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Jun 10, 2025 20 min

Deadly Pursuit: A Dystopian Thriller "Runner"

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In the future, justice isn't served behind bars—it's broadcast live. In this gripping dystopian sci-fi episode of Doorway To Nightmare, punishment becomes the ultimate spectator sport. In a dark, totalitarian society, prisons have been entirely abolished. Instead, the guilty face a far more brutal sentence: they are designated as "Runners," cast out into the open, and hunted down for the absolute amusement of the public. When one desperate individual is forced onto the track, a lethal, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse begins. With a bloodthirsty audience tuning in and specialized hunters closing in from every angle, survival seems impossible. Can a Runner beat the rigged system, or will they become the next casualty of prime-time entertainment? If you love classic radio sci-fi, dystopian survival thrillers, social commentaries, and vintage anthology series like The Twilight Zone, X Minus One, or Dimension X, this relentless, fast-paced audio drama will keep your pulse pounding. Subscribe and review Doorway To Nightmare on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to never miss a journey into the dark! SOME CLIPS AND AUDIO HAVE BEEN USED UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS FAIR USE ACT. NO INTENTIONAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS MADE AND ALL COPYRIGHTS BELONG TO THE ORIGINAL OWNERS HELP SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL!!! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/doorway https://www.patreon.com/doorwaytonightmare MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE AT OUR STORE https://www.doorwaytonightmare.com EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE ON IHeart.com, SPOTIFY, PANDORA, APPLE, AUDIBLE AND OTHER PODCAST PLATFORMS! Please like, share, subscribe, and comment All music used Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.. Carnival Music by Darren Curtis (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0) Kevin MacLeod https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZX... Shankar Yogi / musicwithsh. .

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