Crown of Thorns: The Pod’rama Zine — cover art by CompassRose
Image description: A rough digital painting of a seashore, fading to a misty horizon. In the foreground, Aziraphale, a brown-skinned man-shaped being with fluffy white curls in a blue jumper and white trousers with the cuffs rolled up, walks towards Crowley in the middle ground, a dark-haired man-shaped being in a white shirt and dark trousers, stooping to reach for something in the surf.
Listen to Crown of Thorns Pod’rama, the audio fanwork that inspired CompassRose, here!
We hope you like it! This has been the last interview of our project, and it’s been an honor to get to know better so many amazing folk from our cast and crew!
Love, and a very happy New Year,
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
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Crown of Thorns
Cast and Crew Q&A
Image: There’s a microphone to the left, and a seashell at the center. They’re on a wooden table, in front of a blue background. The text is on the right side.
We’ve also organized a PDF Zine of all the covers of the chapters, arranged along excerpts of the fic itself. You can find it here on AO3!
Finally, we’ve pooled together all the resources we’ve been using for the past year: guides, transcripts, spreadsheets… everything you might need if you’ve been considering making a project like this of your own! You can find these guides and resources here on AO3.
The year is nearly over, and it’s been a strange one! But we’ve persevered, and we want to go out with a bang. For this reason, stay tuned for normal interview hours (6am AEST! - when is that in my timezone?). We have a final interview coming your way, with @literarion, our project leader, about what this experience has been like.
The team of the Crown of Thorns Pod’rama wants to say a huge thank you to our listeners, and supporters. Every kudo, comment, and interaction through our social media channels, have meant so much to us and have kept us going.
Thank you so much for being with us through this project!
We’ll see you on the next one.
~ The CoT Podrama Team
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Crown of Thorns
Thank you~
from the cast and crew
of Crown of Thorns Pod’rama
January 26 - December 24, 2020
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Now Available. The e-zine - 85 pages with over 80 pieces of art by 26 artists plus excerpts from Crown of Thorns by irisbleufic, the story that started it all. DOWNLOAD IT NOW. The words are sitting beside a hard copy of the Zine and some dried roses.
Today we’re bringing you an interview with @lenalawlipop, the host of these interviews, an organizer, editor, part of the social media team, and the voice of Mary Hodges and Rashid Bhatia!
We hope you like it! Next time, for the last interview in our podrama, we’ll be posting an interview with @literarion, the director and lead organizer of the CoT project, and the voice actor of Aziraphale! So keep your ears ready for that!
Love,
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
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Crown of Thorns
Cast and Crew Q&A
Image: There’s a microphone to the left, and a seashell at the center. They’re on a wooden table, in front of a blue background. The text is on the right side.
Crown of Thorns Pod’rama Chapter 76 — art by Firefly
For our final coda we come full circle, with a piece by @feuerbluete who created the illustration for our very first chapter back in January.
Image description: A geometric representation in pastel colours of two hands, broken into facets like gemstones, about to touch.
Listen to the Imagine Hastur Epilogue, the chapter that inspired Firefly here! Be sure to go right to the end to hear the closing song composed by @nuitarie, who created all the music for the pod’rama. (The song’s chorus features the voices of many of the cast and crew!)
Crown of Thorns Pod’rama Chapter 75 — art by qwanderer
For the final full chapter of our story, so long it’s divided into parts, qwanderer created a lovely linked series hinting at significant moments during each section.
Image descriptions: There are six illustrations in total, all centred around a wooden framework reminiscent of a stile or a bit of fence. In the first, April, the wood is twined with pea vines and fairy lights. A mouse sits on the frame. A plaque reads, “April: With the Unfamiliar Name.”
In the second, the frame is twined with rosemary and ivy. On the crossbar sits a jar of jam labelled “Rosehip and honey.” A plaque reads, “May: With Transitory Blossom.”
In the third, a green snake climbs the frame, and a feather, an iron nail, and a hermit crab sit on the crossbar. A plaque reads, “June: With Voluptuary Sweetness.”
In the fourth, the frame is surrounded by roses, hellebore, and an apple branch bearing a small green apple. A plaque reads, “July: With the Flickering Tongue.”
