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"Don't Turn On the Lights, Mommy"

**"Don't Turn on the Lights, Mommy"** is the fourth tale in the fifteenth episode of the third season of The Nosleep Podcast. In it, a man's mother recalls a sinister Christmas memory. Written by Steven Horn, it has a runtime of 9:10 and was performed by David Cummings and Kellie Fitzgerald. It is the 272nd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A boy lives in a small house with his mother and father. During one particularly tight Christmas, the father is forced to pick up extra shifts to pay for all the festivities. He also spends a lot of time in the basement, from which strange noises can be heard.

One night a few days before Christmas, the boy is lying in bed upstairs when he hears something crash in the living room. His mother goes downstairs and begins talking to someone that has his voice. Seconds later, she screams and runs upstairs and into his room, slamming and locking the door behind her.

She wraps her son in her arms just as something begins pounding on the other side, pleading in the boy's voice to be let in. Suddenly, the pitch in the voice drops to a demonic volume and the pounding increases in intensity. Seconds later, the garage door opens as the father returns home from work. The thing outside stops making noise. They check outside and see nothing before vowing to never tell anyone about the incident.

Years pass and the boys grows up. One day near Christmas, he asks his mother what she saw in the living room that night. She reveals that she thought he had been trying to peek at his presents and went downstairs to see silhouette standing in the dark near the tree. It told her to not turn on the lights before turning around to reveal a doppelganger of the boy with pale white eyes and sharp teeth. It cracked its neck at an odd angle, at which point the mother ran upstairs. As she ran away, she heard the creature say it knew she loved it because the father said so.

## Cast

David Cummings as the boy

Kellie Fitzgerald as the mother
"My Grandma Lived Under the House"

Illustration by Krzysztof Wasilewski

**"My Grandma Lived Under the House"** is the second tale in the twentieth episode of the seventh season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a man recalls trips to his grandmother's house growing up. Written by M.P. Camus, it has a runtime of 14:45 and was performed by Jeff Clement and Erika Sanderson. It is the 868th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A boy visits his grandmother that lives in a rickety house on a Canadian island every summer. The house is far removed from the only town on the island, meaning that the pair are there alone most of the day. The boy looks forward to these visits because of his grandmother's cooking and the wide fields to play in.

The grandmother has a series of rules that must be followed. All doors and windows must be locked at night. No one is allowed to sleep with their arms or legs out from under the covers. The shower curtain can never be closed all the way. The boy diligently follows all the rules. He says that his grandmother "lived under the house", and that he never saw her actually get in bed, but would sometimes see her looking at him from under the porch whenever he ran in for dinner.

Some nights, the boy will wake up to see his grandmother standing at his window peering in, smiling and whispering to be let inside. Most times he jokingly tells her that she has a key and can come in herself before going back to sleep. One night, however, the whispering annoys him so much that he yells at her to just enter already. The smile drops from her face and she stares at him until he falls asleep.

The boy brings the incidents at the window up with his grandmother, but she brushes them off and refuses to say anything. Finally tired of the visits, he purposefully leaves the front door unlocked before going to sleep. Around midnight, he hears his grandmother crawl into his room and under the bed, whispering that she can smell him and wants to eat him. At one point, he looks out from under the covers to see her staring at him from the foot of the bed.

The next morning, he calls his parents and asks to be picked up early, which saddens the grandmother. He never visits the house again, although sometimes she comes to visit him.

Years pass and she dies of cancer. The boy, now grown up, returns to the house to collect her things. He asks his mother about his grandmother. She says she had mild Alzheimer's and could get confused sometimes. He chalks up all the childhood incidents to a combination of his grandmother's mental problems and his imagination. As they drive away from the house, he looks back to see his grandmother smiling at him from underneath the porch.

## Cast

Jeff Clement as the boy

Erika Sanderson as the grandmother/boy's mother
"I Thanked the Man Who Murdered My Only Friend"

**"I Thanked the Man Who Murdered My Only Friend"** is the first tale in the second episode of the fifth season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a man witnesses his friend being killed. Written by Manen Lyset, it has a runtime of 15:00 and was performed by David Cummings. It is the 494th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Malcolm, a man with few friends, manages to make one: Sal, the tender at a local bar he frequents. Sal is always there to talk to when things go wrong in his life, such as his wife leaving him and taking custody of their daughter. Sal also likes to tell Malcolm about all the overseas trips he used to take.

One night, the two are the only people in the bar besides a strange man with black hair and a trench coat sitting at one of the booths. Sal explains the black-haired man has been coming in every night for the past week. Eventually, Malcolm falls asleep after drinking too much.

When he wakes up, the lights are off and the bar is deserted. Sal usually leaves earlier and lets him exit out the back door, which he does. However, when he enters the alley behind the bar, he finds a large flock of crows sitting on and around the dumpster. At his feet is the bleeding, picked-apart corpse of Sal.

