Ann talks to those who are getting Retirement Ready and the topics range from:- setting up income streams for retirement, advice from experts, what people are getting up to in retirement, volunteering, where they are relocating to, health and happiness topics
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The unseen creature whose ravenous fangs dog your every step as your footfalls echo down the midnight alleyway. — A long, icy shadow looming over you, making the hairs on your neck rise and your breath turn to ragged puffs of mist. — Unearthly howls that pierce the night, pulling you from the comfort of sleep with feverish, heart-pounding dread. — Welcome to Tales to Terrify, a weekly horror fiction podcast that gets under your skin, lays eggs and hatches writhing baby horrors nursed on your ...
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A podcast dedicated to all of the mysterious, subtle, and historical lore of the Assassin's Creed Universe. Co-created and co-hosted by Teecup and Shecup, who you may also know as The Cups or Austin and Shelby. We'll take a leap of faith into topics such as the history behind the Assassins and Templars, the infinite Pieces of Eden, individual Isu and their sages, character deep dives, and more. This podcast will explain all of the lore, characters, history, and mythologies behind the Assassi ...
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Welcome to episode 726 and Happy Holidays! We have one tale for you this week, about a toy who searches for his purpose amidst the whispered secrets and gnashing teeth of a darkened nursery. COMING UP Good Evening: Merry Christmas: 00:01:06 Amanda Cecelia Lang’s The Velveteen Goblin as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:03:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pa…
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Welcome to episode 725. We have one tale tonight, about a mysterious chair in the woods that offers a young man escape from the darkness of everyday life. COMING UP Good Evening: Special Submissions Period, Thank-you: 00:01:06 Adam May’s The Chair as read by Joel Simler: 00:04:22 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tale…
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The Cups and SirSitsALot are back with the final patron chat of 2025! Teecup leads SirSits and Shecup in Emoji Trivia, where we guess the game based on emojis. 1. 🪓🐺🍻❄️⚔️ 2. 🏛️🎯🔥👑 3. 🕌📜👴🧩🔥 4. 🎨🕵️♂️💔🔪 5. 🗡️🕊️🏜️🔺👁️🗨️ 6. 🍁🪓🦃⚔️ 7. 🏴☠️🌊⚓🍻🎶 8. ⚔️🏺🏛️⚡😈 9. 🕯️⚔️💃💘 10. Hook, meditation, painting, petting dog 11. ⚔️🧊🖤 12. 🎩🧵🥊🗡️ 13. 🐍🌞🏜️🛡️👑 14. 🌙🕌🔪🕵️♂️🌀 No…
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Tales to Terrify 724 Ann O’Mara Heyward & Sabine Baring-Gould
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58:34Welcome to episode 724. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman faces the horrifying choice of what to do when all hope is gone. Then, a mother, fueled by grief, curses the man who murdered her son – with unexpected consequences. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Ann O’Mara Heyward’s The Kitchen Window as read by Kelli Tager: 00:03…
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Ranking of All Main Assassin's Creed Games
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1:27:38This week, the Cups rank ALL main Assassin's Creed games out of ten. We based this on story, gameplay, and performance. We've got some hot takes, some mid takes, and some piping cold takes. Listen now and let us know if you agree or disagree! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop!…
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Welcome to episode 723. We have one longer tale for you this evening, about a team of Antiquarians tasked with uncovering the origin of a mysterious artifact. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Antiquity as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:02:32 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Derek …
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Shadows Objective Board Missions: The Kabukimono and Winter Raiders
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39:08We're back with another Shadows Objective Board quest -- this time two! Listen now to learn everything you need to know about the Kabukimono and the Winter Raiders. Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Want to chime in on the conversation? You can become a patron at the Mast…
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Tales to Terrify 722 Sam Logan & E. F. Benson
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46:02Welcome to episode 722. We have two tales for you this week. First, we develop an unfortunate aversion to fingernails. Then, a wife, tired of her husband’s illness, soon regrets taking matters into her own hands. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Sam Logan’s They All Must Go as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:02 [Trigger] E. F. Benson’s Chris…
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Tales to Terrify 721 Dafydd McKimm & L. T. Williams
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42:35Welcome to episode 721. We have two tales for you this evening. First, a village plays host to a visitor with an insatiable appetite. Then, an English iron and coal magnate finds his work is transforming more than just his career. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Dafydd McKimm’s Mesdames et Messieurs, the Gorger Tarap Tradaire as read by …
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Protagonist Rankings from S to E | November 2025 Patron Chat
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1:12:07Join the Cups and SirSitsALot to rank the companions on a scale from S (the best) to E (the worst!). Let us know in the comments if you disagree with our conclusions! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Want to chime in on the conversation? You can become a patron at the Mast…
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Welcome to episode 720. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about an old country estate that’s corridors holds more than portraits and shadows. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: Derek Alan Jones: 00:01:06 E. F. Benson’s How Fear Departed the Long Gallery as read by Georgia Cook: 00:03:03 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pa…
