The Orpheus Protocol

Bok Hui and Rhett rush to catch up to the CPRS van in a bid to protect their friends. But the well-dressed man, conspicuously absent from the prior battle, has other plans. Our found family faces its darkest hour... and the shadows cast by this event steep the future in that darkness. Music Credits: MidnightPiano - Bad Ending Three Chain Links - Magic Hour NarbalBK - Impending Darkness C R Y P T I...

Bok Hui, Rhett, and Paul must fight to the last breath to make escape for their friends possible. But can the seemingly overwhelming forces bearing down on them be stymied, even for a moment? Music Credits: Kai Engel - Scenery Three Chain Links - Magic Hour City-Hunter - Hypersonic Speed Mykee Morettini - Death Scene Music #1 Three Chain Links - Rewiring the Mainframe Headlighter - In Hot Pursuit...

The people searching for Bok Hui have arrived, and nobody is safe. To make matters worse, Rhett's mental communications with Nevaeh have gone silent. Their backs are to a wall, but Rhett's nothing if not experienced in surviving deadly peril. Music Credits: Neuron Spectre - THE CELLAR Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Muciojad - N O S E D I V E Black Progressive Groove Kai Engel - Comatose Kai Engel...

Bok Hui adjusts to life at the lodge, and Rhett does his best to help everyone coexist comfortably, but the strangeness of Paul's impending arrival weighs heavily on all who know of it. But Paul, it appears, isn't the only person looking for someone up in the mountains... Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Parasite Eve - Out of Phase (SNES Remix) Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ErikMMusic - Empty R...

Bok Hui travels to the Smoky Mountains, and there discovers a strange, but welcoming, family. But despite the warm welcome, old habits die hard, and distrust is no exception. Music Credits: NarbalBK - Impending Darkness Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Sergey Cheremisinov - City of Lonely Ghosts Josh Woodward - Private Hurricane (Instrumental) Kai Engel - Vintage Frames Borrtex - One Moment Josh Woo...

In a somewhat seedy strip club on the wrong side of San Diego, a waitress who is much more than a waitress comes face to face with shocking violence. And as her family worries for her safety, someone entirely else is interested in something entirely other than her safety. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Demons Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Peter Rudenko - The Painter Paul Ursin - Blakeys Paul...

Kiera and Sampson must stand between Chester, Illinois and Carter Coombs, as the inhuman butcher emerges from the shadows to call forth the harvest. A desperate struggle, a heavy burden, and grim tidings await. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano, Cello, and Clarinet Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Headlighter - Wrong Place Josh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental) ErikMMusi...

With the Braddock House surrounded by mysterious figures, Kiera and Sampson must think fast to stay safe and put themselves in a position that allows them to learn more about Carter Coombs. Evil is loose in Chester, and it won't wait for our operatives to feel safe. Music Credits: Josh Woodward - Me and Billy Barnum (Instrumental) Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ErikMMusic - All Alone Kai Engel - C...

Sampson's arrival in Chester marks a possible inflection point in its re-descent into darkness. But before he can join forces with the Hecate, Ellie must be delivered safely from harm's way. Something profoundly dark stalks the streets, fields, and woods; something wearing the shape of a man. Music Credits: Nikol S. and Symphonic Band - The Shadows of Horror Naoya Sakamata - Beyond the Poetry Thre...

Kiera adjusts to life in Chester, Illinois with Ellie and Hailee, but her new normalcy is short-lived. Inexplicable butchery erupts without warning as an old sin of Chester rears its baleful head. Music Credits: Myuu - Troublemaker Theme Free Dramatic Scores - Tales from the Asylum Three Chain Links - Aether Kai Engel - Imminence Darren Curtis - Quirkasaurus ROZKOL - Darkness Crept ROZKOL - The Fu...

The parcel is open, the guardian is awake, and something unspeakable seeks its birth. The parcel is open, and those present will never be the same again. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Comatose Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Xenojam - Angst Kevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 4 - Breath Kevin MacLeod - This House Three Chain Links - Feverish ROZKOL - Faces to the Sky Kai Engel - Sopor ROZKOL - Hoenikker Black...

With Benjamin Weiss's long-forgotten parcel opened, terror and chaos descend on the lonely storage facility outside Westmorland, California. If they are to possibly survive, the unfortunate witnesses to this madness must put together what's happening, and fast. Music Credits: Ezietto - Enchantress Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ROZKOL - Ambient III Darren Curtis - The Devil's Cell Headlighter - Ni...

