As we are on a bit of a hiatus, I didn't want to leave you high and dry. So here is a blast from the past and one of my favorite episodes. Careful what you Wish for!

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This episode contains unsettling themes, emotional distress, and psychological horror. Listener discretion is advised.

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S2E62: Existentialism

Season 2 Finale

Description:

Everything has led to this.

The final moves are set in motion as Merrick completes the last step of his three-part ascent, securing another god and pushing himself beyond the threshold of return. Power stacks upon power, but identity fractures under the weight of divinity.

Aubrey and Simon stand in opposition, not as saviors, but as witnesses to what Merrick has become and what he is willing to sacrifice to finish his work. Ideology clashes with inevitability, and no one leaves this confrontation unchanged.

About This Episode:

Existentialism serves as the Season 2 Finale, closing the cycle of Merrick’s rise.

Heavy with philosophical dread, cosmic consequence, and irreversible choice.

The end is not explosive.

It is unavoidable.

⚠️ Warning:

This episode contains intense psychological horror, cosmic themes, identity erosion, and existential dread. Listener discretion is advised.

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🩸 S2E61: The Hole — by C.P. Bearden

About This Episode:

The Hole is a tightly wound psychological horror short written by C.P. Bearden, exploring fixation, dread, and the quiet terror of inevitability. Minimalist and unsettling, this episode lingers long after it ends, like the feeling that something unseen is still watching.

If you’re drawn to stories that burrow under your skin and refuse to let go, this one leaves a mark.

📚 Support the Author:

If you enjoyed the writing in this episode, you can pre-order C.P. Bearden’s book through his Linktree:

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⚠️ Warning:

This episode contains intense psychological horror, themes of obsession, and unsettling imagery. Listener discretion is advised.

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🎄🩸 A Holiday Horror Special

All cheer. No mercy.

Description:

This holiday season, Merrick returns.

What were once four separate Christmas nightmares have been stitched together into a single, uninterrupted descent into festive horror. Bells ring. Snow falls. And Merrick reminds the world that not all traditions are meant to bring comfort.

From twisted acts of “generosity” to cruel lessons wrapped in tinsel and blood, this special delivers the full collection of Merrick’s holiday atrocities, unchanged, unfiltered, and far more horrifying when experienced all at once.

Christmas isn’t cancelled.

It’s corrupted.

About This Episode:

A Holiday Horror Special combines the previously released Merrick Christmas episodes into one complete feature-length experience. Designed for both returning listeners and first-time victims, this episode showcases Merrick at his most theatrical, sadistic, and disturbingly joyful.

Perfect for late nights, cold weather, and listeners who like their holidays dark.

⚠️ Warning:

This episode contains graphic horror themes, violence, disturbing imagery, and content unsuitable for listeners under 18. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

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🩸 S2E60: A Tussle With Vanity

Power demands admiration. Gods demand worship.

Description:

The endgame continues. In the wake of To Capture a God, the fractures widen. Merrick pushes forward with his next objective, Vanity. But capturing a god obsessed with self-perception is not a battle of strength… it’s a battle of reflection, deception, and control. Every step closer risks losing what little of himself remains.

Elsewhere, Aubrey is drawn deeper into forbidden history as she’s told the origin of Lilith, a story of betrayal, hunger, and transformation. What began as survival became obsession.

About This Episode:

A Tussle With Vanity serves as Part 2 of the three-part Season 2 finale, peeling back the layers of godhood and revealing the cost of becoming something more than human. This episode balances mythic revelation with escalating dread as the path toward the finale narrows.

Some gods are taken by force.

Others must be understood first.

Featured Author:

This episode is inspired by the chilling, atmospheric writing of C.P. Bearden.

Check out his novel The Soil is Calling here:

https://linktr.ee/cpbearden

⚠️ Warning:

This episode contains intense psychological horror, cosmic themes, identity distortion, and unsettling revelations. Listener discretion is advised.

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🩸 S2E59: To Capture a God

The beginning of the end.

Description:

The pieces are finally moving into place.

As Season 2 reaches its breaking point, five paths converge, each one vital, each one dangerous. Merrick grapples with the growing presence of the god Fame, a celestial force gnawing at his identity from the inside. Control is slipping, and something divine is learning how to wear human skin.

Elsewhere, Simon prepares Aubrey for an encounter that will change everything. Meanwhile, Agent Blaylen and Callahan discuss the Dreamwalker, a being whose influence stretches across sleep, memory, and fate itself.

This is not the end.

This is the alignment.

About This Episode:

To Capture a God marks the opening movement of the Season 2 finale, weaving together multiple perspectives into a single, escalating narrative. This episode deepens the mythos, fractures alliances, and sets the stage for a confrontation that will decide the fate of gods and monsters alike.

⚠️ Warning:

This episode contains intense horror themes, psychological distress, cosmic entities, and reality distortion. Listener discretion is advised.

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🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:

Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.

Featured Author:

This episode is inspired by the chilling, atmospheric writing of C.P. Bearden.

Check out his novel The Soil is Calling here:

👉 https://linktr.ee/cpbearden

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❄️ S2E58: The Changing

When the world freezes, survival isn’t measured in miles... only minutes.

Description:

The world didn’t end in fire. It ended in cold.

In this post-apocalyptic chillscape, a creeping sheet of sentient ice, known only as The Changing, has consumed the West and is slowly devouring its way across the United States. Entire towns vanish overnight. Highways turn to frozen tombs. And the cold… comes with a hidden secret.

Blue is alone with only a CB radio, a warm fire, and the distant voice of his friend Parsnip. When Parsnip calls with some unsettling news, Blue sets out into the deadly frost. But the deeper he travels, the more of The Changing is revealed.

About This Episode:

The Changing is a slow-burn survival horror set in a world reclaimed by ice. It blends atmospheric dread, isolation, and creeping existential panic as Blue races through a dying landscape to save the last voice he has left.

In this world, warmth is hope.

And hope is running out.

⚠️ Warning:

This episode contains themes of isolation, environmental horror, body horror, and intense atmospheric tension. Listener discretion is advised.

The Soil is Calling, By CP Bearden Pre-Order:

This episode is inspired by the chilling, atmospheric writing of C.P. Bearden.

Check out his novel The Soil is Calling here:

👉 https://linktr.ee/cpbearden

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