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Listen now as the Cups discuss the iconic and hilarious captain of the Adrestia, Barnabus. You'll find out all you need to know about this loveable, goofy guy, and see how he stacks up to other characters in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. Let us know what you think! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at …
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Tales to Terrify 719 James Fritz & Keith LaFountaine
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49:44Welcome to episode 719. We have two tales for you this week. First, we meet a woman with a hunger for justice. Then, a man fears for his relationship thanks to his girlfriend’s obsession with a chatbot. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 James Fritz’s Going Wendigo as read by Erin Grassie: 00:02:56 [Trigger] Keith LaFountaine’s Love, Unto as read by …
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We're back with another assassin vs templar episode -- focusing on one of the most iconic, most masculine, most outdoorsy presidents the United States has ever had: TR, Theodore, or Teddy Roosevelt. Listen now to learn about some of his most important policies and efforts, and let us know if you agree or disagree with our conclusions! Now introduci…
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Tales to Terrify 718 Halloween Flash Contest + E. F. Benson
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1:04:28Happy Halloween and welcome to episode 718. First, we meet the four runners-up and one winner of our first ever Halloween Flash Fiction Contest. Then, a classic tale about a man who inherits a house and the dark history that comes with it. COMING UP Good Evening: Happy Halloween: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Runner-Up: Jared Conger’s From the Dark Woods as r…
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Shadows Objective Board Groups: Nobutsuna's Students
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37:52On this week's episode, we're back with another objective board circle from Assassin's Creed: Shadows. This time, we're digging into Yasuke's backstory with Nobutsuna's Students. Let us know which you thought was the hardest fight! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Want to chime …
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Welcome to episode 717. We have one tale for you this week, about a man whose farm becomes the feeding ground for a beast straight out of legend. COMING UP Good Evening: Halloween Flash Contest: 00:01:06 C. W. Stevenson’s Goat-sucker as read by Charles Conover: 00:03:54 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terri…
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What Spooky Story Would You Tell in the Assassin's Creed Universe? | October 2025 Patron Chat
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40:30On this week's episode, we come up with some spooky ideas for an Assassin's Creed story revolving around Halloween and other haunted topics. We also discuss the news of Mark-Alexis Cote's resignation from Ubisoft. Note: We discussed this news before Cote released his statement. Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it …
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Tales to Terrify 716 Bret Chandler, Nelson Allister & Jonathan Agar
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40:07Welcome to episode 716. We have three tales for you this week, about an ominous voice calling from the woods, a dangerous bargain to break a curse, and a descent into madness at the hands of a monstrous clock. COMING UP Good Evening: new release from Frank Oreto: 00:01:06 Bret Chandler’s The Voice Past the Tall Jack Pines as read by Michelle Kane: …
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Character Deep Dive #22: Claudia Auditore
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51:07In this week's episode, the Cups take a step out of the more recent games and go alllll the way back (almost) to the very beginning. Taking a look at Claudia Auditore's life and service to the assassins, we'll let you know everything about her. What do you love about Claudia? Note: We did have some technical issues this episode, so thank you in adv…
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Welcome to episode 715. We have one tale for you this week, about a stray dog that causes otherworldly chaos. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Erica Waters’ (Un)canny: A Study in Canine Folklore as read by Krystal Hammond: 00:02:24 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Krystal Hammond Krystal Hammon…
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Shadows Objective Board Groups: The Twisted Tree
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43:11In this week's episode, the Cups are still in Shadows, discussing The Twisted Tree. One of the more frustrating objective boards, we dive into how many of us may have been playing this one wrong -- or at least didn't know about some of the options. Listen now and let us know if you made the same mistakes we did. Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lor…
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Tales to Terrify 714 Laila Amado & Akis Linardos
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44:37Welcome to episode 714. We have two tales for you this week, about guardian eldritch horrors and the risks of messing with time. COMING UP Good Evening: Halloween Flash Contest and Thank-yous: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Laila Amado’s Heaven is Experiencing Staffing Shortages and Somehow This is My Problem as read by James Barnett: 00:04:00 Akis Linardos’ R…
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We're back with another assasssin vs. templar episode -- this time, with Mitsuhide from AC: Shadows. For most of these episodes, we've covered characters who mainly appear in a minor way in the games, but Mitsuhide plays a prominent role. We analyze this compared to what we know of the real-life Mitsuhide, and whether or not his AC portrayal holds …