In the fifth, a green snake climbs the frame. A burning cigarette rests on the crossbar. Over the frame hangs an apple branch bearing a large, lightly blushed apple. A plaque reads, “August: With a Kind of Valediction.”
In the sixth, the frame is twined with brambles bearing ripe red and black berries, and fairy lights. A mouse sits on the crossbar, nibbling berries. A plaque reads, “Epilogue: Here, Now and Always.”
We’re proud to present Crown of Thorns Podrama chapter 75 (Part 6): Where We Start - Epilogue AND The Imagine Hastur Epilogue! The amazing cover arts for these chapters are the works of:
This has been the last chapter of the Crown of Thorns Pod’rama! The story is, as of now, officially over. But don’t fret! We still have some extra content coming your way, so relax, enjoy your holidays, and we’ll see each other again very soon!
Don’t forget to follow us here, and on our other social media platforms so you can get a notification every time we post something new. We hope you enjoy the chapters!
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
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Crown of Thorns: A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
Ch 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue AND The Imagine Hastur Epilogue
LISTEN NOW!
Anchor.fm | Archive of Our Own | Spotify | Soundcloud | Archive.org
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter 75 - Where We Start
Image description: A wooden framework is twined with brambles and fairy lights. A mouse sits on the frame, nibbling berries from the brambles. A plaque reads “Epilogue: Here, Now, Always.”
Chapter art by qwanderer
A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
The Imagine Hastur Epilogue
Image description: A geometric representation in pastel colors of two hands, broken into facets like gemstones, about to touch.
Chapter art by Firefly
A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue
CAST
Narrator: Podfixx
Aziraphale: Literarion
Crowley: CompassRose
Adam Young: Tifaria
Anathema Device: BabelGhoti
Newton Pulsifer: Djap
Pippa Morrison: KerrAvon
Mandy Tomlin: UnholyCrowley
Sophia Device-Young: GorillazGal86
Robert Garmon: Jesse James
PRODUCTION
Chapter editor: UnholyCrowley
Head editor: UnholyCrowley
Beta listener: Grin
Chapter art by qwanderer: qwanderer.tumblr.com
Music direction and original score by Nuitarie: nuitarie.eu
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
The Imagine Hastur Epilogue
CAST
Narrator: Podfixx
Hastur: Arcafira
Ligur: Nash Nolastname
irisbleufic/Girl on the Train: irisbleufic
PRODUCTION
Chapter editor: Podfixx
Head editor: UnholyCrowley
Beta listener: Grin
Chapter art by Firefly: feuerbluete.tumblr.com
Music direction and original score by Nuitarie: nuitarie.eu
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Crown of Thorns Pod’rama
END CREDITS
Read by: Podfixx
and/or individual Crown of Thorns Pod’rama team members
Hello everyone! We’re on the final stretch of this project! It’s been a year of delivering chapters every week, sometimes even more than once a week! It’s been our honor and our pleasure to be a part of you guys’ routines during everything that’s been happening in this year 2020.
As we get ready to celebrate the winter festivities with our loved ones, we want to offer you a final week of Crown of Thorn episodes. We hope that, just like our beloved characters, you’re looking forward to a future full to the brim with happiness and wondrous joy!
If you want to catch up with previous chapters before diving into this week’s treats, you can find them here:
We hope you have your ears ready, because starting tomorrow, we’ll be posting a chapter a day, following our usual hours (6pm AEST! - When is that in my timezone?)
December 19th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 1) April
December 20th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 2) May
December 21st: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 3) June
December 22nd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 4) July
December 23rd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 5) August
December 24th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue ANDThe Imagine Hastur Epilogue
Stay tuned for when they go up starting tomorrow, and who knows, we might have some more Behind the Scenes content for you even after we finish this podrama ;)
We’re proud to present Crown of Thorns Podrama chapter 75 (Part 5): Where We Start - August! The amazing cover art for this chapter is the work of @qwanderer (also on AO3and xir personal website)
Don’t forget to follow us here, and on our other social media platforms so you can get a notification every time we post something new. We hope you enjoy the chapter!
