
Blue Dragons, Part 1
Your mission is to travel to Venus and find out how an exotic people from a distant universe has managed to terraform the planet. But are they people? Are they even human? Blue Dragons is the finale of a ten year journey through the eyes of a young student, the same character from Ice Age Misery, the Winged Victory and many others. On this tenth anniversary of the Twilight Histories, we will e...
50m • Sep 21, 2021
50m
Legions of Agincourt
You will lead a small tour group that believes they are about to watch the Battle of Agincourt. In our timeline, Henry the 5th invaded France in 1415. The French King gathered together all the knights in the realm to slaughter the invader in one great charge. He failed. Will the multiverse serve up this same battle, or will something very, very different happen? Something perhaps involving Caes...
41m • Sep 07, 2021
41m
Featuring Dark Dice
Today, we are featuring Dark Dice, an actual play Dungeons and Dragons horror podcast.  Six travellers quest to find a town's missing children. A creature infiltrates the group. It kills the heroes one by one. The remaining heroes have to figure out who the creature is before it’s too late.  Listen and subscribe to Dark Dice: https://darkdice.com/
50m • Sep 02, 2021
50m
The Object
Time travelling archaeologist from the future explore a world that's at once strange and familiar. Story by Tristan Verboven.
29m • Aug 24, 2021
29m
House of Wisdom
The Islamic world was once the jewl of civilization. While Europeans were scratching the frozen earth with sharpened sticks, Islamic scholars were translating Aristotle and debating the circumference of the earth. The House of Wisdom at Baghdad was the seat of learning, a library in the tradition of Alexandria. And it was destroyed by the Mongols... Story by Kevon Valbonesi
26m • Aug 16, 2021
26m
The Green Man
Journey to an England out of time, a land where legends are real and their dangers acute. Can you survive the Green Man? Created by Devon Field.
38m • Aug 09, 2021
38m
The North West
Journey with fur traders along fierce rapids and through dense forests, deeper into of a strange and dangerous continent. You'll discover the life of a Hudson Bay Company trapper in the Canadian wilderness. But is this the world we know? Or is this an alternate history? Find out...
50m • Aug 02, 2021
50m
Romano Saxon War, BONUS
So you're done the Romano Saxon War but you still want more... here you go! A bonus episode by Josh Hutchins.
20m • Jul 27, 2021
20m

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