The black-haired man steps out from behind the dumpster, clutching a dagger. He has yellow eyes and smiles at Malcolm as he runs his fingernails down his cheek, tasting the blood. One of the crows lands on his shoulder as the others resume eating Sal's corpse. The crow man takes off his trench coat, revealing a large set of black-feathered wings. He tells Malcolm he'll thank him one day and flies off into the night with the flock.

Malcolm calls the police but doesn't tell them about the crow man. After several investigations, the cops find that Sal has been murdering children in foreign countries for the past few decades and keeping their preserved body parts in boxes under his bed. Discovered among his possessions is a one-way plane ticket to Mexico and hundreds of photos of Malcolm's ex-wife and daughter.

Malcolm eventually reconciles with his wife and they remarry. As he's driving home from work one day, he spots a crow with yellow eyes sitting on a fence. He stops the car and thanks it. It nods and flies away.
Tough Titmouse

## Episode Chronology

**"Tough Titmouse"** is the fourth episode of Season 2 of *The Good Doctor*. It is the twenty-second episode overall, and aired on October 15, 2018.

## Synopsis

Shaun recalls his own past to help Max, who is a mentally disabled teenager due to fragile x syndrome faces separation from his mother, while Claire is put between an injured teenage rock climber and her worried parents. Meanwhile, Glassman's post-op hallucinations force him to confront a personal tragedy.

## Plot

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## Cast

* Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez
* Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne
* Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki (credit only)
* Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick
* Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park
* Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim
* Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo
* Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews (credit only)
* Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman
* Elfina Luk as Nurse Dalisay Villanueva
* Teryl Rothery as J.L.
* Holly Taylor as Maddie Glassman
* Brooke Smith as Sybil Meeks

## Trivia

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## Multimedia

### Videos

The Good Doctor 2x04 Promo "Tough Titmouse" (HD)
## References

1. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/good-doctor/listings/
2. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 15th October 2018" - SpoilerTV
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'The Good Doctor - Episode 2.04 - Tough Titmouse - Press Release' - SpoilerTV
4. ↑ https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/09/upcoming-episode-titles-various-shows\_28.html

## External Links

* "Tough Titmouse" at the **Internet Movie Database**
"Jay Didn't Drown"

Illustration by Naomi Ronke

**"Jay Didn't Drown"** is the first tale in the twenty-first episode of the seventeenth season of the Nosleep Podcast. In it, two boy scouts get lost on a river. Written by Zachary Joesph, it has a runtime of 15:55 and was performed by Mike DelGaudio, Graham Rowat, and David Cummings. It is the 2269th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Barry and Jay grow up together in the boy scouts and eventually fall in love. However, by the time of their senior year in high school, they are the only two left in their troop. At the end of summer vacation, they decide to go on one last camping trip in the woods. Jay's father, Mr. Moore, accompanies them.

That night at the campfire, Mr. Moore tells them campfire stories, including one where he supposedly saw a line of canoes traveling down a river without anyone in them. The next morning, the boys decide to get up early and go on a canoe trip. As they set off, Mr. Moore reminds them to use the flare gun in the tackle box in case of an emergency.

Soon after they set off, Barry and Jay abandon rowing and begin making out. Barry questions what their relationship will be like when they head off to different colleges. However, he is distracted by a sudden thick fog that has sprung up on the river, making them unable to see either shore. Jay notes its dampness and ability to cover everything.

Barry looks up at the sun and notices it has taken on a strange golden color through the haze. It grows bigger and yellow tendrils begin making their way down towards the boat. They realize it is not the sun at all, but some kind of strange creature. The two boys begin paddling towards the shore, but find they are stuck in place. As the tendrils get closer, Barry fires the flare into the center of the golden entity, but it fizzles out and has no effect. The fog continues to grow thicker.

In a last-ditch effort, Barry overturns the boat into the water. He is struck by Mr. Moore's story of empty boats traveling down the river unmanned. He surfaces beneath the upturned canoe, with Jay beside him. Jay complains of a pain in his leg. Looking down, Barry is horrified to see one of the golden tendrils has pierced his ankle.

More tendrils pierce bigger parts of Jay's body. The two resurface as he begins to be pulled back into the creature. Barry tries to hold onto him but loses his grip. Jay is pulled screaming into the golden entity as the fog clears and everything disappears, leaving the river as normal.

Barry rows back to camp and he tells his story of the being to the police, but no one believes him. Weeks later, when Jay's burnt, melted corpse is found miles downstream in a gully, Mr. Moore finally accepts the story and the two share a hug, weeping at their loss.

## Cast

Mike DelGaudio as Barry

Graham Rowat as Jay

David Cummings as Mr. Moore
"The Lady at the Mail Slot"

**"The Lady at the Mail Slot"** is the second tale in the ninth episode of the tenth season of The Nolseep Podcast. It concerns a young girl being visited every day by an old woman at her mail slot. Written by Marshall Bannana, it has a runtime of 13:00 and was read by Addison Peacock, Erika Sanderson, and Nikolle Doolin. It is the 1205th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A girl moves into a new house with her mother and father. Their front door has a mail slot in it. On one of the first days in the place, the girl walks through the hallway and notices someone staring at her through the slot, holding it open with their hand. She recognizes it as an old woman. The woman smiles and politely converses with the girl for a while before leaving.

