An embittered and lonely man, whose life lies in shambles and who has fallen fully under the sway of his worst impulses, stumbles upon a terrible secret—and the further into it he delves, the more it threatens to swallow him and all he knows.

***Content warning: This episode deals with themes of alcohol dependency, familial estrangement, and the abduction and exploitation of children. Listener discretion is strongly advised.***

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The self-styled curator of a museum of horrors finally attains the masterpiece for which he has long yearned, but does not find quite the fulfillment that he expects from completing his collection.

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During the deadly winter of 1886-1887, which would end the era of the open range, a ranch hand seeks to escape the crushing solitude and boredom of his isolated station in the merciless vastness of the Wyoming Territory.

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A weary office worker learns that sometimes, a few words are all it takes to unravel the pattern of a carefully ordered life.

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A child of Swedish immigrants living in northwestern Dakota Territory in the 1880s becomes convinced that a dreadful entity from whispered tales stalks the hills near their homestead.

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A girl from a troubled home finds solace in her friendship with a new neighbor and her pet.

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Exhausted and unable to trust his own perceptions, a former bushwhacker wanders the plains of a wounded country, haunted by both past and present horrors as he tries to flee that which cannot be escaped.

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Living on his uncle's farm at the turn of the century, a young boy begins to suspect that something nameless dwells under the surface.

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A community in rural Montana is terrorized by a new and relentless menace – but no one realizes how existential the threat truly is.

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A teenage outcast finds strange succor on Halloween night.

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