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"Safe"

**"Safe"** is the fourth tale in the fifth episode of the first season of the Nosleep Podcast. In it, a man is not as home alone as he thinks. Written by Makana McDonald, it has a runtime of 2:55 and was performed by Matt Hansen. It is the 18th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A man explains that some people have irrational phobias before claiming he has none. He says his apartment gives him feelings of security because his door is locked, his windows are shut tight, and he lives on the third floor.

One night, the man sees a pale woman floating right outside his bedroom window, with long flowing white hair and a pristine dress. She holds a rusty razorblade and is caressing it. The man is not bothered at all, citing that his locked windows and safe apartment prevents her from entering. He studies her closer and notices that she appears to be standing on an invisible platform rather than levitating and doesn't appear rotted or decayed at all. After being hit with a sickly, pungent smell, he also realizes that her hair isn't affected by the wind outside.

At this point, the man notices that the woman is not floating outside the window, but rather reflected in the glass as she stands behind him in his bedroom.
Anton Scheller

**Anton Scheller** is an author that was featured on The NoSleep Podcast. His first story was "Winter Memories" in S2E19.

## Writing Appearances

* **Season 2**
	+ **Episode 19**
		- "Winter Memories"
		- "When Your World Falls Apart"
	+ **Episode 20**
		- "The Only Way Out"
	+ **Episode 23**
		- "Stairs of Dark Oak"
	+ **Episode 25**
		- "Old Mac Donald Had a Farm"
		- "Always Leave Work on Time"
* **Season 3**
	+ **Episode 4**
		- "Bird Flu"
		- "One Condition"
	+ **Episode 6**
		- "The M Show Fan Club"
		- "White Noise"
	+ **Episode 9**
		- "My Grandfather Knew Why We Run from the Dark"
	+ **Episode 15**
		- "Christmas Shopping"
		- "Red Christmas"
	+ **Episode 18**
		- "Inside the Ceiling"
		- "I Dreamt of a Black Teapot"
	+ **Episode 24**
		- "How to Write a NoSleep Hit"
	+ **Episode 25**
		- "Soulless"
* **Season 4**
	+ **Episode 1**
		- "Pheromones"
	+ **Episode 4**
		- "Always Act as if Someone Is Watching You"
	+ **Episode 11**
		- "White Bones"
	+ **Episode 13**
		- "Fresh Luck to Its Owner"
	+ **Episode 18**
		- "A.I."
* **Season 5**
	+ **Episode 3**
		- "Tourist Mine"
	+ **Episode 6**
		- "Sleep Tight"
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Xin

## Episode Chronology

**"Xin"** is the thirteenth episode of Season 2 of *The Good Doctor*. It is the thirty-first episode overall, and aired on January 28, 2019.

## Synopsis

Dr. Shaun Murphy, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Audrey Lim treat a woman with autism and a delicate brain condition while navigating the complicated relationship she has with her roommate, who is also on the spectrum. Meanwhile, Lea and Shaun are still figuring out their friendship and roommate status.

## Plot

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## Cast

* Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez
* Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne
* Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki
* Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park
* Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick
* Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim
* Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo
* Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews
* Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman
* Vered Blonstein as Lana Moore
* Alex Plank as Javier Maldonado
* Emily Kuroda as Sunny Lee
* Sheena Chou as Teresa Moon
* Vedette Lim as Grace Lee

## Trivia

* It is revealed in this episode that Lim speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
* Javi mentions that he likes to be home to watch *Judge Judy* at noon. *Judge Judy* is a syndicated program, meaning its time slot varies depending on the city. At the time this episode originally aired, *Judge Judy* did in fact air at 12:00 PM (and 12:30) in the San Francisco Bay Area market (which includes San Jose) on local station KBCW.
* Xin is the Chinese word for "new".

## Multimedia

### Videos

The Good Doctor 2x13 Promo "Xin" (HD)The Good Doctor 2x13 Sneak Peek "Xin" (HD)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shows A-Z - good doctor, the on abc" - TheFutonCritic.com
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.13 - Xin - Press Release" - SpoilerTV
3. ↑ ‘Magnum P.I.’ adjusts up: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
"The Puzzler's Box"

**"The Puzzler's Box"** is the second tale in the fifth episode of the fifth season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a woman has to solve a deadly puzzle. Written by Andrew Harmon, it has a runtime of 18:05 and was performed by Nichole Goodnight and David Cummings. It is the 511th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A woman who is a fan of puzzles answers an ad on the back of an old crossword magazine, promoting an extremely hard puzzle that no one has solved yet, "The Puzzler's Box". She calls the number but only receives an automatic message asking for her name and nothing more. Thinking the ad was a scam, she forgets about it.

The next morning at 3:00 AM, she receives a phone call telling her the puzzle will begin in three days. Much to her annoyance, she is called at the same time for the next two days, counting down the time until the puzzle.

The woman goes to sleep on the third night but wakes up in an intricately-carved sarcophagus underground. She beats her hands against the lid and panics for a few minutes before finding a lighter. Flicking it on, she looks around the box and finds an inscription near her head welcoming her to the Puzzler's Box. It explains that the code to unlock the lid lies below her in a series of sliding tiles, before giving her the hint that the solution is something you "share with your brother and pay to the priest".