The woman appears at the slot every day from then on, talking with her even if the girl doesn't feel like it. One day, she doesn't come when her mother calls her for lunch. Annoyed, the mother opens the door, only to reveal there is no one on the other side.

The woman starts bringing the girl gifts such as jewelry and cards that she insists she model for her. When looking at them later, she realizes they all look old and rotten. Tired of talking to the woman, she decides to ignore her one day. The woman yells at her and calls her explicit names. The girl hides with her mother and is sent to bed early.

The next day, the woman appears again, giving the girl a change to apologize. When she doesn't, the woman begins throwing herself against the door and shoves her fingers through, which elongate to impossible lengths. The girl runs to her mother and tells her what happened. The police are called but they are unable to find evidence the woman was there. The girl's father screws the mail slot shut.

A few nights later, the girl goes downstairs to get a glass of water. She watches as the screws are slowly popped out of the mail slot and the woman shoves strips of newspaper through before lighting them ablaze. The girl's father is able to put the fire out before it does any damage. The family installs a new door without a mail slot and the woman never appears again.

## Cast

Addison Peacock as the girl

Erika Sanderson as the old woman

Nikolle Doolin as the girl's mother
Mia Wuellner

**Mia Wuellner** is the ex-wife of Alex Park and the mother of Kellan Park.

### Season 3

In "Debts," Park tells the team that his first date with Mia consisted of going to a Coyotes game where Mia got hit by a puck after four minutes and required 17 stitches. Despite the disaster of their first date, they got married eight months later. Though they got divorced, Park states that it was worth it.

In "Moonshot," Park tells Shaun that he flies out every other weekend to Phoenix to be with Mia and Kellan. He also uses the story of how he and Mia's apparently irrevocable split was ended when she came out after the quarantine to try to convince a dying patient to call her ex-husband.

In "Incomplete," Park asks Melendez for a restaurant recommendation for a date as Mia is in town.

In "Sex and Death," after Park displays a knowledge of the arts and the Reznick family in particular, Claire asks if Mia has him going to galleries now. Park admits that she does and he's kind of loving it.

In "Fixation," Park calls Mia after he discovers that Kellan has been having panic attacks for awhile. Park tells Kellan that Mia revealed that their son has been withdrawn and the two had discussed finding a therapist for Kellan in Phoenix. Though things are currently "unsettled" between Park and Mia, Kellan states that this is not the reason for his behavior but he refuses to elaborate.

In "I Love You," following an earthquake and losing a patient who reminds Park of his relationship with Kellan, an emotional Park calls Mia and tells her that he is going to move back to be closer to his family. Park then has Mia give the phone to Kellan so that he can talk to his son.

### Season 4

In "Not the Same," after acting strangely, Park admits to Morgan that he just finalized his divorce with Mia. Morgan's surprised as she'd thought them to be divorced for years, but he explains that they hadn't wanted to formalize a custody arrangement for Kellan who is now 18, making that no longer a problem. Though Park knows his and Mia's relationship has truly been over for a long time despite them trying again, he's still hurting.

## Trivia

* Mia's current status in her relationship to Park is unclear. While they are back together, Park consistently refers to Mia as his wife in season 3 even though they were divorced. Its unclear if they have remarried or Park simply doesn't call her his ex-wife anymore since they are back together again.
	+ Its revealed in "Not the Same" that they had never actually finalized their divorce and were actually still legally married.
* In real life, Jennifer Birmingham Lee (Mia Wuellner) and Will Yun Lee (Alex Park) are married; they have one child.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2138621/?ref\_=nv\_sr\_1
The Good Lawyer

***The Good Lawyer*** was an unaired TV show and spinoff of *The Good Doctor*. It's currently being developed by David Shore and Liz Friedman. *The Good Lawyer* will be produced by *Sony Pictures TV* and Shore's studio-based *Shore Z Prods*, and co-produced by *ABC Signature*. The pilot episode of *The Good Lawyer* aired on March 13, 2023.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kennedy McMann as Joni DeGroot
* Felicity Huffman as Janet Stewart

## Trivia

* On January 11, 2023, ABC picked up *The Good Lawyer* for a backdoor pilot episode on *The Good Doctor* and announced Kennedy McMann and Felicity Huffman as the leading cast and guest stars for the episode, which aired on March 13, 2023.
* On November 9, 2023, after the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, *The Good Lawyer* is no longer being developed after ABC passed on to proceed it, even after a holdout that given them until December to decide on it.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ABC Orders ‘The Good Lawyer,’ an Embedded Pilot Episode of ‘The Good Doctor’ at Disney General Entertainment Content. January 11, 2023.
2. ↑ ‘The Good Lawyer’ Not Going Forward As ABC Passes On ‘The Good Doctor’ Spinoff at Deadline.com. November 9, 2023.
Samantha Sloyan

**Samantha Sloyan** is an actress on *The Good Doctor*, who portrayed the role of Mrs. Gallico.

## Biography

### Early Life

Samantha Sloyan was born in 1979 in California, U.S.. She is the daughter of the American actor James Sloyan and actress Deirdre Lenihan, and has one brother named Dan Sloyan.

