Nocturnal

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Nocturnal
Title Nocturnal
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Podcasted 2007
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Nocturnal is a thriller / horror podcast novel by American author Scott Sigler. The novel was launched at midnight on October 31st, 2007.

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[edit] Synopsis

Something lives deep beneath the streets of San Francisco. Something that has been there for centuries, something that comes out at night ... to feed on the dregs of society. A sub-culture, with its own myths, its own legends of leader named The King that will lead them out of bondage, and their own demon, a hunting shadow known only as The Savior.

But the legends of The Savior's brutality have faded, the fear passed into stories told to frighten the young ones. When The King finally appears, just as foretold, the Nocturnals know their time has come -- the time to come out from under the streets and hunt humanity in the open.

[edit] Characters

[edit] San Francisco Police Department

Name Information Episodes Seen Fan Named
Bryan Clauser SFPD Homicide Detective. Partner to "Pookie" Chang Ep. 1-19, 23-31, 34-35 Yes
"Pookie" (Lawrence) Chang SFPD Homicide Detective. Partner to Bryan Clauser Ep. 1-8, 9.5-20, 23, 25-27, 34-35
Sacha "Sammy" Burzon Police Criminalist Ep. 2, 3, 27
Jimmy Chang Crime Scene Photographer Ep. 2, 3
Amy Zou SFPD Police Chief Ep. 1, 3, 12-16, 18, 20, 23, 26-27, 33-36 Yes
Sean Robertson SFPD Sub Police Chief Ep. 4, 11, 20, 23, 25-26, 36 Yes
John "The Black Mr. Burns" Smith SFPD Gang Task Force Ep. 4, 11, 13, 16, 18-20, 25, 27, 31, 34
Robin Hudson Medical Examiner, ex-girlfriend of Bryan Clauser Ep. 3, 8, 9.5, 11-15, 17, 20, 25-27, 31, 33 Yes
Tonda Murphy SFPD Police Officer and partner of Wie Chi Yen Ep. 7, 12, 16, 18-20, 33-34
Wie Chi Yen SFPD Police Officer and partner of Tonda Murphy Ep. 7, 16, 18, 19
Chooch Rodriguez SFPD Police Sketch Artist Ep. 7, 15
Maggie O'Donnell SFPD Police Archivist Ep. 12, 13
Francis Parkmeyer Retired SFPD Detective Ep. 10, 12-14, 27, 34
Jason Green SFPD Police Officer Ep. 23, 31
Rich Verde SFPD Detective Ep. 29

[edit] San Francisco Residents

Name Information Episodes Seen Fan Named
Rex Deprovdechuk Youth; Foster Son to Roberta; Terrorized by the BoyCo gang Ep. 1, 2, 5, 13-16, 18, 22, 24-26, 31, 35-36 Yes
Roberta Deprovdechuk Foster mother to Rex Ep. 2, 13-15, 18, 26
Aggie James Homeless heroine junkie Ep. 1, 2, 13, 18-21, 23-27, 31, 34
Mr. Biz-Nass Fortune Teller Ep. 6, 10, 13, 15, 18, 34
Kyle Souller Galileo High School Principal Ep. 5, 7, 12, 13, 15
Dr. Stone Mason Esteemed Geneticist Ep. 5, 6, 7, 29
Judge Gretchen Rodriguez San Fransisco Judge Ep. 15
Alder Jessup Weapon maker Ep. 10, 30, 31, 34
Adam Jessup Grandson to Alder Jessup Ep. 10, 30, 31, 34

[edit] Gang Members

Name Information Episodes Seen Fan Named
Johnny Yee Tong gang leader. Husband to Barbara and father to Eric Ep. 1, 2
Frank Lanza Mafia Boss for the San Francisco La Cosa Nostra Ep. 1, 8, 17, 21, 23-26, 35
Tony "Four Balls" Gillam Frank Lanza's main protection Ep. 8, 17, 21, 25
Dmitri "the Nail" Vasillof Russian Mafia number two for the west coast Ep. 17, 21, 23-26
Gennady Ivanovich Russian Mafia member, right hand man to Vasillof Ep. 27
Pavil "Fat Boy" Rockmanov Russian Mafia member Ep. 26-27
Alex Panos Bully, Leader of the BoyCo gang Ep. 1, 2, 12-15
Paul Fischer Member of the BoyCo gang Ep. 1, 15 Yes

