The Pantaloon Society

Jul 15 2023 13 ep. 24 mins 123
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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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An update from Lou/Tiger and the Dragon Trailer

Jul 15 2023 3 mins  
There's no more clowns, so what's next? An update from Lou and the Trailer for eir next project, the Tiger and the Dragon, a Victoriana pastiche audiodrama. More information can be found at: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/tigeranddragon/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 12 - Beneath the Society Pt 2

Apr 18 2023 32 mins  
A final stand, against their foe/Denouement for Jen and Joe/Beneath the ground let us descend/To bring this tale to an end./For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-12/Content warnings: Death/dying, Supernatural threat, The occult, Murder, Injury, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, Religious bigotry, Degenerative illness, Mentions

Episode 11 - Beneath the Society Pt 1

Mar 27 2023 28 mins  
Stalked through the tunnels by a stranger,/Our heroes flee from dreadful danger,/To pass the time as down they go,/Hear now the tales of Jen and Joe. For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-11/Content warningsDeath/dying Pregnancy Death in childbirth/infant mortality Violence Alcoholism. Religious themes (blasphemy, bigot

Episode 10 - Il Dottore

Feb 28 2023 27 mins  
A doctor's work is never done/But sometimes one can make it fun/Her strength is great, though she seems frail/Hear now Veronica Harrington's tale  For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/episode-10/Content warningsInjuryDeath/dying (including major character death)GriefChildhood illnessDeath of a childParentificationPeriod-typica

Episode 9 - Le Roman de Renard

Jan 24 2023 29 mins  
Where better for a clown to heal,/Than in the Sainted Dymphna's Geel?/To earth our hero vainly cleaves/All whilst the wily fox deceives.../Content warnings:  Supernatural threat Mind control Mental and physical illness, Injury Harm to animals Mentions of: Religion, Hospitals SFX: Shouting, unsettling strings, cracking ice, sounds of busy café, outdoor city, birdsong, For tra

Episode 8 - Mesnée d’Hellequin

Dec 20 2022 26 mins  
Our heroes to a fraud assigned/But turns out he's quite hard to find/To Windsor Forest they must head/ And there the hunter meets the hunted....Content warnings: Supernatural threatDetailed descriptions of foodViolenceDiscussions of: Murder, clowns, crime.SFX: Music, animal sounds, horse’s hooves/snorting, dogs barking, thunder, wind, birdsong.For transcripts and show n

Episode 7 - The Masque of Misrule

Nov 22 2022 26 mins  
In stately hall the mummers throng -/The play's awakened something wrong./To be from summoned shadows freed/A change of scene they're going to need..../Content warnings:  Supernatural Threat Violence Needles Unreality Discussions of: Imperialism, slavery, oppression, murder, homelessness. References to: Spiking/drugs.SFX: Music, bells, buzzing, horse galloping, dogs barking,

Episode 6 – A Little Mischief

Oct 25 2022 24 mins  
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 threatMental illnessBullyingSFX: Wind, church bells, mill working, crowd sounds, laughter, flickering lights, animal soundsFor transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress

Episode 5 – Joseph and the Holy Fool

Sep 27 2022 25 mins  
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: MisogynyAbuseViolenceMental IllnessReferences to: Death of a loved one, violence, animal neglect, clowns/puppets, unsurprisingly.SFX: Desert winds, angelic vocal effects, cars, sounds of monastery singing/prayer, f

Episode 4 - La Donna è Omicida

Sep 27 2022 25 mins  
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, MurderReferences to: Sexual assault, ghostsSFX: Opera singing, outdoor sounds, screaming, For transcripts and show notes see: https://cytochromehear.wordpress.com/home/pantaloon/epis