The Pantaloon Society Cytochrome Hear
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Roll up, roll up, come to the show! But dear audience, be warned - the things you hear therein may haunt your dreams... The Pantaloon Society is a supernatural audio-novella about an ancient and clandestine society of clowns with unusual abilities, and the eldritch threats they are called to investigate.
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Episode 1 - Doctor McClown
Let's introduce our hero, Jen/
Who shall be sorely tested - when/
They stumble 'pon a thing abhorred/
Prowling the children's cardiac ward...
Content warnings:
Clowns, Illness, mentions of fatal illness, Supernatural threat, Dismemberment, Puppets
SFX: Busy public spaces (outdoor, hospital), screaming, cracking, bird noises, ominous strings
For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-1/
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Episode 2 - Welcome to the Society
Beneath the streets of London town/
We find a portrait of a clown/
Within these halls of mystery/
Hear now of Pantaloon history...
CW: Clowns, Death/dying, Violence, Blood, Racism, Homelessness, Alcohol
References to: War, abuse of power.
SFX: Fairground sounds, buzzing, street sounds, woodwind music
For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-2/
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Episode 3 - The Hall of Forbidden Faces
Who likes to be beside the sea?/
Be warned before you come with me/
That even in the friendliest places/
One might discover dreadful faces...
CW: Violence, Death/dying, Possession, The occult, Thalassophobia, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Animal distress and as ever, clowns.
References to: Child abuse, poverty, abuse of power
SFX: Vocal effects, traffic noise, loud circus music, seaside sounds, seagulls/birds
For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-3/
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Episode 4 - La Donna è Omicida
An opera murder - there's a thing.../
But can they make the culprit sing?/
Qual piuma al vento/
Muta d'accento.../
Content warnings:
Clowns (technically present), Violence, Misogyny, Death/dying, Murder
References to: Sexual assault, ghosts
SFX: Opera singing, outdoor sounds, screaming,
For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-4/
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Episode 5 – Joseph and the Holy Fool
An old friend calls our hero Joe.../
So off to Yorkshire he shall go/
To save young love from fate so cruel/
He'll need some help from a Holy Fool.../
Content warnings:
Misogyny
Abuse
Violence
Mental Illness
References to: Death of a loved one, violence, animal neglect, clowns/puppets, unsurprisingly.
SFX: Desert winds, angelic vocal effects, cars, sounds of monastery singing/prayer, farmyard sounds.
For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-5/
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Episode 6 – A Little Mischief
Though laughter might be therapeutic../
It needs much more to cure the heartsick/
And all the magic of the fae/
Cannot wish mortal tears away...
Content warnings:
Clowns, as ever.
Supernatural threat
Mental illness
Bullying
SFX: Wind, church bells, mill working, crowd sounds, laughter, flickering lights, animal sounds
For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-6/
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