Transmissions from the Campfire

Each Halloween, one of the most iconic hotels in the Roaring Fork Valley avenges an ancient injustice, one unwilling participant at a time.This story originally debuted live on All Hallows Eve, October 31, 2024 during the show The Witching Hours on KDNK public radio in Carbondale, Colorado.IG: @transmissionsfromthecampfire | X: @TransmissionsFCWritten and Performed by Patrick Quinn KitsonEngineered by Daniel KelleyProduced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick KitsonThe short story collections by Patrick Quinn Kitson that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!NIGHT: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠⁠DAY: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠⁠BONEDALE, released April 15, 2025: https://a.co/d/8ZsI8o4--------------------------------------------------Music Credits for this EpisodeDark Ambient by sharvarionBikers’ Stories by AlexGuz Dark Western by RoybushbandDanger Everywhere (Suspense Trailer Intro) by soundbay | soundbay.orgThe Quarry by Tim Kulig | timkulig.comSorrow by AmaksiAn Old Haunted Ballroom Dark and Ghost Horror Soundtrack by JoelFazhariLovecraft Horror Ambient by Luis HumanoideHaunted C by Monument StudiosUnsettling Atmos A by Monument Studios

Embers... extras, mini tales, bonus bits. Listen tonight as we bring you Patrick Kitson's interview with bestselling horror author Stephen Graham Jones, from the Colorado Festival of Horror 2024. -------------------------------------------------- IG: @transmissionsfromthecampfire | X: @TransmissionsFC Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon! NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠⁠ DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠⁠https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠⁠ -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode ​Dark Ambient by stereocode

For the last 100 years, at the historic Hot Springs Pool and Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, an entity made up of something no one can see or hear has been feeding upon unsuspecting tourists. -------------------------------------------------- IG: @transmissionsfromthecampfire | X: @TransmissionsFC Written by Patrick Quinn Kitson Performed and engineered by Daniel Kelley Produced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick Kitson The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon! NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠ DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠ -------------------------------------------------- Music Credits for this Episode ​Dark Ambient by stereocode Choke v1 - Fullmix by primalhousemusic Queen of Hearts v1 - Fullmix by primalhousemusic The Wanderer by OB-LIX Magic Forest by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The narrator recounts the legendary tale of The Confectioner, a serial killing candy salesman from Grand Junction, Colorado, a story which just might be a lot funnier than it sounds.--------------------------------------------------Written by Patrick Quinn KitsonPerformed and engineered by Daniel KelleyProduced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick KitsonTransmissions from the Campfire will be at the Carbondale Mountain Fair in Carbondale, Colorado from July 26 - 28, 2024. Come meet our team and get your very own signed copy of the books!The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/21fvCCv--------------------------------------------------Music Credits for this Episode​Dark Ambient by stereocode​Suspense Dark Ambient by Defekt_Maschine​Tension Music Box and Horror Music Box 2 by UNIVERSFIELD​Heaven - Instrumental by Free-to-use-audio​Elegant Funeral Organ Music for Reflection by nickpanek620​Church Organ by Music_For_Videos​Cinematic Choral Chant - Halo Inspired by Humanoide_Media

An old hunter protects the Telluride Bluegrass Festival from an unsavory predator, while enjoying some damn fine gyros.--------------------------------------------------Written by Patrick Quinn KitsonPerformed and engineered by Daniel KelleyProduced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick KitsonThe short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon! NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠--------------------------------------------------Music Credits for this Episode​Dark Ambient by stereocode​Separation by William_King

Blake Bunford just wants to kick up his heels and sip a cold brew while fishing his favorite hole in the Colorado wilderness. Unfortunately, something below the water has other plans.--------------------------------------------------Written by Patrick Quinn KitsonPerformed and engineered by Daniel KelleyProduced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick KitsonThe short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6⁠DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: ⁠ https://a.co/d/21fvCCv⁠--------------------------------------------------Music Credits for this Episode​Near Danger by GuilhermeBernardes

In Mountain City, Georgia, population 247, a young man works late at an extraterrestrial themed gas station while surprising visitors continue to show up.--------------------------------------------------Written by Patrick Quinn KitsonPerformed and engineered by Daniel KelleyProduced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick KitsonTransmissions from the Campfire will be at the Carbondale Mountain Fair in Carbondale, Colorado from July 26 - 28, 2024. Come meet our team and get your very own signed copy of the books!The short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/21fvCCv--------------------------------------------------Music Credits for this Episode​Caves of Dawn by GuilhermeBernardes

A young man must endlessly type to keep an evil at bay, if only he didn't have so much else to do.--------------------------------------------------Written by Patrick Quinn KitsonPerformed and engineered by Daniel KelleyProduced by Daniel Kelley and Patrick KitsonThe short story collections that fuel this podcast are now available on Amazon!NIGHT, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/5kAqBG6DAY, by Patrick Quinn Kitson: https://a.co/d/21fvCCv--------------------------------------------------Music Credits for this Episode​The Futuristic Ambience (Everything Is One) by AlexGrohl