Looking at the puzzle below her, the woman realizes the tiles don't show a picture but rather a series of dots and dashes in Morse code. Looking above her, she sees scratch marks and dried blood on the wood above her, indicating that many others have signed up for the box only to die of oxygen deprivation.

The woman wracks her brain for a solution to the puzzle, wasting precious air inside the box to view the code. She thinks back to the time she went into confessional at church as a child for stealing some candy. The priest told her to say three Hail Mary's and five Our Fathers. She realizes the solution is the Our Fathers prayer, as it's something you share with your brother and pay to a priest.

Using short bursts from the lighter, the woman rearranges the bloodstained tiles below into the prayer. As she completes it, the lid pops open. Crawling up through several feet of dirt, she escapes her prison. The woman ends her account warning others to never try the Puzzler's Box.

## Summary

Nichole Goodnight as the woman

David Cummings as the priest
"The Honeymoon's Over"

**"The Honeymoon's Over"** is the third tale in the twentieth episode of the thirteenth season of The Nolseep Podcast. In it, a woman struggles to cope with the death of her brother and his wife. Written by E.E. King, it has a runtime of 10:11 and was performed by Erin Lillis and Mary Murphy. It is the 1663rd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A woman is happy to see her brother Chris marry the love of his life, Maggie. The woman describes them as the perfect couple, loving and understanding to each other and able to get over small fights easily. They buy a dog together, which they name Mr. B. Maggie works as a freelance writer and Chris works at bar in town where he bikes to in the afternoon for the evening shift.

One day, Chris drinks too much after his shift and bikes back to the house drunk. Maggie argues with him and leaves to take Mr. B. on a walk. When she doesn't return for several hours, Chris gets worried. A neighbor arrives at the house holding a dirty, whimpering Mr. B. Maggie's body is found in a ditch near the dog park, a victim of a hit and run.

Chris becomes distraught and moves in with his sister. The woman notices that Mr. B. seems to be in as much pain as his master, refusing to eat for a week after the death. Every morning, Chris takes the dog out the park and Mr. B. seems to try to comfort him. A few months later, Chris leaves for his and Maggie's intended honeymoon to Italy, leaving the dog behind with the woman. She gets into the habit of taking Mr. B. out to the park and wraps her hand in his leash so he won't run out into the street and get killed.

Chris returns from his trip and moves out, renting his own apartment. The woman still meets him and Mr. B. at the dog park every Saturday and sometimes goes over for dinner. One day, the woman is waiting in the park when she hears a thud followed by a howl. She runs to the street nearby and finds Chris dead, a victim of a hit and run. Mr. B. seems to be whining by his side.

The woman files a police report and adopts Mr. B, distraught over her brother's death. Weeks pass and she decides she's finally well enough to take the dog on a walk. While approaching the park on a blind corner, Mr. B. suddenly charges forward, pulling the woman along as she's wrapped the leash around her wrist. She is dragged into the street and run over by a passing car, but not before she looks up to see Mr. B. turning to look at her with detached curiosity. The last thing she hears is the driver getting out and promising to take care of Mr. B.

## Cast

Erin Lillis as the woman

Mary Murphy as the driver
Andrew Tate

**Andrew Tate** is a narrator on the Nolseep Podcast. He made his debut in The New Decayed S1E03 with "Original Prankster". Main character narrations are bolded.

## Appearances

* **The New Decayed, Season 1**
	+ **Episode 3**
		- **"Original Prankster"**
* **Season 15**
	+ **Episode 1**
		- "eTernity"
	+ **Episode 24**
		- "Furlough"
	+ **Episode 25**
		- "Sunburn"
	+ **Bonus Episode #5: Suddenly Shocking, Vol. 13**
		- **"Headcount"**
* **Goat Valley Campground**
	+ **Episode 3**
		- "Chapter 3"
"The White Room"

**"The White Room"** is the fifth tale in the fifth episode of the third season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a man attempts to escape his dreary life through lucid dreaming. Written by Claverhouse, it has a runtime of 18:05 and was performed by Mark Nelson. It is the 213th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A man is stressed after his recently-married wife gives birth to their daughter. Though he loves them both, he sometimes feels that his life has too much responsibility and wonders what could have happened had he made different choices. Desperate to escape his mundane reality, he decides to turn to lucid dreaming to have an outlet for his pent-up sense of depression.

After reading several books on the subject, he manages to have one practically every night, living out wild fantasies and adventures. The dreams work wonderfully, allowing him to be happier and more loving in his waking life. However, after several months, he begins to notice a tall, gangly, smiling man dressed in white in the backgrounds of several of his dreams, even if only for a moment. The smiling man terrifies him and he tries to avoid him.

One night, the man is living out a fantasy when he opens a door only to find himself in a featureless white room where the smiling man is waiting. There are no doors or exits anywhere despite his attempts to escape. He remains in the room until waking up. Eventually, this happens so often that he will now go to sleep and instantly dream he is in the white room, with no control. The smiling man will come up to him and whisper terrible things about his wife and daughter.