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Welcome to episode 713. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman has one hell of a mess to clean in her bathroom. Then, we get to the bottom of who’s haunting the house. COMING UP Good Evening: Halloween Flash Contest & Patreon Author Interview Series feat. JV Gachs: 00:01:06 R. S. Nelson’s Supplies Needed to Clean the Bloodbath in My Ba…
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Create Your Own Assassin's Creed Reality TV Show | September 2025 Patron Chat
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49:35On this week's episode, we come up with some entertaining ideas for reality television involving the assassins and templars! We also discuss the newly-released Claws of Awaji DLC, with minor spoilers. Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Want to chime in on the conversation? You can bec…
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Tales to Terrify 712 Mark H. Harris & Avra Margariti
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50:59Welcome to episode 712. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman running from her dark past battles curiosity at the sounds in the attic. Then, a girl carries her guilt deep into the subway where she shelters from the apocalypse with a band of misfits. COMING UP Good Evening: Halloween Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Mark H. Harris’ Don’t Look a…
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Shadows Objective Board Groups: The Yokai
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42:39Today, the Cups discuss one of the more iconic objective board groups from AC Shadows - the Yokai. A group that subverts expectations until the very last minute. Listen now and let us know your thoughts! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Want to chime in on the conversation? You can be…
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Tales to Terrify 711 Elizabeth Gaskell
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1:01:47Welcome to episode 711. We have one classic tale for you, about a remote country house where the halls echo with haunting music and the footsteps of spectral children. COMING UP Good Evening: Halloween Flash Contest: 00:01:06 Elizabeth Gaskell’s The Old Nurse's Story as read by S. H. Cooper: 00:04:58 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread th…
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Shadows Objective Board Groups: The Butterfly Collector
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40:28We're so back! Welcome to Season Seven! We're super excited to be back talking about all things Assassin's Creed. Season Seven will be featuring some character deep dives, more assassin v. templar debates, and diving into the different groups of Assassin's Creed: Shadows. We're starting this week the Butterfly Collector. Now introducing Assassin's …
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Tales to Terrify 710 John Betancourt & T. R. Steele
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47:26Welcome to episode 710. We have two tales for you this week. First, a young woman facing eviction turns to an online ritual for help. Then, we learn the secret to keeping fish at its freshest: necromancy. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Bonus: 00:01:06 John Betancourt’s Sock It To Me as read by Danielle Hewitt: 00:03:35 [Trigger] T. R. Steele’s Jul…
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Tales to Terrify 709 Obiwulu Chisom Peace, J. V. Gachs & Blaize M. Kaye
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40:19Welcome to episode 709. We have three tales for you. About the blurred line between myth and reality, putting a price tag on the immortal soul, and the pull of freedom in the face of genetic servitude. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Obiwulu Chisom Peace’s The Whispering Groves as read by Anne Marie Lewis: 00:03:28 J. V. Gachs’ An Hou…
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Welcome to episode 708. We have one tale for you this week, about a grieving mother desperate for relief from her parental responsibilities who seeks sanctuary at a play centre built on buried secrets. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions and Patreon Interview Series: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Anne Wilkins’ Hidden Treasure as read by AJ Fitzwater: 00:04:28…
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Tales to Terrify 707 Sabine Baring-Gould
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1:00:42Welcome to episode 707. We have one classic tale for you tonight, about a preserved finger with a personality all its own. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Sabine Baring-Gould’s A Dead Finger as read by Brian Rollins: 00:02:45 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop Tales to Terrify Merch Brian Rollins Brian Rollins on X Br…
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Tales to Terrify 706 Derek Alan Jones & Damir Salkovic
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43:52Welcome to episode 706. We have two tales for you this week. First, a passenger learns things work a little different at the airport. Then, a Soviet scientific expedition sent to investigate a meteor impact site discover they may be the subjects rather than the observers. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Everything That Was All of…
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Tales to Terrify 705 Edd Vick & Donovan Douglas Thiesson
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50:52Welcome to episode 705. We have two tales for you this week. First, we learn that immortality isn’t everything it’s chalked up to be. Then, she waits in the deep, listening for the voice that will call her home. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Edd Vick’s Dead by Night as read by Rish Outfield: 00:02:34 Donovan Douglas Thiesson’s Janelle is Still J…
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Welcome to episode 704. We have a classic tale for you this week, about an ancient tower, a mysterious grave, and the two men who stumble across its nightly inhabitant. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 F. Marion Crawford’s For the Blood is the Life as read by Charles Conover: 00:02:49 PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Patreon! Spread the darkness. Shop…
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Tales to Terrify 703 Chris Riley & Rob Gillham
