I need to start by saying I still very much enjoy this podcast. However, the last few seasons, I find myself skipping a lot of the stories and even just stop listening to the episode all together. Now, I understand my next point may not be a popular one and I really do appreciate all the hard work that goes into this podcast. But I’ve started listening to old seasons. Season 3 is especially good. But it made me realise, the amateur first person story telling vibe and stories is what made me fall in love with this podcast. The slightly amateur music and sound effects. Even sometimes the voice actors who didn’t have the best mics. There’s something haunting and creepy about it.

I find that the stories I skip, and what can make me turn off the entire episode, is long stories that have too much of a professional finish when it comes to building the story.

I’m finding this harder to explain as I type it out haha but I guess what I mean is I prefer horror stories that feel like someone hastily posted them online after experiencing something strange. They’re raw, direct, and unsettling. The heavily written, cinematic-style stories with lots of character development or written like a true horror story usually lose the atmosphere for me.

Am I alone in feeling this?

Im looking for a video game that was mentioned by the Nspd. The details I remember are vague so I have very little hope but this is my last ditch hope. It was created or voiced by one of the actors. (Maybe multiple). It was like a rpg i think where you had a dog companion and you could upgrade different aspects of yourself and one of them was being able to talk to animals? I think it was something woods but god i dont remember for the life of me. Any help is appreciated

Looking for a few stories:

1.) I believe this was a pretty short story, it involved a boy staying with family who had a dog. At some point while sleeping in the living room, he hears shuffling and goes to investigate. Their dog was walking on two legs, and maybe even tries to speak? Not sure about details.

2.) I feel like this might be a Welcome to Nightvale episode but cannot find any mention of it. The story is about a family who lives in a car, not like they’re homeless but people just live in cars and drive. Not sure how it ends, just about the life of a family while driving. At one point I believe the son leaves the car and transfers over to another when he gets married? Again not sure.

3.) A story about a man who comes into possession of this jar or cup that when he spits into it, he doesn’t need to sleep. The only catch is that he needs to drink it and catch up on the “sleep debt”. At some point he doesn’t drink it for a while.

Thanks for any help in advance!

I think it’s voiced by Atticus?

Originally, I listened to this on the no sleep podcast. It was between season 14 to 16. Tho though it’s been a while so I’m not really sure on the exact date. I remember one scene where the female protagonist is in the boyfriend are around a campfire and they began to feel weird and flirtatious towards one another. Until the female protagonist has the desire to put her hand into the fire. It wasn’t until a great amount of will that she was able to gain control of herself. Other than that, they are details I do remember. I also remembered she did another story with the same premise. This one wear a female protagonist goes to a couple couples apartment. Drink something. And it’s the perspective of her being questioned onto why she harmed herself and such a manner. Until whatever she drank weird off, and she begins to dawn on her the great amount of pain she is in and what she done to herself.

Does either of these stories sound familiar? Even if you only recognize one of them, I’d really appreciate the help. They’ve been stuck in my head for years

I am listening to S4E8 right now to one of my favorite stories which is called Torso. One thing I’ve never understood is why the narrator ends up in intensive care when he suffers no injuries compared to both of his friends. It never specifies why he is there and I’m just curious as to what your thoughts may be on this.

Hi! Im hoping I can find help finding an old episode about a person walking on a beach with tons of driftwood then a very big deer comes from the water (maybe. Or on the island). The op has convos with the deer and i think, trades places with the deer, breaking the curse for the deer. I only remember short visions of it but I do remember how it made me feel. Thanks!!

Please use this weekly thread to discuss any media (podcasts, movies, games, books, etc) you are consuming. Feel free to also ask for recommendations from the community.

• This thread may contain spoilers, continue at your own risk!

• Be mindful of the community rules and rediquette

Does anyone know if there is already some kind of archive or fan project for all of the background thematic plots throughout the many seasons?

Many of the seasons from 11 down have fun ​And interesting background narrative. Additionally ​season 16 and 17 have background thematic narrative that I believe are tied together and I don't remember if they go anywhere in season 18.

Regardless, I would really love if anyone already knows of a fan compilation that has these or if the No Sleep crew would re-release some of the older seasons meta-narrative in order.

Cheers

Did someone turn the grinder back on?
Any new names at the Triple Tree?

Hello!

I am going mad trying to find this episode... I swear its NoSleep but I can't find anything.
The episode was about phrogging (someone secretly living in a house).

Not to be confused with the story where a man is secretly living in an older ladies home and she makes him do weird things.. I think that ones is called 'I lived in her walls' or something like that.

I believe the story I am looking for was specifically about phrogging. Can anyone help?

Thank you!!

I hate insects and bugs.. Any good episodes featuring creepy crawlies?

Please use this weekly thread to discuss any media (podcasts, movies, games, books, etc) you are consuming. Feel free to also ask for recommendations from the community.

• This thread may contain spoilers, continue at your own risk!

• Be mindful of the community rules and rediquette

It's Episode 24 of Season 24. Enter the dark waters of the Cape Fear River as we present tales good efforts gone bad.

