Holy Ghost Stories

With 200,000 fearsome Assyrians camped around the rebel holdout of Jerusalem, death seems inevitable. But then Hezekiah prays...

Text: 2 Kings 18-19; 2 Chronicles 29-32; Isaiah 36-37

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Hezekiah
• Sennacherib

What's Spooky: 

• Siege Warfare
• Starvation
• Arrows made from human body parts

More:
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Text: Daniel 3

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

What's Spooky: 

• Violent fire-related injury and death

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Text: Judges 14:1-15:8

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Samson
• Samson's wife
• Samson's father-in-law

What's Spooky: 

• Graphic violence to an animal
• Killing
• Individuals burned alive

Music Credits: 

• "Winds of Change" | Four Trees
• "A Dark Past"  | Wicked Cinema
• "Are You Listening" | Ryan Taubert
• "The Rebellion" | Ryan Taubert
• "Supply and Demand" | Ryan Taubert
• "Twilight"  | Alistair Sung
• "Breaking Gravity: | Cody Martin
• "Curious Case" | Cody Martin
• "Ritual" | Ryan Taubert
• "Breaking Gravity" | Cody Martin
• "Street Games" | Ryan Taubert
• "The Part Where They Love Each Other" | Stephen Keech
• "Fine-Toothed Chrome" | Sam Barsh

More:
—Become a Patron of Holy Ghost Stories and get bonus episodes, full scripts, insider notes, discussion guides, and—above all—the joy of partnering with me to tell good stories.

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Bonus Episode Alert: On Monday September 6, I'll release the story of Jael's assassination of Sisera for patrons only. Partner with me on Patreon for access.

Text: Judges 4-5

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Deborah
• Barak
• Sisera
• King Jabin

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Text: 2 Kings 2:11-13; 6:8-23; 13:14

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Elisha
• Elijah
• King Jehoram of Israel
• King Hazael of Aram

What's Spooky: 

• Honestly, thanks to Yahweh stepping in, this one's kind of G-rated. :) 

Music Credits: 

• Winds of Change, by Four Trees
• Fool, by Ryan Taubert
• Dark Shot, by Ryan Taubert
• Conflict of Oblivion, by Cody Martin
• Moonstone, by Cody Martin
• Cathan's Peak, by Cody Martin
• War Cry, by Alicia Enstrom
• Before Dawn, by On Earth
• View From Above, by Alistair Sung
• Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

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Text: Jonah 3:1-4:11

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Jonah
• The citizens of Nineveh

What's Spooky: 

• Sea monster vomit
• Sexual abuse of a child
• Drunken violence
• Dismemberment
• Impaled soldiers
• Prostitution

Music Credits: 

• Winds of Change, by Four Trees
• The Psalmist, by Kendall Ramseur
• The Traveler, by Kendall Ramseur
• The Rocks Cry Out, by A.J. Hochhalter
• Isolation, by Luke Atencio
• Sky Fortress, by Luke Atencio
• The Forest, by Dustin Lau
• Closure, by Max LL
• Daydream in D for Cello, by Eric Kinny
• Suspicion, by Cathedral
• Stars of Dust, by Alicia Enstrom
• Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

More:
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Text: Jonah 1:1-2:10

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Jonah

What's Spooky: 

• Facial dismemberment
• Beheading
• Human sacrifice
• Drowning
• A sea monster
• Sea monster vomit

Music Credits: 

• Winds of Change, by Four Trees
• The Traveler, by Kendall Ramseur
• The Psalmist, by Kendall Ramseur
• The Rocks Cry Out, by A.J. Hochhalter
• Race Against Time, by Pendulum Theory
• Opening the Cryptex, by Pendulum Theory
• No Turning Back, by Pendulum Theory
• Hidden Burroughs, by St. Aeon Choir
• Human Sorrow, by Bradford Nyght
• Closure, by Max II
• Go Where You Fear To Tread, by Davis Harwell
• Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

Editing: 

• Many thanks, as always, to JL Gerhardt for invaluable manuscript editing assistance.

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Patreon: Time's almost up! Become a Holy Ghost Stories patron before May 3 and get your "Patron Saint of Storytelling" t-shirt or sticker, along with other great stuff. If you want a Season 2, this is how to make it happen.

Text: Genesis 6:1-9:17

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Noah

What's Spooky: 

• Rape
• Mass animal death
• Mass human death
• Decaying corpses

Music Credits: 

• Winds of Change, by Four Trees
• Murmur III, by Alicia Enstrom
• Memoriam, by Stephen Keech
• Despair, By Davis Harwell
• Go Where You Fear to Tread, by Davis Harwell
• A Welcoming, by Jordan Cruz
• Strange Things, by Jay Urban
• Kingdoms, by Third Age
• Portrait, by Young Collective
• Stasis Interrupted, by Dresden
• Missed Memories, by Luke Atencio
• From Dark to Light, by Alistair Sung
• The End, by Colossus
• Up Above, by Chelsea McGough
• A Moment of Clarity, by Stephen Keech
• Realm of Men, by Cody Martin
• Next Chapter, by Alistair Sung
• Medicine, by Davis Harwell
• Fine-Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

Editing: 

• Many thanks to JL Gerhardt for invaluable manuscript editing assistance.

More:
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Patreon: For a limited time, become a Holy Ghost Stories patron and get your "Patron Saint of Storytelling" shirt or sticker, along with other great stuff. If you want a Season 2, this is how to make it happen.

Text: Genesis 16, 21:1-21

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Hagar
• Ishmael
• Abraham
• Sarah
• Isaac

What's Spooky: 

• Non-consensual sex
• Dehydration

Music Credits: 

• Winds of Change, by Four Trees
• Distant Memories, by Joshua Spacht
• Haunted, by Stephen Keech
• Frenzied Whispers, by Alicia Enstrom
• Ghosts in the Stories, by Blake Ewing
• D.S, by Alistair Sung
• Wading, by Alistair Sung
• Fable, by Stephen Keech
• Mountain, by Stephen Keech
• Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

Editing: 

• Many thanks to JL Gerhardt for invaluable manuscript editing assistance.

More:
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Patreon: For a limited time, become a Holy Ghost Stories patron and get your "Patron Saint of Storytelling" shirt or sticker, along with other great stuff. If you want a Season 2, this is how to make it happen.

Text: Esther 4:17-10:3

Players: 

• Yahweh
• Esther
• Mordecai
• Xerxes
• Haman

What's Spooky: 

• Planned genocide
• Impaling
• More impaling

Music Credits: 

• Winds of Change, by Four Trees
• Relapse, by Luke Atencio
• Unite and Overcome, by Alistair Sung
• Combust, by Luke Atencio
• A Story of Survival, by Max II
• Main Titles, by Davis Harwell
• Soliving Puzzles, by Alistair Sung
• Nobility, by Wicked Cinema
• Five Years, by Tony Anderson
• Fragments of Time, by Bradford Nyght
• Indecision and Regret, by The Silver Pages
• Dark Travels, by Alistair Sung
• Regeneration, by Max II
• Anomali, by Jordan Critz
• Opening the Cryptex, by Pendulum Theory
• New Beginnings, by Alistair Sung
• Fine Toothed Chrome, by Sam Barsh

Editing: 

• Many thanks to JL Gerhardt for invaluable editing assistance.

More:
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