TWL 1111: "In a Palace of Absent Shadows", by Christopher Long

Get these episodes ad free!Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 / month.Welcome to The Wicked Library for our season of Sci-Fi Themed Horror. Author: Christopher LongStoryteller: Denise Michelle JohnsonHost: Mitch GeradsFeaturing a custom score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams. Story Summary: Job Report.A Locus Senior Field Engineer with full diagnostic equipment is required urgently.Unknown male’s Cicero Mnemograph device is major reporting issues. Technology is locked into a spiralling recall feedback loop. Severe shutdown imminent. All memory stabilisation is failing. Subject’s Palace floorplan design is now locked into full sleep mode to maintain his mental and physical well-being. Please respond. Status pending. This job has been awaiting attention for over maximum wait times set by Locus Company parameters.Please respond.Warning: The Wicked Library is a horror fiction podcast created for a mature audience. Our stories contain graphic descriptions of pain, murder, violence, blood, betrayal, and inhumanity; monsters win, people die, and hope is often shattered. There is also beauty, heart, catharsis, and raw emotion. Fear may be deeply personal, but we all share it.If at any time a story takes you to a place too dark, turn on the lights, press pause, or press stop. And always remember, that unlike in the real world, these nightmares, and your participation in them, are under your control.Producer & Showrunner: Daniel Foytik Producer: Meg WilliamsLead Editor & Executive Producer: Scarlett R. Algee Creative Director & Executive Producer: Jeanette AndromedaResident Composer & Executive Producer: Nico Vettese, of We Talk of DreamsArtwork: Jeanette Andromeda Score & Incidental Music: Nico VetteseMain Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico VetteseFinal Audio Mix: Daniel Foytik, 9th Story Studios LLCGet your copy of The Wicked Library Presents: 13 Wicked Tales on Kindle, or in print. Visit thewickedlibrary.com/read to get your copy today.Get your copy of The Lift, 9 Stories of Transformation Volume One on Kindle, or in print. Visit victoriaslift.com/read to get your copy today.The Wicked Library is created by 9th Story Studios LLC: www.9thstory.comAudio program ©2022 – 9th Story Studios LLC. All Rights Reserved.No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of 9th Story Studios LLC. The copyrights for stories are held by the respective authors.