Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
WARNING: "Home" is a horror story. If themes of domestic/child abuse are disturbing to you, please consider listening to one of our Juno Steel stories or a different stand-alone episode.
Lily doesn’t want to move. This house is the only home she’s ever known, and she loves it – but in a few days her family is leaving, and her older brother Jake says she’ll never see it again. Dad says not to worry about it, that it’s okay to be sad when you’re leaving home, but sadness isn’t what Lily’s worried about. Lily’s scared.
Because for the last few weeks Lily’s been having nightmares, strange dreams about a thing in the dark with cold breath and sharp teeth. Normally Mom and Dad help her with her nightmares, but… tonight, Mom and Dad are out of town. And normally Lily would just turn on a light and try not to think about the monster in the dark… but tonight, the power’s gone out.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. If you miss us between episodes, remember to follow us on Facebook (The Penumbra Podcast), Twitter (@thepenumbrapod), and our website (thepenumbrapodcast.com) for updates, information about the cast and crew, and irresistible witticisms.
We’d like to thank our Patreon supporters: Anna Meehan, Sue Stewart, Sean Toland, Sienna Warecki, Avery (aka Jack) W, David Spain, Jeremy Holstein, Phoebe Nowak, Carla Lange, Nic Duhamel, Peter Staley, and Kayla Starling! With Patreon, you can support us by scheduling a small donation for each episode we release. If you’d like to show the artists behind the Penumbra that you appreciate their work, you can do so here: patreon.com/user?u=3386677
Attribution:
Music:
"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba:
ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657
“Borneo Jungle – Night” by RTB45 freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/253301
“Nighttime Summer NJ Suburb 24_48.wav” by Justin BW freesound.org/people/JustinBW/sounds/78538
“Come Home” by Alex © copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/46603 Ft: spinningmerkaba
“down stairs.aif” by limwei freesound.org/people/limwei/sounds/100015
“FlashLight On/Off Clicks” by mshahen freesound.org/people/mshahen/sounds/271109
“PowerDown1.wav” by duckduckpony freesound.org/people/duckduckpony/sounds/187327
“rocks2.wav” by mystiscool freesound.org/people/mystiscool/sounds/7136
“Work indoor demolition:destruction impact cement:concrete, 1m perspective, falling remains of wall, Hammer, stereo XY.wav” by gaby7129 freesound.org/people/gaby7129/sounds/238764
“Bricks, stones, tumble, rockslide” by nebulousflynn freesound.org/people/nebulousflynn/sounds/234360
“walking up metal stairs.mp3” by morgantj freesound.org/people/morgantj/sounds/58575
WARNING: "Home" is a horror story. If themes of domestic/child abuse are disturbing to you, please consider listening to one of our Juno Steel stories or a different stand-alone episode.
Lily doesn’t want to move. This house is the only home she’s ever known, and she loves it – but in a few days her family is leaving, and her older brother Jake says she’ll never see it again. Dad says not to worry about it, that it’s okay to be sad when you’re leaving home, but sadness isn’t what Lily’s worried about. Lily’s scared.
Because for the last few weeks Lily’s been having nightmares, strange dreams about a thing in the dark with cold breath and sharp teeth. Normally Mom and Dad help her with her nightmares, but… tonight, Mom and Dad are out of town. And normally Lily would just turn on a light and try not to think about the monster in the dark… but tonight, the power’s gone out.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. If you miss us between episodes, remember to follow us on Facebook (The Penumbra Podcast), Twitter (@thepenumbrapod), and our website (thepenumbrapodcast.com) for updates, information about the cast and crew, and irresistible witticisms.
We’d like to thank our Patreon supporters: Anna Meehan, Sue Stewart, Sean Toland, Sienna Warecki, Avery (aka Jack) W, David Spain, Jeremy Holstein, Phoebe Nowak, Carla Lange, Nic Duhamel, Peter Staley, and Kayla Starling! With Patreon, you can support us by scheduling a small donation for each episode we release. If you’d like to show the artists behind the Penumbra that you appreciate their work, you can do so here: patreon.com/user?u=3386677
Attribution:
Music:
"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba:
ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657
“Borneo Jungle – Night” by RTB45 freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/253301
“Nighttime Summer NJ Suburb 24_48.wav” by Justin BW freesound.org/people/JustinBW/sounds/78538
“Come Home” by Alex © copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. dig.ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/46603 Ft: spinningmerkaba
“down stairs.aif” by limwei freesound.org/people/limwei/sounds/100015
“FlashLight On/Off Clicks” by mshahen freesound.org/people/mshahen/sounds/271109
“PowerDown1.wav” by duckduckpony freesound.org/people/duckduckpony/sounds/187327
“rocks2.wav” by mystiscool freesound.org/people/mystiscool/sounds/7136
“Work indoor demolition:destruction impact cement:concrete, 1m perspective, falling remains of wall, Hammer, stereo XY.wav” by gaby7129 freesound.org/people/gaby7129/sounds/238764
“Bricks, stones, tumble, rockslide” by nebulousflynn freesound.org/people/nebulousflynn/sounds/234360
“walking up metal stairs.mp3” by morgantj freesound.org/people/morgantj/sounds/58575