The man searches the internet and books for anything similar to what he is experiencing, but finds nothing. Determined to put a stop to it, he takes a handful of sleeping pills in the hopes of blacking out over the night. However, he instead gets sleep paralysis and thinks he sees the smiling man standing in the corner of his room. Waking up, he accidentally lashes out and hits his wife, who gets a black eye.

In the morning, they discuss the man's actions. He says he had a bad reaction to the sleeping pills. Though she forgives him, she asks him to sleep in the guest room for a day or two. That night, he wakes up suddenly with no control over his body. As he stands up and begins walking down the hall to his wife and daughter, his face involuntarily twists into a smile.
"What Hurricane Sandy Uncovered"

Illustration by Lukasz Godlewski

**'What Hurricane Sandy Uncovered"** is the first tale in the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a bartender has an encounter with a dead man. Written by Victor King, it has a runtime of 17:00 and was performed by Peter Lewis and David Cummings. It is the 405th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Frank works at a bar Connecticut. Hurricane Sandy hits his town, damaging buildings, flooding the streets, and causing a river of debris to float through the lower parts. His boss calls and asks him to drive to the bar to see if it has been damaged. Frank agrees on the condition that he can have free alcohol, to which the boss accepts.

Frank drives to the bar and finds slight disrepair but no major damage. He begins drinking and shooting pool only to see a strange-looking man enter and ask for a bourbon. Frank pours him one and they talk for a minute. Noticing the man's decayed appearance, dirt-covered suit, and skeletal face, he realizes that he is dead. He momentarily considers grabbing the baseball bat under the counter before the dead man stops him, saying he can sense things differently now. Frank settles back to hear the corpse's story.

The dead man explains that his wife murdered him sixty years before so she could be with her lover. He remembers nothing from the time he took a bite of the poisoned soup to suddenly awakening in the coffin. He clawed his way out and found it sitting in the middle of the street before heading to the bar. After inquiring if the street that him and his wife lived, Kennedy, still exists, he leaves and says he'll pay Frank back later.

Frank composes himself hours later and locks up, texting his boss that nothing was wrong with the bar. He tries to tell himself it was a prank. When he returns to open the bar the next week, he finds an envelope containing a newspaper clipping detailing the brutal murder of an elderly couple on Kennedy street in addition to nine dollars, the exact cost of a glass of bourbon in 1951. Frank quits his job and moves away from Connecticut.

## Cast

Peter Lewis as Frank

David Cummings as the dead man
"Animal Crackers"

**"Animal Crackers"** is the third tale in the nineteenth episode of the sixth season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a boy faces a monster in his school's basement. Written by Manen Lyset, it has a runtime of 10:20 and was performed by Elie Hirschman and David Cummings. It is the 726th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Sam is being picked on by his class' bully, Tommy. Tommy demands the Sam's animal crackers, which he doesn't have that day. He throws him in the school's basement and holds the door closed. Sam is terrified of the basement because of an urban legend about the room. A creature known as the "Clock Man" supposedly lives inside and makes "tick" and "tock" noises to you matching how many years you have left to live.

Sam walks down the stairs to try and find a light switch when he hears the ticking and tocking coming from somewhere in the darkness. Not counting the sounds, he runs up the stairs and out the door, noticing Tommy has disappeared. He heads into a bathroom stall and cries.

A few years pass and Sam grows, becoming the tallest person in class. One afternoon, he notices Tommy bullying a smaller boy, Peter, in the same way he bullied him. Sam pushes Tommy into the basement and shuts the door as Peter runs away.

Tommy bangs on the door for a few minutes before all goes still. Suspicious, Sam enters the basement and heads down the steps, only to hear the ticking again. He hears Tommy crying and looks in the corner, seeing an emaciated, naked man sitting there counting with the bully beside him.

Sam grabs Tommy and hauls him up the stairs, shutting the door behind him. Tommy sobs that the Clock Man only counted once for him. Exactly one year later on the day, he dies in a car accident. Sam is happy he didn't stop to count his own sounds.

## Cast

Elie Hirschman as Sam

David Cummings as Tommy/the Clock Man
"Always Leave Work on Time"

**"Always Leave Work on Time"** fifth tale in the twenty-fifth episode of the second season of the Nosleep Podcast. In it, a man gets stuck on an elevator. Written by Anton Scheller, it has a runtime of 11:55 and was performed by David Cummings. It is the 186th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A man attempts to leave his office early at the end of his shift but is transferred a call from the company's CEO and is forced to stay on the line for half an hour past closing. By the time he finally gets off, the building is dark and dsereted. He enters the elevator and begins traveling down.

Suddenly, between fifth and fourth floor, there is a loud banging noise and the car stops abruptly, plunging the whole space into darkness. The only light inside is the dim red glow of the emergency button. A technician's voice suddenly comes from the microphone, asking if he is all right. He says he is and begs to be let out of there. The technician says they are working on it.

The man stands in the dark for several minutes, unsuccessfully trying to locate his phone in his bag. He calls for the technician again, who responds and says that they've fixed the car. It suddenly free falls two floors and the man hits the gorund abruptly.

