Holy Ghost Stories

Latest Episodes:

The Lion, the Witch, and the War Zone Oct 25, 2021

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A witch, a ghost, and a man who’s given himself over to a dark power. This will be Saul’s last supper.

*Watch a conversation betweeen HGS creator Justin Gerhardt and composer Kendall Ramseur about collaborating on this episode

Text: 1 Samuel 28, 31

Players:

Yahweh
King Saul
The witch of Endor

What's Spooky:

Graphic execution
Beheading
Witchcraft
A seance
A ghost
Calf butchery
A battlefield death scene
Suicide

Score:
Original score created by Kendall Ramseur

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The Guardian Angel, the Blowhard, and the Reformer Oct 11, 2021

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With 200,000 fearsome Assyrians camped around the rebel holdout of Jerusalem, death seems inevitable. But then Hezekiah prays...

Text: 2 Kings 18-19; 2 Chronicles 29-32; Isaiah 36-37

Players:

Yahweh
Hezekiah
Sennacherib

What's Spooky:

Siege Warfare
Starvation
Arrows made from human body parts

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The Mystery Man, the Firewalkers, and the New Recruit Sep 27, 2021

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Text: Daniel 3

Players:

Yahweh
Nebuchadnezzar
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

What's Spooky:

Violent fire-related injury and death

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The Source and the Fury Sep 13, 2021

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Text: Judges 14:1-15:8

Players:

Yahweh
Samson
Samson's wife
Samson's father-in-law

What's Spooky:

Graphic violence to an animal
Killing
Individuals burned alive

Music Credits:

"Winds of Change" | Four Trees
"A Dark Past" | Wicked Cinema
"Are You Listening" | Ryan Taubert
"The Rebellion" | Ryan Taubert
"Supply and Demand" | Ryan Taubert
"Twilight" | Alistair Sung
"Breaking Gravity: | Cody Martin
"Curious Case" | Cody Martin
"Ritual" | Ryan Taubert
"Breaking Gravity" | Cody Martin
"Street Games" | Ryan Taubert
"The Part Where They Love Each Other" | Stephen Keech
"Fine-Toothed Chrome" | Sam Barsh

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The Muse, the Magistrate, and the Mud Aug 30, 2021

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Bonus Episode Alert:On Monday September 6, I'll release the story of Jael's assassination of Sisera for patrons only. Partner with me on Patreon for access.

Text: Judges 4-5

Players:

Yahweh
Deborah
Barak
Sisera
King Jabin

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The Charioteer, the Blind Men, and the Surprise Party Aug 16, 2021

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Yahweh brings Elijah home, but that’s not the end of the fiery chariots…

Text: 2 Kings 2:11-13; 6:8-23; 13:14

Players:

Yahweh
Elisha
Elijah
King Jehoram of Israel
King Hazael of Aram

What's Spooky:

Honestly, thanks to Yahweh stepping in, this one's kind of G-rated. :)

Music Credits:

Winds of Change, by Four Trees
Fool, by Ryan Taubert
Dark Shot, by Ryan Taubert
Conflict of Oblivion, by Cody Martin
Moonstone, by Cody Martin
Cathan's Peak, by Cody Martin
War Cry, by Alicia Enstrom
Before Dawn, by On Earth
View From Above, by Alistair Sung
Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

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The Pushover, the Runaway, and the Belly of the Beast (Part 2) Aug 02, 2021

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Text: Jonah 3:1-4:11

Players:

Yahweh
Jonah
The citizens of Nineveh

What's Spooky:

Sea monster vomit
Sexual abuse of a child
Drunken violence
Dismemberment
Impaled soldiers
Prostitution

Music Credits:

Winds of Change, by Four Trees
The Psalmist, by Kendall Ramseur
The Traveler, by Kendall Ramseur
The Rocks Cry Out, by A.J. Hochhalter
Isolation, by Luke Atencio
Sky Fortress, by Luke Atencio
The Forest, by Dustin Lau
Closure, by Max LL
Daydream in D for Cello, by Eric Kinny
Suspicion, by Cathedral
Stars of Dust, by Alicia Enstrom
Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

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The Pushover, the Runaway, and the Belly of the Beast (Part 1) Jul 19, 2021

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Text: Jonah 1:1-2:10

Players:

Yahweh
Jonah

What's Spooky:

Facial dismemberment
Beheading
Human sacrifice
Drowning
A sea monster
Sea monster vomit

Music Credits:

Winds of Change, by Four Trees
The Traveler, by Kendall Ramseur
The Psalmist, by Kendall Ramseur
The Rocks Cry Out, by A.J. Hochhalter
Race Against Time, by Pendulum Theory
Opening the Cryptex, by Pendulum Theory
No Turning Back, by Pendulum Theory
Hidden Burroughs, by St. Aeon Choir
Human Sorrow, by Bradford Nyght
Closure, by Max II
Go Where You Fear To Tread, by Davis Harwell
Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

Editing:

Many thanks, as always, to JL Gerhardt for invaluable manuscript editing assistance.

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The Optimist and the Only One Apr 26, 2021

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Text: Genesis 6:1-9:17

Players:

Yahweh
Noah

What's Spooky:

Rape
Mass animal death
Mass human death
Decaying corpses

Music Credits:

Winds of Change, by Four Trees
Murmur III, by Alicia Enstrom
Memoriam, by Stephen Keech
Despair, By Davis Harwell
Go Where You Fear to Tread, by Davis Harwell
A Welcoming, by Jordan Cruz
Strange Things, by Jay Urban
Kingdoms, by Third Age
Portrait, by Young Collective
Stasis Interrupted, by Dresden
Missed Memories, by Luke Atencio
From Dark to Light, by Alistair Sung
The End, by Colossus
Up Above, by Chelsea McGough
A Moment of Clarity, by Stephen Keech
Realm of Men, by Cody Martin
Next Chapter, by Alistair Sung
Medicine, by Davis Harwell
Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

Editing:

Many thanks to JL Gerhardt for invaluable manuscript editing assistance.

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The Rescuer and the Rejects Apr 12, 2021

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Text: Genesis 16, 21:1-21

Players: