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Pest Control
by Pest Control Pod
Pest Control is an actual-play horror tabletop show from AltHaven. Join Keeper Sam R, and players William, Jonas, and Sam D as they get lost in fantastical worlds featuring compelling characters, engaging story, and thrilling twists!
Episodes
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Scionwood 05 - A Knight In Shining Armor
Arc finale. Tensions among the Scionwood employees catch fire as they confront the dragon. Can they hold it together long enough to escape its maw? Kai Li makes a play. Doug remembers a meeting. Isadora tries to hold the team together. (Content warnings: Imprisonment, brief ableism and…
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Scionwood 04 - Watch Your Step
The employees of Scionwood track their quarry deep into the earth, but they had better watch their step… Doug listens to his better-half. Isadora struggles with her snake-half. Kiwi finds herself in charge of both halves. (Content warnings: Imprisonment, body horror, fire, burns, darkness, body...
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Scionwood 03 - Kidney Stones
The employees of Scionwood chart a new path forward after a fateful encounter in Solekspil. Doug announces a change of plans. Isadora uncovers a dangerous secret. Kai Li really has to pee. (Content warnings: Imprisonment, gun violence, brief description of burns, PC conflict. For time-stamped SFX...
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Scionwood 02 - Threat Assessment
The Scionwood employees set out for the town of Solekspil, Oregon to reconnect with a sister facility, but their arrival draws unexpected attention. Isadora acts in the interest of the company. Doug demands answers. Kai Li reveals their true allegiances. (Content warnings: Imprisonment, blood…
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Scionwood 01 - Quarterly Reviews
We were nominated for a CRIT Award for "Best Game Master | Indie"! Vote for our Keeper, Sam Richardson, here: CRIT AWARDS VOTING Newly returned from the Forest, the employees of Scionwood undergo their quarterly reviews and adapt to life back in the normal world - but things may not be exactly as...
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Scionwood 00 - THE FOREST (Anomaly)
In 2019, a strange research lab disappeared from its place on the Olympic Peninsula. No one on Earth knew where it went. Today we follow it into THE FOREST. (Content warnings: death, gore, body horror, fire) PLAYERS Sam Richardson (He/him) Jonas Newhouse (They/them) William White (They/she) Sam...
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BONUS - The Conservatory: Driving School of Doom (Ft. The Monster's Playbook)
Keeper Sam, William, and Sam D are joined by the cast of The Monster's Playbook to play "The Conservatory" by Devin Nelson, a tarot-based collaborative storytelling game about founding a powerful, esoteric, & occult institution. Go check out The Monster's Playbook, and their new season…
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Norfork - Post-Mortem Q&A
Keeper Sam, William, Jonas, and Sam D sit down to talk about Pest Control's second season - their favorite moments, things they wish they could do differently, teasers for next season, and most importantly of all: what their character's little treat would be. We'll see you for Season 3…
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Norfork 50 - Enough Time, pt. 2
Season finale. Nammi and Jillian try again. (Content warnings: death, abusive family dynamics, loss of limbs, mental manipulation, police violence, gunfire) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him) Jillian, The Spooky & Kelly Aberdeen, the Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite,...
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Norfork 49 - Enough Time, pt. 1
Norfork unites against an array of threats. But will it be enough? (Content warnings: death, gore, mental manipulation, grief, burning bodies, body horror, police violence, domestic violence) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him) Jillian, The Spooky & Kelly Aberdeen, the…
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Norfork 48 - Such Sweet Sorrow
The people of Norfork descend into the tunnels, where the Crystal Flower awaits... Kelly rallies the crowd. Nammi makes a confession. Rabbit holds themself together. (Content warnings: gun violence, police, danger to children and pregnant people, death, murder, loss of loved one) LA Fires: Mask...
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Happy Holidays (plus, Patreon!)
Thank you all for another wonderful year of Pest Control! See you next year for our last few episodes of season two! If you'd like to support us on Patreon (or get a seven day free trial!) you can find us at patreon.com/PestControlPod Follow us! BlueSky: pestcontrolpod.bsky.social Tumblr:...
