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In Episode 12 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including their thoughts on the new trailer for Harvest Moon, Cozy Game demo impressions, Patreon poll results, Witchbrook news, emails + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCast
Across four decades on Heswall's Dawstone Road, drivers and a motorcyclist reported a seven-foot horned figure that seized their vehicles and threw them into the sandstone wall.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DawstoneDemonREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2en5ubwwFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Dawstone Road is where some say the veil between our reality and the unknown is thin. A motorist's brush with death in 1961 sparked a chain of inexplicable events. From encounters with horned entities to unexplained accidents, the road holds secrets that seem to defy rational explanation. (The Demon of Dawstone Road) *** There is a dark history and supernatural secrets at the Manila Film Center. Built as a symbol of power and prestige during the Marcos regime, its construction was rushed, resulting in a catastrophic collapse that claimed numerous lives. But the horror didn't end there. Stories of hauntings, spectral hands reaching out, and cries for help still echo through its halls. (Horrors At Manila Film Center) *** When 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins vanished during a hotel party, it sparked a viral whirlwind of speculation and suspicion. Despite authorities ruling her death an accident, questions lingered – as they should, seeing as her body was found in the hotel freezer. (Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza) *** For over a century, these ghostly orbs have captivated and spooked travelers in Queensland, Australia. Are they supernatural spirits or mere mirages? (The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min) *** AND MORE!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:07.004 = Demon of Dawstone Road00:11:30.917 = Horrors at Manila Film Center ***00:31:46.055 = Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza ***00:40:24.583 = Ghostly Orbs of Min Min00:50:15.674 = Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema ***00:56:56.461 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckujv2n“The Demon of Dawstone Road” by Tom Slemen for Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/muvz6wbv“Horrors At Manila Film Center” by Lucia for TheGhostInMyMachine.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9es3ka3j“Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza” by Amanda Sedlak-Hevener for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8drf6j“The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min” by Kimberly Lin for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ea9zway9(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: April 15, 2024This episode of Weird Darkness travels from a haunted stretch of English road and a tower built on dead workers to a teenager found frozen in a hotel kitchen, a century of phantom lights in the Australian Outback, and an 18th-century medical practice involving tobacco and a part of the body it had no business near.It opens on Dawstone Road in Heswall, where a Neston motorist crashed through a six-foot sandstone wall in the winter of 1961 and later told a surgeon at Clatterbridge Hospital that a horrible devil had pushed his car sideways, despite no alcohol in his blood. That March, a 23-year-old Wallasey man named Rory was thrown from his motorbike at the Baskervyle Road junction by a seven-foot horned figure that seized his handlebars, and he woke to a face with pointed ears and luminous eyes muttering about the pit. The road's reputation reaches back to November 1934, when a posse hunted a demonic creature that a wealthy mansion owner blamed on his escaped bulldog, an explanation a local policeman rejected by asking how a broad bulldog squeezed through iron gate bars. The pattern continued through a stalled Hillman Imp shoved backwards in 1969 and a nurse's 1978 sighting of a horned man in black standing beside a ten-foot hole that glowed red and echoed with screaming.From there the episode moves to the Manila Film Center, the cinema palace Imelda Marcos rushed to completion for the first Manila International Film Festival in January 1982, where part of the structure collapsed on November 17, 1981 and buried workers in wet cement during a 24-hour construction schedule. Eyewitness Nena Benigno described seeing men carried out frozen in cement that had not fully hardened, while official counts from the Marcos regime claimed only a handful of deaths against outside estimates ranging as high as 169. Architect Froilan Hong put the toll at seven and denied the burial stories, yet legends persisted that the dead were entombed in the walls, and a medium reportedly brought in by Imelda Marcos to exorcise the building announced during a trance that the spirits now numbered 169 after the road death of project supervisor Betty Benitez.Next comes the death of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins, found face-down in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Rosemont on the morning of September 11, 2017, nearly a full day after security footage caught her stumbling through the hotel and entering an unused kitchen. The Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident from hypothermia, with a blood-alcohol level of 0.112 and epilepsy medication cited as contributing factors, but her mother Teresa Martin questioned how a teenager could open the freezer's heavy steel doors and filed a $50 million lawsuit against the hotel. Viral speculation drew comparisons to the 2013 death of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel, fueled by footage in which background music was mistaken for a cry of help and an anonymous tip claiming a gang had killed her for $200.The episode then crosses to the Outback near Boulia in Queensland, where Min Min lights have trailed travelers since Europeans first documented them in 1838, hovering about three feet off the ground, changing color, and following people on foot, on horseback, and in cars. A stockman riding past the burned ruins of the Min Min Hotel reported a glow the size of a watermelon that chased him to the edge of town, and Arrernte elder Mavis Malbunka tied the lights to a Dreamtime story of a mother searching for a child fallen from the Milky Way. University of Queensland physiologist Jack Pettigrew traced the phenomenon to a Fata Morgana, an optical illusion in which warm air over cold bends light from sources hundreds of kilometers beyond the horizon, a finding he published in 2003 after recreating the effect with car headlights ten kilometers away.The episode closes on the tobacco enema, the 18th-century practice of blowing smoke into a patient's rectum to revive the drowned, with resuscitation kits hung near English waterways for emergency use. Nicholas Culpeper adapted the method from Native American medicine and Richard Mead carried it forward, and an early 1746 account credits a husband with reviving his apparently drowned wife by inserting a pipe stem and puffing smoke through it. Nicotine absorbed this way could raise a patient's heart rate, which gave the treatment a plausible mechanism, and the 1774 Institution for Affording Immediate Relief to Persons Apparently Dead from Drowning built its work around it before being renamed the Royal Humane Society, which still operates in England today.
