Can someone tell me what this was about? I've listened to it twice and I still don't know.
As Pseudopod episodes go, I'd say this one was down near the bottom of my list.
Not that I think this will change how you felt about it, but here's a plot summary: guy finds a box that shows him the abyss and it not only stares back, but gets inside him, flays him, eats his heart like a ripe and tasty fruit, then starts eating the rest of the world too. By knowing the end of the world, Samuel sets it in motion.
See also: Pandora's Box, only without hope at the bottom. Or likewise, from the Cthulhu mythos: NEVER read the book!
Pseudopod flash, with a few notable exceptions, tends to be very bizzare. I'm not entirely sure who the target audience is - it doesn't seem to be the same target audience as the long form stories.
I'll gleefully raise my hand as the target audience for Pseudopod flash fiction. I quite like most of it, and am blown away by some. Even the PP flash I find 'meh' usually has at least some aspect I can appreciate, like the zombie overlord w/the hawk story. This particular offering struck me as interesting and well-done. I enjoyed it.
I also liked the production values on this one. The music was perfect!
At risk of sounding as though I've taken too many drugs and/or listened to too much Skinny Puppy and/or love Dalí way more than anyone has a right to, this didn't tip over into surreal or trippy land for me. Baird's "Hallucigenia", now, THAT is surreal and trippy. This here is a merry jaunt in the park by comparison.
Seriously, though, I thought the imagery and description were extremely concrete and well-grounded. I think it was told in a pretty straightforward way. It wasn't particularly hard to follow, except I did wonder about why the invader entry patch was on his back in the particular spot there instead of say on his face, the part of him that was peering into the box...but eh, maybe there's something I just didn't get.