{"podcast":{"title":"Galactic Horrors","slug":"galactic-horrors-6264033","podcast_index_feed_id":6264033,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66477018b68429001342b9a2","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/galactic-horrors","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66477018b68429001342b9a2/show-cover.jpg","author":"Galactic Horrors","episode_count":622,"summary":"Original dark science fiction stories, told as standalone narrated episodes. Ships, stations, labs and border worlds; deep-space missions, black projects, quarantined facilities and forgotten sectors where the plan makes sense on paper right up until it doesn’t. These are slow-burn, grounded stories about technology, secrecy and the people caught in the gap between what was promised and what actually happens. If you like quiet dread, institutional cover-ups and futures that feel uncomfortably plausible, this is your channel. All stories, artwork, and thumbnails are original to Galactic Horrors. We do not accept submissions. Disclosure: This show includes AI-generated elements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:17:03.405144+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033"},"episode":{"title":"Experimental Ship Tartarus Emerged From Fold-Space. The Crew Didn't Come Back Human | Sci-Fi Story","slug":"experimental-ship-tartarus-emerged-from-fold-space-the-crew-didn-t-come-back-human-sci-fi-story","published_at":"2026-04-25T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033/experimental-ship-tartarus-emerged-from-fold-space-the-crew-didn-t-come-back-human-sci-fi-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033","url":"https://shows.acast.com/galactic-horrors/episodes/experimental-ship-tartarus-emerged-from-fold-space-the-crew","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66477018b68429001342b9a2/e/69e267390b4baf3bf25104cf/media.mp3","summary":"📖 Written by Galactic Horrors When the salvage team boards the Tartarus, they expect a dead carrier and find a ship that has spent ten years turning catastrophe into doctrine. The corridors are intact, the systems are responsive, and the bulkheads sweat a luminous synthetic plasma that does more than intoxicate or infect: it produces a lucid, ecstatic certainty that suffering has meaning. Whole compartments have been repurposed into devotional architecture, most grotesquely a former medbay remade as a chapel of restraint frames facing the fold core, as if the vessel has reorganized its human functions into worship. Once one exposed salvager begins preaching that the missing crew were not destroyed but translated, the team realizes the danger is not only environmental contamination. The ship is trying to convert them before it uses them. ⚠️ Content Ownership Notice All stories, artwork, thumbnails, and animations featured on this channel are original creations of Galactic Horrors. I do not accept or feature submissions from other creators. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, or re-uploading of any content from this channel, in any form, is strictly prohibited and constitutes a violation of copyright. Legal action may be taken against any parties found infringing these rights. 📜 Fictional Work Disclaimer This story is a work of fiction created for entertainment purposes only. The events, characters, and organizations portrayed are entirely fictional, and any references to governmental bodies, entities, or individuals are not intended to represent reality. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real-life events or organizations is purely coincidental. #scifi #scifihorror #creepypasta Disclosure: This episode includes AI-generated elements. Hosted on…","meta_description":"📖 Written by Galactic Horrors When the salvage team boards the Tartarus, they expect a dead carrier and find a ship that has spent ten years turning catas…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3059,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/galactic-horrors-6264033/episodes/experimental-ship-tartarus-emerged-from-fold-space-the-crew-didn-t-come-back-human-sci-fi-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033/experimental-ship-tartarus-emerged-from-fold-space-the-crew-didn-t-come-back-human-sci-fi-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}