In Episode 11 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including their thoughts on the latest Nintendo Direct, What makes a GOOD and BAD video game trailer, Cozy Game news, Listener emails + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCast
In Episode 10 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss EVERY cozy game shown in the most recent Wholesome games direct... Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGames mentioned:DressmakerBook NookFields of Mistria 1.0Spirit CrossingTinkernestMoonlight PeaksIn the DriftCapy CastawayDiscountyDungeon touristsFourleaf FieldsIs this seat takenUsagi ShimaMilki DeliveryHidden Folks 2Lous LagoonBeastfolk barberThe wandering village CroakwoodDeer and BoyPatience is a virtueDesign and ConjureMomentoPetal RunnerFroggy BrewsPlanet Zoo 2Cozy Grove: camp spiritGo-go townLoftiaTales of SeikyuSpiritsteadParalives UpdateMoomin" Midsummer madnessHumbletsSpiriki Tiny Island WaterfulRubber BirdHelaLittle cheese worksTOEM 2Otterly LostWalk the FrogTiny DeliveryHokko SpacesWild ChorusAnemorieColorboundFossil QuestDanchi DaysPelican PostPapaya Plaza
Mysterious ghost lights haunt the darkest roads in America and Australia. In this Thursday Thrills episode, explore cryptid encounters and spooky legends tied to the Marfa Lights, Min Min Light horror, and the Devil's Promenade—unexplained phenomena that draw paranormal tourists into real darkness. From eerie folklore to modern sightings, we investigate why these haunted locations refuse to stay dead.Inside this episode:The Hornet / Joplin Spook Light and the haunted road known as the Devil's PromenadeWhy the Marfa Lights became a paranormal tourism destination in West TexasThe Min Min Light legends of the Australian outback and why they feel so sinisterPossible explanations, from headlights and mirages to temperature inversionsA fictional ghost-light encounter built from the fears these legends tap intoNew here? Thursday Thrills is a quick weekly ride into creepy stories, haunted places, weird obsessions, and eerie little corners of the world worth talking about.Would you follow a mysterious light down a dark road?
