Audiobooks | Narration | Podcasting | Audio Production
Giving Stories a voice.
9th Story Studios creates the popular audio drama podcasts, Victoria’s Lift and The Wicked Library, as well as the supporter exclusive shows, Wicked Fairy Tales and The Private Collector. We also worked on a short-term podcast project called Listen that collected and presented stories from live storytelling events. While Listen is no longer in active production, it continues to be a resource for students and teachers, and remains a popular way to promote live storytelling.
We love stories and storytelling in all forms and focus our efforts on writing and producing great audio content designed to entertain, excite, and make the listener think.
Our full media kit contains information and stats current as of September 2019.
MEET THE TEAM
Daniel Foytik
Creator: Victoria’s Lift, The Private Collector, Wicked Fairy Tales, Extra Wicked
Showrunner / Host / Producer: Victoria’s Lift, The Wicked Library, The Private Collector, Extra Wicked
Daniel is a teller of interesting lies who explores his love of story in all its forms through writing, narration, and the creation of multiple award-nominated and award-winning audio drama podcasts including Victoria’s Lift, The Wicked Library, The Private Collector, Extra Wicked, and Wicked Fairy Tales. He is the creator of Victoria’s Lift but considers himself to be as much Victoria’s creation as she is his. Formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Daniel now lives in the mountains of Appalachia surrounded by deep, dark woods.
Meg Williams
Producer: Victoria’s Lift, Cartwright & Enfield Detective Agency, The Wicked Library, Extra Wicked.
Meg Williams joined the team in January 2022, taking on the unenviable task of overseeing the production schedule of multiple 9th Story Studios projects, copy editing, and keeping everything organized.
She is a writer and editor from Ontario, Canada. When not busy as with production assistant duties or copywriting for We Talk of Dreams, she’s generally working quiet horror stories, or on a handful of podcasts that include true crime, horror, and the paranormal.
A veteran teacher and pumpkin farm manager with an unhealthy attachment to her laptop, she can generally be found baking (decently), playing video games (badly), or drinking oversized mugs of black coffee (chronically).
Find out more about Meg at her website.
Amber Collins
Executive Producer: Victoria’s Lift
Amber is an Australian based Voice Over and Audio Engineer working as a Studio Manager to create content for various commercial and independent projects. Amber is also an Executive Producer for Victoria’s Lift as well as the voice of the main character, Victoria. Amber has been voicing Victoria as well as various characters for Victoria’s Lift and The Wicked Library for over four years. When she is giving her voice a rest and not glued to a PC game, she works on other passions such as traditional and digital art, Dungeons and Dragons, and Burlesque.
Nico Vettese
Resident Composer / Executive Producer: Victoria’s Lift, The Wicked Library, The Private Collector, Wicked Fairy Tales, Extra Wicked
Nico was born in Yorkshire, and yet still claims an Italian heritage, he is of a super breed known as Yorkshire-Italian. He also really likes drinking tea. He loves soundtracks so much that he wants to make them for the rest of his days. Nico is the Wicked Library‘s and Victoria’s Lift’s resident composer and an Executive Producer for both shows. He also composes full scores for The Private Collector and Wicked Fairy Tales.
Jeanette Andromeda
Creative Director / Executive Producer: Victoria’s Lift, The Wicked Library, The Private Collector, Wicked Fairy Tales, Extra Wicked
Jeanette Andromeda is an artist, blogger, youtuber, podcaster, and filmmaker. When she’s not talking about horror or up to her elbows in paint, she’s often found wandering around in graveyards working on stories, scripts and sketches.
VICTORIA’S LIFT
PLATFORMS
Apple Podcasts
Spreaker
Castbox
Google Podcasts
iHeart
Spotify
Sticher
TuneIn
Weekly Downloads
26,216
Episode Count
67
ITUNES REVIEW COUNT
661
AVERAGE STAR RATING
4.7
ALL TIME DOWNLOADS
5
MILLION+
ABOUT THE SHOW
Victoria’s Lift is an ongoing audio drama with immersive custom scores and sfx, featuring a mysterious girl who guides visitors to their transformations.
A dark place whose original luster is now lost to time, an unlikely, old Victorian building sits overlooked by most on the edge of Pittsburgh. Originally built as a luxury residence for some of the city’s most well to do residents, it now serves a different purpose. Within its dilapidated walls sits Victoria’s Lift. Step inside and ride it to the floor chosen for your transformation.
AWARDS
2017 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): “The Lost Library” 2016 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): “The Basement” 2016 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): “Dark Music”
2016 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): “Why I Take The Lift”
THE BOOK:
The Lift 9 Stories OF Transformation
Set in the same world as the award nominated audio drama, The Lift’s first written anthology features nine all new stories by fan favorite writers and special bonus content by creators Daniel Foytik and Cynthia Lowman. The collection is brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Jeanette Andromeda for each story.
★★★★★ If you love the podcast, you’ll LOVE this book!! Victoria doesn’t disappoint, so if she shows up for you, take a ride on her lift….if you dare.
★★★★★ Love this story compilation, Victoria and her lift are captivating. If you have heard the podcast, you will love the book, if you haven’t heard the podcast you will still love the book.
REVIEWS
Truly amazing and fantastic ★★★★★
Victoria and her lift not only entertain but keeps you guessing the whole way. The way she gives people the choice to fix what’s going on in their lives or ultimately giving the people who are bad seeds what they truly deserve. Victoria is a mixture of amazingly cute but also frightening but that’s what makes me like her even more. Plus the interactions between her and the librarian are heartwarming and funny. Totally in love with this podcast and can’t wait for more.
