The Snake's Paw

Last year, we introduced our listeners to the idea of a Kaidan, an event originating in Japan where people would gather to tell 100 spooky stories. This year, we tell the story of how our friend group decided to resurrect this long-dead tradition and gathered to tell 100 ghost stories on a single night one Halloween. Support us with a one-time donation or monthly subscription at https://ko-fi.com/...

Welcome back to day seven of the 96th annual Extreme Chess world series, where nothing is as it seems. Don't understand? That's okay, reality is a construct, and constructs can be deconstructed. What does any of this have to do with chess? Find out now! <br><br>Starring Andrew Farrier and Jeff Quach. <br><br>Written by Jack Townsend, author of the legendary horror comedy cr...

We invite you to join our Halloween festivities, including a bonus episode and some good old group storytelling around a campfire (or at least a speaker making campfire noises).

A compilation of the four episodes of season 2 of Noir City Blues. <br><br>Episode 4 - The Trail of Tortured Tongues <br>Written by Matthew Morris<br>Featuring the voices of Jack Townsend, Erica Durr, Helen Jaksch, Andrew Farrier, James Lanius, Jeff Quach, High Priest Robi, and Matthew Morris, plus Helene Schmehl. <br><br>Episode 5 - Tying Up the Trail of Tortur...

With too many cases to solve on his own, Dick Tective trains up new sidekicks for the big showdown. <br><br>Noir City Blues: Episode 7 - Me and My Shadows, Part 2 <br><br>Written by Andrew Farrier with help from Jeff Quach, epilogue by Jack Townsend, and improvisation by James Lanius <br><br>Featuring the voices of: Jack Townsend, Jeff Quach, Erica Durr, Helen J...

We're bringing back some favorites - Starship Mudskipper is returning for a second season, and we're also looking for listener stories for our 2023 kaidan.

Compromises and devil's bargains start to catch up to Dick Tective as he tries to revive a cold case - and as Noir City starts to see a suspicious number of new faces. (Same old voices, though.)<br><br>Noir City Blues: Episode 6 - Me and My Shadows, Part 1 <br><br>Written by Andrew Farrier with help from Jeff Quach <br><br>Featuring the voices of: Jack Townsend,...

A compilation of the three episodes of season 1 of Noir City Blues. <br><br>Episode 1 - The Stare Case <br>Written by Jack Townsend with creative consulting from Erica Durr. Featuring the voices of Jack Townsend, Matt Standley, Erica Durr, Helen Jaksch, James Lanius, Elias Durr, and Matthew Morris. <br><br>Episode 2 - Murdered by Birds <br>Written by Jack Townse...

On display in today's radio play: A mystery with sword play, word play... and foul play. <br><br>Written by Jack Townsend, with creative consultation from Erica Durr. <br><br>Featuring the voices of Jack Townsend, Matt Standley, Erica Durr, Helen Jaksch, James Lanius, Elias Durr, and Matthew Morris. <br><br>Support us by donation or subscription at http://www.ko...

What to expect from the Snake's Paw podcast feed this month.

The crew takes a classic creepypasta premise and carries it out to its logical conclusion: a heartwarming family saga. <br><br>Support us by donation or subscription at http://www.ko-fi.com/thesnakespaw

Dick Tective has had a breakthrough on the recent slew of serial slayings, but will he find enough evidence to prove who really did it and set Frank Quitely free? Tune in to the comedic conclusion to last episode's cliffhanger! <br><br>Noir City Blues: Season 2, Episode 2 - Tying up the Trail of Tortured Tongues <br><br>Written by Matthew Morris and Jack Townsend <br>...

Under Matthew's lead, we solve the two biggest problems with exorcism movies: too serious and not enough aliens. <br><br>Support us by donation or subscription at http://www.ko-fi.com/thesnakespaw <br><br>Basic Pitches is a series of original, unscripted brainstorming sessions from the strange minds of Jack Townsend, Matthew Morris, and Andrew Farrier. <br><br>B...

