CRANK-FM Volume 9: Insect Death Squadron!

By Michael McGavin

Stories in this volume include:

Demonic Business Partners
CRANK-FM tests a new pair of demon-vision sunglasses and uncovers a disturbing truth: some entrepreneurs are secretly guided by demonic "silent partners" who steer their success through manipulation, misfortune, and corruption. When the host confronts a real-estate schemer and exposes the entity riding shotgun in his life, the man learns his prosperity was never his own - and that demonic alliances always come with a price.

Weather Weapon Unleashed
A strange, stadium-sized storm cloud forms over the region, firing precision lightning like a targeted energy weapon. As CRANK-FM investigates, it becomes clear this is no natural event but an off-world weather device capable of creating micro-disasters on command. The host races to understand who deployed it - and what larger conflict this "test strike" is meant to signal.

Doomsday Protection Device
A mysterious off-world gadget begins circulating among wealthy elites, promising absolute protection from any apocalypse. But when CRANK-FM examines the device, its true function emerges: it doesn't save the user - it sacrifices everyone around them. The host exposes the scheme before the device triggers a chain reaction of selfish, catastrophic misuse.

Talking Cat Revolution
Housecats across the region suddenly begin speaking - not cute phrases, but coordinated political rhetoric urging humans to "step aside." CRANK-FM discovers an off-world intelligence has hijacked feline neurology to launch a soft coup through the world's most beloved pets. As the cats organize, recruit, and plot, humanity must decide whether to negotiate... or declaw a revolution.

Journey to the Paradise Planet
A shimmering portal opens to a world marketed as a perfect utopia - endless beaches, gentle weather, and no predators. But when CRANK-FM follows a group of eager travelers, the truth emerges: the "paradise planet" is a carefully engineered trap designed to harvest human emotional energy. Escape becomes a race against a world that feeds on bliss.

Insect Death Squadron
Swarms of armored, razor-winged insects descend from an alternate Earth, operating with military precision and hive-level strategy. CRANK-FM documents the first wave of attacks as the creatures slice through infrastructure, overwhelm defenses, and adapt faster than humans can respond. The host must uncover who deployed them - and how to stop a species built for war.

Manufacturing Zombie Soldiers
A biotech lab on another Earth leaks a serum that reanimates the dead - not as mindless zombies, but as programmable infantry. When the formula crosses into terrestrial reality, CRANK-FM investigates a growing black-market trade in "reconditioned" corpses. The host races to shut down the operation before an off-world army of the undead becomes a global commodity.

The Kids Discover a Friendly Species
A group of neighborhood kids stumble upon a gentle, luminous species that slipped through the membrane between worlds. Unlike most off-world visitors, these beings are peaceful - and terrified. CRANK-FM steps in to protect them from government capture, opportunistic criminals, and the unintended chaos that follows whenever innocence meets the multiverse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6Q18ZTX
• ISBN13: 9798184333250
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"