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
IMAGE TRANSCRIPTIONS
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Crown of Thorns: A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 5) August
LISTEN NOW!
Anchor.fm | Archive of Our Own | Spotify | Soundcloud | Archive.org
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter 75 - Where We Start
Image description: A green snake climbs a wooden frame. A smoking cigarette is propped against the frame. An apple branch holds a large, lightly blushed apple. A plaque reads “August: With a Kind of Valediction.”
Chapter art by qwanderer
A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 5) August
CAST
Narrator: Podfixx
Aziraphale: Literarion
Crowley: CompassRose
Adam Young: Tifaria
Anathema Device: BabelGhoti
Mary Hodges: LenaLawlipop
Pippa Morrison: KerrAvon
Mandy Tomlin: UnholyCrowley
Sophia Device-Young: Gorillazgal86
Raphael: phinnsy
Uriel: Kendra “Izzy” Murray
Rani Bhatia: Originblue
Rashid Bhatia: LenaLawlipop
Jaime Hernez: Lady Lier
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 5) August
PRODUCTION
Chapter editor: UnholyCrowley
Head editor: UnholyCrowley
Beta listener: Grin
Chapter art by qwanderer: qwanderer.tumblr.com
Music direction and original score by Nuitarie: nuitarie.eu
COMING SOON
Dec 24 Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue
Hello everyone! We’re on the final stretch of this project! It’s been a year of delivering chapters every week, sometimes even more than once a week! It’s been our honor and our pleasure to be a part of you guys’ routines during everything that’s been happening in this year 2020.
As we get ready to celebrate the winter festivities with our loved ones, we want to offer you a final week of Crown of Thorn episodes. We hope that, just like our beloved characters, you’re looking forward to a future full to the brim with happiness and wondrous joy!
If you want to catch up with previous chapters before diving into this week’s treats, you can find them here:
We hope you have your ears ready, because starting tomorrow, we’ll be posting a chapter a day, following our usual hours (6pm AEST! - When is that in my timezone?)
December 19th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 1) April
December 20th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 2) May
December 21st: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 3) June
December 22nd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 4) July
December 23rd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 5) August
December 24th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue ANDThe Imagine Hastur Epilogue
Stay tuned for when they go up starting tomorrow, and who knows, we might have some more Behind the Scenes content for you even after we finish this podrama ;)
We’re proud to present Crown of Thorns Podrama chapter 75 (Part 4): Where We Start - July! The amazing cover art for this chapter is the work of @qwanderer (also on AO3and xir personal website)
Don’t forget to follow us here, and on our other social media platforms so you can get a notification every time we post something new. We hope you enjoy the chapter!
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
IMAGE TRANSCRIPTIONS
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Crown of Thorns: A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 4) July
LISTEN NOW!
Anchor.fm | Archive of Our Own | Spotify | Soundcloud | Archive.org
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter 75 - Where We Start
Image description: A wooden framework is surrounded by roses, hellebore, and an apple branch with a small green apple. A plaque reads “July: With the Flickering Tongue.”
Chapter art by qwanderer
A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 4) July
CAST
Narrator: Podfixx
Aziraphale: Literarion
Crowley: CompassRose
Dagon: Tartansea
Pippa Morrison: KerrAvon
Mandy Tomlin: UnholyCrowley
Sophia Device-Young: Gorillazgal86
Robert Garmon: Jesse James
Uriel: Kendra “Izzy” Murray
Tanith: HatsuAka
PRODUCTION
Chapter editor: Djap
Head editor: UnholyCrowley
Beta listener: Grin
Chapter art by qwanderer: qwanderer.tumblr.com
Music direction and original score by Nuitarie: nuitarie.eu
Meet miss_echidna! Voice of Agnes Nutter, Dani, and the Medic
miss_echidna is an Australian voice actor and script editor for the CoT Podrama who is passionate about voice acting, music, and fandom. She has been a fic writer since her introduction to fandom in 2012, and was in recent years introduced to audio drama and podfic. Her other credits include a variety of other Good Omens podfic available on her AO3 account, which she loves to muck around with. She is currently enjoying playing around with accents for the characters of Agnes Nutter, Dani, and the medic, and being a part of a community that is excited about fandom, Good Omens, and audio.
