The Harrowing of Minerva Damson
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Creator: Goblin Booth Productions, LLC
Full cast Horror Serial Audio Drama
Synopsis:
It is March, 1915 in France, and just behind the front lines a woman is running for her life. She does not run from enemy soldiers or falling mortars; a far more sinister creature stalks her, one created by bloodshed and black magic. This is the newest threat in a war growing uglier by the day, and it won't be the last. Or the worst.
But this woman is not a civilian. As a knight of the Order of Joan, she is only one of a legion of women with a long history of monster hunting. So when she runs, she does not do so blindly; it's all part of the larger plan.
The Harrowing of Minerva Damson is an action-horror podcast. Interested in supporting the Order and its knights? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/theharrowingofminervadamson, or donate on Acast at supporter.acast.com/the-harrowing-of-minerva-damson. If you'd like to browse the latest Order war bulletins, you can visit our website at www.orderofjoanheadquarters.com or follow us on Instagram @theharrowingofminerva.
The Harrowing of Minerva Damson is a Goblin Booth Production. Listen to the latest episodes, browse merch, and discover more of our programming on our YouTube channel, Goblin Booth Productions, or our website here.
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Format: Audio Drama
Continuity: Serial
Writing: Scripted
Voices: Full cast
Genres: Horror, Alt history
Maturity: Mature
Creator demographics: / Female / LGBTQ+ / Neurodivergent
Completion status: Finished
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Episodes:
Bonus Episode: The Cover Story
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:57:59 GMT
Curious about how book covers are made? Or at least how ours was made? We're here to fill you in. In this episode, we recount the twisting tale of how First-Degree Magic got its cover.
Want visuals to accompany the episode? Head over to our Patreon to look over our image and note compilation on The Cover Story! We released it free to everyone who wants to see the process.
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First-Degree Magic Chapter Four
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:43:25 GMT
Bernice Chandler crosses paths with our final main character in this next installment in the First-Degree Magic sample chapters.
As always, listener discretion is advised.
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First-Degree Magic Chapter Three
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT
Bernice Chandler meets her new partner, Detective Jack Donovan, in this third installment of First-Degree Magic's sample chapters.
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Bonus Episode: Welcome to the Joaniverse
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT
For quite some time, we've hinted that the world Minnie exists in is different in more ways than just the existence of magic. This episode provides a wider context for the Joaniverse, answering questions like "Why doesn't everyone use magic all the time?" to "Wait, how did magic alter the trajectory of colonialism the world over?" Plus, we provide a little glimpse at what Chicago would look like and who our main characters are in First-Degree Magic. If you like history, worldbuilding, and timelines, this would be the episode for you!
If you'd like to check out First-Degree Magic's Kirkus starred review, you can read it here!
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First-Degree Magic Chapter Two
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT
Introducing our second viewpoint character, bootlegging demi-demon Valentino Morandi.
Content warnings: blood, murder, death, and mental health topics
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First-Degree Magic Intro and Chapter One
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT
As promised, the first chapter of First-Degree Magic for you, our faithful listeners. The Introduction sets the stage and offers a quick primer for what life looks like in America in this 1927. Chapter One introduces us to our intrepid protagonist, Knight-Maiden Bernice Chandler, as she gets her first ghastly look at the grisly case that will forever change her life. We hope you enjoy your first dip into the 1920s Joaniverse!
Please be advised that this episode includes graphic descriptions of blood and gore.
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Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:24:42 GMT
A brief explanation for our absence, and an exciting announcement!
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Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:53 GMT
Separated from her local guide by a patrol of enemy soldiers, Minerva Damson finds herself in the company of another knight who also claims to be pursuing The Beast of Gevaudan. Despite their shared mission and its urgency, one question presses heavily on Minnie's mind: Where is Bisclavret? Did he escape, too? Or by helping her, has he been doomed to a fate worse than what might have awaited him in Sanctuaire-a-la-Grotte?
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Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:00:18 GMT
Hello again, dear Knights. Season 3 of The Harrowing of Minerva Damson is on the way, set to release just in time for the spookiest season of the year. Pack your haversacks, grab your gear, and refresh yourselves on the previous two seasons--October will be here before you know it. We hope you'll join us (and Minnie) on the next leg of this grim adventure riddled with magic, monsters, and desperate deals made in the battlefields of WWI Europe.
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Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:06 GMT
Marion reads the disturbing account of Delilah F's retrieval of the Euripedes Bow.
