13 episodes

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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The Pantaloon Society Cytochrome Hear

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    • 4.5 • 2 Ratings

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

    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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    • 23 min
    Episode 2 - Welcome to the Society

    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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    • 24 min
    Episode 3 - The Hall of Forbidden Faces

    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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    • 24 min
    Episode 4 - La Donna è Omicida

    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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    • 25 min
    Episode 5 – Joseph and the Holy Fool

    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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    • 25 min
    Episode 6 – A Little Mischief

    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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    • 24 min

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