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Solace


6 episodes


Solo Horror Serial Audio Drama


Synopsis:

Welcome to the fully-automated world of Solace. A prison ran and monitored by the AI "WARDEN." However, not everything is as it seems. Each episode in this sci-fi/horror series will unveil more secrets and terrible details the inmates are forced to confront. All told through Warden's point of view. Meant to be both episodic and serialized, Solace is an experimental concept I've been playing around with. I hope you enjoy.


Format: Audio Drama

Continuity: Serial

Writing: Scripted

Voices: Solo

Narrator: Second Person

Genres: Horror

Framing device: Communications

Soundscape: Sound effects & music

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Episodes:

Yekutá, Part One: Bazuret

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:07:45 +0000

Deep in the heart of the Amazon, an ancient mystery is just beginning to be unearthed. However, deep in the heart of Solace, something much more mundane is being uncovered. What ties this lost ciilization, an employee appreciation party, and ketchup together? As with most things in Solace, the answer is Warden.

This episode was written, performed and produced by Josh Cheney. If you have any fan art or other notes that wouldn't fit in a review feel free to send them to wardenofsolace@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

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Placebo

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:10:18 +0000

What if the treatment is worse than the disease? What if the treatment is the disease? Either way it must be tested in a double-blind placebo study at some point. Æthion Labs is a proud innovator of such treatments, though side effects may be stranger than expected.

This episode was written, performed and produced by Josh Cheney. If you have any fan art or other notes that wouldn't fit in a review feel free to send them to wardenofsolace@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

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Anglerfish

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:24:00 +0000

"Nyctophobia" is the primal fear of the dark. Its origins may be evolutionary. What begins as a simple task—changing a light bulb—quickly unravels into a deeper mystery. A light in the black offers no guarantee of clarity, but there are creatures that never yielded to this fear. They may hold the key to a hidden truth. The only thing we truly need to fear may be the darkness itself.

This episode was written, performed and produced by Josh Cheney. If you have any fan art or other notes that wouldn't fit in a review feel free to send them to wardenofsolace@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

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Happy Birthday

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:38:00 +0000

How old are you now? Is it a number or simply a state of mind? Does it even matter in the slightest? While celebrating a very special asset's birthday, Warden ruminates on a variety of these ideas in this episode. Not sure the asset appreciates this interruption on his special day, but Warden remains uninterested in the concerns of the urge-prone.

This episode was written, recorded and produced by Josh Cheney. If you have any fan art or other notes that wouldn't fit in a review feel free to send them to wardenofsolace@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

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Herbal Therapy

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 21:57:00 +0000

A simple bit of gardening can turn so intensely horrific in Solace. This one was quite the thorn in my side to get done. Pardon the pun.

Apologies are in order, as I kept running into increasingly confusing audio problems coupled with a sore throat. Perhaps, I could use some herbal therapy myself. Hope you enjoy regardless.

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Orientation

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:04:00 +0000

Welcome Inmate, or should I call you Asset? Just some basic introductory things to get you started. Æthion Labs welcomes you as a future contributor to the progress of mankind. "Forever Forward, For All."

Episode was written, recorded and produced by Josh Cheney.

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