An interlude before we likely advance to more pulp wackiness, David, Kaela and Abysmii look at a sobering story inspired by a prompt - a story about loss, memory, and the dead rising from the sea.
Story submitted by Unft4HumnConsumption.
Strange Fiction
160 - "Doctor Satan" (Part 2) by Paul Ernst
The thrilling conclusion of the first Doctor Satan story finds our erstwhile hero, Ascott Keane, meeting his arch-nemesis face-to-mask. David, Kaela, Allen and Abysmii are joined by Mastt Holley this time as they explore such uncanny powers as magical trash cans, blind noclipping through the city, and T-posing to call on the power of God and anime.
Story by Paul Ernst, first published in Weird Tales, August 1935.
159 - "Doctor Satan" (Part 1) by Paul Ernst
A pulp-infused saga unfolds as Abysmii shares a public domain discovery with David, Kaela and Allen. Straight form the pages of Weird Tales, the gang are introduced to the baffling crimes of the eponymous Devil-themed ne’er-do-well, and meet his arch-nemesis, the logical longboy Ascott Keane. Who will win? Who will lose? How many women will faint over the course of these stories? UCA is on the case!
Story by Paul Ernst, first published in Weird Tales, August 1935.
158 - "Elf on the Shelf: A Tale of Darkness" by Jay Connett
Nearly two weeks after Christmas and, timely as ever, David, Allen and Abysmii are opening their last gift from the Holiday season. If you’ve ever been unnerved by a certain plastic elf that is supposedly always watching for the big man up north, this one’s for you.
Story submitted by Jay Connett.
156 - "When Ray Is In a Bad Mood" by Rorshack Rorshan
Can we not go even three episodes before returning to the existential exercise that is reading a Rorshack Rorshan story? Apparently not, because David, Kaela, Abysmii and Papreeka are all together in person to read one featuring the dreaded Reality Man.
Story submitted by Rorshack Rorshan.
154 - "Take One" by Knadire
Halloween is fast approaching, and David, Kaela and Benjamin have a perfectly seasonal story to share. Get ready to have some tricks treated and some chains rattled with the tale of an All Hallows’ ritual with good intentions and horrific consequences.
Story submitted by Knadire. Read along here.
153 - "Chapter 4, Page 7" by ClericofMadness
David, Kaela, Allen and Seid celebrate Allen’s birthday and the beginning of spooky month with a story about a house, a dog, and several books that are not actually there. There’s drinking involved (for our readers, not in the story) and dice get rolled. Also, news about Midnight Marinara’s future.
Story submitted by ClericofMadness. Read along here.
152 - "Even Darkness Needs Hugs" by Rorshack Rorshan
David, Allen and Abysmii will never in their lives be prepared for the twists and turns of these oddball stories. Also in this episode: anecdotes about Japan, Einstein jumpscares and a real reminder of the show’s credo.
Story submitted by Rorshack Rorshan.
149 - "The Final Livestream of phanfan47" by ClericofMadness
The Liminal Real Estate agents of David, Kaela and Abysmii list a nice little number discovered during a livestream by a man who might possibly be a grandpa that played Tomagatchi.
Story submitted by ClericofMadness. Read along here.
148 - "Golden Sea" by Knadire
A short story penned for a Liminal Spaces writing challenge ends up prompting some surprisingly deep and serious discussion from David, Allen and Abysmii.
Story submitted by Knadire. Read along here.
147 - "Prevenge" by Max
David and Kaela read a short and punchy little number conceptually inspired by a They Might Be Giants song.
Story submitted by Max.
146 - "La Cueva de la Cabra" by A.C. Silva
David and Allen check out the Frozen Goat Cave and things get a more than a tad cryptic.
Story submitted by A.C. Silva. Read along here.
144 - "Unsplit Bonds" by neosaiyanangel
Oh good golly gosh, it looks like things are going a little kooky over there with our friends David, Allen and Abysmii, donchaknow. Maybe they got in a little too deep with this haunted doll story, but it probably has more to do with them getting into the mindset of a new character that may just have some meme staying power, oh yes she does!
Story submitted by neosaiyanangel. Read along here.
141 - "The Harvestman" by ClericofMadness
David and long-suffering inter-dimensional traveler Ben Paddon (Jump Leads) will bug bomb their way through this Cleric story that has way too many legs and even more tangents. Arachnophobes beware: this episode contains a lot of daddy longlegs!
Story by ClericofMadness. Read along here.
140 - "Full Moon, or a Description of Fish I Have Seen" by Kite Line
David, Kaela and Abysmii go fishing, and catch one whopper of an eldritch story with a nice dash of yearning.
Story by Kite Line, submitted by Cthuhlu Ftagn with permission. Read along here.
138 - "Does Anyone Remember a Dream with a Red Door?" by Leon H.
David comes in too hot on the mic in this recording while Allen is busy rolling at the bar. What brings them together is a story about lucid dreaming and a recurring image…
Story submitted by Leon H.
134 - "Heard" by Daniel Scamell
David, Kaela and Benjamin are going to have to put their waders on as they read this flash fiction story with grotesque banality at its heart. And a lot of meat.
Story submitted by Daniel Scamell. Read along at The Molotov Cocktail.
133 - "Who Built the House?" by Brendan Cleary
David, Kaela and Abysmii celebrate Guy Fawkes’ Day with another story plumbed from the dreams of the Great Old One. This time, it’s a VHS that has footage of the creation of humanity and how it was done. What existential conundrums will this cause for all and sundry?
Story by Brendan Cleary, submitted by Cthuhlu Ftagn with permission.
131 - "My Friend and I Found Ourselves on thispersondoesnotexist.com" by Tainted Dove
Kaela and Allen take a stab at a NoSleep-style story written in a 3-hour burst of creativity. The title is certainly evocative of NoSleep, but how does the story flow?
Story submitted by Tainted Dove.
130 - "Bobwire" by Urkelbot666
Allen’s enlightens David about the world of deathmatch wrestling, the device on which this story’s horror centers. They also talk about Mass Effect a lot, which has nothing to do with the story or wrestling. It wouldn’t be a UCA episode without some nonsensical tangents, after all.
Story submitted by Urkelbot666.