A hungover warning turns into a sharp-edged manor farce.
Mockery Minis: Tales from the Manor Episode 2, In Omnia Paratus, frames Nancy against her father's long warning about rogues, risks, and mixed metaphors while she is badly hungover.

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Summer, 1989, somewhere in deepest darkest England. Mockery Manor is a theme park where people disappear, and it's up to a pair of chaotic teenage twins to catch a killer.British Podcast Awards 'Best Fiction' Nominee 2020. If you like Hot Fuzz, Scream, and Only Murders In The Building, then Mockery Manor is for you.Mockery Manor is a full-cast production best enjoyed using headphones.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Mockery Manor makes its haunted attraction feel lived in, using comic character clashes and carefully staged danger to deepen the estate's mythology.
Mockery Manor turns a decaying theme park into a pressure chamber for family history, bad decisions, and danger with a taste for theatrical timing.
A crocodile rumor on Mockery Lake makes for the worst boat ride you'll be glad to overhear.
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A hungover warning turns into a sharp-edged manor farce.
Mockery Minis: Tales from the Manor Episode 2, In Omnia Paratus, frames Nancy against her father's long warning about rogues, risks, and mixed metaphors while she is badly hungover.
Haunted-manor embarrassment meets a lake argument that boils into chaos.
Mockery Minis 1: Misadventure At Mockery Lake turns the manor into a place where being seen as dark and dangerous curdles into public disappointment.
A lively conversation about making audio fiction, centered on a show that mixes loose structure with heavy improvisation.
Mockery Manor and Midst sit down for a conversation that starts with introductions and then opens into the practical side of making audio fiction, with Lindsay and Lawrence on one side and Zen, Sarah, and Matt on the other.
A lively craft swap where structure, improv, and mutual respect do the heavy lifting.
This feed swap turns into a clear conversation about how two shows use limits to shape story. Lindsay and Lawrence from Mockery Manor sit down with Midst's Zen, Sarah, and Matt to talk plotting, craft, and the appeal of letting a story surprise the people making it.
Tinsel, tempers, and fox poo collide in a Christmas special that turns holiday bustle into brisk comic friction.
A Midwinter Night's Dream places Mockery Manor's Christmas special after the Betty Tapes, in winter 1994, and lets one small crisis after another pile up all at once.
A brisk, process-forward conversation about soundtrack craft, voice, and how Four Spurs gets its dusty 1970s country feel.
Kiss My Zeitgeist stays close to the mechanics of Mockery Manor, using the Bandcamp soundtrack release as a starting point for a conversation with composer and sound artist Lawrence Owen.
A focused, low-key conversation about the Mockery soundtrack and the voices behind it.
This episode stays close to Lawrence Owen and the Mockery soundtrack, keeping its attention on craft rather than promotion. It looks at vocal choices, the way voices shift with age, and the dry 70s production that gives Four Spurs its shape.
A brisk family origin story that links Nancy's mood to control and inheritance.
Mockery Manor uses this minisode to place Nancy's bad temper inside a family system marked by control and old resentment. It starts with her father's long, tangled warning at breakfast, then moves into the manor's polished but uneasy social world, where zebra print, a mirrored…


Four McElroys narrate a wizard battle-royale tournament across elimination trials on Octave Ziggurat.

A continuous Fabula Ultima actual-play campaign following one party through the world of Perpetua.

An ensemble cast plays teen superheroes through Masks: A New Generation campaigns and guest one-shots.

A recurring cast plays full Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, and Pendragon campaigns session by session.

