The Nightmare Trials Podcast: A Scary Horror Story Experience

S3E8: Son of HermesThis research file follows the horrifying legacy of Hermes, a brilliant doctor driven by grief, ambition, and a desperate promise to repair what had been broken. What begins as experimental neuroscience and the hope of healing damaged minds slowly mutates into something far more sinister.Behind sealed doors and hidden laboratories, children are altered, lives are erased, and science is bent toward a purpose no human was meant to serve. At the center of it all stands Roman, an architect of manipulation whose plans reach far beyond medicine, morality, or mercy.But every creation carries consequence.From the wreckage of these experiments rises something new, something born of pain, loss, and impossible transformation. No longer fully human, yet carrying the memory of the man who tried to save him, this being becomes the living embodiment of a father’s failure and a world’s coming terror.In this file, grief becomes innovation, innovation becomes monstrosity, and the line between salvation and annihilation is erased entirely.Some children inherit their father’s name.Others inherit his unfinished work.⚠️ Warning: This episode contains graphic body horror, medical experimentation, child endangerment, violence, and intense psychological and existential horror. Listener discretion is advised.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3E7: Family Ties – Part 2The Calvetti story continues.In the aftermath of the events set into motion in Family Ties – Part 1, tensions inside the Calvetti family reach a breaking point. Old grudges surface, long-buried secrets claw their way into the light, and the line between family loyalty and supernatural obligation begins to fracture.As the search for answers leads deeper into the underbelly of their world, a relic of Seamus’s gold resurfaces, drawing the family into a confrontation that was never meant to happen. What begins as a simple meeting quickly unravels into betrayal, bloodshed, and the return of a presence that should have remained buried.But the greatest revelation lies within the family itself.Truths about the Calvetti bloodline come to light, truths that reshape everything they believed about their past, their enemies, and even one another. What once seemed like curses may have always been part of a far larger design.Some battles are fought with weapons. Others are fought with blood.And the Calvetti family is about to learn just how deep those ties truly run.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3E6: Family Ties – Part 1In this latest research file, we turn our attention to a family bound not only by blood… but by obligation.This is no ordinary crime syndicate. Beneath the tailored suits, coded language, and whispered meetings lies a lineage steeped in dealings with the unnatural. For generations, this mob family has operated in the shadows, handling matters the rest of the world refuses to acknowledge.Their newest job appears simple at first: track down and contain a Leprechaun whose mischief carries far darker consequences than folklore would suggest.But nothing is ever simple.When blood is spilled upon hollowed ground, something ancient stirs. An old beast, buried deep beneath soil long cursed, rises once more. It is not summoned by ritual… but by violence. And once awakened, it does not distinguish between friend or foe.As tensions rise within the family and loyalties are tested, one truth becomes clear:Some ties bind.Others drag you straight into the earth.This is only the beginning.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains violence, organized crime themes, supernatural entities, and intense horror elements. Listener discretion is advised.🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3E5: What We FearThis research file continues the events set in motion during The Knife’s Edge, deepening the first movement of the unfolding Oteev storyline.When the record begins, Earl, Mr. Fields, and Aubrey are each discovered in places they should never be, living lives that stand in direct opposition to everything they once were. Familiar identities feel distant. Choices feel rewritten. Even memory itself seems uncertain.The question is no longer what has happened… but what is real. Is this transformation the natural consequence of forces already unleashed? Or is something supernatural at work, an unseen hand shaping reality in the wake of the Vega’s release?As fear tightens its grip, truth becomes harder to recognize, and the boundary between self and illusion begins to erode. What remains may not be who they were… and may not be who they choose to become.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3E4: Zombie, A Love StoryThis research file follows Julian and Erin, two people already strained beneath the weight of a world that never seemed built for them. Money is scarce, hope is thinner, and survival feels like a daily negotiation. Then comes the worst day of Julian’s life… and with it, an opportunity. What begins as desperation slowly transforms into stability, as the couple finds unexpected income and a fragile sense of control in a life that had offered them none. For a brief moment, it almost feels as though things might finally improve. And then the world ends.As the apocalypse tears through their city, Julian and Erin are forced onto the road in a final attempt to reach safety. Hunger, fear, and the dead closing in from every direction turn survival into something brutal and uncertain. Love becomes their last refuge and their greatest vulnerability.In this file, devotion is tested against extinction, leaving one final question: Can love endure the end of the world… or is tragedy the only thing truly eternal?⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S3E3: Love EternalOur next research file introduces us to Randy, a love-sick outcast whose world changes the moment a new girl arrives in class. What begins as innocent fascination quickly turns into something deeper, and before long, the two find themselves bound together as valentines.But love, as we know, rarely exists without consequence.A night in the woods with friends, a few drinks passed around, and the illusion of safety begins to crack. As the hours stretch on, it becomes clear that they are not alone. One by one, the group is hunted, picked apart by a presence that has been watching far longer than anyone realizes.In this file, obsession, devotion, and terror collide. We explore how love can be eternal… and how it can also be weaponized.So, join me as we open the Love Eternal file, and uncover what happens when affection refuses to let go.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎙️ S3E2: The VEIL TeamA new division emerges from the shadows…In this special introductory episode, we are officially introduced to The VEIL Team. A covert investigative unit tasked with tracking down threats that exist beyond the public eye. Agents Saunders and Blaylen take center stage as they pursue a grotesque and dangerous entity known only as Wilbur Porcine, the Pig Man 🐖As the hunt unfolds, lines blur between myth and reality, and it becomes clear that some monsters don’t stay buried. This episode marks the beginning of The VEIL Podcast spinoff, expanding the Nightmare Trials universe and uncovering what operates behind the curtain of normalcy.Trust the process. Fear the truth. The VEIL has been lifted… just a little. 👁️‍🗨️🔗 Listen to The VEIL Podcast on Spotify:🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/1qPeYH9Wq8ja7gnm2ALV1a?si=57a2d5f59f6249bf💀 Support the ShowIf you enjoy Nightmare Trials and want deeper access to the universe — including bonus episodes, lore, and exclusive content — consider supporting us on Patreon. Your support helps keep these stories alive and growing 🖤⚠️ Content WarningThis episode contains themes of violence, psychological horror, and disturbing imagery. Listener discretion is advised.📢 Follow & ShareLike, subscribe, and share to help spread the nightmare. New horrors await…⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🩸 S3E1: The Knife’s EdgeDescription:Season 3 begins exactly where everything fell apart.In the aftermath of the Season 2 finale, someone’s life hangs in the balance. The air is thick with consequence, and the silence before action feels heavier than the act itself. As the dust settles, a new threat steps forward, patient, watching, and far more dangerous than expected.With no time to recover and no room for hesitation, Aubrey is forced into an impossible decision. Save a friend… or risk something far worse.There is no right answer.Only the one she chooses.About This Episode:The Knife’s Edge launches Season 3 with immediate tension and emotional weight, pushing the story forward without mercy. This episode explores loyalty, sacrifice, and the brutal reality that survival often demands loss.The line between hero and monster narrows.And Aubrey stands right on it.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer: Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello Everyone! Today I have something special for you... a look into The Nightmare Trials Podcast's newest addition/story line. A spinoff if you will. I am excited to announce the creation of the VEIL Team! Our favorites, Agent Saunders and Blaylen will be working to uncover who the Pig Man is and how to stop him from his horrors committed. And as a special offering to you all, this update will have scene 1 of the first episode. Enjoy and love y'all. ⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we are on a bit of a hiatus, I didn't want to leave you high and dry. So here is a blast from the past and one of my favorite episodes. Careful what you Wish for!⚠️ Warning: This episode contains unsettling themes, emotional distress, and psychological horror. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxD Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer: Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you to everyone who made Season 2 an amazing event! There is more to come but I will be taking a few months off to write and record. Stay spooky, stay cool, and Love Y'all!⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E62: ExistentialismSeason 2 FinaleDescription:Everything has led to this.The final moves are set in motion as Merrick completes the last step of his three-part ascent, securing another god and pushing himself beyond the threshold of return. Power stacks upon power, but identity fractures under the weight of divinity.Aubrey and Simon stand in opposition, not as saviors, but as witnesses to what Merrick has become and what he is willing to sacrifice to finish his work. Ideology clashes with inevitability, and no one leaves this confrontation unchanged.About This Episode:Existentialism serves as the Season 2 Finale, closing the cycle of Merrick’s rise.Heavy with philosophical dread, cosmic consequence, and irreversible choice.The end is not explosive.It is unavoidable.⚠️ Warning: This episode contains intense psychological horror, cosmic themes, identity erosion, and existential dread. