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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 30 MIN

3. It's Already Too Late

from The Unnatural Selection Podcast · host Matthew N Clarke

In this episode of The Unnatural Selection, a couple wakes to find a silent, grinning creature standing at the foot of their bed. The science segment discusses medical conditions that can become deadly once symptoms appear. The episode examines brain aneurysms and rabies, explaining how these conditions can exist silently and why outcomes can be catastrophic once they manifest.Trigger warnings: this episode contains gore and psychological horrorMy website: https://mnclarke-shortstories.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheUnnaturalSelectionPodcast"It's Here" was also featured in-ScareYouToSleep-Episode 351: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4LtJJLK5GIRvsvhvH5VYeh?si=JA4bgSF6SzqzE06dncLdvwNoSleep Podcast-S20E20: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RrQvmUPf6BUNrFf5PKTt8?si=RXVoG1CaTiCqSz8uQhFBEACitations:Raaymakers TW, Rinkel GJ, Limburg M, Algra A. Mortality and morbidity of surgery for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a meta-analysis. Stroke. 1998 Aug;29(8):1531-8. doi: 10.1161/01.str.29.8.1531. PMID: 9707188.https://www.barrowneuro.org/condition/brain-aneurysm/#:~:text=The%20survival%20rate%20of%20a,over%20the%20last%2020%20years.Rupprecht CE. Rhabdoviruses: Rabies Virus. In: Baron S, editor. Medical Microbiology. 4th edition. Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1996. Chapter 61.Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8618/ From the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE), Canadian Interventional Radiology Association (CIRA), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT), European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR), European Stroke Organization (ESO), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), and World Stroke Organization (WSO); Sacks D, Baxter B, Campbell BCV, Carpenter JS, Cognard C, Dippel D, Eesa M, Fischer U, Hausegger K, Hirsch JA, Shazam Hussain M, Jansen O, Jayaraman MV, Khalessi AA, Kluck BW, Lavine S, Meyers PM, Ramee S, Rüfenacht DA, Schirmer CM, Vorwerk D. Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Int J Stroke. 2018 Aug;13(6):612-632. doi: 10.1177/1747493018778713. Epub 2018 May 22. PMID: 29786478. Licenses:Sound effects from ⁠Pixabay.com⁠Theme "Horror" by The_Mountain ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-horror-375975/⁠All music and effects within Creative Commons license 0 

In this episode of The Unnatural Selection, a couple wakes to find a silent, grinning creature standing at the foot of their bed. The science segment discusses medical conditions that can become deadly once symptoms appear. The episode examines brain aneurysms and rabies, explaining how these conditions can exist silently and why outcomes can be catastrophic once they manifest.Trigger warnings: this episode contains gore and psychological horrorMy website: https://mnclarke-shortstories.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheUnnaturalSelectionPodcast"It's Here" was also featured in-ScareYouToSleep-Episode 351: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4LtJJLK5GIRvsvhvH5VYeh?si=JA4bgSF6SzqzE06dncLdvwNoSleep Podcast-S20E20: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RrQvmUPf6BUNrFf5PKTt8?si=RXVoG1CaTiCqSz8uQhFBEACitations:Raaymakers TW, Rinkel GJ, Limburg M, Algra A. Mortality and morbidity of surgery for unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a meta-analysis. Stroke. 1998 Aug;29(8):1531-8. doi: 10.1161/01.str.29.8.1531. PMID: 9707188.https://www.barrowneuro.org/condition/brain-aneurysm/#:~:text=The%20survival%20rate%20of%20a,over%20the%20last%2020%20years.Rupprecht CE. Rhabdoviruses: Rabies Virus. In: Baron S, editor. Medical Microbiology. 4th edition. Galveston (TX): University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; 1996. Chapter 61.Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK8618/ From the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE), Canadian Interventional Radiology Association (CIRA), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT), European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR), European Stroke Organization (ESO), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), and World Stroke Organization (WSO); Sacks D, Baxter B, Campbell BCV, Carpenter JS, Cognard C, Dippel D, Eesa M, Fischer U, Hausegger K, Hirsch JA, Shazam Hussain M, Jansen O, Jayaraman MV, Khalessi AA, Kluck BW, Lavine S, Meyers PM, Ramee S, Rüfenacht DA, Schirmer CM, Vorwerk D. Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Int J Stroke. 2018 Aug;13(6):612-632. doi: 10.1177/1747493018778713. Epub 2018 May 22. PMID: 29786478. Licenses:Sound effects from ⁠Pixabay.com⁠Theme "Horror" by The_Mountain ⁠https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-horror-375975/⁠All music and effects within Creative Commons license 0

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