Weep at the wonder. Howl at the horror. The tattooed magician Evan Wexler and his werewolf partner V spend their nights prowling a shadowy Texas underbelly full of frenzied monsters and mad sorcerers. Working for the mysterious organization known only as the Madhouse, they struggle to contain the threat of the Gloom, a malevolent force that breathes life into humanity’s worst nightmares and can make a heart’s darkest desires come true. This is The 100 Handed.
The 100 Handed is an urban fantasy-horror audio drama set in Texas, drawing inspiration from the works of Clive Barker, Tim Powers, and Neil Gaiman, as well as shows such as Bleach and Fate. This fiction podcast chronicles the budding shadow war between two groups of magicians, with disastrous consequences. The content is frequently explicit and intended for mature audiences only. Consider yourself warned.
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The 100 Handed Season One: Into The Gloom
Two women, tired of working dead end jobs, try their hand at dark magic. When they kidnap a small boy for a ritual sacrifice, they learn that they have far more to worry about than the police.
When a waitress’s friend goes missing, Wexler and V may be the only hope that she has of uncovering the culprit behind Small Rock’s recent kidnappings.
V picks up a to-go order at a bar and meets interesting people.
Wexler and V attend a funeral. V learns more about occult operations. Vasquez gives them their next assignment. Wexler undergoes a challenging tattoo session.
After failing to secure a ride from the airport, Wexler and V find a novel way to catch a ride into Redsboro.
A small town in North Carolina suffers from an abnormal sleeping sickness. Wexler and V meet new people: an irate cop, a crazed townie, and a pompous rich boy. They receive a tip that’s a little too convenient.
A child comes face to face with a creature that drinks the tears of the suffering. It’s just a bad dream, Wexler, try not to think about it.
Wexler and V confront the Creep terrorizing Redsboro. A mad ghost may have a clue. V has a difficult time with customer service. Wexler takes a shower.
Solomon makes a new friend. Literally. Vasquez isn’t impressed.
Wexler finds himself interrogated by Officer Dawes. A confession is made. A creature must die.
Vasquez wants her office back from the homunculus. Solomon whips up a new tattoo.
V gets into the ring with the Harvester and finds herself in a hairy situation. Wexler comes to a conclusion a little too late.
Wexler finds himself in a bind. A deal made long ago is fulfilled. Vasquez gives a repugnant order.
Wexler fields a few questions from the Inklings. V participates in show-and-tell. It goes about as well as you think it would.
Vasquez learns of the Hundred Handed from Wexler. Solomon runs some tests on V. Preparations to revive Lily Thomas are made. Goodbyes are said.
Intermission
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR SEASON ONE
A ten-minute recap of season one of The 100 Handed.
While hiding out at her cabin, V finds a journal and taps into her sensitive side.
V discovers that money doesn’t buy happiness, but it can buy a friend.
You know you have some explaining to do for your new friend when you go out for Halloween covered in fake blood and end up drenched in the real deal.
Evil vomiting birds. Yes, you read that correctly.
Just know that when you get that spine-tingling sensation late at night, or you wake up in a cold sweat, we’re out there putting to death the nightmares that have stalked humanity since the long series of mistakes we call history began.
The 100 Handed Season Two: Lost Souls
V passes the time while watching passable T.V. Ready to get your hands dirty? The Hundred Handed are coming . . .
Wexler and Solomon play chess while waiting on V to arrive. As expected, they both demonstrate excellent sportsmanship.
Michael Washington finds himself in a strange place. V and Wexler reunite. Solomon prepares a solution.
Wexler and Vasquez interview Lily about her disastrous last mission.
Maya devises a new plan for breaking Michael’s mind. V explores more of the Madhouse. Lily tries out Imagomancy for the first time in six months.
Maya evolves her strategy. Wexler and V get an alchemical pick me up. Michael undergoes one final test in the Mindforge.
Lily tries out Solomon’s new . . . solution.
Maya meets with V’s mother. Michael is given his first task. Two Imagomancers get in over their heads.
After his duel with Kind Eric, Michael meets a peculiar pizza delivery driver.
Wexler and V scour Austin for the Dim. An eccentric shopkeeper offers to help.
Wexler, V, and Mason enter the Dim. V gets lost and then decides to lend a helping paw. Two strange men appear. No good deed goes unpunished.
