Cradle of Horror Launches on YouTube: Original Horror Audio Stories, Monthly Releases
We heard from the team behind Cradle of Horror on October 1, 2025 and, although we missed their premiere night, the channel is now live and rolling out new horror in tidy, 20-minute bites. Expect original scripts, voice work from the creators, and custom music/sound design – no AI narration.
Launch & schedule
- Launch: Friday, October 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST
- What they’re releasing: Original horror short stories about everyday life (think bus rides, dentist visits, stray cats at midnight) with original music and sound design
- Runtime: ~20 minutes per story
- October output: They’ve published two videos and two Shorts, with one more story and a Short scheduled for October 24
- Going forward: One video per month planned, with a goal of two per month in about six months
- Future plans: Short films are on the roadmap
New on the channel
Meet the creators
“Cradle of Horror was created by a small team of two people who love horror. Christopher Teti is the composer and sound engineer, he creates the sound design, performs the VO, and composes all the music for our channel. Mariam Esseghaier is the writer and video editor, and she writes all the scripts and creates all the video edits. While we have our distinct roles, we’re very collaborative and share ideas on all aspects of the channel. Our plan is to create a community of people who love horror to find a place to connect and discuss the genre. Our approach is to look at the everyday nature of horror by focusing on those mundane activities that we all encounter in our daily lives, like riding the bus, going to the dentist, or seeing a stray cat.”
Why you should check them out
“Cradle of Horror was created by a small team of two people who love horror. Christopher Teti is the composer and sound engineer, he creates the sound design, performs the VO, and composes all the music for our channel. Mariam Esseghaier is the writer and video editor, and she writes all the scripts and creates all the video edits. While we have our distinct roles, we’re very collaborative and share ideas on all aspects of the channel. Our plan is to create a community of people who love horror to find a place to connect and discuss the genre. Our approach is to look at the everyday nature of horror by focusing on those mundane activities that we all encounter in our daily lives, like riding the bus, going to the dentist, or seeing a stray cat.”
Short, tight audio gives you a clean hit of story without wrecking your writing time. The “everyday life” angle is a goldmine for prompts: a bus ride, a waiting room, a neighbor upstairs. If you’re outlining, listen once for mood and structure, then a second time to note how they pace reveals and use sound to carry tension between beats. Readers get a quick scare on a lunch break. Writers get a tool to study rhythm, scene turns, and how to land an ending in under twenty minutes. If this clicks, subscribe and tell them what topics you want to hear next. It helps small teams grow and keeps more horror in the feed.
