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Jun 2023
33m 17s

Wind and Fog

KQED and Snap Studios
About this episode

Howling wind. Swirling fog. What lurks in the mist? To whom is the wind calling?

Route 666

Michael Kilpatrick is coming home from the venue, celebrating a great show. He’s taking a familiar road. But tonight, the conditions are bad: hard wind, rain, and… frogs?

Thank you, Michael, for sharing your story. 

Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Leon Morimoto

Widow’s Walk

Bubba has worked at the same lighthouse in coastal Maine for years. And even though the isolation has made his coworkers crack, Bubba has always been okay. He toughs it out. Until one night, when someone emerges from the night, and knocks on the lighthouse door. 

Thank you, Bubba, for sharing your story with us here at Spooked.

Produced by Greta Weber and Galen Koch, original score by Clay Xavier

Artwork by Teo Ducot

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