Stay Buried

"Hammerhead raised his hand to fire another shot. The Phantom Phantom knew if he was hit it would kill him. Quickly, with all his strength he became a solar panel." The conclusion to the epic, confusing, tragic, and deeply romantic saga of The Life and Death and the Life and Death of Johnny Atman or The Rise of the Phantom Phantom. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter!...

"Jeftinite and Hammerhead told us you were coming." At long last, Johnny Lizard Atman comes face-to-face with the Force that created him... and meets four possibly sexy alien ladies along the way. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stay...

“Four days later, they were ready. They had built a perfect rocket." As the title of the episode implies, the Phantom Phantom and his coworkers launch into space in order to find the source of the lizard ghost's powers. Really. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast”...

“You see, Tad's plan was to lure The Phantom Phantom by using the kids as bait." With the Phantom Phantom wreaking havoc in the suburban community of Ely, Nevada, it is up to journalist Tad Fitzgerald to lure the monster out into the open. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with y...

“He came in wearing a silk hat. Everybody stared at him." Everybody's favorite Nevadan journalist Tad Fitzgerald grows his family in this beautiful tale of life, laughter, and love. Meanwhile, the massive shapeshifting lizard ghost that lives in his basement tries to get a job. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, busine...

“If all you stupid jerks don't drop those guns, I'll use your brains for ammunition." In which the formerly innocent protagonist of The Rise of the Phantom Phantom sinks to genuinely shocking lows and gets fired as the janitor of Columbia Pictures. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my li...

"He probably spent all his time practicing jumping." Now a teenager, Johnny Atman wrestles with powers beyond his own comprehension... and makes yet another person collapse to the ground in a terrible faint. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate m...

“Yes,” she proclaimed, “Johnny Lizard Atman will be his given name.” In 1980, the eleven-year-old Larry Holt wrote a superheroic crime novella titled The Rise of the Phantom Phantom. Now, some forty-four years later, his adult son and his friends decide to bully him for it. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business i...

"Here ends Book 1 of the Gail Trilogy. Stay tuned for Book 2: Fracture!" In which an eleven-year-old idiot attempts to conclude a book he had no business writing in the first place. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stayburiedpodcast@g...

“This is no friendly meeting, Joseph. I will now be your master, and you will address me as such.” The story of Joseph Morgan and his friends comes to a close in a quintessentially Rupture way: via lore dump. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate...

“I am here. Let us fight.” The epic conclusion of Rupture. Joe comes face to face with the Dark Lord Genghis in a dazzling battle you’ll probably forget. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stayburiedpodcast@gmail.com . We look forward t...

"I now understand everything..." The calm before the storm. Bill, Gage, and Guam talk about the Zeus clan in detail, revealing a shocking twist about the characters at the heart of Rupture. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stayburiedp...

"There, it is done. You have betrayed your friends for another..." The Ghost King said. Sarah and Joe continue their journey home with the help of their trusty, loyal sidekicks: the ever-dependable golems... whom they love and care about very much and would never do anything to callously jeopardize. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your fee...

"This place, during the Battle of the Sand Dune, was a perfect heck on Earth." The war for planet Earth rages at a military encampment in the Sahara, and a familiar face returns from the dead to save the day. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate...

"Cockerel picked up a sword and started to trace a David's star in the sand of a beach." Ladies and gentlemen, the worst chapter in the book. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stayburiedpodcast@gmail.com . We look forward to reading ev...

"You aren't going to beat a pro with ballet, break dance, Sarah!" In this absolute blast of a chapter, Joe and Sarah face off against the deadly Sphinx, where expectations are both figuratively and literally turned on their head. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcas...

"Why don't I die?! Why won't I die!?! WHY CAN'T I DIE?!?!?" After an old friend is resurrected, Sarah and Watcher venture towards the mysterious Sea of Souls, where treacherous monsters, manic boat salesmen, and an adorable Kraken wait for them. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life...

"You humans and your weird names... Canada!" After some brief shenanigans with a new party member, the washed-up, sad sack writer Bill Tell comes face to face with a terrifying and honestly disgusting threat. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate...

“I once took a life I shouldn’t have… the man deserved life, but I took it, for I needed to pay ye rent of twenty souls.” In which Watcher is forced to negotiate with a very eager Ghost King in order to save the lives of his mortally wounded friends. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my...

"Joe's heart skipped a beat as a bird-like man swooped down and talked in an ancient language which sounded oddly like Spanish." An unexpected and traumatizing event forces Sarah to question her beliefs. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail...

"Good job! Now your weaponless and dumb!" A bored and down-on-his luck Genghis decides to entertain himself by destroying numerous families. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stayburiedpodcast@gmail.com . We look forward to reading eve...

"Cockerel morphed into a buff human." In an Avengers-style team-up, the "ruptured" characters from Gail band together to complete a common goal: kill Bill. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stayburiedpodcast@gmail.com . We look forward...

"Oh my stars." In this epic jumbo-sized chapter, the party faces off against the terrifying King Hut. Joe and Sarah also grow closer by reminiscing about the "good old days," before a dumb kid named Will joined their class. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” let...

“Cookie-maker, sire?” In which the Dark Lord Genghis and his goblin henchman Gordon attempt to open a Rubik’s Cube. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel free to send your feedback, fan art, business inquiries, “you saved my life with your podcast” letters, and hate mail to stayburiedpodcast@gmail.com . We look forward to reading every word, especially if it...

“Tell me more about these hags. Are they beautiful creatures, just as I believe they are?” We return to the lackluster life of Bill Tell, who previously denied paternity to the Ing Lord Guam. In this chapter, he attempts to publish his prophetic book Rupture, only to be interrupted by a number of very familiar faces. Follow along with the hosts by downloading a PDF of this chapter! Please feel fre...