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Heartbroken and looking for a little Halloween fun, Mike visits Sunshine Asylum, a notorious haunted attraction. But when the scares stop feeling like a show, he discovers that some things can't be explained away as clever effects and people in rubber masks.

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Tonight’s marble carries the stench of blood, burning flesh, the desperation of a man pushed beyond reason, and a question:

How much must something die before it stays dead?

Do settle in. I do hope you enjoy the show.

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NINE ZERO. That's pretty wild, isn't it? Episode 90!

Collector - Somnambulist's Gallery - Recursion is much too long of a name, so three it is! 😁

First and foremost, a genuine thank you to everyone who's stopped by the Patreon and decided to support this weird little theater of mine. It really does mean a lot. And if there's ever anything you'd like to see, something you need, or even just a suggestion you'd like to throw my way, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm more than happy to oblige where I can.

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Grey Man is short and not so sweet. The story, not the man. I hear he's actually quite tall.

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Episode specific question: You ever feel like our man Ryan here? How do you push through and continue?

I, bury myself in more work until the exhaustion fills me so completely that there is no more room inside for silly things like doubt and fear. Only more work. Then, I sleep the sleep of the dead...for...

More problems with the marble! but our host is prepared.

Mr. Whim himself actually started life as part of a novel I was writing.

And, eventually, I finished that novel. The problem was that, by the time I got there, I realized it was very, very similar to IT, which I really didn't like.

The basic idea was that Whim was an eldritch being of immense power and incredible naivety. He ran a strange circus filled with green fire, tentacles, halls of mirrors, cotton-candy monsters and all the other sorts of...

Two old friends have been playing marbles together in the park every Saturday for years, usually with a small group of neighborhood kids gathered around to play.

Then they come across something that, by now, should probably be familiar.

A black marble.

I wrote this story quite a while ago, and recorded it A while ago. Now that I’ve finally put the whole thing together, there are definitely some things I’d change if I were writing it today. But, honestly, I still really love this story and what I was trying to d...

A late night food order turns into a nightmare..or not?

This episode it wet and because it is wet, I'm warning you that it is wet. If wet sounds bother you, it may be like nails on a chalk board for a bit. I did try and keep it minimal though. The bonus for me is that I didn't need to edit out every mouth noise because their indistinguishable from the WET!

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A man works himself to the breaking point, until exhaustion begins to reveal something waiting just beyond the edges of his perception. The harder he pushes, the closer it gets.

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A toothache is bad enough. But when two dentists insist there's nothing wrong, and an old country dentist offers to fix what they can't find, the truth is far worse than a cavity.

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A dream is a dream is a dream.

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First, an introduction. Then the marble presents us with an audio tape detailing an excavation that ended abruptly.

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Daniel picks up a hitchhiker on a long drive. An interesting drifter who's full of stories. One in particular.

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CRIME FIGHTER CRIME FIGHTER CRIME FIGHTER. A friend of mine has been doing a lot of these 90s cartoon spoofs and I just couldnt help myself. Once I started, it came together quite easily and I couldn't stop. I think it came out pretty good.

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James Vance gets a call about an antique for purchase but the seller sounds desperate.

An old pull from the Marble Tales. Ending number one thousand. Enjoy!!

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A mining crew is trapped underground after a cave in. The only path forward...is down.

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Just guys being dudes! Mike and Tyler go out hunting for deer but something seems to be hunting them instead.

Visit Steve and Mark Anzalone at MAELTOPIA to find any one of their many shows. You will NOT be disappointed!

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A late-night rail station encounter drags the dying town of Grafton into a nightmare buried beneath its woods for decades. What begins as a creature feature slowly unravels into something far worse.

This story was inspired by the music of AI artist Promptgenix, particularly the album Gravel Road Grooves. I got unsurprisingly hooked on the atmosphere of those tracks and started wondering how much control these artists really have over AI-generated music in the first place. It’s an interesting subject. People have strong opinions on AI art, and I’m just...kind of indifferent. Either way...