### Career

Sloyan first appeared the 2003 Independent feature film My Life With Morrissey as a florist. She continued to appear in a few short films such as No Shoulder, Shamelove and Autodoc. In 2009 she produced and starred in the short film Plus One. Sloyan has also guest starred in several television series such as The Beast, The Forgotten, Law & Order: LA and NCIS. She played a recurring role as a White House employee named Jeannine Locke in the first three seasons of Scandal. She also guest starred in another ShondaLand produced show named Private Practice in 2010. Sloyan continued to appear in smaller films including In the Key of Eli, Tape 407, and in the television movie Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story. In 2014, Sloyan guest starred in four television series including, Castle, Parks and Recreation, Hawaii Five-0 and Rizzoli & Isles. She began a recurring role in the ShondaLand produced show Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Penelope Blake. She first appeared in the eleventh season highly critical episode "How to Save a Life", which included the death of lead character, Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey who had starred on the series since the beginning. She appeared again in the twelfth season, including the show's 250th episode "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" which was mostly focused on Sloyan's character.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1418096/?ref\_=nv\_sr\_1
2. ↑ http://www.bustle.com/articles/118952-who-plays-penny-on-greys-anatomy-samantha-sloyan-is-the-hospitals-newest-resident
"The Christmas Season"

**"The Christmas Season"** is the second tale in the seventeeth episode of the second season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a family is haunted on Christmas Eve. Written by Justin Williams, it has a runtime of 9:15 and was performed by David Cummings. It is the 148th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A mother and father buy each their four children a new ornament every Christmas to put on the tree. The oldest son was given a "First Born Son" ornament on his first holiday and therefore has a sentimental attachment to it. Below the tree they always set up a small manger scene.

One day, while walking into the living room, he discovers that the ornament has fallen onto the floor. He replaces it and continues on. For the next few days, whenever her enters the room, he finds it either on the floor, leaning against the cradle in the manger, or on the coffee table. He asks his mother about it, who says it's always been off the tree whenever she looks as well.

One the 23rd, the father goes down to his basement office to work but falls asleep. At 2:00 AM, he hears footsteps above him and decides to see who it is before going to bed. Just as he mounts the stairs, the person enters the kitchen out of sight. As he enters the kitchen, the footsteps enter the living room.

When he enters the living room, he finds it empty. However, the baby Jesus figure and the ornament lie in the center of the floor. The next morning at breakfast, the parents reveal that they had a first child before any of their current kids that was born too early and died seven minutes later. The 23rd was the twenty-year anniversary of the death.
"Dark Circles in the Ocean"

**"Dark Circles in the Ocean"** is the second tale in the eighth episode of the seventh season of the Nolseep Podcast. In it, a writer sees a strange thing in the ocean. Written by Elias Witherow, it has a runtime of 15:55 and was performed by Jeff Clement. It is the 802nd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

An author has a seaside cottage in North Carolina that he likes to visit every summer. During these visits, he spends the whole week writing and enjoying the beautiful surroundings. On the first night of his stay, he walks to the end of his dock and sees several dark circles in the water, about four feet wide. There are eight of them twenty feet away from the pier. The author thinks nothing of them and heads inside to write again.

It storms the next day, allowing the author ample time to write. Coming to a difficult passage, he heads out to his back deck for inspiration only to get hit with a sudden, putrid smell. He runs back inside to escape the scent and notices that the dark circles have moved closer to the cottage.

The storm clouds clear by that night and the author goes to bed, though he has trouble falling asleep. A few hours later, he heads onto the back deck to get some fresh air. The dark circles are practically up against the dock. A sudden humming noise erupts, hypnotic and unpleasant. Creeped out, the author sees something splash up in one of the circles before coming back down.

He runs inside and slams the door, but not before being hit with the putrid scent again. A creature with a bloated, malformed human torso jutting from a large conch shell suddenly jumps onto the dock and begins dragging itself towards the cottage. A few more follow behind.

The author is momentarily hypnotized by the humming before he manages to snap out of it and grab his car keys. Just as he runs onto the front porch, he hears the back window break. As he pulls out of the driveway, he sees one of the creatures grinning at him from the front door.

The author never returns to the cottage and sells it. Though he tries to tell several locals about what happened, they refuse to believe him. He never goes near the ocean again, fearing the creatures will return to try and capture their prey.
"The Buzzer"

**"The Buzzer"** is the second tale in the fourteenth episode of the seventh season of The Nosleep Podcast. Written by Chessie S., it has a runtime of 11:20 and was read by Corinne Sanders. It is the 836th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A woman works the graveyard shift as a call operative at a company that records deaths. It is her job to record the name of the deceased, how they died, and where the body is located.

One day, calls start coming in when there is no one there. She will hear a variety of things when these come up: guitar music, arguing couples, and other strange noises. On one occasion, she hears a couple arguing loudly in Spanish. She is only able to translate a few words from their entire conversation: "I hate you".

