What if you found a VHS tape... that showed you the future?
It's 1992, and Clint Mercer is a lonely man living a quiet, predictable life. His only solace is the local video rental store, a relic of a bygone analog era. But when the clerk hands him a mysterious, unlabeled cassette with one word on it ...REWIND! his world is shattered.
It's not a movie. It's a prophecy.
Clint watches, horrified, as the grainy, handheld footage shows him events that haven't happened yet, a future he can't even comprehend. The tape's cryptic message is clear: if he doesn't rewind it, it will all come true.
But the future doesn't want to be changed.
The moment Clint decides to act, he learns that something is guarding the timeline. Creatures of static and shadow begin to crawl from the dark corners of his apartment, whispering his name, their only goal to stop him from pressing that button.
This episode of Dust and Echoes is a gripping story about a man in a race against time, armed only with a failing VCR and a flashlight. It's a chilling blend of supernatural thriller, 90s nostalgia, and analog horror that asks: if you had the power to save the world, could you survive the things trying to stop you?
If you love stories about cursed objects, found footage, or "what if" time travel thrillers, this episode was made for you.
Written and performed by the author, James Cawley.Â
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THE BLACKTOP SAINT
Jack's a long haul trucker that's not just hauling freight.
He's cursed with a psychic radar for evil...a 'Thump' in his skull that screams for blood, freezes the cab with spectral dread, or heralds true, ancient darkness.
Blackmailed by a demonic 'Dispatcher' holding his sister's life as leverage, Jack is now on a cross-country run with an impossible cargo: a sealed, freezing trailer that's a beacon for every monster on the map.
From roadside serial killers to rival psychics, Jack's about to discover he's not just making a delivery...he's hauling the key to the apocalypse.
Buckle up, because the haul has begun, and on this highway, there's no turning back.
Part 1 of a multiple part series: "THE BLACKTOP SAINT" book series.Â
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Written, produced and performed by the author, James Cawley
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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
What if the things you trust most...the deep silence of the woods, the familiar voice of a loved one, a desperate cry for help in the dark...were all just bait?
For this special Halloween episode, Dust and Echoes presents a triptych of terror. Three Original Tales of Terror from author James Cawley that explore the unsettling truth that we are never truly alone, and that something ancient is learning how to get closer.
These stories take you from a solo camping trip where the wilderness is watching back, to a locked door with a terrible choice on either side, to the bottom of an old, dry well where a voice is waiting for a hero.
These aren't just scary stories. They're glimpses into a world where our safe places are being mapped, our voices are being recorded, and our very compassion is being used as a lure.
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SKINWALKER
Seeking total solitude in the vast, silent corners of the Utah desert, a traveler believes he's finally alone. But the darkness is listening...and waiting.Â
When a relentless siege begins against the thin fabric of his small tent, he is forced to remember the ancient, whispered rules of the night:
Don't speak,
don't whistle,
and never, ever tell the darkness your name.
This is a terrifying psychological battle against a patient predator that specializes in mimicry, using the voices of the loved ones he's lost.
Our traveler will fight to survive the long, dark night, but sometimes, the greatest horror isn't what's trying to break down your sanctuary...it's the rules you forget, before you encounter it.
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Written and performed by the author, James CawleyÂ
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REDEMPTION
REDEMPTION
An Original Dust and Echoes Cinematic Western by James Cawley
Under the searing Utah sun, where the San Juan River cuts through stone and silence, a quiet frontier life is set ablaze. When a brutal betrayal rips her world apart, Emma Hawthorne rises from the ashes...scarred, armored, and guided by something far older than the church bells that once tried to tame her.
Redemption is not your typical western. It’s a vengeance-soaked, faith-fractured, desert-burning odyssey. A cinematic audio drama where religious power turns violent, colonial myth collides with Indigenous truth, and one woman’s grief is forged into something unstoppable.
Redemption is an Original Dust and Echoes Story in Audiobook style Podcast form.Â
Written and performed by the author, James Cawley
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If you are a fan of strange and mysterious hand-crafted original tales...well, we are in good company together because that is what the Dust and Echoes Podcast is all about. Original stories from the mind of award-winning filmmaker and writer James Cawley. Unique tales of dread, mystery & the things that scratch at your door just after midnight.
Dust and Echoes is not just a podcast. It is a growing collection of original cinematic stories, immersive, and unforgettable that explore the strange, the dark, and the unknown. Each episode is a short-form audiobook told with the emotional depth of a cinematic experience. Some stories frighten. Some disturb. Some provoke. But every one of them lingers, because they come from a place deeper than fear.
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