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Jul 2021
42m 26s

Episode 29: A Friend of the Family

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A light walks before darkness falls.


CW: Gore, murder, mutilation, frank discussion of historical racism, assault, references to lynching, references to death of a spouse, hornets, description of anyphylactic shock/death, descriptions of the desecration of dead bodies and cult activities.


Written by Cam Collins & Steve Shell

Narrated by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Directed by Steve Shell

Produced by Cam Collins and Steve Shell

Additional character voices by Stephanie Hickling Beckman, Shasparay Irvin, Cam Collins, and Special Guest Dr. Ray Christian

Cultural sensitivity consultation by D.J. Rogers and Kataalyst Alcindor

Intro Music: “The Land Unknown (The Hollow Heart Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro Music: “I Cannot Escape The Darkness” by Those Poor Bastards


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