A Dungeon World actual-play campaign following three comedians battling villain Callum Blackhammer.
The host reveals listener poll results on who murdered Clayton Woodrow, with most suspecting his widow Kirsteen McFallon, and introduces a segment for anonymous tips on the case.
This episode discusses public theories about Clayton Woodrow's death, including FBI assassination and widow involvement, while soliciting listener tips.
Paul introduces his new true crime podcast focusing on unsolved cases, starting with the local murder of Clayton Woodrow III at Mockery Manor, where he has personal connections and insider knowledge.
This episode of Paul's Unsolved Crime Time discusses listener theories about the Clayton Woodrow murder case at Mockery Manor and introduces a special guest with a personal connection to the crime.
Paul introduces his new podcast 'Paul's Unsolved Crime Time' by discussing the unsolved murder of Clayton Woodrow III at Mockery Manor, where he has a personal connection and theories about the crime.
The host discusses listener theories about a murder at Mockery Manor and introduces a special guest with a personal connection to the case.
The hosts announce removal of their shows from Spotify and direct listeners to alternative platforms like Bandcamp and Ko-fi for ad-free, high-quality audio.
In the premiere of We Fix Space Junk, fugitive socialite Samantha Trapp hires smuggler Kilner to escape to the Crab Nebula, evading customs and confronting their differences as they embark on a risky cryo-sleep journey, while shadowy forces conspire against them.
A trailer for the upcoming season of a fictional podcast about a theme park cruise where people disappear, set in 1999.
The hosts urge listeners to switch from Spotify due to ethical concerns, then the episode likely begins the fictional murder mystery.
The hosts urge listeners to switch from Spotify due to ethical concerns, then the episode likely transitions into the fictional mystery story.
In a psychiatric assessment at Botley's Maximum Security Psychiatric Unit, inmate Matthew Burke evades questions about his past at Mockery Manor, while Doctor Tallow probes for secrets about the park's mysteries.
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In a psychiatric ward Christmas assessment, patient Matty Burke discusses his deteriorating behavior and hints at dark events at Mockery Manor, while a doctor probes for information through a game designing a theme park ride, leading to escalating tension and revelations about the park's staff.
1931 begins with a butter knife.
The hosts announce a Kickstarter for a murder mystery game based on their fictional theme park podcast.
Freddie Armstrong wants proof, not spooky atmosphere.
Magenta and Bernard introduce season four of their podcast, a paranormal sitcom, while navigating a chaotic ghost-hunting case to fund the renovation of their drunkenly purchased haunted estate.
Magenta and Bernard promote their podcast Madame Magenta Sonos Mystica, then dive into a comedic story where they buy a haunted estate for £50 and start a paranormal investigation business to fund renovations.
This crossover episode features the creators of Mockery Manor and Midst discussing their audio dramas, highlighting creative freedom, improvisational storytelling, and inspirations from theme parks and 80s culture.
This episode features a crossover interview between the creators of Mockery Manor and Midst, discussing their audio drama processes, creative inspirations, and the unique elements of their shows.
In this Christmas special, Betty tries to avoid helping at Mockery Manor to go on a date with Gretchen, leading to family drama and supernatural meddling by Mr.
Host Lindsay Sharman interviews composer Lawrence Owen about the Mockery Manor season 3 soundtrack, discussing its release on Bandcamp, the creative process behind the music, and insights into character development and mystery storytelling in the audio drama.
Host Lindsay Sharman interviews composer Lawrence Owen about the soundtrack for Mockery Manor Season 3, discussing music composition, character development, and detective mystery storytelling.
In 1931, Nancy receives ominous advice from her father before his accidental death, leading her to Mockery Manor where she pursues a romance with musician Henry.
Freddie Armstrong searches Mockery Manor for a ghost to prove himself to classmates, discovering a hidden library with a mysterious book.
In this episode of Mockery Manor, a forensic psychologist named Dr.
In a psychiatric hospital at Christmas 1991, patient Matthew Burke is assessed by a doctor who probes his past at Mockery Manor.
In a psychiatric unit in 1990, inmate Matthew Burke undergoes a suspicious assessment by Dr.
In the climax of the Mockery Murders, Betty and JJ confront Detective Fennec, revealing he framed JJ for Clayton's murder.
In the climax of the Mockery Murders case, Betty and JJ confront Detective Fennec, exposing his plot to frame JJ for Clayton Woodrow's murder.
In this episode, Betty gathers suspects in a parlor showdown to solve Clayton Woodrow's murder, revealing forged letters, a copycat killer, and manipulations involving a psychic.
In this episode, Betty gathers suspects in a parlor showdown to solve Clayton Woodrow's murder, revealing a complex web of forged letters, manipulated fans, and a copycat killer replicating 1989 murders.
Betty orchestrates a Poirot-style gathering of suspects to solve Clay's murder, uncovering paternity secrets, a black market sperm scheme, and family betrayals.
Betty gathers the suspects for a dramatic confrontation to solve Clay's murder, revealing secrets about paternity, a black-market semen scheme, and hidden identities.
Betty, JJ, and Parker investigate Clayton's murder while JJ faces her past addiction.
Betty, JJ, and Parker investigate Clayton's murder to clear JJ's name, uncovering JJ's past addiction, a timeline that suggests two killers, and Abilene's secret son with Clayton.
Betty races to clear her sister JJ, who is framed for Clayton Woodrow's murder with hypodermic needle evidence and stalker letters.
Betty and Parker investigate JJ's framing for Clayton's murder, uncovering evidence like adrenaline poisoning and stalker letters, while tensions rise with Kirstine and a mysterious figure in the library.
JJ is injured after visiting Graham's widow, while Parker discovers a creepy shrine implicating JJ in Clayton's murder.
JJ deals with a fistfight and discovers a break-in at the first aid hut, while Parker finds a disturbing shrine linking JJ to Clayton.
Betty investigates Clay's death by questioning Anna Lou, who reveals tensions with Bobby and Clay's regrets.
Betty investigates Clay's murder by secretly recording Anna Lou, while Walter reveals a haunting sighting of the mascot Crackles.
Private investigator Betty Armstrong investigates Clayton Woodrow's suspicious death at Mockery Manor, confronting ex-detective Fennec about his alibi and discovering a syringe at the crime scene.
Betty Armstrong investigates Clayton Woodrow's death at Mockery Manor, discovering a hypodermic syringe at the crime scene and teaming up with ex-detective Fennec.
Country star Clayton Woodrow's fatal fall at Mockery Manor is being dismissed by police as dementia-related confusion, but his widow Kirsteen McFallon hires private investigator Betty Armstrong to prove otherwise.
After country star Clayton Woodrow's death at Mockery Manor, private investigator Betty Armstrong is hired by his wife to uncover the truth, while former detective John Fennec suspects murder and a stalker complicates the case.
Clayton Woodrow arrives at Mockery Manor for the opening of Claytonville, a theme park based on his music, but tensions rise as he shares the haunted manor with staff and faces a mysterious past.
Season 3 Episode 2 of the British audio drama Mockery Manor follows the grand opening of Claytonville, a theme park built around the songs of country legend Clayton Woodrow III, as Clayton and his entourage arrive at the manor and a psychic medium’s vision of a falling man appears to be coming true.
In 1989, teenage twins investigate disappearances at a theme park in this comedic murder mystery audio drama.
Two teenagers flee from a pursuer through a deserted theme park, trying to escape and find help.
In a 1989 British theme park, teenage twins investigate a series of disappearances and a murder.
In a 1989 British theme park, teenage twins investigate a series of disappearances and a murder.
In a 1989 British theme park, teenage twins investigate a series of disappearances in this comedic murder mystery audio drama.