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Tavenend

Tavenend

By: I Am SketchWork
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 Tavenend is an investigative horror audio drama, presented as the personal audio log of an unnamed Investigator obsessed with a single, isolated town. His mission: to document the strange and paranormal events saturating Tavenend, Cornwall, by collecting, restoring, and digitising a vast archive of "found-footage" audio recordings. Each episode is a new case file. The Investigator introduces the recording, plays the self-contained, terrifying audio in its entirety, and then returns to analyse its contents. But Tavenend is not just an anthology. The 10-season series chronicles the Investigator's slow psychological descent from a detached academic into an obsessed pariah. He desperately searches for a "grand unified theory" to connect the disparate phenomena he uncovers—from the ghostly harmony of the Mine Singers to the chilling tune of the Harbour Whistler. For fans of The Magnus Archives, Limetown, and The Black Tapes, The Tavenend Tapes is a slow-burn psychological horror about a man, his archive, and a town that doesn't want its secrets told.Copyright © 2025, SketchWork Productions Limited Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Science Fiction
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  • T0000: The Archive

    T0000: The Archive
    Nov 6 2025

    Investigator's log, November 6th, 2025. Case File #ZERO.

    Commencement of the Public Record.

    The evidence, in this instance, is my own. The first reel of a new public log, created as I begin the monumental task of digitising my entire collection of recordings.

    For years, the archive has existed in silence—a chaotic hoard of tapes detailing events that defy explanation. In this initial entry, I state the purpose of this podcast: to bring structure to my work, and to begin the search for a faint, unsettling pattern I believe connects these disparate cases.

    What you are about to hear is not a story from a found tape. It is the foundation, a prologue for the investigation to come.

    End of entry.

    The Investigator

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    The purpose of this podcast is to embark upon a meticulous journey of exploration and analysis, as I strive to unveil the intricate connections that may exist within my extensive archive of recordings. This inaugural entry, designated as Log Entry Zero, serves as a foundational prologue, setting the stage for the investigations that will follow. For years, I have been an archivist, cataloguing echoes of events that defy conventional understanding, yet remain indelibly etched within the confines of my collection. It is within the static between the signals that I seek to discern a faint and unsettling pattern, a common thread that may illuminate the enigmatic nature of these recordings. Thus, I invite you to join me as we delve into the mysteries encapsulated within the tapes, revealing the profound wrongness that permeates these auditory relics.

    Takeaways:

    • The podcast, Tavenend, serves as a digital archive of perplexing recordings and events.
    • The speaker, acting as an archivist, endeavours to uncover patterns among disparate cases.
    • The recordings collected are not merely stories but echoes of unsettling occurrences.
    • Each case presented will serve as a puzzle box, inviting listeners to explore its mysteries.

    Links referenced in this episode:

    • tavenend.com

    Companies mentioned in this episode:

    • Tavenend Investigations
    • J.R. Pike and Son Solicitors
    • Fenton's Radio and Repair

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