History Podcast / Pseudopod

[[http://www.pseudopod.org Pseudopod]] is a horror podcast that airs a new short story every week. Despite the catchphrase at the top of the page that precedes each episode, the stories are fictional. The readings are sometimes read by the editors, and other times performed by professional {{voice actors}}. The stories themselves vary from subtly disquieting to gruesomely horrifying and are frequently NSFW.

* VillainProtagonist: The narrator of episode 1, "Bag Man" is an unapologetic racist, sexist, and one-time rapist.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The ghost in episode 1, "Bag Man" kills people who harbor dark secrets, like rape, murder, homophobia, sexism, racism, and other less-than-desireable crimes or traits.

* WellIntentionedExremist: The ghost in episode 1, "Bag Man" kills people who harbor dark secrets, like rape, murder, homophobia, sexism, racism, and other less-than-desireable crimes or traits.

* StuffedIntoATrashcan: In "Flash: Garbage Day" the main character throws away everything. ''Everything''.

* DownerEnding Quite a few stories have them, but episode 520 'Dermot' has a particularly grim one when it turns out that the London Police Force is [[spoiler: is feeding small children to a monstrous serial killer]], for the greater good.

* DownerEnding Quite a few stories have them, but episode 520 'Dermot' has a particularly grim one when it turns out that the London Police Force is [[spoiler: is feeding small children to a monstrous serial killer]]for the greater good.

* EyeScream: In episode 146, "The Button Bin," this happens similar to ''{{Coraline}}''.

->''"I have a story for you, [[BlatantLies and I promise you, it's true]]..."''

* StuffedIntoATrashcan: In "Flash: Garbage Day" the main character throws away everything. And I mean everything.

* {{Immortality}}: The father and son in episode 221, "Lives," have the AgeWithoutYouth variant.

* AnArmAndALeg: This is a common trope of Psuedopod but Flash of the borderlands III was themed on this.
* BodyHorror: Is a popular trope to play with in most of the stories.
* BurgerFool: PlayedForDrama in "It's Easy to Make a Sandwich," in which the protagonist's repetitive and depersonalizing fast-food job slowly drives him insane.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: "Pseudopod 043: Everything Is Better with Zombies" is a play off this.
* EyeScream: "Pseudopod 146: The Button Bin" This happens similar to Coraline.
* TheFairFolk: In the cast "Bottle Babies" The fairies are not exactly good or evil.
* {{Fingore}}: [[{{Squick}} "Counting From Ten"]]. A new one is "Escape" on "Pseudopod 220: Flash On The Borderlands VI".

* Immortality: The father and son in "Pseudopod 221: Lives" have a form of type zero and type VI
* InsectoidAliens: The horrible creatures in "Pseudopod 224: The Horror Of Their Deeds To View"

* MidnightSnack: Is made horrifying in "Flash: Why I Hate Cake" Always turn on the light when you want a snack. Always.
* PeopleJars: Bottle Babies has a example of this (at least it ends with happy ending)
* StepfordSuburbia: In "Pseudopod 180: The Getalong Gang" the dad thinks that his family and to a larger extent the world is becoming one.
* StuffedIntoATrashcan: In "Flash: Garbage Day" The main character throws away everything. And I mean everything.
* YoureDrinkingBreastMilk: "Got Milk?" is a horrible example where the man begins to lactate black milk that is a drug.

-->''I have a story for you, [[BlatantLies and I promise you, it's true]]...''
--> --'''Alasdair Stuart''', ''Pseudopod''

This podcast has gone on hiatus a few time but it is under new management with the hopes of weekly casts.

* 1408: The movie is analyzed in "The Pseudopod Autopsy: Stephen King’s 1408"
* AnArmAndALeg: This is a common trope of Psuedopod but Flash of the borderlands III was themed on this
* BodyHorror: Is a popular trope to play with in most of the stories
* EdgarAllanPoe: "Pseudopod 166: Something There Is" is the unofficial sequel to "The Cask of Amontillado"
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: "Pseudopod 043: Everything Is Better with Zombies" is a play off this

* {{Fingore}}: "Counting From Ten". [[{{Squick}} Oh, dear God]], [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel "Counting From Ten"]]. A new one is "Escape" on "Pseudopod 220: Flash On The Borderlands VI"
* Creator/HPLovecraft: "Pseudopod 172: The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft" Plays with the author and type of Lovecraft story
* ImAHumanitarian: Several stories have this

* {{Leprechaun}}: "Tales of the White Street Society"

* StepfordSuburbia: In "Pseudopod 180: The Getalong Gang" the dad thinks that his family and to a larger extent the world is becoming one
* StuffedIntoATrashcan: In "Flash: Garbage Day" The main character throws away everything. And I mean everything.

* YoureDrinkingBreastMilk: "Got Milk?" Is a horrible example where the man begins to lactate black milk that is a drug.

* Creator/H.P. Lovecraft: "Pseudopod 172: The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft" Plays with the author and type of Lovecraft story

* H.P. Lovecraft: "Pseudopod 172: The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft" Plays with the author and type of Lovecraft story

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Obviously, the primary aim of the podcast is to deliver this in copious amounts.