Deadly Days-Tales of Dark Fantasy: Recent Episodes
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Dark Fantasy Stories translated and read by Joe Bandel. Newly translated stories by German authors like Hanns Heinz Ewers, Karl Hans Strobl, Leonhard Stein and many others. Each week will feature a different short story. These stories span the time period of German decadence (1890s-1920s). They include horror, Sci-Fi and dark fantasy in general. All stories copyright Joe E. Bandel.
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After Tobal's visit to the cave he has some explaining to do to Ellen and to Rafe. Soon other members of the group are involved as well. Ellen struggles to keep things secret for the safety of the group.
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Tobal decides to revisit the cave and what is behind the waterfall before the snow falls. It is his last chance to make the journey. He discovers a secret cave and things that belonged to his father and mother. He also meets Arthur, an AI guarding the area and also once more encounters the time knights Lucas and Carla.
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During the meditation circle Tobal and his friends are all getting disturbing visions. Tobal feels strongly pulled toward the lake and disturbing visions of his parents.
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At the gathering everyone learns why Tobal ran away during last circle. Becca tries to apologize but Tobal is not ready. At Sanctuary he finds his second newbie to train, Nick. Nick is a lot more difficult than Fiona was and Tobal gets really frustrated.
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Tobal trains his first newbie, Fiona. He is surprised that she followed him here to Sanctuary. He is also surprised that she is a good hunter and trapper, better than he is.
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Tobal completes his solo and finds the perfect spot for his base camp, but gets a nasty surprise when he returns to circle. Will he be able to train a newbie?
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Tobal begins his solo and heads for a mysterious lake that seems to be calling to him. He continues to have visions of the Lord and Lady.
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Tobal begins his survival training with Rafe. It is a 4 day trek just to get to Rafe's base camp and it is raining every day. The good news is that the snow goes away almost immediately.
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Tobal is initiated into the Circle where he has claimed Sanctuary. He is sworn to serve the Lord and Lady, whoever they are.
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Tobal begins his survival training with Rafe as his teacher in the Cascade mountains of what used to be Washington State.
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Tobal heads toward Heliopolis and claims sanctuary but is not prepared for what he finds there. Luckily Rafe is there to help him out.
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Tobal meets Adam Gardner, an old friend of his parents, and his daughter Sarah in Old Seattle. He learns more about the death of his parents and the mysterious project they were involved with for the Federation. Adam Gardner is going to send Sarah to Sanctuary that fall after the tourist season and Tobal promises to help keep her safe.
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Tobal left his home and headed for Old Seattle hoping to find an old friend of his parents. What he found was not at all what he was expecting.
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Tobal defies his Uncle Harry and flies to Old Seattle to find out more about the death of his parents and to follow their last wishes.
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Tobal Kane's life takes a tragic turn when an unthinkable accident at the high school dance changes his life forever.
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Some nights are truly magical and they remain in our hearts forever. I've been lucky enough to have several of them and this story tells of one as well. It is about a truly magical and unforgettable experience in India. The author Raoul Romain is thought by some to be the German author Hanns Heinz Ewers writing under a pen name. In any case, it is a pleasure and unforgettable experience to read or to hear. Enjoy this voice from the past.
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The beautiful lantern was dying, slowly, tragically, and as the flame struggled the spellbound people in the dim rooms struggled to breathe as well. But no one expected what happened when the candle finally died.
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Countess Stanislawa D'Asp slowly grew to have an undying belief in her husband's great love for her, and when that belief was broken she had no reason to continue living. Her love became a great hatred that reached beyond the grave.
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This is a heart breaking and disturbing story of a horse who worked and lived in a coal mine until one day all the coal miners went on strike. The horse's name was Hassan.
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Hans Huckadich had always wanted to be a sculptor but it was not easy. He was forced to earn a living creating simple things, cups, dishes, ashtrays and such. After the death of his parents reality really struck and in a fit of rage he destroyed all the inventory in his studio. Starving, he had one final inspiration to make his dream come true. . . He succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. . .
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This is the strange story of how a limb once severed from the body still has some type of mysterious connect to the body that remains. This is the story of Major Muller's hand.
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Can a mirror show one's soul? Can a mirror contain one's soul? What is the real power contained in a mirror? An actress certainly seems to think so.
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A touching and heart breaking story about the difference between what one feels in their heart and what they feel in their head. This is about visiting the grave of a poor little girl.
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Accountant Jaschke has the adventure of a lifetime and learns the life of the rich and famous is not for him. He is happy to remain a small insignificant worm.
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This is one of my favorite stories about a mysterious castle deep in the forests and the pale countess who lived there. Why did the animals there look like they had human eyes? What secrets did the castle hold?
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The Call to OAKenspire
Night shimmered over Radon, an emerald haze threading a thriving sky—fairy lights pulsed bright overhead, their hum weaving rich as the lush earth thrummed beneath the Knights’ boots, moss and petals humming like a living melody. A gentle breeze swirled through, nectar and light rising sweet from below—deep forests stretched wide, vines glowing vibrant across ancient trees, their light threading warm through lush valleys, rivers sparkling, and lakes mirroring the sky, the landscape alive with sprites, gnomes, and wildlife.