"Spiral" by Gail Maitland (Story starts around 00:03:30 )

Produced by Jeff Clement

Cast: Narrator - Mike DelGaudio, Allie - Sarah Ruth Thomas, DoctorRuckus - Atticus Jackson, anniexiety - Ilana Charnelle, TwitchyPete - Dan Zappulla, AdventColander - James Cleveland, BoingBoingBoobies - Jeff Clement, NewCatSmell - Nichole Goodnight, hearthealthhannah - Jessica McEvoy, MelanoMama - Wafiyyah White, lambshark - Matthew Bradford, fancyafoot - Jake Benson, Actual Doctor - Mary Murphy

"Tire Thumper" by Joe Prosit (Story starts around 00:26:40)

Produced by Phil Michalski

Cast: Narrator - Linsay Rousseau

"East Marion" by Ryan Marie Ketterer (Story starts around 00:51:15)

Produced by Phil Michalski

Cast: Narrator - Jesse Cornett, Martha Moore - Nichole Goodnight, Cathy Jackson - Wafiyyah White, Delia Owens - Mary Murphy, Waitress - Erin Lillis, Mark Moore - Dan Zappulla, Charles Jackson - Matthew Bradford, Ray Owens - Jeff Clement, Mayor Samuel Lewis - David Cummings

"The Silent Bell" by David Haynes (Story starts around 01:08:20)

Produced by Claudius Moore

Cast: Doctor Gough - Andy Cresswell, Mr. Hughes - David Ault, Lady Asquith - Penny Scott-Andrews, Lord Asquith - James Cleveland, Monroe - Jake Benson, Student - Erika Sanderson, Emma - Ash Millman

"Replanter" by Parker McIntosh (Story starts around 01:38:00)

Produced by Jesse Cornett

Cast: Narrator - Graham Rowat, Henrietta - Erin Lillis

Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings - Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone - "The Silent Bell" illustration courtesy of Alia Synesthesia

Remembered a story about an old man who i believe kidnapped/took aid from children, and possibly stalked the protagonist? i remember he had an interesting name. I remember the story discussing the protags early childhood and then discussing current actions. i recall something about him posing as a woman over the phone, and possibly living in her house. No idea what season this episode could be in, sorry.

One night I turned on NPR, and selected shorts was on. There were two stories that I heard that night. One was the summer people, about people who had stayed too long at camp....

The other one is the one I'm looking for. It is a story about a city that is silent for a long time. There's no noise. Just silence.... Until later when people start making noise again.

What's the episode where a gas station attendant receives a coin or something from a late night visitor and then entities come looking to get it back?

title. please and thank you 🙏🙏🙏

Please use this weekly thread to discuss any media (podcasts, movies, games, books, etc) you are consuming. Feel free to also ask for recommendations from the community.

• This thread may contain spoilers, continue at your own risk!

• Be mindful of the community rules and rediquette

It's Episode 23 of Season 24. Enter the dark waters of the Cape Fear River as we present tales about wasted warnings.

"Lake Fame" by Jan-Andrew Henderson (Story starts around 00:04:30 )

Produced by Claudius Moore

Cast: Narrator - Sarah Ruth Thomas, Mom - Linsay Rousseau, Donna - Mary Murphy, Aiden - Kyle Akers, Mr. Voss - Graham Rowat, Mrs. Voss - Nichole Goodnight, Bill - Dan Zappulla, Caretaker - Jesse Cornett

"Sea Kelp / Seek Help" by Shannon Weston (Story starts around 00:29:30 )

Produced by Phil Michalski

Cast: Cecelia - Kristen DiMercurio, Adam - Reagen Tacker

"One Thirty on the Grey Line" by Cooper Hearn (Story starts around 01:09:00 )

Produced by Jeff Clement

Cast: Narrator - Erin Lillis, Watchman - David Cummings, Boy - Jeff Clement

"The Aegis Group" by M Bohren (Story starts around 01:27:45 )

Produced by Jesse Cornett

Cast: Reid - Atticus Jackson, Dom - Dan Zappulla, Michael - Mike DelGaudio, John - Jeff Clement, Abe - Matthew Bradford, Lucian - Graham Rowat, Valkyrie - Kyle Akers, Bravo - Jesse Cornett, Hannah - Nichole Goodnight

Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings - Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone - "Sea Kelp / Seek Help" illustration courtesy of Jen Tracy

Mentioned it a couple times in here before, but last season(23 I think?) was so bad and probably before it the only one I sort of didn't care for was 19 but I'd still sit through it again(usually listen to all seasons up to the newest one once a year). What I'm curious about is are there as many stories that just abruptly end on this season the way they did last season? It got ridiculous the amount of times I felt like "that's it?" and it happened at least once every episode. I don't know what to attribute it to and like I can even sit through stuff that I don't think is very well written or whatever, but it's hard for me to sit through so many stories that just feel unfinished.

I got into NSP a good while back, and it immediately BLEW. MY. MIND. As an enormous fan of the genre, I was not getting a steady enough supply of audiovisual horror until I discovered NSP. It was my most played podcast during the pandemic and around then I ended up listening to the whole backlog.

Naturally, a bit of burnout settled in and I opted to focus on other podcast themes, like comedy. That was in 2022, I think.

Ever since, I've been trying to get back to NSP but I can't get it to hit the same way. Which is crazy because production value is incomparably higher, yet *to me specifically\* it ends up detracting from the overall experience. Every ep now has to feel epic, grandiose, with an ensemble cast delivering overdramatic renditions of deeply personal character-driven stories where the horror is just a means to the end of exploring human psyche or interpersonal relations or ethnic/sexual/societal struggles.

No harm whatsoever in any of the above. Zero. Old seasons had some incredible stories in that vein, which worked even better because they were sprinkled around what, to me, was the bread and butter of the series: mostly short, casual, story-first narratives exploring creepy themes and aesthetics, where characters were very few and most often were some "Gordon Freeman" we could project ourselves into. Many of my favourites had a single narrator.

So what I'd love to know from those who stuck around is: are there any "old-school NSP" type of stories in the later seasons (season 20 and beyond)?