Every night after work, Dan Green walks the same route home beneath the Franklin overpass. One evening he finds a grotesque mural covering the concrete wall below the bridge. A sprawling mass of twisted anatomy painted in bruised reds and sickly yellows, centered around a strange black sphere that seems to drink in the light around it.

Dan has never cared about graffiti before, yet he can’t stop thinking about this mural.

What does your mural look like?

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It's been a long week and I didn't record a story. Luckily, I can sometimes work miracles. I put together an old, rough first draft for this week's episode. Hope it's fun for you!

I would change it, but I'm not going to. I tried some new things with both recording and post-processing for this one. I think it turned out nicely.

A few very long stories are coming together and will be on their way soon. BUT FIRST, I need to finish these audiobooks! Deadlines are coming!

See ya...

Darren buys his first car so he and his friends can drive out of town to see their favorite band live. He chooses a hearse. It's stylish, elegant, impossible to ignore, and complete with a coffin in the back.

I had a blast putting this one together! I changed the ending about three and a half times so I definitely don't know how to feel about it. I do hope y'all enjoy it!

As always, Thank you

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Welcome to Shorties.

I figured we’d do something a little different tonight.

I pulled together a few of my shorter pieces. Some of these started as TikTok stories, quick hits… the kind that get in, get under your skin, and get out before you can shake them. And I’ve added one new story in there too.

So this is a bit of a variety episode. A sampler.

Tonight, you’re going to hear:

Hallway.

Duke.

…and Scarecrow.

Three short trips. Three different...

A lone traveler moves through a perfectly uniform tunnel, overcoming small but unsettling changes as he goes. Along the way, he’s forced to confront hunger, isolation, and the strange consistency of the space around him.

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Two unsettling stories by C.L. Methvin.

In My Roommates, Locks, a man begins to notice that the things his roommate loses don’t simply vanish. They revert, returning in ways that feel deeply wrong.

In Mouths, a woman hauls home an impossible amount of raw meat, carefully feeding something waiting behind a closed door.

Quiet, strange, and steadily unnerving—both stories are part of a larger anthology call EUSECT. Trust that they get much...darker.

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Phil takes a moment to catch his breath in the alley behind La Viande Noire, just a moment, before its ripped from his chest when he looks toward the sky.

A few days early on this one but this makes 60 episodes! Should I call that season one?

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The glamour cracks, Phil is the only one who sees what’s underneath.

What begins as a subtle distortion becomes something far worse as the facade peels back layer by layer.

And its patrons were never just people.

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Phil thought he was close. The conversation with Jack, the appetizer, the subtle hum of the restaurant. It all seemed to signal a breakthrough. Details were just slightly off, but the deal on the table could change his life forever. That is, until something unexpected slipped from his napkin: a single, mysterious pill.

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Phil thought tonight was his chance. Jack’s invitation to a mysterious new restaurant promised opportunity. Maybe even a breakthrough. Everything seemed perfect: the atmosphere, the smells, the conversation. Strange little details flickered at the edges, but nothing alarming… until his drink arrived. A single, chilling note sat beneath: Leave now.

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Lydia receives an invitation to a private showing of a rather unsettling museum collection.

Come back next saturday for the first installment of La Viande Noire.

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Lydia is played and narrated by the amazing audiobook narrator Stephanie Betschart.

Varrick was Edward Baker

Written by Edward Baker

Sound junk by Edward Baker

inspiration by Dexter: resurrection 😅

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We all know what this is inspired by, but let's just not say anything.

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A very special episode of Dead Air Theater.

After hearing Mr. Sleep my oldest told me he was too scary. When I told her it was just me and some effects, her tune changed entirely and she asked "can I be the monster?"

We got to work and this is what we came up with.

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I'm starting the new year off right with the super flu! I hope your 2026 has started off beautifully! I've a bunch of plans for in store for DAT for 2026 but for now and as I recover from this banger of an illness, more of the MotW variety. Enjoy!

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