i've heard years back this story where a woman swallows cum to stay young while the men get old and die a week later. thanks to anyone

I can’t remember the specifics of the story but it was basically about a person being followed walking down the street at night. I think the follower might have done weird things like walk on his hands. It was an early episode. Any idea?

The NoSleep Podcast shares its annual Halloween bonus episode for members of the Sleepless Sanctuary.

"He Longs to See by Candlelight" written by J. F. Gleeson (Story starts around 00:04:10)

Produced by: Jesse Cornett

Cast: Narrator - Erika Sanderson, Man - David Cummings

"How the Devil Bargains" written by Justin Alcala (Story starts around 00:12:40)

Produced by: Phil Michalski

Cast: Brandon - Dan Zappulla, Tommy - Kyle Akers, Overbite - Mike DelGaudio, Broken Nose - Jesse Cornett, Mrs. Stone - Kristen DiMercurio

"Late Night with Savage J" written by Tom Moran (Story starts around 00:32:00 )

Produced by: Claudius Moore

Cast: Savage J - Graham Rowat, Courtney - Nikolle Doolin, Bea - Mary Murphy, Maria - Linsay Rousseau, John - Atticus Jackson, Detective Sims - Mike DelGaudio, Detective Tonnings - Jesse Cornett, Radio Announcer - David Cummings

"Painted Face" written by Sarah (Story starts around 00:59:10 )

Produced by: Jeff Clement

Cast: Narrator - Tanja Milojevic, Kid - Graham Rowat

"Hallowed Heart" written by Oli A. White (Story starts around 01:04:20 )

Produced by: Claudius Moore

Cast: Narrator/Von - Xalavier Nelson Jr., Katie - Sarah Thomas, Cole - Atticus Jackson, Genie - Kyle Akers, Maisy - Kristen DiMercurio, Don - Guy Woodward

Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings - Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone - "Halloween 2024" illustration courtesy of Kelly Turnbull

Thank you to whoever mentioned this podcast. My daughters and I are obsessed with " scary grandpa". Between this and NoSleep we are happy ladies.

Looking for ones where they use an overarching story and tell the stories within the story Ones like Escape the Dungeon, Plan x, the halloween ones about the prisoner (where all the stories are his dreams) and where David and the crew play tapes in an abandoned house (another meta narrative one) the "AHS 1984" inspired one from season 13.I'm pretty sure a couple of christmas episodes did this too . Any favorites? Older ones I've missed?

Do you guys listen to the Halloween special the day of, or a few days prior to get you into the spooky spirit? I’m torn between listening now or waiting lol

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LFAS🙏🏻🙏🏻 this one my all time favorite episode but i dont know the name of it the story’s about a divorced man who lived in a hotel room, he would blast the same song on repeat all day every day. an automatic payment to the hotel would be made every time rent was due. months later, it was discovered that the man had died a few days or weeks after he had booked the hotel room

The scarecrow does Halloween neighborhood Halloween activities, like serving trick or treaters and going to a party. Plz help?

So everyday there’s people in search of a great episode that they remember hearing, and would love to find again. I want to know what your favorite episodes are. If you were to recommend the podcast to someone, what episodes would be a must listen for you?

There was once a series of stories that ran on the podcast. I remember a woman who managed a campground that had different scary things that went on there, and she has strict rules that people follow in order to survive. I can’t remember the name. Does anybody know what the story was called?

Hey hey, does anyone remember a Halloween themed story about a high school reunion at a barn I think hosted by one of there student that’s rich now, the main character is a woman and she’s really good at bobbing for apples. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

The NoSleep Podcast presents its 2024 Halloween Celebration!

"Adam's Halloween" written by Lorri Stackhouse (Story starts around 00:02:50 )

Produced by: Phil Michalski

Cast: Narrator - Elie Hirschman

"The Hollow Ween" written by K.G. Lewis (Story starts around 00:13:00 )

Produced by: Claudius Moore

Cast: Jacob - Jeff Clement, Leonard - Matthew Bradford, Mom - Ashley McAnelly, Mr. Adamson - Peter Lewis

"Strangling Angels" written by Riel Rosehill (Story starts around 00:29:20 )

Produced by: Phil Michalski

Cast: Alec - Jake Benson, Leslie - James Cleveland, Haley - Ash Millman

"Accidents Happen" written by L.P. Hernandez (Story starts around 00:30:10 )