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Norfork 47 - Assembly
Gathered at the high school to help Kelly, Jillian, Nammi, and Rabbit must first face a more pressing problem: Cold Moon. (Content warnings: Police presence, familial abuse and manipulation, light gore, death) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him) Jillian, The Spooky & Kelly...
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Norfork 46 - Restless Bones
Newly reconnected, the crew heads for Wilson-Dillard High to put the final steps of their plan into motion. Jillian deals with the cops. Nammi makes connections. Rabbit tries to hold themself together. (Content warnings: police intimidation and violence) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson...
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Norfork 45 - Don't Sit Down
The crew make a desperate gamble to reconnect with one another as things in Norfork reach a boiling point. Nammi gets ahead. Rabbit contemplates their next move. Jillian calls in a distraction. (Content warnings: brief description of forced starvation, brief mention of decapitation with sound...
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Norfork 44 - Run, Rabbit, Run
As Nammi and Jillian rush to escape a dangerous situation, Rabbit confronts a mirror of his own. Nammi makes a plea. Jillian makes a deal. Rabbit opens a door. (Content warnings: implied cannibalism, grief, brief mention of fungal infection, brief mention of drug use, brief description of...
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Norfork 43 - House Hunting
Nammi and Jillian attempt to recover Glymmer from Carmichael's clutches, while Rabbit acts on the Archvampire's orders. Nammi gets back at an old enemy. Jillian puts herself in harm's way. Rabbit takes a meeting that turns personal. (Content warnings: gore, violence, fire, toxic family dynamics,...
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Norfork 42 - Angels & Demons
In the wake of Norfork’s protests against the City, Nammi, Rabbit, and Jillian Murphy all try to decide what to do next. Nammi confronts her own feelings. Rabbit acclimates to a new master. Jillian attempts to repair the damage. (Content warnings: blood, gore, brief description of disassociation,...
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Norfork 41 - The Time Is Now (Kingdom #3, Pt. 2)
You can always tell the moment before the fangs sink in. Your local coffee shop comes under new management. The deli goes out of business. Your rent keeps going up. You can feel it - heavy, hot, and hungry - breathing down the back of you neck. Then your neighbors start to go, one by one. They…
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Norfork 40 - The Work Ahead (Kingdom #3, pt. 1)
The people of Norfork gather in the wake of an unthinkable tragedy. But even amongst the twisted rebar and bloody rubble, time stops for no one and decisions about the town's future must be made. How much are they willing to endure before acquiescing to the City's help? Is the community strong...
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Norfork 39 - Dread
Rabbit and Nammi make a pitch to end the threat of the Crystal Flower, while Kelly attempts to quell threats on his own. Kelly takes everything on. Rabbit can’t stop himself from looking. Nammi finds herself on the opposite side of an eerily familiar conversation. (Content Warnings: hospital...
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Norfork 38 - No More Secrets
Now that they know what sits beneath the Divot, the trio attempt to come up with a way to stop the Crystal Flower - before it can fall into the wrong hands. Kelly asks a question he doesn’t want the answer to. Nammi uses her police contacts. Rabbit reconnects with family. (Content Warnings:...
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Norfork 37 - The Crystal Flower
The trio get some answers. Kelly asks questions. Nammi sees similarities. Rabbit remembers something startling. (Content Warnings: police) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him) Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them) Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr...
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Norfork 36 - Dead To Rights
The police have finally caught up with The Cryptid, but the trio aren’t just going to roll over. As they all search for a way to get Kelly free, the citizens of Norfork dig through the rubble of the Divot, drawing ever closer to what’s buried underneath… Rabbit entertains. Nammi offers a…
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Norfork 35 - Pizza Party
The Divot is in ashes, but the trio need to make some stops before they can reconvene and decide what to do next. It shouldn’t take long, right? Right? Rabbit makes a pitch. Nammi brings some plus one’s. Kelly opens a door there is no closing. (Content Warnings: police, mention of hand wound, )...