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45:34Welcome to episode 703. We have two tales for you. First, we learn that even villains can fall in love. Then, a man clearing out his childhood home uncovers dark truths about a childhood friend. COMING UP Good Evening: Patreon Author Interview Series: 00:01:06 Chris Riley’s Hatchet Man as read by Colin Duncan: 00:03:18 [Trigger] Rob Gillham’s The H…
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Welcome to episode 702. This week , we meet a young Scottish woman who inherits the duty of tending to an old stone shelter… and the ancient thing that dwells within. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] F. W. Weatherstone’s The Bothy in the Field as read by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker: 00:02:48 TRIGGER WARNINGS The Bothy in the Field contains sc…
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Assassin v. Templar: President Hugo Chávez
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46:47The Cups are back with another episode about a famous historical figure. This person may be our most recent entry yet -- President, freedom fighter, activist, and Venezuelan Hugo Chávez. Listen now and share your thoughts in the comments if you disagree with our takes! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at …
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Tales to Terrify 701 Derek Alan Jones, Nick Badot & Victoria Brun
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56:50Welcome to episode 701. We have three tales for you this week. First, a boy learns the importance of respecting old traditions. Then, we sample an exclusive menu with the most exotic of flavours. And finally, a woman chosen for ritual sacrifice holds her people’s future in her hands. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ A…
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Tales to Terrify 700 Philip Madden & Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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39:27Welcome to episode 700. We have two tales for you this week. First, a pastor seeks to avenge his murdered family with the help of an unlikely ally. Then, a young artist learns the deadly cost of heartbreak. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Philip Madden’s The Pastor as read by Curtis Michael Holland: 00:03:01 [TRIGGER] Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s The …
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Assassin's Creed: Buddy Cop Movie: Which Assassins, Templars, and Allies Make the Best Pairings? | June 2025 Patron Chat
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39:33The Cups are joined by the patrons to come up with the best assassin, templar, and ally pairings to be portrayed in a buddy cop movie. Who's he good cop, who's the bad cop, who's the best mustache pairing, who's the sassiest pairing, and more answered! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at our shop! Want …
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Tales to Terrify 699 Tabitha Lord, Bryan Carrigan & Avra Margariti
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48:22Welcome to episode 699 We have three tales for you, about a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster, a horny teen who gets more than just a hookup, and a young woman trapped inside her house by a mysterious guest. COMING UP Good Evening: Submissions are open: 00:01:06 [Trigger] Tabitha Lord’s Monster as read by Amanda Stribling: 00:03:37 Bryan Carrigan’s…
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In-Depth Review of Assassin's Creed: Shadows
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1:17:50SPOILER WARNING: There are heavy spoilers in this episode, primarily the second half, for AC: Shadows! Listen at your own risk. In this week's episode, the Cups go through their ratings of and thoughts on Assassin's Creed: Shadows. We discuss what we liked, what we didn't like, what we loved, and where we think AC is going next. Now introducing Ass…
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Tales to Terrify 698 Daniel Stride & Rachel Bolton (Stoker)
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55:12Welcome to episode 698 and happy StokerCon! We have two tales for you this week. First, a strange child develops a special bond with the hermit in his garden. Then, a woman goes to extreme lengths to leave her abusive husband. COMING UP Good Evening: StokerCon 2025: 00:01:06 Daniel Stride’s The One Who Saw Too Much as read by Jesse Holt: 00:04:09 […
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Welcome to episode 697. We have one tale for you this week, about a woman torn between who she feels she should be and true beast that lurks within her. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 [Trigger] A. A. Nour’s Lonely Skin as read by Erin Grassie: 00:03:09 TRIGGER WARNINGS Lonely Skin contains scenes of Animal Death. PERTINENT LINKS Support us on Pat…
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In this week's episode, we're back with another artist to evaluate, this time John Lennon, famed member of the Beatles. We discuss his role in the Beatles, his relationship with Yoko Ono, and primarily, whether his political beliefs would have led him more toward the assassins or the templars. Listen now! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast m…
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Tales to Terrify 696 Derek Alan Jones & Akis Linardos
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45:42Welcome to episode 696. We have two tales for you this week: about a man on an empty highway struggling to trust his fading memory, and a woman whose skepticism is tested by her lover’s carnal faith. COMING UP Good Evening: 00:01:06 Derek Alan Jones’ Somewhere on US-50, Sometime in the Night as read by Drew Sebesteny: 00:02:36 Akis Linardos’ Baited…
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In today's episode, the Cups head to South Africa, discussing President Nelson Mandela. An activist working to abolish apartheid, he became South Africa's first president. Listen now to find out all we know about this historical figure and how they factor into Assassin's Creed! Now introducing Assassin's Creed Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it …
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