Produced by: Jesse Cornett

Cast: Narrator - Atticus Jackson, Teen Boy - Matthew Bradford, Man - Jesse Cornett, Wayne - Mike DelGaudio

"Mr. Spindles" written by Beth Carpenter (Story starts around 01:10:50 )

Produced by: Jeff Clement

Cast: Narrator - David Ault, Ms. Grimshaw - Penny Scott-Andrews

"The Neighbors" written by Charlie Davenport (Story starts around 01:34:25 )

Produced by: Phil Michalski

Cast: Andy - Kyle Akers, Stacey - Nichole Goodnight, Kevin - Allonté Barakat, Will - Dan Zappulla, Officer Knotts - Peter Lewis, Mr. O'Herlihy - Mike DelGaudio, Homeowner - Jesse Cornett, Devil Girl - Sarah Thomas, Neighbors - Jeff Clement, Matthew Bradford, Ashley McAnelly, Ash Millman, Atticus Jackson
Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings - Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone - "Halloween 2024" illustration courtesy of Kelly Turnbull

One of the stories I listened to over and over that I loved I don't remember the name of was Jessica McAvoy and someone else.

They were in the woods and were being followed by a creature that was made of darkness and wood. In the end she fought it and won with a match and then they both found their way out. It turned out that she was dead the whole time and was trying to move out of limbo.

Three friends find a decrepit horror house at the back of a carnival. It turns out to be much bigger inside than should be possible, & every room tries to kill them.

Anyone know the name of that story? Thanks

I'm trying to find a story I really enjoyed. It was about a group of people who explore abandoned buildings going to an old library and being attacked by a monster (knowledge vampire, I believe)who transforms into different book characters and ultimately offers to spare the main character if they let him into their phone to get on the Internet.

I'm looking for a (very touching) story about a brother invited to his sister's home for dinner. He describes his sister as overly dramatic, often making everything about herself. But as the story unfolds, we learn that it wasn’t his sister's self-centeredness but rather the family’s neglect and emotional abuse that shaped her.

During dinner, the brother realizes his sister has learned to express her emotions through cooking, hoping to connect with him on a deeper level. Tragically, after the dinner, the sister has an accident and is hospitalized. She asks her brother to bring her the leftovers, explaining that she poured all her emotions into the meal, fearing she’ll feel empty without it. However, the brother makes a cold decision: he decides she doesn’t need those emotions and eats them all himself.

I religiously listen to the NSP, I listen weekly, love some stories, don’t like others. Most stories that I don’t like I just am like “meh, on to the next” but I guess the fact that this one was two hours long really disappointed me. Very predictable from the beginning, full of plot holes, an absurd ending. I get they have to work with what they got but it’s like they just took whatever the longest story they had was so they can say “look at this two hour story for the finale!!”

I don’t know how they choose their lineup, but damn was this not only a miss, it was a terribly written story and idea.

The story was very similar to the Diane Schuler (Tatonic accident) , with the plot twist being that this character crashed the car full of kids to get revenge on her husband and sister in law having an affair. It’s always stuck with me, would really appreciate if someone could help

So I love horror and nothing really fazes me, my wife however is just getting into horror and wants to listen to a few episodes. What are some good intro to horror type episodes you would suggest. by beginner I am mainly wanting to exclude any type of excessive gore or body horror, that grosses her out and I know she will just be done with no sleep if thats where she starts. I have premium if that helps

NSP Season 21 in Review

We still have some transitional content to look forward to (including, presumably, the newest Suddenly Shocking and Old Time Radio installments), but, as with Seasons 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, I’m posting this review thread to discuss Season 20 now that the official finale has aired.

Specifically, this thread is to encourage discussion regarding subjects including:

-The new intros and outros

-Overall quality

-The cast’s voice acting

-Favorite stories

-Least favorite stories

-Areas of progress

-Areas of for improvement

-The Nanacast issue (though this thread has already covered it pretty extensively).

Or anything else relevant to Season 21.

I remember some sort of story where this boy had a weird dog, but it was really a man in a dog skin suit? I don’t know why but the dad knew and I remember him either putting the “dog” down or almost putting him down. I’ve been listening for a while, so sorry if my memory is hazy. Also, if anyone knows any other stories about dogs or weird things with dogs, let me know.

