Holy Ghost Stories: Recent Episodes
Justin Gerhardt
Moses asks for something no one since Eden has experienced, and Yahweh reveals His unexpected dwelling place.
Text: Exodus 26-28; 31:1-11; 33:7-23; 34:1-10, 28-35; 35:4-40:38
Players:
- Yahweh
- Moses
- Bezalel
- Aaron
What's Spooky:
- Not too much in this one.
Credits:
Research, Writing, Narration, Direction: Justin Gerhardt
Season 4 Original Score: Kendall Ramseur
Sound Engineering: Joël Dollié
Manuscript Editing: JL Gerhardt
Intro Music: "Winds of Change," Four Trees
Outro Music: "Fine-Toothed Chrome," Sam Barsh
Links:
—Get your copy of Bonfire: A Guide to Encountering God in the Exodus
—Sign up for The Latest, an email Justin sends twice a month with behind-the-scenes info about each episode, interesting things from around the internet, and a look at his family's global wanderings.
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—Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and great stuff like bonus episodes, remixed scenes, full scripts, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with Justin to tell good stories.
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Boaz wants to marry Ruth, but there's one thing standing in the way.
Text: Ruth 3:16-4:22
Players:
- Yahweh
- Ruth
- Naomi
- Boaz
What's Spooky:
- Married sex (not spooky, but may spark some questions if you're listening with your kids)
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Gentoo | Kingpinguin
Hoiho | Kingpinguin
Adelie | Kingpinguin
Snares | Kingpinguin
Charge Into 2019 | Dexter Britain
Light Through Water | Stephen Gutheinz
Close to Me (Instrumental) | CHPTRS
Heart Strings | Cody Martin
Out of Home | Dexter Britain
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
Links:
—Help make Season 4 happen with a tax-deductible gift: holyghoststories.org/give
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—Sign up for The Latest, an email Justin sends twice a month with behind-the-scenes info about each episode, interesting things from around the internet, and a look at his family's global wanderings.
—Offical Merch: Purchase HGS t-shirts, mugs, and more here
—Find out about Holy Ghost Stories or contact Justin Gerhardt at holyghoststories.org
Ruth's situation in Bethlehem looks dire until she meets someone who may be able to help. But will he want to?
Text: Ruth 1
Players:
- Yahweh
- Naomi
- Ruth
- Boaz
What's Spooky:
- Not much in this one, actually. One allusion to and one specific mention of rape.
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Livets Ande | Judah Earl
Little | Kingpinguin
Gentoo | Kingpinguin
Charge Into 2019 | Dexter Britain
Snares | Kingpinguin
Deep Breaths | Eric Kinny
Gentle Rain | Shawn Williams
Close to Me (Instrumental) | CHPTRS
The Bird and the Moon | Jesse Brown
Debris | Tony Anderson
Sacred Rhythm | Hannah Parrot
Hurricane | Slow Meadow
Light Through Water | Stephen Gutheinz
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
Links:
—Help make Season 4 happen with a tax-deductible gift: holyghoststories.org/give
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—Offical Merch: Purchase HGS t-shirts, mugs, and more here
—Find out about Holy Ghost Stories or contact Justin Gerhardt at holyghoststories.org
When Naomi and Ruth's husbands die unexpectedly, all seems lost. But Yahweh has been at work in the dark.
Text: Ruth 1
Players:
- Yahweh
- Naomi
- Ruth
- Orpah
What's Spooky:
- Death, grief
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Livets Ande | Judah Earl
Deep Breaths | Eric Kinny
Out of Sorts | Chad Lawson
Out of Home | Dexter Britain
Icefields of Adelaide | Kingpinguin
Northeaster | Kingpinguin
Afraid to Forget | Hammock
Sacred Rhythm | Hannah Parrot
Hoiho | Kingpinguin
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
Links:
—Help make Season 4 happen: Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and you'll get a remix every couple of weeks, along with bonus episodes, full scripts, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with Justin to tell good stories.
—Get free tickets to the first-ever Holy Ghost Stories live show before they're gone. (October 30, 2022)
—Sign up for The Latest, an email Justin sends twice a month with behind-the-scenes info about each episode, interesting things from around the internet, and a look at his family's global wanderings.
