The Mad Tunnel

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Be advised: This episode contains some intense music and sound effects.

A group of friends venture into an abandoned tunnel against the warnings of one of them, who senses there is something in the tunnel that won’t let them get to the other side.

Genre: Horror

Excerpt: Bradley rubbed his hands together and looked at Amora. “It’s show time.”

Phoebe walked over to Amora, whose dark-eyed gaze was still staring ahead at the tunnel.

“Take your time,” Phoebe said. She wanted to tell Bradley to stop staring, but she figured it would only make Amora feel more self-conscious.

“So?” Bradley said. “Is there anything in there?”

What’s the Writing Prompt that inspired the story?No prompt. Okay, so what if a group of friends find a haunted tunnel?

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CREDITSStory: “The Mad Tunnel” Copyright © 2020 by Nila L. Patel Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production: Nila L. Patel

Music: “Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)* “Lost in the maze” “The story behind her smile” “Once upon a time” “As if it comes” “The crypt” “Sacrifice” “Pitch black” “Panic attack” “Shadow tunnel” “Communication” “Trust me” “I’m sorry” “Experiment 8” “Sounds from the end” “Experiment 6”

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Nicholas Jeudy licensed from GameDev Market Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket Vocal effects created with AudacityChanges made to the musical tracks? Just cropping to align with my narration.

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. At middle, view down a dark stony tunnel. Foreground, two people from behind and shoulders up. Person at left, seen in silhouette, holds one arm outstretched. Person at right, mostly in darkness, holds up a flashlight, shining it down the center of the tunnel. The light illuminates a man some distance away, lying on his stomach, propping himself up with both palms on the ground. The man looks forward, his brows raised. Visible in the light, on either side of him are thick legs ending in feet with curved claws. The legs belong to a massive bear-like creature standing over him. The creature’s clawed hands are visible in the light. The rest of the creature is hidden in shadow. A border is added at top and bottom to make the rectangular image square. The border contains patterns that match the stony texture and circle shape of the tunnel. Top border contains two hazy red points aligned next to each other. At middle left, watermark of “Storyfeather.”