While the new mayor exploits police resources to make Noir City nice and quiet, Richard Tective keeps his ears peeled for a new murder case - only to find a whole medley of murders that seem to be connected. Noir City Blues: Episode Four - The Trail of Tortured Tongues Written by Matthew Morris Featuring the voices of: Jack Townsend, Erica Durr, Helen Jaksch, Andrew Farrier, James Lanius, Jeff Qua...

A woman needs someone to watch her laptop in a coffee shop, and only one man is up to the task. Jack pitches a story about an everyday hero pushed to the extreme. Support us by donation or subscription at http://www.ko-fi.com/thesnakespaw Basic Pitches is a series of original, unscripted brainstorming sessions from the strange minds of Jack Townsend, Matthew Morris, and Andrew Farrier. Basic Pitch...

When a boy hears he won't get any toys from Santa on Christmas, he decides to take matters into his own hands and sets off on a Grimm journey to the North Pole. Written and narrated by Andrew Farrier Support us by donation at https://ko-fi.com/thesnakespaw

A listener shared a creative and . . . risky? . . . undertaking inspired by one of our stories. In this episode, Andrew gets Jack and Matthew together to see their reactions. By the time it's done, we have a new sense of our grave responsibility as storytellers - but we still don't know if the blood was real.

In Edo era Japan, there was a parlor game called Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, where people told one hundred ghost stories, hoping they might summon a real ghost. The Snake's Paw crew played this game once, many years ago, and now we'd like to invite y'all into the tradition. Here's seven stories for now. Maybe one day we'll reach 100. Your storytellers are: 1. Jack 2. Rosalind Sterling, blues_story_...

In Edo era Japan, there was a parlor game called Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, where people told one hundred ghost stories, hoping they might summon a real ghost. The Snake's Paw crew played this game once, many years ago, and now we'd like to invite y'all into the tradition. Here's seven stories for now. Maybe one day we'll reach 100. Your storytellers are: 1. Andrew 2. Basil H 3. John Angelo Cassar...

Greetings and updates! Jack and Andrew are at Multiverse Con in Atlanta through 10/16 - come say hey if you're in the area - and we're about to get started again! We'll be on an irregular schedule for the foreseeable future, and the first installment could use your help.

Written by Jack Townsend Featuring the voices of Andrew Farrier, Matt Standley, Jack Townsend, Jeff Quach, Helen Jaksch, Erica Durr, Matthew Morris, Helene Schmehl, High Priest Robi, Killian Guilbeaux, Eli Durr, and Mr. Creepypasta. Episode 4 Lyrics and Musical Direction by Erica Durr. Mudskipper Theme by Helen Jaksch. With Creative Contributions by James Lanius. Starship Mudskipper is a serial sc...

Programming Note - Summer Break by The Snake's Paw

It all comes to this... The remaining crew of the Starship Mudskipper find themselves stranded in space with nothing but each other's company, a few cycle's worth of air, and a small army of deadly arachnimorphs trying to get through the door of their panic room to feast on their delicious faces. This truly is... the end*. Support us by donation at ko-fi.com/thesnakespaw Written by Jack Townsend F...

The complete saga of one man's attempts to navigate the customer service hotline of a company that sells human clones. Support us by donation or subscription at http://ko-fi.com/thesnakespaw Written by Matthew Morris Featuring the voices of Helen Jaksch, Andrew Farrier, Jack Townsend, and Erica Durr Episode art by Murk Dreher

Everyone loves crossovers, sequels, villain redemptions, and unlikely romances. Jack pitches a story that manages to jam in all four. Support us by donation or subscription at http://www.ko-fi.com/thesnakespaw Basic Pitches is a series of original, unscripted brainstorming sessions from the strange minds of Jack Townsend, Matthew Morris, and Andrew Farrier. Basic Pitches cover art design by Chris...