—Offical Merch: Purchase HGS t-shirts, mugs, and more here
—Find out about Holy Ghost Stories or contact Justin Gerhardt at holyghoststories.org
*NOTE: This episode contains repeated mentions of unmarried sex. (It's an unavoidable part of the Samson/Delilah story.) Just a heads up if you have kids in the car.
Samson refuses to tell Delilah the truth. But Delilah refuses to let it go.
Text: Judges 16
Players:
- Yahweh
- Samson
- Delilah
What's Spooky:
- Frequent unmarried sex
- Eye gouging
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Gate of Alfheim | Cody Martin
Let Me Out | Cody Martin
Dreams Fulfilled | Moments
String Quartet in F Major | Moments
Azure | Alice In Winter
Desert Storm | Cody Martin
Choices We Make | Moments
Asylum | Cody Martin
Right Behind You | Wicked Cinema
Tippy Toe | VOLK
Solastalgia | Alistair Sung
Afraid to Forget | Hammock
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
Links:—Get free tickets to the first-ever Holy Ghost Stories live show before they're gone.
—Help make Season 4 happen: Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and you'll get a remix every couple of weeks, along with bonus episodes, full scripts, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with Justin to tell good stories.
—Sign up for The Latest, an email Justin sends twice a month with behind-the-scenes info about each episode, interesting things from around the internet, and a look at his family's global wanderings.
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Pestered by her rival and desperate for a child of her own, Hannah makes a bold promise to Yahweh.
Text: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:21
Players:
- Yahweh
- Hannah
- Elkanah
- Peninnah
- Eli
- Samuel
What's Spooky:
- Not too much in this episode, actually. A little married sex, but that's not spooky. :)
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
As Fate Would Have It | Wicked Cinema
Temple of the Mind | Shimmer
The Ridge | Shimmer
A Mourning Prayer | Hill
Glacier Opus V32 | J Will
Weightless | Marie
Tucked Away | Shimmer
The Lights | Shawn Williams
Now and Not Yet | Hammock
Reveal | Nick Box
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
Links:—Get free tickets to the first-ever Holy Ghost Stories live show before they're gone.
—Help make Season 4 happen: Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and you'll get a remix every couple of weeks, along with bonus episodes, full scripts, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with Justin to tell good stories.
—Sign up for The Latest, an email Justin sends twice a month with behind-the-scenes info about each episode, interesting things from around the internet, and a look at his family's global wanderings.
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—Find out about Holy Ghost Stories or contact Justin Gerhardt at holyghoststories.org
When Ahab recruits King Jehoshaphat for his campaign against the Arameans, the pre-battle conference with the prophets gets…interesting.
Text: 1 Kings 21 & 22
Players:
- Yahweh
- King Ahab
- King Jehoshaphat
- Micaiah
What's Spooky:
- A stoned corpse
- Death by arrow puncture
- Dogs licking up human blood
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Stay With Me | Dexter Britatin
I Am Not A Tyrant | Ryan Taubert
Young Dreams | Luke Atencio
Needles | Jo Blankenburg
House of Dalmore | Jo Blankenburg
Catharsis | Jo Blankenburg
King's Feast | Wicked Cinema
From the North | Wicked Cinema
Play the Ponies | Jo Blankenburg
Time Is Running Out | Alistair Sung
Enigma | Duomo
Tranquility Returns | Alistair Sung
Union | Tolo
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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Soon after they rebuild Jerusalem's walls, the Israelites discover a much more serious threat to their security.
Text: Nehemiah 7:73-8:17
Players:
- Yahweh
- The Israelites
- Ezra
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Control | Heretic
No Place on Earth | Tony Anderson
Daydream in D for Cello | Eric Kinny
Vision | Steven Gutheinz
View from Above | Alistair Sung
Opaque | Luke Atencio
Fear Not | Ryan Taubert
Unfold | Steven Gutheinz
Round | Steven Gutheinz
Let Go | Chris Coleman
Seen | Chris Coleman
Fine Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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A king screams, a shaman prays to Yahweh, and a donkey speaks. This is the curious story of Balaam.
