When Mark tries to train the neighborhood crows to bring him money, everything goes terribly sideways in this serial comedy horror.
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Story, music, and sound design by Sean McGinty, author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark and The End of Fun, and the comic strip VampireWitch and GhostWolf.
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[Note: some portions of the transcript and audio have been removed and/or anonymized in conjunction with the Office of Naval Intelligence and OminCrow Ventures, a subsidiary of OmniCrow Industries.]
Mark receives a gift from the crows.
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THE CROWS MADE ME DO IT
is a serial audio fiction work by Sean McGinty
Two Seasons, 16 episodes
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Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
more at helloseanmcginty.com (http://helloseanmcginty.com)
13 Oct 2026
6. Wayne
Mark meets Wayne.
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THE CROWS MADE ME DO IT
is a serial audio fiction work by Sean McGinty
Two Seasons, 16 episodes
***
Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
more at helloseanmcginty.com (http://helloseanmcginty.com)
6 Oct 2026
5. Division of Labor
After a series of negotiations, the crows and Mark collaborate on another project.
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THE CROWS MADE ME DO IT
is a serial audio fiction work by Sean McGinty
Two Seasons, 16 episodes
***
Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
more at helloseanmcginty.com (http://helloseanmcginty.com)
29 Sept 2026
4. The Paradox of Freedom
The crows request Mark's assistance in building a prototype. Lyudmila has new about her grandfather.
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THE CROWS MADE ME DO IT
is a serial audio fiction work by Sean McGinty
Two Seasons, 16 episodes
***
Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
more at helloseanmcginty.com (http://helloseanmcginty.com)
22 Sept 2026
3. We Need To Talk
Mark deals with a labor dispute and seeks advice from Lyudmila.
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THE CROWS MADE ME DO IT
is a serial audio fiction work by Sean McGinty
Two Seasons, 16 episodes
***
Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
more at helloseanmcginty.com (http://helloseanmcginty.com)
15 Sept 2026
2. The Message
Mark gets a message from the crows.
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THE CROWS MADE ME DO IT
is a serial audio fiction work by Sean McGinty
Two Seasons, 16 episodes
***
Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
more at helloseanmcginty.com (http://helloseanmcginty.com)
3 Aug 2026
1. Can We Be Friends?
Mark strikes a deal with the crows. Lyudmila asks for assistance with her plants.
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THE CROWS MADE ME DO IT
is a serial audio comedy horror by Sean McGinty
Two Seasons, 16 episodes
Episode 2 arrives September 2026
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Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
more at helloseanmcginty.com (http://helloseanmcginty.com)
14 Jul 2026
We May Have Underestimated the Crows (trailer)
I was walking my dogs in the rain one evening in my crow-inhabited neighborhood in north Portland, listening to music or maybe a podcast (I forget) on my wired headphones (this detail is important later), when a funny, dark, and (to me at the time) nearly perfect story just sort of started appearing in my mind.
The story was about a guy who tries to train the neighborhood crows to bring him money, but everything goes nightmarishly sideways and the crows end up taking over his life.
I recorded the story into my voice memo, almost an hour of audio, cracking myself up as I walked home in the rain. At the time I was working on a edits for my second novel, Rainbow in the Dark, so I set the crow story aside...
Months later I opened my voice memos, ready to transcribe my work of genius. But when I hit play, this is what I heard:
SKKKKRTCHHHH...SKKKTCHHHH...SHHRKRTCHHHH
The wired microphone had been rubbing against the collar of my raincoat as I walked. Everything was static. Completely indecipherable. The entire story was lost!
In some weird way, I suspected it was the work of the crows. They had given me the story, and then they had taken it away, in order to demonstrate their power. They wanted to let me know.
Time went by, but I couldn't stop thinking about that lost story. Now, all these years later, I've put it together as best as I can, but what I’ve made is merely a shadow of the original. It can never be as good. But I had to do it. I had tell everyone about the crows.
Sean McGinty in the author of the novels Rainbow in the Dark (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/rainbow-in-the-dark-sean-mcginty) and The End of Fun (https://helloseanmcginty.com/the-end-of-fun/), and the comic VampireWitch & GhostWolf (https://vampirewitchcomic.com)
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