Episode Ep 13 August 30, 2016 33 min 8s

1.13: Home

From The Penumbra Podcast Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert

Lily doesn’t want to move. This house is the only home she’s ever known, and she loves it – but in a few days her family is leaving, and her older brother Jake says she’ll never see it again. Dad says not to worry about it, that it’s okay to be sad when you’re leaving home, but sadness isn’t what Lily’s worried about. Lily’s scared.

Because for the last few weeks Lily’s been having nightmares, strange dreams about a thing in the dark with cold breath and sharp teeth. Normally Mom and Dad help her with her nightmares, but… tonight, Mom and Dad are out of town. And normally Lily would just turn on a light and try not to think about the monster in the dark… but tonight, the power’s gone out.

Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay. If you miss us between episodes, remember to follow us on Facebook (The Penumbra Podcast), Twitter (@thepenumbrapod), and our website (thepenumbrapodcast.com) for updates, information about the cast and crew, and irresistible witticisms.

We’d like to thank our Patreon supporters: Anna Meehan, Sue Stewart, Sean Toland, Sienna Warecki, Avery (aka Jack) W, David Spain, Jeremy Holstein, Phoebe Nowak, Carla Lange, Nic Duhamel, Peter Staley, and Kayla Starling! With Patreon, you can support us by scheduling a small donation for each episode we release. If you’d like to show the artists behind the Penumbra that you appreciate their work, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3386677

You can find transcripts for all of our episodes here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OLddnnYamZuglgZc8pM2gqToPOwEBccM?usp=sharing

Attribution:

Music:

"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba:
http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657

“Borneo Jungle – Night” by RTB45 http://freesound.org/people/RTB45/sounds/253301

“Nighttime Summer NJ Suburb 24_48.wav” by Justin BW http://freesound.org/people/JustinBW/sounds/78538

“down stairs.aif” by limwei http://freesound.org/people/limwei/sounds/100015

“FlashLight On/Off Clicks” by mshahen http://freesound.org/people/mshahen/sounds/271109

“PowerDown1.wav” by duckduckpony http://freesound.org/people/duckduckpony/sounds/187327

“rocks2.wav” by mystiscool http://freesound.org/people/mystiscool/sounds/7136

“Work indoor demolition:destruction impact cement:concrete, 1m perspective, falling remains of wall, Hammer, stereo XY.wav” by gaby7129 http://freesound.org/people/gaby7129/sounds/238764

“Bricks, stones, tumble, rockslide” by nebulousflynn http://freesound.org/people/nebulousflynn/sounds/234360

“walking up metal stairs.mp3” by morgantj http://freesound.org/people/morgantj/sounds/58575

TRIGGER WARNINGS:

Violence
Profanity
Sudden loud noises
Threats of violence and death
Family abuse
Claustrophobic and dark spaces

For early and ad-free episodes, production scripts, commentary tracks, blooper reels, livestreams with the creators, and much more, you can find The Penumbra Podcast: SPECIAL EDITION at: https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com(In old episodes, you will often hear us mention Patreon, which was our old platform and is no longer live. Please feel free to ignore!)

For tickets to our live reading of If Memory Serves: A Juno Steel Mystery on November 21, 2026, visit: https://therockwell.org/calendar/the-penumbra-podcast/ Join us at The Rockwell, home of our first two live shows, in Somerville, MA, for Joshua Ilon's one-night-only reading of an excerpt from our Juno prequel novel to be followed by a Q&A with Harley and Kevin. We can't wait to see you there to celebrate the release of the full audiobook!

We are also currently running a subscription sale on our Supercast and Patreon subscriber platforms to celebrate the conclusion of our first full season of Thirst. Visit https://thepenumbrapodcast.supercast.com/ or patreon.com/thepenumbrapodcast to get 28% off all tiers!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.