Fractal Void Pod
By Valerie Johnson
Ep 15: The boy turned seven. That night, something came to his window. He wasn't afraid.
Ep 15: The boy turned seven. That night, something came to his window. He wasn't afraid.
He turned seven today. They celebrated with cake and candlelight and the warmth of people who love each other trying very hard to make an afternoon feel like nothing more than what it appears to be. But some things cannot be made ordinary by wanting them to be. And tonight, something came to his window. The Taken at Gordon Manor is a gothic sci-fi audio drama written by Valerie Johnson.
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Episode 14: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Sci-fi Audio Series
The story doesn't end yet. Follow along as we explore the dangerous and mysterious childhood of Manchester in episode 13 of the Taken at Gordon Manor.FRACTALVOIDStories of ominous wonder.Audio dramas that explore the inexplicable—cosmic mysteries, historical horrors, and phenomena that defy understanding. We tell stories where the questions matter more than the answers.Currently airing: THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR Episode 13New episodes MondayTHE TAKEN"Don't be scared."The voice has spoken across millennia. In ancient tongues and modern languages. To Romans and Vikings, to Regency ladies and modern scholars.But the words mean nothing to beings who cannot comprehend fear.THE TAKEN is a serial audio drama that answers a question no one thought to ask: What did alien abduction look like before 1947? Before "UFO" entered our vocabulary? Before we had any framework to understand the lights in the sky?Through meticulously researched historical fiction, we explore how different cultures interpreted the same terrifying phenomenon—as witchcraft in Regency England, as fairy abduction in medieval Sweden, as divine visitation in ancient Rome.Same beings. Same experiments. Different worlds.Written by Valerie Johnson
Episode 13: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Sci-fi Paranormal Audio Series
The story doesn't end yet. Follow along as we explore the dangerous and mysterious childhood of Manchester in episode 13 of the Taken at Gordon Manor. FRACTALVOID Stories of ominous wonder.Audio dramas that explore the inexplicable—cosmic mysteries, historical horrors, and phenomena that defy understanding. We tell stories where the questions matter more than the answers.Currently airing: THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR Episode 13New episodes MondayTHE TAKEN"Don't be scared."The voice has spoken across millennia. In ancient tongues and modern languages. To Romans and Vikings, to Regency ladies and modern scholars.But the words mean nothing to beings who cannot comprehend fear.THE TAKEN is a serial audio drama that answers a question no one thought to ask: What did alien abduction look like before 1947? Before "UFO" entered our vocabulary? Before we had any framework to understand the lights in the sky?Through meticulously researched historical fiction, we explore how different cultures interpreted the same terrifying phenomenon—as witchcraft in Regency England, as fairy abduction in medieval Sweden, as divine visitation in ancient Rome.Same beings. Same experiments. Different worlds.Written by Valerie Johnson
Episode 12: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Sci-fi Paranormal Series
FRACTALVOIDStories of ominous wonder.Audio dramas that explore the inexplicable—cosmic mysteries, historical horrors, and phenomena that defy understanding. We tell stories where the questions matter more than the answers.Currently airing: THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR Episode 11New episodes MondayTHE TAKEN"Don't be scared."The voice has spoken across millennia. In ancient tongues and modern languages. To Romans and Vikings, to Regency ladies and modern scholars.But the words mean nothing to beings who cannot comprehend fear.THE TAKEN is a serial audio drama that answers a question no one thought to ask: What did alien abduction look like before 1947? Before "UFO" entered our vocabulary? Before we had any framework to understand the lights in the sky?Through meticulously researched historical fiction, we explore how different cultures interpreted the same terrifying phenomenon—as witchcraft in Regency England, as fairy abduction in medieval Sweden, as divine visitation in ancient Rome.Same beings. Same experiments. Different worlds.Written by Valerie Johnson
Episode 11: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Gothic Sci-fi Audiobook
