468: Episode 468 - "Tides of Terror" - Chilling Tales for Dark Nights
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Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast
34 min
2 speakers
4 chapters
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What teaser and intro set the mood for this maritime horror episode?
Oh, how beautiful the land is. How tall the meadows are and how green the forest is. When there are new glasses. From Instru's summer range, two glasses with any lenses, now at the price of one. See the new eyes of Instru in the summer. Kun kuvanveistäjä Felix Nylund vuosia sitten suunnitteli kolmen sepän patsasta, hän ei millään keksinyt, mitä veistoksen miehet tekisivät. Mielessä kävivät niin katumuusikot, feissarit, kuin kolme rosmuakin. Mutta mikään ei tuntunut oikealta. Kunnes eräänä päivänä Felix haki evästä Alepasta, ja vastaus ilmestyi ruokalautaselle kuin itsestään. Takoja. Kolmen takojan patsas. Alepa. Urbaani legenda.
It's time to turn off the lights and turn on the dark. Chilling Tales for Dark Nights.
Hello, listeners, and welcome to another episode of Chilling Tales for Dark Nights. I'm your host, Steve Taylor, and tonight we're leaving the comfort of dry land behind, venturing into cold, unforgiving waters where storms are only the beginning of your worries. For generations, sailors have spoken of the sea with equal measures of awe and fear. It feeds us. It carries us. It connects distant shores. But it also guards secrets older than civilization itself. Things that drift far below the reach of sunlight, waiting patiently beneath restless waves. Tonight's tale reminds us that not every ship lost at sea is simply claimed by wind or weather. And sometimes the greatest danger isn't what sinks beneath the ocean.
Sometimes it's what returns from the murky depths. So batten down the hatches, keep a weather eye on the horizon, and get cozy. The show is about to begin. Tonight's featured tale of terror comes to us courtesy of acclaimed horror author William Meikle, performed by Daryl Castillo, with production by Craig Groshek. I present to you, Home from the Sea.
The Irishman's in trouble. It was no night to be out in the water, but it was an unwritten law in Trinity. If one of us is in trouble, we all are. I drank down the shot of rum I had but left the ale where it sat. The sea was going to be rough enough without having sour beer rolling in my gut. I went with a crowd to the dock and peered through the wind and spray. How far out? Someone asked. Just past the Narrows, floundering, can hold on the port side. We'll need four boats at least. The long row boats normally took eight men, but we had to leave room for bringing the Irishman and his crew if need be. We set out five boats with four men in each rowing hard into a headwind and swell that threatened to send us as far back as forward with every stroke.
It wasn't the first time I'd been out in such conditions, but it was the first attempt at rescuing a big whaler such as the Dubliner. I knew they'd been out for three weeks and guessed they might have even had a catch aboard. Their weight, the weather and the sheer number of crew loomed large on my mind. I tried to ignore the increasing pain and tiredness from rowing, but I knew it was only the start of the evening's trials. By the time we reached the Narrows, we were all spent. Matters weren't held much when the lead boat capsized. They were too far away from us to help them, but I saw clearly enough that all four men made it ashore. The men clambered up to the point and waved. I knew they had a long, wet walk ahead of them to get back to the warmth of a tavern.
But I couldn't waste time worrying, as I too had to fight the waves and crosswind that threatened to send us towards the same fate. I was so busy concentrating on keeping us upright and moving forward that I was nearly thrown from my seat as the prow hit something hard. I turned to yell an oath at the other sailors, but my words were lost as I looked up and saw the massive bulk of the Dubliner looming over us. I helped Roberts and Gallagher, two old friends, tie our boat to the Dubliner. We helped the other three boats so that we were all arranged in a line along the keel on this starboard side, protected from the wind. Then I started to worry. I expected someone topside to acknowledge our presence.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What teaser and intro set the mood for this maritime horror episode?
0:00–8:23
2
How does the host introduce the story and themes of oceanic dread?
8:23–17:25
3
What prompts the rescue mission and how do villagers prepare?
17:25–28:38
4
What do rescuers discover when they board the drifting whaler?
28:38–34:22
Speakers
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