Mike Walters discovers a mysterious online game called WOE.BEGONE. The first challenge isn’t even that hard. It will probably stay that way, right?

There are so many ways to support the show. You can write well-wishes on a scrap of paper and bury that paper under the tallest tree in the neighborhood. You can leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. You can support me on Patreon at patreon.com/woe_begone and get early access to episodes, instrumentals, and more. You can get the album WOE.BEGONE: Music From the Podcast Season 1 on Bandcamp at woebegonepod.bandcamp.com or for free if you’re a $5/mo patron. You can make a snowball during a blizzard and keep it in the freezer so that you have some snow to play with even when it gets warm outside. I really did that once. I was a weird kid.

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William is a rational man, but even rational men are left broken by the Great Darkness of 1999. Despite his skeptical outlook, he is haunted by dreams of the most horrible and macabre variety. Most of all, he is terrorized by a single harrowing figure - the Elevator Man.

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Written by Mark Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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Narrated by Aubrey Akers

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Intro music by Steven Anzalone, Lou Sutcliffe, and female vocals by Harper Tacent

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Phyllis continues to speak with Ben and the team readies themselves for another Black Noon; Loctrum and company stumble upon something surprising.

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Written by Mark Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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Phyllis voiced by Aubrey Akers

Leon voiced by Sam Stark

Mace voiced by Steven Zivic

Margaret voiced by Jesse Van Hove

Pat voiced by Kelly Bair

Dr. Loctrum voiced by Steven Zivic

Lenore voiced by Jessie Van Hove

Martin voiced by Steven Anzalone

Ben voiced by Mark Anzalone

Arthur voiced by Mark Anzalone

Cyrus voiced by Matt Van Hove

Ghoul 1 voiced by Trenton Butt

Ghoul 2 voiced by Matt Van Hove

Ghoul 3 voiced by Harper Tacent

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Intro music by Steven Anzalone

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After a series of traumatic events, including losing his job, Nate and his dog Bella move across country to the East Coast. Nate documents the whole process, as he seeks to try something new and have a fresh start.

The new house appears perfect: huge, loads of room, a yard for Bella to run in… and the rent is unbelievably low. But there’s something not quite right. The house feels… off. Knocking noises in the nighttime, and a locked room in the basement, filled with letters about strange occurrences and ghostly figures.

Who wrote the letters? And why are they all stored in the cellar? Join Nate, his dog, and his friend Steve as they search for answers.

The Cellar Letters

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Loctrum and his entourage get closer to Coldsparrow; Phyllis speaks with Benjamin.

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Written by Mark Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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Phyllis voiced by Aubrey Akers

Dr. Loctrum voiced by Steven Zivic

Lenore voiced by Jessie Van Hove

Martin voiced by Steven Anzalone

Ben voiced by Mark Anzalone

Ghoul 1 voiced by Trenton Butt

Ghoul 2 voiced by Matt Van Hove

Ghoul 3 voiced by Harper Tacent

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Intro music by Steven Anzalone

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The Coldsparrow group listens to Phyllis's trip to Hell; Dr. Loctrum and company try to get out of Portifoi alive.

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Written by Mark Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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Mace voiced by Steven Zivic

Phyllis voiced by Aubrey Akers

Leon voiced by Sam Stark

Patricia voiced by Kelly Bair

Margaret Voiced by Jesse Van Hove

Dr. Loctrum voiced by Steven Zivic

Lenore voiced by Jessie Van Hove

Martin voiced by Steven Anzalone

Motorist voiced by Steven Anzalone

Larvae 1 voiced by Lou Sutcliff

Larvae 2 voiced by Steven Anzalone

Larvae 3 voiced by Harper Tacent

Malik voiced by Matt Van Hove

Ben voiced by Mark Anzalone

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Intro music by Steven Anzalone

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The Sleep/Wake Cycle series premiere finds exopsychotics investigator Isaiah Stroud with a new government assignment — assessing the state of the US in the wake of the Great Darkness of 1999.

From the creators of the Maeltopia podcast.

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Credits:

Written by Mark Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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Isaiah Stroud voiced by Mark Anzalone

Handler voiced by Mark Anzalone

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Sleep Wake Cycle Theme by Shawn Zeller

Outro music by Steven Anzalone

Music by Michael Vignola, Shahead Mostafafar, Emilio Merone, Oliver Michael, and Steven Anzalone

Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, and Artlist

Disclaimer:

This show is written in a first-hand, first-person format from uncertain and inconsistent narrators. This show explores specific mental health conditions. Whilst there is consistent use of derogatory terms for those with specific conditions or neurodivergence including lunatic, maniac, crazy, psychosis etc., this show is written and produced by a team that live with some of the specific illnesses featured within, including Tourette’s syndrome, schizoaffective disorder, insomnia, obsessive compulsive disorder, hallucinations, delusions, anxiety and depressive conditions, among others. Our team also features an academic background in neurology and psychology that has been drawn on to aim for sensitivity and accuracy. The intent of the language and experiences within the Sleep/Wake Cycle, and the extended works of Maeltopia, are designed to explore these conditions and their related isolation and degradation as experienced first hand. The world of Maeltopia is one where the mentally unwell are the majority. Yet there are still outliers who are hunted out.

Content warnings:

Murderers

Audio Hallucinations

Visual Hallucinations

Fear of the Dark

Menacing Agencies

Derogatory terms for Mental Illness

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The Coldsparrow group come up with a dangerous plan; Loctum and company explore Portifoi.

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Written by Mark Anzalone

Edited by Walker Kornfeld

Sound mastering by Steven J. Anzalone

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Phyllis voiced by Aubrey Akers

Leon voiced by Sam Stark

Patricia voiced by Kelly Bair

Margaret Voiced by Jesse Van Hove

Dr. Loctrum voiced by Steven Zivic

Lenore voiced by Jessie Van Hove

Martin voiced by Steven Anzalone

Motorist voiced by Steven Anzalone

Larvae 1 voiced by Lou Sutcliff

Larvae 2 voiced by Steven Anzalone

Larvae 3 voiced by Harper Tacent

Damned 1 voiced by Trenton Butt

Damned 2 voiced by Gina Smith

Damned 3 voiced by Steven Anzalone

Malik voiced by Matt Van Hove

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Intro music by Steven Anzalone

Music and Sound effects are licensed from third party providers including Envato, Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Soundstripe, Melody Loops, Pond 5, Soundcrate, Music Vine, Youtube, Melodie, Slipstream, and Storyblocks

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