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They sit in a dark corner of The Hell Hole Tavern, escaped residents of the Mercy Bend Sanitarium, failed experiments of secret government experiments. The sit in the tavern and dream of lives that have been lived, lives that are being lived, and lives that will one day occur. They will tell you these tales if you buy them a beer, but beware, you may not like what you hear. Mercy Bend, an audiobook of science fiction and horror, of death and murder. Visit Mercy Bend at The Hell Hole Tavern and listen to tales of the twisted, the strange, and the unreal.



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Mercy Bend Episodes -

Episode 23-Venus with a Smile
Episode 23 of Mercy Bend, Venus with a Smile, where Peter learns that there is more involved in love than he suspected.  Written and read by Mark Eller. FX supplied by soundsnap.com and Podsafe Music Network.  Mention made of The Write Stuff, hosted by Cyruss Webb. Mention made of Chronicles with Mark Eller, a new blogtalk interview show. Promo for Soccer Girl.
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Episode 22-- A Reason to Be
Mercy Bend, written and read by Mark Eller.  A special tribute to The Write Stuff, a reality show about authors, by authors.  Mercy Bend is a creative commons 3.0 release.  Background music provided by the Podsafe Music Network.  For more information about Mercy Bend, go to http://www.hellholetavern.com
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Episode 21--Hunt Night
Hunt Night originally appeared on Horror Addicts.  It was also previously published by Bewildering Stories and AnonLiterary Magazine.  A creative commons 3.0 release. Written and read by Mark Eller for the Mercy Bend podcast. FX and background by Soundsnap.com and Podsafe Music.  A special tribute to Cyrus Webb and The Write Stuff, a reality show coming to the CW Network this coming June which features fourteen writers who are competing for a book contract combined with a comprehensive marketing campaign.  Promo included for Podioracket with Rhonda Carpenter.
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Episode 20--Brain Drain
Episode 20 of Mercy Bend.  Written and performed by Mark Eller.  Music from the podsafe network.  Background sounds from soundsnap.com.  A creative commons 3.0 release.
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Episode 19--Lies and Deception
Lies and Deception, episode 19 of Mercy Bend.  Written and read by Mark Eller.  FX by soundsnap.com.  Special mention of Adreinna Turner who kindly invited me to guest on her blogtalk radio show.  First official running of the promo for Traitor, book one of The Turner Chronicles. A creative commons 3.0 release.
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Episode 18--Maverick's Fall--Part 2
Maverick's Fall, Part two, episode 18 of Mercy Bend.  Written and read by Mark Eller.  Fx provided by soundsnap.com.  The Black One, partially used as background music, provided by AeaeA.  A special shout out to Adrianna Turner, hostess of Runner Up, a blog talk radio show.  Visit Runner up Saturday Jan 31st for a listen on the paranormal and science fiction.  Another shout out to AnonLiterary Magazine where The Beginning of Miss Twill, a short story written by Mark Eller, can be found.  The Beginning of Miss Twill appeared in Mercy Bend as Jenni's Tale. Also included is a audio blurb for Traitor, book one of The Turner Chronicles, a slipstream sci/fi written by Mark Eller, to be released April 2009.
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Episode 17--Maverick's Fall--Pt 1
Maverick's Fall, Part One, written and read by Mark Eller. FX mostly provided by soundsnap.com.  Speacial thanks to AeaeA for providing their own brand of special music.  Look them up on My Space for more of their music.  This is a creative commons 30 release.
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Episode 16--Jenni's Tale
Jenni's Tale.  Written and read by Mark Eller.  Episode 16 of Mercy Bend fx provided by soundsnap.com.  A creative commons 3.0 release.  Dedicated to Lady Magoo.
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Episode 15--Revelations Pt 3
Final episode of Revelations, written by E. J. Vance.  Read by Mark Eller.  Revelations is a graphic novel being released by Swimming Kangaroo Books Easter 2009.
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Episode 14--Revelations Part 2
Revelations, part two.  Written by E. J. Vance.  To be published by Swimming Kangaroo books as a graphic novel on Easter 2009.  Read by Mark Eller for the Mercy Bend Podcast.
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Episode 13--Revelations pt 1
Revelations, a graphic novel written by Minister Skids and read by Mark Eller.  Described as a bible for bikers and prostitutes.  Published by Swimming Kangaroo Books (http://www.swimmingkangaroo.com) Available for purchase April 2009.  A creative commons 3.0 release.
