A new mystery from the makers of The Polybius Conspiracy

Ong’s Hat is a legendary ghost town in southern New Jersey, rumored to have once been the site of a gateway to another dimension.  After meeting on a forum devoted to the urban legend, yoga instructor Sarah Larsen and schoolteacher Charlie Brill go on a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens, where a group of renegade physicists had once conducted experiments in dimensional travel. When Sarah disappears, Charlie finds himself at the center of a mystery.

The audio series is created and produced by Jon Frechette and Todd Luoto, the creators of PRX/Radiotopia’s The Polybius Conspiracy, and executive produced by John Scott Dryden (Passenger List, The Cipher, Tumanbay, Mumbai Crime) for Goldhawk Productions. The project is inspired by Ong’s Hat: The Beginning by Joseph Matheny, the creator of the urban legend.

Corey Brill (The Walking Dead, Leopoldstadt), Avital Ash (Give Me an A), Rodney Ascher (Room 237, A Glitch in the Matrix), and James Bacon star in this docu-thriller for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from the makers of The Polybius Conspiracy and Passenger List.

Cast:

Charlie -  Corey Brill
Sarah - Avital Ash
Rodney Ascher – Himself
Det. Stecco - James Bacon
Casey - Hayley Taylor
Ringo - Benjamin Williams
Kit - Randall Keller
Denny Unger – Himself
Joseph Matheny – Himself
Newscasters - Elizabeth Saydah, Dean Wendt

Credits

Written & Directed by Jon Frechette
Executive Producer - John Scott Dryden

“Ong’s Hat Survivors Interview” courtesy of Joseph Matheny

A Goldhawk Production for BBC Radio 4 & BBC Sounds

Production:

Created & Produced - Jon Frechette & Todd Luoto

Inspired by “Ong’s Hat: The Beginning” by Joseph Matheny

Music by Blue Dot Sessions, Jon Frechette, Chris Zabriskie, Anthéne, Alessandro Barbanera, Blanket Swimming, Macrogramma (under Creative Commons)

Editing & Sound Design by Jon Frechette

Additional Editing by Brandon Kotfila & Greg Myers

Special Thanks - Ben Fineman