In Episode 9 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) are joined by fellow content creator Letz Play K to discuss several topics including the hit new cozy game Paralives, thoughts on the first cozy game awards show, steam deck news, listener emails + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCast
Rakush, Mark, and Matt are back in the casting chairs as they deliberate on who in hollywood will be entering Mistake Zone's Super Smash Bros Universe. 0:00 - Fantasy Critic 2:33 - Smash or Pratt Rules Update 8:10 - Marth 15:11 - Roy 20:18 - Ike 24:33 - Robin 30:38 - Corrin / Byleth 36:35 - Pit 40:25 - Palutena 44:50 - Villager 46:32 - Isabelle 51:25 - Captain Falcon 58:05 - Ice Climbers 1:03:39 - Captain Olimar 1:08:18 - Mr Game and Watch 1:11:32 - Little Mac 1:12:22 - Mii Fighter 1:15:22 - Duck Hunt 1:20:02 - Inkling 1:22:53 - Min Min 1:29:17 - Don't Match Me: Chris Pratt
In Episode 8 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including first impressions of Paralives, Nintendo news, Cozy Game Smash or Pass for June + MUCH MORE!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGames mentioned:ParalivesYoshi and the Mysterious BookODDFAUNA Caravan VillageMomento Fantastic Haven Focus Grove Swan Song Snacktorio Solar Punk Puni The Florist Spirit Talk Witchspire (EA)Unrailed 2 Back on Track Denshattack! Cozy Cleaner 6/22 Tiny Terra SpacesStar Fox
In Episode 7 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including video game reviews, underrated cozy games you should play, cozy game pet peeves, + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastPat's Picks:Rune DiceSilent HopeArcade ParadisePayy's Picks:Vampire TherapistBloomtown A Different StoryPine HeartsMin's Mix:MythMatchShokudo UnderworldBehind The FrameOther Games Mentioned:Die in the DungeonCoffee TalkDate EverythingCuisineerMika and the Witch's MountainSugar ShackSunrise's OrderSun Haven Little Friends Puppy IslandFields of Mistria Coral IslandMoonstone IslandCult of the Lamb
In Episode 4 of Season 6, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including first impressions of MIXTAPE as well as the controversy surrounding it, Switch 2 price increase, and TONS of cozy game news. 2 Listener emails too!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCast
In Episode 5 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), and Min (Min's Meadow) discuss several topics including some BIG news for Pat & Min, Tons of Listener Emails, Cozy Game Headlines + SO MUCH MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastNotable Games Mentioned: Coral IslandStarsand IslandFourleaf FieldsSunCraft Sunrise StoryThe Little CrumbVelanit The Forgotten Cottage Farming CampFarm & Feast
In Episode 4 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including first impressions of Loftia, Our most hyped cozy games for the rest of 2026, Cozy game picks for May + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGames mentioned:Wax HeadsMIXTAPEFarm to TableGreenhearts NecromancerOdd Fauna: Secret of the TerrabeastThrifty BusinessYoshi and the Mysterious BookCoffee Talk TokyoWalk The FrogParalives Early AccessMap Map- A game about mapsBlueberry
In Episode 3 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including first impressions of Tomodachi Life: Living the dream, listener emails, cozy game kickstarters + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastkickstarter mentioned: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gardenofdreamsgames/silicone-heart
In Episode 12of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including cozy game news and headlines, biggest surprises (so far) of 2026 and a special dev interview with Erik who is making Shanty Town!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGames Mentioned:Shanty Town (OUT NOW)Charity Bundle mentioned: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/whale-and-dolphin-conservation-charity-bundle
In this episode we debate on who's better between Min Min and Kazuya.
In Episode 1 of Season 4, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our experience at PAX East 2026, Our picks for Cozy Games releasing in April, Listener Emails + MOREJoin the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGames Mentioned:Spirit RancherCollapsusShanty TownMold WasherGrave SeasonsFishbowl KuloNiku: Bowl Up!Find Your WordsHigh AboveBeyond WordsCleaning Up!Under Par Golf ArchitectTomodachi Life: Living The DreamShanty TownOutboundMoomintroll: Winter's WarmthBobo BayinKONBINI HorticularStardew ValleyPalia HeartopiaInfinity NikkiFields of Mistria
In Episode 26 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including first impressions of Pokemon Pokopia, SMASH OR PASS the newest cozy games coming to Nintendo Switch, Listener Emails + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGame Review: Lynked: Banner of the Spark
