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In an unexpected and alarming event last week, a Florida resident, Joseph Scaglione, and a neighborhood dog found themselves at the jaws of a rabid otter in Jupiter, Florida. This incident has raised concerns about the dangers posed by wild animals, particularly those infected with the deadly rabies virus.    The Incident    Joseph Scaglione, while feeding ducks in his backyard, was taken by surprise when an otter leaped from a nearby pond and bit him multiple times. "My pinky bore the brunt of the attack. I sustained two puncture wounds on it. I'm uncertain if the bite went right through, with one wound near the cuticle," Scaglione conveyed to CBS Miami.    On the same day, a dog, accompanied by its owners and their infant, became the otter's next target in the vicinity. The community's swift response led to the otter being safely captured using a recycling bin. Sadly, the creature tested positive for rabies and was subsequently euthanized.    Given the gravity of the situation, the Florida Department of Health for Palm Beach County felt it essential to notify the public, emphasizing the urgency to avoid wild and potentially feral animals and to promptly report any suspicious animal activity to Animal Care and Control.    The Menace of Rabies    But what exactly is rabies? A viral ailment predominantly transmitted by animals, rabies can infect humans when they're bitten or scratched by an infected creature. A chilling fact about rabies, as highlighted by the Mayo Clinic, is the near non-existence of survivors once the disease manifests. The only recourse, post exposure, is to receive immediate medical intervention, which usually involves a series of shots to counteract the infection.    Although globally, domestic dogs are responsible for 99% of human rabies cases, such instances are infrequent in the U.S. The threat in the States more often stems from wild animals like bats and raccoons, which can spread the disease via their saliva.    The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the symptoms of rabies as beginning with fever and a burning sensation and escalating to a fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Two primary forms of rabies exist: paralytic and furious. The latter can be particularly menacing, causing hallucinations, hydrophobia (a potent fear of water), and a fear of fresh air. Without swift intervention, death often follows within days.    Hydrophobia, a hallmark of rabies, manifests as a deep-seated dread of water. This symptom can be so overpowering that even attempting to sip water can trigger spasms in the infected person. A tragic case from 2018 detailed a 49-year-old man, bitten by a dog, who succumbed to rabies post displaying hydrophobia, despite an initial vaccine dose.    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staunchly advise that any interaction, especially those involving bites or scratches from unfamiliar or wild animals, mandates immediate consultation with healthcare professionals. An essential first aid measure involves thoroughly cleaning the wound with soap and water.    For those exposed, the suggested treatment is the administration of the human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) for immediate protection, followed by four doses of the rabies vaccine over two weeks. These vaccines, as per the CDC, are akin to the familiar flu or tetanus shots in terms of administration and discomfort.    A Deeper Dive into Otter Attacks    Otters, primarily peace-loving creatures, rarely engage in aggressive encounters with humans. Recent headlines, however, tell a different story. From a surfer in California getting an unexpected otter companion to three women in Montana facing an otter's wrath while tubing, there's been an uptick in such anomalies.    Historically, there have been only 44 reported otter attacks since 1875, as per a Canadian study from 2016. The study goes on to explain that such encounters are likely due to humans inadvertently venturing into otter territories. The otter's sharp canines can inflict severe injuries, and while rabies in otters is uncommon, it's not unheard of.    Precautionary Measures    For safeguarding pets and human communities, the Florida Department of Health underscores the importance of keeping pets' rabies vaccinations current. Additionally, supervising pets, alerting animal control about strays, and educating children on the dangers of interacting with unfamiliar animals are pivotal steps in ensuring safety.    In conclusion, while the recent otter incident in Florida was unusual, it serves as a grim reminder of the dangers lurking in our surroundings. It underscores the imperative need for awareness and precautionary measures against potential rabies exposure and its devastating consequences. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? 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In an unexpected and alarming event last week, a Florida resident, Joseph Scaglione, and a neighborhood dog found themselves at the jaws of a rabid otter in Jupiter, Florida. This incident has raised concerns about the dangers posed by wild animals, particularly those infected with the deadly rabies virus.    The Incident    Joseph Scaglione, while feeding ducks in his backyard, was taken by surprise when an otter leaped from a nearby pond and bit him multiple times. "My pinky bore the brunt of the attack. I sustained two puncture wounds on it. I'm uncertain if the bite went right through, with one wound near the cuticle," Scaglione conveyed to CBS Miami.    On the same day, a dog, accompanied by its owners and their infant, became the otter's next target in the vicinity. The community's swift response led to the otter being safely captured using a recycling bin. Sadly, the creature tested positive for rabies and was subsequently euthanized.    Given the gravity of the situation, the Florida Department of Health for Palm Beach County felt it essential to notify the public, emphasizing the urgency to avoid wild and potentially feral animals and to promptly report any suspicious animal activity to Animal Care and Control.    The Menace of Rabies    But what exactly is rabies? A viral ailment predominantly transmitted by animals, rabies can infect humans when they're bitten or scratched by an infected creature. A chilling fact about rabies, as highlighted by the Mayo Clinic, is the near non-existence of survivors once the disease manifests. The only recourse, post exposure, is to receive immediate medical intervention, which usually involves a series of shots to counteract the infection.    Although globally, domestic dogs are responsible for 99% of human rabies cases, such instances are infrequent in the U.S. The threat in the States more often stems from wild animals like bats and raccoons, which can spread the disease via their saliva.    The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the symptoms of rabies as beginning with fever and a burning sensation and escalating to a fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Two primary forms of rabies exist: paralytic and furious. The latter can be particularly menacing, causing hallucinations, hydrophobia (a potent fear of water), and a fear of fresh air. Without swift intervention, death often follows within days.    Hydrophobia, a hallmark of rabies, manifests as a deep-seated dread of water. This symptom can be so overpowering that even attempting to sip water can trigger spasms in the infected person. A tragic case from 2018 detailed a 49-year-old man, bitten by a dog, who succumbed to rabies post displaying hydrophobia, despite an initial vaccine dose.    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staunchly advise that any interaction, especially those involving bites or scratches from unfamiliar or wild animals, mandates immediate consultation with healthcare professionals. An essential first aid measure involves thoroughly cleaning the wound with soap and water.    For those exposed, the suggested treatment is the administration of the human rabies immune globulin (HRIG) for immediate protection, followed by four doses of the rabies vaccine over two weeks. These vaccines, as per the CDC, are akin to the familiar flu or tetanus shots in terms of administration and discomfort.    A Deeper Dive into Otter Attacks    Otters, primarily peace-loving creatures, rarely engage in aggressive encounters with humans. Recent headlines, however, tell a different story. From a surfer in California getting an unexpected otter companion to three women in Montana facing an otter's wrath while tubing, there's been an uptick in such anomalies.    Historically, there have been only 44 reported otter attacks since 1875, as per a Canadian study from 2016. The study goes on to explain that such encounters are likely due to humans inadvertently venturing into otter territories. The otter's sharp canines can inflict severe injuries, and while rabies in otters is uncommon, it's not unheard of.    Precautionary Measures    For safeguarding pets and human communities, the Florida Department of Health underscores the importance of keeping pets' rabies vaccinations current. Additionally, supervising pets, alerting animal control about strays, and educating children on the dangers of interacting with unfamiliar animals are pivotal steps in ensuring safety.    In conclusion, while the recent otter incident in Florida was unusual, it serves as a grim reminder of the dangers lurking in our surroundings. It underscores the imperative need for awareness and precautionary measures against potential rabies exposure and its devastating consequences. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? 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In this episode, Bryan and Kristen talk about the 1997 release of the movie "Titanic". Life Level 1 is a general topic podcast about life from the humorous perspective of Bryan and his broad, Kristen. Bryan has a background in video game development and Kristen has a background in life. The thoughts and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the individual contributors alone and are not a reflection of their employers.

In this episode, Bryan and Kristen tell a story about the traumatic experience that their son had at a local aquarium. Life Level 1 is a general topic podcast about life from the humorous perspective of Bryan and his broad, Kristen. Bryan has a background in video game development and Kristen has a background in life. The thoughts and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the individual contributors alone and are not a reflection of their employers.

