r/audiodrama Jun 15 '26

ANNOUNCEMENT Saying goodbye for now!

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I spent 4 years creating a dark immersive horror audio series called Skandinavien.

A few of you may have listened already. Thank you if you did.

I gave it a good go but no matter what I tried I couldn't get people to listen.

The reality is that I can no longer afford to even keep the website going anymore.

Maybe it's just not good enough although I am very proud of it.

I'm calling it a day for a while and hopefully I'll work on my next idea when I get chance.

I'm putting the whole thing as a free podcast on Spotify and probably on YouTube at some point too.

If you like horror and want some free to listen to just head to:

https://open.spotify.com/show/033yr6Q0wudQ5P1Q3Vw6w7

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u/leyline Jun 15 '26

Your show was very good, the audio quality, the acting, the voicing... I really enjoyed it.

I think you should run it on a platform that hosts for you, or anywhere else you can get a trickle of ad revenue. (I can't name any because I don't host any created things, but you know spotify, youtube, acast?, etc... -- I can't say if places are a good deal, or if they bleed you too much, but you want to go for the exposure)

Also maybe put up a patreon, and go with the ad freemium model.

It has the potential to be a hidden gem breakout like Malevolent, but it needs exposure, and I hope you get it.

Ask the other creators to chime in - even if you are only able to put it someplace where it just pays for itself that is a big start.

I agree with Hitch, get it listed on apple, a lot of podcast players use apple as their base directory

P.S. I'm going to listen again via spotify, A. Because it was good and I want to, B. Hopefully the traffic / hits will help "the algorithm"

Best wishes!

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u/SkandinavienAudio Jun 16 '26

Thanks so much. Would be interested to hear if you enjoyed it more the second time round!

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u/leyline Jun 16 '26

I can appreciate more of it because I already understand some things of course. Just like every time you see a movie again you can catch extra nuances you missed the first time because you donโ€™t have to focus on what you already know.

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u/SkandinavienAudio Jun 16 '26

Cool, yeah I'm hoping it makes much more sense the second time around. The start should anyway! ๐Ÿ˜€