16 Aug NoSleep Podcast – Sleepless Decompositions Vol. 25
We have a PhD in horror this week as we present two tales about doomed docs from our Sleepless Decompositions.
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“The Dead Are a River”
Mental illness, PTSD, racist language, assault, self-harm, suicide
“Camera Obscura”
Mental illness, suicide
“The Dead Are a River” by Shawn Brooks (Story starts around 00:04:20)
Produced by Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator – Ash Millman, Dr. Winston Carlisle – Andy Cresswell, Clifford Walker – Jake Benson, Marcus – James Cleveland, Martha – Erika Sanderson
“Camera Obscura” by C. E. Rex (Story starts around 00:30:00)
Produced by Claudius Moore
Cast: Dr Mark Royland Jones – David Ault
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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
“Sleepless Decompositions” illustration courtesy of Kelly Turnbull
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