Charles takes the lead again, recounting the adventures of an unfortunate uncle.   Cast List Herbert - Carl Cubbedge Warren - Glen Hallstrom Charles - Michael Coleman (Tales of the Extraordinary) Richard - Philemon Vanderbeck Edward - Mathias Rebne-Morgan Randolph - Sebastian Orr Elihu, uncle - Charles Austin Miller Ann, servant - Julie Hoverson Music by incompetech.com and a-mclassical.com Editing and Sound:   Julie Hoverson Cover Design:  Julie Hoverson / Brett Coulstock   "What kind of a place is it? Why it's Charles' study again, can't you tell?" ********************************************************************** THE SHUNNED HOUSE (Lovecraft 5, #6) Cast: Edward, a writer Charles, a dilettante Herbert, a scientist Richard, a painter Warren, a professor Randolph, cousin Elihu, uncle Ann, servant   OLIVIA     [opening credits] Did you have any trouble finding it?  What do you mean, what kind of a place is it?  Why, we've returned to Charles' comfortable brownstone, can't you tell?  Scene 1.    MUSIC SOUND     MUSIC PLAYS CHARLES    I should warn you all from the outset that this is a rather more mundane story than most of those brought to this gathering. EDWARD    As long as you feed me this well, Charles, I'd listen to a story about a dog. RICHARD    Oh?  I know this fellow in Andalusia...  A friend of a friend. CHARLES    [cutting in] My story involves... a vampire. EDWARD    And you tell us?  Right up front?  That's poor narrative framing. CHARLES    No, no, there's a perfectly good reason to get it out in the open right away. HERBERT    Vampires?  Haven't they been adequately explained by contemporary science? CHARLES    See?  WARREN    The existence of vampires has been .. debatable... for several centuries. EDWARD    Ah. HERBERT    The vampire myth is almost certainly explainable.  Most simply by common or garden anemia-- WARREN    Or any number of similarly communicable diseases, for example, consumption-- HERBERT    Tuberculosis. WARREN    --which, until very recently, were often attributed to supernatural origin. HERBERT    But now, with our understanding of germs and the vectors of infection, vampires must be relegated to the vast list of creatures that have been debunked. CHARLES    [aside] I'll give Warren and Herbert one more minute. RICHARD    I'm just stunned that they seem to be on the same side.  Science and History are usually at odds. EDWARD    Fiction can go either way.  WARREN    It's fascinating to consider the mindset that created a myth such as that of the vampire.  RICHARD    Created?  You think someone sat down and designed them, like a new model of automobile? WARREN    Created it to account for otherwise inexplicable events.  EDWARD    More like a detective, trying to piece together a crime from the clues. WARREN    Do you know that in historical folklore, vampires were said to always return and prey on members of their own family before passing to others? HERBERT    Again, a simple disease contagion statistic.  With the substandard hygiene of past eras, it was almost inevitable that those in close proximity to a dying person were the most likely-- CHARLES    Enough!  [moment of silence] Scene 2.    CHARLES    Thank you for the erudite exposition.  I'm quite sure we'll come back to this throughout the lecture. EDWARD    [laughing] Please raise your hand if you have any questions. RICHARD    Over here? CHARLES    [chuckling]  The chair recognizes the commissioner for art.  Richard? RICHARD    Thank you.  My question - does the name Stoker come into this story anywhere? CHARLES    No.  Despite the nature of the central creature involved, or supposedly involved, the story has a long and verifiable history, which began well before any of such contemporary novels appeared on bookstands.  EDWARD    I dunno - there have been similar creatures haunting Gothic novels for nearly two centuries. WARREN    Aren't they all explained away by the end of the book?  EDWARD    Only in Radcliffe. RICHARD    You need a gavel, Charles, so you can call us to order. Scene 3.    CHARLES    My story is about a house. EDWARD    A vampire house? [laughs] CHARLES    Well....  A cursed house. WARREN    A curse?  AND a vampire? EDWARD    Do you mean a house in the sense of a family line or a physical house? CHARLES    The latter.  This house happens to be in Providence.  And while I could lie and tell you this was another personal experience, in truth, it happened to a cousin of mine. EDWARD    Your cousin is a vampire house? HERBERT    You forgot to raise your hand, Edward. CHARLES    This particular area of Providence was haunted by Poe in his day.  Sometime in the 1840s, he was wont to pass by this very house on visits to the poetess Mrs. Whitman.  RICHARD    Whitman?  Should we know her? EDWARD    We certainly know Poe. CHARLES    She was an ardent spiritist and something of an early suffragette.  I haven't come across any of her writings myself.  Almost as much a draw as the lady, though, St. John's churchyard was also along Poe's route. EDWARD    Is Poe in this story? CHARLES    He's merely making an appearance for historical perspective.  Setting the time and place. WARREN    Understood. CHARLES    The point - the irony is this - the world's greatest master of the terrible and the bizarre regularly passed a particular house on the eastern side of the street; a dingy, antiquated structure perched on the abruptly rising side hill.  There is no evidence that he even noticed it.  And yet that house, to certain persons, equals or outranks in horror Poe's wildest phantasy. EDWARD    [avid] Now we get into it! CHARLES    The house was - and for that matter still is - of a kind to attract the attention of the curious.  It followed the colonial lines of the middle eighteenth century - the prosperous peaked-roof sort of farm house; two stories; dormerless attic; Georgian doorway and interior paneling. RICHARD    All the best accoutrements of the mid 1700s? CHARLES    Ayup.  Facing south, it's buried to the lower windows in the hillside, and exposed to the foundations on the street. RICHARD    [knowing] I've seen a few of those. CHARLES    Its construction, over a century and a half ago, followed hard upon the rerouting of the nearby road.  Benefit Street - at the time called Back Street - wound through the graveyards of the first settlers.  It was straightened only when the removal of the bodies to the North Burial Ground made it decently possible to cut across the old family plots. EDWARD    Aha! HERBERT    A house built over the miasmatic remains of a graveyard?  Simply begging for some festering disease to seep in through the foundation. Scene 4.    WARREN    Uh... May I? CHARLES    Recognized. WARREN    When you speak of this being a "vampire", do you specifically speak of a walking corpse that drinks blood, or the more classic creature of folklore which is something like a stealer of soul or essence? HERBERT    Warren!  You sounded almost impartial before, and now this? WARREN    Whether or not I believe in such a creature, it's important to uncover what the people involved believe, regardless of the underlying source. HERBERT    Hmph. CHARLES    I may have to leave the ultimate decision up to you as to what particular phylum this entity falls into. HERBERT    Don't try to make taxonomical jokes.  It doesn't suit you. CHARLES    Moving on.  I should point out that while I was not a witness to all the events of my story, I have been to - and in fact, been in - the house in question. EDWARD    Do tell? CHARLES    Boys will be boys, and visits in my youth to my cousin-- EDWARD    The one who witnessed these events? CHARLES    Ayup.  Visits with his family every summer.  And many boyish dares ended with someone venturing into the empty, foreboding edifice. WARREN    Empty?  Providence isn't a place where houses generally stand empty for long. CHARLES    Precisely.  And this one should have been occupied, except for-- EDWARD    The vampire?  Or the Curse?  The Curse of the Vampire? CHARLES    Not precisely.  You see the house wasn't associated with anything like that at the time, it was simply thought... unlucky. HERBERT    [very snide] Oh, yes.  That's much more classifiable. CHARLES    People just kept dying in the house.  Individually, they were generally attributed to something more along the lines you've suggested, Herbert - bad air, foul fungus in the basement, something material and accountable, and yet... EDWARD    Yet? Scene 5.    CHARLES    That's for later.  There's quite a tragic history to the house, which I will touch upon, but let me finish with my own impressions first - the facts, anyway.  HERBERT    Well, I can agree with that. CHARLES    It was the dank, humid cellar which exerted the strongest repulsion on us - even though it was wholly aboveground on the street side, with only a thin door and window-pierced brick wall to separate it from the busy sidewalk.  We scarcely knew whether to haunt it in spectral fascination, or to shun it for the sake of our souls and our sanity. HERBERT    Facts, he says.  Hmph. CHARLES    For one thing, the bad odour of the house was strongest there; and there were white fungous growths which occasionally sprang up in rainy summer weather from the hard earthen floor. HERBERT    What kind of fungi? CHARLES    I'm no expert.  Something between toadstools and Indian pipes?  They rotted and became slightly phosphorescent; so that nocturnal passers-by sometimes spoke of witch-fires glowing behind the broken panes of the foetor-spreading windows. RICHARD    [shudder]  Interesting.  [musing] True phosphorescence is a colour that's so hard to capture...  CHARLES    We never - even in our wildest Hallowe'en moods - visited this cellar by night, but in some of our daytime visits could detect the glowing of the fungi, especially when the day was dark and wet.  And something else... [trails off] WARREN    [sincere] It really bothered you, didn't it? CHARLES    Distressing events have so much more influence when one is impressionable ...and young.  [shaking it off]  Lets have a bit more of vampires while I regain my composure - meaning while I fetch myself something to drink.  Warren, if you would?  Scene 6.    WARREN    Oh, well...  Some basic facts, then.  Vampires were originally believed to be a form of revenant - the returning spirit of a recently deceased person, not a physical manifestation at all.  EDWARD    Really?  Not bloated corpses returning to gorge on the gore of gorgeous...um, gamines? RICHARD    [laughs]  Gratuitous.  I believe it was Stoker who started a lot of what most people think of as "vampire traditions?" WARREN    I confess I am not particularly conversant with the novel.  I'm not much for such sensational fiction. EDWARD    I am. RICHARD    I am. HERBERT    Don't look at me. EDWARD    Go on. RICHARD    [prompting] They drink blood? WARREN    Probably attributable to either anemia, as Herbert suggested, or to any number of wasting diseases that plagued people.  EDWARD    But what about the bite marks? HERBERT    Disease sores.  Or the predation of rats.  Which, in turn, spread disease.  WARREN    Very likely.  Rats have lived cheek and jowl with humans since the dawn of civilization. RICHARD    Stoker did make the connection between his vampire and rats - he was supposed to be able to summon and control them. HERBERT    If you consider the "vampire" as symbolic of disease, then its presumed connection to rats is fairly logical. RICHARD    But Dracula also couldn't enter a home without being invited? CHARLES    [drink - ahh] On the other hand, we boys could, and did.  Why don't I take my narrative back up? Scene 7.    WARREN    Go ahead.  CHARLES    I won't be able to adequately describe the place to convey the depth of the horror we felt in its presence.  EDWARD    We promise to laugh quietly. CHARLES    No need.  [deep breath, bracing himself]  There was this sort of cloudy whitish pattern on the dirt floor - a vague, shifting deposit of mould or nitre which we usually seemed to be able to trace out amidst the sparse fungous growths near the huge fireplace of the basement kitchen. EDWARD    Something carved into the floor? CHARLES    Floor was dirt.  No.  This patch... it bore an uncanny resemblance to a doubled-up human figure.  RICHARD    Like some sort of primitive grave-marking? CHARLES    [growing haunted] On one certain rainy afternoon I fancied I glimpsed a thin, yellowish, shimmering exhalation rising from the nitrous pattern toward the yawning fireplace.  [brisk]  Shortly after, my cousin and I broached this to our uncle. WARREN    Perhaps you could put names to these people?  CHARLES    Of course.  My cousin - well, I'll just call him Randolph, and our uncle's name is Elihu Whipple.  Doctor Elihu Whipple. WARREN    Whipple?  I know him - or have met him, but didn't he recently--? CHARLES    [cutting him off]  Yes, yes.  I'll get there. EDWARD    Ooh!  A mystery. CHARLES    Uncle Elihu never pooh-poohed our concerns about the house.  As it turned out he'd done a good deal of research on it, himself. RICHARD    The house is still standing, is it?  Might be worth making a day trip to Providence - or rather a night trip. CHARLES    Probably futile - the house has been cleaned and is once more gainfully employed. EDWARD    A happy ending?  To a vampire story?  Say it isn't so! WARREN    [grim] Not as happy as all that, I warrant. EDWARD    Not fair!  You know something! RICHARD    How do you mean the house has been cleaned? CHARLES    Everything natural around the house used to be ... wrong.  From the aforementioned fungus to the tree roots that grew into the cellar, and the weeds that flourished in the back yard - everything was twisted and flabby and somehow unnatural.  And now-- EDWARD    All better? CHARLES    Yes.  But at a cost. WARREN    [serious] Yes. CHARLES    The history of the house is long-winded, statistical, and drearily genealogical, but there runs through it a continuous thread of brooding, tenacious horror and preternatural malevolence.  My cousin and uncle apparently became obsessed with charting every death possibly attributable to the house. WARREN    [carefully choosing his words to not give anything away] I never fancied Whipple as an historian? CHARLES    A physician and amateur antiquarian.  And yet, he approached the problem much as Herbert might - as a technical one.  Hygiene and germs. HERBERT    Oh.  A realist.  In your family?  CHARLES    Yes.  Well, every herd has its black sheep.  Now, the origin of the house, amidst a maze of dates, revealed no trace of the sinister.  It was built by a merchant, William Harris. Scene 8.    EDWARD    Built on a recently moved graveyard? CHARLES    A recently-straightened part of the street, anyway.  EDWARD    But there must be something? CHARLES    Actually, from what I understand, the land the house stands upon was never marked for graves.  EDWARD    Why bring up the graves, then, if they're not relevant? RICHARD    Setting tone.   