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October Falls

October Falls

By: Philip James
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October Falls is a gothic horror anthology podcast — a place where the fog never quite lifts and the past never stays buried. Each season tells a complete, standalone story, set in its own town, its own era, its own particular flavor of dread, but every one shares the same slow-burning, character-first approach to horror: real people, real relationships, and the patient, creeping sense that something has always been just slightly wrong. Season One, "Dead End on Wexler Street," follows nine-year-old Nathaniel Thorne through one unforgettable autumn in 1968 Cedar Hollow, Pennsylvania.Philip James
Episodes
  • Episode 7 : The Break
    30 Oct 2026

    DEAD END ON WEXLER STREET
    Season One • Episode Seven
    The Break

    Some secrets refuse to stay buried. And some friendships are tested when the world turns cold.

    On Wexler Street, the line between childhood and something far more sinister begins to fracture. At a frozen creek, an ominous encounter leaves questions that refuse to disappear. With Rusty standing guard, the children find themselves facing something that may change everything they thought they knew.

    In a town where the past has a way of finding its way back, even the most familiar places can become dangerous.

    Because sometimes, the most frightening thing isn't what waits in the shadows.

    It's what happens when something finally breaks.

    🎙️ Dead End on Wexler Street is part of October Falls: A Gothic Horror Anthology — where small towns hide dark secrets, childhood memories turn unsettling, and the past is never truly gone.

    Listen closely. The street remembers.

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    21 min
  • Episode 6: Learning to Bolt the Door
    27 Oct 2026

    Dead End on Wexler Street
    Season One · Episode Six
    Learning to Bolt the Door

    Cedar Hollow, Pennsylvania. Autumn, 1968.

    When the Dead Ends witness something disturbing in Denny Marsh's backyard, they discover that the darkness haunting Cedar Hollow may be closer to home than any of them imagined.

    Nathaniel Thorne begins to fear that whatever is watching him might turn its attention toward the people he loves. Desperate to protect his friends, he makes a dangerous decision: he pushes them away.

    But that afternoon, alone in his house, Nathaniel hears a creak on the staircase.

    Then another.

    Something is coming down.

    And it has waited until he's alone.

    🕯️ Some doors are meant to be locked. Some should never have been opened.

    Welcome to Dead End on Wexler Street, part of October Falls—a gothic horror anthology where every season takes you somewhere new, and nowhere you'll fully forget.

    🎧 Follow October Falls on Spotify so you never miss an episode.

    Leave the porch light on. Cedar Hollow will be waiting.

    #OctoberFalls #DeadEndOnWexlerStreet #GothicHorror #SupernaturalMystery

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    20 min
  • Epsiode 5: What It Cost For the Last One
    22 Oct 2026

    Fall, 1968. Everybody who dies leaves something behind. So why is there nothing of Nathaniel’s grandfather anywhere in the Thorne house?

    Eli warns him to be careful, but Nathaniel climbs into the attic anyway. Under the far eave he finds a locked trunk and a bundle of letters that were never sent, written in a careful, old-fashioned hand about a bargain struck in a churchyard long ago. As he reads, the attic grows colder, and behind him, in the dark, a page begins to turn.

    Discover where it all leads in The Midnight Mailman by Philip James: [your book link]

    Follow October Falls so you don’t miss Episode 6.

    Content note: this episode contains grief, the death of a child, and supernatural menace.

    Written by Philip James.

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    32 min
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