Acephale: Horror Fiction

What's Underneath Oct 31, 2024

A folklore scholar is haunted by an urban legend from his childhood and the connection it might have to a real event.

Content Warning: This story contains multiple references to suicide.

Music by CO.AG

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Feeding the Flock Oct 14, 2024

A couple visits a wellness retreat for what is supposed to be a celebratory weekend. But instead they are met with something grave and unspeakable.

Music by CO.AG

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The Hopeless Dream of Being Sep 10, 2024

Frustrated with her recent relationships, a woman joins a dating app. When she connects with someone, she's surprised at how compatible they seem. But soon she begins to suspect that he is keeping something from her.

Music by CO.AG

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Torchbearer Aug 16, 2024

After losing his father in a house fire, a man develops an unusual occupation. But one day, his job leads him to a place where unimaginable secrets are hidden.

Music by CO.AG

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Posthuman Jul 16, 2024

Curtis Peller is missing. But a series of interviews and recordings may shed light on his absence.

Cast:

Curtis's Brother: Soren Narnia

Lydia: Linda Wojtowick

Adam: Brendan Oak

Tyler: Connor Bushoven

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Check out the incredible work by this episode's guests:

Knifepoint Horror

The Ghosts on This Road

Edge of Madness

Welcome to the Brass Eagle

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Otherwhere Jun 24, 2024

A young man is tormented by memories of his grandmother.

Music by CO.AG

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Skin Deep May 27, 2024

While questioning his commitment to his marriage, a man makes a grave decision.

Music by CO.AG

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Seldom May 07, 2024

After encountering a detour while driving through a storm, a woman finds an unexpected place to rest.

Music by CO.AG

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Fearful Symmetry Apr 22, 2024

A man faces a moral dilemma when the professor who inspired him in his youth is accused of a horrific crime.

Music by CO.AG and MONST3R MUSIC

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Anything but Human Mar 22, 2024

After getting a job as a nighttime security guard, a man makes a startling discovery.

Music by THRLL and CO.AG Music

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Triptych Feb 19, 2024

Three tales of sinister appearances. In "The Yellow Door," two children begin to see something in their bedroom that shouldn't be there. In "Alone All the Way," a retired mountaineer receives a cryptic message. And in "Have You Seen Me?" a mysterious picture plagues two brothers.

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Visual Decay Jan 22, 2024

A woman in search of a fresh start seems to get her wish when she discovers a run down movie theater for sale.

Music by THRLL, LARA'S HORROR SOUNDS, and CO.AG Music

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Let Me In Dec 29, 2023

A man searches for his fiancée after she disappears during a trip to see a lighthouse.

Music by THRLL

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The Peril of Julian Specter Oct 16, 2023

A graphic designer seeks fulfillment in life. But his search reveals something that he never wished to find.

Music by Amulets, Onyx Music, and Shahead Mostafafar

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The Bullet Understands Aug 22, 2023

After picking up a hitchhiker on a remote desert highway, a man's life begins to unravel.

Music by Max H and Yehezkel Raz

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Vacant Flesh Jul 11, 2023

After his elderly neighbor goes missing, a man makes an unsettling discovery.

Music by Dan Mayo

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Chimera Jun 01, 2023

A graphic novelist visits a mysterious wooded enclosure in search of inspiration for a new story.

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Annihilator Apr 25, 2023

A woman is unsettled when her daughter claims to have seen a ghost.

Music by Inner Alchemy: Patreon / YouTube

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Vanity Scars Mar 20, 2023

A man becomes suspicious of his wife after she undergoes a surgical procedure.

Music by Jordan Hatfield

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Lesser Gods Feb 19, 2023

The guests at a ski resort are met with horrifying circumstances during a particularly heavy snow storm.

Music by Oliver Michael and G-Yerro

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Theatre of Pain Dec 20, 2022

While researching the life of an avant-garde filmmaker, an amateur documentarian uncovers a dark truth.

Music by Favst, Kyle Preston, and Alon Peretz

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Degradation Trip Oct 26, 2022

After being hired to retrieve a package from a residence in Nevada, a pair of petty criminals begin to suspect that this job isn't what it seems.

Music by Wicked Cinema and Dresden, The Flamingo

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Shout outs:

WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW

The Formiddread Horror

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Progeny Sep 24, 2022

A cab driver with questions about his family begins to feel like something dark has latched onto him.

Cast:

Newscaster/The Father: Connor Bushoven

Passenger: Brendan Oak

Liska: Brennan Sloan

Music by CO.AG

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It's Going to Get Worse Aug 22, 2022

Faced with an uncertain future, a married couple struggles to survive.

Music by Wicked Cinema and Hill

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The Human Obscene Jul 22, 2022

After losing his job, a man finds work as an assistant to a private investigator. But things take a terrifying turn when he and his boss are hired to search for the members of a missing cult.

Music by ESN Productions

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The Infernal Enigma Jun 16, 2022

While trying to make sense of a peculiar event from his childhood, a man begins to wonder if he's concealing a violent memory from himself.