Eventually, a new sounds starts coming up, which she dubs "the buzzer". It will start with the low sound of someone breathing, followed by loud, ear-splitting electronic noise, like a tinny motor starting up. Whenever she hears the breathing on the other end, she tears off the headset so she doesn't damage her hearing.

She begins to be annoyed by the buzzer and decideds to try and record the sound to see if someone is calling and placing it on a loop to harass her. She does so and it is revealed to not be a recoding. Then, her own voice, pitched low and electronically distorted, comes from the other end saying "I hate you". The power goes out in the building, and it is three hours before it's put back up.

The woman hasn't gotten any arguing couples, guitar music, or the buzzer since. However, she is struck with the horrific thought that she has recorded thousands of people's voices, most of them now dead, in the ten years since she's taken the job.
Second Chances and Past Regrets

## Episode Chronology

**"Second Chances and Past Regrets"** is the seventeenth episode of Season 6 of *The Good Doctor*. It is the hundred-and-eleventh episode overall, and aired on March 20, 2023.

## Synopsis

Dr. Shaun Murphy must learn how to work with Dr. Jared Kalu again and remind him that he must start all over at St. Bonaventure. Meanwhile, Dr. Murphy treats a teenager suffering from neurological problems with a very high-risk procedure.

## Plot

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Dr. Shaun Murphy is faced with the challenge of working with Dr. Jared Kalu again. Dr. Kalu had previously left St. Bonaventure Hospital to pursue another opportunity but has now returned, and Dr. Murphy must remind him that he has to start all over. The two doctors must learn how to work together and find a way to put their past differences behind them.

Meanwhile, Dr. Murphy takes on the case of a teenage patient suffering from neurological problems. The patient's condition is serious, and the recommended treatment involves a high-risk surgical procedure that could lead to severe consequences. Some of Dr. Murphy's colleagues, including Dr. Marcus Andrews and Dr. Neil Melendez, believe that the surgical risks are too great and advise against it. However, Dr. Murphy believes that the potential benefits outweigh the risks, and he is determined to move forward with the procedure.

As Dr. Murphy prepares for the surgery, he must also deal with personal issues, including the aftermath of his relationship with Lea and his ongoing struggle to communicate with his colleagues effectively. The surgery is ultimately successful, but not without complications, and Dr. Murphy is left to deal with the consequences of his decision.

## Cast

* Starring
* Guest Starring
* Co-Starring

* Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy
* Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick
* Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park
* Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim
* Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo
* Bria Samoné Henderson as Dr. Jordan Allen
* Noah Galvin as Dr. Asher Wolke
* Brandon Larracuente as Dr. Daniel Perez
* Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews
* Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman

* Chuku Modu as Jared Kalu

## Trivia

* Lea is now 36 weeks pregnant meaning that she only has a few weeks left of her pregnancy.
	+ It also means that about 2 months have passed since "Old Friends."
* Jerome reveals that he's HIV-positive, but due to his meds, his viral load has been undetectable for years, meaning that he can't transmit the virus.
* Glassman forgets two sutures while closing a patient, causing Shaun to become visibly concerned upon learning about it.
* Lim suggests that her divorce has to do with her ex-husband being secretly in contact with an ex.

## Multimedia

### Videos

The Good Doctor 6x17 Promo "Second Chances and Past Regrets" (HD)
Regina King

**Regina King** is a director and producer on *The Good Doctor*.

## Biography

### Life and Career

King was born in Los Angeles County, California, and grew up in View Park–Windsor Hills. She is the elder daughter of Gloria Jean (née Cain), a special education teacher, and Thomas Henry King Jr., an electrician. King's parents divorced in 1979. Her younger sister is former actress Reina King, who appeared on *What's Happening Now!!*

King attended Westchester High School, graduating in 1988. She later studied Communications at the University of Southern California, dropping out after two years when she realized her passion for acting.

King was married to Ian Alexander Sr. from 1997 to 2007. Their son, Ian Alexander Jr., was born in 1996 and later became a disc jockey and recording artist. Her son died by suicide on January 21, 2022, at age 26.
"Hideaway"

Illustration by Hasani Walker

### Narrator(s)

Nichole Goodnight, Mike DelGaudio, Nikolle Doolin, Jessica McEvoy, and Erin Lillis

### Next

"All That Moves Us"

**"Hideaway"** is the first tale in the twenthy-fourth episode of the tenth season of The Nosleep Podcast. Written by Olivia White under the pseudonym "Holly Dionis", it has a runtime of 15:50 and was performed by Nichole Goodnight, Mike DelGaudio, Nikolle Doolin, Jessica McEvoy, and Erin Lillis. It is the 1283rd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Melanie decides goes for a walk in the woods to clear her head. She goes into a nearby forest, not heeding the fact that several women have gone missing there over the past few years. It is late afternoon by the time she starts her walk; when a storm starts brewing hours later, darkness is rapidly approaching.

Seeking shelter, she stumbles across a seemingly abandoned cabin and ventures inside. She finds dusty rooms full of cobwebs and broken furniture.

