Werewolf the Podcast: The Demon in the Forest | Belphastus, Faith & Fear (Episode 275)

Episode 275 — The Demon in the Forest A man enters the forest believing that God will protect him. He leaves wondering whether God was ever listening. Matthieu is a charcoal burner living beside an ancient forest. He knows the woods, respects them and understands that they are far older than his village, his church and the people who believe they own them. But one evening, while walking home to his wife and children, Matthieu encounters something impossible. A creature with too many limbs. A thing with too many eyes. A demon—or something far older than the word demon. At first, Matthieu believes his Christian faith protects him. When the creature recoils from his prayers, he becomes convinced that God has given him power over the monster. But the creature isn't trying to kill him. It is leading him deeper into the forest. Then Matthieu hears the sound of his daughter crying. And when the creature finally speaks, it uses his daughter's voice. What follows is not simply an encounter with a monster. It is an attack on Matthieu's faith, his certainty and his belief that God is watching over him. Because sometimes the most terrifying question isn't: "Does God exist?" It is: "If God exists… why did He let this happen?" Meanwhile, deep within the forest, Belphastus is watching. The ancient sorcerer feeds upon human fear, hatred, misery and despair. He doesn't need to kill Matthieu. He only needs to make him doubt. And Matthieu's doubt is delicious. Belphastus has discovered something more powerful than fear: a crack in someone's faith. As the villagers welcome Matthieu home, Belphastus watches from the darkness and begins to understand that something far more dangerous than a monster has been created. Doubt. Fear. Despair. And the knowledge that whatever lives in the forest may have followed Matthieu home. Werewolf the Podcast: A Serial (Killer) Drama is a dark horror fiction podcast combining supernatural horror, dark fantasy, historical fiction, mythology and very British black humour. New episodes weekly. Join the pack. Written by Fenrir Thorvaldsen and Gregory Alexander-Sharp. New episodes weekly—join the pack! Support the show • Books in the universe available on Amazon • Private Facebook group for Lunatics. Books by Fenrir Thorvaldsen Authors' page on Amazon. https://amzn.to/3OJkzD0 The Werewolf's Story by Fenrir Thorvaldsen https://amzn.to/4aX18xP Books by Gregory Alexander-Sharp Authors' page on Amazon https://amzn.to/4cTtf3C Il Lupo by Gregory Alexander-Sharp https://amzn.to/4aZyCvA Buy us a coffee at this link right here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Werewolfwil Grendel Press, our horror genre partner The best indie house publishers of horror in the blooming world https://grendelpress.com/ Grendel's very own cool Podcast. https://grendelpress.com/sinister-soup. Join the Lunatics at the Private Facebook Group. Facebook Group   / werewolfthepodcast   Greg's X profile: @SempaiGreg Fenrir's X profile: @FenThorvaldsen Werewolf the Podcast X profile: @AWerewolfsStoryWil Shop at Dead_End_Society on Vinted. https://www.vinted.co.uk/member/31596...