WARREN    Of course, vampires were supposed to be buried in unhallowed ground, like suicides, so the LACK of a consecrated churchyard is possibly just as significant. CHARLES    The following spring, sickness occurred among the Harris children, and two of the four died within a month.   HERBERT    Children are particularly susceptible to many kinds of disease. CHARLES    And one of the two servants died of it in the following June.  The remaining servant, Eli, constantly complained of weakness.  WARREN    Servants have traditionally been drawn from the lower classes, who in turn tend to be more superstitious, and therefore more inclined to give credence to, and in turn be affected by, such things. CHARLES    Eli died the next year, as did the master of the house and a third of the four children.  WARREN    Goodness! CHARLES    The widow fell victim to insanity, after such a series of tragedies, and was thereafter confined to the upper part of the house.  This was in 1768. EDWARD    This story is starting to sound oddly familiar.  Was there a meteorite involved? HERBERT    [scoffing] In Providence? CHARLES    The widow's sister, Mercy Dexter, moved in to take charge of the family. Mercy was a plain, raw-boned woman of great strength, but her health visibly declined from the time of her arrival. EDWARD    Now it sounds like Luella Miller. HERBERT    You would think that by this time they would have the sense to move out.  EDWARD    Or get in an exorcist. HERBERT    Nonsense.  It's more likely something toxic in the groundwater - arsenic, perhaps.  Slight traces can cause anemia and wasting as it builds up in the body's vital organs. CHARLES    So many deaths and a case of madness, all within five years, started strange rumours. RICHARD    Rumors?  Nonsense.  This is a definite pattern.  Herbert?  You agree? HERBERT    [definite] Arsenic.  Or one of the other heavy metals.  Perhaps Thallium?  Did anyone suffer from hair loss? CHARLES    There were other symptoms.  The poor widow, in her madness, gave voice to dreams and imaginings of the most hideous sort. HERBERT    Fever rantings. CHARLES    Her terrors periodically necessitated her remaining son's residence with a cousin.  He improved during these visits, and, had Mercy been as wise as she was well-meaning, she would have let him live away permanently. WARREN    What sort of direction did this madness take?  Paranoia? Scene 9.    CHARLES    Now, William, the one remaining child of this unfortunate house, broke away from the place in his teens by enlisting - what with the [ahem] trouble with Great Britain. EDWARD    What trouble? WARREN    [hinting]  Consider the year? EDWARD    I don't know what year we're at.  I haven't been taking notes.  CHARLES    1775. EDWARD    Oh, of course. CHARLES    William was away for the duration, married, and returned to his family home to find tragedy.  RICHARD    No "Mercy"? CHARLES    Mercy was still there, but her once robust frame had undergone curious decay, so that she was now a stooped and pathetic figure with hollow voice and disconcerting pallor.  HERBERT    Did feeblemindedness run in the family as well?  Wasn't this a clear enough hint? CHARLES    William, now an adult witnessing these events, quickly arranged for the building of a new and finer house... across town. HERBERT    Finally! CHARLES    And closed the house on Benefit Street.  WARREN    Probably for the best. EDWARD    Are we nearing 1800 yet? CHARLES    Almost.  William and his wife passed away in the yellow fever epidemic of 1797, leaving their child in the care of a cousin, Rathbone Harris. RICHARD    Now there's a name! CHARLES    Rathbone was a practical man, and rented the Benefit Street house despite dead William's wish that it remain vacant. He did not concern himself with the deaths and illnesses which caused so many changes of tenants, or the steadily growing aversion with which the house was generally regarded. EDWARD    He's lucky no one held him responsible. HERBERT    As if one could sue over poor living conditions! CHARLES    In 1804, the town council ordered the place fumigated with sulphur, tar and gum camphor due to several more deaths - presumably caused by the passing fever epidemic. HERBERT    [dismissive]  Might as well wear pointed masks and wave nosegays. WARREN    I'm sure they did the best they could with the science they had.  CHARLES    Several generations passed, with the house standing empty. HERBERT    And yet, whether operating under rank superstition or sound scientific principals, it never occurred to them to simply tear it down, clear the ground, and begin anew with clean pipes from a municipal water source? CHARLES    No, indeed, but it never rented again after the series of deaths culminating in 1861. EDWARD    So when you braved its depths, it had lain fallow for some ... 50 years? CHARLES    I'm a bit older than that, but that's a good round number to work with.  Fifty years empty - and fifty years hungry. RICHARD    So we are now at the present, and your cousin Randolph enters the stage? CHARLES    Carrington Harris, last of the male line, had meant to tear the place down and build an apartment house on the site-- HERBERT    Finally, another sane one. CHARLES    But Randolph convinced him to allow them to look into it first.  EDWARD    With the history you've given - I'll agree it shows a pattern of misfortune, but what, precisely, made you think of vampires, and not ghosts or curses, or poison, or any of the other various explanations we've found? CHARLES    Well, it was one of the original servants who started talking vampires.  She was a superstitious Exeter woman, and you know how they can be. Scene 10.    ANN    Some remnant must lie nearby, mayhap under this very house!  Doomed to sup off the blood or breath of god-fearing folk!  My own grand-dam told me time and again, Ann, she said, to destroy such a hellion, ye must find its earthly shell, and burn its black and festering heart!  EDWARD    Not a stake through the heart and cutting off its head? RICHARD    Perhaps that was "plan B". CHARLES    As she was sacked and left the house relatively unscathed, this servant Ann's stories spread far and wide. WARREN    So that is one. CHARLES    One what? WARREN    Reason to bring up vampires. HERBERT    Hardly a credible witness. CHARLES    Ah yes.  There was also the raving. EDWARD    The widow? CHARLES    Rhoby Harris.  Hers, and others.  Among the people who died in that house, a large percentage were subject to such ranting. HERBERT    Again, not unnatural in certain kind of fevers. [CHARLES BEGINS TO BUILD FROM HERE] CHARLES    In their more lucid moments, several of the afflicted went on about sharp teethed, glassy-eyes creatures that crouched on their chests and scratched at their necks? RICHARD    Fuseli's "Nightmare" comes to mind.  An imp sitting on the chest of a sleeping woman?  Though it always looked a bit more bemused than threatening to me. EDWARD    And then there's cats who steal the breath from babies. WARREN    Some demonic images are universal - at least among the various Christian branches. CHARLES    In the last throes of their disease, many of these afflicted even began to foam and bite and scratch at their caretakers! HERBERT    Hydrophobia?  Perhaps rabid rats lurking in the walls? [CLIMAX OF CHARLES' POINTS] CHARLES    And all of them ranting in guttural French?  A language not ONE of the afflicted was familiar with? [moment of silence] Scene 11.    RICHARD    [hesitant] oh.  Um...  are they quite sure it was French? WARREN    How could they mistake French?  Unless it was, say, Belgian. RICHARD    I've traveled in Europe.  If you speak NO languages but English, all languages are equally incomprehensible - at least, at first. HERBERT    What makes you think that no one around the afflicted spoke French? RICHARD    Charles specified that none of the victims spoke any French.  How many people can live with, or even around, a speaker of another language and not pick up a few words? CHARLES    Bravo, Richard!  RICHARD    And, unlike, say, New Orleans, in New England, French speakers have traditionally been a bit light on the ground.  CHARLES    Oddly, that leads me to the next part of the story. WARREN    The French? CHARLES    Following up on the French connection, Randolph and Elihu uncovered historical references to a French family who settled in the area long before this house was built. EDWARD    And were buried there, right? RICHARD    Shh. CHARLES    A lease from 1697, showed a small tract of ground being let to an Etienne Roulet. WARREN    Roulet?  Why does that sound familiar? CHARLES    And yes, the Roulets had laid out their graveyard behind their cottage, and no record of any transfer of graves existed. EDWARD    Hah!  And why were they in the area?  On the run from witch trials? Scene 12.    CHARLES    The Edict of Nantes, actually. EDWARD    The what? WARREN    Huguenots? CHARLES    Precisely. EDWARD    [louder] What? WARREN    French protestants, driven out of France after the country declared itself definitely Catholic.  And it wouldn't be the Edict that drove them out - that was earlier. EDWARD    Wasn't there something about Huguenots in a moving picture?  RICHARD    Intolerance.  Right next to the Babylonian orgy scenes. CHARLES    Ahem.  The Roulets were unpopular, and had already been not-so-politely asked to leave East Greenwich.  Apparently their sort of Protestantism didn't quite fit with the standards of New England society. EDWARD    I thought all protestants were pretty much the same?  WARREN    [guffaws] RICHARD    To misquote Wilde, they're one church separated by a common religion. HERBERT    Religion is such a futile waste of time. CHARLES    Etienne Roulet wasn't much of a farmer, but he could read and write and figure - the words "drawing queer diagrams" appear in one of the accounts, but without details.  So Roulet was employed in a clerical post at Pardon Tillinghast's wharf. HERBERT    Tillinghast?  Huh. [recalling "from beyond"] RICHARD    Small world. CHARLES    New England, especially.  Everyone's always related to everyone, and knows everyone else.  Everyone important, anyway.  So the Roulets, being so entirely ...other... were never accepted. RICHARD    Roulet!  I have it! CHARLES    Oh? RICHARD    I don't know any of the dates, but I think it was in the reign of Henri the fourth of France.  I don't know why, but I associate it with "Boy bitten by lizard" and a couple of particularly gruesome beheadings of John the Baptist.  [explaining]  Paintings.  There was a Roulet accused of being a ... [falters, not sure]  a werewolf?  WARREN    I knew there was something!  Yes of course -a Jacques Roulet.  An indigent accused of the horrid murder of a young man.  From what little I can recall, he claimed he had changed into a wolf and was therefore condemned to death, but ultimately commuted to life imprisonment in a madhouse. EDWARD    And you just know this, Warren, off the top of your head? WARREN    Well, I was going through a couple of books recently, looking for tales... well... that I might bring HERE. EDWARD    [laughs] RICHARD    Any more salacious details?  I seem to remember hints of cannibalism? WARREN    Without any notes, I cannot be precise, but I think he was found in a wood, covered in blood and flesh, shortly after the killing of a boy by a pair of wolves.   EDWARD    But what would a werewolf in France have to do with a vampire or ghost in Providence? HERBERT    Or disease. WARREN    Actually, werewolves and vampires have often gone hand in hand - the werewolf being generally considered one who has sold his soul in a pact with the devil, and the vampire being the soulless revenant of someone who died either while under such a pact or as the victim of such a fiend. EDWARD    So being a werewolf in life makes one inevitably a vampire after death? CHARLES    Much like going to Boston Latin leads inevitably to Harvard. [general laughter] CHARLES    So. On to my relations and the house on Benefit street. EDWARD    That would make a good title for a story.  [ominous] The House on Benefit Street. CHARLES    They went about the whole thing with an eye to scientific method.  Truly.  Even brought along various mechanical devices. HERBERT    Such as? CHARLES    [sigh] I was really hoping to pass over this.  I don't know.  Just say mechanical devices and leave it at that. HERBERT    Imprecision.  Always imprecision. CHARLES    They brought the devices in during the day - and recall, they can walk directly in from the street into the dreaded basement.  EDWARD    Or directly out, as the case may be. CHARLES    Randolph spent the day poking around, but found only the same depressing mustiness and faint suggestions of noxious odours. RICHARD    Well, if it was daylight, anything phosphorescent would lie unseen. CHARLES    Precisely.  So he tried again, this time by night.  And with somewhat more trepidation. Scene 13.    RANDOLPH    One stormy midnight, I ran the beams of an electric torch over the mouldy floor. The place had dispirited me curiously that evening, and I was almost prepared when I saw a particularly sharp definition of the "huddled form" we recalled from boyhood. CHARLES    Even while he watched, he seemed to see the thin, yellowish, shimmering exhalation which had startled us years before. RANDOLPH    A subtle, sickish, almost luminous vapour rose, which seemed to develop vague and shocking suggestions of form, before passing into the blackness of the great chimney, leaving foetor in its wake.  Refusing to flee, I watched it fade - and as I watched I felt it was in turn watching me greedily with eyes more imagined than visible. CHARLES    The upshot of this palpable manifestation was that they determined to both spend the night in the house.  After papering the windows, to avoid the eyes of possible onlookers, they added camp chairs and cots to their accoutrements and settled in. RANDOLPH    We were not, as I have said, in any sense childishly superstitious, but scientific study and reflection had taught us that the known universe of three dimensions embraces the merest fraction of the whole cosmos of substance and energy. HERBERT    [interested]  Scientific approach, indeed.  I assumed you were exaggerating. CHARLES    I accept your apology. HERBERT    I didn't apologize. RANDOLPH    To say that we actually believed in the supernatural would be carelessly inclusive.  Rather say that we were not prepared to deny the possibility of certain modifications of vital force and matter, of something that might exist only infrequently in three-dimensional space because of a more intimate connection with other spatial units. EDWARD    I'm not even going to ask. HERBERT    They were approaching the matter as if the potential creature was something that exists in an ...adjacent dimension.  