Text: Numbers 22-24
Players:
- Yahweh
- Balaam
- King Balak
- Balaam's donkey
What's Spooky:
- A severed goat head
- Animal cruelty
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
The Rite | Wicked Cinema
Dreamstrider | Cody Martin
Reactor | Wicked Cinema
The Throne | Wicked Cinema
Colony | Wicked Cinema
Lore | Wicked Cinema
Mystery | Third Age
Ironclad | Wicked Cinema
The Curse | Wicked Cinema
A Peaceful Moment | Marie
Forsaken Ritual | Cody Martin
Penumbra | Hannah Parrot
Constant | Kollen
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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When Rachel's sister steals her fiancé, all three of them are in for years of drama.
Text: Genesis 29:1-30:24
Players:
- Yahweh
- Rachel
- Leah
- Jacob
- Laban
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Morning Call | Marie
Catalyst | Cody Martin
King's Feast | Wicked Cinema
Waltz for a Lost Summer | Joshua Spacht
Shifting Sands | Wicked Cinema
Quartz | Jo Blankenburg
Vanished | Wicked Cinema
Against the Odds | Cody Martin
I Can See | Moments
An Old Hearth | Wicked Cinema
Aware | Shimmer
Garden Song | Shimmer
Summer | Cathedral
Fine Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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Jonathan and his armor bearer sneak off to attack a Philistine outpost by themselves. If Yahweh's in, this will a day to remember.
Text: 1 Samuel 14:1-15
Players:
- Yahweh
- Jonathan
- Jonathan's armor bearer
- King Saul
What's Spooky:
- Prostitution
- Military combat/violence
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Captive | Heretic
Hubris | Jo Blankenburg
Pray | Seely
Speak | Jo Blankenburg
Skin | Jo Blankenburg
The Messenger | Jo Blankenburg
Ashes | Steven Gutheinz
Shadows/Light | Kollen
Fine Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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Four 15-year-olds have the opportunity of a lifetime, but one of them—a boy named Daniel—seems intent on blowing it.
Text: Daniel 1
Players:
- Yahweh
- Daniel
- Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
What's Spooky:
- Two mentions of prostitution
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Sahara | Cody Martin
Most Curious | Shimmer
I Am Not a Tyrant | Ryan Taubert
Penumbra | Hannah Parrot
Breezehome | Cody Martin
Balboa | Steven Gutheinz
Mariner | Steven Gutheinz
Quartz | Jo Blankenburg
Vikersund | Rore
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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With her back against the wall, Tamar gets creative and cooks up a plan pregnant with possibility.
Text: Genesis 38
Players:
- Yahweh
- Tamar
- Judah
What's Spooky:
- Sexual Abuse/Rape
- Themes of Prostitution
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Dawnstar | Cody Martin
Current Miner | Luke Atencio
Sunlit Grave (instrumental) | Saint Mesa
Crooked Man | Wicked Cinema
Young Dreams | Luke Atencio
Requiem | Duomo
Don't Go | Chris Coleman
Breaking Gravity | Cody Martin
To the Mines | Ryan Taubert
Tuatha De Danaan | Third Age
London Port | Cody Martin
Regain Once Lost | A Taylor
Selha | Stephen Keech
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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Before going into battle for Yahweh, Gideon wants assurance of victory. Will Yahweh oblige? Yes and no.
Text: Judges 6:33-7:25
Players:
- Yahweh
- Gideon
What's Spooky:
- Warfare
- Beheading
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Peril Preparation | Cody Martin
Pine Frost | Cody Martin
Shimmer | Boundless
Legend | Ryan Taubert
Every Day Life | Dustin Lau
Nocturnal | Stephen Keech
Pillars of Fire | Kevin Graham
The Prophecy | Kevin Graham
Never Falter | Kevin Graham
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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Never has Gideon felt more abandoned by Yahweh. Never has Yahweh been more present.
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Text: Judges 6:1-32
Players:
- Yahweh
- Gideon
What's Spooky:
- Bull slaughter
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Telos | Chris Coleman
Blighted | Mattia Turzo
Projection | Mattia Turzo
Thrush | Martin Drunken
Peril | Cody Martin
Whispered | Cody Martin
Namsos | Rore
Etne | Rore
Each Other | Chris Coleman
Tightrope | Luke Atencio
Legend | Ryan Taubert
Yearn | Chris Coleman
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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When Eve makes a heartbreaking trade, Yahweh makes sure it's not the end of the story.