FRACTALVOIDStories of ominous wonder.Audio dramas that explore the inexplicable—cosmic mysteries, historical horrors, and phenomena that defy understanding. We tell stories where the questions matter more than the answers.Currently airing: THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR Episode 11New episodes MondayTHE TAKEN"Don't be scared."The voice has spoken across millennia. In ancient tongues and modern languages. To Romans and Vikings, to Regency ladies and modern scholars.But the words mean nothing to beings who cannot comprehend fear.THE TAKEN is a serial audio drama that answers a question no one thought to ask: What did alien abduction look like before 1947? Before "UFO" entered our vocabulary? Before we had any framework to understand the lights in the sky?Through meticulously researched historical fiction, we explore how different cultures interpreted the same terrifying phenomenon—as witchcraft in Regency England, as fairy abduction in medieval Sweden, as divine visitation in ancient Rome.Same beings. Same experiments. Different worlds.Written by Valerie Johnson
Episode 10: The Taken at Gordon Manor
FRACTALVOIDStories of ominous wonder.Audio dramas that explore the inexplicable—cosmic mysteries, historical horrors, and phenomena that defy understanding. We tell stories where the questions matter more than the answers.Currently airing: THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR Episode 10New episodes MondayTHE TAKEN"Don't be scared."The voice has spoken across millennia. In ancient tongues and modern languages. To Romans and Vikings, to Regency ladies and modern scholars.But the words mean nothing to beings who cannot comprehend fear.THE TAKEN is a serial audio drama that answers a question no one thought to ask: What did alien abduction look like before 1947? Before "UFO" entered our vocabulary? Before we had any framework to understand the lights in the sky?Through meticulously researched historical fiction, we explore how different cultures interpreted the same terrifying phenomenon—as witchcraft in Regency England, as fairy abduction in medieval Sweden, as divine visitation in ancient Rome.Same beings. Same experiments. Different worlds.Written by Valerie Johnson
Episode 9: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Gothic Sci-fi Audio Series
FRACTALVOIDStories of ominous wonder.Audio dramas that explore the inexplicable—cosmic mysteries, historical horrors, and phenomena that defy understanding. We tell stories where the questions matter more than the answers.Currently airing: THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR Episode 9New episodes MondayTHE TAKEN"Don't be scared."The voice has spoken across millennia. In ancient tongues and modern languages. To Romans and Vikings, to Regency ladies and modern scholars.But the words mean nothing to beings who cannot comprehend fear.THE TAKEN is a serial audio drama that answers a question no one thought to ask: What did alien abduction look like before 1947? Before "UFO" entered our vocabulary? Before we had any framework to understand the lights in the sky?Through meticulously researched historical fiction, we explore how different cultures interpreted the same terrifying phenomenon—as witchcraft in Regency England, as fairy abduction in medieval Sweden, as divine visitation in ancient Rome.Same beings. Same experiments. Different worlds.Written by Valerie Johnson
Episode 8: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Sc-fi Gothic Drama
FRACTALVOID PODCAST - Historical Horror Audio Drama
Gothic horror audio drama exploring alien abduction through history. Serial fiction podcast featuring cosmic mysteries and historical supernatural stories.
THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR - Gothic Horror Podcast
Episode 8 "The Wedding" now streaming
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A Historical Alien Abduction Audio Drama
What did alien abduction look like before UFOs?
THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR is a serial audio drama podcast set in 1826 Regency England. Follow Celestina Grover, a Duke's daughter, as suppressed childhood memories resurface—strange lights in the sky, beings with black eyes, and experiences she can only interpret through the lens of witchcraft and demonic possession.
This gothic horror podcast blends historical fiction with science fiction, exploring how alien abduction was understood before modern terminology existed. Through authentic period language and meticulously researched Regency-era England, we tell a story of supernatural mystery, family secrets, and phenomena that defy explanation.
