If you start to see him in the distance, if he calls out for you and asks for help, if you suddenly forget who your father is, it means that you're the next target of The Endgrave, a manipulative monster who literally sucks the life out of his victims—skeleton, soul, organs and all. That's what happened to Jessica Mauro's boyfriend, Emmett King, and in the first season of the phenomenal horror podcast Stoney Creek, Jessica sets out to unearth the dark truth behind the all-too-real urban legend that stalks her hometown.
Featuring a fictional narrative that's as fascinating as it is haunting, the Stoney Creek horror podcast is an exceptionally unsettling listening experience that immerses you in a macabre mystery complex and strange enough to keep even Murder, She Wrote's Jessica Fletcher guessing.
Horror fans fond of It Follows, Twin Peaks, and Wayward Pines should especially seek this one out, as it embraces some of the eeriest elements of those projects while still standing tall as a wholly original (and downright creepy) creation. Listening to Jessie try to unravel the story of The Endgrave and the bizarre effects he has on those unfortunate enough to cross his path has easily been of the best horror experiences I've had this year.
To listen to all nine episodes of the first season of Stoney Creek, visit the links below, and keep an eye (and ear) out for the upcoming second season of Stoney Creek:
"SEASON ONE: The Endgrave
When the body of 17-year-old Emmett King is found by his high school sweetheart Jessica Mauro, it leaves everyone shocked and perplexed: his blood has been drained, organs removed, and skeleton stripped. Determined to find out the truth behind her loved one's murder, Jessica soon discovers more than she bargained for, unveiling terrifying mysteries about her own town - The Endgrave may be more than a local legend after all…"
"TEASER FOR SEASON TWO: Vanished (coming soon)
While shuttling vacationers on their way to an Alaskan Cruise that departs from Vancouver, B.C., a Greyhound bus is forced to make an emergency stop in the lost village of Stoney Creek. Rose Baker and her two children welcome the much-needed breath of fresh air and step outside while her husband Tory stays behind to check his emails. It's been 42 days and Tory is starting to wonder... Did his family vanish? Or did he?"
"WHERE STONEY CREEK CAME FROM:
About three years ago, Danielle entered a contest for Universal Studio's Halloween Horror Nights. She was to re-imagine one of the classic Universal Monsters. Figuring that we were rounding the corner of peak Twilight hysteria, perhaps instead of Dracula, she should dig deep into the paralyzing sadness and dread of a modernized Invisible Man. From that essay, birthed The Endgrave -- Stoney Creek's Season One villain."
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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