msradiosilence's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

TLDR; 5 rating, scared the shit out of me, and I’m very much hooked.
Content warnings at the bottom. :)

Listen, I don’t want to hear that these don’t count. I listened to all 80+ hours of this story podcast, and I will count it goddammit. This is the hill I choose to die on. Fight me.

Anyway, I am DEVASTATED that I didn’t find this podcast before it ended. Literally months after the last episode, I finally gave into the TikTok recommendation and BOY HOWDY. I was hooked after the first episode, which properly helped me stay awake on a 12 hour drive to Florida by myself.

This show is unhinged, beautifully performed, the characters are so compelling, and since the bare bones are anthology-esque, there’s an episode for everyone. I think my one regret is that I had my first Buccee’s brisket sandwich while listening to MAG 18: The Man Upstairs (DO NOT listen to this one while eating anything. DO NOT listen to it after eating anything. BEWARE).

Favorite episodes: MAG 12: First Aid, MAG 15: Lost John’s Cave, MAG 22: Colony, MAG 26: Distortion, MAG 29: Cheating Death, MAG 31: First Hunt (Note: I’m from Virginia, and this one is just so funny with how simply wrong it is. We don’t have elk, for one, lmao), MAG 32: Hive, and MAG 34: Anatomy Class.

Rating: 5
Would I recommend? Yes, especially if you enjoy the work of Eric LaRocca, or horror podcasts.

Content warnings: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Self harm, Violence, War, Car accident, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

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nick13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An amazing start to an amazing series, can't wait to relisten to the rest.

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moonyleo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

to say im not obsessed would be like saying jon is not a skeptic
i love that asshole
and martin my golden retriever i wanna give him a big hug

favourite episodes:
#2 do not open
#5 thrown away
#7 the piper
#9 fathers love
#11 dreamer
#12 first aid
#14 piecemail
#15 lost johns cave
#17 the bone turners tale
#18 the man upstairs
#20 desecrated host II
#22 colony
#25 growing dark
#26 a distortion
#29 cheating death
#30 killing floor
#32 hive
#34 anatomy class
#39 investation
#40 human remains

quite the list i know

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