Hello everyone! We’re on the final stretch of this project! It’s been a year of delivering chapters every week, sometimes even more than once a week! It’s been our honor and our pleasure to be a part of you guys’ routines during everything that’s been happening in this year 2020.
As we get ready to celebrate the winter festivities with our loved ones, we want to offer you a final week of Crown of Thorn episodes. We hope that, just like our beloved characters, you’re looking forward to a future full to the brim with happiness and wondrous joy!
If you want to catch up with previous chapters before diving into this week’s treats, you can find them here:
We hope you have your ears ready, because starting tomorrow, we’ll be posting a chapter a day, following our usual hours (6pm AEST! - When is that in my timezone?)
December 19th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 1) April
December 20th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 2) May
December 21st: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 3) June
December 22nd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 4) July
December 23rd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 5) August
December 24th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue ANDThe Imagine Hastur Epilogue
Stay tuned for when they go up starting tomorrow, and who knows, we might have some more Behind the Scenes content for you even after we finish this podrama ;)
We’re proud to present Crown of Thorns Podrama chapter 75 (Part 3): Where We Start - June! The amazing cover art for this chapter is the work of @qwanderer (also on AO3and xir personal website)
Don’t forget to follow us here, and on our other social media platforms so you can get a notification every time we post something new. We hope you enjoy the chapter!
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
IMAGE TRANSCRIPTIONS
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Crown of Thorns: A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 3) June
LISTEN NOW!
Anchor.fm | Archive of Our Own | Spotify | Soundcloud | Archive.org
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter 75 - Where We Start
Image description: A green snake climbs a wooden frame. A feather, a nail, and a hermit crab sit on the frame. A plaque reads “June: With Voluptuary Sweetness.”
Chapter art by qwanderer
A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 3) June
CAST
Narrator: Podfixx
Aziraphale: Literarion
Crowley: CompassRose
Anathema Device: BabelGhoti
Pippa Morrison: KerrAvon
Mandy Tomlin: UnholyCrowley
Sophia Device-Young: Gorillazgal86
Raphael: phinnsy
Uriel: Kendra “Izzy” Murray
Marjorie: Nemainofthewater
PRODUCTION
Chapter editor: UnholyCrowley
Head editor: UnholyCrowley
Beta listener: Grin
Chapter art by qwanderer: qwanderer.tumblr.com
Music direction and original score by Nuitarie: nuitarie.eu
We’re going to be doing an interview on Saturday 26th, with @literarion, the director and lead organiser of the project, and the voice of Aziraphale!
Literarion is the lead organiser of the CoT project. She came up with the idea and organisational structure, and brought the team together to create the Crown of Thorns Pod'rama. She is also the voice actor for Aziraphale. She fell head over heels into the Good Omens fandom in June 2019, and fell in love with Crown of Thorns not long after. Lit has created a variety of podfics in the fandom. She works in research, and has managed both large international projects, and groups of volunteers, for many years.
By the time we record, the podrama will have come to an end! We’re sure you guys have some questions for her on that regard. Send us an ask, or mention us @crownofthornspod!
~The CoT Pod’rama team
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Crown of Thorns
Cast and Crew Q&A
Image: There’s a microphone to the left, and a seashell at the center. They’re on a wooden table, in front of a blue background. The text is on the right side.
We hope you like it! Next time, we’ll be posting an interview with @lenalawlipop , the host of these interviews, an organizer, editor, part of the social media team, and the voice of Mary Hodges and Rashid Bhatia! So keep your ears ready for that!
Love,
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
IMAGE TRANSCRIPTION
Crown of Thorns
Cast and Crew Q&A
Image: There’s a microphone to the left, and a seashell at the center. They’re on a wooden table, in front of a blue background. The text is on the right side.
Hello everyone! We’re on the final stretch of this project! It’s been a year of delivering chapters every week, sometimes even more than once a week! It’s been our honor and our pleasure to be a part of you guys’ routines during everything that’s been happening in this year 2020.
As we get ready to celebrate the winter festivities with our loved ones, we want to offer you a final week of Crown of Thorn episodes. We hope that, just like our beloved characters, you’re looking forward to a future full to the brim with happiness and wondrous joy!