Walking into what used to be the kitchen, she finds an old chair standing in the middle of the floor. When she sits down, her weight combined with the brittle old floorboards causes them to break, sending her crashing into a deep basement.

Inside, she finds several dead bodies, all tied up and in various stages of decay. Assuming these to be the missing girls, she gets out her phone to call the police. As she does so, she notices some of the bodies stirring. Running against the wall, she watches in horror as the bodies come to life despite their decay and begin crawling towards her, begging her to join their 'sisterhood'. One of them grabs onto Melanie's foot and it rots off in front of her eyes.

Fueled by terror, she manages to hoist herself out of the hole and run out of the cabin and into the storm, where she collapses and passes out.

Hours later, Melanie is found and taken to the hospital. A detective comes by and listens to her story, before curtly telling her that she may have imagined the whole encounter because there were no bodies found inside the cabin. She tells him off for making fun of her depression. He apologizes and says they'll keep looking for the women, as her story is the only lead they have. As he leaves the room, she thinks she can hear the bodies' voices calling to her.

## Cast

Nichole Goodnight as Melanie

Mike DelGaudio as the detective

Nikolle Doolin as the lead body

Jessica McEvoy and Erin Lillis as other bodies
"Hide and Seek"

**"Hide and Seek"** is the fifth tale in the fourth episode of the second season of The Nosleep Podcast. In it, a man tries to avoid a creature in his cabin. Written by Troy Lewis, it has a runtime of 10:30 and was performed by Travis Newton. It is the 91st tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

Jack recalls his father's abusive tendencies. A raging alcoholic, he would frequently take Jack up to a deserted mountain cabin and beat him. Jack eventually discovered that if he hid when his father got drunk, he would give up on finding him and have no memory of his rampages in the morning.

Jacks' father dies and he inherits the cabin. Deciding to see if it still holds his father's presence, he heads up just when a giant snowstorm rolls in. The generator won't work so he lights some candles and falls asleep on the couch with the window open to let in some fresh air.

He is awoken by something tapping on the front door. Going out to check, a thin, shrill voice pleads to be let in from the cold. Figuring it to be a lost traveler, he's about to unlock the door when the thing outside calls him by his father's nickname for him. Disturbed, Jack looks through the class and sees a grayish creature with spindly limbs, hair hanging over its face, and piercing yellow eyes. It begs to be let in and says they'll play a game of hide and seek like him and his father used to.

Jack runs upstairs and closes himself in his bedroom before realizing he left the window open. The creature enters through the window and comes up the stairs before opening the door and peering at him from the crack. The creature expresses delight at playing hide and seek and says its going to count to a hundred before going back downstairs to begin counting.
Santa Pete

**Santa Pete** is a mall Santa who became trapped in the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital ER during a viral quarantine.

## History

### Season 2

In "Quarantine," Santa Pete visits the ER due to stomach problems and becomes trapped when a viral quarantine is established. Santa Pete is discovered to have a bowel obstruction, but under the circumstances, Drs. Audrey Lim, Morgan Reznick and Shaun Murphy are unable to operate on him. Instead, Nurse Deena Petringa suggests a saline enema which appears to clear the obstruction. Unlike most of the patients trapped in the waiting room, Santa Pete maintains a friendly attitude. However, his obstruction later returns and becomes a bowel perforation, forcing Shaun and Morgan to perform surgery under less than ideal conditions and guided by Lim who became infected. Shaun ends up being called away while Lim collapses as she guides Morgan through a crucial part of the surgery, leaving Santa Pete's life hanging in the balance as Morgan plugs bleeding in his abdomen with her finger and has no idea how to fix it.

In "Quarantine: Part Two," Morgan manages to revive Shaun who collapsed of sensory overload by getting him to focus on Santa Pete's condition. Shaun helps Morgan resolve the complication and together the two residents manage to repair Santa Pete's bowel. Santa Pete is subsequently left recovering on a gurney in the ER as the quarantine continues, suggesting the help of retired veterinarian Esther for Dr. Alex Park's bone marrow extraction operation.

After the quarantine is over, Shaun visits Santa Pete and assures him that he has tested clear of the virus. However, he cannot yet leave the hospital as Santa Pete still has to recover from his surgery for the bowel obstruction. Esther promises to keep him company after she talks to Bob Cravens' son.

## Appearances

 "Hubert"
 "Xin"
"There's Something Wrong"

## About

**"There's Something Wrong"** is the third tale in the 4th episode of the 1st season of The Nosleep Podcast. Written by Joshua Giles, it has a running time of 9:38 and was originally read by Wade Thorson. It is the 12th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A young woman wakes up around 2:00 AM after a wild house party. The room is a mess and she appears to be alone. It is completely dark outside the house and she can see no one.

Suddenly, she hears something tapping along the walls of the house She sees a large, deformed hand press against the unlocked window. Condensation gathers on the glass as if something is breathing on it. She locks the window just as the creature goes to open it and runs through the house, trying to lock all the doors and windows.