Interesting. RANDOLPH    The family of Roulet had likely possessed an abnormal affinity for outer circles of entity.  Could not, then, some force drawn or created by this passion continue to function in the vicinity long after the original participants were dead and gone? HERBERT    Unfortunately, there is no way to prove or disprove such sloppy hypotheses.  [musing] And yet, one might easily imagine an alien nucleus of substance or energy, formless or otherwise, kept alive by imperceptible subtractions from the life-force or bodily tissue and fluids of more traditional "living things". EDWARD    Which, I believe, would make it something called ...a "vampire"? HERBERT    [ignoring him] Such a thing might be actively hostile, or simply motivated by self-preservation.   EDWARD    Back to Luella Miller. Scene 14.    RICHARD    Regardless, in any good social circles, eating people is considered... unacceptable. HERBERT    Well, of course such a creature would have to be eliminated, and yet the concept is fascinating. WARREN    Perhaps such creatures, throughout history, formed the basis for many such myths. CHARLES    But this myth is the only one we're dealing with tonight.  Randolph and Elihu were ready for anything they could be ready for. RANDOLPH    We had devised two weapons to fight it; a large Crookes tube operated by powerful storage batteries and provided with peculiar screens and reflectors, in case it proved intangible and opposable only by vigorously destructive ether radiations-- HERBERT    Is this item available for an examination? CHARLES    I might ask him.  But not for a couple of months.  He's rather busy at the moment. EDWARD    Oh, no - don't tell me he's in a madhouse? CHARLES    [considering, then definite] Mm.  No. RANDOLPH    We also had a pair of military flame-throwers of the sort used in the World War, in case the creature proved material and susceptible of standard destruction.  We were prepared to burn the thing's heart out - if heart existed to burn. HERBERT     This is the sort of preparation sorely lacking in most of these so-called ghost stories.  And nary a religious icon in sight? CHARLES    Um, no. HERBERT    I am impressed. EDWARD    You don't mind that they planned to "burn its heart out", so long as they didn't brandish a crucifix while they did it? HERBERT    Melodramatic, perhaps, but burning the heart out of any living creature is just as likely to be an effective way of destroying it. RANDOLPH    Our cellar vigil began at 10 P.M., daylight saving time.  A weak, filtered glow from the rain-harassed street lamps outside, and a feeble phosphorescence from the detestable fungi within, showed the dripping stone of the walls. CHARLES    They left the street door unlocked, in case of a sudden need to depart.  And they sat, playing stalking goat to a creature as potentially deadly as any man-eating tiger.  They talked far into the night until Uncle Elihu, being the older, grew drowsy. RANDOLPH    Something like fear chilled me as I sat there in the small hours alone - I say alone, for one who sits by a sleeper is indeed alone; perhaps more alone than he can realize.  Once, when the noisome atmosphere of the place seemed about to sicken me, I opened the door and looked up and down the street, feasting my eyes on familiar sights and my nostrils on wholesome air. CHARLES    He returned inside, ready to trade shifts with the elder man.  But all was not well. RANDOLPH    As I turned my electric flashlight on him, all at once he commenced to mutter.  The words were at first indistinguishable, and then, with a tremendous start, I recognized something about them which filled me with icy fear! RICHARD    Francais? CHARLES    Oui.  Now, Uncle Elihu could read and write in a passable Gallic hand, and presumably COULD speak the tongue as well.  So it might ... possibly be ... coincidence. RANDOLPH    Suddenly a perspiration broke out on the sleeper's forehead, and he leapt abruptly up, half awake.  The jumble of French changed to a cry in English! Scene 15.    ELIHU    My breath, my breath! EDWARD    Wait!  You just used the past tense!  [mimicking] "Uncle could read and write!"  Did the vampire get him? CHARLES    As a matter of fact, he woke at this point, and recounted a dreadful dream he had been having.  WARREN    A sort of race-memory?  CHARLES    All the while, he said he felt a sensation of choking, as if some pervasive presence had spread itself through his body. RANDOLPH    I reflected that dreams are only dreams, and that these visions could be, at most, no more than my uncle's reaction to the investigations which had lately filled our minds to the exclusion of all else. HERBERT    Plausible. EDWARD    Plausible denial. RANDOLPH    My uncle seemed now very wakeful, and welcomed his period of watching even though the nightmare had aroused him far ahead of his allotted two hours. EDWARD    He still went to sleep?  After all that? RANDOLPH    It was not a pleasant sleep, and for a second I was not sorry for the echoing shriek which clove through the barriers of dream and flung me to a sharp and startled awakeness. RICHARD    Who was shrieking?  EDWARD    His uncle?  Your uncle, I mean? CHARLES    [grim] Yes. RANDOLPH    As I turned, I dreaded what I was to see; for the scream had been in my uncle's voice, and I knew not against what menace I should have to defend him and myself. HERBERT    Did he at least have the sense to arm himself with the flamethrower? CHARLES    I believe so. EDWARD    Not the BEST idea, considering his uncle might be in the line of ... um... fire. RANDOLPH    Yet after all, the sight was worse than I had dreaded.  Out of the fungous-ridden earth steamed up a vaporous corpse-light, yellow and diseased, which bubbled and lapped to a gigantic height in vague outlines half human and half monstrous. RICHARD    A yellow blot upon the dark palette of the tenebrous cellar. RANDOLPH    I say that I saw this thing, but at the time it was to me only a seething dim cloud of fungous loathsomeness, enveloping the one object to which all my attention was focused.  That object was my uncle! EDWARD    Why did it wait so long? WARREN    Maybe the apparition only appears at certain times of night. HERBERT    Maybe the dimensions only overlap at certain times. CHARLES    Maybe you should let me finish the tale. RANDOLPH    And then, my uncle, features somehow blackening and decaying, leered and gibbered and reached out dripping claws to rend me! RICHARD    All the more terrible for being a relative. RANDOLPH    Only a sense of routine kept me from going mad.  Recognizing the bubbling evil as no substance reachable by matter or material chemistry, I threw on the current of the Crookes tube apparatus, and focused the strongest ether radiations. HERBERT    [eager] Yes?  RANDOLPH    There was a frenzied sputtering, and the yellowish phosphorescence grew dimmer to my eyes. But I saw that the waves from the machine had no effect whatsoever. CHARLES    Then, in the midst of that daemoniac spectacle, he saw a fresh horror which sent him fumbling and staggering towards that unlocked door to the quiet street, careless of what terrors he might loose upon the world. RANDOLPH    In that dim blend of blue and yellow light, the form of my uncle commenced a nauseous liquefaction whose essence eludes all description, and in which there played across his vanishing face such changes of identity as only madness can conceive. He was at once a devil and a multitude, a charnel-house and a pageant. CHARLES    He said that dozens, or perhaps hundreds, of faces played briefly across the countenance of our dear uncle - showing, perhaps, all those whose lives had been tainted by the shadowy intruder. RANDOLPH    Toward the last, it seemed as though the shifting features strove to form contours like those of my uncle's kindly face. I like to think that he existed at that moment, and that he tried to bid me farewell before the final dissolution. Scene 16.    HERBERT    [disbelieving] He... melted? EDWARD    Seems a bit extreme for an entity that took years and years to kill sister Mercy. WARREN    Consider that the thing had been starved for half a century.  Where it might have been satisfied with a slow drain in the past, now it was forced to gorge. RICHARD    And poor Randolph fled into the night? CHARLES    Yes.  He wandered aimlessly for a time, unsure of whom he might confide in. EDWARD    Naturally he thought of you. CHARLES    My taste in the ... unusual isn't much of a secret.  He woke me early that morning and together we approached that evil dwelling. RANDOLPH    All residue was gone, for the mouldy floor was porous. CHARLES    I saw the cot, the chairs, the instruments, and even the yellowed straw hat of my uncle. But no sign of the figure in the floor. RANDOLPH    I tried to conjecture as nearly as sanity would let me just what had happened, and how I might end the horror, if indeed it had been real.  It did not seem to be matter, nor ether, nor anything else conceivable. What, then, but some exotic emanation; some vampirish vapour such as those that rustics claim lurk over certain church yards? CHARLES    Randolph has always been a bit of a dreamer.  Between us we quickly concocted a plan, and went to fetch digging implements, military gas-masks, and six carboys of sulphuric acid. EDWARD    That you just happened to have lying around? HERBERT    That's what those were for. RICHARD    Herbert?  Why on earth do you have sulphuric acid handy? HERBERT    It serves many purposes.  But getting rid of organic ... remains... is a primary one. CHARLES    It took nearly an entire day to get everything organized.  Randolph spent most of that time trying to take his mind off the horrors he had witnessed.  RANDOLPH    I passed the hours in reading and in the composition of inane verses to counteract my mood. EDWARD    "inane verses"? RICHARD    [limerick] There once was an old man from Arkham... Scene 17.    CHARLES    Just before noon the next day, we commenced digging - right where that stain had always been seen, though there was no trace of it there in the strong morning sunshine. RANDOLPH    As I turned up the stinking black earth in front of the fireplace, a viscous yellow ichor oozed from the white fungi it severed. CHARLES    With the deepening of the hole, which was about six feet square, the evil smell increased.  We had arranged the great carboys of acid around and near two sides, so that when necessary they could be emptied down the aperture in quick succession. EDWARD    And the gas masks? CHARLES    originally to keep out the vapor itself, but we used them as much for the dreadful stench. RANDOLPH    Suddenly my spade struck something softer than earth. I shuddered and made a motion as if to climb out of the hole, which was now as deep as my neck. CHARLES    I was above at the time, taking some much-needed fresh air, but returned when he called out in horror. RANDOLPH    The thing I had uncovered was fishy and glassy - a kind of semi-putrid congealed jelly with suggestions of translucency. I scraped further, and saw that it had form -huge and roughly cylindrical; like a mammoth soft blue-white stovepipe doubled in two, its largest part some two feet in diameter. CHARLES    Abruptly, he leaped out of the hole, then began frantically unstopping and tilting the heavy carboys, and precipitating their corrosive contents one after another down that charnel gulf.    EDWARD    Before you could even see it? CHARLES    I saw enough. RICHARD    A cylinder?  So it was some sort of giant worm? EDWARD    A folded worm? CHARLES    Randolph had his own explanation for it, though I don't know how much credit to give him, there in his abject terror. HERBERT    What did he think it was? CHARLES    All I saw was a blinding maelstrom of greenish-yellow vapour which surged tempestuously up from that hole as the floods of acid descended.  People outside, seeing the hideous yellow fumes that soared up the chimney, attributed it to a dumping of waste in the river by some factory, but I know how mistaken they are as to the source. HERBERT    But you had apparently only uncovered part of the thing?  EDWARD    I guess the acid found its way back to the rest of it. Scene 18.    CHARLES    People also talk about the hideous noise which came at roughly the same time from some disordered water-pipe or gas main underground - but again I could correct them if I dared. RANDOLPH    It was unspeakably shocking, and I do not see how I lived through it. I did faint after emptying the fourth carboy; but when I recovered I saw that the hole was emitting no fresh vapours. CHARLES    I dragged him away and we waited until the fumes cleared.  We still emptied the rest of the acid down the hole, just to be on the safe side. RANDOLPH    The dampness was less foetid, and all the strange fungi had withered to a kind of harmless greyish powder which blew ashlike along the floor. HERBERT    Probably from the fumes. RANDOLPH    One of earth's nethermost terrors had perished forever; and if there be a hell, it had received at last the daemon soul of an unhallowed thing. And as I patted down the last spadeful of mould, I shed the first of many tears with which I have paid unaffected tribute to my beloved uncle's memory. EDWARD    But what was it?  What did he say he saw? CHARLES    Keep in mind that at two feet diameter, this cylinder would have made a very stocky man indeed. RICHARD    Portly, even. HERBERT    And difficult to double up that way, once obesity set in. EDWARD    What was it? CHARLES    Again, I never saw it, and only have Randolph's rather addled ideas to go by.  And he insisted that if it had lain there all those centuries, eating and growing, it could be any sort of size. EDWARD    And? CHARLES    He said this thing - this huge bent thing- was ... the creature's ...elbow. [moment of silence] EDWARD    [snickering] what? CHARLES    His words, not mine. EDWARD    But if it grew when fed, wouldn't it have shrunk when starved?  It should have been tiny. WARREN    Unless by devouring Charles's uncle - Oh, I say, I'm sorry - but perhaps that would have returned it to its... ahem ... former glory? HERBERT    It's ridiculous.  I was perfectly willing to consider the possible existence of some such thing, but quite apart form the inanity of a thing which grows so large that it COULD achieve such stature - there's a simple issue of displacement of earth! CHARLES    I expect it happened very very slowly. RICHARD    Not to mention that if something that size were its elbow, its entire body would have been underneath most of the neighborhood.  Why then, would it restrict itself to harming only those in that single house? WARREN    True. If it were going to have a single area to draw sustenance from, you might think it would be centered on, say, the mouth.  EDWARD    Yeah.  No one who's anyone eats with their elbow. CHARLES    [annoyed sigh] I'll make a point of telling Randolph the next time I see him. END

