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Listen to Jon read Daniel’s short story, The Watcher, in which a young man is quite literally haunted by the mistakes of his past. Then, Daniel and Jon discuss the thematics of the story and its particular style of horror.

Content Warning: The Watcher contains content relating to suicide.

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Content Warning: The Watcher contains content relating to suicide.