Wexler and V face down V’s ‘siblings’. Wexler ends up in dire straits. Help comes…with strings attached.
Lily and Vasaquez conduct remedial training. Vincula gets his hooks into V.
Wexler infiltrates Katherine’s slaughterhouse.
V meets someone from her past. Wexler’s disguise fails.
Calloway mourns his daughter. An unexpected guest arrives.
The situation at the Queensbury beef plant gets hairy. V figures out a lead. Wexler and V visit Mason.
Wexler faces down Michael. A curious stranger offers help.
Michael handles a restrained V.
Calloway meets with his accomplices. The Madhouse uncovers a deadly plan.
Drafted Evan Wexler
One of the Madhouse’s most talented Imagomancers, Evan Wexler made a name for himself under the tutelage of his mentor, Michael Washington. After a falling out with his mentor, he now leads his own two-man team. He’s protective of V for reasons not known by anyone in Madhouse, not even V herself. When he learns of the death of his mentor, he starts down a path that will leave him changed forever.
Veronica "V" Gage
V wasn’t always a werewolf; she has her mother’s insane penchant for human experimentation to thank for that. After her life was spared by Drafted Evan Wexler, she became Madhouse’s first Creep agent. Sharp, savage, and strangely literate, V’s as quick with her tongue as she is with her fists. As she deals with discrimination from the Madhouse, she must retain her humanity as she pursues her true goal: finding her mother and making the woman that made her into a monster pay.
Engraved Hannah Vasquez
One of the senior Imagomancers, Vasquez earned the rank of Engraved through no small amount of pain and tragedy. Now that injuries sustained from her career have landed her behind a desk, she pushes the paper while Wexler and V pull the trigger. Despite her desire to get back out in the field, she’s loyal to the Gloomwatcher and the Palimpsest, the two individuals that run the Madhouse from behind the scenes.
Solomon
The enigmatic being responsible for the magical tattoos that allow the Imagomancers to cast spells. Few know where Solomon hails from, and the tattooist keeps their secrets wrapped up as tightly as the bandages that cover its body. Still, one should take care when entering Solomon’s parlor, lest they end up gaining a tattoo and losing a limb…
Season Two Cast (contains Season One spoilers)
Maya Steyers
An ambitious manipulator of minds, Maya seeks to collect psyches so that she can forge the Atlas Infinitus. Under the guise of a philanthropist, she uses a contraption called the Mindforge to inflict the most horrendous fate upon her victims. A loyal Magi of the Hundred Handed, she’s responsible for the psyche smuggling operation in Redsboro, North Carolina.
Katherine Gage
A mad Fleshcarver and V’s mother. She’s new to the Hundred Handed, and her eagerness to prove herself has led her to set up an operation in a slaughterhouse. Except that, if you look close enough, you’ll notice that it’s not just beef hanging from the meat hooks…
Calloway Key
Maya’s disgruntled partner. Calloway is an older Gravecaller, a summoner of the dead. While he can raise the dead, he’s frustrated by the fact that he cannot resurrect his deceased daughter. He hopes that by getting his hands dirty with the Hundred Handed, he’ll be afforded the opportunity to see his baby girl again.
Drafted Lily Thomas
Returned from the Center of Soul, Lily Thomas struggles to cope with the loss of not only Michael, but her use of Imagomancy as well. Unable to properly harness the Imagomantic energies, Lily must find another way to assist the Madhouse in its endless struggle against the Gloom.
Engraved Michael Washington
Presumed dead, Michael Washington finds himself bereft of body and his mind imprisoned in Maya’s Mindforge. What awful plan does she have in store for him? Only time will tell…
Cast & Crew (Lost Souls)
Gage Richter – Drafted Evan Wexler
Brooke Pillifant – Veronica ‘V’ Gage
Dana Williams – Engraved Vasquez
Cynthia Cruser – Solomon (Season Two)
Steven Cruser – Engraved Michael Washington
Kimberly Gates – Maya Steyers
Deanna Lalich – Drafted Lily Thomas
Mike Blackwell – Calloway Key & Mason Crackclaw
Cynthia Cruser – Katherine Gage
Drew Griffith – Original Music
Ian Flores – Original Music & Theme Music
Brooke Pillifant – Director & Casting
Tom Trest – Writer & Audio Engineering