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrialsMerch: thenightmaretrials.square.site🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer: Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🩸 S2E61: The Hole — by C.P. BeardenAbout This Episode:The Hole is a tightly wound psychological horror short written by C.P. Bearden, exploring fixation, dread, and the quiet terror of inevitability. Minimalist and unsettling, this episode lingers long after it ends, like the feeling that something unseen is still watching.If you’re drawn to stories that burrow under your skin and refuse to let go, this one leaves a mark.📚 Support the Author:If you enjoyed the writing in this episode, you can pre-order C.P. Bearden’s book through his Linktree:👉 https://linktr.ee/cpbearden ⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense psychological horror, themes of obsession, and unsettling imagery. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer: Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎄🩸 A Holiday Horror Special All cheer. No mercy.Description: This holiday season, Merrick returns.What were once four separate Christmas nightmares have been stitched together into a single, uninterrupted descent into festive horror. Bells ring. Snow falls. And Merrick reminds the world that not all traditions are meant to bring comfort.From twisted acts of “generosity” to cruel lessons wrapped in tinsel and blood, this special delivers the full collection of Merrick’s holiday atrocities, unchanged, unfiltered, and far more horrifying when experienced all at once.Christmas isn’t cancelled. It’s corrupted.About This Episode: A Holiday Horror Special combines the previously released Merrick Christmas episodes into one complete feature-length experience. Designed for both returning listeners and first-time victims, this episode showcases Merrick at his most theatrical, sadistic, and disturbingly joyful.Perfect for late nights, cold weather, and listeners who like their holidays dark.⚠️ Warning: This episode contains graphic horror themes, violence, disturbing imagery, and content unsuitable for listeners under 18. Listener discretion is strongly advised.🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer: Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🩸 S2E60: A Tussle With VanityPower demands admiration. Gods demand worship.Description:The endgame continues. In the wake of To Capture a God, the fractures widen. Merrick pushes forward with his next objective, Vanity. But capturing a god obsessed with self-perception is not a battle of strength… it’s a battle of reflection, deception, and control. Every step closer risks losing what little of himself remains.Elsewhere, Aubrey is drawn deeper into forbidden history as she’s told the origin of Lilith, a story of betrayal, hunger, and transformation. What began as survival became obsession. About This Episode:A Tussle With Vanity serves as Part 2 of the three-part Season 2 finale, peeling back the layers of godhood and revealing the cost of becoming something more than human. This episode balances mythic revelation with escalating dread as the path toward the finale narrows.Some gods are taken by force.Others must be understood first.Featured Author:This episode is inspired by the chilling, atmospheric writing of C.P. Bearden.Check out his novel The Soil is Calling here:https://linktr.ee/cpbearden⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense psychological horror, cosmic themes, identity distortion, and unsettling revelations. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDPatreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🩸 S2E59: To Capture a GodThe beginning of the end.Description:The pieces are finally moving into place.As Season 2 reaches its breaking point, five paths converge, each one vital, each one dangerous. Merrick grapples with the growing presence of the god Fame, a celestial force gnawing at his identity from the inside. Control is slipping, and something divine is learning how to wear human skin.Elsewhere, Simon prepares Aubrey for an encounter that will change everything. Meanwhile, Agent Blaylen and Callahan discuss the Dreamwalker, a being whose influence stretches across sleep, memory, and fate itself.This is not the end.This is the alignment.About This Episode:To Capture a God marks the opening movement of the Season 2 finale, weaving together multiple perspectives into a single, escalating narrative. This episode deepens the mythos, fractures alliances, and sets the stage for a confrontation that will decide the fate of gods and monsters alike.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, psychological distress, cosmic entities, and reality distortion. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.Featured Author:This episode is inspired by the chilling, atmospheric writing of C.P. Bearden.Check out his novel The Soil is Calling here:👉 https://linktr.ee/cpbearden⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