As it travels down the last two floors, the technical asks everyone in the car is all right. The man asks what he means. The technician asks if the girl in there with him is okay. The elevator stops on the ground floor and the man flees screaming out through the front doors of the building.
"The Door in the Middle of the Woods"

**"The Door in the Middle of the Woods"** is the first tale in the twenty-third episode of the ninth season of the Nosleep Podcast. Written by L.S. Strange, it has a runtime of 12:35 and was read by Atticus Jackson, Alexis Bristowe, and David Cummings. It is the 1138th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A couple, Danny and Karen, go for a walk in the woods. While there, they stumble upon a hillside with a wooden door built into it. Danny is cautious and doesn't want to enter, Karen is eager and opens it. It is unlocked and the couple ventures inside.

Pulling out a flashlight, they view their surroundings. Inside is a pitch-black stone passage carved with unreadable symbols. The space continues into the dark before sloping down.

Creeped out, they are about to leave when Karen spots a blood trail leading from the entrance of the space, down the passage and out of sight. They follow it and hear the faint sounds of a man calling for help. The passage gets more choked with weeds as the continue. In addition, a sudden dust has sprung up, entering the couple's mouths and causing them to gag.

Eventually it becomes too steep to continue. Grabbing a rope, Karen ties it to a large root as Danny rappels down the slope. Eventually his flashlight beam settles on a man, entangled in roots like a spider's web. The plant travels in and out of his body, using his voice box like a puppet to call for help.

Karen pulls Danny up and the roots start crawling along the ground towards them. Some catch Karen around the legs and trip her. Danny slashes at them with his knife, severing them. They breathe in more dust as the roots continue to chase, but the couple makes it to the door and exits the cave.

Gasping and crying, the couple prepare to leave before Karen coughs up a leaf. Tendrils of roots start growing out of her skin and they realize it wasn't dust they were breathing in, but spores.

## Cast

Atticus Jackson as Danny

Alexis Bristowe as Karen

David Cummings as the man in the cave
Ricky He

**Rickey He** is an actor on *The Good Doctor*, who portrays the role of Kellan Park.

## Biography

### Early Life

He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, after his parents emigrated from China in the early 1990s. He attended a drama program in high school, and once graduated, enrolled at the University of British Columbia. After studying psychology for three years at UBC, he left university to pursue a career in acting.

### Career

He claimed in an interview that it was at a John Legend concert at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre was where he knew he wanted to pursue performing, acting, and singing. On television, Ricky has appeared on The CW's *The Flash*, Fox's *Wayward Pines*, Freeform's *Beyond*, CBC's *The Romeo Section*, NBC's *Trial & Error*, ABC’s *The Good Doctor* and Syfy's *The Magicians*. He has also appeared in the television films *Christmas Solo* (2017), *A Gift to Remember* (2017), *Looks like Christmas* (2016), and *Blurt* (2018).
"A Campfire Story"

Illustration by Lukasz Godlewski

**"A Campfire Story"** is second tale in the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the Nosleep Podcast. In it, a camp counselor's story helps save the camper's lives. Written by Andrew MacDougall, it has a runtime of 13:00 and was performed by Alex Beal, Jessica McEvoy, and David Cummings. It is the 416th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A counselor, Andy, and his coworker Laura take a group of six kids for an overnight camping trip in a large Canadian national park. The group's favorite part of the trip is sitting around the campfire, making smores and telling ghost stories.

After the tales have been told, the six kids and Laura head into their tents, while Andy remains outside by the fire. He looks over at the lake and admires the moon reflected on it before looking up at some high cliffs above the water. Floating on top of the ridge are several bright lights, eight in total. This sight startles Andy; he wakes up Laura and the kids and tells them they need to hike to a nearby ranger station. The others reluctantly agree. On the way over, Andy tells another campfire story to lighten the mood.

Hundreds of years ago, a group of Indians were making their way across the providence to find a new home. They arrived at the cliffs over the lake during a snowstorm in the middle of the night. Unable to stop, as this would mean freezing to death, the group was forced to continue on. In order to maneuver the dangerous terrain, each member was given a lantern and instructed to follow the light in front of them. After a few hours of hiking, the leader slipped and fell off the cliff to his death. Blinded by the snow, the remaining members each in turn fell off the cliff and perished.

The campers arrive at the ranger station, where they are greeted by a man who informs them that a large, dangerous storm is heading their way. If the group had stayed at their camp, they would have been killed. As everyone piles into the van, Laura asks Andy how he knew they needed to leave. He reveals that the number of lights one sees on the cliffs is the number of people who are about to die.

## Cast

Alex Beal as Andy

Jessica McEvoy as Laura

David Cummings as the man at the ranger station
"Creaks'n'Peaks"

Illustration by Abby Howard

### Narrator(s)

Nichole Goodnight, Atticus Jackson, Erin Lillis, Mike DelGaudio, and Jeff Clement

### Previous

"What Have They Done with the Crystal Cat's Head?"

