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EPISODE · Nov 8, 2025 · 14 MIN

The Gates

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Introduce the unusual protagonist, young Samuel Johnson, and his dachshund, Boswell, who stumble upon a calamitous event at 666 Crowley Avenue. This incident involves their neighbors' ill-advised flirtation with Satanism coinciding with a malfunction at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which unintentionally opens a portal to Hell, allowing demons like the bumbling Nurd, the Scourge of Five Deities, to escape. While scientists at CERN grapple with the mysterious energy leak and strange code that signals an extradimensional breach, Samuel attempts to convince his unbelieving mother and eventually his friends, Tom and Maria, that the demonic horde is invading their small town and must be stopped. The narrative culminates in the children, aided by Nurd and the unexpected resistance of townspeople like Mr. and Mrs. Mayer and local police officers, confronting the demonic forces, culminating in Samuel's successful disruption of the portal and the temporary defeat of the powerful demon Ba’al.You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:https://linktr.ee/book_shelterGet the Book now from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Gates-John-Connolly/dp/1439172633?&linkCode=ll1&tag=cvthunderx-20&linkId=41f55532e9a55dad32fca67b2b9af935&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tlProduced by Podcai Studio:https://www.podcaistudio.com/

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