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The dark was dust—Radon’s wild surged triumphant—Sylra hovered forward, lithe wings shimmering, eyes glowing with light—her chime rang clear—“Wild’s ours—we lead”—her stance threaded radiance, guiding the forest’s spirits. Thorn flanked her, stout frame steady, mossy beard bristling, earthen staff pulsing—his growl steadied—“Earth holds—we guide”—his hands flared with soil’s magic, Radon’s roots threading through.
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The war is over and Radon returns to the magickal paradise that it once was. The team celebrates with their new found friends. The reptilian and demonic forces are banished for good.
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The team and their allies have a final battle with the dark core and are victorious. Magick, the Wild and Love win over the dark reptilian and demonic forces.
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New allies have arrived to help the team fight this magickal battle. We meet Sylra, Thorn, Breeze and Ember for the first time.
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The team is more powerful now with Kael, Mara and Lila to help. They manage to hold their own against the darkness. But can they keep it up without assistance?
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The team is on Radon, a magickal beautiful world that is being attacked by darkness, reptilians and demonic forces. Can the magick of love prevail?
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With Xenon safe and the Wild strong, the team is called to one last world, Radon. What will they find? What will they do?
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Lumens, the team, Kael, Mara and Lila have defeated war and love and peace now rule on Xenon. What is next?
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Lumens', the team's, Kael's, Mara's and Lila's loving energies and meditations destroy the war's core.
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The team, Lumens, Kael, Mara and Lila find a powerful weapon to use against the forces of war in Xenon. They learn to channel love and sexuality at war's core to defeat it. Will it work?
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At a critical moment old friends and allies are drawn to the circle because of the meditations. Kael, Mara and Lila are rejoined with their old friends and the circle is suddenly made very powerful with their combined energies.
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Lumens and the team are really trying hard to restore the Wild using love and meditation, but it's a slow slog. There is simply too much hate and violence in Xenon to make much headway.
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The Team and Lumens find themselves in the war-torn world of Xenon and decide to fight with Love and meditation.
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Just as the team and Lumens finish up in Krypton and call comes through from Xenon that the Wild is in trouble. Jazz and Milo stay to ensure the Wild remains strong in Krypton while the other go through the rift.
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Lumens, the team, Jazz and Milo defeat the reptilian fake news with their own adventure stories. The Wild returns to full power on Krypton and everyone is ready to celebrate.
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The team with Lumens, Jazz and Milo, take down the reptilian core and destroy it.
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The team and Lumens managed to locate the source and core of the reptilian information. Now they need to figure out a way to destroy it.
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The team finds some allies with Milo and Jazz, two hackers that come to join their battle against fake news. Now things really sizzle.
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Lumens and the team are busy fighting the fake news and brainwashing of the Federation and the reptilians by posting stories of their adventures in Helium, Neon and Argon. The truth will always win.
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Lumens and the team land in Krypton where they find the population being brainwashed with fake news and decide to tell their own stories so people can know the truth.
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The team, Lumens, Adam Gardner and Howling Wolf enjoy their victory and secure the Wild while they teach the folk how to protect it.
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The team and Lumens are suddenly called to Krypton, leaving Adam Gardner and Howling Wolf to take care of the OAK time travel school founded by Tobal's parents.
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The victory over the reptilians is complete and the team pauses to reflect on their victory and to teach the folk how to keep the Wild safe in their world.
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The team with Lumens, Adam Gardner and Howling Wolf confront the reptilian core in the cave itself and finally defeat it.
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The team with Lumens, Adam Gardner and Howling Wolf locate the drone's core and prepare to destroy it.
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The team and Lumens meets up with Howling Wolf and Adam Gardner, the custodians of the OAK time travel secrets which the Federation desperately wants.
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The team and Lumens are at Argon and looking for Adam Gardner and Howling Wolf, teachers of the secrets of time travel. Everyone is being hunted by Federation drones. What is the mystery of the waterfall and what lies behind it?
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The team and Lumens now travel through a rift to Argon, Tobal's home world where the OAK training school once taught the secrets of time travel. Is the school still active?
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The reptilians have been defeated and the Wild is strong on Neon. Lumens gives us some clues as to who she really is and what Neon really is. Where will the crew be called next?
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It is victory for the team and for Lumens as the Wild is once more established safely in Neon and the villagers are taught how to protect it and keep it strong.
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This is the final battle as the reptilian core falls under the onslaught of our team and Lumens. Neon and the Wild is saved!
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In this episode the team with Lumens help finds the source of the reptilian snare that is draining the vital life force of Neon. The team prepares to battle against the reptilian menace using the forces of Neon and the Wild.
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Just as things are getting bad, a new ally, Lumens, a spirit of Gaia, shows up to help them. Things are bound to get interesting from now on.
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Things are not going well for the crew on Neon. But just when things are getting desperate the Wild brings a message. Someone is coming. Is it an ally?
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Neon is in deep trouble. The reptilians are siphoning off Neon's vital life force and the rustic farming folk who live there are helpless against reptilian technology. What will the team be able to do? Can they establish the power of the Wild on Neon?