### Next

"Gift Exchange"

**"Creaks'n'Peaks"** is the first tale in twenty-fifth episode of the thirteenth season of the Nosleep podcast. In it, a girl is told a sinister Christmas legend. Written by S.H. Cooper, it has a runtime of 25:20 and was performed by Nichole Goodnight, Atticus Jackson, Erin Lillis, Mike DelGaudio, and Jeff Clement. It is the 1692nd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Veronica spends the few days leading up to Christmas at her grandparents' house with her mother and father. Lots of family are present, including her mother's brother Randy. Randy wears an eyepatch and seems mentally ill, so he is usually not allowed to be alone with the children. Veronica's mother warns her not to listen to anything he says.

While watching a Christmas movie in the living room, Veronica is asked by Randy to join him on the stairs. He warns her that she shouldn't get out of bed to listen to any voices she might hear coming from outside her door that night. When she asks why, he says it's because of "Creaks'n'Peaks", a demon that stalks houses to steal an eye from naughty children that stay up to spy on their parents. He explains that the creature took his eye when he was a child but nobody believes him. Veronica tells her mother about it at bedtime, who is angry that Randy told her the old legend.

Later that night, Veronica is asleep in the guest room when she hears whispers coming from outside her door, which is ajar. Curious, she gets up and peeks out to listen. A deep voice says something in her ear before a claw swishes by her face in the dark, barely missing her eye. Terrified, she runs back into bed.

The next morning, she tearfully tells Randy what happened, who is dismayed. He tells her that if Creaks'n'Peaks doesn't get an eye the first time, it will come again with double the pain. Throughout the day, Veronica tells anyone who will listen about the creature, but they all ignore her and stare daggers at Randy. At dinner, she goes into a raving fit of worry and is carried to her room by her father. That night, she sleeps with her parents.

Very early in the morning, Veronica awakens to hear the same deep voice from the previous night coming from outside the door. It opens silently and skittering footsteps enter the dark room. Suddenly, there are two wet popping noises and her mother begins to scream. Her father runs over and turns on the light as others enter the room to see what's wrong. Veronica realizes with horror that both her mother's eyes have been removed.

## Cast

Nichole Goodnight as Veronica

Atticus Jackson as Randy

Erin Lillis as Veronica's mother

Mike DelGaudio as Veronica's father

Jeff Clement as Creaks'n'Peaks
William MacDonald

**William MacDonald** is an actor who portrayed Bob Cravens on *The Good Doctor*.

## Biography

### Personal Life

His son, Kaito, was born in March of 2004. His daughter, Ariel, was born in August of 2018.

### Career

Besides his work in film and television , William has also appeared in over 80 theatrical productions as of 2018. He has played the title roles in *MacBeth* and *Coriolanus*, King Henry in *The Lion in Winter*, as well as Petruchio in *Taming of the Shrew*, Enobarbus in *Antony and Cleopatra*, Ned Weeks in *The Normal Heart*, John in *Oleanna*, Aston in *The Caretaker*, Starbuck in *The Rainmaker* and Johnny in *Frankie and Johnny in the Claire De Lune*, to name a few. He has also directed over a dozen plays, including his own compositions *Coco-Puffs and Caviar* and *Phantoms*.
"Hives"

**"Hives"** is the fourth tale in the 4th episode of the 4th season of The Nosleep Podcast. Written by Claverhouse, it has a running time of 22:05 and was originally performed by C.H. Williamson and Jessica McEvoy. It is the 363rd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

An art college student begins to notice a classmate of his, Julia. He never noticed her before because she seemed so similar to other girls. However, they soon get together and begin dating.

Things are blissful until one summer morning when Julia complains something bit her on her stomach. The student looks, but can see no wound. She complains over the next few days of the feeling of something moving around underneath her skin. She also develops an angry red rash over her body and scratches her skin so much it becomes ragged and bloody.

Julia goes to the doctor with little luck; nothing wrong with her is found. The relationship deteriorates rapidly as she becomes more obsessed with finding the source of her discomfort and he finds it harder to believe her.

The student goes out for drinks with friends one night and comes back to the apartment to find Julia in the bathroom, having cut herself all over with a pair of nail scissors to try and get whatever is burrowing under her skin out.

This is the breaking point. The student calls a doctor and breaks up with her. The two avoid each other for the next few months until one day when he gets an email from her. She has managed to plan an exhibition of her art in a small gallery and asks him to come see it. He reluctantly agrees.

Arriving at the gallery, he is lead the back where the exhibit has been set up. It is a dark room painted red with splashes of grotesque colors. Heavy drapes hang all around, and there is an insistent, painful buzzing noise. In one corner are a set of CCTVs showing footage of a camera hurtling through dark, enclosed spaces. The student realizes his ex-girlfriend is trying to convey how she felt about the things beneath her skin.

He turns around and sees Julia, a shadow of her former self. She is thin, emaciated, and covered in red splotches. Overcome with grief, the student calmly strangles her to death so she will not suffer anymore. Right before he finishes, he kisses her once on the lips, and feels a small shock, which may or may not be the bite of a burrowing insect.

