The Black Tapes

The Black Tapes'
Presentation
Hosted by Alex Reagan
Genre
  • Investigative journalism
  • Serialized audio narrative
Language English
Updates
  • Thursday morning
  • Season One:
  • Episode 1-6: weekly
  • Episode 7-12: bi-weekly
  • Season Two: bi-weekly
Production
Audio format Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20
Publication
Debut May 21, 2015
Provider Pacific Northwest Stories
Website The Black Tapes Podcast

The Black Tapes is a podcast hosted by Alex Reagan, released as a spin-off of the fictional radio program Pacific Northwest Stories.[1] The series is produced by Nic Silver. Reagan narrates a nonfiction-styled fictional story over multiple episodes, using a format that has been compared to Serial.[2][3] The story begins as a biography of paranormal investigator Dr. Richard Strand, an "evangelical skeptic" on a mission to debunk all claims of the supernatural. Reagan becomes interested in his collection of unsolved cases, which she begins calling his "Black Tapes,"[2] and the podcast evolves into an exploration of these cases, paranormal culture, and the mysterious life of Dr. Strand.

Episodes vary in length, from twenty to fifty minutes. New episodes were originally available weekly, but partway through the first season the schedule was revised to every other week.

The podcast has received generally favorable reviews for its writing, production, and intricacy. The Guardian described the podcast as taking place in "a world where math, musical theory, obscure points of history, and science become either clues of a possible demonic invasion – or just random events linked only by an active imagination."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Grant, Drew (12 July 2016). "Top 10 Creepy, Fictional Podcasts: What to Listen to When Reality Becomes Too Scary". Observer. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Baker-Whitelaw, Gavia (13 October 2015). "'The Black Tapes' is a 'Serial'-style podcast that will scare your socks off". Daily Dot.
  3. ↑ Osberg, Molly (24 February 2016). "'The Black Tapes' Is 'Serial' Meets Creepypasta". Motherboard. Vice.
  4. ↑ Locker, Melissa (11 December 2015). "The 10 best new podcasts of 2015 (that aren't Serial!)". The Guardian.
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