She hears sounds coming from her bedroom closet and remembers that there is a trapdoor to the cellar under the house in it. She opens it and sees a couple making out inside. Suddenly, the outside cellar door is torn open and the creature lunges inside. The woman slams the door just as she hears the couple being ripped apart.

A few minutes later, all is quiet. She goes back into the living room just as a bloody hand is smacked against the window. She hears the sounds of the creature on the roof and it begins throwing the body parts of the couple down the chimney.

The woman locks herself in the bathroom, realizing that the creature could get in anytime it wants too, and that's it's merely toying with her before it kills her. She grabs a bottle of sleeping pills from the medicine cabinet and begins swallowing them just as she hears the creature break into the house.
Alia Synesthesia

## About

Alia Synesthesia is an illustrator for the Nosleep Podcast. She made her illustrating debut in S16E05 with "Scratch".

## Illustrations

* **Season 16**
	+ **Episode 5**
		- "Scratch"
	+ **Episode 17**
		- "I Wanted You to Hear it From Me"
* **Season 17**
	+ **Episode 4**
		- "Floating"
	+ **Episode 7: Christmas 2021**
		- "Illustration"
	+ **Bonus Episode #4: Christmas 2021**
		- "Illustration"
	+ **Episode 16**
		- "The Woman in White"
"Rocking Horse Creek"

**"Rocking Horse Creek"** is the fifth tale in the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of the Nosleep Podcast. In it, a boy accidentally causes his brother's death. Written by C.K. Walker, it has a runtime of 29:20 and was performed by Rock Manor. It is the 457th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A boy and his older brother Teddy leave their parents' late-night Christmas party along with their cousins Mike and Jeff to go sledding. However, the three older boys quickly decide to visit Rocking Horse Creek instead for a game of ricochet dare, in which each person playing must complete successive dares that increase in danger until someone backs out. The creek is named as such because a large rocking horse sits abandoned on the opposite bank.

The boy is dared to take three steps onto the ice that covers the river, which he does. The four then continue their game until it comes the boy again. Jeff dares him to run across the ice. The boy tries to say this isn't fair because technically it's two dares (as he has to run back across to return), but the other three laugh at him. Determined to show his bravery, he runs across and announces that he dares Teddy to swing from a rope that hangs from a tree by the river to the opposite bank. Having seen him do this countless times during the summer, the boy moves over to allow him room.

Teddy gets on the rope and starts to swing across. However, the branch suddenly breaks and he falls, crashing through the ice into the raging river below. The three others run over and begin searching in the water, but find no trace. On the walk home, Jeff and Mike form a plan where they will say that Teddy left early walking through the woods on the opposite side of the road and look surprised when they find out he hasn't returned. They scare the boy into not telling the truth by saying that he will go to jail for killing his brother.

The adults fall for the story and a search party is called. The police search the woods on the wrong side of the road and prepare to check Rocking Horse Creek and the trees beside it when a blizzard hits, hindering the investigation. A month later, the snow finally melts and the search is called off.

The boy stumbles through the next decade, feeling guilty for Teddy's death and struggling in school. However, his parents continue to support and love him. After talking with some friends, the boy gradually accepts that the incident wasn't his fault. He returns to his hometown for Mike's wedding and mentions the accident at the creek to him, but he says he doesn't know what he's talking about. Jeff fails to show up because he is addicted to heroin.

The boy goes for a walk by Rocking Horse Creek and discovers both the rope and Teddy's sled buried in the dirt by the river. Walking a few minutes into the trees, he stumbles across Teddy's corpse. He realizes with horror that he survived the fall into the creek before crawling out and freezing to death in the woods. His brother could have been saved if the three had told the truth.
Steven DePaul

**Steven DePaul** is a director and producer on *The Good Doctor*.

## Biogarphy

### Life and Career

DePaul was born in 1952 in Washington Heights, NY. He is the son of Michael DePaola, (SSGT World War II in North Africa and Italy) who was a union organizer, (District 65), and a bartender. His mother, Hermione (Billie), was a school teacher and librarian. Steven enrolled at Clark University, where he majored in English graduating in Dec. 1972. He was involved in booking artists to play concerts on campus and at the Clark Coffeehouse. Upon graduation, DePaul began working on Rock & Roll tours, first working as a roadie for Poco ('73-74). He spent the next 15 years touring with bands including Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, The Grateful Dead, Dan Fogelberg, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Boston, The Cars and The Faces. This career ended with a long stint with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. DePaul then moved to Los Angeles to work for producer Steven Bochco on shows like Cop Rock, Civil Wars and NYPD Blue. He worked on NYPD Blue for 11 years, during which he directed multiple episodes and won prestigious awards. In 2004, he left NYPD Blue and became a freelance director, the position he currently holds. He has travelled extensively on six continents.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven\_DePaul
Suzanne Martin

**Suzanne Martin** is a patient of Dr. Neil Melendez who was seeking treatment at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.

