Owen McCuen

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1,473 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 17 Sep

Owen McCuen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Creepy · Tartarus & The Cat Tree · 9 Jul 2026 podcast

She said she hadn't either.

I half expected Soot to be gone when I returned, but he was there in his cage waiting for me with those abyssal eyes.

What do you want?

I asked the hamster, and he cocked his head, an almost dog-like gesture.

How do I release you?

I tried putting you outside in the wild and you returned.

So what do you want?

I picked him up from his cage, clenching him in my fist.

I waited for the voice to come.

But it didn't.

So it didn't try to scramble out of my hands or bite me.

He met my gaze.

I thought about crushing him, ending this whole thing.

Then it occurred to me, that could be exactly what he wants.

Who knew how long it had been alive before it became my pet?

The store owner said he would be alive pretty much indefinitely.

How did he know that?

Was this hamster in his store for years?

It had been a few years now, and he was as young and spry as ever.

Maybe he wanted death.

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