The V22 Podcast

I had been assigned the foreman of the construction of the building that would replace it: a large warehouse and distribution center for a major retailer. I would frequently pay the site a visit as the walls were torn down and the roof was gutted, myself having gone to the mall several times in my youth whenever my family was passing through the area—so I knew its layout well. By the winter of 202...

in that very moment ...I decided that if the world I knew didn't care about my suffering, why should I continue to be a part of it? What good is building a new bridge if it just gets torn down all over again? ...Perhaps these strange entities have something better to offer...  My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE thank you to all my patreons and members for mak...

Move , he thought. You have to move. His body felt heavy and unresponsive, every nerve aflame. He tried to raise his left arm, but the movement sent a searing jolt through his chest, and he cried out. Each breath was a struggle. He couldn’t budge without agony flaring in his ribs. When he looked down, his gaze fixed on his torso, now twisted at an odd angle. Panic welled up as he saw the unnatural...

I opened my eyes, and she was gone. And I was back… there… Light bringing no warmth streamed in through the window, and I shivered, uselessly pulling the meager, moth-bitten sheets tighter to my body. A full month’s worth of frigid mornings had taught me to expect the chill air forcing its way through the cracks in the crumbling, plaster walls, which brought with it the scent of fresh snow. “And s...

But what haunted me most were the patterns I couldn’t ignore. Again and again, his presence seemed tied to moments of darkness. It wasn’t just individuals he visited; it was communities, towns, entire civilizations. And one name kept surfacing, whispered like a curse across the centuries: Moloch. My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE thank you to all my patreons...

Briefly, her eyes took on a look of acknowledgement, and I waited, hopeful. Only to have it snatched away. " I will take her to those born of the land. You will never see her again. Both your punishment and your reward...." She growled at me, ignoring my sob and knowing it was a dangerous bargain. One hand tilted the babe's head upward, exposing the soft and ever so tender flesh. My Spotify: https...

We rode in his rickety pickup truck in the dead of night in complete silence until he broke it. "I was bad, MaryBaby," he said. "What?" "As a kid, I wasn't right," he said. My father randomly twitched. Like someone overdosing on drugs if you've seen that. He flew out of his lane. I grabbed the handle for stability. The oncoming semi approached and honked at us. I braced for impact. He whipped the...

Lately I have been revisiting an old playground horror story that’s been passing around the area where I grew up. Back then the older children would tell me and my friends that there was a god living in the forest. My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE thank you to all my patreons and members for making this video possible! ➤Original Story Written by K. Nordlund...

“Take a seat,” he said, in what sounded to the still trembling Simon to be an English accent.    “B-but…he'll see me…You need to hide me! Please!” the terrified man begged, as approached the bar.    “Nah. He won't,” the bartender said with a wink, and a click of the tongue, “trust me.”   The slender man, in the dark gray, pin-striped vest, and white shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows,...

Liam’s mouth stretched into a terrifying grin. Instead of responding, he pulled something from his pocket, and I felt Rowan stiffen. Playtime was over, and now we were playing like our criminal parents. An unwelcome shiver skittered down my spine. I saw the flash of silver, and then the curve of the blade. My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE thank you to all m...

" You never had a choice. " The voice answered me, and I saw the gaping maw come forth from the void. From beauty comes death and destruction, and I watched with the gateway opening the planet I had called home be devoured inside, a shaking of birth and renewal. The screams of a billion life forces in my ears turned to ash. My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE...

“Does it work?” I asked, my voice filled with skepticism. I didn’t want to come off as too desperate, but I was. The man grinned, revealing a set of yellowed, uneven teeth. “It works,” he said with an air of certainty that felt unsettling. “Better than you think. Just set it up in your field. It’ll do the rest.” My gut twisted with unease and despite the creeping dread, I handed over the little ca...

“Did you hear about the sighting up near Alpena?” he asks, laying out his maps on the table. “Yeah, you mentioned it,” I reply, trying to muster some enthusiasm. “Do you really think there’s something to it?” Dad’s eyes meet mine, and for a moment, I see a flicker of doubt. But it’s quickly replaced by grim determination. “I have to believe it, Ryan. It’s the only thing that makes sense.” My Spoti...

