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The Wicked Library

TWL 812: "What Waits at the Bottom" by Erik Starn

The Wicked Library

9th Story Studios LLC

Drama, Fiction, Arts, Books

4.7680 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2018

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In today's dark tale, a man who has struggled for years with a trauma from his past reaches a breakthrough with the help of his therapist.

But, what if his apparent delusion reveals itself to be much more than the ravings of a disturbed man?

Credits

Author: Erik Starn| Storytellers: Evan Schmitt, Main Narration | Andy James as Jack | Erika Sanderson as Dr. Katherine Dross  | Voice of the Librarian: Nelson W. Pyles | Custom Score: Nico Vettese | Host / Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Cynthia Lowman, Nelson W. Pyles

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Production Music

"The Wicked Library Theme"

Anthony Rowsick of Novus (novus3.bandcamp.com)

"Background Ambience 1" (interview background)

“In the Wicked Library” (Introduction, Transitions)

Nico Vettese (wetalkofdreams.com)

Transcript

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0:00.0

9th Story Studios, giving story a voice.

0:12.6

This podcast is part of the Dark Myths Collective.

0:17.3

Visit Dark Myths.org to discover more shows like this one.

0:22.4

The darkness awaits.

0:29.2

You're listening to The Wicked Library.

0:36.6

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Listening to the Wicked Library. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

0:44.3

Warning. If you haven't figured out that the Wicked Library has strong themes of an adult, sometimes violent and decidedly scary nature, then by all means keep listening.

0:58.6

Go on, it's just that you're not going to complain about it.

1:02.6

Oh, you can try, but you'll be scoffed at and ridiculed mercilessly by the host, the narrators, the producers and you could bet your dangling part of us are

1:11.6

me. Go ahead. Try it. You're not going to like it one little bit, but our millions of

1:18.9

listeners will eat it up. And that's not hyperbole, kitties. So there's your warning. Enjoy the show, kiddies.

1:29.4

Mm-hmm.

1:30.0

Yeah. Welcome to episode number 812 of the Wicked Library.

1:51.0

Normally, this is where I remind you that we need your support on Patreon to keep the show coming.

1:57.0

But I have something else to say today.

2:00.0

This episode deals with mental illness.

2:03.9

It's a dark ride, but it's a great wicked tale.

2:09.0

We planned today's episode months ago, and it was in recording and production well before

2:14.1

the unfortunate events surrounding the loss of one of my idols, a great storyteller,

2:19.1

a badass, and a tortured soul, Anthony Bourdain.

2:24.9

That being the case, I think it's worth taking a moment to say that if you're suffering,

2:30.4

if you're struggling, if you feel the darkness is more seductive than the lights,

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