## Cast

C.H. Williamsonas the student

Jessica McEvoyas Julia
"A Game of Flashlight Tag"

**"A Game of Flashlight Tag"** is the second story in the fiftth episode of the first season of The Nosleep Podcast. Written by William Dalphin, it has a running time of 8:44 and was originally read by Drew Cummings. It is the 16th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A young boy and his friends gather some nights during the summer to play a game of "flashlight tag". In it, whoever is "it" is given a flashlight and must try to catch the other players by seeing them in the dark and shining the light on them. Though the children are allowed to play in yards and the street, they are not allowed to hide in the woods that surround the neighborhood, as it is dangerous and hard to find anyone in there.

During one late-night game, the boy is hiding in a yard two houses down from his. He sees a flashlight beam coming towards him. The person with the flashlight is shining it in the boy's face and not saying anything, despite his pleas that he's been caught. He gets scared and runs into the woods behind the house.

The boy sees that it's an adult chasing him, not a kid, so he jumps into some bushes and hides until the man gives up and walks away. The boy goes back to the street and is caught by 'it', so he takes the flashlight and heads back into the woods to try and identify the adult.

He heads into a neighbor girl, Charlotte's, yard and sees her standing in the trees. He yells at her that she's been found, but she doesn't respond. Other kids show up to tell Charlotte to get out of the woods, but she disappears into the dark. The boy tells Charlotte's father and a search party is formed, but she is not found. The police interview the boy about the man he saw, but he can't give them any details.

Charlotte's body, neck broken and stabbed multiple times, is found in a drainpipe under a logging road on the other side of the woods two days later. The children are told to not play flashlight tag anymore.The boy thinks about the night he saw Charlotte in the woods, and wonders if he was witnessing her death. He also wonders if it could have been him.
"The Curtis' Dragon"

**"The Curtis' Dragon"** is the second tale in the second episode of the second season of The Nosleep Podcast. In it, a teacher tries to discover what lead to one of her student's families being killed. Written by Ariana Selbrede, it has a runtime of 13:05 and was performed by David Cummings. It is the 78th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A teacher, Dorothea, decides to assign a creative writing assignment to her students over Thanksgiving break. She is particularly excited to hear the story written by Annabeth, one of her favorite students, whom she considers very talented.

Dorothea returns to school after the break but is called into the office by the school's principal, Rachel. Rachel tearfully informs her that Annabeth's family was violently killed over the break, probably by a wild animal. Annabeth herself is okay and is in the custody of CPS.

Shaken by the news, Dorothea returns to her classroom to teach, determined to do so because she realizes her other students will need her. While checking her email, she stumbles across a message from Annabeth, sent three days after the break began. She tells her that she has already written her story, is excited for her to read it, and attaches it to the message. Dorothea reads the story.

In it, Annabeth has best friend who's a dragon. He sits on the end of her bed every night and scares away her bad dreams. She mentions that the dragon is her only friend because her father is an alcoholic who beats the rest of the family. Her mother is an emotional wreck who spends her whole day crying and her brother, James, is cruel to her because he's angry about the abuse.

Annabeth writes a heartwarming story about a loving family, and tells the dragon that if her family doesn't think the story is good, he'll eat them up. Annabeth's mother refuses to read the story and James calls it stupid. When her father returns home, James gives the story to him to read. The father gets angry, telling Annabeth she doesn't deserve to be treated well, and begins beating her. James laughs and her mother does nothing. At that moment, the dragon tears through the house, killing the "awful family" and leaving Annabeth with no one to make her sad.

Dorothea deletes the story from her inbox and takes a few days off, calling her own children out of school and her husband out of work. She constantly reminds herself that there is no such thing as dragons.
"A Shortcut Home"

**"A Shortcut Home"** is the first tale in the twenty-fourth episode of the fourth season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a girl and her friend take a shortcut. Written by Julie McGinn, it has a runtime of 18:45 and was performed by Jessica McEvoy, Corinne Sanders, and David Cummings. It is the 480th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Julie and her friend, Abby, are terrified of the Crepe Paper Lady, a witch that supposedly haunts the boggy area behind their school. If she catches you, she'll gruesomely torture you to death. The fastest way to get to the school is through the bog, which is fenced off because children have gone missing inside. However, there are holes in the fence on both ends of the area that students use as a shortcut, especially going to school.

Abby's mother, Mrs. McCreedy, is very friendly and nice. One day, after winning first place in the school science fair, Julie and Abby decide to take a shortcut through the bog to get home faster. Waiting for them at the fence on the other end is Mrs. McCreedy. Uncharacteristically angry, she grabs her daughter's wrist and yells, calling her a "little bitch" and a "worm" for taking the shortcut.

Abby begs to be let go. Julie looks down and notices that Mrs. McCreedy is barefoot, with toenails dirty and long. Her usually pristine makeup is also smudged. Julie runs away in fright back to her house, telling her mother that Mrs. McCreedy is drunk. Her mother calms her down and calls Abby's house, where Mrs. McCreedy answers.

