{"id":696401,"date":"2026-06-02T21:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podcast.rs\/why-audio-horror-gets-inside-your-head-miles-tritle-the-warning-woods\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:20:45","slug":"why-audio-horror-gets-inside-your-head-miles-tritle-the-warning-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podcast.rs\/en\/why-audio-horror-gets-inside-your-head-miles-tritle-the-warning-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Audio Horror Gets Inside Your Head | Miles Tritle | The Warning Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Storyline Sessions, horror author and podcast creator Miles Tritle discusses writing audio horror, building dread through sound, what makes stories truly frightening, why audiences love being scared, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Find Miles Here &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/thewarningwoods.wordpress.com\/\">https:\/\/thewarningwoods.wordpress.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Storyline Sessions Podcast on Instagram &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/storyline.sessions\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/storyline.sessions\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to Storyline Sessions on other streaming platforms &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/taplink.cc\/storyline.sessions\">https:\/\/taplink.cc\/storyline.sessions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Support Storyline Sessions on Ko-Fi &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/Ko-fi.com\/storylinesessions\">Ko-fi.com\/storylinesessions<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/Riverside.fm\">Riverside.fm<\/a> affiliate link (I receive a recurring commission with no additional cost to you): <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.riverside.fm\/?via=marko\">https:\/\/www.riverside.fm\/?via=marko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Timestamps:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Start<\/p>\n<p>00:42 &#8211; Conversation start<\/p>\n<p>00:56 &#8211; Starting a horror fiction podcast<\/p>\n<p>03:29 &#8211; Writing a story every week<\/p>\n<p>06:06 &#8211; Audio production<\/p>\n<p>08:49 &#8211; Looking back at older work<\/p>\n<p>09:48 &#8211; My bookshelf is haunted &#8211; SPOOKY<\/p>\n<p>10:00 &#8211; Narrating his own work and personal connection to the stories<\/p>\n<p>12:37 &#8211; Listening to horror stories before sleep and benefits of audio vs print<\/p>\n<p>17:23 &#8211; Writing for audio<\/p>\n<p>18:48 &#8211; The Warning Woods name and writing different types of horror<\/p>\n<p>22:43 &#8211; Getting personal in his writing<\/p>\n<p>24:49 &#8211; Choosing the right ideas and research<\/p>\n<p>28:26 &#8211; The &#8222;A-ha&#8220; moment and deadlines<\/p>\n<p>32:53 &#8211; What does Miles look for in horror and chatting about trends<\/p>\n<p>40:06 &#8211; Balancing the past and modernity in horror, mixing genres<\/p>\n<p>44:38 &#8211; Writing longer form and the difference in process<\/p>\n<p>48:22 &#8211; Audience reactions and horror prejudice<\/p>\n<p>51:13 &#8211; Finding his audience<\/p>\n<p>54:21 &#8211; Creating a community and a relationship with the audience<\/p>\n<p>01:00:00 &#8211; Change of direction and other genres<\/p>\n<p>01:02:00 &#8211; Stories to get into The Warning Woods<\/p>\n<p>01:04:14 &#8211; Outro<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of Storyline Sessions, horror author and podcast creator Miles Tritle discusses writing audio horror, building dread through sound, what makes stories truly frightening, why audiences love being scared, and much more. 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