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12 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Devin SteffensExplicit
Yes
Date created
2023/10/31
Latest episode
2025/12/31
Average duration
34 min.
Release period
15 days
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Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy. So, come along on our ride through the Dead West, bring your best iron and your favorite cross. Not that it'll do much good. No Generative AI was used in the making of this production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Part 9 "The Crone, The Crow, and the Mountain Child"
2025/12/31
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In Part 9, Auggie communes with family, the veil around the Ward's family legacy thickens, and Conrad starts piecing together a larger plot before him.
Trigger warnings:Harm to children, violence to children implied and direct, claustrophobia, possession.
Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices
Brianna Steffens as Auggie and Mable (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)
Raphael Suarez is Thug
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
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Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 0 "Prologue"
2024/08/15
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In our first episode we are introduced to Conrad as he heads northward for his latest contract in Blackwater, California. No trigger warnings for this episode.
Credits:
Lucas Martinez as the Conductor (https://x.com/LucasMartinezva)
Devin Steffens as Conrad (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 1 "Headed Dead West"
2024/09/17
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In Part 1, we are introduced to Conrad as he heads northward for his latest contract in Blackwater, California and the shadow of the town grows wider with each person Conrad meets.
Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:Immolation: 2:59
Children screams: 2:59
Spitting: 18:37
Credits:Lucas Martinez as the Conductor (https://x.com/LucasMartinezva)
Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support the show:
Transcripts available here: www.deadwestpod.com/2024/12/24/part-1-headed-dead-west/Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 2 "Simple Things"
2024/10/21
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In our second episode tensions grow between Conrad and Louis as the world around them takes shape.
Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:3:45: Usage of dated language
3:55: Harm to children
Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Badb: Oathed Devotee Prayer by wolvesandravensohmy as posted by https://madamehearthwitch.tumblr.com/post/172184136481/badb-oathed-devotee-prayer
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 3 "Mrs Davis"
2024/11/21
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In Part 3, Auggie confronts Conrad about his secrets and lies and Conrad finally makes his way out of town to visit Mrs Davis.
Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:Shaving: 9:34Chewing: 13:15Gunshot with Victim: 27:58Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)
Dexter Manning as Mr Davis
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tales from the Dead West: La Loup Garou
2025/01/07
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
Join us on our inaugural foray into a new podcast segment we are calling, "Tales from the Dead West", these are stand alone anthology stories from around the world of the Dead West. Our first one here is about our favorite paternal ghost and his going's ons before his death. Please note this episode depicts intense scenes of torture and harm to animals, no actual animals were harmed in the production of this episode.
Trigger warnings w/ approximate time stamps:Dated Language: "Godless Savages" 2:56Violence, torture: 4:29Bound and gagged, restrained 4:29 - endViolence, torture, mutilation: 8:33Violence, torture: 12:13Mention of dental procedures: 13:57Violence, torture: 15:22Torture, burning flesh: 17:50Torture, burning flesh: 18:33Animal in pain: 19:09Violence, Harm to animals, mutilation, torture, grieving and pain: 20:54Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 4 "Nothing beside remains"
2025/01/30
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In Part 4, the forces of Blackwater make themselves known and begin moving in town. Conrad recalls memories of his past.
Trigger warnings:Maiming, threats to children, harm to child, maggots and flies, insects, burning skin, vomit, retching, gagging, religious fervor and manipulation, mutilation, blood and gore, fire and pyrotechnics, swearing.
Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Brianna Steffens as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)
Zachary Scott as Father Gregory https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 5 "Father"
2025/03/03
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
Conrad converses about the life and trials of Father Gregory as they tend to Conrad's wounds. There is more to the coal than Conrad and Louis imagined.
Trigger warnings:Medical procedure through-out, mention of child death, and religious fervor.
Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Zachary Scott as Father Gregory https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 6 "As above, so below"
2025/04/02
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In Part 6, Conrad comes face to face with the Mother of the Mountain only to realize that around every corner there is some monster or another.
