The Road of Shadows
It's 1984, and Daniel Knox is on the run. He's spent his entire life evading mysterious creatures that are disguised as everyday people - the ones he calls 'Shadows'. Preying on humans in secret, the Shadows are an enigm...
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- Mark R. Healy19 eps
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- 🇺🇸United States · Science FictionHOME#8724K to 3.8M
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Science Fiction#759K to 311K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Science Fiction#929K to 151K
- 🇮🇳India · Science Fiction#1125K to 131K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Science Fiction#922K to 118K
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967K to 5.1M🎙 Daily cadence·68 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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3.2M to 17M🇺🇸75%🇬🇧6%🇨🇦3%+9 more - Active Followers
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1.8M to 9.4M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/13/26 |  Presenting - The Gentleman From Hell | Hey listeners, I have another show to share with you this week. It's called The Gentleman From Hell-----The Gentleman From HellThree private detectives investigate the mystery of Cold Sparrow - a town that's entire population disappeared without a trace over twenty years ago. Together, the detectives seek to unravel the town's mysteries and find the enigmatic Benjamin Veers, an eccentric billionaire who resided in the once picturesque town.Credits:Written by Mark AnzaloneEdited by Walker KornfeldSound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone--Mace voiced by Steven ZivicLeon voiced by Sam StarkPhyllis voiced by Aubrey AkersBenjamin Veers voiced by Mark AnzaloneEdward Veers voiced by Mark AnzaloneCharlie Prist voiced by Mark Anzalone--Intro music by Steven AnzaloneMusic and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Melody Loops, Pond 5, Soundcrate, Music Vine, Youtube, Melodie, Slipstream, and StoryblocksOn the RQ Network - www.rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 28m 44s | ||||||
| 8/13/26 |  Shadows After Dark - Retro - Episode 1.1✨ | behind the scenestrivia+5 | — | megaphone.fm | — | podcastfiction+6 | — | 44m 46s | |
| 8/11/26 | fictionscience+4 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarkhamishplaggemars.com+10 | — | Mount Sunderseason finale+5 | — | 35m 13s | ||
| 7/28/26 | Episode 5.7 - Proposal✨ | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarktheroadofshadows.com+2 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+5 | — | 27m 24s | |
| 7/14/26 | Episode 5.6 - Rivals✨ | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarktheroadofshadows.com+2 | — | RivalsThe Road of Shadows+6 | — | 24m 26s | |
| 6/30/26 | Episode 5.5 - The Old Maid✨ | characterslore+4 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarkhamishplaggemars.com+10 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+5 | — | 22m 18s | |
| 6/16/26 | Episode 5.4 - The Unknown✨ | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarkhamishplaggemars.com+9 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+4 | — | 22m 25s | |
| 6/2/26 | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarkhamishplaggemars.com+9 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+5 | — | 29m 38s | ||
| 5/19/26 | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarkhamishplaggemars.com+10 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+5 | — | 25m 06s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Episode 5.1 - Lambert✨ | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarkhamishplaggemars.com+9 | — | The Road of ShadowsMark R. Healy+5 | — | 26m 04s | |
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| 4/28/26 | Episode 5.0 - Season 5 Trailer✨ | visionsnew territory+3 | — | — | — | visionsnew territory+3 | — | 2m 08s | |
| 4/27/26 | recapsummary+4 | — | megaphone.fm | — | recapseason 4+3 | — | 2m 25s | ||
| 12/9/25 | fictionscience+4 | — | The Fable and Folly NetworkTrap Street Podcast+3 | — | Trap StreetTony Martinez+6 | — | 17m 28s | ||
| 10/28/25 | fictionscience+4 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarktheroadofshadows.com+1 | — | The Road of Shadowsseason finale+4 | Uncommon GoodsROS | 40m 33s | ||
| 10/14/25 | characterslore+4 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarktheroadofshadows.com+2 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+6 | — | 30m 07s | ||
| 9/30/25 | characterslore+4 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarktheroadofshadows.com+2 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+5 | — | 37m 34s | ||
| 9/16/25 | Episode 4.8 - Deep in the Woods✨ | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarktheroadofshadows.com+2 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+3 | — | 25m 30s | |
| 9/11/25 | survivalmystery+3 | — | Bloodrock Springs | — | Bloodrock Springsdust storm+5 | — | 0m 40s | ||
| 9/2/25 | characterslore+3 | — | patreon.com/beyondthedarktheroadofshadows.com+2 | — | The Road of Shadowscharacters+5 | — | 28m 21s | ||
| 8/26/25 | murder investigationsister's death+3 | — | MegaphoneWho The F*** Killed My Sister? | — | murderinvestigation+3 | Fable and Folly | 30m 13s | ||