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2022 Energy - We start this week's episode with one of the wildest pieces of listener mail we've ever received! It's not every day you hear someone explaining how you've saved them from a cult. Ingrown hairs are weird, fascinating and ouchie as heck. Doctors in Canada have been given permission to give out a revolutionary new prescription! A weekly dose of mother nature. Does everything smell like sh*t? For some COVID patients, that is a reality and that's brutal. How many people do you know who have died from sex? Statistically, you might know at least one. That's a big might. But a might none the less. This week's WHAT THE HELLTH is all about how Hydrophobia is horrifying! We've always known rabies is scary as heck but who knew that it made you literally terrified of water?!

In this episode of the Brap Talk Motorcycle Podcast, we start by talking about Jensen's recent on-track crash, where he broke his collarbone. This gets us into a conversation about the mental side of the sport, and probably why this podcast is going to come out late. From there, we take a look at the new Suzuki GSX-S1000 street bike, as well as Valentino Rossi's decision to take money from the Saudi Arabian government. We finish the show with a fun discussion about our favorite bikes with different engine configurations.

Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb! With a Vesk Battlecruiser hunting them, the crew must decide the next course of action. Will they risk revealing their new home to the hostile ship? Will the colonists of Laika's Landing** be able to help? As the ship hurtles through the drift with the warhead safely secured within the cargo bay, the device finally unveils its terrible secrets...**Before the incidents of the previous campaign, Hydrophobia, the Laika-7 crew liberated a colony on planet Narkondis. As an act of gratitude, the colonists renamed the settlement to “Laika's Landing”, saying that the crew could come back and visit any time ... hopefully after the dangerous wildlife had been dealt with ...www.cosmopunk.netwww.patreon.com/cosmopunkIntro/Outro music : Reformat - Vectrex (www.reformat.bandcamp.com)Desert of Black Sand : The Dread (Kevin MacLeod)End Credits music : Astrograms - Vectrex (www.reformat.bandcamp.com)Campaign music/Post Credit Scene 1 : Heartbeat (Argsound)

