S01 E07 - What We Leave Behind part 1 || Gen X Cosmic Horror

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Episode 7 – What We Leave Behind part 1

Amy didn't leave answers. She left a trail. In this extended episode, the group begins unlocking the places Amy trusted them to find and old assumptions start to crack. Forced to split up, Lance and Oz lean into their buddy cop energy, Bex attempts penance by taking Harry with her, and Dawn finds herself alone with Traci in Amy's house, and the echoes of someone she thought she knew. An empty house that feels anything but abandoned.

Some doors open with keys. Others should have stayed closed.

Also, some game mechanics shenanigans.

From the Creator:

Echoes under Ashwood is more than a horror story...it is a deeply personal piece of autofiction. The slow-burn dread, the isolation of the rural Midwestern setting, and the unresolved history of the Gen X cast are directly informed by my own childhood trauma, processed and reframed through the lens of cosmic horror. This is an exploration of what it takes to look into the dark, face old ghosts, and survive the aftermath.

About Echoes under Ashwood: This is an audio-only cosmic horror podcast set in rural southeastern Ohio. Our story is a slow-burn analog mystery rooted in psychological dread, following a Gen X cast through an investigative narrative. While the story is completely improvised, the framework is heavily inspired by investigative tabletop RPG systems like Call of Cthulhu and Delta Green.

In This Episode:

• 1990s analog technology and cassette tapes
• Unresolved Gen X childhood trauma
• Small-town Midwestern decay
• Atmospheric sound design and scoring

Opening Song "Home Grown" written and performed by Sadie Baimel

Show is written, edited, and produced by James Altwies

Cast:

Bex Lexington / Carrie Harris

Dawn McBride / Angela Edwards

Harry Glassman / Grant Gleisner

Lance McClane / Gregg Baimel

Oz Hannigan / Art Pratt and Davis Edwards

Keeper / James Altwies

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