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Thank you. From the blackest corners of your mind, they call, pulling you deep into shadow, twisting your senses, keeping you from sleep.

It's time to face your darkest fears.

This is Tales to Terrify. Good evening, children of the night, and welcome.

We have one tale for you this evening, which takes us to a far-off planet amidst the aftermath of a mining disaster.

Our story tonight comes to us from S.T. Gillard.

S.T. Gillard is a queer, autistic author of speculative and literary fiction.

He hails from Scotland, where he completed his MA in creative writing in 2023. His short fiction has recently appeared online in publications

such as After the Storm, Foufferaw Press, and Flash Flood. His plays have been produced at the

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

and his sci-fi ballet comic, Breaking Point,

was published in 2024 after a successful Kickstarter campaign.

He generally prefers the company of dogs to humans,

and you can find him and his pooch on Instagram at St. Gillard underscore writer.

Children of the Night, join me for S.T. Gillard's The Brilliant Mind of Samuel Knight,

a tales to Terrify Original.

Music to terrify original. Sam awoke in a glass box. Sam awoke in a glass box.

When he tried to move, he couldn't.

When he tried to speak, it came out as a reedy, indecipherable croak.

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