## History

### Season 3

In "Disaster", Alex Martin and his wife, **Suzanne Martin** rush in the ER of St. Bonaventure Hospital as Suzanne is bleeding on her abdomen, they say she has a uterine fibroid that has to be removed surgically. During surgery, they find out she has cancer that has metastasized everywhere. As Dr. Shaun Murphy is informing them with the information that is given he also says there is hope with surgery. Post-Op, Alex notices there's a bag by her side, Dr. Claire Browne says there were complications that made them remove a large portion of Suzanne's bowel and divert a waste through a stoma in her skin which resulted to her having an ileostomy bag. Claire says she'll have it forever and have to go to bathroom with it, they will teach her out to change is and dispose of it, Alex says they'll teach the both of them.
"A Tale from My Grandpa"

**"A Tale from My Grandpa"** is the third tale in the first episode of the second season of the Nosleep Podcast. In it, a man shares a story of his grandfather's. Written by Hunter H. Keegan, it has a runtime of 11:05 and was performed by David Cummings. It is the 74th tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A man recalls a story his grandfather used to tell him about his time in WW2. He was stationed in a remote village high in the Swiss Alps to help the country, which Britain was allies with, to stay neutral. Unfortunately, his company arrived in late autumn, meaning they were stuck there for the considerable winter. The village only got sunlight for a few hours a day, and the snow was always at a level of seven or eight feet in drifts.

One night, about a month into their stay, some of the villagers come up to the company captain and inform him that a few children have gone missing from their homes at night. In addition, houses have been broken into and robbed. The captain understands their concerns and says they will keep an eye out for whatever is going on.

A few days later, one of the soldiers, Reginald, goes missing as well. Now determined to discover the source of the disappearances, the soldiers march the streets at night for the next several weeks, but find nothing at first. Several more children go missing. Finally, the company spots a dark figure peering into the window of a house. They chase it to the outskirts of the village, where it jumps into an ice cave and begins firing at them.

The troop fires back, hitting the figure and killing it. Climbing into the cave, they discover the figure was Reginald. Found inside are the partially-eaten corpses of all the missing children. Reginald went insane from being isolated inside the village, faked his disappearance, and killed all the children while living in the cave.
"Green Rain"

**"Green Rain"** is the first tale in the eighteenth episode of the thirteenth season of The Nolseep Podcast. In it, a woman tries to rescue her sister from a cult. Written by Jazzmin Forrestall, it has a runtime of 14:13 and was performed by Mary Murphy, Erin Lillis, Addison Peacock, Mike DelGaudio, and Nikolle Doolin. It is the 1642nd tale overall on the podcast.

## Summary

A teenager goes to visit the local eccentric, Agnes, hours after her younger sister, Lilyanna, is kidnapped from her bedroom. Agnes asks about the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. The teen reveals that Lilyanna wore her green jumper to school and that it was raining heavily at the time (which it still is).

Agnes suspects that Lilyanna was kidnapped by the Green Ladies, a group of supernatural women that supposedly live in the lake near the town. The group kidnaps females wearing green on days when it rains to join their ranks. Agnes relates the time she was almost kidnapped when she was young.

She wore a green dress on a date during a rainy night. Later, while in her bedroom, her window was blown open and she saw a large number of women wearing green standing on her front lawn, humming a hypnotic tune. Extending swamp roots from their fingers, they built a ladder up to her window and dragged her to the lake. When her foot touched the water, it rotted away. However, it suddenly stopped raining at that moment and she was able to escape, the women not in the water when it stopped turning to clumps of swamp roots.

Agnes is hopeful that the teen's sister hasn't been successfully kidnapped yet. The pair drives to the lake to save her, taking a grenade with them. When they arrive, they find Lilyanna being dragged by the women towards the shore. Agnes distracts them while the teen rescues her sister. As the pair leave, they hear the grenade go off.

Back at home, the girls' mother and father put Lilyanna to her room before yelling at the teen for not keeping an eye on her. When she tells them the story of the green ladies, they don't believe her. The teen goes to Lilyanna's room so she can tell them, only to find the window open and her gone again.

## Cast

Mary Murphy as the teen

Erin Lillis as Agnes

Addison Peacock as Lilyanna

Mike DelGaudio as the father

Nikolle Doolin as the mother
Blair Daniels

**Blair Daniels** is an author who has been featured on the NoSleep Podcast. She made her debut in *Suddenly Shocking, Vol. 8* (season 10, bonus episode #6) with "My Toddler Holds His Breath While Crying."

## Tales

* **Season 10**
	+ **Bonus episode 6: Suddenly Shocking, Vol. 8**
		- "My Toddler Holds His Breath While Crying"
* **Season 11**
	+ **Episode 10**
		- "I Felt the Baby Kick"
	+ **Episode 20**
		- "An App Called 'How Will You Die?'"
* **Season 12**
	+ **Episode 18**
		- "Victoria's Road"
* **Season 13**
	+ **Episode 9**
		- "Welcome to Pleasanton"
	+ **Episode 18**
		- "Can I Have More?"
	+ **Episode 22**
		- "The Book of Skin"
* **Season 14**
	+ **Episode 22**
		- "Costco's Secret Basement"