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* HopeSpot: There's a few scattered here and there, a notable recent example is in episode 26 where [[spoiler:after having had a break down, Arthur gets a few moments to simply collect himself and eat. John allows him a few moments of silence, and all we the audience can hear is the crunching of an apple]].
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* MemoryRestoringMelody: In the first episode, Arthur's memories start coming back after playing a song on the piano in his office. This song becomes a recurring element in the series and is later revealed to be [[spoiler:the song Arthur composed for his now-dead daughter Faroe]]. In season 3, [[spoiler:Arthur makes a deal with Kayne to bring John back but without his memories. He appears to come back with his memories up until being separated from Arthur as the result of Arthur playing Faroe's song again]].
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* TheMultiverse: The Entity explains the concept to Arthur partway through the first episode, how the universe they presently inhabit is one of countless others--some of which diverge from his own based on choices made, some of which are home to creatures of myth and legend, and some which take place decades in the future.
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Malevolent is a {{horror}} podcast produced, written, edited, performed and created by Harlan Guthrie. It began in July 2020 and is currently releasing new episodes. The series was acquired in 2022 by the podcast network [[Creator/RustyQuill Rusty Quill]].
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Malevolent is a choice-based story that gives the show's Patreon supporters a measure of control over the narrative. Each publicly-available episode is comprised of five smaller chapters, each culminating in a choice that the patrons have voted on to determine what happens next: explore the basement or attic first, fight to kill or run and hide, and so on. Some chapters have more open-ended problems for the patrons to solve, such as writing in the solution to a puzzle.
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In November 2023, Harlan partnered with Podcast/AintSlayedNobody to write and Keep "The Waking Children", a ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'' roleplay miniseries set in the same universe as ''Malevolent''.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: Several music tracks are used throughout the podcast, but two feature especially prominently: a set of frenetic strings for tense scenes, and a mournful piano piece for more emotional or somber scenes. The latter also [[SourceMusic exists in-universe]] as [[spoiler:Faroe's Song, a piece composed (and repeatedly performed) by Arthur himself]].
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* {{Leitmotif}}: Several music tracks are used throughout the podcast, but two feature especially prominently: a set of frenetic strings for tense scenes, and a mournful piano piece for more emotional or somber scenes. The latter also [[SourceMusic exists in-universe]] as [[spoiler:Faroe's [[spoiler:the story's main theme and Faroe's Song, a piece pieces composed (and repeatedly performed) by Arthur himself]].
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* RegainedMemoriesSequence: Hearing Arthur play Faroe’s Song brings back [[spoiler:John]]'s memories, during which time we hear a montage of significant lines from previous episodes.
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* RegainedMemoriesSequence: Hearing Arthur play Faroe’s Song the story's main theme brings back [[spoiler:John]]'s memories, during which time we hear a montage of significant lines from previous episodes.
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* PlotTriggeringBook: The series starts with Arthur loosing his eyesight and becoming host to John as the result of reading from a mysterious tome.
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* PlotTriggeringBook: The series starts with Arthur loosing losing his eyesight and becoming host to John as the result of reading from a mysterious tome.
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** In Season 3, Arthur eventually admits to [[spoiler:Yellow]] that [[spoiler:he murdered a man in the prison pits to survive, and he enjoyed it. This seems to be part of why Yellow turns on him, even though they'd been getting along better.]]
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merged with Acting For Two
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* ChromosomeCasting: [[JustifiedTrope Justified.]] Almost every character with speaking lines is male, on account of every character with speaking lines [[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles being voiced by creator Harlan Guthrie.]] The one exception to this is Marie, [[CrossDressingVoices who is still voiced by Harlan Guthrie.]]
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* ChromosomeCasting: [[JustifiedTrope Justified.]] Almost every character with speaking lines is male, on account of every character with speaking lines [[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles [[ActingForTwo being voiced by creator Harlan Guthrie.]] The one exception to this is Marie, [[CrossDressingVoices who is still voiced by Harlan Guthrie.]]
