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Closet Treats

Trey Leger has spent a lifetime of battling mental illness and the imaginary demons from his childhood. Even now, years later and with a growing family, he still can't walk past an open, darkened closet without seeing...it. The shadowy silhouette. The burning emerald eyes. The Closet Man.Now, there's a new ice cream truck roaming the neighborhood and Trey believes its driver is a monster. While the neighborhood children see a friendly man serving the treats, Trey sees a frightful demon behind the wheel. With burning yellow eyes. The Ice Cream Man.But is this real, or just another symptom of his ever-present struggles with balancing his medications?While battling his growing uncertainty of reality, Trey investigates to determine if the creature is merely a symptom of his mental illness...or something far more terrifying. Nominated for the 2011 Parsec Award Best Novel, "Closet Treats" is filled with harrowing imagery and monstrous dread.

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  2. 16

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    "The Ice Cream Man"

  3. 15

    Closet Treats 15

    Hospitals and Questions...

  4. 14

    Closet Treats 14

    "Sleepless"

  5. 13

    Closet Treats 13

    The Warehouse...

  6. 12

    Closet Treats 12

    "Let's Make Some Plans"

  7. 11

    Closet Treats 11

    Have you seen my kid?

  8. 10

    Closet Treats 10

    Alan meets the Ice Cream Man and Trey faces his fears.

  9. 9

    Closet Treats 09

    Trey deals with his past...

  10. 8

    Closet Treats 08

    Trey and Dr. Kinkaid go over his dreams. Alan deals with the whispers.

  11. 7

    Closet Treats 07

    Carolyn visits Trey in the hospital, and has a visit from The Ice Cream Man.

  12. 6

    Closet Treats 06

    Alan and Carolyn deal with Trey's absence.

  13. 5

    Closet Treats 05

    Trey is in the hospital and Carolyn remembers his last episode.

  14. 4

    Closet Treats 04

    Trey visits his psychiatrist and dreams...

  15. 3

    Closet Treats 03

    Trey sees the Ice Cream Man again, and sees way too much.

  16. 2

    Closet Treats 02

    Trey fights his visions of the Closet Man.

  17. 1

    Closet Treats 01

    Trey Leger sees something wrong with the Ice Cream Man, but doesn't know if it's just another delusion.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Trey Leger has spent a lifetime of battling mental illness and the imaginary demons from his childhood. Even now, years later and with a growing family, he still can't walk past an open, darkened closet without seeing...it. The shadowy silhouette. The burning emerald eyes. The Closet Man.Now, there's a new ice cream truck roaming the neighborhood and Trey believes its driver is a monster. While the neighborhood children see a friendly man serving the treats, Trey sees a frightful demon behind the wheel. With burning yellow eyes. The Ice Cream Man.But is this real, or just another symptom of his ever-present struggles with balancing his medications?While battling his growing uncertainty of reality, Trey investigates to determine if the creature is merely a symptom of his mental illness...or something far more terrifying. Nominated for the 2011 Parsec Award Best Novel, "Closet Treats" is filled with harrowing imagery and monstrous dread.

HOSTED BY

Paul Elard Cooley

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How many episodes does Closet Treats have?

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What is Closet Treats about?

Trey Leger has spent a lifetime of battling mental illness and the imaginary demons from his childhood. Even now, years later and with a growing family, he still can't walk past an open, darkened closet without seeing...it. The shadowy silhouette. The burning emerald eyes. The Closet Man.Now,...

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Who hosts Closet Treats?

Closet Treats is created and hosted by Paul Elard Cooley.
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