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The Man Who Wouldn't Stay Dead And His Death

Season 1, Ep. 261

The Man Who Wouldn’t Stay Dead And His Death* (Free Audiobook)


Dive into a gothic thriller where immortality becomes a curse. In this haunting tale, the Emperor of the Universe finds himself trapped in an endless loop of death and resurrection—each demise more agonizing than the last. Tormented by his repeated demises and the silent coldness of his secret wife, he must uncover the dark magic binding him to fate before he loses his sanity… and his soul.  


What you’ll hear in this episode:  

- Repeated deaths that reveal deeper cosmic conspiracies  

- A lovelorn emperor spiraling into despair  

- Gothic horror, eerie atmospheres, and mind-bending twists  

- Secret romances that fracture reality itself  


Tune in now to stream the full audiobook—for free—where every heartbeat, every whispered curse, and every tragic return from death echoes across the universe.  


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Warning, this is a dark book, not for young or those with depression, depictions of suicide in the Audiobook

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