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* LuringInPrey: In Episode 15, while in [[spoiler:the Dreamlands]], Arthur and The Entity/[[spoiler:John]] find a map and decide to walk in the direction of a mysterious looking flower bulb. Once they get there, they find themselves standing in a pool of mysterious moss and Arthur hears a soothing voice and finds himself unable to move. [[spoiler:As he stands there, John tries to snap him out of it, [[ManEatingPlant and the moss starts chewing on his pant legs]]. In the next episode, Arthur is able to snap out of it and they discover human remains stripped of flesh beneath the moss, implying that not only does the moss seem to use its influence to lure and trap its prey, but that Arthur is not the first human to find themselves trapped here]].
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: While Arthur’s British accent is generally quite good, the actor’s Canadian accent shows through on words like “sorry”, “bury”, and “out”.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: While Arthur’s Arthur's British accent is generally quite good, the actor’s actor's Canadian accent shows through on words like “sorry”, “bury”, "sorry", "bury", and “out”."out".
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* ChromosomeCasting: [[JustifiedTrope Justified.]] Every character with speaking lines is male, on account of every character with speaking lines [[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles being voiced by creator Harlan Guthrie.]]
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* ChromosomeCasting: [[JustifiedTrope Justified.]] Every Almost every character with speaking lines is male, on account of every character with speaking lines [[LoadsAndLoadsOfRoles being voiced by creator Harlan Guthrie.]] The one exception to this is Marie, [[CrossDressingVoices who is still voiced by Harlan Guthrie.]]
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* TwistingTheProphecy: In episode 20 it's suggested much of [[PrivateDetective Arthur]] and The Entity/[[spoiler:John]]'s journey is predestined, or at the very least the end result of his encounter with [[EldritchAbomination The King in Yellow]] is already set in stone. [[spoiler:However, Arthur asks for something to "change the pattern" and is given a knife by an enigmatic entity he knows as [[TricksterArchtype Kayne]], who tells him to "use it when the time is right. Daniel told you.", before disappearing. As Arthur is brought before the King and it seems John will sacrifice himself to save Arthur, Arthur remembers what Daniel said to him. That he doesn't have to let them win. [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu So he takes the knife and stabs himself in the throat, in an attempt to keep The King from getting John]]. He ultimately misses his jugular and John and Arthur say their goodbyes. Then in Coda, after dragging his broken bleeding body through a blizzard and to a remote cabin, Kayne appears before Arthur again and makes him a deal to bring John back to him, [[AmnesiaEpisode without his memories]]. Ultimately defying the 'predestined' end]].
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* SympathyForTheDevil: In episode 31, Arthur [[spoiler:dreams about many of his past mistakes and regrets, showing that he sympathized with Kellin and felt guilty that he had to kill him. He similarly felt guilty about killing The Widow, though she gets far less time dedicated to her]].
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* SealedEvilInAnotherWorld:
** The Entity/[[spoiler:John]] is sealed away in a mysterious tome. However the first episode establishes that while in said tome, he was technically residing in The Dark World, a sort of dumping ground for everything that dies in every world and universe, some sort of ultimate end for everything. While he was technically in the tome for only 10 years, due to the nature of The Dark World and how time works differently in different planes of existence, he lived, in his own words, "lifetimes upon lifetimes over there.", having forgotten who or what he once was during that time.
** [[spoiler:The King in Yellow is currently trapped in the Dreamlands, his own domain, as a result of an imperfect ritual causing him to loose a piece of himself, and thus not being at his full power. In his current state, he can only reach out to people who are dreaming or already mentally unstable, instead of coming over into the world himself]].
** The Entity/[[spoiler:John]] is sealed away in a mysterious tome. However the first episode establishes that while in said tome, he was technically residing in The Dark World, a sort of dumping ground for everything that dies in every world and universe, some sort of ultimate end for everything. While he was technically in the tome for only 10 years, due to the nature of The Dark World and how time works differently in different planes of existence, he lived, in his own words, "lifetimes upon lifetimes over there.", having forgotten who or what he once was during that time.
** [[spoiler:The King in Yellow is currently trapped in the Dreamlands, his own domain, as a result of an imperfect ritual causing him to loose a piece of himself, and thus not being at his full power. In his current state, he can only reach out to people who are dreaming or already mentally unstable, instead of coming over into the world himself]].
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* WeirdnessMagnet: From the start of the series onwards, strange creatures and events seem to start to gravitate towards Arthur. In the earlier episodes, the weirdness follows a MonsterOfTheWeek format, but later on there's more overarching plots and antagonists.