Tom discovers that the train has a mind of its own and he has no control on where it goes. The train seems to have taken a turn and is now speeding along the surface of a body of water of your choice. Tom faces and discusses one of his biggest fears, and taps into the idea of the unknown and crypto zoology in this hydrophobic episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tall-toms-thought-train/support

After saying a prayer for their fallen friends, the crew must press on towards the inner sanctum of the ruined facility. Having been infected with the same waterborne pathogen that is puppeting the Azlanti, Radar and Vee have yet to inform the group of their condition. They will need to put arguments aside and muster all of their bravery and wit, if the group is to stand any chance of keeping their heads above water...(Also, apologies for the drop in quality during the final scene. This happened because SOMEBODY baked copyrighted music into the recording! We did our best to recover what vocals we could during the edit. Lesson learned. :D )We hoped you enjoyed our little Starfinder adventure. We're recording more sessions as we speak. Keep an eye on our Twitter feed for updates!www.cosmopunk.netIntro and Outro music :Reformat - Vectrex (www.reformat.bandcamp.com)Eon - Ambient Sci-FiDragon War by No Copyright MusicMusic for Manatees by Kevin MacLeod

After a rough landing at Slipstream Waterpark, the crew must explore a strange Azlanti complex within the ruins, in search of Ryder and friends. As Radar, Vee and Baphomet plunge deeper into the unknown, dark sci-fi horror and disturbing visions await... Hope they're ready for sanity rolls!www.cosmopunk.netIntro and Outro music :Reformat - Vectrex (www.reformat.bandcamp.com)Eon - Ambient Sci-FHeartbreak - Kevin McLoud

This is our first podcast (please be gentle!) In this episode, the crew of the Laika-7 have had a stressful year and decide to throw a party with a few of Ryder's friends. But the afterparty reveals multiple mysteries that must be solved... Intro and Outro music:Reformat - Vectrex (www.reformat.bandcamp.com)Eon - Ambient Sci-Fi

Instagram: @teamchriscross ( https://www.instagram.com/teamchriscross/ ) Facebook: @OCRCrosscast ( https://www.facebook.com/OCRCrossCast/ ) Website: https://teamchriscross.de/ Aber es bringt euch keinen Vorteil, weil die Level-Up-Lanes für alle zugänglich sein werden. Stellt euch deshalb auf lange Wartezeiten bei den Events ein. Ihr lauft alleine? Auch hieran hat Tough Mudder gedacht: es gibt Solo-Runner-Waves! Das bedeutet, dass hier alle Einzelläufer direkt an Start Kontakte für die Strecke geknüpft werden können. Auch das Mudder Village soll sich verändern (was ehrlich gesagt zeit wird, wenn man schon Eintritt für Zuschauer verlangt); Es gibt einen Live-DJ, mehrere Stände und Aussteller sowie Chillout-Ecken. Für alle, die Pick-Ups unpassend fanden als Pausensnack beim Laufen: diese werden von Raw Bite, einem Nuss-Frucht-Riegel, ersetzt. Auch der Toughest Mudder erfährt einige Veränderungen. Leider wird dieses Jahr nur einer in Europa angeboten: in Midlands, England. Die Länge wurde auf 12 Stunden erhöht. Es gibt keine Preisgelder, nur Medaillen. Es wurden mehrere Team-Realays angeboten: 2er, 4er und offene Teams. Das Pit-Zelt wird gestrichen, dafür wird es ein Camping a la World's Toughest Mudder geben. Für uns ein klarer Schritt zurück. Das Pit-Zelt hatte eine besondere Atmosphäre und hat den Läufern vieles vereinfacht. Zeltplätze streuen den gesamten Pit-Bereich und entfernen die Läufer voneinander. Für den Contender-Status beim World's Toughest Mudder müssen Frauen 35 Meilen, Männer 40 Meilen und Teams 45 Meilen erreichen. Das ist vollkommen machbar, wenn man bedenkt, dass das Event 4 Stunden länger geht. Es soll neben den 25 Meilen Batches auch andere Batches geben. Die Hindernisse wirkten letztes Jahr ideenlos, waren ohne Innovationen und wirkten lieblos. Tough Mudder hat deswegen einige Änderungen in Sachen Hinderisse angekündigt: es gibt 10 komplett neue Hindernisse, sowie Level-Up-Lanes, also mehrere Schwierigkeitsgrade für die alten Hindernisse. Die gute Nachricht für alte Hindernisse zuerst: es gibt Wasser unter Funky Monkey und das umstrittene Electroshock Therapy wird wieder Finisher-Hindernis! Eine weitere Verbesserung: das Zwei-Runden-System wird abgeschafft, es wird wieder eine Runde gelaufen. Für folgende Hindernisse gibt es Level-Up-Lanes: 1. Kiss of Mud - Hier hängt def Stscheldraht tiefer, also: Hintern runter! 2. Mystery Obstacle - wird erst am jeweiligen Eventtag enthüllt. 3. Everest - ein Abschnitt ist höher. 4. Pyramid Scheme - hier kommt die Latte in der Mitte zurück. 5. Hydrophobia - noch dunkler und enger. 6. Spread Eagle - weiter auseinander. Übt schonmal Spagat. 7. Augustus Gloop - noch enger und schwierigere Leiter. 8. Gauntlet - statt Planc gibt es Just the Tipp am Ende. 9. Black Widow - ihr dürft nur die Farbigen Slack Lines benutzen. 10. Leap of Faith - Übt schonmal Springen und Klettern: das Netz ist so Kurz, dass ihr nur mit den Armen in dem Netz hängt.

Rob is a veteran game developer with extensive experience in Game Director / Lead Design roles on titles such as LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, LEGO Jurassic World, LEGO Batman 3, LEGO The Lord of the Rings, LEGO Legends of Chima, LEGO The Hobbit, Hydrophobia, Pool Nation and the World Snooker Championship series. He's currently a CEO and Creative Director at Manchester based indie studio Huey Games.

...in which our narrator looks at his grandfather at the start of his career and the roots of his suicide studies. Sound and music by Wilson Vediner and Courtney Sheedy. Episode notes:This episode is based on a show we did on November 3 at the Shout House in Portland. The Cook Family history I quote is titled Brigham Hall Hospital: A Family History and it's by Alan S. Cook. Special thanks to the Ontario County Historical Society for their research assistance.(To view this in iTunes and subscribe, click the notes below. Give us a nice rating there too!)

On this week’s episode, we visit the Jungle, discuss why OnLive is a contender, find out why Microsoft is breaking hearts, gather around for some more Halo and Comic Jumper talk, and of course we dive into the latest and greatest in the industry and take a very special trip to visit the internetz.On This Weeks Episode :LOTROThe JungleMedal of HonorOnLive goes freeHalo movieGears of War 3 delayedWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm priced and datedBattlefield: Bad company 2 for the AppStoreKillzone 3 public betaRoundtable: Halo: Reach, Minecraft, Comic Jumper, Hydrophobia

Are you afraid of the water?

