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NOCTURNAL

by Scott Sigler
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About the show

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler comes a tale of murder, madness, and an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the streets of San Francisco. San Francisco homicide inspector Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain his dreams, dreams that mirror — with impossible accuracy — gruesome murders drenching the city in blood? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him? Not disgust, not horror, but excitement. As Bryan and his longtime partner Pookie' Chang investigate the killings, they learn that things are even stranger than they initially seem. The victims are all enemies of an ostracized teenage boy, a boy gripped by the same violent, prescient dreams that haunt Bryan. When Bryan and Pookie dig deeper, they uncover disturbing details of a mysterious cult known as “Marie’s Children,” and of San Francisco’s secret history of serial killers, a history that their superiors — from the mayor to the police chief and on down — seem desperate to keep hidden.  Featuring a dazzlingly plotted mystery and a terrifying descent into a nightmarish underworld -— along with some of the most incredible action scenes ever told and an explosive, gut-wrenching conclusion you won't soon forget — NOCTURNAL is a spectacular outing from one of the horror genre's brightest stars. CREDITS: Presented by Empty Set Entertainment Written by Scott Sigler Narrated by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Podcast production assistance by Allie Press and Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions (Simpler.media) For more audio fiction from Scott Sigler, please visit ScottSigler.com

Latest episodes

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 12

    March 3, 2022 · 41 min

    Pookie forces himself to believe his instincts and not his eyes as he investigates another homicide strangely connected to Bryan. As reality makes less sense, Pookie and Bryan find some comfort in the familiar police working of canvassing…

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 11

    March 2, 2022 · 34 min

    Pookie tends to his getting-sicker-by-the-moment partner as he wonders if it’s possible he doesn’t know Bryan as well as he thinks he does. As Bryan finally gets some rest, Pooks calls Robin for a gut check just how Terminator-like Bryan…

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 10

    March 1, 2022 · 30 min

    The results of Oscar Woody’s autopsy turned up very strange results, which Robin tries to explain to Verde and The Birdman. Rex Deprovdechuk drew a picture of Oscar, and now Oscar is dead. Rex wonders what will happen if he makes a new…

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 9

    February 28, 2022 · 36 min

    Bryan and Pookie start tracking down Oscar Woody’s killer but run into two obstacles: one from a kid that might very well be the next victim and another from a most unexpected source. Aggie James finally meets one of his captors. The White…

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 8

    February 27, 2022 · 35 min

    Rex is ditching school today, dreading the inevitable bullying and shame after the BoyCo boys broke his arm. Besides, he is too excited by last night’s dream where he got revenge by murdering Oscar Woody. If only it weren’t a dream…Pookie…

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 7

    February 26, 2022 · 36 min

    The mangled corpse of Oscar Woody on the pavement, graffiti painted on the brick walls in his blood, and everything points toward one man as the killer: Bryan Clauser. Will homicide inspector Pookie Chang do the right thing and bring his…

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 6

    February 25, 2022 · 31 min

    The line between Bryan’s dreams and hard reality has been growing thinner and thinner. His worst nightmare yet leads him into a situation that will make him question his sanity. Written by Scott Sigler Performed by Phil Gigante Directed…

  • NOCTURNAL Episode 5

    February 24, 2022 · 35 min

    Bryan’s career is on the line as he and Pookie get the results from the Shooting Review Board. Was it a “righteous shoot,” or is Bryan — who has killed five people in the line of duty — the trigger-happy killer most cops think he is. When…