{"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":"Subject E.B.E: The Extraterrestrial Transport | Sci-Fi","slug":"subject-e-b-e-the-extraterrestrial-transport-sci-fi","published_at":"2026-05-31T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033/subject-e-b-e-the-extraterrestrial-transport-sci-fi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033","url":"https://shows.acast.com/galactic-horrors/episodes/subject-ebe-the-extraterrestrial-transport-sci-fi","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66477018b68429001342b9a2/e/6a0699bdefd1f558b068b5cc/media.mp3","summary":"📖 Written by Galactic Horrors During a graveyard shift on a desolate Nevada highway, a state trooper stops an unmarked convoy truck leaking freezing, pitch-black liquid onto the asphalt. The driver and armed contractors are too frightened to behave like ordinary smugglers, and the moment the trooper tries to call in the stop, every radio channel carries the same calm federal voice ordering him to forget the truck before he has even given his location. When he forces his way into the cargo hold, his flashlight finds a pale, many-jointed extraterrestrial body suspended in chains, its skin sweating black coolant that freezes before it hits the floor. The convoy’s panic becomes understandable when the refrigeration unit fails and the entity briefly wakes. Before it can speak, several contractors immediately turn their weapons on themselves, not out of loyalty but terror, as if hearing the creature’s voice would do something worse than kill them. A wounded contractor tells the trooper that the alien becomes docile near old nuclear test sites, which is why the route cuts through the Nevada desert instead of any sane transport corridor. Radiation does not poison it; low-level fallout calms it, like a familiar environmental pressure from whatever place or condition it came from. ⚠️ 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 f…","meta_description":"📖 Written by Galactic Horrors During a graveyard shift on a desolate Nevada highway, a state trooper stops an unmarked convoy truck leaking freezing, pitc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3064,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/galactic-horrors-6264033/episodes/subject-e-b-e-the-extraterrestrial-transport-sci-fi/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/subject-e-b-e-the-extraterrestrial-transport-sci-fi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}