The Orpheus Protocol

The cell begins its investigation of Chester, Illinois. Mitch finds the town both familiar and strange, suspecting that perhaps he himself is what has changed... and not for the better. Their search for any information concerning Hailee Pennington yields rumors of an insufferable-sounding group of would-be ghost hunters, and they get in contact with the local sheriff, who demonstrates that he may...

Atop a lonely mountain, Pierce meets his new mentor, and is subjected to difficult questions and a reality-defying test of will and focus. Back at base, Ashleigh tells Kiera about some unsettling things happening at home with Ellie, and Mitch copes with the physical and emotional wounds caused by his training. The cell is whipped into shape, hour by grueling hour, and Diana gathers everyone to dis...

The newly-formed operational cell comprised of Mitch, Kiera, and Pierce is informed by Tiresias, its new handler, that they are to take 3 days for R&R before being transported to an undisclosed location for intensive training exercises. Mitch and Pierce try to unwind, but Kiera uses the time off to dig into Pierce's sordid -- and highly classified -- past. The cell is taken to a secret training gr...

Hailee is given desperate instructions  by Vivien's spirit to "repair" what Jeremy has done to the Long Legged Larry children's book, but the Braddock house is under siege, just as it was all those years ago. Meanwhile, Jeremy seems to want some kind of final confrontation with Mitch, but the thing on the roof seems less picky about its prey. A shocking reach for power, a rekindling of faith, and...

As Hailee, Mitch, Samson, and Walter all prepare to go to the Braddock House, they're met with surprising and dangerous resistance, and the house itself is filled with horrors. The riddle of the children's book Jeremy had taken to the house demands to be solved, and the spirit of Vivien Braddock reaches out to communicate. But the search for answers will not be allowed to go unimpeded... Music Cre...

After warding off Jeremy Stockton and his sycophants, the gang come clean about the strange experiences they've had recently, and Hailee and Samson have it out over their differences in philosophy. With the uneasy alliance struck, the four young heroes must brave the Braddock House in hopes of discovering the source of the paranormal disturbance that seems to be rippling through the town of Cheste...

In the Summer of 2007, Mitch Hook is graduating from Chester High School in Chester, Illinois. Mitch, his best friend Walter Marchand, and acquaintances Sampson Campbell and Hailee Pennington are among the few who admit that Chester is simply not a normal town. No town this size should have this many disappearances, urban legends, and reported hauntings... Not to mention a vast, maximum security m...

Upon being extracted from the ruins of the Congregation of the Gentle Hand's secret sanctum, our operatives undergo the debrief process, with Pierce's motivations falling under suspicion. Darren Feldman asks for Kiera and Pierce by name, requesting a visit in exchange for valuable information. He reveals that the extent of his unexplained knowledge goes far greater than ORPHEUS expected, and is re...

On an unstable island deep in the Florida swamp, a nightmare decades in waiting awakes and licks its teeth. Mitch, Kiera, and Pierce are ordered to hold out until the strike team can arrive, but time has simply run out. In a desperate bid to contain the darkness that festers at the island's center, our operatives must face death, madness, and utter depravity. Can they survive? And if they do, what...

Elijah and his faithful have retreated to their ramshackle fortress deep in the Everglades. There, the final ritual is begun as Elijah seeks to actualize his vision. With backup too distant for an immediate response to the crisis, Kiera, Mitch, and Pierce must use whatever means necessary contain and the situation. That is, if Pierce can get out of the alligator's mouth. Music Credits: Three Chain...

Kiera, having been chosen to take part in the next initiation of the Congregation's mystery, begins her preparations. Pierce tries to help her enact an extraction plan, while Mitch surveils the farmhouse from the swamp's edge. The infiltration is thrown into chaos, and the time for subtlety comes to an end. As bullets fly, can there be any hope for the mission's success? Music Credits: Three Chain...

Mitch and Kiera travel to Florida to attend the Congregation of the Gentle Hand's monthly tent revival and attempt to reconnect with Pierce. Finding Pierce is simple enough, but ascertaining the nature of the group and its aims is nearly impossible with ears everywhere and Pierce's own allegiances in question. Elijah, the Congregation's charismatic leader, puts on a touching service on the theme o...

Mitch and Kiera descend into the depths of Sanctuary, ORPHEUS's maximum security holding facility, to meet with Darren Feldman. Feldman, a sadistic serial killer once involved in ritual worship of Ishtar, has insights concerning Pierce, Kiera, and Mitch alike, all of which seem impossible for him to have learned from the cell in which he's been entombed. To make matters worse, Darren raises doubts...

In a secretive, late-night meeting, Kiera and Mitch meet with their handler, Tiresias. He reveals to them that their upcoming mission is the subject of heated debate at the highest levels in ORPHEUS, and that the information they're to be officially given will set them up for nothing but failure. Risking a fate worse than death, Tiresias tries to give his operatives the best chance he can. Meanwhi...

In the Summer of 2016, Pierce Keswick, an ORPHEUS operative on a deep-cover cult infiltration, fell out of contact with the organization. Months later, his location is found. Meanwhile, Mitchell Hook, a fallen operative reconstructed with cybernetic technology, struggles to recover his lost memories. Elsewhere, a young psychic suffers painful visions of her guardian, ORPHEUS operative Kiera Jackso...

Isaiah has called his followers to gather with him, but Zachary fears that the great event is not only imminent, but being perpetrated against the unknowing flock with evil intent. Artemis has confronted Caitlyn with her true identity, leaving her desperate to explain her way out of a deadly confrontation. And somewhere in the depths of the mansion, a tortured voice gibbers and mewls. With the rev...

The Operatives continue their investigation, attempting to determine the true aims of the Prophecy Children and the significance of Ben Weiss's occult theories. Meanwhile, rumors of strange voices in the night cast doubt on Isaiah's account of how the cult obtained Weiss's fortune. But matters are made more complicated when Isaiah returns from his preparations to minister to his flock, and the inv...

After their strange encounter with the Lady Clothed in Crows, the ORPHEUS operatives make their way to the isolated mansion of the late Ben Weiss. There, they meet with representatives of the cult. As they attempt to ingratiate themselves to their suspicious hosts, it becomes apparent that Weiss's special effects artworks are treated as holy objects by the Prophecy Children, and that his bizarre w...

In this, our inaugural episode, we travel to 1969, as three operatives of the mysterious organization known as ORPHEUS are tasked with infiltrating a new age cult. A sudden additional assignment to gather information on a local folk myth leaves doubts as to whether all is as it seems with the mission, the cult, or the operatives themselves... Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Demons Josh Woodward...