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While the crew is celebrating the victory and a new hub has been established for the Wild, a call come through from the sentient planet Neon who needs their help. They prepare to go to Neon.
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The Reptilians have been defeated. Tobal and the crew decide to teach the sentinels how to work with the Wild and establish a hub for the Wild in Helium itself.
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After their victory Tobal and Fiona teach the sentinels how to channel the Wild into Helium itself from Oakenspire. In doing this they are creating a hub of activity for the Wild in Helium itself.
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Finally, the combined forces of the Wild, the team and the sentinels come together and are able to break the lattice. But it is close for awhile. Even the robot dog takes part in this battle.
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With the help of the sentinels, the crew finds the pulsing heart that is sucking the life force from the Wild. Suddenly things take a new turn as things begin to go right.
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The crew along with new allies track and find the heart of Lattice and use their own power of the Wild to turn the tide.
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As the crew struggle against the reptilians and work to save the Wild, allies appear just in time. It is some of Feathers kin.
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The Wild is being attacked in Helium and Tobal and the crew struggle to fight back. They need to find the source so they can stop it. The only way they can fight back is with their own energetic connection to the Wild.
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Tobal and the crew have arrived on Helium in answer to the Wild's call for help. Helium appears to be a high-tech space port with off world traffic. The reptilians seem to have found a way to bleed off the Wild's energy and vital life force.
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A violent storm pounds Oakenspire, but it is only an echo of the storm that pounds Helium, Feathers home world. Both Feathers and Helium itself are calling out for help in this terrible time. What are Tobal and the team going to do about it? What can they do about it? The story is about to get more crazy.
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What a twist in the story! Helium is calling! Feathers is a blue Avian and Helium is his home world. It is in trouble and is calling for help. What is the crew going to do?
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In this episode the crew witnesses how Feathers proves his loyalty to the Wild by answering the OAK roots call. He has rooted deeply into the Wild and now the OAK roots trust him and so does the crew. Feathers has earned their trust by going through a tough period of trial and testing.
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In episode 21 there is a gradual deepening of Feather's connection with the OAK roots as it is once more tested by the crew. Feather's shows his loyalty to his Oath and to the OAK roots. What we are seeing is a deliberate deepening and rootedness to the Wild. Where the Wild can call upon Feathers and Feathers will respond.
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After strong testing Feathers gains the Wilds trust and the trust of the entire group. Now they will listen to his request for help for his home world.
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In todays episode Feather's oath is tested to see how deep it goes. The Crew goes to Feather's rift and test it with their weapons to see if it is truly safe.
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The crew still doesn't know if they can fully trust Feathers but they make him swear the Oath. It will really be bad for him if he breaks it!
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The Wild has sent for help and Feathers answers the call. But first he must pass the test. Can they really trust him? The Wild will let them know.
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Tobal and his friends finally corner the mysterious kin who threatens Oakenspire. Who is he and why is he trying to destroy Oakenspire?
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Tobal and his friends continue their pursuit of the mysterious kin that has somehow invaded Oakenspire and threatens it. Can they catch him today or will he elude them once more?
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In this episode our friends continue their pursuit of the intruder but in the end he disappears, surrounded by the Wild.
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Tobal and the gang pursue the traitor to the extreme west of Oakenspire, where he disappears into the wild. He doesn't know the wild is even more dangerous than they are.
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Someone threatens the very heart of Oakenspire. Tobal, Fiona and friends rush to it's defense. Will they get there in time?
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The OAK roots have spoken. There is a traitor in Oakenspire. Tobal, Fiona and the group head out to stop him.
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In this episode the team works together to close the large rift in space/time and time/space which the reptilians had come through.
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Resting from their recent battle our team just takes the time to enjoy life and ponder over what just happened and what it all means.
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After resting from their battle our team tries to heal and rebuild the rift so that their world is safe again.