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Text: Genesis 2-3
Players:
- Yahweh
- Eve
- Adam
- Satan
What's Spooky:
- Bull slaughter
Guest Writer: JL Gerhardt, Author of Look to Love: A Better Way to Read the Bible
Music:
Winds of Change | Four Trees
Kalopsyia | Cody Martin
Season of Foliage | Cody Martin
Help and Hope | Marie
Illusions | Colossus
Hallowed Halls | Moments
End of the Road | Wicked Cinema
Aurora | Colossus
Stopped Time | Moments
Great Is Thy Faithfulness | Marie
Reverence | Marie
Fine-Toothed Chrome | Sam Barsh
More:
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Will Joseph’s divine dreams come true? Not if his brothers have anything to say about it.
Text: Genesis 37
Players:
- Yahweh
- Joseph
- Jacob
What's Spooky:
- Goat slaughter
- Human trafficking
More:
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A witch, a ghost, and a man who’s given himself over to a dark power. This will be Saul’s last supper.
**Watch a conversation betweeen HGS creator Justin Gerhardt and composer Kendall Ramseur about collaborating on this episode
Text:* 1 Samuel 28, 31
Players:
- Yahweh
- King Saul
- The witch of Endor
What's Spooky:
- Graphic execution
- Beheading
- Witchcraft
- A seance
- A ghost
- Calf butchery
- A battlefield death scene
- Suicide
Score:
Original score created by Kendall Ramseur
More:
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With 200,000 fearsome Assyrians camped around the rebel holdout of Jerusalem, death seems inevitable. But then Hezekiah prays...
Text: 2 Kings 18-19; 2 Chronicles 29-32; Isaiah 36-37
Players:
- Yahweh
- Hezekiah
- Sennacherib
What's Spooky:
- Siege Warfare
- Starvation
- Arrows made from human body parts
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Text: Daniel 3
Players:
- Yahweh
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
What's Spooky:
- Violent fire-related injury and death
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Text: Judges 14:1-15:8
Players:
- Yahweh
- Samson
- Samson's wife
- Samson's father-in-law
What's Spooky:
- Graphic violence to an animal
- Killing
- Individuals burned alive
Music Credits:
- "Winds of Change" | Four Trees
- "A Dark Past" | Wicked Cinema
- "Are You Listening" | Ryan Taubert
- "The Rebellion" | Ryan Taubert
- "Supply and Demand" | Ryan Taubert
- "Twilight" | Alistair Sung
- "Breaking Gravity: | Cody Martin
- "Curious Case" | Cody Martin
- "Ritual" | Ryan Taubert
- "Breaking Gravity" | Cody Martin
- "Street Games" | Ryan Taubert
- "The Part Where They Love Each Other" | Stephen Keech
- "Fine-Toothed Chrome" | Sam Barsh
More:
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Bonus Episode Alert:On Monday September 6, I'll release the story of Jael's assassination of Sisera for patrons only. Partner with me on Patreon for access.
Text: Judges 4-5
Players:
- Yahweh
- Deborah
- Barak
- Sisera
- King Jabin
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Text: 2 Kings 2:11-13; 6:8-23; 13:14
Players:
- Yahweh
- Elisha
- Elijah
- King Jehoram of Israel
- King Hazael of Aram
What's Spooky:
- Honestly, thanks to Yahweh stepping in, this one's kind of G-rated. :)
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- Fool, by Ryan Taubert
- Dark Shot, by Ryan Taubert
- Conflict of Oblivion, by Cody Martin
- Moonstone, by Cody Martin
- Cathan's Peak, by Cody Martin
- War Cry, by Alicia Enstrom
- Before Dawn, by On Earth
- View From Above, by Alistair Sung
- Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
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Text: Jonah 3:1-4:11
Players:
- Yahweh
- Jonah
- The citizens of Nineveh
What's Spooky:
- Sea monster vomit
- Sexual abuse of a child
- Drunken violence
- Dismemberment
- Impaled soldiers
- Prostitution
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- The Psalmist, by Kendall Ramseur
- The Traveler, by Kendall Ramseur
- The Rocks Cry Out, by A.J. Hochhalter
- Isolation, by Luke Atencio
- Sky Fortress, by Luke Atencio
- The Forest, by Dustin Lau
- Closure, by Max LL
- Daydream in D for Cello, by Eric Kinny
- Suspicion, by Cathedral
- Stars of Dust, by Alicia Enstrom
- Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
More:
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Text: Jonah 1:1-2:10
Players:
- Yahweh
- Jonah
What's Spooky:
- Facial dismemberment
- Beheading
- Human sacrifice
- Drowning
- A sea monster
- Sea monster vomit
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- The Traveler, by Kendall Ramseur
- The Psalmist, by Kendall Ramseur
- The Rocks Cry Out, by A.J. Hochhalter
- Race Against Time, by Pendulum Theory
- Opening the Cryptex, by Pendulum Theory
- No Turning Back, by Pendulum Theory
- Hidden Burroughs, by St. Aeon Choir
- Human Sorrow, by Bradford Nyght
- Closure, by Max II
- Go Where You Fear To Tread, by Davis Harwell
- Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
- Many thanks, as always, to JL Gerhardt for invaluable manuscript editing assistance.