In Episode 25 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including first impressions of all the pokemon news, stardew valley 10 year anniversary, listener emails + MORE!!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGame Review: Lynked: Banner of the Spark
In Episode 24 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including their dream cozy game, listener emails AND Smash or Pass for March Cozy Games!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastDemos Mentioned:Planet of Lana 2PokopiaLost and Found Co.FroggonitPieced TogetherBubblegum GalaxyPiece by PieceCollector's CoveMonster Hunter Stories 3Bonnie Bear Saves Frog TimeNeo Pets CollectionHozy
In Episode 23 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) are joined with Rogersbase to discuss several topics including Next Fest demos, First Impressions of Pokopia, Listener Emails + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCast
In Episode 22 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including the Nintendo Partner Showcase, Fields of Mistria, Starsand Island + MORE February Cozy Games!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Yuotube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCast
In Episode 21 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including Cozy Game news & headlines, Tomodachi Life FIRST THOUGHTS, Listener Emails + more!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Yuotube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastGames Mentioned:Side Quest: Lynked: Banner of the SparkTomodachi Life: Living the DreamLost and Found Co. Starsand IslandHaunted ChocolatierPixelshireDisney Dreamlight ValleyFields of Mistria
In Episode 20 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including Cozy Game news & headlines, Heartopia AI controversy, February Cozy Game SMASH OR PASS, Listener Emails + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMSlow Burn Podcast on Yuotube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCast
In Episode 19 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including Cozy Game news & headlines, our review and first impressions of the new Animal Crossing update, and our thoughts of the new cozy game Heartopia! EnjoyJoin the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BM
In Episode 18 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics such as Januray Cozy Games, Cozy Game News, Emails + MORE!!Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BM
In Episode 17 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) host the SECOND annual Burnies (Cozy Game Awards Show) This audio was taken from the video version which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/@SlowBurnCastJoin the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMHosts: @NintenTalk @PaytonsCorner @MinsMeadow Guests: @JoshGamingGarden @LochVaness @LetzPlayK @Cozygamingclub
In Episode 16 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including new years gaming resolutions, SMASH OR PASS Wholesome Snack edition, Emails + MORE!!WATCH THE BURNIES 2025 “The Cozy Game Awards”:Join the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMGAMES MENTIONED:South of MidnightStory of Seasons Grand BazaarMichala's Cozy Life Shoutout: https://www.youtube.com/@michalascozylifeHarvest Moon SNES Out of WordsClair Obscur: Expedition 33Everdream VillageWHOLESOME SNACK PLAY OR PASS:Thrifty BusinessLost & Found Co. B-e-e-t-l-e: be right back! Wylde SocietyMoomintroll: Winter's WarmthVerdantSpirit CrossingTravel Pack!Mirage Miracle QuestCozy CaravanFishbowlFind Your WordsArcane EatsCatchMakerPANdemonium! MergeZitifonoMandrakeRestory: Chill Electronics RepairsD-TopiaBits & Bops
In Episode 15 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including cozy hot takes for 2025, cozy game news and several listener questions!! VOTE for YOUR FAVORITE COZY GAMES in THE BURNIES 2025 “The Cozy Game Awards”: https://forms.gle/j2qYr562u46H6A7aAJoin the OFFICIAL Slow Burn Discord: https://discord.gg/6wxYg3S7BMStarsand IslandSumikkogurashi Create a Wonderful Sumikko IslandCuddly Forest Friends Palia: Winter's Wonder [Dec 9th]Tiny BookshopHokko LifeAnimal DoctorSugardew IslandHarvest IslandBongo Cat
In Episode 14 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) are joined by Jenny Windom of Wholesome Games to discuss several topics including how we game in December, December SMASH OR PASS, an inside look into Wholesome Games and MORE!! VOTE for YOUR FAVORITE COZY GAMES in THE BURNIES 2025 “The Cozy Game Awards”: https://forms.gle/j2qYr562u46H6A7aAPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames Mentioned:Two Point Museum ZooseumHotdog HazardsPixel CafeUnboxathonPancito MergePunyanSuika GameAnxiety PuppyCozyramaEverdream Village [Early Access]The Mushroom JournalOoble GardensLittle Rocket Lab [Nintendo Switch]Viewfinder [Nintendo Switch]JENNY WINDOM GUEST SEGMENTExpedition 33DiscountyTiny Book ShopFields of MistriaPowerwash Sim 2Leafblower SimulatorSerreWinter BurrowPetit PlanetTales of SeikyuMinami LaneMake RoomIs This Seat Taken?FishbowlUsagi ShimaWitchbrookHaunted ChocolatierWylde SocietyHelaFourleaf FieldsMoonlight PeaksLoftiaStarsand IslandSpirit Crossing https://playspiritcrossing.com/Watch the Wholesome Snack: https://youtu.be/kYwGSLM8lsQ?si=8lUyecvJ9EVyiNNRWholesomeGames.com for all other information@kimchica on all socials except on instagram @jennywindom GeeksandGrounds.com