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[Image: A frost-dusted ravine under a dawn sky breaking with gold and soft blue through thinning mystical fog. Tobal’s scarred face steadies under a blood-crusted blue militia coat, medallion glowing gold in his firm grip. Fiona’s sky blue gown clings torn to her lean frame, chestnut hair loose, golden threads pulsing steady. Rafe’s wiry frame stands taut in a patched cloak of faded green and gray, knife still, grin sharp. Becca’s red hair flares under a ragged cloak of deep brown and russet, eyes fierce with resolve. Cal’s tangled brown hair shifts under a patched hood, stance shaky but set, hands clenched. Valentine’s shaggy gray-brown fur gleams damp as he growls low at a fading reptilian shadow—scarred, resolute, with the rift’s hum softening in the air]
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[Image: A frost-crusted ravine under a blood-streaked dawn, gold and gray swirling through thick mystical fog. Tobal’s scarred face twists in fury under a torn blue militia coat, medallion blazing gold in his blood-soaked grip. Fiona’s sky blue gown hangs ragged on her lean frame, chestnut hair matted, golden threads flaring wild. Rafe’s wiry frame coils in a shredded cloak of faded green and gray, knife dripping, grin feral. Becca’s red hair blazes under a tattered cloak of deep brown and russet, eyes wild with rage. Lucus slumps broad in a gray leather vest, axe fallen, blood pooling from a gaping wound. Carla’s slim form lies still in a dark green cloak, rune dim, face pale. Cal’s tangled brown hair sticks with sweat under a patched hood, eyes wide with horror. Valentine’s shaggy gray-brown fur mats with gore as he howls over a reptilian corpse—raw, broken, with the rift’s hum shattering the air]
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[Image: Twilight haze over a jagged rift, storm fading into soft rain, Tobal with scarred face, short dark hair, blue militia coat, medallion glowing faintly—Fiona in sky blue gown, loose chestnut hair, golden threads weaving gently—OAK Nexus rift hums with golden light—vivid, serene, with a darker sky and distant lightning]
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[Image: A frost-rimed ravine under a dawn sky streaked with gold and fading gray, jagged rocks casting long shadows. Tobal’s scarred face hardens under a worn blue militia coat, medallion blazing gold in his blood-streaked grip. Fiona’s sky blue gown flutters on her lean frame, chestnut hair tangled, golden threads pulsing vivid against the mist. Rafe’s wiry frame twists in a patched cloak of faded green and gray, knife flashing, grin wild. Becca’s red hair blazes under a cloak of deep brown and russet, eyes fierce with fire. Lucus looms broad in a gray leather vest, axe raised, blood dripping from a gash on his arm. Carla’s slim form crouches in a dark green cloak, rune flaring gold, gaze sharp. Cal’s tangled brown hair whips under a patched hood, hands trembling, face pale. Valentine’s shaggy gray-brown fur bristles as he snarls at a reptilian shadow—tense, raw, with the clash of steel and scales ringing out]
This is the 2nd official episode of the Anarchist Time Knights series. It comes after Day 1:Knights Dawn and the next episode is Day 2: Knights Clash
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[Image: A jagged hill under a pale dawn, golden light streaking a sky of soft gray and hints of blue. Tobal’s scarred face glows with quiet resolve under a worn blue militia coat, medallion pulsing gold in his grip. Fiona’s sky blue gown sways on her lean frame, chestnut hair loose, golden threads humming soft. Rafe’s wiry frame leans sharp in a patched cloak of faded green and gray, grin sly. Becca’s red hair flares under a cloak of deep brown and russet, eyes fierce. Lucus stands broad in a gray leather vest, axe steady, jaw tight. Carla’s slim form shifts in a dark green cloak, fingers tracing a rune, gaze sharp. Cal’s tangled brown hair catches the wind under a patched hood, stance shaky. Valentine’s shaggy gray-brown fur ripples as he sniffs the air—vivid, tense, with the distant hiss of scales]
This is the first official episode of the Anarchist Time Knights series with an introduction by Joe Bandel. The next episode in the series is Anarchist Time Knights-Day 2: Knights Clash.
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[Image: A storm-scarred plateau at dawn, cracked earth steaming under a sky bruised with fading purple and rising gold. Tobal’s scarred face gleams with sweat under a worn blue militia coat, medallion pulsing soft gold. Fiona’s sky blue gown hangs tattered on her lean frame, chestnut hair tangled and still, golden threads humming low. Rafe’s wiry frame slouches in a patched cloak of faded green and gray, grin faint. Becca’s red hair tangles wildly under a cloak of deep brown and russet, eyes sharp. Valentine’s shaggy gray-brown fur bristles as he sniffs the air—vivid, tense, with the distant hiss of retreating scales]
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[Image: A jagged ravine under a stormy sky, dark clouds churning with streaks of lightning, the air thick with the metallic tang of rain. Tobal’s scarred face glints with sweat under a worn blue militia coat, his medallion flaring gold in his grip. Fiona’s sky blue gown clings damp to her lean frame, chestnut hair plastered to her forehead, golden threads pulsing vivid. Rafe’s wiry frame braces in a patched cloak of faded green and gray, grin tight. Becca’s red hair sticks wet under a cloak of deep brown and russet, eyes fierce. Valentine’s shaggy gray-brown fur drips as he growls low—vivid, tense, with the clash of steel and scales echoing in the storm]
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086 The Shadow Player by Karl Hans Strobl. Anton Kuhnel was a shadow player, he entertained the Baron and his young wife with his incredible performances that made her smile. But then the young man died in a tragic hunting accident and strange things began to happen.
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085 The Voice of Life by Knut Hamsun. While out walking one night he meets a beautiful girl and ends up going home with her. But who is the corpse in the next room?
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084 You have heard of love that extends beyond death, but what about love that begins at death? What was the mystery of Stef, the grave digger?
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083 Maka Land by Eduard Weber. This is a true story taken from the writings of Eduard Weber and tells of one of his adventures in Africa over one hundred years ago.
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082 On the Holy Night by Paul Busson. A Christmas story by Paul Busson, one of my favorite authors. This is a touching story of an old man whose heart is opened one stormy Christmas eve.
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081 The Cannibal Club by Wilhelm Nihl. What was going on after hours at the mysterious restaurant 'Buenos Aires. Journalist Peter Stork was determined to find out even if it killed him.
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080 Orchids by Otto te Kloot. There was a time when plants ate the flesh of humans and their perfume was toxic. Of course they were orchids!