The police are called and the bog is searched. A few days later, Abby's body is found in a marsh, mutilated and tortured. Her mother is forced to identify the body. Shortly after, she has a breakdown and moves out of town. Julie is interviewed about the attacker, but no one believes her story.

Years pass and she eventually concludes that a pedophile or child molester must have killed Abby and her fear of the Crepe Paper Lady warped her memory. However, she can't put one fact out of her head. A few days after the death, she was in school when a classmate, Jeff, asks who the old lady he saw her and Abby talking to in the bog that day was.

## Cast

Jessica McEvoy as the girl/Abby/the girl's mother

Corinne Sanders as Mrs. McCreedy/the Crepe Paper Lady

David Cummings as Jeff
"Blueberry Lake"

**"Blueberry Lake"** is the fourth tale in the eleventh episode of the fourteenth season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, two sisters are scared by their cousin. Written by Jen Marshall, it has a runtime of 15:20 and was performed by Nichole Goodnight, Jessica McEvoy, Dan Zappulla, and Mary Murphy. It is the 1763rd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Sisters Jen and Lindsay are staying in cabins next to a lake with their parents, aunt and uncle, and cousin Jeffery. Jeffery loves to scare the girls with campfire stories, and spins one about a witch that supposedly lives in the lake. According to legend, she was a woman whose children accidentally drowned in the water. The town accused her of murdering them herself and drowned her as well. She now rises from the depths wearing long, flowing black robes and goes searching for boys and girls to drag down to the bottom to play with her children.

Jen and Lindsay are terrified of the story, especially because their room in the cabin faces the lake. There is only a single window in the room, outside of which hangs a bug zapper. Some nights the girls think they see a shape pass between the blinds and the zapper, blocking the light.

On their last night in the cabin, the two decide to see once and for all if the lake witch is real. They purposefully leave the blinds open and wait. A few hours later, a dark shape appears in the window. Jen and Lindsay run outside to find Jeffery standing there, staring into their room. They scare him off before going back to bed.

Years pass and the sisters write everything that happened off as their cousin trying to scare them. They get invitations to his wedding and decide to fly there together. On the flight, Lindsay, who is getting a degree in folklore, reveals the true story behind the legend. Decades previously, a convent near the lake housed a nun with severe undiagnosed mental issues. Unable to get treatment to stop her psychotic behavior, she accidentally drowned several children in the lake while trying to baptize them and was exiled from the town before committing suicide out of guilt.

At the wedding, they meet up with Jeffery and his new wife, who confirms that he's completely afraid of the dark and anything horror-related. He asks Jen and Lindsay about the long-ago trip and who was the one that scared him that night. They both say they ran out of the cabin. He tells them to stop joking. When they look confused, he asks who it was that he saw in their room through the window, wearing long, flowing black robes.

## Cast

Nichole Goodnight as Jen

Jessica McEvoy as Lindsay

Dan Zappulla as Jeffery

Mary Murphy as Jeffery's wife
"Ghosts of Nagasaki"

Illustration by Lukasz Godlewski

**"Ghosts of Nagasaki"** is the first tale in the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the Nosleep Podcast. In it, an old man recalls his days in Nagasaki during World War Two. Written by Ryan Marc, it has a runtime of 14:45 and was performed by David Cummings. It is the 409th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

An old man, Richard, recalls to his grandson the time he spent trying to restructure the city of Nagasaki, Japan after an atomic bomb was dropped on it during the end of World War Two in August 1945.

After the bomb was dropped on the city, many shell-shocked city dwellers walked to the banks of the Urakami river to soothe the radiation burns on their skin, only to drown. Richard's battalion was charged with finding the bodies and trying to organize in an orderly fashion so they can be identified. The battalion is ordered to meet any potentially threatening actions by the local populace with lethal force. A woman carrying a wooden box suddenly runs toward the group, only to be roasted alive with a flamethrower. When the box disintegrates, inside is the corpse of a newborn baby.

Richard runs into a Japanese friend of his among the rubble who survived the bombing. They share a smoke before the friend leaves. Seeing the horrors of an atomic bomb and all the destruction and suffering around him, Richard begins to go crazy.

During a midnight patrol near the river, a soldier sees an arm sticking out of the waters of the Urakami near the shore. When he pulls it out, he finds it is severed. After walking for another few minutes, the group takes a break. Another arm suddenly breaks the surface of the water, followed by five more, then twenty, then fifty. All the arms rush towards the bank, fingers moving, over the howling wind. The group fires several rounds of ammo at the arms before running.

Back in the present, Richard tells his grandson that he often wonders what lies beyond the other side after death. He wonders if he'll end up like the hands in the Urakami, grasping for meaning and hoping someone will pull him up, unlike those in the river he failed to.
"Scenes from a Road Trip"

**"Scenes from a Road Trip"** is the fifth tale in the nineteenth episode of the third season of the Nolseep podcast. In it, a man takes a lonely road trip. Written by Richard Jones, it has a runtime of 12:45 and was performed by Gary Etchingham. It is the 297th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A man is taking a road trip through several midwestern states, only stopping to eat, use the bathroom, or sleep for less than half an hour. At almost every roadside restaurant, diner, or store, he leaves souvenir.

