I started listening to Hello from the Hallowoods (on Ep 30) , and I didn’t realize it was going to be so centered around queer experiences. I knew it had a lot of representation, but was thinking it was a horror story with queer rep, not queer stories with horror.

Which is to say, I was not prepared for Percy’s story and the Instrumentalist. The transphobia in the story really caught me off guard. I was thinking it was a cozy horror podcast where all the characters are supportive and respectful of each other’s identities.

I’m not saying that it’s bad, it feels so real and my heart aches for Percy, I just wasn’t expecting it, which is my own fault because I don’t tend to check content warnings.

So yeah, don’t be like me, check content warnings. They’re there for a reason.