Four unassuming people, for various reasons, find themselves at a storage facility in a tiny desert town as night falls... A hidden agenda and a long-forgotten parcel threaten to turn this slice of roadside desolation into ground zero for an unspeakable event. Music Credits: Myuu - Not Tomorrow (Silent Hill Cover Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Headlighter - Paperwork Darren Curtis - Bleak Horizon...

Freya and Granville clash in the oil-soaked Discovery club as the torches are lit. Bella and Seamus are partners in a dance of death. And foundations are laid for a dark and byzantine conspiracy. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and Viola Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Run! Myuu - Evil Returns Myuu - Now or Never Sergey Cheremisinov - Shaman's Roar Kai Engel - Pacific Ga...

Freya must fight for her life against a twisted mockery of her former friend, as the Discovery Club burns. Music Credits: VektorMusik - Auld Lang Syne Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - The Order's Theme Naoya Sakamata - Bloody Girl Eslam Ghazal - The Rains of Castamere Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and Viola Kevin MacLeod - Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No 3 Kevin MacLeod - Spacial Winds Nat...

A bonus episode of Storytime is available at patreon.com/orpheusprotocol , for patrons and the public alike. If you're in the mood for some of those old school spookies, it'll be right up your alley.

Bella Atropa scrambles to make a countermove against Freya and Seamus in the wake of their re-theft of Excalibur. Meanwhile, Granville makes a new... friend... potentially laying the foundation for a new underground empire. Music Credits: Naoya Sakamata - Chain Border Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Restless Dreams Kevin MacLeod - Oppressive Gloom Myuu - Unborn's Lullaby Kevin MacLeod - Trio...

Freya and Seamus follow the trail left by the retreating gangsters to a hideout they believe to contain Excalibur. Meanwhile, a tense and dangerous negotiation takes place between Bella and Granville, and the line between cat and mouse becomes quite unclear. Music Credits: Tristan Lohengrin - Le Manège des Damnés Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Morbid Mind Alexander Nakarada - Foam Rubber Na...

It's bedlam at the big top, as Freya and Seamus get on the wrong side of a crew of gangsters. Colourful characters make introductions, schemes are afoot, and our heroes at last pick up the trail of Excalibur.  Music Credits: Fragrance99 - Lunatic Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Naoya Sakamata - Senkou Naoya Sakamata - Reincarnation Natus - Cure Myuu - The Pianist (Piano Version) Myuu - Carnival Fre...

Rising crime lord Bella Atropa makes her reckless bid for Excalibur, while Freya Benton and Seamus Fenian attempt to locate the lost blade on behalf of Church, Crown, and Discovery Club. Excalibur, whose pull on the strands of fate warps events to suit its need, waits patiently as these forces marshal for a battle they do not yet comprehend. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - W.A. Mozart - Divertiment...

In the wake of Kiera Jackson's miraculous return to her own time, Freya Benton is left mourning the loss of her good friend, Granville Moore. But Granville was not the only loss; Excalibur now languishes without a wielder, and chaos looms on the horizon. Music Credits: Natus - Screaming Silence Natus - Falls Alexander Nakarada - Freedom Peter Rudenko - The Undo Spell Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano...

Caleb , of Sampson Campbell and RPG Academy Fame, once again masters our ceremonies as we relive the triumphs and agonies of Season 2, as well as looking back at our second full year of releases. Music Credits: Jehf Jones - Hot Beef Rainbows Nathan Kross and Rob Stith - The ORPHEUS Protocol MidnightPiano - Sad Kevin MacLeod - Very Low Note Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our...

No tricks this year; just a treat courtesy of The Video Evidence. Jhan and I discuss and break down John Carpenter's 1978 classic Halloween. Available at http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol Music Credits: Mykee Morettini - Halloween Jamie's Theme Mykee Morettini - Halloween Theme Version Two Mykee Morettini - Halloween Theme Slow Version

Possibility returns to an unnaturally crystallized reality in a cataclysm of causality and impossibility, as Pierce Keswick matches Nadra's Great Act with one of his own. Mitch, Kiera, and Pierce face past, present, future, and things that can be none of these in a last, desperate bid to save their loved ones and give the world a tomorrow. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Warm of a Mechanical Heart Kai...

In a very strange place, a very strange meeting takes place over dinner. And in the depths of Hades, Kiera must face Nadra's last line of defense… and Mitch must face himself. Music Credits:  PSICODREAMICS - Nightfall Myuu - Promise ~Reprise~ (Silent Hill 2 Cover)  Myuu - Promise (Silent Hill 2 Cover) Myuu - Edge of Life Kevin MacLeod - Very Low Note Three Chain Links - Darkness Myuu - MSP#3: DANG...