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Season 5, Episode 10: “The Revelation of Flesh” | Mythpunk Serialized Fiction Podcast

We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season. In the final episode of Season 5, Johny finishes the story of how he ends up in Pennhurst, and it’s far from heroic. In fact, it’s somewhat humiliating: a grocery run that turns into a panic spiral, a collapse in a parking lot, and Stella watching him with a distance he can’t close.  She leaves a month later. Johny is falling further into his neurosis, but he doesn’t call a doctor or a friend. He calls Bradley the Buyer. Bradley answers like he expected it. He reframes the breakup as “timing,” offers exactly what he always offers, and pushes Johny toward one more operation with higher stakes and sharper consequences.  When Johny confronts him after his capture at the conclusion of his tale, Bradley doesn’t apologize or explain. He calls it method and hangs up. A beat later, he makes another call, and another agent picks up the line... This concludes season 5. Stay tuned for Season 6 summer 2026, where we reach the dramatic conclusion to Cycle 2: Party At The World’s End.  Audio Edition Credits This podcast is also available on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6BLzwFhszhM7j5zW7tUvys], Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fiction-podcast/id1755752607], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrRHHGzOP6NFVmBV6JiWkjj9rxS-k3D1], PodBean [http://fallencycle.podbean.com/], Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fictio-5782807], iHeartRadio [https://iheart.com/podcast/192515456], Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/de2352cc-33a8-45e2-9593-2f89b0050432], and of course RSS [https://feed.podbean.com/fallencycle/feed.xml].    “Tales From When I Had A Face [https://www.fallencycle.com/tales-from-when-i-had-a-face]” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio [https://www.jamescurcio.com/], and edited by Brian Johnson.  “Party At The World’s End [https://www.fallencycle.com/party-at-the-worlds-end]” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.    The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old [https://www.fallencycle.com/creative-team] including Jenn E [https://linktr.ee/jennechopdx], Dave Bessell [https://davebessell.bandcamp.com/], Scott Landes [https://www.ilikealice.com/], Bradley the Buyer [https://bradleythebuyer.bandcamp.com/], Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams [https://pemersonwilliams.wordpress.com/], Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions. “Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lilithandthebacchae/cut-the-skys-throat]. This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes. Explore More At FallenCycle.Com [http://fallencycle.com] A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir. Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right? Support Us On Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mythosmedia] Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).

Season 5, Episode 9: “Invisible Masters” | Mythpunk Serialized Fiction Podcast

We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season. The hotel suite is wrecked—furniture overturned, glass scattered, a TV blaring to no one. It looks like Guns N’ Roses blew through. Outside the door, Loki and Artemis stand watch, talking logistics. Jammed phone lines. Security scrambling. And Babylon’s “fans”? Starting to act less like followers and more like a weapon you can aim at the agents who are surely tracking them. Then Loki wakes Dionysus for the problem that isn’t law enforcement. The parking lot is filling, and word is spreading faster than any plan can contain.  After the next track straight out of their mobile recording studio, the episode shifts to the voice of our narrator: Gabriel De Leon, writing in his journal a year ago with quiet certainty. He reads letters from recruits and pauses on one detail that makes him look up. Someone from Pennhurst is in play. Audio Edition Credits This podcast is also available on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6BLzwFhszhM7j5zW7tUvys], Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fiction-podcast/id1755752607], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrRHHGzOP6NFVmBV6JiWkjj9rxS-k3D1], PodBean [http://fallencycle.podbean.com/], Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fictio-5782807], iHeartRadio [https://iheart.com/podcast/192515456], Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/de2352cc-33a8-45e2-9593-2f89b0050432], and of course RSS [https://feed.podbean.com/fallencycle/feed.xml].    “Tales From When I Had A Face [https://www.fallencycle.com/tales-from-when-i-had-a-face]” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio [https://www.jamescurcio.com/], and edited by Brian Johnson.  “Party At The World’s End [https://www.fallencycle.com/party-at-the-worlds-end]” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.    The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old [https://www.fallencycle.com/creative-team] including Jenn E [https://linktr.ee/jennechopdx], Dave Bessell [https://davebessell.bandcamp.com/], Scott Landes [https://www.ilikealice.com/], Bradley the Buyer [https://bradleythebuyer.bandcamp.com/], Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams [https://pemersonwilliams.wordpress.com/], Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions. “Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lilithandthebacchae/cut-the-skys-throat]. This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes. Explore More At FallenCycle.Com [http://fallencycle.com] A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir. Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right? Support Us On Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mythosmedia] Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).

Season 5, Episode 8: “Train ’Em Young” | Mythpunk Serialized Fiction Podcast

We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season. Loki finally gives Lilith what she’s been pushing for: scale. Organize in cells, keep each group small, and let the structure multiply faster than anyone can shut it down. A month later, the theory becomes a field in the woods, packed with tents, teenagers, and a barn so crowded it feels like peak Burning Man. Babylon plays, and the response is immediate. The chant begins before the first song starts, and continues after they’ve left the stage. Lilith pulls the band out of their post-show bliss, gathers new loyalists, and takes them straight into a four-star hotel like it’s already theirs. In the suite, she starts selecting who stays close and who gets turned away. By the time the door opens again, she’s offering a mark, a name, and a place inside her fast-growing cult.  Next stop, apocalypse. Audio Edition Credits This podcast is also available on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6BLzwFhszhM7j5zW7tUvys], Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fiction-podcast/id1755752607], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrRHHGzOP6NFVmBV6JiWkjj9rxS-k3D1], PodBean [http://fallencycle.podbean.com/], Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fictio-5782807], iHeartRadio [https://iheart.com/podcast/192515456], Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/de2352cc-33a8-45e2-9593-2f89b0050432], and of course RSS [https://feed.podbean.com/fallencycle/feed.xml].    “Tales From When I Had A Face [https://www.fallencycle.com/tales-from-when-i-had-a-face]” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio [https://www.jamescurcio.com/], and edited by Brian Johnson.  “Party At The World’s End [https://www.fallencycle.com/party-at-the-worlds-end]” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.    The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old [https://www.fallencycle.com/creative-team] including Jenn E [https://linktr.ee/jennechopdx], Dave Bessell [https://davebessell.bandcamp.com/], Scott Landes [https://www.ilikealice.com/], Bradley the Buyer [https://bradleythebuyer.bandcamp.com/], Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams [https://pemersonwilliams.wordpress.com/], Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions. “Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lilithandthebacchae/cut-the-skys-throat]. This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes. Explore More At FallenCycle.Com [http://fallencycle.com] A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir. Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right? Support Us On Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mythosmedia] Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).

