It's Episode 01 of Season 24. Enter the dark waters of the Cape Fear River as we present tales of watery horror.

"Rainbows" written by Kimberly W. Heiman (Story starts around 00:05:10)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Angie - Marie Westbrook, Jimmy - Atticus Jackson

"Backwater" written by Peter Genoway (Story starts around 00:15:15)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Maya - Linsay Rousseau, Nathan - Jeff Clement, Brock - David Cummings, Teddy - Matthew Bradford

"Mermaids" written by Sean Seebach (Story starts around 00:48:25)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator - Kyle Akers, You - Atticus Jackson

"My Coworker at the Laundromat Kept Hiding Inside the Machines" written by Kyle L. Grubb (Story starts around 01:01:30)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator - Sarah Thomas, Mia - Mary Murphy, Boy - Jeff Clement

"The Span Man" written by Adam Sleper (Story starts around 01:15:45)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Narrator - Dan Zappulla, Kendall - Nichole Goodnight, Span Man - Graham Rowat, Bar Patron - Jesse Cornett

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In the week leading up to the launch of Season 24, we have decaying tales from our Sleepless Decompositions.

"After The Tone" written by G.T. Korbin (Story starts around 00:04:20)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Lisa - Erika Sanderson, Cellphone - David Cummings, Sera - Mary Murphy, Aaron - Jake Benson, Eoin - Jeff Clement

"The Hotel Mariposa" written by Sam Riding (Story starts around 00:26:00)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Phil Thompson - Dan Zappulla, Lina - Sarah Thomas, Concierge - David Cummings

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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"Sleepless Decompositions" illustration courtesy of Kelly Turnbull

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