Look, I don’t have time for this. I’ve got eight stacks of glass that need to be delivered to base camp 3 pronto. They’ve already been delayed, and the customer is gonna be ticked off as is.I know we’re supposed to be recording a podcast, but I’ve got more important things to do. You see that glass tower in the distance? You think that thing is going to build itself? I’m burning daylight here; torches won’t attach to glass.Okay fine, we’ll record, but I’m not talking about anything other than Minecraft. And we have to make it quick; there’s building to be done.This week we talk about Minecraft. Sure, there are a few other games mentioned, but really this is another Minecraft episode. If you don’t play Minecraft, you may want to skip this episode and START PLAYING MINECRAFT instead. Seriously, I think this obsession is going to last a while. [GAME] Hydrophobia[GAME] Civilization 5[GAME] Final Fantasy XIV[GAME] Minecraft[ARTICLE] Rock Band 3 Keyboard Bundles Not Available for PlayStation 3[ARTICLE] The Wii Tablet[ARTICLE] Thousands of SC2 accounts banned[ARTICLE] Beyond Good and Evil HD

We can’t quite let go of 2010. At least not before Justin, Cole, Ethan, and Christina get a chance to overanalyze the game industry headlines of December. The VGA’s, Rockstar rocking, Xbox Live Rewards, and Cole says goodbye to Cali. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow Time to sum up the last month’s headlines and see if any will have a larger impact on the industry down the road. As usual we start off off the road in our Threesomes of the Week where Dance Central takes home the New Year’s Eve Party Game of the Year. @justinshimp’s On the Spot Question wants to know our thoughts on the 3Ds and no one is really sure if they are up for another handheld system no matter how cool the tech is. What happened while you were playing all of those holiday video game releases? Well for one thing, Bioware tells EA that single player experiences massively matter and Rockstar doesn’t feel like whoring out their franchises that all seem to contain prostitutes. Lastly, Ethan gives a shout-out to StarQuail and other indie developers that are as passionate about making their games as he is to play them. Show Notes Cast: JDevL, Colefacekilla, Wizardtrain187, Jadetiger CG Guide: Intro and Off-topic – (1:01 – 25:07) On the Spot Question – (25:10 – 29:57) Does December 2010 Matter? – (29:58 – 1:13:19) Video Game Awards – (30:39 – 40:31) No Co-op in Mass Effect 3 – (40:37 – 47:39) No Annual Red Dead/GTA – (47:42 – 54:30) Angry Birds Holiday Release – (54:31 – 59:50) Xbox Live Rewards – (59:57 – 1:03:07) Game Saving Patches – (1:03:09 – 1:09:46) Will They Matter? – (1:09:49 – 1:13:19) HorribleNight.com Updates – (1:13:20 – 1:14:25) Shout Outs – (1:14:27 – 1:21:36) Threesomes of the Week: Cole – Toy Story 3, Enslaved, NBA Jam Ethan – The Machinist, Dragon Age: Origins, Astroman Christina – Robin Hood, Fable 3, Running Wilde Justin – The XX, Back to the Future Part II, Dance Central Games: Kid Icarus: Uprising, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, NBA Jam, Dragon Age: Origins, Astroman, Fable 3, Back to the Future: The Game, Dance Central, Def Jam Rapstar, Rock Band 3, Mass Effect 3, Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto 4, L.A. Noire, Angry Birds, Fallout: New Vegas, Elemental: War of Magic, Hydrophobia, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Xenogears, Legend of Mana, Vagrant Story, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood References: Amazon Video on Demand, StarQuail Games, Gladiator, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Arrested Development, Gob Bluth, Hydrophobia Patch, Square Games Coming to PSN Subscribe to the Horrible Show – New Episodes every Wednesday. RSS iTunes @TheHorribleShow – Twitter Formspring.me/horriblenight Related posts: The Horrible Show 11-10-10: Does October 2010 Matter? The Horrible Show 11-17-10: What We’re Playing November 2010 The Horrible Show 08-04-10: Does July 2010 Matter?

3DS launch details to be revealed in January, Hydrophobia to get a revamp, ITV and Channel 4 launch players on PS3, PC port of Need for Speed Hot Pursuit to have no paid for DLC, Sheffield Hallum University to have game development studio, Red Dead Redemption not submitted for a BAFTA, VAT rise may affect console prices in 2011 and Gaikai does not fear the patent filing by OnLive.

Metroid Other M; Deadly Creatures; Super Mario Galaxy 2; Klonoa; Dragon's Lair Trilogy; Kirby's Epic Yarn; Kage no Tou; Toejam and Earl; Crescent Pale Mist; PixelJunk Shooter; Joe Danger; Sonic 4 Episode I; Sonic Fan Remix; Plants vs Zombies; Hydrophobia; Dead Space Ignition; Comic Jumper; Super Meat Boy; Costume Quest; Space Invaders Infinite Gene; Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light; Scott Pilgrim; Limbo; Prince of Persia; Porquê saem jogos ruins?; Star Wars Force Unleashed 2; Enslaved; Alan Wake; Quantum Theory; Need for Speed Hot Persuit

Metroid Other M; Deadly Creatures; Super Mario Galaxy 2; Klonoa; Dragon's Lair Trilogy; Kirby's Epic Yarn; Kage no Tou; Toejam and Earl; Crescent Pale Mist; PixelJunk Shooter; Joe Danger; Sonic 4 Episode I; Sonic Fan Remix; Plants vs Zombies; Hydrophobia; Dead Space Ignition; Comic Jumper; Super Meat Boy; Costume Quest; Space Invaders Infinite Gene; Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light; Scott Pilgrim; Limbo; Prince of Persia; Porquê saem jogos ruins?; Star Wars Force Unleashed 2; Enslaved; Alan Wake; Quantum Theory; Need for Speed Hot Persuit

Hosts: Michael "Boston" Hannon Co-Hosts: Ryan Pratt and Brad Fellers Running Time: 1:23:04 Music: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Knobs couldn't make it this week, but Brad re-joins the podcast to talk about Forza 2, World of Warcraft, Split/Second, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Borderlands, Madden 11, Plants vs. Zombies, Hydrophobia, Alpha Protocol, Super Meat Boy, Costume Quest, and Game Dev Story. Lara Croft gets XBLA multiplayer pack later this month XBLA also gets more Dreamcast games Someone at EA is making a new C&C game, whoever it is Facebook games discovered to be transmitting user data I'm old, the NES turns 25 Gearbox is the best company ever, approves fan-made Duke 3D remake

Life begins at 40 so they say. That's right, we have matured nicely and this week with give our mature views on Hydrophobia, DJ Hero 2, Comic Jumper, Darksiders and Chinny finally plays Left 4 Dead 2. Quanrian brings us Explosionade and Comet to play from the indie games and we also debate if gaming is now an acceptable past time, or is it still in the closet. Finally we finish off with a bit of news and some emails. Enjoy. If you have any opinions, send Emails to: podcast@veterangamers.co.uk Gamertags Chinny – 360 ChinChinny, PS3 Chinny1985, The Daddy – 360 Big Daddy Blast, PS3 xXBig-DaddyXx Duke – 360 Dukeskath, PS3 Dukeskath

In retrospect, we should have named this episode "La Resistance Est Morte." Yes, the great Halo revolt is over. One side won, the other side conceded. And we get to hear it happen this week when Holy Goalie admits to co-host Edie Sellers and all of you how he buckled and finally purchased Halo: Reach. Stop giggling. It's not nice. When he's not being cowed by his defeat, Goalie and Edie discuss: We name our winner of a Hydrophobia code. Electronic Arts backs off of naming the Taliban in Medal of Honor. will try to sell you a Wii. Panasonic enters the mobile market with . Left 4 Dead 2 is now available for the Mac. Rock Band 3 keyboard bundle for the Playstation 3 Xbox Live is offering monster deals on Gold renewals. Microsoft says it will sell 4 million Kinects this year. Jackalopes and new outfits head to Red Dead Redemption. LittleBigPlanet2 gets a LittleBigDelay. Enjoy.

Comic Jumper, Enslaved, Quantem Theory, Minecraft, Mass Effect 2, Hydrophobia and Plants V's Zombies. News discussion - Nintendo 3DS release date, Xmen: Destiny announced, Gears of War 3 delay details, LOTRO free to play results, Dragon Age 2 import details, Mario All Stars anniversary, DJ Hero 2 bundles, Vanquish pre order bonus, Beyond Good and Evil HD, Prince of Persia HD 3D confirmed, DC Universe Online delayed, Minecraft halloween updatesand WOW Cataclysm release date The retail round-up - DLC, Quiz  and Twitter section

The Fall release schedule officially kicks off and we've got the games to prove it! Up first the guys cover the latest in Indie Games releases with King Spray, Break the Invaders, Explosionade, Coral's Curse, Hypership Out of Control, Tank Battles, and Jungle.  Craig wraps up DeathSpank: Thong of Virtue, Sean checked out the demo for Hydrophobia, and after a year of anticipation Comic Jumper is finally unleashed on the world.  Sean becomes a legend in Blur, everyone races against the clock with Dead Rising 2, Sean works on his jumpshot with NBA 2K11 and gets wrapped up in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Jeremy has some fun with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, and Craig and Jeremy close the show with their impressions of Enslaved.  E-mail us at comments@signedinpodcast.com! Visit us online at SignedInPodcast.com!   Games discussed on this episode! 0:00:00 – Intro 0:05:32 – King Spray (Indie) 0:08:34 – Break the Invaders (Indie) 0:10:49 – Explosionade (Indie) 0:14:13 – Coral’s Curse (Indie) 0:16:10 – Hypership Out of Control (Indie) 0:20:45 – Tank Battles (Indie) 0:23:43 – Jungle (Indie) 0:28:04 – DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (XBLA) 0:35:12 – Hydrophobia (XBLA) 0:40:40 – Comic Jumper (XBLA) 1:06:29 – Blur 1:09:50 – Dead Rising 2 1:34:25 – NBA 2K11 1:37:48 – Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 1:47:12 – Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock 1:59:26 – Enslaved 2:20:31 – End