| 8/19/25 | Episode 4.6 - Christina | Want more of The Road of Shadows? Learn more about the characters and the lore, and get a head start on the story by hearing episodes a week early, ad-free. All of that and more is available now at patreon.com/beyondthedark Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, Death Created by Mark R. Healy Cast: Hamish Plaggemars - hamishplaggemars.com Marta da Silva - www.martadasilva.com Liz Morey - www.lizmorey.com Joseph Tweedale - www.josephtweedale.com Chloë Elmore - www.chloevoices.com Larry Oblander - www.larryoblander.com Sian Luxford - www.sianluxford.com Camryn Alexis - camrynalexisva.carrd.co Thomas Barker - linktr.ee/thomasva Alejandro Pedroza - alejandropedroza.com Website: http://theroadofshadows.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gobeyondthedark Transcripts available at http://patreon.com/beyondthedark Find more podcasts by Mark R. Healy: http://theroadofshadows.comOn the RQ Network - www.rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 27m 19s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 | A new show from Mark R. Healy - Bloodrock Springs (trailer) | Presenting - Bloodrock SpringsWhen a dark and foreboding dust storm envelops a small outback town, the local residents are plunged into a fight for survival when they realise something malevolent is lurking in the surrounding gloom.Mark R. Healy (The Strata, The Road of Shadows) returns with an exciting new audio drama. Bloodrock Springs is an engrossing thrill-ride for the listener, full of mystery, horror, suspense and a good dash of Aussie humour as well. After an ominous cloud of dust surrounds a small outback town, the group of residents who are trapped within soon realise that they are not alone. Together they must find a way to solve the mystery before they too become victims of the strange forces that surround them.Episode 1 arrives on Patreon September 1, 2025, with a public release to follow on September 10, 2025.https://patreon.com/beyondthedark On the RQ Network - www.rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2m 03s | ||||||
| 8/5/25 | Episode 4.5 - The Bridge | Want more of The Road of Shadows? Learn more about the characters and the lore, and get a head start on the story by hearing episodes a week early, ad-free. All of that and more is available now at patreon.com/beyondthedark Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, Death Created by Mark R. Healy Cast: Hamish Plaggemars - hamishplaggemars.com Marta da Silva - www.martadasilva.com Liz Morey - www.lizmorey.com Joseph Tweedale - www.josephtweedale.com Chloë Elmore - www.chloevoices.com Larry Oblander - www.larryoblander.com Sian Luxford - www.sianluxford.com Camryn Alexis - camrynalexisva.carrd.co Thomas Barker - linktr.ee/thomasva Alejandro Pedroza - alejandropedroza.com Website: http://theroadofshadows.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gobeyondthedark Transcripts available at http://patreon.com/beyondthedark Find more podcasts by Mark R. Healy: http://theroadofshadows.comOn the RQ Network - www.rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 24m 09s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 | 2025 Studio News and New Season Release Dates | This is a brief update on where the podcast is headed over the coming months. On the RQ Network - www.rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2m 19s | ||||||
| 7/22/25 | Episode 4.4 - Thomas | Want more of The Road of Shadows? Learn more about the characters and the lore, and get a head start on the story by hearing episodes a week early, ad-free. All of that and more is available now at patreon.com/beyondthedark Content Warning: Blood, Gratuitous Violence, Gun SFX, Death Created by Mark R. Healy Cast: Hamish Plaggemars - hamishplaggemars.com Marta da Silva - www.martadasilva.com Liz Morey - www.lizmorey.com Joseph Tweedale - www.josephtweedale.com Chloë Elmore - www.chloevoices.com Larry Oblander - www.larryoblander.com Sian Luxford - www.sianluxford.com Camryn Alexis - camrynalexisva.carrd.co Thomas Barker - linktr.ee/thomasva Alejandro Pedroza - alejandropedroza.com Website: http://theroadofshadows.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gobeyondthedark Transcripts available at http://patreon.com/beyondthedark Find more podcasts by Mark R. Healy: http://theroadofshadows.comOn the RQ Network - www.rustyquill.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 24m 29s | ||||||
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Chart history for The Road of Shadows
Peaked at #1 in CZ, top 10 in 10 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in CZ.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| CZ | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Ireland | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| GR | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| Sweden | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| PL | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| United States | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| Canada | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| Australia | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| IS | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| India | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| Germany | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| Norway | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| CZ | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| PH | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| GR | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| PL | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| South Korea | — | #21 | #21 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 37 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 37 markets.