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Tal Minear

A spoiler driven anthology series, where there is always an elevator and someone always dies in it - but everything else is different.

Someone Dies In This Elevator

I wrote a book! You can find out more at ⁠talminear.com/#howtomakeaudiodrama⁠. It's got everything I know about making audio fiction. This has been years in the work and I'm so happy that it's finally out in the world.
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How To Make Audio Drama: A Book by Tal!

Welcome back to Mergers and Mergerers, the best Corporation Actual Play Podcast in the Nine Realms. Join your favorite DM Grumo Axebaine, and beloved players Vala Hyelle, Scrote Humdinger, and Stonebeard Orecrusher, as they rise through the ranks of Associated Corporations LLC. You're not ready for what happens in this one, folks.

Mergers and Mergerers is not sponsored by Apothecary Steve’s Crispy Lizard Bites, but if you're reading this Steve, hit us up.

Transcript here.

Content Warnings:
This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Mergers and Merger-ers contains lewd jokes, gun violence, and death in an elevator.

Credits:

Mergers and Mergerers was written by Stephen Indrisano and directed by Tal Minear, featuring dialogue editing by Stephen Indrisano and sound design by Tal Minear. Grumbo Axebain/Dylan/Mitch Cahsman was voiced by Josh Rubino. Scrote Humdinger/Hunk Linebacker was voiced by Zane Schacht. Vale Hyelle/Linda Brown was voiced by Sena Bryer. Stonebeard Orecrusher/John Smithsonson was voiced by Alan Burgon. 

This is the final episode of SDITE! It's been a joy producing this show, and I hope it was a joy to listen. Thanks for tuning in across the years, it means a lot! - Tal
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Mergers and Mergerers

The Audio Fiction Convention will be a one day event bringing together creators and fans of audio fiction. We'll have a main stage for panels all about audio drama creation, as well as an Artist Alley for creators to show off their work! If funded during the Kickstarter, which is live now through October 7, the event will happen June 14, 2026, in Boulder CO. Visit AudioFictionCon.com for more info! 

I AM THE ELEVATOR

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. I Am The Elevator contains body horror, audible gore, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

I Am The Elevator was written and performed by CSW. Post Production by Brad Colbroock.

Check out CSW's show HEMOPHOBIA. HEMOPHOBIA is an anthology horror podcast, telling a new multi-chapter story in each season. Stories of blood, our blood, and all the pain, truth, and horror that blood embodies. Stories that do more than chill your spine and give you a sleepless night – but that shake the very foundations of your soul with the chilling touch of the real, unmitigated, unanswerable horror that is life itself. 

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I AM THE ELEVATOR

A hitman on a job begins to see and hear strange things in the hotel he's staying at. 

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Ding contains gun violence, immolation, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here. 

Written and Directed by Brady Flanagan. Sound Design: Brady Flanagan. Man: Ryan Joseph Murphy. Maid: Amanda Flangan. SFX/Music: Monument Studios (Creative License) 

This episode has been created by the Your Horror Show team. Be sure to check out their horror anthology podcast which includes a full cast, sound and music here: linktr.ee/Yourhorrorshow
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Ding

Johnny is going in to apply to be a fingernail inspector yet is totally unaware of the mystery and murder at the... Barlevator! 

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG. Barlevator contains gun sounds, murder, fire, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Barlevator was Directed by Diego Herrera. Written and Audio Engineered by Aaron Camacho. With theme music by Trace Callahan and audio from Freesound.

Johnny was played by Noah Bell.

Lazlo by Kifinosi Orey.

Chekov by Lou Sutcliffe.

Bartender by Jayden Mare.

Infant author by Eden Mikey Burn.

Corner by Chris Lona.

Hand Fan Man by Diego Herrera.

And HR by Tatiana Gefter.

Barlevator was a Tlacuache Theater Production. Listen to our first show The Devil's Plaything on Spotify or where ever you listen to podcasts, and find us on Bluesky at bsky.app/profile/tlacuachetheater.bsky.social.

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Barlevator

A group of friends endeavour to capture footage of an alien, unaware of the risks their expedition presents.