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079 Hashish by Leonhard Stein. Two magicians fight over a girl. One uses hypnosis and the other uses the hashish dream or intoxication. Who will be the winner?
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078 The Vampire by Georg von der Gablentz. Anna loved her Karl and they were going to get married in just a few months. Then she could move out of her terrible apartment. But the land lady had other plans for her. . .
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077 The Jewels of Tormento by Paul Busson. A young doctor is called to the side of a dying suicide victim and is told why the man has shot himself and is then given a mysterious box. What will the doctor do with it?
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076 Josef Prinz had once played Hamlet and there was a terrible accident where he killed the actor playing Laertes. Now he was determined to confront the ghost of his past and play the cherished role once more. But perhaps Laertes has different thoughts?
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What happens when an entire city is confronted with the impossible? Is this happening to us?
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074 The Amber Witch by Wilhelm Meinhold. The beautiful girl Maria is unjustly accused of witchcraft and brought to the Question. Will she confess?
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073 The Ring by Leonhard Stein. Erwin is tired of his girl friend and wants to get rid of her. But she is hopelessly devoted to him. That is until he receives a mysterious ring from Veit von Hugel.
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072 The Demon of Death sends out his mighty vultures. Misery, Hate, Envy and Madness to scourge the earth and rid it of humans.
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071 The Lady in the Scarlet Mask by Paul Busson.
What happens when a ghost visits her great-grandson at a fancy ball? Can he help her?
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070 The Sixth Companion by Karl Hans Strobl. Sometimes gluttony can be a sin and sometimes it can save you unless the devil takes a hand in it.
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069 The Water Corpse by Hanns Heinz Ewers. This short story is somewhat autobiographical of Ewers himself and gives some insight into the human condition. Ewers wanted to write poems about the soul of flowers and the only thing his audience wanted was horror!
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068 The Lie by Leonid Andreyev. Sometimes it is better to tell the truth! Isn't it??? But what if you don't know what the truth is?? This little story hits a bit too close to home for comfort. . .
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067 Cox City by Apaullinarius Waleem. A tale of horror and cannibalism in the frozen Canadian artic.
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066 The Electric Piano by Leonhard Stein. What happens when a classical pianist dies and can't perform his contracted last concert?
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065 Broken People by Georg von der Gablentz. This is a very powerful story of tragedy and love. It broke me!
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064 One From The Circus by Paul Busson. The tears of a clown take a totally new meaning in this tragicomedy that hits to close to home!
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063 The Bloodletting Man by Karl Hans Strobl. True terror awaits the sisters of the convent. Saint Simon has replaced their normal phlebotomist and things are about to get lively!
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062 From the Journal of an Orange Tree by Hanns Heinz Ewers. Can a person really be transformed into an orange tree?
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061 The Heart Line by Ugo Ojetti. The tale of the fickleness of a woman's heart.
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060 Dios Vienne by Leo Perutz. An excerpt from the novel "The Marquis of Bolibar".
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059 The White Animal by Georg von der Gablentz. When Dr. Rudiger is called for a medical emergency he never expected an encounter with the supernatural! Especially an encounter with true terror!
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058 Abdon by Paul Busson. This story is special to me and rather than trying to give a description I will simply say that it has my highest recommendation! Some stories touch your heart and soul in strange and mysterious ways and that is what this story does. Paul Busson is probably my favorite author and this story is one of my favorites. Enjoy!
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067 Take Marinescu by Karl Hans Strobl. Professor Gerngruber and I were going to the most remote parts of Romania. I was going on a hunting trip and Professor Gerngruber was going to study the language and customs of the primitive people that lived in the deep forests. Take Marinescu was our guide and we trusted him completely until some strange things began to happen.
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Warning: Some people may be offended by this humorous story of sodomy and besiality written over a hundred years ago. 056 How Eleven Chinese Devoured Their Bride by Hanns Heinz Ewers.
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055 The Inspired Poet by Fritz Bauer. Think good thoughts, think good thoughts! How far will that get you? Let's find out what happened to the inspired poet.
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054 The Coffee Pot by Theophile Gautier. This is a straightforward well beloved ghost story by the famous French author Theophile Gautier. The guest is invited to sleep in the bedroom of the host's dead sister who had passed away two years previous. Something magickal began to happen during the long hours of the night which reminds me strangely of some of the animation sequences from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast".
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053 The Case of Lieutenant Infanger by Karl Hans Strobl. Lieutenat Infanger and a former associate, Baron Latzmann, are mysteriously abducted. Could this be related to a time several years ago when they had participated in the desecration and destruction of a sacred Buddhist temple? And once they escaped, what was this terrible compulsion to turn back? What kind of force or magic were they dealing with?
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052 The Eleven Thousand Virgins and the Four Holy Three Kings. The main character in this story attempts to educate an American woman on her visit to Cologne for the first time. But she is very strong willed and will only go to certain places. . . also the true secret to making Eau d' Cologne!
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051 The Curve by Hanns Heinz Ewers. This humorous story depicts two types of study of curves and reminds me of today's modern world. Which type of curves do you study?