If you want to catch up with previous chapters before diving into this week’s treats, you can find them here:
We hope you have your ears ready, because starting tomorrow, we’ll be posting a chapter a day, following our usual hours (6pm AEST! - When is that in my timezone?)
December 19th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 1) April
December 20th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 2) May
December 21st: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 3) June
December 22nd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 4) July
December 23rd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 5) August
December 24th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue ANDThe Imagine Hastur Epilogue
Stay tuned for when they go up starting tomorrow, and who knows, we might have some more Behind the Scenes content for you even after we finish this podrama ;)
We’re proud to present Crown of Thorns Podrama chapter 75 (Part 2): Where We Start - May! The amazing cover art for this chapter is the work of @qwanderer (also on AO3and xir personal website)
Don’t forget to follow us here, and on our other social media platforms so you can get a notification every time we post something new. We hope you enjoy the chapter!
~The CoT Pod'rama Team
IMAGE TRANSCRIPTIONS
Image 1
Crown of Thorns: A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 2) May
LISTEN NOW!
Anchor.fm | Archive of Our Own | Spotify | Soundcloud | Archive.org
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter 75 - Where We Start
Image description: A wooden framework is twined with ivy and rosemary. A jar of homemade jam is labeled “Rose hip & honey.” A plaque reads “May: With Transitory Blossom.”
Chapter art by qwanderer
A multivoice reading of the Good Omens fanfiction series by irisbleufic
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 2) May
CAST
Narrator: Podfixx
Aziraphale: Literarion
Crowley: CompassRose
Mary Hodges: LenaLawlipop
Pippa Morrison: KerrAvon
Mandy Tomlin: UnholyCrowley
Sophia Device-Young: Gorillazgal86
Raphael: phinnsy
Uriel: Kendra “Izzy” Murray
Robert Garmon: Jesse James
Rani Bhatia: Originblue
Rashid Bhatia: LenaLawlipop
Jaime Hernez: Lady Lier
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Crown of Thorns Pod'rama
Chapter Seventy-Five: Where We Start (Part 2) May
PRODUCTION
Chapter editor: UnholyCrowley
Head editor: UnholyCrowley
Beta listener: Grin
Chapter art by qwanderer: qwanderer.tumblr.com
Music direction and original score by Nuitarie: nuitarie.eu
COMING SOON
Dec 21 Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 3) June
Dec 22 Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 4) July
Dec 23 Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 5) August
Dec 24 Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue
Kendra 'Izzy’ Murray is an actor for the CoT project, playing the role of Uriel. She got into the fandom around the time the Amazon series came out, when a friend introduced her to it, and she’s been hooked on it ever since. So when the opportunity came up to create something for the fandom she’s come to love, she jumped at the chance. She’s been acting onstage for fifteen years, and voice acting for six, though this will be her first podfic. You can also hear her playing a variety of characters on Fool’s Gold Theatre Productions’ Supernatural Genderswap podcast, including a very particular trickster. She’s very glad to be part of this project, and is excited to embark on something new and wonderful, with a great group of people.
Hello everyone! We’re on the final stretch of this project! It’s been a year of delivering chapters every week, sometimes even more than once a week! It’s been our honor and our pleasure to be a part of you guys’ routines during everything that’s been happening in this year 2020.
As we get ready to celebrate the winter festivities with our loved ones, we want to offer you a final week of Crown of Thorn episodes. We hope that, just like our beloved characters, you’re looking forward to a future full to the brim with happiness and wondrous joy!
If you want to catch up with previous chapters before diving into this week’s treats, you can find them here:
We hope you have your ears ready, because starting tomorrow, we’ll be posting a chapter a day, following our usual hours (6pm AEST! - When is that in my timezone?)
December 19th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 1) April
December 20th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 2) May
December 21st: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 3) June
December 22nd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 4) July
December 23rd: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 5) August
December 24th: Chapter 75: Where We Start (Part 6) Epilogue ANDThe Imagine Hastur Epilogue
Stay tuned for when they go up starting tomorrow, and who knows, we might have some more Behind the Scenes content for you even after we finish this podrama ;)
