The Sleep Wake Cycle

Steven Anzalone

  • 16 minutes 59 seconds
    Obscuary |S1| Ep.45

    The group ponder the implications of what they saw and then come across some disturbing events near the Hilligoss.


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    Credits:

    Written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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    Helena voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mum voice by Steven Anzalone

    Vance voiced by Steven Zivic

    Felix Yarrows played by Steven Anzalone

    Gretchen voiced by Jessie Van Hove

    Horus voiced by Sam Stark

    Man at roadblock voiced by Aubrey Akers

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    18 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 32 minutes 16 seconds
    The Sleep Wake Cycle |S3| Ep. 74

    Lord Ossula gets updates on global events; Two guards tell their story; Rosemary seeks escape from the One Shadow and finds an unlikely ally.


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    Credits:

    Written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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    Rosemary voiced by Kelly Bair

    One Shadow voiced by Mark Anzalone

    Ossulla (Mythra) voiced by Trenton Butt

    Bogamill voiced by Steven Zivic

    Jeff voiced by Lou Sutcliffe

    Langer voiced by Harper Tacent

    Ryker voiced by Matt Van Hove

    Mrs. Jinx voiced by Jesse Van Hove

    Carl voiced by Sam Stark

    Joan voiced by Aubrey Akers

    The White Gaia voiced by Kelly Bair

    Drowkerr voiced by Mark Anzalone


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    20 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 28 minutes 4 seconds
    Patreon Peek - The Weird Tapes

    In 2015, while exploring the Black Forest, Weird Book researchers discovered a large hole in the ground and eventually uncovered a peculiar tape recording in a vast underground antechamber. Its origins remain unknown, though it appears to have been made by researchers who were once in the area. The contents of the recording are still hotly debated within both academic and paranormal circles.


    Cast:

    Mary: Harper Tacent

    Jacob: Matt Van Hove

    Devon: Lou Sutcliffe

    Emma: Gina Sutcliffe


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    13 November 2025, 10:27 am
  • 19 minutes 10 seconds
    Mael-o-ween Special

    The Rotten Pumpkin Man


    After the Great Darkness of 1999, many towns that were once occupied were discovered abandoned. One such town, Harvest Creek, is located just outside the borders of Autumn City. One of the many artifacts discovered after the hamlet's apparent desertion was a journal located in one of the empty residence. The small book, which contained an account of a supposed mass murder at the hands of a strange folklore figure, became infamous for its similarities to Autumn City's own killer - Jack Lantern. Some have speculated that Jack Lantern was once a citizen of the small town, while others believe that the killer based his haunting persona on the antagonist of the bloody tale. There are even those who have come to believe that Jack Lantern isn't human at all, but the Rotten Pumpkin Man himself.


    The Spirit Photographer


    In October of 2006, Katie Tammer was the only remaining witness to an odd mass disappearance that took place at the annual Nemeroff Masquerade - a yearly costume party thrown by millionaire, Stanley Nemeroff, at his lake house in Camden, Maine. While Ms. Tammer was initially held as a person of interest, the lack of evidence tying him to any wrong-doing eventually lead to her release. Shortly after, Ms. Tammer disappeared from the country, but had left a letter tacked to the wall of her apartment's entryway. The note was a telling of the events of the night in question, which drastically differed from her account tendered to the police, where she claimed the guests had simply disappeared after she returned from her smoke break. The following is the content of Ms. Tammer's letter.


    The Hunting Houses

    A man ruminates within the confines of a haunted house. Pondering the nature of his home, he comes to a terrifying conclusion.


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    Stories written By Mark Anzalone

    Sound design by Steven Anzalone

    Editing by Walker Kornfeld


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    The Rotten Pumpkin Man voiced by Aubrey Akers

    The Spirit Photographer voiced by Gina Smith

    The Hunting houses voiced by Jessie Van Hove


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    Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Melody Loops, Pond 5, Soundcrate, Music Vine, Youtube, Melodie, Slipstream, and Storyblocks



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    30 October 2025, 8:00 am
  • 31 minutes 6 seconds
    Feed Drop - Burned by a Paper Sun

    Butterfly Darkly


    After several years, Jamie Grudger - a serial killer of some notoriety - was captured and interred for his heinous crimes. However, the bizarre murderer's ominous words still echoed in the head of Detective Harry Mills, the man who brought the killer to justice. Now, events have brought the detective back to that haunting case and, perhaps, to places far worse.


    Stillborn


    Exploring the mess of her deceased grandfather's attic, Lindsey Jacobs happened upon her late elder's journal. While much of it was filled with the mundane on-goings of his daily life, she stumbled upon a strange and morose account concerning a certain tragic citizen of Mercy Ridge. The story only spanned the life of a couple of pages and was peculiarly never mentioned again anywhere in the rest of the journal.


