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The Science of Violence Jun 09, 2025

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The strike team starts with a haunted prison, before moving to the killing floor of the Hand Collector. That all pales in comparison to Brisco, Kansas, the heart of America, and the heart of monster country. The team encounters profane creatures that will change them forever.

The direct sequel to Death Finds a Way, and The War on Terror.

Guest appearance by Mary Anne Simpson

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Thicker Than Water, a new audio novel by yours truly. 11 hours of crime noir goodness, a savage tale of revenge, and family. I will be releasing the first couple of chapters right here, very soon.

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Dark Urrru – Starlings in the Treetops
Serge Quadrado – Dark Ambient Texture
Axxonn – From black's Void
Lobo Loco – Lost Dreams

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Touchable -- Hobo Chronicles Vol. 8 May 30, 2025

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The secret FBI task forced called the Untouchables are on the tail of a brutal serial killer riding the rails, and leaving mangled bodies. The closer they get, the closer to hell and damnation they become. WARNING: this one gets intense.

Written by Brett Jarboe
After this, I encourage you to listen to
Thicker Than Water, a new audio novel by yours truly. 11 hours of crime noir goodness, a savage tale of revenge, and family. I will be releasing the first couple of chapters right here, very soon.

Its available for free on the Patreon, but its also for sale! 10 bucks, no membership required.

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Untouchable -- Hobo Chronicles Vol. 7 May 19, 2025

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The decades- long rivalry between the FBI and Deep Red Ops hits a boiling point, over the case a hobo serial killer leaving a path of carnage through the rail yards. DRO Special Agent Donna Latour has everything under control... except for the wildcard called the Untouchables

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Dark Urrru middle hunt
Serge Quadrado Shaman Stomp
John Bartmann Background Scan, Foggy Trees, Tick Tick Boom
Ascetic Call of Ruins

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Blood on the Tracks, Guts on the Grass May 07, 2025

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Archivist and field reporter Mary Anne Simpson sheds light on the secret war waged by J Edgar Hoover, the FBI, and "The Untouchables" against the American Hobo. She also unearths a prison interview from the early 80 about black blotter acid, and the notorious Kansas City Throw Rug incident.

Written by Brett Jarboe
Starring Jamie Lee Hensley and Dan Jopling

After this, I encourage you to listen to
Thicker Than Water, a new audio novel by yours truly. 11 hours of crime noir goodness, a savage tale of revenge, and family. I will be releasing the first couple of chapters right here, very soon.

Its available for free on the patreon, but its also for sale! 10 bucks, no membership required.

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Secret Birds – black teeth
Hammer of Hathor – run run
Lobo Loco – work wonders
and jet fueled vixen

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A Mouth Full of Stitches - Tales of Dental Horror Apr 26, 2025

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Two nerve-grinding tales of suspense and horror, set in everyone's favorite place -- the dentist's office! Celebrate oral healthcare with stories of ominous orthodonture and dental damnation!

Co-written by Brett Jarboe

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Music by:

hammer of hathor – run run

the unnamable – teeth and claws sharpened on centuries of corpses

secret birds – black teeth

statiqbloom – talon's teeth

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Death Finds a Way Apr 11, 2025

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New forms of life that were never meant to be. Drugs that open doorways to the other side. And a Juggalo who winds up at the mercy of a cult. This just scratches the surface of the darkness this story has to offer, Join us, and come down below...

Annotations provided by Official Show Archivist Mary Anne Simpson.

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Serge Quadrado - documentary dark

dunJIN – a blood red thing that writhes

Room of Wires – asylum sneaker

Filmy Ghost – my mask is broken

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The War on Terror (Annotated) Mar 31, 2025

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A black ops strike team prowls the darkest shadows of America. They are hunting Breach Sites, those soft spots where a door to hell has once been opened. They seek to close them all, permanently. The ghastly cultists have other ideas. Action and suspense abound, and god help the wicked.

Annotations provided by Official Show Archivist Mary Anne Simpson.

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Hellhound on My Trail -- Hobo Chronicles Vol 6 Mar 21, 2025

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Drug-addled agents of chaos, the acolytes of the otherworldly serial killer Mr. Westbound, have Junior Washington on the run. He is weak, wounded, and weary, but he can't slow down, or he wont' survive.

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Schemawound – Tone One
Pressor – That Smell you Like
John Bartmann – In Limbo, and Foggy Trees
Lobo Loco – Old Land
Room of Wires – Train Jacker

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High Dives and Lowlifes -- Hobo Chronicles Vol.5 Mar 11, 2025

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The FTRA are the boogeymen of the hobo community, drug fueled and blood-hungry anarchists riding the rails and causing mayhem at every stop. Now they have focused their attention on Junior Washington, who is caught in a mystery he is desperate to unravel... before its too late.

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The amazing music was performed by Lobo Loco, with
Wild West Ruction, Work Wonders, and Traveling to Louisiana

Serge Quadrado with Dark Ambient Texture, and

El Wud with Heterotopy
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God Complex Feb 28, 2025

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Beaten, weakened, alone, without her wheelchair, Mona is trapped in a kill room, at the mercy of a deranged lunatic with an axe to grind. She has to find a way to outwit him, as he watches her die slowly. A nerve grinding psychological thriller with a payoff that you will never forget,

Guest voicework provided by January Somers as Mona, and Barrett Daniel as Ginger.

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The amazing music was performed by

Lobo Loco, with Lost Dreams

Dark Urrru with Starlings in the Tree Tops

Room of Wires with Asylum Sneaker and Train Jacker

and Anne von Schothorst with Passed Tense