🏔️ The Spike – Part One

👻 Written and Produced by Julie Hopkins 

🔦 Disgraced journalist Nora Keene thought she could escape her past by taking a bartending job in a hidden dive bar deep in Denali, Alaska. But when a ghost story she tells at open mic night mirrors a brutal real-life attack, Nora finds herself tangled in something far darker than small-town gossip. As old stories resurface and new threats appear, Nora must untangle the twisted truth about a missing girl, a haunting disappearance, and a dangerous killer who knows exactly how to push her buttons—starting with a voicemail from beyond the grave.

😱 The Spike is a chilling, slow-burn mystery about ghost stories that become real, the weight of guilt, and the danger of unfinished stories. Will Nora uncover the truth—or become part of the legend herself?

🎙️ This cozy horror mystery is perfect for fans of:

• atmospheric Alaskan mysteries
• slasher-adjacent slow-burn horror
• dark academia energy with a dive bar twist
• morally complicated women with messy feelings
• small-town secrets and open mic disasters
• stories where words can kill… literally

🔖 Tags & Topics Included:
#CozyHorror #HorrorPodcast #FictionPodcast #AudioDrama #GhostStoryMystery #AlaskaMystery #StorytellingHorror #FemaleAntihero #SubstackScandal #BarMystery #OpenMicGoneWrong #HauntedByStories #SlowBurnThriller