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050 The Wonder of Oberpurzelsheim by George Hirschfeld. Mr. Leopold Rohricht is the pharmacist of Oberpurzelsheim and a good person. He loves to talk and he is very good at debate. So good that no one likes to be caught in a conversation with him because they are certain to lose. This need to talk incessantly prompted him to marry a beautiful, but mute woman who could not talk back! Who couldn't get away from him.
But Oberpurzelsheim is an unusual place and unusual things happen there sometimes. Not very often but when they do it really is something to talk about!
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049 The Shot in the Witche's Moss by Paul Busson. Something happened in the Witche's Moss many years ago, something bad. And ever since then it has been haunted and become an evil place. It's a bad place to be lost, especially on one particular day. . .
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048 The Hounds of Romanov by Bodo Wildberg. Heta Romanov thought she was safe in the deep woods near home until a mad shepherd said that he would be the next King of Poland and she would be his queen! His hounds would come and bring her to him!
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047 Rebellion in Nirvana by K. Roellinghof is pure satire and we don't see much of that in today's world. This is about a rebellion in heaven and is as appropriate for today's world as it was a hundred years ago!
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046 Poem by Ernst Hardt. Lisa is sick but her brother Erwin loves her very much and writes a poem for her to make her feel better. This beautiful little story is from Simplicissimus Vol 1, No. 2 which is available for free at my patreon page.
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045 Vampyre by Leonhard Stein. Samassa was a highly successful gentleman that was on his way to the top and soon to be married to his sweetheart Klara. But the new employee at his workplace was a vampyre and had other ideas.
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044 Edgar Allan Poe by Hanns Heinz Ewers. This beautiful essay is a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe and is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. Edgar Allan Poe was Hanns Heinz Ewers favorite author and a very strong influence on him.
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043 Vengence by Josip Schlegel, Zagreb is a Serbian cautionary tale about life in Albania. As such it tells a tale all too familiar around the world. It is stories like this that show us how much humanity has not changed over the centuries.
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042 The Harvest by A. M. Frey is a tale about the horrors of war and while talking about World War I it is just as powerful today!
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041 Familiar Moves by Karl Hans Strobl. Sometimes life calls out to death so strongly that they come face to face. Herbert Ostermann was devastated by the death of his love, Bettina.
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040 The Button Collection by Hanns Heinz Ewers. Mia Bienavant has a secret and no one knows it but me. Her housemaid told me under strictest confidence. But she's not the only one. I've known many others as well. What about you?
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039 We Were Five by Otto Soyka. Ira wanted her husband dead and thought she knew how to get it done. But her husband knew her better than she thought! Or was it simply fate?
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038 The Brain by Max Meixner. What does it take to drive someone insane? For Dr. Baumann it was the unfortunate death of his wife and unborn child.
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037 The Repulsion of the Will by Karl Hans Strobl. This interesting short story is about what happens when we confront things that we simply refuse to believe as real. In our modern world we call this cognitive dissonance but this story was written over a hundred years ago!
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036 Sybilla Madrusso by Hanns Heinz Ewers. This is the horrific story of a prank gone wrong! This is taken from the novel "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
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035 This is the 3rd portion of a diary entry that caused severe legal problems for the literary magazine Kokain when it first came out. It was confiscated and the authors and publishers prosecuted for public immorality.
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034 The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe is truly horrifying! American horror writer Edgar Allan Poe invented the short story. This is a classic story from the 3rd issue of Der Orchideengarten.
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033 My Adventure With Jonas Barg by Karl Hans Strobl. The Undaunted Club was not afraid of anything and lived life to the fullest. But Jonas Barg hated life and he promised them all a great adventure. . .
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032 The Blue Indians by Hanns Heinz Ewers. The Blue Indians of Mexico have strange memories and some of them can remember things that happened to their parents before they were even born!
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031 Extraordinary Women Part 2 from 2nd issue of Kokain Magazine published in 1925 only had four issues before it was cancelled due to legal issues and other complaints. This installment of diary episodes was part of the reason for its prosecution.
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030 The Phantom Coach by Amelia Ewards is an old fashioned ghost story on the moors.
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029 The Witch Finder by Karl Hans Strobl. The local Inquisition gets a surprise visit from Satan himself.
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028 My Mother the Witch was written as a tribute to his mother! I often wonder how much was based upon truth and how much was fiction. Hanns Heinz Ewers was devoted to his mother and she was a very strong personality in her own right.
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027 Extraordinary Women Part 1 Kokain magazine 1925 Issue 1
There were only five issues of Kokain magazine before it was cancelled. One of the reasons it was cancelled was this anonymous collection of letters and diary entries by a woman of high social standing that almost reads like a spy story. So this was published as a serial for three issues until it had to be pulled. I will publish all three sections as the Kokain slot opens up. Remember I'm taking stories from four sources, Hanns Heinz Ewers; Karl Hans Strobl; Der Orchideengarten and Kokain. So you will need to wait a few stories until the next installment of this series.
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026 The Heart by Otto Zoff. This special and tender story is about music and how all of God's creation loves music. What happens when a Cellist plays for his neighbor's paralyzed wife? Is it a miracle or a tragedy?
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025 The Manuscript of Juan Serrano. This story tells the tale of Juan Serrano, after being abandoned on an island of savages and his escape from certain death by Theresa, a native girl who fell in love with him. It also tells of what happened to an ancient city of gold where they found sanctuary.
