The Ribbiting


'While camping in the woods, a group of friends encounter Ohio's most dangerous monster: the Loveland Frogman. Armed with nothing but bear spray and hiking sticks, they must escape these bloodthirsty monsters.'


Written by Kay Hanifen (https://www.instagram.com/katharinehanifen/)

Narrated by Erika Ventura (https://instagram.com/efventu)

Edited by Karl Hughes (https://twitter.com/karlhughes)

With music by Dark Fantasy Studio (http://darkfantasystudio.com/)

And Thom Robson (https://www.thomrobsonmusic.com/)

And sound effects provided by Freesound.org

The episode illustration was provided by Luke Spooner of Carrion House (https://carrionhouse.com/)

A quick thanks to our community managers, Joshua Boucher and Jasmine Arch

And Joshua Boucher Carolyn O'Brien for helping with our submission reading.

And to Ben Errington, the Social Media Chupacabra, grunting and howling in the nighttime wilderness… digitally speaking.


Kay Hanifen was born on a Friday the 13th and once lived for three months in a haunted castle. So, obviously, she had to become a horror writer.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUnicornComi1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katharinehanifen/**


Erika Ventura is an artist, mother, bilingual narrator, and a husbandry technician. How does she manage it all? No idea, but her artwork can be seen on Instagram (@efventu) or you can visit her artist page www.facebook.com/BioArtsy


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