❄️ S2E58: The ChangingWhen the world freezes, survival isn’t measured in miles... only minutes.Description:The world didn’t end in fire. It ended in cold.In this post-apocalyptic chillscape, a creeping sheet of sentient ice, known only as The Changing, has consumed the West and is slowly devouring its way across the United States. Entire towns vanish overnight. Highways turn to frozen tombs. And the cold… comes with a hidden secret.Blue is alone with only a CB radio, a warm fire, and the distant voice of his friend Parsnip. When Parsnip calls with some unsettling news, Blue sets out into the deadly frost. But the deeper he travels, the more of The Changing is revealed.About This Episode:The Changing is a slow-burn survival horror set in a world reclaimed by ice. It blends atmospheric dread, isolation, and creeping existential panic as Blue races through a dying landscape to save the last voice he has left.In this world, warmth is hope.And hope is running out.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains themes of isolation, environmental horror, body horror, and intense atmospheric tension. Listener discretion is advised.The Soil is Calling, By CP Bearden Pre-Order:This episode is inspired by the chilling, atmospheric writing of C.P. Bearden.Check out his novel The Soil is Calling here:👉 https://linktr.ee/cpbearden🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer: Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🩸 S2E57: NecroWhen the dead want revenge, they don’t always come for your body... sometimes, they come for your mind.Description:Roger has always been in control.A meticulous predator.A monster who believed no one could touch him.But after taking something he should have left, Roger finds himself stalked by an entity older, darker, and far more sadistic than he is. It doesn’t want justice. It doesn’t want peace. It wants him to break. Roger’s life twists into hallucinations, his past victims making themselves known. But that is impossible... right? About This Episode:Necro is a psychological descent into the unraveling mind of a serial killer who finally meets something worse than himself. This episode blends existential terror, reality distortion, and supernatural vengeance as Roger is forced to confront a force that refuses to let him die… until it’s done with him.He spent years playing with victims.Now something is playing with him.⚠️ Warning: This episode contains intense psychological horror, violence, disturbing themes, and unnerving soundscapes. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer: Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🩸 S2E56: Going Live – Part IIAn escalating Oteev nightmare, where the livestream becomes a ritual.Description:The moment Dare hit “Go Live,” something ancient was watching.Now Merrick stands before him... amused, violent, and ready to use Dare as fuel for his newest obsession. His goal? To summon and merge with a celestial demon known only as Fame, a creature born from worship, attention, and the hunger of the digital masses.Aubrey and Mr. Fields push through the collapsing reality to reach Dare before Merrick completes the summoning. But the walls between dimensions are thinning…And Fame is already pushing through.About This Episode:Going Live – Part II deepens the Oteev mythos with a brutal collision of cosmic horror and digital culture.The stakes rise as Aubrey and Mr. Fields confront the consequences of attention-driven chaos and the horrifying truth behind what Merrick is becoming.A ritual disguised as content.A demon disguised as a god.A livestream disguised as entertainment.Everything is watching.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror, violence, disturbing themes, and digital-ritual imagery. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🩸 S2E55: Going Live – Part 1An Oteev storyline tie-in following the aftermath of The Void.Description:After the collapse of the Void, cracks in reality still remain and something hungry presses against the edges.When a reckless YouTuber known as Dare accepts a challenge to explore the home of The Chylds, he unknowingly steps into a dimensional fault line that should have stayed sealed forever.To prevent a catastrophic breach, Simon sends Aubrey into a fragile reality to stop Dare’s livestream before he awakens what sleeps beneath the floorboards. But Aubrey quickly realizes this isn’t just another mission… something in the Void wants out.About This Episode:Going Live – Part 1 is a fast, visceral blend of cosmic horror, digital-age dread, and Oteev mythology.This episode explores the terrifying consequences of attention, influence, and what happens when an online stunt becomes a ritual.What begins as a livestream becomes a countdown — and every viewer is a witness.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains disturbing themes, reality distortion, and intense horror sequences. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes of The Nightmare Trials Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R2XJc6n9cVkJH6MP9FZxDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nightmare-trials-podcast/id1652104823Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrials🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices and audio effects in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools for atmospheric and creative purposes.⚠️ Warning:This episode contains intense horror themes, emotional distress, violence, and high-stakes psychological tension. Listener discretion is advised.🎧 Listen to more episodes, Bonus Content, and Additional Storylines of The Nightmare Trials Universe:Patreon (Exclusive Content): https://www.patreon.com/thenightmaretrails 📖 Check out C.P. Bearden’s new book: The Soil is Calling A dark and haunting read you won’t want to miss. Link to Book: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Calling-C-P-Bearden/dp/1962739945🧠 AI Voice Transformation Disclaimer:Some voices in this episode were created or enhanced using AI tools. The acting of the voicing was done either by me or by a team member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.