Acceptable Losses Podcast

In the Mouth of Madness is a 1994 American supernatural psychological horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter and written by Michael De Luca. It stars Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, David Warner and Charlton Heston. Neill stars as John Trent, an insurance investigator who visits

Acceptable Losses Schedule for September-October: Sept 4 At the Mountains of Madness Public Release Sept 10 Patreon Release - Spec Ops The Line with The Remembrancer (18 Public Release) Sept 17 Patreon Release - Dark Souls 2 Lore with PancreasNoWork (25 Public Release) Sept 24 Patreon Release - Cthu

In 1930, an expedition from Miskatonic University ventured into the uncharted wastes of Antarctica. What began as a groundbreaking geological survey led by Professor William Dyer quickly devolved into a nightmare of massacred camps, impossible ancient cities, and the horrifying realization that huma

This week on Acceptable Losses, PancreasNoWork, DK, and Kirioth sit down to untangle the convoluted, tragic, and absolutely brilliant lore of Dark Souls 1. From Gwyn’s terrible parenting and the tragedy of Artorias to the truth behind the First Flame, Abyss, and the Dark Soul, we break down why this

Welcome to the darkest timeline. Today on Acceptable Losses, DK and Kirioth to dive deep into the gritty, original lore of the classic tabletop RPG, Cyberpunk 2020. Before the neon-soaked streets of Cyberpunk 2077, the world had to completely fall apart. We explore the massive divergence in the alte

In this episode of Acceptable Losses, DK and Kirioth dive into the most devastating conflict the United Federation of Planets has ever faced: The Dominion War. After discovering a shortcut to the Gamma Quadrant via the Bajoran Wormhole, the Federation accidentally attracts the attention of the most

In this episode Dk and Kiroth chat about The Singing Bone. When a younger brother slays a terrible wild boar, his envious older brother murders him to claim the reward. Years later, a shepherd discovers a bone from the hidden corpse and carves it into a flute that sings the truth of the crime.

The Tribes of Garou | World of Darkness Lore for public coming this Friday. Schedule for August: Aug 6: Dominion War - Star Trek (Patreon Release) - Aug 14: (Public release) Aug 13: Cyberpunk 2020 (Patreon Release) (Aug 21 Public Release) Aug 20: Dark Souls 1 with PancreasNoWork (Patreon Release) (A

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In this episode Dk and Kirioth discuss In Vaulted Halls Entombed, thirty-fourth episode of LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS. A special forces squad on a hostage rescue mission finds themselves trapped in a prison containing an age-old evil.

Welcome back to another episode of Acceptable Losses! Today Dk, Kirioth and PancreasNoWork are leaving the Kindred behind and diving into the raw, feral world of Werewolf: The Apocalypse. Unlike vampires, the Garou are inherently social creatures, making their Tribes the absolute core of their exist

Dk and Kirioth talk about the Dancing Plague of 1518. In July 1518, an uncontrollable dancing mania broke out in Strasbourg, as eventually up to 400 people danced continuously for weeks, until many of them eventually collapsed from exhaustion, heart attacks, or strokes, for still unknown reasons.

Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. Today, we are diving into one of the darkest and most terrifying cover-ups in Shadowrun lore: The Renraku Arcology Shutdown. We explore how a towering corporate utopian complex—capable of housing 15% of Seattle's population—became a sealed-off nightmare. On Decembe

The Black Company is on the run, and the casualty reports are getting completely unhinged. DK and Kirioth are back to break down the monstrous second half of Glen Cook's dark fantasy classic. From explosive spell-wars between Goblin and One-Eye to Soulcatcher flexing a literal magic carpet, the retr

Schedule for July July 3 Dead Space 3 with The Remembrancer Public release Black Company part 2/2 July 9 Patreon early release - July 17 Public release Shadowrun with PancreasNoWork July 16 patreon early release - 24 Public release WOD with PancreasNoWork July 23 patreon early release - 31 Public re

In this episode Dk and Kirioth chat about The Poor Boy in the Grave, another Grimm tale, this time slightly more Grimm than usual.

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In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we are joined by the Remembrancer, DK, and Kirioth to brave the frozen, necromorph-infested wastes of Tau Volantis as we dissect the ultimate franchise-killer: Dead Space 3. We pull no punches as we break down exactly how EA stripped away the isolation and terro

In this short, Dk and Kirioth discuss Beyond the Aquila Rift, both original and the adaptation.

Before Warhammer Fantasy had even left its infancy, author Glen Cook took a plunge into a completely different kind of fantasy: one that traded righteous knights and glorious kingdoms for a cynical, heavily armed family of mercenaries just trying to survive the night. ​This week on Acceptable Losses

In this patreon short Dk and Kirioth discuss Annihilation, mainly the movie adaptation.

