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Thirteen

Island of Joy

Thirteen

SpectreVision Radio

Fiction, Drama

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

“Adagio, Amelia, Adagio.” A heated rivalry, a high stakes competition ... there's something off about that last note. Written by D.H. Parish Narrated by Bridgett Freeman Additional voices by Brooke Jennett Music composed by Caleb Ritchie* Editing and sound design by Brooke Jennett Video Editing by Brooke Jennett Additional Assistance from Ian Epperson and Mason Amadeus Watch the video for this episode! *Classical pieces included alongside original composition: Debussy - L'Isle joyeuse Beethoven - Sonata in E Minor Op. 90 Beethoven - Sonata in C-sharp Minor Op. 27 No.2 Liszt - Liebestraume No. 3 Rachmaninov - Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 7 in G Minor Support Thirteen on Patreon Check out our merch store Find Thirteen on social media at: ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Tiktok⁠ and⁠ Instagram⁠ Email us with any questions, comments, or story submissions  at  ⁠info@thirteenpodcast.com⁠ Additional Music/SFX licensed through ⁠Artlist⁠ We’re part of the SpectreVision Radio network! SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. SpectreVision Radio ⁠Website⁠ SpectreVision Radio ⁠Socials⁠ CONTENT WARNING BELOW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS - - - - - - CW: References to self-harm, suicide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It can happen to any one of us at any time. A crack appears in the world around us, small at first,

0:09.7

but it's enough for us to get a glimpse, enough for us to see that beyond all this is something

0:17.0

else. But what? Against our better judgment, the lure of the unknown draws us to peek

0:25.2

through, and once we do, there's no turning back. Because that crack inevitably begins to expand

0:33.2

until you're no longer looking through it, or even at it.

0:38.3

You are in it.

0:40.4

And the place you started, the world you knew, it's so small that the idea you'd ever be able to get back to it,

0:48.1

well, I don't need to say anymore.

0:51.3

So what is this place?

0:53.4

It depends who you are. But one thing is the same for everyone.

0:58.0

Peaking behind the curtain of forbidden knowledge in this way, it shatters your sense of yourself,

1:05.0

of reality, and that is a very dark place to be. I invite you to be a tourist and step into the minds of those people lost to the unknown,

1:16.6

and the scarce few who found a way out, to hear their terrifying stories.

1:23.6

But I must warn you, once you climb inside, I can't promise that you won't end up counting

1:30.2

yourself among them. What they have to say will change you, bring near what should be kept

1:37.6

far, far away. Because there are things we're not meant to know.

1:46.5

We're not meant to know an anthology of horror, now transmitting from Spectorvision Radio.

2:00.5

Hey there, thank you for joining us for this episode of 13.

2:04.4

Before we get started, as always, we want to thank our new patrons.

2:09.0

D is for Devil, Kira Duhak, Chad Heinrichs, and Emily Tripati.

2:14.3

Thank you so much for your support.

2:16.5

And welcome to the Podfam. If you'd like to hear your name and audio,

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