Listen on:
This universe is full of secrets, waiting for those brave or foolhardy enough to seek them out.
But beware. Once the doors of perception have been opened, they cannot be closed.
Inevitably, a crack opens between the mundane and the fantastic, the wondrous and the horrific, the past and the future...
Discover more about the mythpunk Fallen Cycle setting, including an archive of comics, novels, setting lore, and an RPG currently in development, at FallenCycle.com.
Support the project on Patreon, and get behind-the-scenes work in project and more.
For those joining us for the first time, we recommend beginning from the first episode, as these stories are serialized.
This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, Attribution, Share and share Alike, Non-commercial use. This podcast contains adult themes.
Episodes
Monday Mar 23, 2026
Monday Mar 23, 2026
We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season.
Loki finally gives Lilith what she’s been pushing for: scale. Organize in cells, keep each group small, and let the structure multiply faster than anyone can shut it down. A month later, the theory becomes a field in the woods, packed with tents, teenagers, and a barn so crowded it feels like peak Burning Man. Babylon plays, and the response is immediate. The chant begins before the first song starts, and continues after they’ve left the stage.
Lilith pulls the band out of their post-show bliss, gathers new loyalists, and takes them straight into a four-star hotel like it’s already theirs. In the suite, she starts selecting who stays close and who gets turned away. By the time the door opens again, she’s offering a mark, a name, and a place inside her fast-growing cult.
Next stop, apocalypse.
Audio Edition Credits
This podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, PodBean, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and of course RSS.
“Tales From When I Had A Face” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio, and edited by Brian Johnson.
“Party At The World’s End” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.
The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old including Jenn E, Dave Bessell, Scott Landes, Bradley the Buyer, Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams, Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions.
“Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms.
This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes.
Explore More At FallenCycle.Com
A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir.
Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right?
Support Us On Patreon
Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).
Monday Mar 30, 2026
Monday Mar 30, 2026
We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season.
The hotel suite is wrecked—furniture overturned, glass scattered, a TV blaring to no one. It looks like Guns N’ Roses blew through. Outside the door, Loki and Artemis stand watch, talking logistics. Jammed phone lines. Security scrambling. And Babylon’s “fans”? Starting to act less like followers and more like a weapon you can aim at the agents who are surely tracking them.
Then Loki wakes Dionysus for the problem that isn’t law enforcement. The parking lot is filling, and word is spreading faster than any plan can contain.
After the next track straight out of their mobile recording studio, the episode shifts to the voice of our narrator: Gabriel De Leon, writing in his journal a year ago with quiet certainty. He reads letters from recruits and pauses on one detail that makes him look up. Someone from Pennhurst is in play.
Audio Edition Credits
This podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, PodBean, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and of course RSS.
“Tales From When I Had A Face” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio, and edited by Brian Johnson.
“Party At The World’s End” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.
The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old including Jenn E, Dave Bessell, Scott Landes, Bradley the Buyer, Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams, Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions.
“Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms.
This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes.
Explore More At FallenCycle.Com
A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir.
Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right?
Support Us On Patreon
Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Monday Apr 06, 2026
We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season.
In the final episode of Season 5, Johny finishes the story of how he ends up in Pennhurst, and it’s far from heroic. In fact, it’s somewhat humiliating: a grocery run that turns into a panic spiral, a collapse in a parking lot, and Stella watching him with a distance he can’t close.
She leaves a month later. Johny is falling further into his neurosis, but he doesn’t call a doctor or a friend. He calls Bradley the Buyer.
Bradley answers like he expected it. He reframes the breakup as “timing,” offers exactly what he always offers, and pushes Johny toward one more operation with higher stakes and sharper consequences.
When Johny confronts him after his capture at the conclusion of his tale, Bradley doesn’t apologize or explain. He calls it method and hangs up. A beat later, he makes another call, and another agent picks up the line...
This concludes season 5. Stay tuned for Season 6 summer 2026, where we reach the dramatic conclusion to Cycle 2: Party At The World’s End.
Audio Edition Credits
This podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, PodBean, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, and of course RSS.
“Tales From When I Had A Face” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio, and edited by Brian Johnson.
“Party At The World’s End” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.
The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old including Jenn E, Dave Bessell, Scott Landes, Bradley the Buyer, Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams, Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions.
“Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms.
This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes.
Explore More At FallenCycle.Com
A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir.
Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right?
Support Us On Patreon
Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).