Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy. So, come along on our ride through the Dead West, bring your best iron and your favorite cross. Not that it'll do much good.</p><h3><br></h3><h3>No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.</h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Dead West
Claim This Podcastby Devin Steffens
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Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy. So, come along on our ride through the Dead West, bring your best iron and your favorite cross. Not that it'll do much good.</p><h3><br></h3><h3>No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.</h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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December 31, 2025
Part 9 "The Crone, The Crow, and the Mountain Child"
<p>Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.</p><br><p>In Part 9, Auggie communes with family, the veil around the Ward's family legacy thickens, and Conrad starts piecing together a larger plot before him.</p><br><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Trigger warnings:</h3><ul><li>Harm to children, violence to children implied and direct, claustrophobia, possession.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Credits</strong>:</h3><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/merlinthebard.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Devin Steffens</a> as Conrad, Louis, and other voices</p><p>Brianna Steffens as Auggie and Mable (<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks</a>)</p><p>Raphael Suarez is Thug</p><p>Intro and Outro music by <a href="https://www.sagegc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Sage_GC</a></p><br><p><strong>Support us on our FREE </strong><a href="https://patreon.com/DeadWestPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon </a>for exclusive content, merch, and much more!</p><br><p>Join the Community on <a href="https://discord.gg/8ECMdrGCqy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a> to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!</p><br><p>Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.</p><p>No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 22, 2025
Tales from the Dead West: Nearer Hell than Purgatory
<p>Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.</p><br><p>Join us on another foray into a "Tales from the Dead West" episode, these are stand alone anthology stories from around the world of the Dead West. In this episode Pinkerton Agent, Penelope Bancroft, heads deep into the Sierra Nevada Mountains to look for a team of missing agents. Little does she know that in those mountains she will learn what "surviving at all costs" really means.</p><h3><br></h3><h3>Trigger warnings:</h3><ul><li>Cannibalism</li><li>Forced cannibalism</li><li>Assault</li><li>Blood and intense descriptions of gore</li><li>chionophobia</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Credits</strong>:</h3><p><a href="https://ashseguinte.lawofnames.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Story and writing by Ashe Seguinte</a></p><p><a href="https://sophiachung.info/#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sophia Chung as Penelope Bancroft </a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dennisortman.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dennis Ortman as Linwood Gael </a></p><p>Editing, Sound Design, and additional Voices by <a href="https://x.com/merlin_thebard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Devin Steffens</a></p><p>Intro and Outro music by <a href="https://www.sagegc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Sage_GC</a></p><br><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><p><strong>Support us on </strong><a href="https://patreon.com/DeadWestPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon </a>or <a href="https://ko-fi.com/deadwestpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ko-fi</a> for exclusive content, merch, and much more!</p><br><p>Join the Community on <a href="https://discord.gg/8ECMdrGCqy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a> to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!</p><br><p>Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 30, 2025
Part 8: "Voices in the Dark"
Conrad, voiced by Devin Steffens, delves into madness within Blackwater's caves, encountering eldritch horror and confronting themes of violence and implied cannibalism in this episode.
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