The man recalls the circumstances that lead to him taking the trip. His daughter, Annie, always wanted to be a veterinarian and live on a farm with horses. She attended an Illinois university and was well on her way to getting a degree when her boyfriend, John, asked her to come on a road trip with him to Texas to visit his brother. The man and his wife, Emily, are reluctant to let her go, but in the end allow her to.

The man never really liked John, always thinking of him as some punk that was taking advantage of his daughter. However, Annie, seems to have a wonderful time on the trip, calling him often to give him updates.

One night, Emily gets a call from John, who says that him and Annie got in a fight and he left her at a rest stop. Feeling guilty half an hour later, he turned around only to find her missing. The man flies to Kansas to talk with the police, who say they're doing everything to locate her.

A few days later, parts of Annie's body are found in various cities along the Midwest. The man calls Emily to tell her the terrible news. When he returns home, he finds her hanging from their balcony with a suicide note, claiming Annie's death was all her fault.

The man continues on his road trip, remembering his wife and daughter. The souvenirs he has been leaving behind are John's severed body parts.
"Hide and Go Seek"

**"Hide and Go Seek"** is the second tale in the twentieth episode of the third season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a boy plays hide and seek with his cousins. Written by Al Apanamo, it has a runtime of 8:15 and was performed by Michael Edward Miller. It is the 301st tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Alex sometimes goes to visit his aunt and uncle, who live on a vast plot of land in the countryside. He enjoys playing games with his two cousins that last hours on end. About a mile away from their house is an abandoned farm with numerous dilapidated buildings. His cousins tell stories of a grisly axe murder that took place there years ago, which is why it was abandoned.

One afternoon, the three play hide and seek at the farm. Alex finds a barn with living quarters at the top. After traversing through piles of junk, he finds a bedroom with a closet and hides inside. Hours pass and he isn't found. He considers getting out but ends up falling asleep accidentally.

Later, Alex awakens at nightfall to find himself in complete darkness. He prepares to leave the closet but hears heavy footsteps and a dragging noise coming from somewhere in the barn. The minutes tick by and the sounds get closer. They stop right outside the closet before continuing on and fading away.

Alex is hit with a putrid smell, hears raspy breathing behind him, and feels hot breath on his neck. He flees the closet and hears something pursuing him, but doesn't look back. He finally escapes the barn and turns around to see nothing. He runs back to his aunt and uncle's house, where the police are waiting. He is scolded for hiding for so long and supposedly lying about being on the farm, as they searched the premises and didn't find him.

Years later, his cousins tell him that they were searching the farm and saw a boy they didn't recognize standing in the bedroom window, smiling and beckoning them inside. They ran home to tell their parents. Alex realizes with horror this was happening while he was asleep in the closet inside the room.
"Keep Your Eyes on the Road"

Illustration by Mark Pelham

### Narrator(s)

Kyle Akers, Sarah Ruth Thomas, Dan Zappulla, Addison Peacock, and Jessica McEvoy

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"City in the Clouds"

**"Keep Your Eyes on the Road"** is the first tale in the nineteenth episode of the eleventh season of The Nosleep Podcast. In it, a man has an odd encounter at a diner late at night. Written by Charlie Wells, it has a runtime of 11:10 and was performed by Kyle Akers, Sara Ruth Thomas, Dan Zappulla, Addison Peacock, and Jessica McEvoy. It is the 1519th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A student, Nick, meets another student, Tracy, while attending an away game for his college's football team. The pair it hit it off and exchange contact information. They talk over the phone constantly but are only able to see each other in person once.

A few months later, Nick has a free weekend and decides to drive over to Tracy's college unannounced to surprise her. He takes off late at night and begins driving across the state, entering her address into his GPS. Halfway there, he calls Tracy to tell her that he's coming. She seems uncomfortable with the situation before telling him she'll call him back. Frustrated, he stops by a nearby diner and heads inside.

The waitress takes his order of a breakfast and coffee while he waits for Tracy to call. When his food arrives and he notices his eggs are burned, he berates the waitress, who tells him she'll make sure he gets new ones. The diner's cook comes out and apologizes before throwing the eggs into a bag and asking him to tie it up and take it out to the dumpster. He pays for the meal and does so before heading back to his car. Right as he notices that he has a missed call from Tracy and debates calling her back or not, he hears noises.

Looking up, he sees three cloaked figures rummaging through the dumpster, tearing open the bags of food and eating the stuff inside. Nick gets out of the car and walks over. The lead figure turns to face him and takes off its hood, revealing an old woman who hisses at him. She grabs the bags of food and alerts her other two companions, a woman of the same age and an younger one. The two older women run into the field beyond the diner while the younger one stays, giving him an inviting glance.

The GPS suddenly comes to life, telling him to follow the woman as she runs into the field, saying his destination is her. Getting back in his car, Nick drives in the opposite direction until he's back at his college. He never hears from Tracy again.

## Cast

Kyle Akers as Nick

Sarah Ruth Thomas as the waitress

Dan Zappulla as the cook

Addison Peacock as Tracy

Jessica McEvoy as the GPS