In this horror/fantasy serial drama, Carpenter and Faulkner, two worshippers of an outlawed god, travel up the length of their deity’s great black river, searching for holy revelations.
As their pilgrimage lengthens and the river’s mysteries deepen, the two acolytes find themselves under threat from a police manhunt, but also come into conflict with the weirder gods that have flourished in these forgotten rural territories.
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Our Wars Have Ended is out now
Twenty years ago, the Kindly Ancestors rose from their graves to reconquer the lands of Old Cyshane. Today, an endless multitude of ancient kings and queens squabble and
Apr 17 1 min
The Silt Verses Big Final QnA (Part Two)
Say farewell to 2024 with another two hours of Silt Verses-related chaos and rambling! In the second part of our ridiculously long QnA, big questions are tackled, shockin
Dec 31 2024 2 h 09 min
The Silt Verses Big Final QnA (Part One of Two)
The first half of our absolutely epic four-hour final-season QnA, with fan questions on subjects from the sublime to the very, very silly. Hosted by Méabh de Brún, with B
Dec 21 2024 2 h 09 min
Chapter 45: Of Love, And Gods' Defeat. (Part Two)
Final reunions - and final partings. These were The Silt Verses. Thank you so much for listening.
This episode contains character death, suicide, loud gunshots, and drow
Jul 22 2024 1 h 50 min
Chapter 45: Of Love, And Gods' Defeat (Part One)
Part Two will arrive on Monday 22nd July! Thank you for your patience.
Carpenter makes a deal to get Hayward home in one piece. Paige puts forward a proposition to the C
Jul 18 2024 56 min
Chapter 44: Of Prophets' Dark Deceptions
In the wake of the Parish's attack, Carpenter tries desperately to get Hayward out of Glottage. Carson attempts to find a useful spin on recent events. Paige gathers the
Jul 4 2024 1 h 06 min
Chapter 43: One Last Song of Revelations
Glottage and its commercial faiths celebrate a great military victory with a great parade. Shrue, Hayward and Carpenter attempt to get the message of the Woundtree out to
Jun 20 2024 1 h 17 min
Chapter 42: I'll Wheeze Through Splintered Teeth
Please note - this episode ended up being massive, so we split it into two separate hour-long chapters! Hope you enjoy listening to them both - this is the second chapter
Jun 3 2024 1 h 00 min
Chapter 41: But As My Last Breath Splits My Throat
Please note - this episode ended up being massive, so we split it into two separate hour-long chapters! Hope you enjoy listening to them both.
Transcript: https://www.th
Jun 3 2024 59 min
Chapter 40: This Hateful Hymn Shall Cease
Carpenter and Hayward make contact with Shrue in Glottage, hoping to persuade the Adjudicator to defect - while across the channel, Val brings the war to a startling and
Apr 29 2024 51 min
Chapter 39: This Rotten World Shall Wheeze Its Last
As Carpenter and Hayward enter war-torn Glottage in pursuit of a government ally, Adjudicator Shrue attends a summit intended to solve the anti-sacrificial movement sprea
Apr 8 2024 1 h 01 min
Chapter 38: Shall Wither In Ruin And Rust
As the government strikes against the disciples of the Paraclete's Gulch, Faulkner seeks refuge and an untraceable hiding place at his old childhood home in the Whisper P
Jan 25 2024 1 h 08 min
Chapter 37: And Even The Kings In Their Bowers Of Steel
Everyone has their breaking point.
As Val advances towards Nesh, Paige resolves to shoulder the burdens of leadership, Shrue negotiates over the faith of the Parish of T
Jan 11 2024 1 h 10 min
Teaser Trailer: Camlann (arriving Jan 2024!)
Hey, folks - we'll be back on Thursday 11th Jan, but in the meantime, please savour a mysterious and intriguing teaser trailer from the team over at Camlann (@camlannpod
Jan 8 2024 2 min
Chapter 36: All Lovers Part As Dust
At an empty motel along a lonely highway, a man comes looking for his sister - and the solution to a mystery from his childhood.
This episode stars Nishi Ghosh, Axandre
Nov 16 2023 1 h 17 min
Chapter 35: The Wise Man Knows The Taste Of Rot
As Hayward and Carpenter begin their journey to Glottage, Faulkner receives High Katabasian Roemont and prepares to be accepted - at long last - as an elder of the faith.
Nov 2 2023 1 h 04 min
Announcement: The Silt Verses RPG launches
The Silt Verses RPG, from the acclaimed tabletop roleplaying game creators behind Brindlewood Bay and The Between, has arrived! You can listen to Jon burble on about it,
Oct 31 2023 2 min
Chapter 34: Some Day There Shall Be None
Please note - this episode begins with a short content warning and introduction. The show itself begins at the 1.45 mark.
Cast
This episode features Michelle Kelly, Méa
Oct 19 2023 1 h 00 min
Chapter 33: And Where Once Its Howling Forebears Walked
Faulkner returns home in triumph. Roemont and Greve plot the downfall of the Prophet of the River. In the Linger Straits, Val makes a stop in hostile territory to reunite
Sep 28 2023 57 min
Chapter 32: Its Wrath Shall Scald The Sun
In a ruined city far to the north of the Peninsula, Paige dwells unhappily on her status as prophet of a radical new faith - but a meeting with an old friend could change
Sep 14 2023 1 h 01 min
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The best podcast I’ve heard in a long while, with creative world building and a story that keeps you coming back for more no matter the horrors. In the end, shouldn’t you get the right to choose what devours you, if you must be devoured at all?
@l0v3rb0y · Dec 2025
The world building and mythology is so immersive. The author and actors are truly committed to bringing such a tragically insightful world to life. The characters’ evolution is so remarkable and unexpected. This story will linger for a very long time and will provide much to chew on.
Thoughts99 · Jul 2025
Top tier writing, characters, world building, direction, & acting. The sound design is well executed, except, for the execution of a small percentage of God creature sound design in early chapters. By S3., the sound design is consistently excellent and enveloping. Scoring is minimal, which is a bit curious however, the way music is used is impactful, moving the plot forward. This review is revised from an earlier draft with it’s quibbles. The Silt Verses joins a small coterie of the greatest original Cosmic Horror podcasts, (i.e. The Magnus Archives, The White Vault, & Night Vale)
5 enthusiastic stars .
vurnt22 · Mar 2025
One of the joys of this podcast is hearing the actors, production, and writing absolutely take flight and leave no crumbs especially by the 2nd season. The acting in the 3rd season gave me chills constantly.
Content: Truly horrifying. Finally a drama that is horrible while still preserving human dignity, which means you really know how horrible it really is. The fictional mythology is stunning, gut wrenching, and most fascinating of all, believable. The characters are so real. Each character behaves exactly like themselves, and all of us know someone just like each of them in real life.
I am 2 episodes from the end of season 3 and I expect to cry.
Thank you, Silt Verses.
Ahdjahhdiahbdhzggagf · Mar 2025
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