9 episodes

Audiodrama-style short stories with a twist of cosmic darkness.

Tartarus is written, performed, and produced by Marcus Rose

Tartarus Marcus Rose

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Audiodrama-style short stories with a twist of cosmic darkness.

Tartarus is written, performed, and produced by Marcus Rose

    Episode 9: Subsurface

    Episode 9: Subsurface

    Your commute is killing you.



    Music Credits:

    Final Girl - Jeremy Blake

    PELAGIC - Destiny & Time

    The Six Realms - I Think I Can Help You

    On the Island - Godmode

    Underwater Exploration - Godmode

    No. 7 Alone With My Thoughts - Esther Abrami

    Frightmare - Jimena Contreras

    • 27 min
    Episode 8: The Long, Low Howl, Part 2

    Episode 8: The Long, Low Howl, Part 2

    We reexamine the story of Erland and the tall dark creature, this time from an entirely different perspective. Which is better: to be afraid or to be feared by others?

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    Music Credits:
    Minor Lament for Solo Bass - John Patitucci
    Spooked - Mini Vandals
    Horror Bass Choir - John Patitucci

    • 28 min
    Episode 7: The Long, Low Howl

    Episode 7: The Long, Low Howl

    Erland is an engineer stationed alone on an arctic base. Tasked with looking after the equipment over winter, Erland is utterly isolated and alone at the peak of the world.



    Or at least he thinks he is...



    Song Credits:

    Medieval Astrology - Underbelly & Ty Mayer

    On Foot - Underbelly & Ty Mayer

    To Pass Time - Godmode

    Dreamer - DivKid

    A Hand in the Dark - Underbelly & Ty Mayer

    Arp Ascent - DivKid

    Digifunk - DivKid

    Dark Toys - SYBS

    • 21 min
    Episode 6: Der Apfelgarten, Part 3

    Episode 6: Der Apfelgarten, Part 3

    The conclusion to Emilia’s adventure at the enigmatic Apfelgarten School of Computing Science.

    Music:

    Creep - Emmit Fenn;

    Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No.3 (Orchestrated by Debussy);

    The End - Coyote Hearing;

    To Pass Time - Godmode;

    Wolf Mother - Loopop;

    Dark Toys - SYBS;

    No.8 Requiem - Esther Abrami.



    Note: this episode did not go as I had envisioned it, which is why it took so long to come out. To those who have been patient enough to wait this whole time: thank you.

    • 34 min
    Episode 5: Der Apfelgarten, Part 2

    Episode 5: Der Apfelgarten, Part 2

    We rejoin Emilia as she searches for the truth about her best friend. An unlikely ally presents himself.

    Music:

    Medieval Astrology - Underbelly and Ty Mayer;

    On Foot - Underbelly and Ty Mayer;

    Creep - Emmit Fenn;

    Resolver - Amulets;

    Wolf Mother - Loopop;

    The End - Coyote Hearing

    • 23 min
    Episode 4: Der Apfelgarten, Part 1

    Episode 4: Der Apfelgarten, Part 1

    Emilia, a student at an elite international coding school, enjoys a luxurious and high-tech existence with her best friend and classmate, Sofia. The school, nestled at the heart of a lush orchard, seems like a paradise for the computationally gifted. However, futuristic living has a hidden cost that Emilia could never have expected.
    Niall Ewart provided and applied distortion filters and effects for the videocall scene. More information at: https://www.niallewart.com/
    Music:
    Sunrise in Paris - Dan Henig;
    No. 7 Alone With My Thoughts - Esther Abrami;
    Dream Escape - The Tides;
    Nocturnally - Amulets;
    Stillness - Futuremono
    In The Void - Amulets;
    Medieval Astrology - Underbelly & Ty Mayer.

    • 22 min

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