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Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT
Another file reveals an internal panic within the Order of Joan after the theft of an infamous--and extremely dangerous--artifact from Order couriers in 1916. An unusual champion is chosen to retrieve it.
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Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:40 GMT
As Marion continues her inspection of the "D--West & East" box's contents, she reads a series of correspondence detailing the dangerous dealings between a Wild Hunt band and a clandestine British organization as observed by a woman named Delilah P.
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Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:48 GMT
Sister-Scribe Marion continues digging into the files inside the enigmatically labeled "D--West & East" box and receives tantalizing glimpses into action at the front and troubling accusations concerning the Kaiser and packages...
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Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:49:56 GMT
The first episode of our Maiden-tier Patreon exclusive series, The Delilah Documents follows Sister-Scribe Marion Dixon as she stumbles upon a misfiled box and uncovers the secrets of a mysterious group of women all named Delilah. Episodes more than a year old will now be released to general audiences, with five currently eligible for airing. These will be released every other week, after which point new episodes will be released to general audiences upon their first year anniversary on Patreon.
It's April 1933, and Sister-Scribe Marion Dixon has been tasked with cataloging and making recorded duplicates of a truckload of dusty old wartime documents sent from Boston's Order Headquarters. It's been slow-going and agonizingly dull, but the document she just pulled out of her newest box tells a tale unlike any of the others before it, one involving intrigue, magic, blood, and ironworks. Even more curious, the subject of the debriefing isn't an Order knight, but a woman simply known as "Delilah S." Thus begins Marion's journey into the dark, hidden heart of The Great War, where battles lost to the history books were fought to contain worse fates from sweeping across the face of the earth...
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Sun, 31 Mar 2024 14:59:47 GMT
An explanation for our absence over the last few months and our return to production!
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Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:00:55 GMT
Kick up your cowboy boots and sit a spell with us as we discuss the production of Goliad Gabby, upcoming projects, and special, secret things in the works!
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Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:00:11 GMT
At long last, the finale of Gabby's adventure is here! Gabby and Zdravko prepare for their final confrontation with the cockatrice, but not everything goes according to plan...
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Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:00:41 GMT
The adventure continues. Gabby and Zdravko have escaped the cockatrice with their lives, but their tribulations are far from over. Gabby plots how best to confront the monster next even as everything seems to be working against her, even Zdravko...
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Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:00:02 GMT
Gabby reaches her destination and meets her guides for this mission. Things do not go as planned...
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Announcement & The Delilah Documents: Podbrezová, 1916
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:00:14 GMT
Due to travel, summer lawn mowing, and holiday fireworks interfering with recording and editing for Goliad Gabby, Episode 2, we have postponed its release to next week. But wait! In the meantime, we've decided to release the first episode of our ongoing Patreon Maiden-tier exclusive series "The Delilah Documents" to general audiences!
Interested in hearing more? Head over to our Patreon here and check out our tiers and perks! We have ad-free episodes, bonus content, and four more episodes of The Delilah Documents (as of July 2023) with more coming soon.
You, our listeners and Patrons, mean the world to us. Thank you for all your support, and we'll be back next week with more Goliad Gabby.
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Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:00:20 GMT
Gabriela Mendoza is a plucky gal from Goliad, Texas who's known as a fast hand and trick shot around her neck of the woods. When two knights of the Order of Joan approach her with a problem her particular skillset might be best suited to solve, she embarks on an adventure that takes her halfway around the globe to hunt a monster unseen by the Order in nearly five hundred years: the cockatrice.
Welcome to our second inter-season arc: Goliad Gabby!
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Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:00:02 GMT
Join our team of four around two microphones in our living room to discuss Season Two, thresholds of success, and DILFs! Listen to the end to hear what else we have cooking up for The Harrowing of Minerva Damson, the Ordinal Timeline, and beyond...
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Wed, 02 Nov 2022 10:00:03 GMT
Minnie continues through the caves, determined to get to the others side and its promise of sunlight, wide open spaces and, most importantly, safety.
If only it were that simple. In times such as these, nowhere is safe, and one never quite knows who --or what-- might be on the prowl.
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Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:00:03 GMT
In the darkness under stone, Minnie and Bisclavret journey toward the other side of the mountain. But they aren't the only ones in these tunnels, and it would be so easy to get turned around in this dark, deep maze...
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Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:48 GMT
In the caverns beneath the city, Minnie uncovers the truth about what happened in Marie Babineaux's cottage three weeks ago--and another secret about her current traveling companion.
