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Silverwood

Silverwood

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Deep in the serene forest of Silverwood, California, a monster from another dimension is desperate for the human blood it needs to return home. What begins as a relaxing week in the woods for two groups of campers—employees on a corporate retreat and a Cub Scout troop—turns into a hellish ordeal when a mysterious dark force lurking among the trees preys on their most violent impulses. A rustic getaway featuring evil whispering trees, a teddy bear-clutching child laughing at your pain, and a malevolent otherworldly presence terrorizing the campground? Welcome to the most terrifying wilderness trip of your lives, campers. Based on Silverwood by Tony E. Valenzuela, Silverwood is a Realm production written by Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Stephen Kozeniewski, and the Sisters of Slaughter — Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason. Listen away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm© Realm 2023 Drama & Plays
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  • Introducing Silverwood

    Introducing Silverwood
    Jun 29 2021
    Silverwood premieres Summer 2021. Silverwood is a Realm production. Listen away. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • 1. Dead on Arrival

    1. Dead on Arrival
    Jul 30 2021
    Ah, the woods. The wind in the trees. The call of the birds. The screaming in the distance. Episode written by Brian Keene. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Silverwood is a Realm production. Listen away. Brought to you by BetterHelp. Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health at betterhelp.com/silverwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 2. Maternal Instincts

    2. Maternal Instincts
    Aug 6 2021
    The reaping has begun. Episode written by Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason, the Sisters of Slaughter. For more shows like this, visit Realm.fm. Silverwood is a Realm production. Listen away. Brought to you by BetterHelp. Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health at betterhelp.com/silverwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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This podcast had it for horror, sci-fi, and fantasy fan. I was expecting something similar to campsite slasher, but was pleasantly surprised that it was SO MUCH MORE. I enjoyed every moment and it kept me on the edge of my seat.

Captivating from the start!

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Episode 1 had me think I knew how this would play out, I was somewhat right, what I did not expect was body horror and tons of dark moments, as a fan of horror, this leans more into body horror which is usually not my cup of tea, however i enjoyed this series and was a massive fan of "The way they get infected"
overall I rate this series a 8.5/10
The story towards the end dwindled down. however episodes 3-5 are peak

My God

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I am a OTR driver and I was listening intently the whole podcast. It was definitely infuriating to listen the characters make mistakes. The mark of a well written horror story.

Crazy

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I really can't believe that this isn't more popular, very quality work. Narrations were intriguing, and well written story.

Very Underrated!

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This review is more about their handling of OCD and autism, as someone with both OCD and autism.

This story centered on OCD, which was used as a story vehicle for the Eldritch Being to ride in.

Autism had a guest role, as OCD sufferer Gwen's best friend Taylor. They did fine with the autism, and as another kid who loved bugs, I related to Taylor. Taylor was refreshing, genuine, and heartfelt.

I have conflicted feelings and concerns about the OCD afflicted character and the way her condition was handled, however. Gwen was a lovely child and I was attached to her as well, but I felt that she was a poison pill, and it's really really unfortunate.

At first, I was happy to see OCD discussed as something other than quirky terminal neatness. OCD is a demon, not a quirk. The popular misconception of it makes me sick. I was glad they never mentioned her organizing anything LOL!!!!

Then, they even got into how people can be scared of people with OCD once they know it is not just being quirky and tidy. That was heartening to hear. I was optimistic. Really optimistic. I thought, oh finally, a layman friendly treatment of a complex and frightening condition!? Could we be so lucky?

The answer is "no" we could not be so lucky.

After such a promising start, it all fell apart in order to make the OCD fuel the story how they wanted it to. OCD as it is probably wouldn't have worked but that isn't an excuse to shoehorn it in there to be the story element they needed. Gwen could have just had OCD the way Taylor had autism, and if they'd stuck to their initial good handling, it would have been fine.

I almost stopped listening because it became a trigger for my own OCD once the tone shift and misinformation began but I did keep listening. The characters were sympathetic and the story interesting and the acting and sound design top notch.

It will be a rough few days for me because of this decision, and I knew that. That is because one thing I obsess over is the idea that I "secretly want to" even though I know I don't. That's something most if not all OCD suffers deal with, in addition to whatever type of other intrusive thoughts they have. Be warned.

What bothers me most is that if I didn't have OCD and didn't know the condition so well, I may have thought "oh, so that's why OCD is like!" because they were so compassionate and relatable and well written characters otherwise, and they did well when they first introduced the condition. It lends credibilty to the writer's later unintentional misinformation.

They fell into the mistake, very emphatically by the end, of presenting OCD sufferers as people who are fighting an impulse towards action as well as unwanted thoughts. WE ARE NOT.

I HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO DESIRE TO ACT ON MY INSTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS. Neither does anyone else with OCD. That is really important and central to the condition. I never have the urge to perform the horrible things my brain demon splashes on my brain every day.

What OCD is actually like is trying to evict a demon film projector from your brain. It plays terrible images and says "you want this to happen" "this will happen" over and over. You don't actually fight it, to fight it, though. You acknowledge the thoughts as existing and don't engage with them. You treat them like they're an Internet troll.

The story fell apart into misinformation at that nuance of misunderstanding how you "fight" OCD. I can see how it could have been written, and where it went wrong. It would have been a different story, maybe less exciting, maybe less gory, but because it would have been true, it would have been better.

Anyway. I have to disengage now, because my brain has gotten too loud. Listen with care, if you have OCD. Listen with a grain of salt and education if you don't. It's still good, just inaccurate.

Warning for OCD sufferers and misinformation

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