I’m also looking for a story about this guy who has a friend who comes over and keeps drinking water, but his thirst doesn’t stop. Eventually he goes over to his house and sees him drinking from faucets/toilet bowls. I believe it ended with the friend killing himself and passing on the “thirst virus” to the narrator.

Thanks in advance for any help :)

I was always really impressed withthe way David Cummings hired real artists for their covers. This one is clearly Ai. I hope I’m wrong but I’m really disappointed. Also the story was hot garbage and turned it off after 45 min of it going nowhere.

It was a Christmas episode and it had to do with some cabin or house or something, and there was a rug or a quilt that had some strange imagery on it? Like some monsters around a lake or something. The cabin was snowed in. That’s all I remember!

Was part of the priest’s speech taken from the wedding in the show Fleabag? Totally could be wrong, but it’s all I could think of.

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I was pondering the season 21 finale and started thinking maybe it was an attempt at campy horror, and that it just didn't come across very well in the narration. That got me wondering...what's the voice actor's equivalent of a pratfall?

When you go to a campy movie, you can tell right away what you're getting, so you sit back and just embrace the silly. But how would a voice actor signal that you're in for a campy ride? Use their screaming fishwife voice? Narrate at least one character as a grunting yuk-yuk type? Overdramatize everything?

And, of course, there's the challenge of getting such a massive cast on board with that, which would be especially difficult if they're recording individually and can't play off each other's comedic cues.

Maybe when I go back and finish listening to the end of the story, I'll put on my camp glasses to see if that improves things.

Howdy yall, I've been happily plugging my way through the early seasons of podcast, and have known for a while that my interest in it is going to wane once i hit the seasons where it's no longer sourcing material from the actual subreddit, since what drew me to it in the first place is the fact that the early seasons are a grab bag of amateur horror. At what point does this stop? No hate on the team's decisions about the direction of their show btw, just asking for my own personal consumption.

Many years ago, I discovered the NoSleep Podcast at a job that allowed me to listen to music and stuff. While I did listen to many podcasts and audiobooks, NoSleep was my go-to. It was in season 9 when I started, but I only ever listened to it in order from season 1. And I paced myself with it, listening to other podcasts. With that, the NoSleep Podcast felt like an endless archive.

I got close to catching up, though, before I left that job and stopped listening to podcasts as much. Many years later, I got a new job that once again allowed me to listen to stuff. I was in the middle of season 12, it was January 2024. I did the math, and this time I decided to actually catch up by the end of season 21. I'm going to listen to the season 21 finale tomorrow at work. And then ...

I'm starting over at season 3 with a subscription to listen to the season pass stories!

I could say I got a little sick of the NoSleep Podcast, but that's just because I binged it so hard this year. I'm going to pace myself and listen to other podcasts and audiobooks.

So really, my only and biggest complaint - which I never see anyone mention here - is the occasional misophonia-inducing sound design. But I've been able to just power through it if the instances of misophonia are short enough, or skip those stories if the noises last too long. Which sucks because I have to miss out what could otherwise be a good story. (But that's just a me problem, isn't it)

But these complaints feel so minuscule compared to my excitement of going back to Season 3 and finally listening to all the stories I missed out on. I'm so nostalgic for the earlier seasons. And since I'm not going to be binging it, I can see the NoSleep Podcast becoming a long-standing main-stay in my life for years to come. I mean, it kinda has been already for the past few years. And I'll now be waiting in real time for the weekly episodes!

This feels serendipitous to me, with Tales From The Void coming out right now :)

This story really stuck with me and I can’t seem to find it when I dig through the wiki.

So from what I remember, the woman narrates it as if giving instructions, kinda like a dark ritual. I am pretty sure it’s a mother with her son and she’s taking him to some sort of carnival. Throughout the story she gives instructions of when and where to go like go to the clown and purchase a balloon, then get a ticket for the show…something along those lines. Sorry for the vague description, it’s been maybe two-three (maybe more?)years so my memory is fuzzy on most details. I just mostly remember the final part where she allows the child to be taken, spirited away more or less since it seems the idea of this ritual, this rite was to abandon a child.

I am not totally sure on who narrates it. I want to say Jessica McEvoy but I think it’s just cause that’s a name I remember in general.