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Text: Genesis 6:1-9:17
Players:
- Yahweh
- Noah
What's Spooky:
- Rape
- Mass animal death
- Mass human death
- Decaying corpses
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- Murmur III, by Alicia Enstrom
- Memoriam, by Stephen Keech
- Despair, By Davis Harwell
- Go Where You Fear to Tread, by Davis Harwell
- A Welcoming, by Jordan Cruz
- Strange Things, by Jay Urban
- Kingdoms, by Third Age
- Portrait, by Young Collective
- Stasis Interrupted, by Dresden
- Missed Memories, by Luke Atencio
- From Dark to Light, by Alistair Sung
- The End, by Colossus
- Up Above, by Chelsea McGough
- A Moment of Clarity, by Stephen Keech
- Realm of Men, by Cody Martin
- Next Chapter, by Alistair Sung
- Medicine, by Davis Harwell
- Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
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Text: Genesis 16, 21:1-21
Players:
- Yahweh
- Hagar
- Ishmael
- Abraham
- Sarah
- Isaac
What's Spooky:
- Non-consensual sex
- Dehydration
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- Distant Memories, by Joshua Spacht
- Haunted, by Stephen Keech
- Frenzied Whispers, by Alicia Enstrom
- Ghosts in the Stories, by Blake Ewing
- D.S, by Alistair Sung
- Wading, by Alistair Sung
- Fable, by Stephen Keech
- Mountain, by Stephen Keech
- Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
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Text: Esther 4:17-10:3
Players:
- Yahweh
- Esther
- Mordecai
- Xerxes
- Haman
What's Spooky:
- Planned genocide
- Impaling
- More impaling
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- Relapse, by Luke Atencio
- Unite and Overcome, by Alistair Sung
- Combust, by Luke Atencio
- A Story of Survival, by Max II
- Main Titles, by Davis Harwell
- Soliving Puzzles, by Alistair Sung
- Nobility, by Wicked Cinema
- Five Years, by Tony Anderson
- Fragments of Time, by Bradford Nyght
- Indecision and Regret, by The Silver Pages
- Dark Travels, by Alistair Sung
- Regeneration, by Max II
- Anomali, by Jordan Critz
- Opening the Cryptex, by Pendulum Theory
- New Beginnings, by Alistair Sung
- Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
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Text: Esther 2:1-4:16
Players:
- Yahweh
- Esther
- Mordecai
- Xerxes
- Haman
What's Spooky:
- Human trafficking
- Non-consensual sex
- Planned genocide
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- Outsider, by Alistair Sung
- Epoch, by Blake Ewing
- Snow, by Alistair Sung
- Long Distance, by Luke Atencio
- Plains, by Alistair Sung
- A Story of Survival, by Max II
- Unite and Overcome, by Alistair Sung
- Dead Hour, by Alistair Sung
- The Ghost, by Luke Atencio
- Spooked, by jshirts
- Swarm of Flies, by Third Age
- Rape for Profit, by Tony Anderson
- Fragments of Time, by Bradford Nyght
- Anomali, by Jordan Critz
- Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
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Text: Ezekiel 1; 37:1-14; Psalm 137; Ezekiel 47:1-12; 48:35
Players:
- Yahweh
- Ezekiel
- Many, many dead people
What's Spooky:
- A mass grave
- Human bones
- Flayed corpses
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- Searching the Unknown, by Alistair Sung
- Long Distance, by Luke Atencio
- Onward, by Chelsea McGough
- Sleep, by Stephen Keech
- Narrow Time, by Chelsea McGough
- Haunted Romance, by Moments
- Wir-Sind-Gleich, by Tony Anderson