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    "Butterfly Darkly" Written by Mark Anzalone

    "Stillborn" written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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    "Butterfly Darkly" Narrated by Matt Van Hove

    "Stillborn" narrated by Jesse Van Hove

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    Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Sutfliffe, and female vocals by Harper Tacent

    Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Melody Loops, Pond 5, Soundcrate, Music Vine, Youtube, Melodie, Slipstream, and Storyblocks


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    21 October 2025, 7:33 am
  • 25 minutes 45 seconds
    The Sleep Wake Cycle |S3| Ep.73

    Isaiah has a conversation with a mysterious gunman; Rosemary talks some more with the One Shadow; The Mythra sets up a plan.


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    Credits:

    Written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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    Isaiah voiced by Mark Anzalone

    Rosemary voiced by Kelly Bair

    One Shadow voiced by Mark Anzalone

    Ossulla (Mythra) voiced by Trenton Butt

    Bogamill voiced by Steven Zivic

    Nazanay voiced by Lou Sutcliff

    Officer 1 voiced by Aubrey Akers

    Officer 2 voiced by Matt Van Hove

    Charlotte voiced by Kelly Bair

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    3 October 2025, 7:00 am
  • 30 minutes 39 seconds
    Obscuary |S1| Ep.43

    The Obscuary team stops at a crash site and try to determine its cause.


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    Credits:

    Written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

    --

    Helena voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mum voice by Steven Anzalone

    Vance voiced by Steven Anzalone (voice mask)

    Felix Yarrows played by Steven Anzalone

    Gretchen voiced by Steven Anzalone(voice mask)

    Horace voiced by Sam Stark

    Coojis voiced by Mark Anzalone

    Tagus voiced by Mark Anzalone

    Echo voiced by Matt Van Hove

    Woman soldier voiced by Aubrey Akers

    Soldier 1 voiced by Steven Anzalone


    Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Music Vine, Soundcrate, Melodie, Storyblocks and Pond 5, Motion Array, and lickd


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    3 October 2025, 4:22 am
  • 26 minutes 43 seconds
    The Sleep Wake Cycle |S3| Ep. 72

    The Hilligoss comes under new leadership; Isaiah takes a stroll in a familiar place; Thorn Mary faces the Mythra; The Obscuary head back to their hide out.


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    Credits:

    Written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

    --

    Helena voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mum voice by Steven Anzalone

    Vance voiced by Steven Anzalone (voice mask)

    Gretchen voiced by Steven Anzalone (voice mask)

    Horus voiced by Sam Stark

    Thorn Mary voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mythra voiced by Trenton Butt

    Bogamill voiced by Steven Zivic

    Nazanay voiced by Lou Sutcliff

    Bridgett voiced by Harper Tacent

    Murtaugh voiced by Mark Anzalone

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    19 September 2025, 7:00 am
  • 26 minutes 37 seconds
    Obscuary |S1| Ep.42

    The team is asked to check out some Obscuruum nearby while maintaining their current orders.


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    Credits:

    Written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

    --

    Helena voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mum voice by Steven Anzalone

    Vance voiced by Steven Anzalone (voice mask)

    Felix Yarrows played by Steven Anzalone

    Gretchen voiced by Steven Anzalone(voice mask)

    Horus voiced by Sam Stark

    Coojis voiced by Mark Anzalone

    Doll Face voiced by Kelly Bair

    Phillip voiced by Matt Van Hove

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    4 September 2025, 7:00 am
  • 21 minutes 29 seconds
    Upcoming new series - Burned by a Paper Sun
    William is a rational man, but even rational men are left broken by the Great Darkness of 1999. Despite his skeptical outlook, he is haunted by dreams of the most horrible and macabre variety. Most of all, he is terrorized by a single harrowing figure - the Elevator Man.

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    29 August 2025, 7:17 pm
  • 35 minutes 17 seconds
    The Sleep Wake Cycle |S3| Ep.71

    Thorn Mary gets an unexpected visitor; Horus has a nightmare; and Rosemary tries to figure where she is.


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    Credits:

    Written by Steven Anzalone

    Edited by Walker Kornfeld

    Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

    --

    Helena voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mum voice by Steven Anzalone

    Vance voiced by Steven Anzalone (voice mask)

    Gretchen voiced by Steven Anzalone (voice mask)

    Horus voiced by Sam Stark

    Rosemary voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mary voiced by Kelly Bair

    Mystery visitor voiced by Trenton Butt

    Doctor voiced by Gina Smith

    Rosemary cellmate voiced by Mark Anzalone


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    22 August 2025, 7:34 am
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