A Deal With the Devil | A Psychological Horror Story About Desperation and Choice

A broken routine.

A darkened alley.

And the moment help arrives wearing the wrong face.

In this episode of Tales Under A Broken Sky, Mark Winthrop is having a bad day. Tired, hungry, and pushed out of his carefully ordered life by a string of small misfortunes, he finds himself mugged and bleeding in the shadows of the city.

That’s when a stranger steps forward.

And Mark learns that nothing is ever truly free.

This is a slow-burn horror story about vulnerability, temptation, and the terrible clarity that comes when you realize every choice has a price. Expect creeping tension, quiet dread, and the sense that some bargains are made long before you agree to them.

If you’re drawn to shadowed streets, dangerous kindness, and stories that linger like pain beneath the skin, this one is for you.

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Content Warning: Blood, Bodily Harm, Cursing, Supernatural Horror

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - A Deal With The Devil
00:46:47 - Background Discussion
00:49:40 - Listener Support
00:50:05 - The Old Gods Are Dying - Chapter Two (Trailer)
00:52:58 - Outro