[edit] Creatures

Name Information Episodes Seen Fan Named
The Savior Eliminator of members of Marie's Children Ep. 1, 8, 14-20, 23-26
First Born The son of the founder of Marie's Children Ep. 1, 8, 16, 18, 22, 24-26, 34
The King Also known as Rex Deprovdechuk Ep. 1, 2, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24-26, 35-36
Sly Assisted in the abduction of Aggie James Ep. 1, 2, 14-16, 18, 22, 24-26, 31, 36
Mommy The founder of Marie's Children Ep. 18, 19, 25-26
Pierre Assisted in the abduction of Aggie James Ep. 1, 14-16, 18, 22, 24-26, 31
Marco Gastineau Assisted in the murder of Kyle Souller Ep. 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 26
Tricky Dick Member of Marie's Children Ep. 8, 16, 22, 24, 35
Sir Voh and Fort Member of Marie's Children Ep. 16, 18, 22, 24
Sucka Member of Marie's Children Ep. 7
Tard Member of Marie's Children Ep. 16, 18, 22, 31
Spidey Member of Marie's Children Ep. 22, 24
Bone Head Member of Marie's Children Ep. 22, 24, 34
Clyde the Glide Member of Marie's Children Ep. 24, 34
Ringers People associated with Marie's Children who aren't Nocturnals Ep. 7, 14

[edit] Theme Music

The podcast version of Nocturnal used the song Remember Your Ghost by the band Uncrowned. For a comprehensive list of music used in the podcast versions of Scott's works, refer to the Theme Music page.

[edit] Fan Art

The uniqueness of the creatures in Nocturnal inspired some Junkies to produce fan created art. The two drawings below were submitted by such junkies and help to visualize how some of the Nocturnal creatures would appear. It should be noted that the Groom's Walk art was done by Arturo Alamilla, who is also the designer of the PUV James Keeling.

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Grooms Walk by Arturo Alamilla Sir Voh and Fort by Jesse Farren

[edit] Nocturnal Characters Named for Fans

Continuing in his innovative style, author Scott Sigler’s novel Nocturnal has been released amid a contest where randomly chosen fans will have their names appear in his novel. The luckiest of the fans will also have their character die a horrific and untimely and death. The following link references a table dedicated to tracking these fan-named characters with indicators of which characters become victims.

[edit] Nocturnal Map

Unique to the story of Nocturnal, the author created a Google map which specifies the location of significant events, domiciles and landmarks that are referenced within the plot. The following link references the Nocturnal Google map.

[edit] Nocturnal Downloads

Episode Number Download Link Podcast Date Episode Recap
Episode 1 Download October 31st, 2007
Episode 2 Download November 4th, 2007 Mur Lafferty
Episode 3 Download November 12th, 2007 Seth Hardwood
Episode 4 Download November 17th, 2007 Tabitha Grace Smith
Episode 5 Download November 26th, 2007 Megan Evins
Episode 6 Download December 3rd, 2007 Nathan Lowell
Episode 7 Download December 9th, 2007 Jessica
Episode 8 Download December 19th, 2007 Jesse - Author of Infection of Delusional Paranoia
Episode 9 Download December 24th, 2007 Chris Lester
Episode 9.5 Download December 27th, 2007
Episode 10 Download December 29th, 2007 Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff
Episode 11 Download January 7th, 2008 Steve Saylor
Episode 12 Download January 29th, 2008 C.C. Chapman
Episode 13 Download February 4th, 2008 Big Space
Episode 14 Download February 14th, 2008 Máia (KnitWitch)
Episode 15 Download February 20th, 2008 Tee Morris
Episode 16 Download February 25th, 2008 Gary from PodcastPickle.com
Episode 17 Download March 3rd, 2008 Chris Miller
Episode 18 Download March 9th, 2008 Wired Pig
Episode 19 Download March 16th, 2008 Indiana Jim
Episode 20 Download March 25th, 2008 Future Dark Overlord™ himself
Episode 21 Download March 31st, 2008 Cian Mac Mahon
Episode 22 Download April 6th, 2008 Kimmy Alexander
Episode 23 Download April 13th, 2008
Episode 24 Download April 20th, 2008 J.C. Hutchins
Episode 25 Download April 29th, 2008 Cory Doctorow
Episode 26 Download May 9th, 2008 J. Daniel Sawyer
Episode 27 Download May 18th, 2008 Sheila Dee
Episode 28 Download May 28th, 2008
Episode 29 Download June 24th, 2008
Episode 30 Download July 16th, 2008
Episode 31 Download August 20th, 2008 Mur Lafferty
Episode 32 Download September 14th, 2008 Seth Hardwood
Episode 33 Download September 21st, 2008 Mae Breakall (RDQ)
Episode 34 Download October 31st, 2008
Episode 35 Download November 9th, 2008 P.G. Holyfield
Episode 36 Download November 23rd, 2008
Episode 37 Download December 1st, 2008 J.C. Hutchins
Episode 38 Download December 7th, 2008
Episode 39 Download December 17th, 2008
Episode 40 Download December 19th, 2008
Episode 41 (Epilogue) Download February 12th, 2008

[edit] Also See


Novels by Scott Sigler

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