Music by Repulsive

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Mastication May 23, 2022

A curious YouTuber discovers an eerie house with boarded-up windows and decides to make a video about it. Soon, though, he realizes that he's bitten off far more than he can chew.

I want to give a huge thank you to Brendan Oak for playing the role of Karl Porteous.

Music by JK Sound and Daniel Herrera

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The Drawbridge Delusion Apr 17, 2022

While awaiting his punishment, a prisoner describes the breakdown of reality he experienced, and the subsequent crime that led to his arrest.

Music by Repulsive and Kevin MacLeod

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Demon in a Deerskin Hat Mar 15, 2022

While working a lonely late-night shift at an isolated restaurant, a man begins to encounter things that would alter his life forever.

Music by Repulsive

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By the Throat Jan 13, 2022

A Seattle truck driver gets a call one day to pick up a nondescript crate from the airport and deliver it to a secluded residence. But even after she drops it off, she can't help but feel like that crate contained something otherworldly.

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Everything Ends Dec 04, 2021

A man steps into the wilderness for a weekend of solitary bowhunting. But he soon realizes something is amiss. Adrift in a lonely hellscape, he searches for signs of life.

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The Unspeakable Feast Oct 31, 2021

A man falls victim to a mysterious illness after someone moves in to the building across from his.

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Music by Mattia Cupelli

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Shadowcraft Sep 06, 2021

A man recalls visiting a pumpkin patch in his youth. He had expected the place to be festive and idyllic, but he left there with a memory so frightening and bizarre, it would haunt him for years to come.

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Music by Lara Sluyter and Daniel Herrera

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The Silent Wall Aug 01, 2021

Having lost his sense of direction, a recent college graduate begins an exciting but reckless friendship with a pair of climbers. When they go on a road trip together, things take a dark turn.

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And Hell Followed With Him Jun 24, 2021

A man leaves Detroit by train late at night. He is running from something, but his escape begins to seem like an exercise in futility.

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Occupation May 27, 2021

An ex-convict discovers a peculiar stone standing alone in a field. A young girl has unanswered questions about her father's disappearance. Two lives collide in the Tooelle Valley, and neither of them will ever be the same again.

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Lunar Parallax Apr 22, 2021

A photographer encounters something he can't comprehend in the Badlands of North Dakota.

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Stendhal Syndrome Mar 16, 2021

A journalist investigates the terrifying events that follow an art exhibition at a strange gallery called The Breathing Chamber. He uncovers unexplained deaths, rampant insanity, and the legacy of a mysterious artist named Brother Simon.

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Come and See Jan 30, 2021

Searching for his missing father, a man returns to the small town he grew up in. But there are secrets buried in that place, things he believes he was never meant to comprehend.

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Solace Dec 23, 2020

Solace is a cosmic horror audiobook available on Patreon. To get full access, go to patreon.com/acephale

Nathan Merchant was having a normal day, ice fishing in the Wisconsin town of his alma mater. When he failed to return home, it was assumed that he had fallen through the ice and drowned. A year and a half later, though, when he wakes up in a park in Massachusetts, an uncanny mystery begins to unfold. Abel Kaufman, a burned out journalist, is sent to investigate. But his research soon takes him to a landscape of existential terror.

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Blight Dec 08, 2020

Every house has secrets. And the house in the hills above Greymar Lake is no different. But the secrets of its shifting walls have roots far deeper than its foundation. And they will make you see versions of yourself that you wish you never had.

Music by Kevin Macleod incompetech.com

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Temple of Teeth Oct 30, 2020

An aspiring paranormal author finds more than he bargained for while exploring an abandoned town.

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On the Floor of the Ocean of Death Oct 23, 2020

After receiving a strange phone call, a woman abruptly commits suicide. The husband she left behind tries to determine the cause of her untimely end, but his precarious emotional state makes it hard for him to see things objectively.

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Insidiae Sep 25, 2020

After retiring to Alaska, a housebound man witnesses a series of horrid events on live webcam feeds.

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The Face of Another Sep 06, 2020

A man's life begins to unravel when he gets a call from a friend living out of the country.

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Straw Dogs Jul 24, 2020

A series of letters reveals the demise of a man who is evading persecution.

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The Echo House Jun 30, 2020

Shortly after losing his parents, a man begins to have dreams about a strange house in the woods.

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Desolation Jun 04, 2020

A pilot finds himself stranded in the mountains of Wyoming after his plane crashes. He’s frightened of being stranded by himself in the frozen landscape, but he soon realizes that the truth is even more terrifying—he’s not alone at all.

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The Edge of the World May 14, 2020

A collector of literary memorabilia has spent his entire career in search of a cursed typewriter that was once owned by an occult horror fiction author. When he finally catches a break in his search, he soon wishes that he had never sought it out.

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Nightmarch Apr 16, 2020

When a young man begins sleepwalking, he fears that it may be connected to a troubling event from his past. The truth, however, is far more terrifying than he could have imagined.

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