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In Episode 13 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our thoughts on Switch 2 so far, listener emails, and a new segment of cozy game shark tankPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames Mentioned:Side Quest: WytchwoodMario Kart WorldSwitch 2 Welcome TourDK BonanzaDrag X DriveHyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentKirby Air RidersMetroid Prime 4Kirby and the Forgotten LandHaunted ChocolatierFields of MistriaAnimal Crossing New HorizonsRoleplaying MusicalMoonstone IslandEchoes of the Plum GroveCoffee TalkCoral IslandMinabo a Walk Through LifeCosmic Wheel of SisterhoodPokemonStory of SeasonsMoonlighterPowerwash SimulatorHouse FlipperStardew ValleyPeggleRollercoaster TycoonRoots of PachaHello Kitty Island AdventureLemonCakePikmin 4Harvest Moon More Friends of Mineral TownAutonomicaPuff Pals Island SkiesSlothtopiaCoral IslandThe RanchersMina The HollowerAges of Cataria
In Episode 12 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our first thoughts on the extended trailer of Pokémon Pokopia, Steam Machine thoughts, More delays, and Shark Tank Ep 1Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames Mentioned:Side Quest: WytchwoodPokemon PokopiaDragon Quest Builders 1 + 2Animal Crossing New HorizonsCoffee Talk TokyoCoffee Talk Episode 2Solar Punk ParalivesWitchbrookFourleaf FieldsManaSparksNovalandsCOZY GAME SHARK TANK [Fictional Games]Curator's Curse submitted by Acetronaut_GamingFrond Grove submitted by Shannon/Piper
In Episode 10 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our first thoughts on the some of the NEWEST cozy games we have been playing, cozy game news, emails + MORE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames Mentioned:GAMES MENTIONED:Side Quest: WytchwoodGemporiumDate EverythingStory of Seasons Grand BazaarCosmic CoopPipkinLittle Rocket LabWhimel AcademyBye Sweet CaroleLittle Witch in the WoodsPetit PlanetMoonfrostMoonstone IslandFields of MistriaStardew ValleyTiny Bookshop Merch Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKMgKJ0idd5qdW-bnuCbExU8KnyBp13IzmIMSwRIlk64h6Lw/formResponse
Yaama everyone! We're delighted to welcome back two respected Original Australian elders to the show: Uncle Donny, a Gamilaroi-Anaiwan elder, and Aunty Luna, a Wiradjuri-Gamilaroi elder. “Yaama” means hello in their language. Today, Uncle Donny and Aunty Luna will share their rich cultural knowledge and personal stories. We'll explore fascinating topics such as the Min Min lights (mysterious orbs seen in the outback), the Hairyman, Bunyips (cryptid creatures from Australian waterways), and “The Others.” We'll also discuss the natural technologies of the old ways, as well as stories about ETs and UFOs—and much more! We invite you to listen with curiosity and respect as we learn from their wisdom and experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Do you see that floating light just off in the distance in the dark woods? It has many names - the jack-o-lantern, the Min Min lights, the Naga Fireballs, but it's perhaps best known as the will-o-the-wisp: a mysterious, sometimes malevolent, sometimes benevolent spirit that can be found around the world!Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, drowning, child death, animal death, abusive relationships, colonization, decapitation, and train accidents. Housekeeping- Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests' books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books- Call to Action: Get our new Old Wives' Tale Teller Corduroy Hat!- Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344Sponsors- Blueland creates everyday eco-friendly cleaning productions that save you money and space, without any plastic waste. Get 15% off your first order when you go to blueland.com/spirits- Uncommon Goods, where you can get 15% off at http://uncommongoods.com/spirits Find Us Online- Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com- Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast- Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch- Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast- Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com- Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast- Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.comCast & Crew- Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin- Editor: Bren Frederick- Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod- Artwork: Allyson Wakeman- Multitude: multitude.productionsAbout UsSpirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In Episode 10 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our thoughts on the HUGE Animal Crossing Switch 2 version + NEWS, November SMASH or PASS, + MORE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames Mentioned:Side Quest: WytchwoodAnimal Crossing New Horizons Switch 2 Upgrade + 3.0 UpdateCats and CupsTavern KeeperMagical GreenhouseDinkum [Nintendo Switch Release]Hello Kitty and Friends Freeze TagTiny Lands 2Cosmic CoopUnpetrified Echoes of NatureWindsweptGoodnight UniverseWinter BurrowLittle CornersUmamiThe Berlin ApartmentDisney Dreamlight Valley Wishblossom RanchKirby Air Riders
In Episode 9 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our most anticipated games for 2026, our cozy game INS and OUTS, Gone Home Review, emails + MORE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames Mentioned:Moonlight Peaks Starsand Island WitchbrookFields of MistriaSunkissed CityPokopiaTomodachi Life Petit PlanetAnimula NookWish Upon a LlamaAnimal Crossing Reveal?NeverwayCult of the Lamb Woolhaven Wylde SocietyGrave SeasonsDeer and BoyOur Life: Now and ForeverPalworld: PalfarmGecko GodsHeartopiaFloatopiaMazey VillageBotany ManorMushroom MusumeTerra MemoriaThe Garden PathGalactic GetawayFractured LibraryThe Berlin ApartmentFirefly VillageCosmic CoopBook BoundEchoes of the Plum GroveEverafter FallsSide Quest: Gone Home
In Episode 8 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including the delay of Witchbrook, Next Fest demo reviews, Pokémon first impressions, Emails + MORE!!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames Mentioned:Gone HomeWitchbrookPokémon Legends ZAStarsand IslandTrade TalesEverdream VillageMazey VillageCosmic CoopBig HopsZeldaSkyrimFields of Mistria
In Episode 5 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including HUGE cozy game reveals, October SMASH OR PASS, reviews + MORE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGAMES MENTIONEDNEW SIDE QUEST for October: Gone HomeNEW COZY GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS:Palworld: PalFarmAnimula NookPetit IslandOCTOBER COZY GAME RELEASES:Casey Noir and Carved Pumpkin's LatteEaluMy Card is Better Than Your CardLittle Rocket LabBye Sweet CaroleSnoopy & The Great Mystery ClubPokemon Legends ZAKokoro KitchenThe Lonesome GuildDreamed AwayMoonlighter 2Once Upon a KatamariPipkinSimon the Sorcerer OriginsHarvest Moon Home Sweet HomeSIDE QUEST: Squeakross Home Squeak Home
In Episode 4 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) are joined by special guest MellowTeddy to discuss several topics including recent cozy game news, Palia deep dive, emails + MORE!!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastDiscord: https://discord.gg/QUCFypEJxTGames mentioned:SqueakrossDiscountyFashion DreamerPaliaInfinity NikkiStardew ValleyAnimal CrossingFields of MistriaPowerwash Simulator
In Episode 3 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including the recent Nintendo Direct, More Cozy Game news stories, emails + MORE!!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastGAMES MENTIONED:Side Quest: SqueakrossNINTENDO DIRECT:Mario Galaxy 1 and 2Mario Tennis FeverYoshi and the Mysterious BookDinkumTomodachi Living the DreamLynked: Banner of the Spark Hades IIDragon Quest VII ReimaginedOvercooked 2 Switch 2 EditionStardew Valley Switch 2 EditionPowerwash Simulator 2Suika Game PlanetMetroid Prime 4Donkey Kong Banaza Emerald Rush DLCPokemon PokopiaPokemon Legends ZA Switch 2 Edition + DLCTwo Point Museum Switch 2 EditionLittle Nightmares IIIFire Emblem Fortune's WeaveVirtual BoyWitchbrookFields of MistriaLoftiaAnimal CrossingPAYTON'S NEWS CORNERPeaceful Days Demo Moonstone Island Heartopia https://www.youtube.com/@Heartopia-officialMIN'S MAIL TIMECosmic Wheel SisterhoodCoffee Talk Dave the DiverPotion PermitEastwardGraveyard KeeperMagical DelicacyUntil ThenMoonlight in GarlandFields of Mistria
In Episode 2 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including a pricing debate for indie games, Underrated cozy games from our listeners, News + MORE!!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastSIDE QUEST GAME: SqueakrossINDIE GAME PRICESHollow Knight SilkSongHAVE WE HEARD OF THESE COZY GAMES?CabernetOne ShotShineHillThe Smile AlchemistBest Friend ForeverA Story BesideEastShadeMy Party Needs an AlchemistSpells and SecretsMario is MissingSummerhouseMr SaitouMutazioneDonut CountyBye Sweet CarolePAYTON'S NEWS CORNERWhisper of the HouseMoonfrostCult of the Lamb Woolhaven DLCPaliaEMAILSEchoes of the Plum GroveOgu and the Secret ForestNaiad OxenFreeCorekeeperMonster Care SimulatorUntil ThenFields of MistriaStardew ValleyMoonstone IslandCoral IslandAnimal Crossing New HorizonsRune Factory Guardians of AzumaStory of Seasons Grand BazaarInfinity Nikki
