It's Episode 01 of Season 24. Enter the dark waters of the Cape Fear River as we present tales of watery horror.

"Rainbows" written by Kimberly W. Heiman (Story starts around 00:05:10)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Angie - Marie Westbrook, Jimmy - Atticus Jackson

"Backwater" written by Peter Genoway (Story starts around 00:15:15)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Maya - Linsay Rousseau, Nathan - Jeff Clement, Brock - David Cummings, Teddy - Matthew Bradford

"Mermaids" written by Sean Seebach (Story starts around 00:48:25)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator - Kyle Akers, You - Atticus Jackson

"My Coworker at the Laundromat Kept Hiding Inside the Machines" written by Kyle L. Grubb (Story starts around 01:01:30)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator - Sarah Thomas, Mia - Mary Murphy, Boy - Jeff Clement

"The Span Man" written by Adam Sleper (Story starts around 01:15:45)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Narrator - Dan Zappulla, Kendall - Nichole Goodnight, Span Man - Graham Rowat, Bar Patron - Jesse Cornett

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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"Rainbows" illustration courtesy of Krys Hookuh

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