I was never one for podcasts….The Lift has changed that ★★★★★
Listening to a Podcast seemed extremely boring to me. I always asked why listen to talking when you can just put on music. I am so happy I found The Lift and was proven wrong. I have never been so enthralled with any media. The narrations have a beautiful cadence that makes it easy to place yourself into the story. The stories are attention grabbing and clearly written by talented authors. The quality of this podcast is exceptional. I listen during my 40 minute commute and through more tedious tasks at work in the lab and it makes the day go faster. I’ve been struggling with some personal demons myself and hearing stories about others who are struggle fiction or not has reminded me that even the most seemingly well put together people are dealing with their own struggles, and that we all have difficult choices to face. I sigh a breath of relief whenever Victoria enters the story knowing that she will take care of what needs to be taken care of. Thank you for making such a wonderful engaging podcast. I cannot wait for future episodes.
All Around Class Act ★★★★★
What an incredible show! It’s great for fans of anthology horror, and seamlessly combines the details of setting and characters, creating a gateway to blend elements of classic and modern horror with enough pathos to connect you to each unique story. Victoria is a fantastic hostess to each private nightmare. She has the correct prescription for the psychological and spiritual ailments of her guests. As I’m just concluding the first season, I am excited to keep exploring Victoria’s world and backstory, as well as enjoy her interactions with other characters.
THE WICKED LIBRARY
PLATFORMS
Apple Podcasts
Spreaker
Castbox
Google Podcasts
iHeart
Spotify
Sticher
TuneIn
Weekly Downloads
58,117
Episode Count
239
ITUNES REVIEW COUNT
505
AVERAGE STAR RATING
4.7
ALL TIME DOWNLOADS
8.4
MILLION
ABOUT THE SHOW
The Wicked Library is a Parsec Award winning show featuring horror fiction stories from upcoming, new, independent and bestselling authors. Our tales of terror are read by Host / Producer, Daniel Foytik and other popular voice actors, and each episode features custom, immersive musical score to bring the stories to life.
Each episode features the work of some of the best voices in independent horror fiction. Authors of all types have contributed stories, like Jessica McHugh, KB Goddard, C. Bryan Brown, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and bestselling authors like Neil Gaiman and Owl Goingback.
AWARDS
2018 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): “The Rags on His Back”
2018 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): “The Case of The Black Lodge”
2017 PARSEC Awards Winner:
Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form): “Shadows”
2017 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast
2016 PARSEC Awards Finalist:
Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast
2016 Audio Verse Awards Finalist:
Best Original, Long Form, Small Cast, Ongoing, Dramatic Production
DOWNLOADS BY COUNTRY
UNITED STATES : 3,924,094
UNITED KINGDOM: 236,733
CANADA: 233,019
SWEDEN: 97,235
AUSTRALIA: 83,504
JAPAN: 28,376
GERMANY: 24,517
REVIEWS
If you’re looking for a high quality horror fiction podcast you need to check this one out ★★★★★
I recently discovered this genre of podcasts and started off by binging all of the no sleep podcast. I had a hard time finding a podcast of similar quality to listen to next and was excited to discover The Wicked Library. The background music and sound engineering are awesome and the stories are consistently well written. Highly recommend check this out!
My Favorite Podcast ★★★★★
I’m always waiting for the next episode. I love the stories. I love the interviews. Thank you for all you do. This show got me through a deep depression and it’s everything to me.
The Librarian is awesome ★★★★★
Love the Private Collector arc and the stories told. Very reminiscent of Tales from the Crypt, keep it up! So good
Excellent! ★★★★★
The stories are well-written and the Q & A sessions with the authors offer great insights on the entire writing process.
Keep the lights on…. ★★★★★
I have specific taste when it comes to podcasts, and for the past few years, I stopped listening completely. I knew what I was hoping to find, but I just couldn’t track it down. I don’t remember how I stumbled across The Wicked Library, but from the moment I pressed play, I found what I had been looking for. The show allows me to just shut off my mind and absorb myself into a world not too different from our own. I wish there were new episodes every day, I simply can’t get enough. Keep up the amazing work!
THE PRIVATE COLLECTOR
WICKED
FAIRY TALES
ABOUT THE SHOW
The Private Collector was an exclusive show created as a way to thank our top tier level supporters. It is a full cast audio drama with sfx, immersive musical scores, and features some of the best voice actors working in audio drama today. Frank Enfield, gumshoe in the Big Apple, loses his partner Doug from the Cartwright and Enfield Detective Agency to some nasty star-headed creature out of somebody’s worst nightmare.
In true frying pan-into-the fire tradition, Frank joined forces with an enigmatic figure known only as “The Librarian,” who sent him on a series of cases. His mission? Retrieve a seemingly endless collection of sinister volumes The Librarian wants taken out of circulation and placed under lock and key in his private collection.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Wicked Fairy Tales was an exclusive show created as a way to thank our supporters. Each month, The Librarian himself told a dark traditional tale from cultures across the world. He dug up the tales in their original forms, complete with evil monsters, death, murder, and other Wicked deeds.
Each episode featured a completely custom musical score and high definition audio. Told with humor and delight, listeners got a dark ride through fairyland with this podcast.
CONTACT US
email to: feedback(at)9thstory(dot)com