A young reporter investigating a case of vanishing corpses interviews a town recluse, who may be trying to help him…or silence him.

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Excerpt:
…he realized she was one of the missing corpses. He couldn’t recall her name, only her face. He watched from outside as she appeared to be making small talk with the cashier.

He decided he would catch her on the way out of the convenience store. But as she left and walked past him, he didn’t stop her.

What would he say? How would he raise the issue of her condition without alarming her? He couldn’t just utter the words, “Are you aware that you’re dead?”

What’s the Word (that inspired the story)?
Maugre: (Archaic) in spite of; notwithstanding (source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITS
Story: “Maugre Death We Walk” Copyright © 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:  Nila L. Patel

Music:
“Trip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background” by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz)*
“Labyrinth”
“Fire Dungeon”
“Torture Chamber”
“Mausoleum”

Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
“Lullaby”
“Cold Case”
“The death of love”
“A dead heart”
“Incantation”
“Dedale”

*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

Music by Benjamin Carr and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Benjamin Carr at gamedevmarket.net
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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A young man visible from right shoulder up to bottom edge of the nose, head turned toward a hand resting on the shoulder. The hand appears decaying with the tip of the index finger cut off, and fingernails appearing broke, chipped, and gray. The hand belongs to someone in dark clothing standing behind the young man.