Stygian Sagas

Tales of Horror and grim Fantasy, told by the writer. Email: [email protected] https://www.patreon.com/StygianSagas

The Solar Tide - Prologue 08/25/2025

The Solar Tide - Prologue Durank, an officer in the armies of the Kingdom of Gunug, grapples with the shame and dishonor dealt by his first defeat. Berani Suburan, a minor nobleman of the remote Lautani province of Tujuhdanau, has his world turned upside down by the beginning of a global war which will take him far from home. Like their two nations, so long bound by treaty as well as by faith, the two men of different lands will find fate has destined them for the same field of battle. Music by /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/37954365

The Monster of Mavicuri 08/15/2025

The Monster of Mavicuri Sias Kruger, ill-fated treasure hunter, is back with a story about a village's dark fate, and the inexplicable entity which brought it about. The second fantasy novel, Solar Tide, will begin release later this month. A hardcopy release of Delve and its anthology of related short stories will follow in September. The next horror story here won't be out until Halloween. If you enjoy these stories, consider supporting them on Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/37842680

Howard's Hyborea and Kryder's Khandar 07/08/2025

Howard's Hyborea and Kryder's Khandar This was originally an early-release members/Patreon upload. A bit of reflection on Robert E Howard Days, and then a short reading from a notebook I keep on my fantasy setting. If you'd like a narrative exposure to Kalkweum and the Khandari, then listen to Star-Litten Steel, which is available in this feed. If you'd like to see maps and images, then check out the upload on YouTube. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/37338505

The Fayette Mall Incident 07/08/2025

The Fayette Mall Incident Strange happenings unfold around Lexington as a darkness falls on an unfortunate shop in the city's Fayette Mall. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/37338240

Old Religion 05/14/2025

Old Religion A tale of a sightseeing trip in Laguna introduces the narrator to a man living in the remnants of a supposedly abandoned town- and the dark forces he traffics with. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/36567180

Watchers 03/07/2025

Watchers A move to a new house and a new job in east Lexington prove to be a disappointment. Far more troubling, however, are the nightly visits of something which watches from beyond the window. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/35580280

Plans for 2025 01/21/2025

Plans for 2025 Brief overview of plans for the coming year. https://www.patreon.com/StygianSagas /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/34936660

The Disappearance of Tyler Hollen 01/15/2025

The Disappearance of Tyler Hollen Tyler Hollen's vanishing beneath the Lion Apparel plant, and all the strange events which followed, were just the most recent in a long line of inexplicable happenings which have long haunted Fairgrounds Ridge. /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/34871255

The Secret History of the House of Tepekixko - 03 11/04/2024

The Secret History of the House of Tepekixko - 03 An in-universe, Xoloxaitian-penned account of creation and the rise of the Xoloxaitian Empire, intended as a primer for the nobility of Xoloxaiti's ruling houses. This series will likely be quite long, but will only sporadically see updates after the first three installments as I find time to adapt future periods from my many notes into prose. /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/33771607

The Secret History of the House of Tepekixko - 02 11/04/2024

The Secret History of the House of Tepekixko - 02 An in-universe, Xoloxaitian-penned account of creation and the rise of the Xoloxaitian Empire, intended as a primer for the nobility of Xoloxaiti's ruling houses. This series will likely be quite long, but will only sporadically see updates after the first three installments as I find time to adapt future periods from my many notes into prose. /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/33771387

The Secret History of the House of Tepekixko - 01 11/04/2024

The Secret History of the House of Tepekixko - 01 An in-universe, Xoloxaitian-penned account of creation and the rise of the Xoloxaitian Empire, intended as a primer for the nobility of Xoloxaiti's ruling houses. This series will likely be quite long, but will only sporadically see updates after the first three installments as I find time to adapt future periods from my many notes into prose. /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/33771342

The Perry County Crawler 11/04/2024

The Perry County Crawler An interview conducted years after the reappearance of a local cryptid and folk legend describes a being that should not exist, but whose impacts on the world around it are all too real. Music by White Bat Audio and Co.ag music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/33771307

The Poisoning of Autumn 11/04/2024

The Poisoning of Autumn A man struggles to determine how much of what he experiences is real when ominous and impossible things begin to unfold during a yearly Halloween visit to his hometown. Music by CO.AG Music and White Bat Audio /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/33771277