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Norfork 34 - The Divot
Dark smoke fills the sky over Norfork as the trio find their footing in the wake of the events at the Church. Kelly holds his breath. Rabbit visits family. Skidemour finds a home. Nammi is asked for the impossible. (Content Warnings: description of dead bodies, decomposition, grief, memory loss,...
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Norfork 33 - Fulmination, pt. 2
Arc #3 finale. The Knight has promised himself and one other to the Hunt, so to keep Skidemour safe the trio must put everything on the line to name a new sacrifice: Butch. Oh my god it worked, it actually worked. What? Why do you have that look? Valentina, what we just did... We're fixing a...
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Norfork BONUS - Norfolk, pt. 3
Historically, it's hard to argue that something changed the nature of the town of Norfolk more than the Boom. The mine disaster killed an incredibly high proportion of the town's residents, but it also flattened their stories. That is not, of course, the truth of the matter. Their stories still...
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Norfork BONUS - Norfolk, pt. 2
No one feels safe in the woods around Norfolk, and that's a fact. Since the opening of the town's mine and the attraction of individuals towards it's success there have rumors of unnatural occurrences. My sources recall a wide variety of otherwordliness in their tellings - wolves standing on hind...
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Norfork BONUS - Norfolk, pt. 1
Before the Gateway Demon, before The City, and before even the explosion that created the Divot, Norfolk began as a small mining town in the mid 1800s; a quiet stop on a railway line from here to there. But, since it's founding atop a lucrative mine, things have moved in the town's shadow. Let's...
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Norfork 32 - Fulmination, pt. 1
The smell of acrid gunsmoke marks the beginning of a final, bloody conflict in the First St. Mary's Church of Norfork - but to end it will require sacrifice. May a god have mercy on their souls. We will stop it. We will bring her back. We are only endangering ourselves this time. You dangle a...
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Norfork 31 - Last Stop
The group sets a collision course with the Knight at the 1st St. Mary’s Church of Norfork. Kelly is knighted. Rabbit manages a family emergency. Skidemour elicits a confession. Nammi learns never to meet your heroes. (Content Warnings: gore, serious wounds to hands, abusive dynamics, harm to...
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Norfork 30 - We're Not In Norfork Anymore
The Hunt bares its fangs at the hunters as they scramble for purchase in Norfork... and beyond it. Rabbit gets bigger. Nammi threatens violence. Kelly opens the wrong door. Skidemour asks the right questions. (Content Warnings: memory loss, discussion of marital issues, mention of car accident)...
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Norfork 29 - Reunion
With the threat of the Knight looming over them, the trio sets their sights on answers from friends new and old. Kelly goes to church. Nammi heals her friends. Rabbit considers the cost of violence. Skidemour learns from the past. (Content Warnings: children in danger, harm to animals, mention of...
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Norfork 28 - Lost & Found
The group makes plans for dealing with the Dread Ringers. Rabbit turns their closet out. Nammi does some magic. Kelly juggles priorities. Skidemour gets lost. (Content Warnings: children in danger, harm to animals) Check out our brand-new Wiki! CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson,...
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Norfork 27 - Revelation
Safe for the moment with the Agents of Dranja, Rabbit, Nammi, and Skidemour work to uncover more about their predicament. Across town, Kelly deals with the aftermath of Hothouse Flowers, and sets his mind towards a larger mission... Rabbit reels from a vision. Nammi asks for help. Kelly confronts...
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Norfork BONUS - forktalk121223_Final_V4_fixed.mp3
A piece of paper-tape on the drive reads "Fork Talk - Dec 12th, 2023". A post-it note nearby reads "put nort's interview here too lol". Thanks to everyone who helped bring this idea to life: Sam Darr - Izzy Domal Jonas Newhouse - Reina Germaine William White - Nort Port Mr. Ray, $2 Creature…
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Norfork 26 - Where There's Smoke
As a winter chill settles over Norfork, the trio reunites alongside new friends. But from the haze that connected them, something darker emerges too. And where there's smoke... Nammi arrives home. Rabbit rushes in. Kelly asks for help. Skidemour makes a deal. (Content Warnings: guns, blood,...
