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Summer is nearing its end, so why not get out there and enjoy the beauty of nature? Just be careful. This episode features three short pastas about trips to the forest that ended badly. Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

In this episode we'll take a look at one of the most well-known figures of American urban legends-The Hookman. Do not listen to this episode while parking at the local lover's lane. Content Warning: Sex, rape, and murder. Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

Enjoy this narration of one of the classic creepypastas! This story can be found on creepypasta.wikia.com and is protected by creative commons license. Guest narration by Tracy Nicholas. You can visit Tracy's game company at www.madmenandheroes.com Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

Beware of games you find on the internet. Author unknown This story can be found on Creepypasta.wiki.com and is protected by creative commons license. Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

Urban exploration is not for the faint of heart. Written by suomynona404 This story can be found at creepypasta.wikia.net and is used under creative commons license. Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

It is a creepypasta ritual. Of course it will end well! Written by Icydice Narration by Tracy Nicholas. Visit Tracy's game company at www.madmenandheroes.com Tracy also works with The Folklore Podcast. You can check it out at www.thefolklorepodcast.com This story can be found at creepypasta.wikia.net and is used under creative commons license. Sound effects are from Pixabay and are public domain....

Undead wizards are a popular enemy in the world of fantasy literature, role playing games, and video games. But where did this idea of a wizard who preserves his body after death come from? In this episode Al discusses some possible literary and folkloric influences behind the lich.   Episode 234 of Geekery in General, if you want to learn a little more about the bogatyr: https://poigamestudio.pod...

Al brings back his friend Jeff to discuss some of the cemeteries in the Chicago area. We did encounter some technical issues while recording this episode. I did my best to fix them. I apologize if the sound quality changes in a few places. You can visit Jeff's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@corm1000 One of Jeff's videos on Bachelor's Grove: https://youtu.be/UoNnNPirxpw Want to contact...

You never know who is really on the other side of that text conversation. Written by Pascal Chatterjee    Guest narration by Tracy Nicholas. Visit Tracy's game company at www.madmenandheroes.com Tracy also works with The Folklore Podcast. You can check it out at www.thefolklorepodcast.com   Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

Al welcomes guests Robert and Melissa from the Haunted Tales podcast to discuss some monsters and legends from Austrian folklore. You can follow the Haunted Tales podcast at: Instagram: @hauntedtalespodcast Twitter: @hauntedtalespod Podcast page: https://hauntedtales.buzzsprout.com   CORRECTION: I mentioned the Ballad of Tam Lin being an Irish folktale. I double checked after recording and it is a...

This episode features three short pastas about technology and video games: Who are you Running From? The Weird Part of YouTube The Perfect Video Game This stories can be found on creepypasta.wikia.com and are used under Creative Commons License.   Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

Some lost towns should stay lost... Story credited to the Dalek Emperor   Guest narration for this episode by Tracy Nicholas. Visit Tracy's game company at www.madmenandheroes.com Tracy also works with The Folklore Podcast. You can check it out at www.thefolklorepodcast.com   Sound effects from freesound.org and used under Creative Commons license. Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com...

The Lone Tree Tapes is an eight part audio drama with Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style. Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California. *** Episode 8 Voice...

This episode we'll hear three short creepypasta about abandoned places. Birchville's Abandoned Graveyard Abandoned Library The Decaying Mall These stories can be found on creepypasta.wikia.com and are protected by creative commons license. Want to contact us? Email poigamestudio@gmail.com  

The Lone Tree Tapes is an eight part audio drama with Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style. Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California. *** Episode 7 Voice...

The Lone Tree Tapes is an eight part audio drama with Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style. Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California. *** Episode 6 Voice...

The Lone Tree Tapes is an eight part audio drama with Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style. Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California. *** Episode 5 Voice...

Jeff from the MetaTrek YouTube channel returns to discuss science fiction and how it relates to Joseph Campbell's four functions of mythology. You can follow Jeff at: youtube.com/MetaTrek patreon.com/metatrek instagram.com/metatrekvideos  

The Lone Tree Tapes is an eight part audio drama with Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style. Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California.   *** Episode 4 Voic...

Stories about missing cities have been around for a while. Many of us are familiar with names like Sodom and Gomorrah, Atlantis, Pompeii, and Roanoke. Those places disappeared long ago. Surely there are no modern tales of cities mysteriously gone missing? That is what I thought until my wife showed me a post from a Facebook group she is on about a town in my home state called Doveland. Supposedly,...

The Lone Tree Tapes is an eight part audio drama with Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style. Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California.   *** Episode 3 Voic...

The Lone Tree Tapes is an 8 part horror audio drama inspired by Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style. Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California. *** Episod...

The Lone Tree Tapes is an 8 part horror audio drama inspired by Lovecraftian themes and done in an analog horror inspired style.  Our narrator introduces us to a series of tapes that belonged to the recently deceased husband of a childhood friend. But these are no ordinary mix tapes. Between the music a story unfolds of strange events that occurred in a small town in northern California. *** Episo...

There are many things associated with bad luck: walking under a ladder, having a black cat cross your path, breaking a mirror, and anything to do with the number 13. Today we'll be looking at this number and some of the reasons why it has been seen as symbolic of misfortune and disaster. **CORRECTION: I mentioned the number 14 is unlucky in some Asian cultures. I meant to say 4.** Want to contact...

"If you're not careful and no-clip out of reality in wrong areas, you'll end up in the Backrooms..." These words appeared at the beginning of a paragraph on the 4Chan website back in May of 2019 describing a picture of an empty office space. Since that day The Backrooms have become a popular subject among fans of internet horror. However, the development of the Backrooms has not been the work of a...