The Spider's Phage 06/05/2024

The Spider's Phage An investigation into a strange disappearance leads to the unveiling of far stranger things lurking in the woods of Boyle County. This is the most recent story in the Contagion Cycle, which began with A Scratching at the Door and included Intruder and Scrubgrass. While listening to these isn't necessary to follow the plot of Spider's Phage, they give a lot of context and extra detail about the events leading to this tale. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/31608587

One Night in Makassar 03/05/2024

One Night in Makassar A beached ship near Makassar harbors more than just fables. Music by CO.AG Music and White Bat Audio /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/30233168

Plans and Answers 03/05/2024

Plans and Answers An informal Q and A about Delve and future projects. /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/30233088

Delve - Chapter Six 02/12/2024

Delve - Chapter Six Final installment of Delve. Hit me with emails if you have questions about the story or upcoming projects, I'll be doing an upload next weekend where I try to address a rough schedule for 2024 and I'll answer anything I get there. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/29901798

Delve - Chapter Five 02/09/2024

Delve - Chapter Five Fifth installment of Delve. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/29867398

Delve - Chapter Four 02/09/2024

Delve - Chapter Four Fourth installment of Delve. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/29867358

Delve - Chapter Three 02/04/2024

Delve - Chapter Three Third installment of Delve. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/29786253

Delve - Chapter Two 02/01/2024

Delve - Chapter Two Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/29743173

Delve - Chapter One 01/30/2024

Delve - Chapter One Ervin Costigan, snatched and spirited away to the cave systems beneath Western Kentucky, struggles to survive in a hostile underworld. Music by CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/29707523

Everliving 11/01/2023

Everliving A night walk to visit a friend becomes something else entirely. Music by White Bat Audio and CO.AG Music /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28483646

Scrubgrass 11/01/2023

Scrubgrass A man out for a clandestine delivery comes upon something near Forkland which ought not to be trifled with. Music by CO.AG Music and White Bat Audio /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28483640

He Who Thunders - Epilogue 10/31/2023

He Who Thunders - Epilogue He Who Thunders is an original fantasy novel- the first in the setting. It will release segment by segment following a Monday - Wednesday - Friday release schedule until all chapters have been released. All writing and narration on this feed is done by me. All music and ambience in this segment was done by Musicformed, who can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musicformed/... You can purchase their work here: https://iamares.bandcamp.com/ /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28480889

He Who Thunders - Chapter Nineteen 10/31/2023

He Who Thunders - Chapter Nineteen He Who Thunders is an original fantasy novel- the first in the setting. It will release segment by segment following a Monday - Wednesday - Friday release schedule until all chapters have been released. All writing and narration on this feed is done by me. All music and ambience in this segment was done by Musicformed, who can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musicformed/... You can purchase their work here: https://iamares.bandcamp.com/ /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28480871

He Who Thunders - Chapter Eighteen 10/31/2023

He Who Thunders - Chapter Eighteen He Who Thunders is an original fantasy novel- the first in the setting. It will release segment by segment following a Monday - Wednesday - Friday release schedule until all chapters have been released. All writing and narration on this feed is done by me. All music and ambience in this segment was done by Musicformed, who can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musicformed/... You can purchase their work here: https://iamares.bandcamp.com/ /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28480835

He Who Thunders - Chapter Seventeen 10/31/2023

He Who Thunders - Chapter Seventeen He Who Thunders is an original fantasy novel- the first in the setting. It will release segment by segment following a Monday - Wednesday - Friday release schedule until all chapters have been released. All writing and narration on this feed is done by me. All music and ambience in this segment was done by Musicformed, who can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musicformed/... You can purchase their work here: https://iamares.bandcamp.com/ /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28480787

He Who Thunders - Chapter Sixteen 10/31/2023

He Who Thunders - Chapter Sixteen He Who Thunders is an original fantasy novel- the first in the setting. It will release segment by segment following a Monday - Wednesday - Friday release schedule until all chapters have been released. All writing and narration on this feed is done by me. All music and ambience in this segment was done by Musicformed, who can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musicformed/... You can purchase their work here: https://iamares.bandcamp.com/ /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28480715

He Who Thunders - Interlude III 10/31/2023

He Who Thunders - Interlude III He Who Thunders is an original fantasy novel- the first in the setting. It will release segment by segment following a Monday - Wednesday - Friday release schedule until all chapters have been released. All writing and narration on this feed is done by me. All music and ambience in this segment was done by Musicformed, who can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@musicformed/... You can purchase their work here: https://iamares.bandcamp.com/ /episode/index/show/stygiansagas/id/28480685

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