Perfect for fans of: Historical fiction podcasts, gothic horror audio dramas, alien abduction stories, supernatural mysteries, Regency romance with a dark twist, period dramas, sci-fi horror
Genre: Audio drama, fiction podcast, gothic horror, historical science fiction, supernatural thriller
Written by Valerie Johnson
Listen on Spotify | New episodes Monday
Episode 7: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Sci-fi Gothic Drama
FRACTALVOIDStories of ominous wonder.Audio dramas that explore the inexplicable—cosmic mysteries, historical horrors, and phenomena that defy understanding. We tell stories where the questions matter more than the answers.Currently airing: THE TAKEN AT GORDON MANOR Episode 7New episodes MondayTHE TAKEN"Don't be scared."The voice has spoken across millennia. In ancient tongues and modern languages. To Romans and Vikings, to Regency ladies and modern scholars.But the words mean nothing to beings who cannot comprehend fear.THE TAKEN is a serial audio drama that answers a question no one thought to ask: What did alien abduction look like before 1947? Before "UFO" entered our vocabulary? Before we had any framework to understand the lights in the sky?Through meticulously researched historical fiction, we explore how different cultures interpreted the same terrifying phenomenon—as witchcraft in Regency England, as fairy abduction in medieval Sweden, as divine visitation in ancient Rome.Same beings. Same experiments. Different worlds.Written by Valerie Johnson
Episode 6: The Taken at Gordon Manor | Audio Paranormal Series, Sci-fi, Drama
EP 6: "THE CONFESSION"
Her mother came back from the dead. The stranger in the corner already knew what it was.
Georgie Grover stops breathing. The family gathers in horror. And then — impossibly — she starts again. What follows is not a miracle. It is something none of them have a name for, something that leaves the physician trembling and the room stunned into silence. All except one.Baron Wilbur Manchester stands in the corner with an expression that tells Celestina every thing she was not supposed to know: he has seen this before.
Written by Valerie Johnson | Fractal Void Podcast
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EP 5: They knew where she lived. They knew what she was. And now they were coming for her.
EP 5: "THE CHASE"
They knew where she lived. They knew what she was. And now they were coming for her. Something has found Celestina again. The blue lights are back. The village is watching.And the careful ordinary life she has built around her missing memories is beginning to crack at the edges. With nowhere left to hide and no one willing to believe her, Celestina must decide how much of her past she is willing to face — and how much she can afford to run from.
Written by Valerie Johnson | Fractal Void Podcast
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EP 4: She looked across the table and saw them. The same black eyes from her nightmares. His face.
EP 4: "THE DRAWING"
She looked across the table and saw them. The same black eyes from her nightmares. His face.
Celestina's memories are bleeding into her waking hours. The dreams feel too real — the cold surface beneath her, the strange sharp smell in the air, the enormous black eyes staring down at her from above. Then she looks across the dinner table and sees them again. On his face.On the face of the stranger she cannot stop thinking about. What does he know? And why does he look at her as if he already knows everything?
Written by Valerie Johnson | Fractal Void Podcast
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EP 3: Something crawled on her ceiling as a child. Now she's starting to remember what it was.
EP 3: "THE WITCH"
Something crawled on her ceiling as a child. Now she's starting to remember what it was.
The memories Celestina has spent ten years not having are coming back — and they are not what she expected. Cold metal. A sharp chemical smell. And something moving on the ceiling of her childhood nursery that she has no name for. As the fragments surface, the village around her begins to notice that strange things follow Celestina Grover wherever she goes.
Written by Valerie Johnson | Fractal Void Podcast
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Ep 2: No memory of the 7 days she lost. But her body remembered him. Her mind didn't know why.
EP 2: "THE DEBUT"
No memory of the 7 days she lost. But her body remembered him. Her mind didn't know why.
Ten years have passed since Celestina Grover walked into the blue light and came back changed.Now seventeen and preparing for her debut into society, she has built a careful, ordinary life around the blank space in her memory. Then a stranger walks into the ballroom — and something buried deep in her mind begins to stir. She has never met him before. She is certain of it. So why does her body say otherwise?
Written by Valerie Johnson | Fractal Void Podcast
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Ep 1: She was gone for 7 days. She walked into the blue light. She couldn't remember who took her.
EP 1: "THE BLUE LIGHT"She was gone for 7 days. She walked into the blue light. She couldn't remember who took her. It is 1826 England. Seven-year-old Celestina Grover vanishes in the night, disappearing without a trace for seven days. When she returns, she carries no memory of where she has been — only three small marks on her hand and a question that will haunt her family for years to come. The Taken at Gordon Manor is a gothic sci-fi audio drama that follows one family's generations-long entanglement with something they cannot name, cannot explain, and cannot escape. In 1826 England, they had only one word for it.
Written by Valerie Johnson | Fractal Void Podcast
More stories coming soon. | www.fractalvoidpod.com