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Description
There is a version of the world that works exactly the way you were told it does. These are not stories about that world.
These are stories about the one you actually live in...where the rules were set before you arrived, where the things you trust most were never quite what they appeared to be, and where understanding comes too late to change what's already in motion.
The Color and the Shape is a horror/sci-fi anthology podcast. Each episode is a complete story. Most are single voices speaking from the other side of something they barely survived understanding.
The shape of things to come has already taken form.
Credits
Created, written, performed and produced by R.W.
Most artwork is AI generated.
For inquiries: colorandshapepod@gmail.com
Copyright The Color and the Shape 2026, All Rights Reserved
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Nolan Voss wakes up on a bad day. His suit is on the door. His coffee is on the counter. His phone keeps buzzing from a number he doesn't want to look at. The day plays out. Then, the day starts over. The same day. Each time, he gets a little further. Each time, there's something at the end he can almost see. But does he want to? What lies at the end of his worst day? Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’...
An investigative reporter calls his editor to say he's finally cracked a story he's been chasing for months. A source no one believed. A pattern no one else could see. Evidence that was never supposed to leave the building. He just needs to get it out on the feeds before he becomes part of the story. Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’s the shape of things to come.
Chris Rowe is a journalist whose biggest story just broke while in the back roads of Montana. Unfortunately, part of that story includes the total loss of all communication to the outside world. As Chris and his group travel on foot to the evacuation site, the question becomes not only whether Chris will be able to write his story, but if there will be anyone left to hear it if he does. Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’s the shape of things to c...
James Park is writing his memoirs after 31 years on the force. He's got one case stuck on his mind. Or in his mind. Or maybe nowhere at all. There's no real way to be sure about a memory, is there? Sound Effects by freesound_community from Pixabay Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’s the shape of things to come.
How far would you go to hold on to someone you love? To hold on to their memory? How long? How tightly? What if you could bring them back? What if they don’t want to let you go once you do? Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’s the shape of things to come.
A technician walks a trainee through a routine toaster repair. Company policy requires reading the full error log before clearing it. These models generate logs in an unusual format. The techs are required to read them. They seem like some sort of short story, but come on, what could a toaster really have to say? Music by madirfan-beatz at www.pixabay.com Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’s the shape of things to come.
A systems engineer takes a six-month assignment aboard a supply ship to Mars. He shares the vessel with the ship's medical officer. By the time they reach Mars, he'll have to make a choice. About his life. About hers. About reality. Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’s the shape of things to come.
When the system fails you, you find your own solutions. When safety becomes something you have to buy, people buy it. When desperation becomes the only option, people get desperate. Technology doesn't care about intentions. It doesn't negotiate. It doesn't forgive. It just finishes what you started. Click here to message the pod It’s not just a color out of space; it’s the shape of things to come.
A man who conducts exit interviews for a large corporation describes his daily routine: the questions that never change, the answers people rehearse, the recorder that sits between them. When the company upgrades to a new system, small things begin shifting. The recorder turns itself on. Files appear before interviews happen. Access starts failing in ways that feel like glitches…until they stop feeling temporary. This is his attempt to document what happened, recorded as clearly a...
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