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Episode 12--Goddess Found
Goddess Found, written and performed by Mark Eller. Previously published by Demondminds and Anon.  FX from www.soundsnap.com.  Last of the Goddess stories.
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Episode 11-Wraith
Wraith, previously published by Demonminds.  Written and performed by Mark Eller.  Special hellow to Jay Forti who contacted me through hellholetavern@aol.com
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Episode 10--The Burning pt 2
The Burning, Part 2, Episode 10 of Mercy Bend, podcast stories written and performed by Mark Eller, co-producer of God Wars, found at The Hell Hole Tavern.  SFX found at www.soundsnap.com.
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Episode 9--The Burning--PT 1
Mercy Bend, Episode 9, The Burning, Part One.  Written and read by Mark Eller.  FX by Soundsnap.com.   Finally, we step insdie the walls of Mercy Bend, look around, and meet a few of the special guests.  Don't get to comfortable though, because they won't be there for long.
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Episode 8--Scrubbed
Episode 8 of Mercy Bend.  We hear the first of three stories that take pace about 150 years in the future with the story Scrubbed, previously an editor's choice at Bewildering Stories.  Mark explains why he was a bit late with this episode, and he brings up Emerian Rich's Horror Addicts podcast, where Mark's story, Hunt Night, if featured.  Scrubbed was written and read by Mark Eller.  A creative commons 3.0 release.
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Episode 7--Goddess Bound
Mommy is dead.  Daddy is dead, shot in the head...and now daughter dearest is left behind.  All alone, nineteen years old, just her, a huge house, and a pile of diaries left behind by her deceased parents.  A bad idea, but she reads the diaries and discovers exactly who and what her parents were, and what they had planned for her.   It's almost more than a young girl can stand.   Goddess Bound was written and read by Mark Eller.  Previously published by Scared Naked Magazine, Bewildering Stories, and Anon Literary Magazine.  FX provided by Soundsnap.com
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Episode 6--Goddess Gone
Time has passed and they are older, and yet the goddess is driven by a need for greater social status, no matter what price must be paid. Her daughter's virtue, her husband's honor. At a time when Mercy Bend Sanitarium has been taken over by a secret govenment body called the Directorate, the goddess refuses to admit that she has lost power and influence as she has aged. Unfortunately for her plans, her husband is no longer as maliable as he once was.  A matter of age, perhaps, of indifference, or maybe its because he is having conversations with a voice that whispers within his mind.   Goddess Gone, written and read by Mark Eller.  FX by Soundsnap.com  A creative Commons 3.0 release.
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Episode 5--Goddess
Sometimes beauty is more than just a pretty face and body.  Sometimes it lies deep within, hidden deep within.  Sometimes it can only bee seen by looking into a woman's eys.  Sometimes, what is seen is a lie.   Goddess, written and read by Mark Eller.  FX provided by Soundsnap.com.  A creative commons 3.0 release.
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Episode 4--Dark Reigns
Dark Reigns.  Written and read by Mark Eller.  Fx provided by soundsnap.com  Previously published by Demonminds.com and Anon Literary Magazine.   Formally podcasted at The Hell Hole Tavern.  A creative commons 3.0 release.
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Episode 3--How to Bait a Bastard
Episode 3 of Mercy Bend.  How to Bait a Bastard.  Written and read by Mark Eller.  FX provided by Soundsnap.com.  A repost of the original story after Fx were added in.
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Episode 2--The Letter
Withing Mercy Bend Sanitarium, There is often not much to do between illegal sessions of pain and drugs and the remaking of bodies and minds.  During one of those lulls Jakob writes a letter to the lady he loves, even though he was committed for loving her just a little too much.
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Episode 1--She Smiled
A woman is found, broken, dying, crushed by a mudslide. A dead child is held in her arms.  The man who finds her mourns her passing while remembering her cruel ways and the men she has murdered.   She Smiled, written and read by Mark Eller.  FX provided by soundsnap.com.  A creative commons 3.0 release.  Here we meet Lucy for the first, but not the last time.  Yes she is dying in this episode, but that's life.  You get more of her active life in episode 16, Jenni's Tale, which is being published by Anon Literary Magazine in January 2009.
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