Just checking in with you guys to see if this is normal. Best to ask the experts. It hasn’t happened a lot, but occasionally I pick up a signal where it’s just… well, dead. As in, there’s nothing. No static, no tone shifts. Just silence. It’s eerie as hell. I looked it up, and generally, ‘dead air’ refers to the silence between broadcasts. What I don’t like is that this silence seems to pop up ran...

I notice that she looks just the slightest bit nervous as she watches me.  I have to hide a smile.  She mentioned to me a few weeks ago that she believes in ghosts, and the story I just told her seems to have had an effect on her. I wasn’t lying when I told her it is a true story, or at least a story that I’ve been told is true.  Anyone who grew up in the general area of Arcadian Heights heard it...

I'm 24 years old, and I’m a victim of brainwashing.  It's weird. With the cocktail of medication I take every day, I feel numb. But then I stare down at my wrists and see where I've carved into my own flesh with my nails and smashed my mirror. I've clawed at my door, and there are marks on the wall where I've smashed my head into the tiles. I don't feel it or remember it. But I do see the clumsy s...

Instead I heard the loud thud of something massive hitting the ground. I opened my eyes when I heard the blood curdling scream of my father to see an ungodly sight. There, standing impossibly in front of me, was an enormous spider, with legs as thick as telephone poles and mandibles as long as my arm. My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE thank you to all my pat...

It wasn't until he was content enough to make his way back to the exit, as he glanced back at the man at the rear of the shop, that he stopped in his tracks once more. As the sophisticated looking man pulled open the doors to a simple, wooden cabinet, Ethan saw something which immediately captured his attention. One more precious trinket that opened the floodgates to memories of days gone by.  My...

The stars twinkling above us. The perfect sky. “Harry.” My voice sounded wrong, like the words on my lips weren't mine. He didn't look at me. “Yeah?” “How many times have we had this conversation?” My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE thank you to all my patreons and members for making this video possible! ➤Original Story Written By: Trash_Tia- https://pastebin...

Forget what you know about science. Forget what you know about religion. Forget whatever it is that you know of. Because what is true is far more incredible and menacingly disturbing than what we could possibly fathom. My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wXzsnnDVBpe3i00aL253p   A HUGE thank you to all my patreons and members for making this video possible! ➤Original Story Written By: James...

The worst thing I could do was start freaking out. I just had to keep pushing.  And then I felt it—a gust of wind, warm and unexpected, brushing against my face. My first thought was that it must be an air current, but then I realized it wasn't wind at all. It was breathing. Slow, deliberate, and impossibly close. My blood ran cold as the realization hit me: someone was there with me, right in fro...

Aiden let out a disbelieving laugh. “That’s not even how you become a werewolf! Aren’t you supposed to get bit or be born with it?” I shrugged my shoulders. “Wolf Creek is special. Apparently, the Native American tribe that lived here cursed the water in order to scare the white settlers away. Instead of wasting all that time pillaging and scalping, the tribe figured they’d get the newcomers to do...

Thank you to the following homies for helping me with the intro sequence! Dark Somnium- https://www.youtube.com/@Darksomnium   OriginalGenSen- https://www.youtube.com/@GenSen   Let’s Read!- https://www.youtube.com/@LetsReadPodcast   Metal sheared, the gun stopped firing, and the truck rocked under the force of the blow. Jamie and the other rangers scattered, their rifles blazing angry trails of fi...

Metal sheared, the gun stopped firing, and the truck rocked under the force of the blow. Jamie and the other rangers scattered, their rifles blazing angry trails of fire into the night, but the bear didn’t seem to notice their bullets. Fast as lightning, the creature swatted Darren into a nearby tree, his body flying end-over-end. Even with my ears ringing, and the gunfire in the background, I hea...

Metal sheared, the gun stopped firing, and the truck rocked under the force of the blow. Jamie and the other rangers scattered, their rifles blazing angry trails of fire into the night, but the bear didn’t seem to notice their bullets. Fast as lightning, the creature swatted Darren into a nearby tree, his body flying end-over-end. Even with my ears ringing, and the gunfire in the background, I hea...