Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.

Join us on another foray into a "Tales from the Dead West" episode, these are stand alone anthology stories from around the world of the Dead West. In this episode Pinkerton Agent, Penelope Bancroft, heads deep into the Sierra Nevada Mountains to look for a team of missing agents. Little does she know that in those mountains she will learn what "surviving at all costs" really means.

Trigger warnings:

• Cannibalism
• Forced cannibalism
• Assault
• Blood and intense descriptions of gore
• chionophobia

Credits:

Story and writing by Ashe Seguinte

Sophia Chung as Penelope Bancroft

Dennis Ortman as Linwood Gael

Editing, Sound Design, and additional Voices by Devin Steffens

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.

In Part 8, Conrad and his Poppet dive further into the caves and into the madness that has consumed Blackwater.

Trigger warnings:

• Harm to children, violence to children implied and direct, infant ghosts, gore, implied cannibalism, mentions of consuming flesh, claustrophobia, possession.

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Athan of Hush Studio as Rory (https://bsky.app/profile/athansmusic.com)

Zachary Scott as Father Gregory https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.

In Part 7, Conrad and Louis compare their pasts and confront one another about the use of knacks and other magics.

Trigger warnings:

• Talk of closed practices, medical procedures through out, harm to children (implied), old practices using antiquated terms.

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.

In Part 6, Conrad comes face to face with the Mother of the Mountain only to realize that around every corner there is some monster or another.

Trigger warnings:

• Mutilation, Injury, Suffocation, Claustrophobia, Creature noises through out, dated language.

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Zachary Scott as Father Gregory https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19

Brianna Lucido as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy. So, come along on our ride through the Dead West, bring your best iron and your favorite cross. Not that it'll do much good.

In Part 5, Conrad converses about the life and trials of Father Gregory as they tend to his wounds. Though there is more to the coal than we imagined.

Trigger warnings:

• Medical procedure through-out, mention of child death, and religious fervor.

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Zachary Scott as Father Gregory https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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Dead West is a horror fiction podcast that blends folk horror and weird western themes told in a re-imagined American Gilded age. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity.

The forces of Blackwater make themselves known and begin moving in town. Conrad recalls memories of his past.

Trigger warnings:

• Maiming, threats to children, harm to child, maggots and flies, insects, burning skin, vomit, retching, gagging, religious fervor and manipulation, mutilation, blood and gore, fire and pyrotechnics, swearing.

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)

Zachary Scott https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19

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Dead West is a horror fiction podcast that blends folk horror and weird western themes told in a re-imagined American Gilded age. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity.

Join us on our inaugural foray into a new podcast segment we are calling, "Tales from the Dead West", these are stand alone anthology stories from around the world of the Dead West. Our first one here is about our favorite paternal ghost and his going's ons before his death. Please note this episode depicts intense scenes of torture and harm to animals, no actual animals were harmed in the production of this episode.

Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:

• Dated Language / Slurs: "Godless Savages" 2:56
• Violence, torture: 4:29
• Bound and gagged, restrained 4:29 - end
• Violence, torture, mutilation: 8:33
• Violence, torture: 12:13
• Mention of dental procedures: 13:57
• Violence, torture: 15:22
• Torture, burning flesh: 17:50
• Torture, burning flesh: 18:33
• Animal in pain: 19:09
• Violence, Harm to animals, mutilation, torture, grieving and pain: 20:54

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

All sound fx for this episode are courtesy of Soundly Pro or designed in house.

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Dead West is a horror fiction podcast that blends folk horror and weird western themes told in a re-imagined American Gilded age. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity.

In our third episode Auggie confronts Conrad and Conrad visits Mrs Davis.

Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:

• Shaving: 9:34
• Chewing: 13:15
• Gunshot with Victim: 27:58

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)

Dexter Manning as Mr Davis

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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Dead West is a horror fiction podcast that blends folk horror and weird western themes told in a re-imagined American Gilded age. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity.

In our second episode tensions grow between Conrad and Louis as the world around them takes shape.

Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:

3:45: Slurs and dated language

3:55 harm to children

Credits:

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

Badb: Oathed Devotee Prayer by wolvesandravensohmy as posted by https://madamehearthwitch.tumblr.com/post/172184136481/badb-oathed-devotee-prayer

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Dead West is a horror fiction podcast that blends folk horror and weird western themes told in a re-imagined American Gilded age. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity.

In our first episode we are introduced to Conrad as he heads northward for his latest contract in Blackwater, California and the shadow of the town grows wider with each person Conrad meets.

Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:

Immolation: 2:59

Children screams: 2:59

Spitting: 18:37

Credits:

Lucas Martinez as the Conductor (https://x.com/LucasMartinezva)

Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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Dead West is a horror fiction podcast that blends folk horror and weird western themes told in a re-imagined American Gilded age. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity.

In our first episode we are introduced to Conrad as he heads northward for his latest contract in Blackwater, California. No trigger warnings for this episode.

Credits:

Lucas Martinez as the Conductor (https://x.com/LucasMartinezva)

Devin Steffens as Conrad (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)

Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC

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