Introducing . . . FATAL FANTASY.
2/24/20262 min
Renowned DNA scientist Dr. Robert Schwartz is found brutally murdered inside his secluded Virginia home in the weeks before Christmas 2001. As investigators dig in, a dark, paganistic theme hovers over the crime. As suspects emerge, a Live Action Role- Playing game, scripted by the least likely person imaginable, reveals a frightening subculture of young adults dabbling in the occult. Greed, control, manipulation and hatred unravel in an outrageous and unbelievable homicidal plot. Join investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author M. William Phelps as he sorts out the deadly measures some will go to get what they want.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsM. William Phelps· Host0:00
Every human being fantasizes, maybe imagines hitting the lotto, possibly finding that lover they've always dreamt of, or perhaps carrying out a diabolical murder in the most brutal way imaginable.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:17
Dr. Swartz was face down on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood.
M. William Phelps· Host0:22
A renowned scientist killed in a murderous frenzy, stabbed 31 times with a ninja-style sword.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:30
A very gruesome and disturbing scene.
M. William Phelps· Host0:33
Investigators baffled by such a vicious crime with seemingly no motive, until, that is, they catch their first big break.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:43
They played a game called Underworld.
M. William Phelps· Host0:45
Persons of interest obsessed with role-playing and the occult, and at the center of it all, a twisted leader called the Lord of Chaos, and a killer hiding behind a mask of sanity.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:59
We're here now. I can smell blood. I crossed a line that can't be uncrossed.
M. William Phelps· Host1:06
And once that threshold is breached, there's no turning back.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:11
I told you guys something horrible was gonna happen.
M. William Phelps· Host1:15
From Sony Music Entertainment and M. William Phelps, LLC, this is Fatal Fantasy, coming March 1st to The Binge. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.