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024 The Anthroovaropartus by Hanns Heinz Ewers. Over a hundred years ago author Hanns Heinz Ewers predicted many aspects of our current society and this humorous story tells how women of the future will learn to lay eggs like chickens and raise babies in nurseries where they can be picked up after the first two years of life. Of course only the best women would be allowed to lay eggs and so our social problems would be solved. . .
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023 Love by Fritz Bauer. What is love? This story hurts in its depiction of Mary who is caught in a love triangle and the inevitable consequences of living a hidden life. It is also all to familiar and uncomfortable!
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Episode 022 The Deadly Supper by Karl and Joseph Kapek is a cautionary tale. What you speak of you attract! What happens when Death is a dinner guest?
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Episode 021 The Bogomil Stone by Karl Hans Strobl. Who were the mysterious Bogomils? Are their spirits still around?
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020 The Death of Jesus Maria von Friedel is a truly terrifying story of a male soul and female soul stuck inside the same physical body and at war with each other! There can only be one winner is this deadly battle. . . Who will it be?
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019 The Savior From The Gallows by Karl Hans Strobl. Don Alonso de Vargas loved the beautiful Donna Mercedes but there was a problem. Donna Mercedes was the wife of Don Jose Inaquez and he didn't like to share. . . He was bound to find out and when he did all hell would break loose. . . What does this have to do with the three hanged men on the local gallows?
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018 The Hasty Corpse by Wilhelm Nhil. Foster & Foster is a respected and trusted funeral home company. But when things begin to go wrong at a wake things get a bit more lively than anyone wants! Especially when the corpse won't stay dead!
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017 At The Crossroads by Karl Hans Strobl. Is it fantasy, a bad dream or real? The giantesses decide to visit a small farming community and leave their mark, or do they? This is quite short but the horror is real!
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016 The Crucified Clown by Hanns Heinz Ewers. The Pierrot or clown is highly symbolic and we hear of the tears of a clown. . . This is the story of a clown that goes up high on the cliffs of Capri for his last communion with the sun. It's the only story that I know of by Hanns Heinz Ewers that speaks of suicide.
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015 The Much Beloved by Edward Stilgebauer. The plague and royal assassinations! Some things never change and this story could easily be a modern story instead of one from Old France! The horror and the conspiracy remain the same!
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014 8 XII 8 by Paul Frank. This strange story is from the first issue of Der Orchideengarten and involves a man suddenly finding himself in a different body! Definitely an episode out of the Twilight Zone!
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013 The Mermaid by Karl Hans Strobl. A mermaid washes up on the beach near a fishing village. Can Jens save the life of the wounded creature or is it a thing of the devil as the villagers believe?
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012 Fairyland by Hanns Heinz Ewers
Little Blue Ribbon is so excited! The ship has arrived in Fairyland and she wants to show her mother and the other crew members the wonderful "monsters" that she has seen!
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010 A bored group of people in New York a week before prohibition decide to tell stories about things that are impossible but possible! The stories get wilder and wilder until "The Glowing Man".
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009 Master Jericho. Someone has been defiling local coffins and stealing the hearts. Does it have anything to do with the musical genius whose organ playing in the local church is drawing to many to the city?
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008 The Wicked Nun by Karl Hans Strobl. For those who like ghost stories this is well worth the longer time to listen to it. It is one of my favorite stories by Strobl.
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007 My Burial by Hanns Heinz Ewers is from "Hanns Heinz Ewers Volume 1. This is a light-hearted story that shows the humor Ewers puts into some of his stories. It is about a corpse that has planned his entire burial but then things start to go wrong!
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006 A Twisted Life by Kurt Munzer is a story from Kokain magazine that was published in the German language in 1925. There were only four issues.
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005 The Dream by Rudolph Schneider is from Der Orchideengarten Vol 1 No. 1 and was first published in 1919 in the German language.
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The Tomb at Pere La Chaisewas first published in 1913 in the German language. It is one of the stories included in Lemuria Book 1 which I have translated and published. I hesitate to share to much about this story because I don't want to give any spoilers! Suffice to say that Karl Hans Strobl is one of the German masters of horror and dark fantasy!
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This classic by Hanns Heinz Ewers shows both the horror and decadence that he is famous for. It was first published in 1908 in the German language. This is my translation.
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"The Head" by Karl Hans Stobl was first published in 1899 in the German language. This is my translation of this classic horror story! Enjoy!
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The Spider by German author Hanns Heinz Ewers is one of the most famous short horror stories. It was first published in 1908 in the German language and this is my translation. This is the first podcast in my new channel "Deadly Days-Tales of Dark Fantasy".
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This meditation links us to Gaia's new energy grid and activates our etheric body so we can practice etheric projection in a safe and controlled manner. It is the basic empowerment meditation for an entire series of etheric projection experiences.
This is my first try at a new type of meditation that taps in to Gaia's new energy grid. It is experimental and I will polish it up later after I've listened to it several times. This is cutting edge for those interested.
This is the first in a new series of group meditations both strengthening our bond with other members of the circle and our earth connection with Gaia and the Underworld.