Surviving a shipwreck is usually the end of the nightmare. For the passengers of the Batavia, it was just the beginning. In this crossover episode of Detective Ridiculous and Acceptable Losses, we are joined by DK, Kirioth, and special guest Bricky to dive into one of the bloodiest true-crime storie

Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. Today, we're tearing into the sprawling, fleshy mess that is the Dead Space 2 extended universe. Joined by the Remembrancer, DK, and Kirioth, we break down everything bridging the destruction of Aegis VII and Isaac Clarke's waking nightmare on Titan Station—aka the

For 25,000 years, the Galactic Republic stood as a beacon of democracy, but its eventual collapse wasn't just the work of the Sith—it was an inside job. In this episode of Acceptable Losses, DK, Kirioth, and PancreasNoWork join the table to break down how the Republic and the Jedi Order effectively

Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. In this episode, DK, Kirioth, and PancreasNoWork dive headfirst into the bloody, grimdark lore of Werewolf: The Apocalypse. To be a Garou in the World of Darkness is to be a rage-fueled, spiritually driven eco-terrorist fighting a desperate war to save a dying worl

What's worse: being hunted by an eldritch horror, or slowly dying of lead poisoning in a freezing wasteland where the sun disappears for months? On this episode of Acceptable Losses, DK and Kirioth dissect the doomed voyage of the Terror and the Erebus. We're looking at the show, the book, and the g

Episode release changes due to scheduling issues. Bad news: Dead Space episode won't be out on the previously planned date. Good news: We are doing another World of Darkness episode instead with Pancreas, and second Dead Space is still happening at some point in May, so you're getting 4 main episode

Main episodes, excluding patreon exclusives and Teleportation episode going up for public tomorrow, May 1.

Think teleportation is just a convenient way to get from the Enterprise to a planet’s surface? Think again. Today on Acceptable Losses, we are peeling back the high-tech veneer of sci-fi’s favorite shortcut to reveal the visceral, molecular nightmares lurking in the buffer. From the very first cauti

What happens when evolution is forced on humanity as a punishment not for crimes, but for curiosity? Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. Today, DK, PancreasNoWork, and Kirioth traverse a countless amount of time to watch the fall of humanity and the creatures that rise in its ashes. We are exploring

This episode of Acceptable Losses is a deep dive into the cosmic horror and corporate negligence of the Dead Space universe. Join Dk, Kirioth, and The Remembrancer as they trace the timeline from Earth’s 21st-century energy crisis to the total biological collapse on the USG Ishimura. We’re covering

Welcome back to Acceptable Losses. Today, we are venturing into the most brutal, unforgiving, and controversial campaign setting in D&D history: Dark Sun. Set on the tormented, sun-scorched world of Athas, this setting is what happens when pulpy Sword & Sorcery collides with the grim entropy of the

Sorry bad news everyone Patreon early access to DARK SUN episode will be delayed to *late Friday March 27* due to sudden scheduling issues. Public Fallout 76 will be released as planned.

Welcome back to Acceptable Losses! When asked what the darkest entry in the franchise is, most people immediately point to the horrors of the Mojave Wasteland or the desolation of the very first game. But they're missing a story that didn't have the luxury of a century to heal its wounds. Today, DK,

In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we stare into the cosmic abyss with special guest TheAmberKing for a complete primer on Lovecraftian lore! If you’ve ever been confused about the difference between a Great Old One and an Outer God, or just want to know why everyone is so afraid of tentacles, th

In this episode we discuss Threads, a 1984 apocalyptic anti-war drama television film. A dramatic account of the potential medical, economic, social, and environmental consequences of a nuclear war in Britain, it follows two families in Sheffield as a confrontation between the United States and the

Kirioth continues to torture DK with Alastair Reynolds writing, now with a short story from Galactic North collection - Nightingale, about a medical spaceship going a little bit wild.

​Welcome back to another episode of Acceptable Losses! Today, we are diving into the terrifying, unexplained, and straight-up supernatural side of BattleTech with our host PancreasNoWork to swap some of the most chilling war stories traded in the deep black of space. ​In this episode, we cover: How

Kirioth presents the Diamond Dogs, a novella by Alastair Reynolds - part the Revelation Space universe.

In this episode of Acceptable Losses, we dive deep into the shadows to explore the storied lineages of the Kindred. While a mortal might see only a monster, those within the World of Darkness know that the differences between the clans are staggering—ranging from aristocratic rulers to creatures of

In this patreon exclusive Dk and Kirioth discuss the post-apocalyptic short story by Harlan Ellison.