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In the small Texas town of Pleasant Storm during the summer of 1985, Chuck Beall embarks on a journey of brutality and madness. Convinced he's possessed by a demon that compels him to kill, Chuck's murderous attention shifts from random transients to those he blames the most for his abusive past.

Now a part of Gate Four, the cursed slackers Cecil and Bubba are sent in to flush out the god of the woods. The Rose Man torments Billy Monroe. Mr. Blickenderfer brings the hunter to life. Dunlavey confronts Binh Pham.

At a quiet Honky Tonk on the night of a dark anniversary, Dunlavey discusses his journey to Gate 4 with a dead companion. The Rose Man makes a move. A familiar duo is recruited.

Billy Monroe is a shadow man who lives hidden in the forest with his young sister Susie. Billy wears many masks to convey his moods to his sister and to conceal the monster that can barely restrain its appetite for human flesh. A brilliant scientist before the lab explosion that killed him and then brought him back as a blue specter of death, Billy is hunted by Lucas Glover and Paul Marrane. They must risk everything to reach the man trapped in the deranged mind of an unstoppable zombie.

A road buddy from Paul Marrane's past creates an army of zombies at a commune near Boyd, Texas. Mr. Blickenderfer digs up a new threat for the gate. Billy Monroe discovers a horrifying connection between the lab accident that killed him and the energy emitting from Gate 4.

Beneath a dead, forgotten city in north central Texas, an ancient evil strengthens. Guarded by a collection of monsters, demons, and freaks of nature, Gate 4 is our only defense. As long as its dark keepers remain on our side. Part One: The Eater: Paul Marrane is a forever man cursed with the bite that never heals. The hunger that never ends. Ambushed outside a honky tonk in Lake Worth, Texas, Paul is taken to the deep underground bunker of Gate 4 where the secrets of his past and the purpose of the gate intersect.

During a furlough in the high Chancellor's bunker, Dr. Morgan is hailed a hero and taken off the front lines. But he soon realizes that someone has altered his lifebrand and lifted the veil that concealed the greatest deception ever perpetrated. Dr. Morgan has just become the most dangerous man in the wastelands. And when he discovers who the real enemy is, the revelation unleashes a fury strong enough to destroy what is left of the earth. All of the Flesh Served is a disturbing vision of what could one day come.

The year is 1927. The place is New York City. Baker Johnson is reluctantly pulled into a case involving a troubled family in Yonkers. Jeremiah Simms, a wealthy collector of haunted objects, has acquired a rare tome penned by the infamous Marquis de Sade. Titled Servant of the Red Quill, this cursed book unleashes an evil spirit that threatens to destroy the Simms family. Baker must face a cunning and powerful demon to save the innocent.

After a mid-season break, Gate 4 returns with a bloody bang! Part 6: "From a Place Hell Fears" picks up where Part 5 ended. Part 6 is a double-sized episode. Lucas' first two encounters with the demon known as the Car Nex are recounted. Dunlavey's actions in Binh Pham's cell drives a wedge between him and Lucas. Paul Marrane and Dottie Tenner are affected in a strange way by Hattie Mae Reynold's charms. Billy Monroe's newfound sanity is tested. Blickenderfer finds The Rose Man. Dreg meets a kindred monster.

It's 1987. Dane Morrison, a middle-aged ad agency sales rep, meets an enigmatic street rose salesman during a hot summer in Houston, Texas. As Dane learns more about the rose man, Dane’s dreams and reality become a hellish playground for the unearthly vagabond. And as Dane soon discovers, where love and hope are found, the rose man walks....

Hair and Blood Machine is a noir, pulp thriller. It is a romance from the heart of hell. Johnny Brendan is a small town youth recovering from the loss of his parents. After suffering a psychotic breakdown, Johnny tries to rebuild his life and sanity. He goes to a carnival where he meets Cleadosia, The Gorilla Girl. Clea is a beautiful but hard and cold carnie with her own secrets. Clea sees the dark potential in Johnny, and she helps him unleash his violent inner demons on the town. This audio presentation features the polished and expanded version of the tale.

Liam and Pierce live in a country ravaged by a strange sickness. It’s called the CRUD, and it turns its victims into rabid killing machines known as the "plaguers". The authorities wage constant war to keep the plaguers from overrunning the towns, boroughs, and cities. Liam and Pierce are plumbers sent to the infected zones to keep the taps and sewers flowing. They preserve the dwindling resources of their homeland.

As a young man, Dunlavey had a hunger for forbidden knowledge. He sought out occult practices and dark, archaic rituals all over the world. Dunlavey's thirst for arcane wisdom sent him to New Orleans. He met and fell in love with Myra, a voodoo priestess. Myra preformed a sex magic ritual with Dunlavey. This ritual allowed him to open his mind's eye, his third eye, and see the dimensional rifts that lie between our world and other places.

Lucille Swenson was a serial killer who preyed on bikers 20 years ago. She died in prison. Lucille's daughter, Darla, was institutionalized after her mother's bloody rampage. Finally released back into society, Darla returns to her childhood home. But waiting is Drusilla, an orphan because of Lucille Swenson.

Prepare to scream forever! Howie Payne and Nick Enlow work the midnight shift at Big Carl’s Video Transfer and Media Services. An odd AVI clip begins to appear in their public drive on a nightly basis. At first Howie and Nick think it’s a serialized art house horror film someone on the day shift is sending them in secret. As the clips progress, however, the now obsessed duo discover something deeper and darker in the videos. Horror author Terry M. West would like to introduce you to the Green Room and its primary occupant, The Screamer.

Beneath a dead, forgotten city in North Central Texas, an ancient evil strengthens. Guarded by a collection of monsters, demons, and freaks of nature, Gate 4 is our only defense. As long as its dark keepers remain on our side. Gate 4: Volume One Episodes collects the full first season of Gate 4, an ongoing horror serial. This collection features an introduction from the author. The episodes have been polished and are followed by extensive episode notes.

Horror collectibles can be a scary business! The Horror Collector is a video podcast by horror author and horror collectible expert Terry M. West. Each episode will focus on rare horror items. If you want to be a part of the horror hijinks, Terry explains how to submit your collectibles for a spotlight on the show! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-horror-collector/support