For the first time in thousands of years humanity is on equal footing with every other living species including single celled organisms and viruses. That is because the dominant energy for the next two thousand years is the energies of the root chakra and these energies are available equally to every other living species. The question is whether we have what it takes to survive against our competitors? How do we increase our connection to Gaia's flow of vital life force energy?
This is a summary of current events and how I think things will continue to unfold through the fall and into this coming winter. This is about what I sense happening in the astral and etheric planes and includes the latest developments on the global situation. Things have shifted and are finally becoming more clear allowing us to understand what is really happening behind the scenes.
This episode summarized why I feel that this fall and winter are going to be critical for humanity as we sail through the eye of the needle into a new world. Success proves our rightful path and encounters with a brick wall demonstrate the need to rethink our own course of action!
This series of podcasts is going to explore some of the things that we need to be aware of to survive these next few years as we make the transition through a global economic collapse into a new prosperity based social system.
Gaia's ascension process has now reached the point of physical manifestations and it is more important than ever to work with the energies to create the type of lives we choose. It is time to walk the walk and put into practice those skills that we have worked to develop over the years. This includes working consciously with the solar and lunar cycles of nature and tapping into the vital life force energies of Gaia herself.
This podcast talks about the importance of being able to make your own group portal meditations and why specific elements are so important. It also explains why using group portal meditations is only a stepping stone to directly doing energy work in an altered state without any guidance.
In this path working we encounter our ancient father Pontus, the Sea and learn how to cross the Styx and reclaim our ancient heritage. This is the 2nd path working that is based upon the Periodic Table of Elements and the Hermetic Kabbalah.
This is the first in a series of pathworking meditations that I have created using the new OAK system that makes use of the complete Periodic Table of the Elements. This first pathworking connects us to Gaia as the Cosmic Womb of all life rebirthing us into a new life. This connection to Gaia is important for the Druid tradition as well as any magickal traditions. I have created this meditation for my own use, but welcome others to use it as well!
This is an advanced point of awareness consciousness shifting meditation that gradually focuses the point of awareness within each energy center one after another and concludes with the point of awareness safely centered in the completed full spectrum soul body. The first full chakra meditation seemed too rushed and while this one is longer, it is also more complete in allowing the shift of awareness to become more complete.
The ability to shift the point of awareness successfully is important before trying to do even more advanced techniques such as merging awareness with plants or animals or shape shifting.
This meditation might be too difficult for some and they should continue with the portal meditations. But this is what I need to be working on which is the next stage of personal development. It is about opening up each chakra one by one and forming a sphere of energy around the entire body with that energy while shifting the awareness point to that chakra. It ends with all chakras fully open and surrounding the body from head to foot in a giant sphere of energy that is meant to be eventually become permanent. The end of the meditation is open so that you can do whatever you want while this state of awareness remains.
This is the final section of pathworking #8 in which we encounter the dark mother. It represents the path of death and rebirth.
This concludes pathworking #7 with an ending that was not possible the first time through. This concludes our encounter with the fountain of the eye.
This is the first pathworking that grants access to the Sun center and heart sphere. It is very powerful and worth doing several times.
In this meditation we confront the Dark Mother for the first time as we struggle to reach the happiness that is always just barely out of reach. In our first failure we struggle with our fear of death.
In this first part of the meditation we encounter the Fountain of the Eye for the first time and struggle to integrate our deepest animal instincts and passions as a source of power and creativity.
This is where we struggle to become free of those things that would entangle us and also where true justice must prevail against the violence in our world.
In this pathworking we travel on the flying ship and encounter a vampiric monster on our destination to the planet Venus. We learn to understand and appreciate the bonds that unite us together as humans. We also learn how important it is to answer that call of the higher when we are drawn by it. There is a paradox between our advancement as individuals and our advancement as a race. We need each other.
This fourth pathworking is very powerful and so is its message, to trust and follow the forces of nature that lie deep within us. It is to take pride in our own bodies and recognize that all of life upon Gaia is on the same path and that we are all kin to each other.
This pathworking is another long one taking about 1 hr 20 minutes. This pathworking is very alchemical and symbolic as well as very powerful. We are taken from the Sphere of the Moon to the magical Sphere of Mercury. Hidden within this pathworking is the secret of the sulfur of the male and the salt of the female and how they combine to form the magical and healing and life brining alchemical mercury. We share in the story of the two soulmate children, but follow a different path as we are part of a group. We are taught that the fruits of our labors on this path can be varied according to the level of integration that we bring into it.
In this 2nd pathworking we experience purification by fire. We also experience the infinite flow and changing of the life force itself as all things are in turn created and then destroyed only to be reborn in a new way. This pathworking is much shorter than the first being only 24 minutes long. But it still remains powerful with many insights and hidden messages for us.
This first pathworking takes one on a journey of conscious awareness through levels of the physical and etheric planes giving important reference points. In this pathworking we will discover the connection between the underworld and the etheric/physical planes; where we encounter fear and terror as we confront the dweller on the threshold. Where we locate the akashic records; confront reptilian life forms; the gateway to night; the moon garden; finish our journey in the temple of the moon where we are actually initiated into the astral realms.