The Occurrence in River Oaks is an all new, entirely voice acted sci-fi horror audio drama from writer/director Nikki Durbin and Rogue Luna Entertainment. Take an original, terrifying journey through one very long day in the titular small town, as heard through the viewpoint of the local law enforcement personnel; specifically, Olivia, the woman running the dispatch radio at the Sheriff’s office, as she tries to hold everything together when her entire world is falling apart. As the several officers under her command come face to face with a very unexpected threat, and as Olivia tries to navigate a dangerous and otherworldly creature’s arrival, everything slowly begins to fall apart over the course of 8 grueling episodes. No one is safe, and as the world becomes very small and extremely dangerous for the characters, they must do everything in their power to protect not only the citizens of River Oaks, but the entire world.
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She Got Out - A Short Thriller Film
A woman's life begins to unravel over the course of a single phone call when her elderly mother escapes the house while she's away on business, causing sinister secrets a
Mar 13 3 min
Episode Eight: Revelation
Utilizing the only resource they have to fight back against the final threat that's bigger than anything they've ever faced, the remainders of the group takes matters int
Jun 29 2024 18 min
Episode Seven: Experimentation
Almost at their breaking point and still reeling from a startling revelation, the last remaining members of the group band together and start to take control of the situa
Apr 14 2024 14 min
Episode Six: Trepidation
Devising a plan between the remaining members of the group to get in touch with someone beyond the boundaries of town, what seems to be going well quickly turns into anot
Mar 29 2024 15 min
Episode Five: Salutation
Struggling with a terrible loss, the group's dynamic shifts as fights start to break out and sheer anxiety overtakes everyone's personalities. People start cracking under
Mar 13 2024 17 min
Episode Four: Omination
With a clearer perspective on the creature they're currently facing, the group takes a moment to rejoice at a small win, but it's shortlived, as Maria delivers some shock
Feb 28 2024 20 min
Episode Three: Preservation
Cut off from the outside world and with no means of calling for help, the group works on the fly to stabilize Ms. McKay and come up with some sort of plan to warn the tow
Feb 14 2024 17 min
Episode Two: Manifestation
With Ms. McKay missing and her house overturned, Paul takes it upon himself to track her down. But panic slowly begins to settle in amongst the group as they discover tha
Jan 31 2024 18 min
Episode One: Initiation
It's just another boring day in River Oaks when Olivia arrives at the Sheriff's office and dials into her police dispatch radio. But what starts as a normal run of the mi
Jan 17 2024 20 min
The Occurrence in River Oaks Teaser Trailer
The official teaser trailer for the all new sci-fi horror audio drama, The Occurrence in River Oaks!
Dec 30 2023 1 min
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Loved it. If Sci-fi Horror is your Fave, then you’ll love this Series. Give it a couple of episodes and you will be all in. With Zero Spoilers coming from me: This was different in a great way.
I really enjoyed this AD as it wasn’t typical and there were some surprises.
I sure hope there will be a Season 2! PLEASE?
Tante143 · Jan 2025
Here’s a show with enough story that can definitely sustain a season 2. Hope there is one!
A varied cast of characters bring this sci-fi thriller to life, representing the chummy and hard nosed sides of a small town precinct.
Great how the story builds, deaths ramp up, and a larger mystery unfolds, too nefarious to contain in one season.
As for criticisms, I didn’t quite get the ending of season 1, it seemed a little rushed. But I am definitely chomping at the bit for more. Kudos!
Anom652147 · Jul 2024
The first episode took a min to draw me in but I’m so glad I stuck it out because holy shnikeez! I was getting so many The Thing vibes from this from the jump and then in episode five they straight up used a line of audio from the movie! “Nobody trusts anybody now, we’re all very tired” I literally shed a tear 🥲 HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Darrowsamis · Apr 2024
Love the pod cast but the monsters sounds are way to loud, along with the background noises. It makes me want to turn it off because when I have my headphones in and I’m away from my phone it literally blows my ear drums out. Please fix the volume control on the podcast!
ApM711 · Jul 2024
There’s definitely a well-crafted story here, and overall I enjoyed listening through. But man oh man, something went wrong in the audio normalization department for this show, and I don’t understand how these things were missed / glossed over during final edits & reviews.
1. The alien bug sounds were usually set to a WAY higher base level of sound, which would hurt your ears.
2. During loud screaming & yelling segments, a ton of audio clipping would occur, resulting in that low-quality crackling scream sound. The mics couldn’t handle the input.
3. There was a like 30 second segment during the final episode where, and for no reason at all, the volume dropping to borderline nothing. I cranked my volume all the way up and could barely hear anything, only for the audio to return to normal and blast out my ear drums.
4. Just overall mic quality was a bit rough around the edges here and there.
Again, I liked the story, but these issues make it hard to give a higher rating.
ZLTHYRN · Feb 2026
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