Time to get reacquainted with the full Horrible Show cast and what better way to ease into things than to go over the news of the past month. In our Threesomes of the Week, Cole gets a bit too close to the Pawn Stars cast and Ethan finally figures out what is wrong with Michigan. Our On the Spot question looks back at the recent Horrible Night Out and asks: Are there any good games at Dave and Buster’s? Sure, September was a busy month with PAX, TGS, and a Nintendo conference, but we could have sworn someone said Duke Nukem Forever was really going to be released. Our Name the Mascot contest moves into phase 2 this week, be sure to cast your vote to enter to win an Xbox Live subscription. We give a shout out to the newest member of The Cursed – streetalchemist. We end the show on a helpful note by analyzing/mocking a new dating option for gamers.Show NotesCast:JDevL, Colefacekilla, Wizardtrain187, Jadetiger CGGuide:Intro and Off-topic – (00:44 – 18:36)On the Spot Question – (18:37 – 23:23)Does September 2010 Matter? – (23:29 – )Ethan: Medal of Honor, Dead Space 2 Multiplayer – (23:40 – 35:22)Christina: Activision and White House, Rate of Halo Releases – (35:25 – 47:29)Cole: Xbox Live Pricing, Super Mario Collection, Case Zero Sales – (47:32 – 1:01:03)Justin: Hydrophobia PR, Nintendo 3DS Pricing, Duke Nukem Forever – (1:01:05 – 1:17:21)HorribleNight.com Updates – (1:17:24 – 1:18:52)Shout Outs – (1:18:55 – 1:22:45)Games:Halo: Reach, Dead Rising 2, Bit.Trip Beat, Madden Season 2, Blazing Angels, Medal of Honor, Modern Warfare 2, Dead Space 2, BioShock 2, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Prince of Persia (series), Halo (series), The Legend of Zelda (series), Tony Hawk (series), Guitar Hero (series), Super Mario All-Stars, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Dead Rising 2: Case West, Hydrophobia, Duke Nukem Forever, Borderlands, Serious SamThreesomes of the Week:Cole: Pawn Stars, Open, Halo: ReachChristina: Halo: Reach, Ghost in the Shell (series), A Few Good MenEthan: I’m Still Here, Dead Rising 2, Weird MichiganJustin: The Colony, Electric Six – Zodiac, Bit.Trip BeatHeadlines:1) Medal of Honor’s Taliban Renamed To ‘Opposing Force’2) Hands-on: Dead Space 2 multiplayer3) Activision Blizzard Teams With White House To Develop Smart People4) MS: Rate of Halo releases to be more frequent than before5) Microsoft Raising Xbox Live Price6) Super Mario Collection Special Pack Images7) Dead Rising 2: Case Zero breaks XBLA download record8) The Jimquisition: YOU’RE PLAYING THE GAME WRONG!9) All of the 3DS, Wii and DS news in one convenient spot10) Duke Nukem Forever coming ’2011′ on Xbox 360, PS3 & PC, courtesy of GearboxReferences:Chumlee, Brooke Shields, Electric Six – Gay Bar video, Dave and Buster’s, Change the Equation, Game Feast, PAX, Nathan Drake, streetalchemist, informational podcast, ra1nmann, GameCrush.com,

Join Joe, Roger and Vince as they discuss WoW Cataclysm, Quantum Theory, Hydrophobia, Atelier Rorona, and Dead Space Ignition. iTunes | Stitcher | RSS feed If you enjoy the show, please make certain to stop by iTunes and leave us a review!

On the eve of the big holiday release season the guys have their hands full with the latest in downloadable offerings.  Indie Games lead the show with Cattle Crashers, Nuclear Wasteland, Techno Kitten Adventure, Snailien Invasion!, and Mama & Son - Clean House.  Jeremy offers some more thoughts on Plants vs. Zombies, Blade Kitten is given a run through , Sean goes middle school with the port of Sonic Adventure, Jeremy doesn't know why he likes Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, Craig goes in depth with both Alien Breed 2: Assault and DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, and Jeremy gives some initial impressions on this week's Game Feast launch title Hydrophobia.  A number of demos also get some attention with Quantum Theory, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Legend of the Guardians, and ArcaniA - Gothic 4.  Craig gives his impression of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, and Sean and Jeremy cave and do the responsible Xbox podcast thing and play some Halo: Reach.  Get a helmet. E-mail us at comments@signedinpodcast.com! Visit us online at SignedInPodcast.com!   Games discussed on this episode! 0:00:00 – Intro 0:05:46 – Cattle Crashers (Indie) 0:07:54 – Nuclear Wasteland (Indie) 0:09:23 – Techno Kitten Adventure (Indie) 0:11:17 – Snailien Invasion! (Indie) 0:14:02 – Mama & Son – Clean House (Indie) 0:18:00 – Plants vs. Zombies (XBLA) 0:22:13 – Blade Kitten (XBLA) 0:25:39 – Sonic Adventure (XBLA) 0:30:29 – Space Invaders: Infinity Gene (XBLA) 0:35:20 – Alien Breed 2: Assault (XBLA) 0:42:33 – DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue (XBLA) 0:50:55 – Hydrophobia (XBLA) 1:09:19 – Quantum Theory (Demo) 1:13:29 – Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Demo) 1:19:02 – Legend of the Guardians (Demo) 1:21:47 – ArcaniA – Gothic 4 (Demo) 1:28:10 – Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions 1:34:31 – Halo: Reach 1:52:00 – End

The Married Gamers are back!  Recovering from a bad case of Pax Pox, Chris & Kelly Brown talk a little about Extra Life, Their Week in Geek, and introduce several interviews from PAX Prime 2010.  Interviews include:  Dennis Lenart from Telltale Games about Back to the Future: The Game; Sean Vanaman from Telltale games about Poker Night at the Inventory; Hamish Millar from Hothead games about Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue; Rob Hewson from Dark Energy Digital about Hydrophobia; and Scott Youngblood from Red 5 Studios about Fire Fall.  The Married gamers wrap up the episode with their Game of Show for PAX Prime 2010 and depart with a few Shout Outs.   To donate to The Married Gamers Extra Life Team go to: http://tinyurl.com/tmgel   The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059  

We're back from the Penny Arcade Expo and we're here with and extra long edition of TDP. We discuss games like Duke Nukem Forever, Sonic 4, Dance Central, Hydrophobia, Bastion, Killzone 3, Portal 2 and much, much, MUCH more.

Hydrophobia heads to PS3 and PC, Red Steel 3 confirmed, Paddy Power place bets of SSFIV bout, Joe Danger probably not heading to other formats, Activision and Nintendo will be at MCM Expo in May, Rare to present at Develop on Project Natal, Datel continues lawsuit against Microsoft on third party memory cards, BBC is taking a gamble with episodic gameing according to Sumo Digital, Bethesda open up European offices, Best Buy opens first UK store.

Wait. Episode 107?! Did you miss an episode?   No, you didn't. We did. Want to find out what happened to Episode 106? Well, you'll just have to listen to this week's show. In addition to Holy Goalie and Edie Sellers discussing what happens when you pick the wrong directory for file clean-up, the awesome duo discuss: Hawkes interviews Dark Energy Digital about their upcoming XBLA game, Hydrophobia! Xbox Magazine reveals that Fable 3 will allow co-op procreation. Oh, this is gonna be goooood. Film critic (and might we add, general asshat) Roger Ebert says that games can never be, will never be, art. Sit and spin, cancer chicken. No Doubt's lawsuit against Activision gets an all-systems-go from the Los Angeles Superior Court. Gwen really is a badass. Random stuff, reviews of iPhone's Supermarket Manager and the Dr. Horrible comic, general impressions of Xbox Live's Game Room, and the usual dose of semi-drunken, birthday weirdness. Enjoy.

Die Klabauter GmbH, eine kleine Firma von Berufstauchern, wird von einem Konzern beauftragt, ihr Unterwasserkraftwerk zu warten, mit rätselhaften Auflagen für die Tauchergruppe.Nach einer mysteriösen Entdeckung, verlaufen die Wartungsarbeiten aber nicht nach Plan.Schon bald beginnt ein Kampf ums nackte Überleben weit unter der Meeresoberfläche.

Die Klabauter GmbH, eine kleine Firma von Berufstauchern, wird von einem Konzern beauftragt, ihr Unterwasserkraftwerk zu warten, mit rätselhaften Auflagen für die Tauchergruppe.Nach einer mysteriösen Entdeckung, verlaufen die Wartungsarbeiten aber nicht nach Plan.Schon bald beginnt ein Kampf ums nackte Überleben weit unter der Meeresoberfläche.

Die Klabauter GmbH, eine kleine Firma von Berufstauchern, wird von einem Konzern beauftragt, ihr Unterwasserkraftwerk zu warten, mit rätselhaften Auflagen für die Tauchergruppe.Nach einer mysteriösen Entdeckung, verlaufen die Wartungsarbeiten aber nicht nach Plan.Schon bald beginnt ein Kampf ums nackte Überleben weit unter der Meeresoberfläche.

Die Klabauter GmbH, eine kleine Firma von Berufstauchern, wird von einem Konzern beauftragt, ihr Unterwasserkraftwerk zu warten, mit rätselhaften Auflagen für die Tauchergruppe.Nach einer mysteriösen Entdeckung, verlaufen die Wartungsarbeiten aber nicht nach Plan.Schon bald beginnt ein Kampf ums nackte Überleben weit unter der Meeresoberfläche.

Die Klabauter GmbH, eine kleine Firma von Berufstauchern, wird von einem Konzern beauftragt, ihr Unterwasserkraftwerk zu warten, mit rätselhaften Auflagen für die Tauchergruppe.Nach einer mysteriösen Entdeckung, verlaufen die Wartungsarbeiten aber nicht nach Plan.Schon bald beginnt ein Kampf ums nackte Überleben weit unter der Meeresoberfläche.