Pharaoh Unas is not a conventional ghost — and Long Night in Egypt makes that terrifyingly clear. His Pyramid Texts describe him as a hunter of gods who devours the divine to absorb their power, a being so ancient and so ravenous that the spells covering his tomb were designed to contain him as much as to protect him. Jordan has just urinated in a corner of that tomb.

Episode 04 is the point of rupture. Unas appears in full. Jordan is consumed into the floor of the pyramid. Pia is devoured by the Pharaoh's rage. What remains is Kayla, Mo, Samira, a glowing book, and a maze of tunnels that should not exist. Amr is stranded alone in the ascending corridor behind three trap doors.

The mythology driving this episode is drawn directly from the Pyramid Texts — the oldest religious writings ever discovered.

Written by Sarah Pitard. Directed by Jack Bowman. Score by Talip Peshkepia. Sound design by Jan Piasecki. A Violet Hour Media production.

LISTENER WARNING: This program includes depictions of violence and other subject matter that may be upsetting for some listeners.

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