- As Dusk Descends, by Wicked Cinema
- Exclusion Zone, by Hill
- Legend Tells, by Cody Martin
- What Is Not Dead, by Third Age
- Siren Song, by Chelsea McGough
- Afterwards, by Chelsea McGough
- Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
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Text: Genesis 25, 27, 32:1-33:4
Players:
- Yahweh
- Jacob
- Rebekah
- Isaac
- Esau
What's Spooky:
- Deception
- A murder plot
- Midnight wrestling
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change, by Four Trees
- Rag Doll, by Wicked Cinema
- Insurgent, by Wicked Cinema
- Layers, by Caleb Etheridge
- Talos, by Caleb Etheridge
- Bloodline, by Stephen Keech
- Carlisle, by Stephen Keech
- Dreaming of Versailles, by Moments
- Unleashed, by Caleb Etheridge
- Confronting the Void, by Cody Martin
- Brittle Bones, by Cody Martin
- Glacier, by EVOE
- Breathe the Free Air, by Stephen Keech
- Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
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Text: Jeremiah 38, 39:1-10; 2 Kings 25:1-15; 2 Chronicles 36:10-20; Lamentations 4
Players:
- Yahweh
- Zedekiah
- Jeremiah
What's Spooky:
- Siege Warfare
- Starvation
- A dungeon
- Frigid muck
- Cannibalism
- Gouging
- Execution
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change by Four Trees
- Caverns of Time, by Aeroplanes
- Revenant, by Clark Walker
- What You Do Not Know, by Joshua Spacht
- The Anarchist, by Craig Allen Fravel
- The End of the Road, by Wicked Cinema
- Coral, by Lincoln Davis
- Negative Thoughts, by Craig Allen Fravel
- The Calm, by Stephen Keech
- Salvation, by Moments
- The Void, by Cody Martin
- St. Mary, by Chelsea McGough
- Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh
Editing:
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Text: Joshua 2,6
Players:
- Yahweh
- Rahab
- Two Israelite Spies
What's Spooky:
- Prostitution
- Espionage
- Warfare
- Blood
- Death
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change by Four Trees
- Within the Void by HIll
- Changing Tide by Moments
- Quiet Strength by Moments
- Retreat by Chelsea McGough
- No Fear by Caleb Etheridge
- Pursuit of Wonder by Caleb Etheridge
- Stygian by Hill
- Empyre by Cody Martin
- Selha by Stephen Keech
- Fine Toothed Chrome by Sam Barsh
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Text: Judges 3:12-30
Players:
- Yahweh
- Ehud
- Eglon
What's Spooky:
- Smuggling
- Murder
- Disembowelment
- Blood
- Horrid smells
- A sticky escape
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change by Four Trees
- Walkabout, Chelsea McGough
- Invisible Line, Stephen Keech
- Sussex, Stephen Keech
- The Ritual, Wicked Cinema
- Now or Never, Caleb Etheridge
- Forbidden Wing, Cody Martin
- Raindrops at Sea, Stephen Keech
- Distant Water, Cheslea McGough
- Fine Toothed Chrome, Sam Barsh
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Text : 1 Kings 17-18
Players:
- Yahweh
- Elijah
- Ahab
- The prophets of Baal & Asherah
What's Spooky:
- Drought
- Starvation
- Pagan worship rituals
- Blood
- Divine arson
- Revenge
Music Credits:
- Winds of Change by Four Trees
- All Is Well by Moments
- Rise by Stephen Keech
- Ardenne by Four Trees
- Continuum by Colossus
- Bamburg by Stephen Keech
- The Edge by Caleb Etheridge
- To What End by Caleb Etheridge
- Until My Last Breath by Moments
- Cavern by Stephen Keech
- Fine Toothed Chrome by Sam Barsh
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