{"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":748,"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":"2026-09-13T06:20:52.540919+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033"},"episode":{"title":"The Empire Is Testing A Nightmare On Us In The Trenches Of A Freezing Moon | Sci-Fi","slug":"the-empire-is-testing-a-nightmare-on-us-in-the-trenches-of-a-freezing-moon-sci-fi","published_at":"2026-06-16T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033/the-empire-is-testing-a-nightmare-on-us-in-the-trenches-of-a-freezing-moon-sci-fi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galactic-horrors-6264033","url":"https://shows.acast.com/galactic-horrors/episodes/the-empire-is-testing-a-nightmare-on-us-in-the-trenches-of-a","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66477018b68429001342b9a2/e/6a16fb088084eb4dbaa464fb/media.mp3","summary":"🔗 Official Links 📡 Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/GalacticHorrors 📚 Galactic Horrors eBooks: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0H2F5M2B3/allbooks ☕ Support the stories (Ko-fi): https://ko-fi.com/galactichorrors 📖 Written by Galactic Horrors Sci-Fi Subgenres: Military Sci-Fi + Space Horror + Biomechanical Body-Horror A penal legion of low-caste, genetically suppressed miners holds a rusted trench line on a dark, freezing moon under the shadow of a decaying imperial palace. The freezing mud of no-man’s-land is laced with an alien biomechanical spore. It rapidly stitches dead soldiers together with barbed wire, trench debris, and discarded weapons, reanimating them as multi-limbed, heavily armored artillery platforms. The commanding officer’s powered armor is slowly fusing to his flesh, and he soon realizes the \"reinforcements\" dropping from imperial orbit are actually pods of the spore meant to feed the meat-grinder, testing the bioweapon’s efficiency. ⚠️ 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 i…","meta_description":"🔗 Official Links 📡 Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/GalacticHorrors 📚 Galactic Horrors eBooks: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0H2F5M2B3/allbooks ☕…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4002,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/galactic-horrors-6264033/episodes/the-empire-is-testing-a-nightmare-on-us-in-the-trenches-of-a-freezing-moon-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/the-empire-is-testing-a-nightmare-on-us-in-the-trenches-of-a-freezing-moon-sci-fi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}