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Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:00:57 GMT
As hostile forces close in, Minnie must call upon ancient magic to save Sanctauire à la Grotte--but the very spells she awakens may make escaping the village impossible.
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Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:00:57 GMT
Determined to continue her mission, Minnie explores her limited options and makes deal after deal to find a solution. But she only has so much to give, and everything has a price...
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Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:00:01 GMT
Minerva Damson begins her search for the Beast of Gévaudan in Sanctauire à la Grotte, a French village close to the front. Her investigation leads her to an unassuming bookseller, who may have additional insight into the emergence of the Beast. But the thunder of war grows ever nearer, and time is not on Minnie's side...
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Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:00:01 GMT
We crossed another finish line, folks! Time to cool our heels and reflect on the mad dash behind us--and the next leg of the race ahead. Join us as we discuss the journey so far, the addition of our newest team member, and the trials and triumphs of getting CHEVALIER out into the world. We also answer such questions as: Do we have any sponsors? Will the cat on our cover ever make a reappearance? How many of us are band kids, and is there a single true drama kid among us?
Tune in to find out and learn more about the Ordinal Timeline, future projects, and the crew behind The Harrowing of Minerva Damson.
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Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:00:41 GMT
In CHEVALIER's finale, Cornelia must confront the foe that has been dogging her steps since entering the Ardennes--and somehow keep the package in her care out of enemy hands.
Listener discretion is advised. Content warnings listed below:
Content Warnings: violence, gore, beheading, death
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Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:00:55 GMT
Alone in a foreign land, Cornelia must find her way through the forest to her next heading: Le Cheslé. Another threat makes itself known, one more sinister than the ancient power that stalks the Ardennes...
Listener discretion is strongly advised for this episode for graphic violence. Content warnings listed further below.
Content Warnings: violence, gore, torture, dismemberment, and death.
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Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:00:32 GMT
October, 1915. Two couriers on a secret mission slip through the ancient forest of the Belgian Ardennes carrying a valuable package bound for the Dutch Order of Joan's Headquarters. But they aren't the only trespassers in these woods, and something is following them...
We are pleased to present CHEVALIER, our first interseason arc. Be advised: like The Harrowing of Minerva Damson, CHEVALIER contains strong horror elements and may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
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Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:00:47 GMT
You asked, we answered! Can knights have sex? How do we name our characters? What do the images on the Order's seal mean? Tune in to find out, and be sure to pitch your questions our way so they can be included in our next Q&A!
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Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:00:36 GMT
During the first season wrap-up, Jessica, Jamie, and Mitch discuss The Goblin Booth, sponsorships (and lack thereof), the trials and triumphs of making Season One, and plans for the future.
Want to check out what Mitch, Jamie, and our buddy Thomas are up to? Take a peek at www.mythamatic.com and visit their Instagram @mythamatic to find out!
Thank you for joining us this season, and we hope you stick around for the off-season content and tune back in for Season Two in 2022!
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Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:00:05 GMT
In the season finale of The Harrowing of Minerva Damson, Minnie grapples with an uncertain future.
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Tue, 09 Nov 2021 18:00:42 GMT
In Loving Memory of Miranda "Panda" Samford, credited as Miranda Lewis.
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Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:00:56 GMT
Minnie must try her hand at magic in a desperate attempt to stop the Germans from surging through the broken British line.
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Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:00:56 GMT
After a treacherous escape, Minnie is called upon once again to aid the soldiers. This time, however, she's asked to walk an even finer line between meeting the needs of her allies and maintaining the neutrality of the Order.
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Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:00:28 GMT
Minnie leads the men on a mad dash for safety, but they aren't the only ones wading through the mud of the trenches...
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Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:00:53 GMT
Minnie Damson's job is to hunt monsters. Often the easiest part is killing them; harder is convincing the people she protects to take her advice seriously. And sometimes by the time they do, it's already too late...
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Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:00:23 GMT
In early March, 1915, a young knight of the Order of Joan is stalked by a creature with superior strength and speed. She has a plan to best it, fortunately--but as the saying goes, no plan survives first contact with the enemy...
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Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:00:51 GMT
In 1431, an event takes place in France that sows the seeds for a change that, while small at first, grows into something more powerful than anyone could have ever imagined. Death, faith, magic, and monster hunting intersect to forge an upstart nunnery into a force to be reckoned with for centuries to come.
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