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Norfork 25 - The Garden, pt. 2
The melody of hope becomes a fallow tune echoing from the back of a parched, pale throat. The lost daughter walks to the end of the world. (Content Warnings: death, destruction, body horror) Pre-order Glass Beach's new album "plastic death", and get tickets to see them on tour! CHARACTERS Keeper…
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Norfork 24 - The Garden, pt. 1
Muddy, darkened skies fortell an ending, closer than most of us would like to think. The lost daughter graces this land again, in search of absolution. (Content Warnings: death, destruction, body horror) Pre-order Glass Beach's new album "plastic death", and get tickets to see them on tour!...
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Norfork 23 - Fugitive
Someone new arrives in Norfork. Kelly works overtime. Rabbit's research yields a promising lead. Nammi, oh Nammi... (Content Warnings: imprisonment, police, memory loss) Check out Glass Beach's new single "the CIA" and it's killer music video! CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson,...
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Norfork 22 - Cards On The Table, pt. 2
As quiet months slip by in Norfork, the trio find themselves at odds with the people closest to them. Rabbit follows up. Nammi faces family. Kelly finds the truth. (Content Warnings: hospital setting, memory loss) Check out Glass Beach's new single "the CIA" and it's killer music video!…
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Norfork 21 - Cards On The Table, pt. 1
With the threat of the Strangleworm now behind them, the trio turn their attention back to their own lives. Rabbit dresses up. Nammi attends to her parole. Kelly gathers allies, and merits out justice. (Content Warnings: police, guns, general violence) CHARACTERS Keeper - Sam Richardson...
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Norfork 20 - Murphy's Law (Kingdom #2, pt. 2)
All over Norfork we see moments: a doctor checks with their patients, a crowd leaves a club, a magician flips off the last buzzing fluorescent over a group of folding chairs, a clerk idles the hours of a new job away, a lawyer sits in a darkened office rubbing his eyes. They feel what is coming,...
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Norfork 19 - Samageddon (Kingdom #2, pt. 1)
The people of Norfork go about their day, most blissfully unaware of just how close they came to possession. Those who pick themselves up from the pavement or find themselves behind the wheel in the middle of the night shake their heads - the stress must really be getting to them. They have other...
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Norfork 18 - Incursion
Arc #2 finale. With only hours left before Norfork loses itself entirely to the exponential threat to the Strangleworm, the trio make one final play for the fate of their home. But how many losses turn a victory to a defeat? If you do this, you are putting all of Norfork at risk. All of your...
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Norfork 17 - Bitten
A dumpster. A rooftop. A hidden closet. As the Strangleworm closes in on the people they love and they find allies becoming enemies, the trio make desperate moves to try and get ahead. Kelly makes a promise. Nammi steels some nerves, and calms others. Rabbit makes a daring bid for control of…
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Norfork 16 - Leave, But Don't Leave Me
Headed to Cold’s house for help against an all-consuming threat, the trio are forced to confront their priorities. Kelly goes for broke. Nammi faces the stakes. Rabbit is confronted with an awful, life-changing choice. (Content Warnings: Police, emotional manipulation, needles,...
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Norfork BONUS - Wilson-Dillard High: A Supernatural Investigation, pt. 2
Mrs. Domal, I completely understand. I definitely didn't mean to overstep a boundary in this matter - I know your family has been through a lot and I did not mean to raise the specter of more difficult times. We of course want to continue to support Izzy's growth as a part of Troop #12. However,...
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Norfork BONUS - Wilson-Dillard High: A Supernatural Investigation, pt. 1
Dear Mrs. Domal, We are delighted to have Izzy as a part of Troop 12, she has shown a real commitment to the Norfork Scouts and attends each meeting with enthusiasm that is infectious to the other Scouts. However, her recent written application for the "Supernatural" badge (which we are…
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Pest Control is an actual-play horror tabletop show from AltHaven. Join Keeper Sam R, and players William, Jonas, and Sam D as they get lost in fantastical worlds featuring compelling characters, engaging story, and thrilling twists!
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