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Paranoia contains mild gore, referenced drug use, insects, ear strain, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Voice of Kit by Maxim Ilienko-Jarvis. Sound Design and voice of Reb by Cai Gwilym Pritchard. Writing and voice of Magda by Ollie Bannerman.

You can find Ollie at: @isollieonline.bsky.social and instagram.com/cweepster?igsh=NWdqaGZ4a2N1Z2Y3

You can find Cai at: @mynameisnotcai.bsky.social and www.instagram.com/dinassounds?igsh=MXI4a3Q1cTJpdXRkNw==

Max does not wish to be found.

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Paranoia

Recovered.

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. The Quesnel Lake Incident contains the sounds of vomiting, depictions of confinement and distress, sudden loud noises, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Featuring Jesse Syratt as Quinn, Sam, and Voice 1, Logan Hockley as TJ, Carson Rafuse as Connor, and Taylor Michaels as Voice 2. Theme music, "Last Floor," by Trace Callahan. 

For more by Jesse, check out Nowhere, On Air (https://nowhereonairpodcast.weebly.com).

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The Quesnel Lake Incident

Filipina immigrant "Interpreter" describes her time assisting at a hospital morgue during the violent Duterte era, and her ghostly encounters with the victims of EJK (extrajudicial killings). 

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated R. Morge contains murder, corpses, child death, hospital horror, police brutality, fascism, minor alcoholism, mentions of matricide and patricide, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Someone Dies In This Elevator - Morge was written by Motzie Dapul, and features Motzie Dapul as The Interpreter, and Nathan Lunsford as Father Corrhyn. Theme music by Trace Callahan. This episode is dedicated to Dr. Raquel Fortun. 

Public domain background music from "A Vintage Christmas (Christmas songs from the 1890s - 1920s) (full album)" compiled by @NaTaS- on Youtube.

*Morge is the Filipino word for Morgue

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Morge

Be careful what you wish for. 

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. Do Not Disclose contains implied unethical science, implied animal cruelty, audio distortion, immolation, and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

This episode of 'Someone Dies in This Elevator' was written by Tatiana Gefter of 'Soul Operator' and produced by yours truly, Taylor Michaels of 'The Grotto'.

Mia Stafford was played by Meghan Wright of 'StarCrawlRPG'. 

Charlie West was played by Noah Bell of 'All at Sea'.

Our Automated Voice was played by by JustJenah of '400 Words of Horror'. 

Our Receptionist was played by Tal Minear, of 'Someone Dies in This Elevator'. 

Our Employees were played by Fione Clare of 'Three Fates' and, you guessed it, Taylor Michaels of 'Woe.Begone.'

Our Security Guard was played by Motzie Dapul of 'Hi Nay'.

The voice of the Scientist was David Ault, check out his podcast 'Shadows at the Door' or go to DavidAult.co.uk for more. 

Tatiana Gefter is the writer and creator of Soul Operator, which can be found at www.souloperatorpod.com. She is also an active member of the actual play and voice acting spaces, and her resume can be found at tatianagefter-va.carrd.co/. If you would like to hear the unofficial prequel to her episode, find 'Mission Log' on the Soul Operator feed anywhere you listen to podcasts. 

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Do Not Disclose

Is a hastily-scrawled last word better than none at all?

This episode of Someone Dies In This Elevator is rated PG-13. The In-Between contains brief descriptions of death involving guns, vehicles, illness, and fire. It also contains loud noises and death in an elevator.

Transcript here.

Written, narrated, and produced by Taylor Michaels.

Books Falling SFX provided by theshaggyfreak; freesound.org/s/320285/; Attribution 4.0

Tay's demo reel, music, and other self-produced works can be found here: linktr.ee/taylormichaels. Check out Tay on Twitch, or follow him on Bluesky @taytayheyheyva!

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The In-Between

Content warnings for death and anxiety. Transcript here.
This microsode was written by Hannah Wright (she/her). It was narrated and produced by Tal Minear (they/them).
Hannah is the writer and director of Inn Between, a fantasy-adventure audio drama about magic, monsters, friendship, and found family.
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