In Episode 1 of Season 3, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our picks for the BEST cozy games releasing in September, Concerned Ape news, Story of seasons: Grand Bizarre review + MOREPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastGAMES MENTIONED:Infinity NikkiStardew ValleyFields of MistriaStory of Seasons Grand BazaarStory of Seasons A Wonderful LifeStory of Seasons Pioneers of Olive TownCoral IslandKemono TeatimeLittle Problems A Cozy Detective GameMake it! PancakesCozy OrganizerLittle Witch in the WoodsHollow Knight SilksongLetters to ArrallaVoyagers of NeraHenry HalfheadTown to CityStrange AntiquitiesWitchy BusinessPacman World 2 RepacOri and the Blind ForestTurnip Boy Commits Taz Evasion
In Episode 30 of Season 2, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including our favorite type of cozy games to play, Smash or Pass Indie world edition, New Cozy Game Impressions + MORE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastGames MentionedSide Quest Game: Turnip Boy Commits Tax EvasionPATREON POLL:Stardew ValleyFields of MistriaPalia Disney Dreamlight ValleyStory of SeasonsZelda GamesMario GamesPokemon GamesINDIE WORLD SHOWCASE:Mina the HollowerNeverwayHerdlingIs This Seat Taken?GlacieredWinter BurrowUndusted Letters from the pastStrange AntiquitiesOPUS Prism PeakGoGo TownNEW COZY GAMES (FIRST IMPRESSIONS):Tales of the ShireTiny BookshopMake RoomIs This Seat Taken?GemporiumStory of Seasons Grand BazaarHozyMyth MatchLeaf Blower Co.EMAIL:Mini NinjasSuper Mario Bros WiiAnimal Crossing New HorizonsLittle Big PlanetHarvest Moon GamesZoo TycoonStory of Seasons Games
In Episode 29 of Season 2, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including first thoughts on Tales of the Shire, Nintendo news and Partner Showcase thoughts + MORE!!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncastGAMES MENTIONED:Side Quest Game: Turnip Boy Commits Tax EvasionTales of the ShireDisney Dreamlight ValleyAnimal Crossing PLAY OR PASS: NINTENDO PARTNER DIRECT:Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted ReflectionOnce Upon A KATAMARIJust Dance 2026DRAGON BALL Sparking! ZEROPlants vs Zombies: Replanted Persona 3 ReloadHyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentChillin' by the FireHelaGoodnight UniverseHello Kitty Island Adventure – Wheatflour Wonderland DLC
In Episode 28 of Season 2, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including cozy game recommendations for newbies to the genre, August cozy game recommendations, Into the Emberlands review!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncast_________________________________________Games Mentioned:Animal CrossingStardew ValleyHarvest Moon/Story of SeasonsOobletsA Short HikeWylde FlowersPeggleRoots of PachaUnpackingFields of MistriaFantatical Bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/build-your-own-cozy-games-bundleLittle Witch in the WoodsWitchbrookSunkissed CityResearch StoryAUGUST COZY GAMES:Catto's Post OfficeMagic InnMake RoomOut and AboutWhimsideTiny BookshopRitual of RavenGemporiumFruitbus (on Switch)Firefly VillageSuper Farming BoyDiscountyWhisper of the HouseStory of Seasons Grand BazaarSugardew ValleySpirit City Lofi SessionsBandle TaleSprout ValleySugar Shack
In Episode 27 of Season 2, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including cozy game THIS or THAT, Patreon Poll results, Emails + MORE!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncast_________________________________________Games Mentioned:Research StoryDonkey Kong BananzaBowser's FuryThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomTales of the Shire Disney Dreamlight Valley (DDV)Fae FarmSun Haven Moonstone IslandFields of MistriaCoral Island Stardew ValleyPixelshireLakeEverafter FallsTHIS OR THAT:DinkumAnimal Crossing New HorizonsPaliaHello Kitty Island AdventureUntil Then Luna's Fishing GardenDuck Detective Spilled!Roots of PachaRune Factory Guardians of AzumaMario Party JamboreeSugardew IslandSkystead RanchDreaming IslesSide Quest: Into the Emberlands
