Zelda laughs in the darkness, the Decaying Crown speaks, and the Instrumentalist comes home from Sunday service. The theme of tonight’s episode is Crowns. (To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description).

The bonus story that goes with this episode is ‘I Spy’, and is available for Hallowoods patrons on the show’s Patreon, along with behind-the-scenes, merchandise, and more! Because the show runs without ads or sponsors, we rely on support from fans to guarantee the survival of this LGBTQ+ horror podcast.

Hello From The Hallowoods is written and produced by William A. Wellman, a queer horror author and writing coach. You can visit their website for more information! 

The transcript for this episode is available on the Hello From The Hallowoods website. You can read it here! 

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Music for this episode was used under license from Artlist.com. The soundtracks featured were: 

‘Forest Overture’, by Yehezkel Raz, 

‘Will Her Eyes Shine in Green or Blue’, by Ziv Grinberg, 

‘Eternity Clock’, by Shahead Mostafafar, 

‘Zircon’, by Ottom, 

‘Lost’, by Generation Lost, 

‘What Have We Lost’, by David James, 

‘Don’t Mind The Raine’, by the Oriole Orchestra (public domain), 

‘Grounded’, by Jameson Nathan, 

‘Ganymede’, by Yehezkel Raz, 

‘I Would Not Be Denied’, by the Cyber Hymnal (public domain), 

‘Enigma’, by Charlie Ryan, 

‘Bleeding Fields’, by Muted, 

‘Exhale’, by Salt of the Sound, 

‘Farewell’, by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat

Content warnings for this episode include: Static, body horror, death + injury, abuse, kidnapping + abduction, mental illness, mushrooms, birds, homophobia, sexism, misgendering

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