Reviews

Wonderfully profane and a great audio trip to Scotland for this Yankee.

This is a fun take on the paranormal investigative podcast. I enjoy the little meta moments and its got quality acting & writing. Needs more ladies though.

& wow this was such a great podcast! It usually takes a couple episodes of an audio drama for me to get into it but this was an instant love. I love the way jokes are just randomly thrown into a conversation. Thank you thank you thank you for this podcast.

This is one of my very favorite shows. I hope there is more soon!

If you're in to Scottish accents, a mysterious and intriguing story of the paranormal, and don't mind some . . . course language, you'll love this podcast. Also it's bloody hilarious!

Mathew and Robert, once again you mates show us the amazing fun time that creative, dramatic podcasting can be for the listener as well as the producers. You gents are an inspiration to those of us just beginning our own journey into audio drama. And, it was delightful to find genuinely funny moments, genuinely thrilling and creepy moments, all tied together with a brilliant plot and solid writing. A Scottish Podcast is simply entertaining and addictive!

Thoroughly enjoyed listening and not only for the Scottish accents 😉. Looking forward to the next season.

It was a blindingly sunny day, 100+ degrees and 100% humidity in March. (MARCH!!) I was on my way home after a long day at work, thinking about mortality, how awful life can be, pondering "feeding the pig" so to speak, when I remembered that a coworker at the call center suggested these blokes called the "Terror Files". As I sat down in my sun-bleached car, skin sticking to the crusted leather interior, burning at the touch of the black plastic wheel, air-conditioning neither truly dead nor truly alive, I took a few extra moments before pulling out of the parking lot to download the first few episodes. "What the heck" I remember thinking... And as I pulled into bumper-to-bumper traffic, the show began. Holy flapjacks, what a show it is! What a goddarn masterpiece of perfection! These guys, who are apparently a huge international hit were masters of their craft, even before they made it. Forget the Black Tapes, forget the Ghost Hunters, don't even get me started about the ghost busters(!), Terror Files are the best ghost hunting group ever! Their show, which is 100% real, despite folks claiming that they're not actually from Scotland (which they are indeed from Scotland) is the audio equivalent of snorting an aerosolized Jack Daniels while simultaneously skiing down Mount Everest and fighting a bear with a lightsaber! They will take you places, scary places! I'm not talking about sci-fi worlds with cannibals and fictional Tales of fictional crud in Towers, or even historical goddarn fiction about time travel or westerns, i'm talking about the darkest corners of the actual Earth; places where the sun don't shine and the moon is even a little reluctant to show half it's a** on a good night! This show is gripping, epic, fear-inspiring! These are not the Small Town Horrors you and your granny grew up with, these are terrors like Alpin the mother-loving Disemboweler, and creepy islands with horrors too messed up to even mention in this review!!! Not to mention whatever the hell they have planned for Season 2! This show has changed my LIFE! It helped me get a promotion, it's how I met my wife (a fellow terror files enthusiast), and bought a new car and house! It will leave you Sleepless, entertain you, inspire you, and help you find the courage to get through your own bleak existence knowing that somewhere out there in Scotland there's a dog that looks like the flipping guy from the Life Aquatic! From their charming patron Bruce (who the local papers seem to have it out for, but who seems like a great guy), to Lee and even Douggie, the show's cast show great humility, despite being international super-stars. Here's to hoping they continue to make more stories now that their first season has concluded and don't fall into the trappings the celebrity status brings! Do yourself a favor and listen to this show today! ...Also, they have a great choice in sponsors... According to a friend...

Dry humored and equally creepy! Production and actors are first rate! Give these guys a listen you bloody *#%*!

Great story! The writing is excellent and the performances are top rate. Great production - give it a listen and you're hooked!

A well-crafted production. Never cheesy or badly acted. Never preachy or condescending. Just a good, clever, suspenseful story with characters you care about. Keep them coming!

I really enjoyed this!! Hope there will be more. I wasn't sure what I was going to get, having tried some podcasts that sounded good, but ultimately turned out to be snorefests, so I was pleasantly surprised. Good work!

Absolutely fantastic! Can't wait to hear more!

Great cast. Find myself laughing out loud for this.

I just re listened to all the episodes and I can't wait for more! (I was inspired to leave a review by the episode titled "One Star.")

Accents took a bit of getting used to (I'm American) but once I got a handle on it I found that this podcast has been very enjoyable - wish it was out more often.

Addicted! Funny and engaging. Can't wait to see what they think of next. Keep the episodes coming.

Wonderful dialogue and characters that you would love to hang out with, until they get you killed or worse.

Omg, keep it up. Dark and twisted humor? It works!!!

like I was saying, black tapes + Trainspotting + a healthy dose of "podcast within a podcast". Amazing writing, amazing acting, great story- the only thing I don't like is that theres not enough episodes out yet. I need more!! Also, heads up, they swear. A lot. A lot a lot. (But it's worth ittt)

Two Scots explore the (literal) underground of their city to create a podcast and resurrect their careers. When they unearth something mysterious in the shadows, they're launched on a journey through the muck of behavior, via murder, money laundering, and production budgets. Can they uncover the mystery and retain their integrity? Flawless sound production and solid acting make this supernatural thriller with a social conscience provide a visceral, thought-provoking experience.

It's really great so far and i'm eager to hear more!

Robert Cudmore and Matthew McLean are Yap Audio. They are the talents who brought you the Audio Drama Production Podcast, Kraken Mare, and Aftermath. Their latest project has now given the world another gift from the land of The Proclaimers, David Tennant, and Highlander. Yes, I'm speaking of Scotland! Lee and Doug are two guys down on their luck. Lee (Robert Cudmore) is an ex-Disk Jockey of flexible ethics who is trying to make his big comeback by starting a paranormal investigation podcast called The Terror Files. Lee's friend Doug (Matthew McLean), a former rockstar turned landscaper is hired to help do the production side of Lee's show. During the recording of the premiere episode they stumble into something much bigger than they expected. A Scottish Podcast is a hysterical NSFW show that you should not let your mum listen to. But it lovingly satirizes the media, the medium, and the Scotsman in all of us. Treat yourself, and give this show a chance.