In Episode 26 of Season 2, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including cozy game recommendations, escaping in video games, emails + MOREPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncast_________________________________________INTRO/ POLL: Moonstone IslandAnimal Crossing PixelshireHello Kitty Island AdventureSIDE QUEST GAMES: Into the EmberlandsEMAIL TOPIC:Luma Island I am Future: Cozy Apocalypse GameBandle TaleI Am FutureLightyear FrontierPaliaMudbornePotion PermitGo-Go TownSolar PunkIF YOU LIKE THIS YOULL LIKE THIS:Stardew Valley:Rune FactoryRoots of PachaCattle CountryFields of Mistria (Mentioned)Coral IslandAnimal Crossing:DinkumHello Kitty Island AdventureAnimal Crossing Pocket CampCozy Grove (Mentioned)Ooblets Critter CoveDisney Dreamlight Valley:Tales of the ShirePaliaCheap Hidden Gem:Frog's AdventureWebfishingGarden GalaxyA Good Story:LakeCelesteBeacon PinesUntil ThenCoffee Talk 1 & 2Cosmic Wheel SisterhoodStray Gods: The Roleplaying MusicalRakuenMr .SaitouNight in the WoodsFall of PorcupineOnce Upon a JesterBonniebear saves FrogtimePuzzle Games:Nubby's Number FactoryPeggleUnpackingAssemble With CareCartoBirthStick-to-the-PlanHamster on RailsCaptain Toad Treasure TrackerCombat Games:Rune FactoryFantasy Life i The Girl Who Steals TimeBayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost DemonMy Card is Better Than Your CardCorekeeperCult of the LambCrafting:Mineko's Night MarketMy Time at SandrockEMAIL INBOX:Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (GameBoy)What Remains of Edith FinchGone HomeCoffee Talk 2Moonlight in GarlandWanderstopUntil ThenInfinity NikkiJust DanceUnpackingSonic HeroesSkyrimEmail Us: slowburncast@gmail.comNEWMessage #show-notes-26
In Episode 25 of Season 2, the Slow Burn Cast Pat (NintenTalk), Min (Min's Meadow), and Payton (Payton'sCorner) discuss several topics including reacting to listener's underrated games, voice acting in games, narrative games and EVEN MORE emails!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/slowburncast_________________________________________INTRO:Tales of the Shire (Delayed Again?)SIDE QUEST:Into the EmberlandsPATREON DISCUSSION:Final Profit: a shop RPGBubblegum GalaxyFruit MountainSeason: a letter to the futureMoonglow BaySumire100% Orange JuiceThe Wild At HeartFixFoxVoltaire The Vegan VampireEMAIL SEGMENTSMoonstone IslandEverdream ValleyEverdream VillagePaleo PinesCoffee Talk 1 & 2Stray Gods Role Playing Musical Wylde Flowers Wylde SocietyStardew ValleyAnimal CrossingStory of SeasonsMy Time at PortiaMy Time at SandrockMy Time at EvershinePokemonLuma Island (Pirates)GourdletsGourdlets TogetherCult of the LambFantasy Life iTavern TalkFields of MistriaHarvest MoonVideoverseAfterlove EPLakeOxenfreeGuardian of NatureTell Tale SeriesThe Cosmic Wheel SisterhoodA Bird StoryTo The MoonUntil ThenCoffee Talk TokyoRune Factory Guardians of Azuma
For decades, eerie crashes, shadowy figures, and chilling encounters with a horned entity have plagued Dawstone Road—could a demonic force be lurking in the darkness?IN THIS EPISODE: Dawstone Road is where some say the veil between our reality and the unknown is thin. A motorist's brush with death in 1961 sparked a chain of inexplicable events. From encounters with horned entities to unexplained accidents, the road holds secrets that seem to defy rational explanation. (The Demon of Dawstone Road) *** There is a dark history and supernatural secrets at the Manila Film Center. Built as a symbol of power and prestige during the Marcos regime, its construction was rushed, resulting in a catastrophic collapse that claimed numerous lives. But the horror didn't end there. Stories of hauntings, spectral hands reaching out, and cries for help still echo through its halls. (Horrors At Manila Film Center) *** When 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins vanished during a hotel party, it sparked a viral whirlwind of speculation and suspicion. Despite authorities ruling her death an accident, questions lingered – as they should, seeing as her body was found in the hotel freezer. (Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza) *** For over a century, these ghostly orbs have captivated and spooked travelers in Queensland, Australia. Are they supernatural spirits or mere mirages? (The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min) *** AND MORE!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open00:02:24.195 = Demon of Dawstone Road00:11:41.701 = Horrors at Manila Film Center00:31:33.526 = Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza00:40:15.480 = Ghostly Orbs of Min Min00:49:31.916 = Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema00:56:10.167 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Blowing Smoke Up Your Enema” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckujv2n“The Demon of Dawstone Road” by Tom Slemen for Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/muvz6wbv“Horrors At Manila Film Center” by Lucia for TheGhostInMyMachine.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9es3ka3j“Frozen Corpse at Crown Plaza” by Amanda Sedlak-Hevener for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8drf6j“The Ghostly Orbs of Min Min” by Kimberly Lin for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ea9zway9=====Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateInfo on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScreamInfo on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: April 15, 2024EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DawstoneDemon