Trigger warnings:Mutilation, Injury, Suffocation, Claustrophobia, Creature noises through out, old practices using antiquated terms.Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Zachary Scott as Father Gregory https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19
Brianna Lucido as Auggie (https://www.tiktok.com/@bsteffensbooks)
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 7 "Paw and Poppet"
2025/05/13
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In Part 7, Conrad and Louis compare their pasts and confront one another about the use of knacks and other magics.
Trigger warnings:Talk of closed practices, medical procedures through out, harm to children (implied), old practices using antiquated terms.
Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Part 8: "Voices in the Dark"
2025/06/30
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
In Part 8, Conrad and his Poppet dive further into the caves and into the madness that has consumed Blackwater.
Trigger warnings:Harm to children, violence to children implied and direct, infant ghosts, gore, implied cannibalism, mentions of consuming flesh, claustrophobia, possession.
Credits:Devin Steffens as Conrad, Louis, and other voices (https://x.com/merlin_thebard)
Athan of Hush Studio as Rory (https://bsky.app/profile/athansmusic.com)
Zachary Scott as Father Gregory https://m.imdb.com/name/nm16544300/?ref_=m_ttfcd_cl19
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on our FREE Patreon for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tales from the Dead West: Nearer Hell than Purgatory
2025/07/22
Eldritch horror and weird western themes collide in the dying years of a re-imagined American Wild West. A time when everything was stolen, blood was let, and society grappled with modernity. We follow Conrad as he explores the shadowy corners of the world in an attempt to outrun his family legacy.
Join us on another foray into a "Tales from the Dead West" episode, these are stand alone anthology stories from around the world of the Dead West. In this episode Pinkerton Agent, Penelope Bancroft, heads deep into the Sierra Nevada Mountains to look for a team of missing agents. Little does she know that in those mountains she will learn what "surviving at all costs" really means.
Trigger warnings:CannibalismForced cannibalismAssaultBlood and intense descriptions of gorechionophobiaCredits:Story and writing by Ashe Seguinte
Sophia Chung as Penelope Bancroft
Dennis Ortman as Linwood Gael
Editing, Sound Design, and additional Voices by Devin Steffens
Intro and Outro music by @Sage_GC
Support us on Patreon or Ko-fi for exclusive content, merch, and much more!
Join the Community on Discord to talk about the show and join other Travelers as we navigate the DEAD WEST!
Music and Sound effects are licensed from third-party providers including Soundly, Epidemic Sound, Freesound.org, Soundstripe, Pixabay, Music Vine, Youtube, Slipstream, and BBC Sounds.
No Generative AI was used in the making of this production.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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JonIsTheAppleSeed 2025/04/14
Not my normal type podcast
This is not the normal type podcast I listen to - but it’s a joy to listen. High production value, good story, and well told.
It reminds me, in a wa...
Cheif Doublemoth 2026/01/12
Top notch audio drama
The show is great. I am a connoisseur of audio dramas and this show hits all the marks: original idea, creative, intriguing, very good writing and pro...
kkkuhg 2025/11/11
Dead west
I really enjoyed this pod cast but where the rest of the story😭😭😭😭
Flipboardlover 2025/10/30
We need more blending of western and supernatural.
I really like the idea of this podcast. I don’t know why there isn’t more content out there that blend the supernatural with the Wild West. Great conc...
Podcast loving Insomniac 2025/07/17
Fun!!
I am loving this podcast so far
caro2278 2025/04/11
So happy I found this!
What a well-written, gripping treat of a show this is. Lovely world and character building, and some lines that will stick with me far beyond the end ...
Mr. doorman_740 2025/04/11
Great
I love the way the story is established and how the it flows
Tavish My Boy 2025/04/09
Great take on a classic genre
This show really captures the imagination with it’s compelling storyline. The narrative is well told and well written. I look forward to many more epi...
choctalian 2025/04/08
More please!
I’m delighted to have stumbled across this podcast. I’m a huge fan of Old Gods, and this has the same gothic feel.
Please never stop!!
TheRadcliff 2024/12/29
Great genre mashup
I can’t get enough of westerns. The atmosphere of the show is great! Binged it over Christmas break and yeah, gonna need more stat.
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