Season 5, Episode 7: “Monarch” | Mythpunk Serialized Fiction Podcast

We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season. Johny is losing time. His thoughts jump tracks, his memories come back twisted and tangled, and the “Op” starts to feel less like a joke and more like a trap he agreed to without noticing. He replays conversations with Bradley and starts to question his sanity. Stella should be safety, but even her silence feels loaded. Then a detail he’s ignored for years becomes impossible to unsee: Stella’s monarch tattoo. The nights turn into fragments and dreams bleed into waking. Faces shift, names don’t stick, and Bradley’s voice keeps showing up where it shouldn’t. Johny wakes to a phone call that starts as nonsense and snaps into a single instruction. When he looks outside, the sky has turned the color of an apocalypse. Audio Edition Credits This podcast is also available on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6BLzwFhszhM7j5zW7tUvys], Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fiction-podcast/id1755752607], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrRHHGzOP6NFVmBV6JiWkjj9rxS-k3D1], PodBean [http://fallencycle.podbean.com/], Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fictio-5782807], iHeartRadio [https://iheart.com/podcast/192515456], Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/de2352cc-33a8-45e2-9593-2f89b0050432], and of course RSS [https://feed.podbean.com/fallencycle/feed.xml].    “Tales From When I Had A Face [https://www.fallencycle.com/tales-from-when-i-had-a-face]” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio [https://www.jamescurcio.com/], and edited by Brian Johnson.  “Party At The World’s End [https://www.fallencycle.com/party-at-the-worlds-end]” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.    The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old [https://www.fallencycle.com/creative-team] including Jenn E [https://linktr.ee/jennechopdx], Dave Bessell [https://davebessell.bandcamp.com/], Scott Landes [https://www.ilikealice.com/], Bradley the Buyer [https://bradleythebuyer.bandcamp.com/], Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams [https://pemersonwilliams.wordpress.com/], Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions. “Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lilithandthebacchae/cut-the-skys-throat]. This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes. Explore More At FallenCycle.Com [http://fallencycle.com] A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir. Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right? Support Us On Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mythosmedia] Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).

Season 5, Episode 6: “Getting the Band Back Together” | Mythpunk Serialized Fiction Podcast

We Are All Just Costumes Death Wears For A Season. Fresh off their escape, Dionysus and the others duck into a roadside bar to hide and regroup. Instead they meet Lilith, a redheaded woman who can take over a room without raising her voice. Soon she has them on stage, turning their panic into a set and the crowd into something louder and stranger than a normal show. People don’t just cheer. They move together, as if they’ve been waiting for a cue for bacchanal. Afterward, Lilith names the thing they’re apparently building: Babylon.  Knowing that they’re still fugitives, they stop improvising and start organizing. They steal a mobile broadcast rig, repaint it, and make it their rolling base of operations. Later, Dionysus hits record on an open transmission, and for the first time in a while their story isn’t confined to one room. Audio Edition Credits This podcast is also available on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6BLzwFhszhM7j5zW7tUvys], Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fiction-podcast/id1755752607], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrRHHGzOP6NFVmBV6JiWkjj9rxS-k3D1], PodBean [http://fallencycle.podbean.com/], Podchaser [https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-fallen-cycle-mythos-fictio-5782807], iHeartRadio [https://iheart.com/podcast/192515456], Amazon Music [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/de2352cc-33a8-45e2-9593-2f89b0050432], and of course RSS [https://feed.podbean.com/fallencycle/feed.xml].    “Tales From When I Had A Face [https://www.fallencycle.com/tales-from-when-i-had-a-face]” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio [https://www.jamescurcio.com/], and edited by Brian Johnson.  “Party At The World’s End [https://www.fallencycle.com/party-at-the-worlds-end]” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.    The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old [https://www.fallencycle.com/creative-team] including Jenn E [https://linktr.ee/jennechopdx], Dave Bessell [https://davebessell.bandcamp.com/], Scott Landes [https://www.ilikealice.com/], Bradley the Buyer [https://bradleythebuyer.bandcamp.com/], Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams [https://pemersonwilliams.wordpress.com/], Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions. “Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lilithandthebacchae/cut-the-skys-throat].   This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes. Explore More At FallenCycle.Com [http://fallencycle.com] A mythpunk universe combining elements of speculative fiction, magical realism, fantasy and near-future noir. Perhaps you've been having prophetic dreams that won't stop, or hear the spirits of the trees demanding a blood sacrifice every time you leave your apartment. But those are just dreams... right? Support Us On Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/mythosmedia] Enjoy what you hear? Subscribe, share and support us for full digital access and Discord benefits for just $5. Upon reaching our first funding goal, we'll introduce a $20 tier with additional perks like annual art prints and pins and new product exclusives (comics, novels, etc).