TWL 1103: “The Sound of Madness”, by Ricardo Victoria
The Wicked Library
9th Story Studios LLC
4.6 • 684 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Author: Ricardo Victoria
Storyteller: André Luc Martinez
Host: Addison Peacock
Featuring a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams.
Story Summary:
Exploring the cosmos is a risky proposition. It is cold, silent, uncaring, and vast. No matter how well prepared, or how careful you are, nothing can protect you from the unexpected. Especially when it comes to finding signs that we were not alone in the universe, or when those signs come from forms of life beyond our expectations or comprehension. It can go even worse when those forms of life are ancient, insidious, and choose to mess with your head for their own ineffable reasons. Beware, listener, for the dark corners of the cosmos will get you sooner or later.
Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.
If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.
Producer & Showrunner: Daniel Foytik
Lead Editor & Executive Producer: Scarlett R. Algee
Creative Director & Executive Producer: Jeanette Andromeda
Resident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams
Hosted by: Addison Peacock
Artwork: Jeanette Andromeda
Score & Incidental Music: Nico Vettese
Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios
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Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
Final Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCz
FX: freesound.org
Produced by: Daniel Foytik
Hosted by: Daniel Foytik
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 9th Story Studios, giving story a voice. |
| 0:10.8 | I'm David Alt, and you're listening to The Wicked Library. |
| 0:19.6 | Warning, the Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. |
| 0:26.3 | Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity. |
| 0:34.8 | Monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, |
| 0:41.7 | heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it. If at any |
| 0:50.2 | time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. |
| 0:57.5 | And always remember that, unlike in the real world, these nightmares and your participation in them are under your control. |
| 1:31.7 | Hello, listeners, and welcome to season 11 of the Wicked Library. This is episode 1103. I'm Addison Peacock and I'd like to wish you all a very happy Halloween. I hope you're staying safe and spooky |
| 1:37.7 | and helping yourself to tasty treats and dark delights alike, maybe watching scary movies, and of course settling |
| 1:46.3 | in with a fantastic podcast. As I said, I'm Addison Peacock. You might know me from my previous |
| 1:53.9 | work on the No Sleep podcast. You might know me from the SCP archives from this very show. |
| 2:04.7 | You might know me from a horror borealis or the cryptickeeper or a bunch of scary shows all over this big internet. I'm the first guest host and there will be |
| 2:11.3 | other guest hosts coming as the season progresses, which is pretty exciting if you ask me. I'm a big horror fan. This shouldn't be a |
| 2:18.7 | surprise, but I am. I think there's something very special about media and art that gives you a |
| 2:26.2 | chance to feel that chill run down your spine, to get your heart rate up, to get that flush |
| 2:32.1 | in your cheeks, that feeling of excitement. It's like some people ride roller coasters and some people skydive and some people love horror. |
| 2:41.1 | And I think it's just a special genre. |
| 2:43.8 | Let's us take a look at the deepest, darkest parts of ourselves and our world and explore our fears |
| 2:49.1 | and a place where we know at the end of the day, we're safe. |
| 2:52.4 | And we can try on that fear, knowing that we'll be able to take it off and be comfortable again |
| 2:57.7 | when it's all done. I love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday. I dress up every year. I have |
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