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RUN, FOOL!

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Out of the terrifying mind of Rodney Barnes comes RUN, FOOL!, a compendium of grisly and harrowing tales guaranteed to make you scream. Pull up a seat at the campfire and lean in for a new breed of modern ghost story. If you get too scared ... RUN, FOOL! From the page to the screen – and now straight to your ears – Rodney Barnes has created genre defining stories about monsters, demons, vampires, and the occult. With RUN, FOOL!, every week he’ll tell a new story, each of a different place and period, all equally frightening - and all brought together with gripping and immersive sound design. New episodes every other Tuesday. RUN, FOOL! is presented by Ballen Studios, Campside Media, and At Will Media.
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Episodes

The Hidebehind

A deadly creature lurking in the shadows of Oregon’s forests turns a logging site into a massacre, forcing a survivor to confront the price of destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 202430 minEp. 53

The Salt Witch

When a grieving med student returns to her hometown in Nebraska for a funeral, a vengeful salt witch forces her to confront her guilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 03, 202433 minEp. 52

The River Lethe

When Rodney discovers his mother drinking from a mysterious river that erases memory, he races against time to save her before she forgets him and herself forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26, 202432 minEp. 51

The Lizzie Borden House

A desperate reporter enters the Lizzie Borden House to exploit its dark history for a true crime podcast – only to find that the house’s ghosts may have other plans for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 202434 minEp. 50

The Bed of The Abyss

A single mother’s dream home becomes a nightmare when an ancient, cursed bed starts to prey on her family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 12, 202435 minEp. 49

Black-Eyed Children

After losing his job, a man’s weekend getaway with his girlfriend turns into a nightmare when they encounter eerie black-eyed children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 05, 202435 minEp. 48

Earworm Special

In this special, one-hour Season 1 finale, Rodney – trapped in a recording studio – receives a terrifying call from a survivor claiming a deadly pop song is turning listeners into violent killers. Now, Rodney must decide: stay safe in isolation or risk everything by facing the nightmare outside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 29, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 47

Season 1, Look Back, Season 2, Look Forward

Rodney takes a look back at how we got here, and provides a sneak peek of next week's very special one-hour season 1 finale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 22, 202423 min

The Raven Mocker

Rodney confronts the Raven Mocker, a deadly spirit targeting his dying best friend, only to realize that even defeating the supernatural can't stop the inevitability of death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 15, 202435 minEp. 46

Fan Favorite: Black Aggie

With the one year anniversary of RUN, FOOL! approaching, Rodney thought it'd be a great time to share one of his personal favorite episodes from this season: Black Aggie One of the most insidious, abhorrent creatures comes after Rodney's grandmother Estelle and changes the way she sees the world forever. Don’t forget to check back next week for a brand new episode of RUN, FOOL! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Oct 08, 202431 min

Polybius Pt. 2

Now an adult and a disillusioned video game developer, Vinny is haunted by the disappearance of his friends Jenna and Jim. He returns to his hometown of Barnaby, Oregon, and attempts to recover the digital souls of his friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 01, 202435 minEp. 45

Polybius Pt. 1

A group of friends — Vinny, Jenny, and Jim — discover a mysterious arcade game in an abandoned bar in Oregon. The game is rumored to cause seizures, hallucinations and night terrors, but that doesn’t stop them from playing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 202430 minEp. 44

The Other Case of M. Valdemar

After receiving a terminal diagnosis, George seeks out an experimental treatment from a mysterious doctor. But his desire to cheat death takes a dark turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 202428 minEp. 43

The Monsters of Grunch Road Pt. 2

In part 2, Rodney’s new friend Evie decides to help him escape. While fleeing both the Outsiders and the Broussard family, the pair uncover the unsettling truth behind the longstanding feud between the warring families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 202431 minEp. 42

The Monsters of Grunch Road Pt. 1

A young Rodney visits the Grunches, a freakish tribe who live in the Louisiana swamps, after his laptop is stolen by one of them. When the group’s matriarch discovers he’s trespassing, she decides Rodney must be fed to the bloodthirsty monster that protects them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 202434 minEp. 41

The Shaman’s Portal

Lauren’s soulmate, Brian, is swallowed whole by a mysterious portal while the couple is picnicking at Beaver Dunes Park in Oklahoma. Every year on the anniversary of Brian’s disappearance, Lauren returns to the same spot in hopes of finding answers, and then one day, she’s confronted with an existential question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 202431 minEp. 40

Plat-Eye Pt. 2

In part 2, as the trio gets closer to finding the treasure, they’re confronted by tortured souls who’re trapped between worlds and doomed to haunt the burial site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 06, 202436 minEp. 39

Plat-Eye Pt. 1

Three friends set out to find treasure buried on a little island off the coast of South Carolina. They traverse swamps and avoid traps, oblivious to what lurks in the shadows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 30, 202432 minEp. 38

The Night Marchers

Kam returns to Hawaii, where he spent much of his childhood, for spring break with a few college friends who make a mockery of the ancient tribal warriors and protectors of the land. He initially joins them to fit in, but has to make a difficult decision when the crew is confronted by the Night Marchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 23, 202432 minEp. 37

The Slide-Rock Bolter

When a subsidized housing complex in a Colorado mining town collapses, Trish Manners’s company is accused of corporate negligence. She hires a renowned geologist to figure out what happened and learns the destruction may have been caused by monsters lurking in the mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 202432 minEp. 36

The Possessed Drone

A drone is possessed by the spirit of a North African date-farmer who, along with his pregnant wife, was targeted because he was believed to be a high-priority “insurgent.” Now the drone haunts the airman who operated it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 09, 202428 minEp. 35

The Night Folk, Pt. 2

In Part 2, Rachel learns the factory workers behind the gruesome attacks are actually ancient, vampiric creatures who’re preparing to massacre everyone. She needs to get out of there, but leaving her town to the wolves doesn’t sit right with her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 02, 202429 minEp. 34

The Night Folk, Pt. 1

A failed journalist moves back home to take care of her sick mom. She considers her town dull as dirt until she finds a flattened corpse hanging from a tree and uncovers what’s behind the gruesome attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 25, 202429 minEp. 33

Fingernails Freddie

When a counselor is bullied by her peers and struggles to fit in at Camp Harmony, she summons the spirit of an old man who was burned alive by campers’ fire to get revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 18, 202433 minEp. 32

The Trash Pit

A lab develops a chemical spray that shrinks trash as part of an effort to curb New York’s waste problem. But the plan backfires when the spray inadvertently spawns a ravenous, filthy monster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 11, 202432 minEp. 31

Skinwalkers, Pt. 2

After the neighbor and her cat show up dead, Jaya feels that something terrifying was responsible. And that thing might be living in her house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 04, 202436 minEp. 30

Skinwalkers, Pt. 1

A married couple from Maine visits a ranch on a Navajo reservation and leaves with a mysterious stray dog. Except the dog isn’t really a dog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 202430 minEp. 29

Eastern State Penitentiary

Ghosts of the departed prisoners come alive, ready to feast on the living, and a security guard fights for his life inside the fortified walls and stone arches of the notorious penitentiary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 21, 202429 minEp. 28

Hotel Monte Vista, Pt. 2

After Rodney’s life flashes before his eyes, he learns why his friend Lottie turned on him and failed to fulfill her promise to help the ghosts of Hotel Monte Vista. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 14, 202428 minEp. 27

Hotel Monte Vista, Pt. 1

Rodney’s high school friend Lottie invites him to a haunted hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lottie helps trapped ghosts crossover to whatever comes next, but not every spirit wants her aid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 07, 202430 minEp. 26
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