Hello, gentle listener, and welcome to nocturnal transmissions, the fortnightly podcast that brings you dark tales, both old and new, performed by your humble narrator.

Kristen Holland.

This episode, we're very excited to be re-acquainting you with an old friend.

Patrick Meekin, the twisted mind behind our ninth episode's featured story,

hierarchy, in which he perverts the well-known trope of the zombie apocalypse into something even darker.

And our 18th episode's featured tale, The Steeplechase Flourish, where a small boy finds himself

trapped in a netherworld with his fate in the hands of nightmares in the form of children's toys.

It's been a long time since he last tormented us.

2017, to be precise.

So we're absolutely thrilled

to have him return

to the show.

His offering on this occasion

takes us into the realm

of Afro-Hatian religion.

So, Mr. Meaghan, as Frank Sinatra once said,

do do that voodoo, that you do so well.

Nocturnal transmissions is proud to present

Root Work by Patrick Meagan Becca took it easy on the park bench, her elbow on the armrest, idly twirling a strand of hair.

Commuters came and went through the subway station doors, hustling across the busy intersection.

Marcus had gone off on his heist, taking the apartment key Becca had kept from a

former home care client. The key she pretended she didn't want to give up. I can't do that,

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