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* MalevolentMaskedMen: Members of The Cult of the King in Yellow all wear featureless, pallid masks.
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** The complex beneath [[spoiler:The Island]].
** The underground city underneath [[spoiler:The Hotel]].
** The underground city underneath [[spoiler:The Hotel]].
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* PlotTriggeringBook: The series starts with Arthur loosing his eyesight and becoming host to John as the result of reading from a mysterious tome.
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* TrappedInTheHost: The very basis of the podcast is about Arthur being host to John, who himself is trapped in Arthur's body. In the first episode, John states that Arthur cursed himself "And in a manner of speaking, me as well. We’re bound.". One of the main overarching goals of the series is for John to separate from Arthur and find himself a new body.
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* HumanResources: While in the prison pits in the Dreamlands [[spoiler:Arthur is driven to kill and eat another prisoner, he then saves and sharpens his femur and uses that to escape]].
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* ImAHumanitarian: While in the prison pits in the Dreamlands [[spoiler:another prisoner named Faust is, at one point, tossed into the same pit as Arthur. Then, they stop feeding them, and Arthur realizes that they are trying to starve them to force one to eat the other. At first, Arthur fights his hunger and refuses until he learns that Faust ate another person already and concludes that killing him would be an act of self defense. Arthur then eats the body, forcing John to relive the murder over and over again]].
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* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: While in the prison pits in the Dreamlands [[spoiler:Arthur is starved and forced to kill and eat another prisoner]].
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** Invoked again in episode 23, and was likely part of the reason [[spoiler:Arthur was able to realize that Larson was lying to him]].
--> '''Arthur:''' How did you know my name? I never gave you it, nor anyone in town.
--> '''Arthur:''' How did you know my name? I never gave you it, nor anyone in town.
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** Season 3 gives us the (former) mining town of Addison, which [[spoiler:is the home of an invisible EldritchAbomination who controls the townsfolk, as well as some sort of cult compound underneath the Larson estate]].
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* SeeingThroughAnothersEyes: From the very start, John serves as Arthur's eyes, seeing for him. This becomes a big part of his [[spoiler:[[EmergentHuman character arc]], as after seeing the world as Arthur sees it he starts to see the beauty and value of humanity.]]
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Malevolent is a {{horror}} podcast produced, written, edited, performed and created by Harlan Guthrie. It began in July 2020 and is currently releasing new episodes. The series has since been was acquired in 2022 by the podcast network [[Creator/RustyQuill Rusty Quill]].
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* LovecraftLite: While the series is ongoing so it stands to be seen what will happen to our heroes, the series does maintain an air of hope. Arthur, despite being a mere human, [[spoiler:is still able to hold his own against the various horrors he comes across, and even able to resist the King in Yellow's attempts to steal his body]].
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* CosmicHorror: Cults worshipping strange outer gods? Check. Creatures that defy explanation and logic? Check. Powerful beings beyond our comprehension who are indifferent to our existence, viewing us the same way a human may view an ant? Check.
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* SpoilerCover: Less of an outright spoiler and more of a stealthy reference, but the V in the ''Podcast/{{Malevolent}}'' logo bears a striking resemblance to [[Literature/TheKingInYellow the Yellow Sign]].
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* BeAllMySinsRemembered: A fairly consistent theme, [[spoiler:a large part of Arthur's character is his regret over his daughter's death, and the fact that he refuses to forget or forgive himself for said misdeed saves him from from the King in Yellow on at least two occassions.]]
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** Episode 5, "The Gift":
--->'''John:''' He's... looking at... ''me.''
--->'''John:''' He's... looking at... ''me.''
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** Episode 12, "The End". [[spoiler:John gets his memories back and learns that he [[TomatoInTheMirror is the King in Yellow]]]].
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** Episode 12, "The End". [[spoiler:John gets his memories back and learns that he [[TomatoInTheMirror is a fragment of the King in Yellow]]]].
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** Episode 28, "The Undefeated". [[spoiler:As Arthur and John save the cultists in the mine and leave Addison for good, we learn that John ''also'' made a deal with Kayne, who is forcing him to manipulate Arthur into going to New York – and that Larson is now possessed by [[TheBusCameBack Yellow]]]].
