Polly pontificates, Penny's luck changes, and Mort wakes up. The theme of tonight’s episode is Crossroads.(To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description).The bonus story that goes with this episode is ‘Bargain’, and is available for Hallowoods patrons on the show’s Patreon, along with behind-the-scenes, exclusive merchandise, and more! Because the show runs without ads or sponsors, we rely on support from fans to guarantee the survival of this LGBTQ+ horror podcast.The voice of Angela ‘Angie’ Burns is Saph the Something. Saph is a queer and disabled writer, actor, and all around enjoyer of audio dramas.  When not playing video games or knitting poofy sweaters, xae are working on xaer own podcast, The Supernatural Protection Company, a comedy about working customer service for paranormal insurance.  Saph is always looking to grow with new roles and opportunities, and can be bothered via personal or show accounts at @somethingsaph or @TheSPCPodcast on Mastadon. Hello From The Hallowoods is written and produced by William A. Wellman, a queer horror author and writing coach. You can visit their website for more information! The transcript for this episode is available on the Hello From The Hallowoods Website. Click here to read!You can also find Hello From The Hallowoods on social media! The show is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @thehallowoods. If you’d like to connect with other fans of the show, there’s even a fan-run Discord Server!Music for this episode was used under license from Artlist.com. The soundtracks featured were: ‘Forest Overture’, by Yehezkel Raz, ‘A Pinch of Magic’, by Jakub Pietras, ‘Hourglass - Instrumental Version’, by Yehezkel Raz, ‘Choral No. 59 - Bach’, by Ardie Son, ‘Zircon’, by Ottom, ‘Don’t Look Back’, by Matooma, ‘Inner Circles’, by Ran Raiten, ‘A Town Called Dismal’, by Josh McCausland, ‘Yesterday Has Yet To Come’, by Clemens Ruh, ‘Apogean Tide’, by Roger Louis Harmon, ‘Ganymede’, by Yehekzel Raz, ‘Sun Up’, by Laurel Violet, ‘Exhale’, by Salt of the Sound,‘Our Story So Far’, by Jakub Pietras, And ‘Farewell’, by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat Content warnings for this episode include: Suicide mention, insect buzzing (sfx), Gunshots (sfx), local woman eaten by giant flies, screams of local woman (sfx), animal death (Bert the seagull as usual), Abuse, Violence, Kidnapping and abduction, Death + Injury, Blood, Birds, Gun Mention, Strangulation/suffocation, Static (including sfx), Emotional Manipulation, Drowning, Bugs, Body horror, Alcohol Use, Alcoholism