Episode 233: The Essence of Horror
Season 5, Episode 233, Apr 08, 08:45 PM
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The essence of horror stories lies in their ability to tap into our deepest fears, both real and imagined. They create a sense of unease by distorting the familiar, turning safe places into traps and trusted people into threats. Horror plays with the unknown, the unseen, and the uncontrollable, forcing us to confront what we try to bury: fear of death, isolation, madness, or the monsters within ourselves. At their core, great horror stories don’t just scare us: they reflect something true about the human condition, making us question our own reality long after the story ends.
Tonight’s first horrific tale of terror is ‘Knuckle bones’ by Kolpik, share via the Creepypasta Wiki and read here under the conditions of the CC-BY-SA license.
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/User:Kolpik
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Knuckle_Bones
Our second tale of the macabre is ‘This is why Mimes are much more terrifying than Clowns’, a wonderful story By Mandahrk, kindly shared with me via NoSleep and narrated here for you all with the author’s express permission:
https://www.reddit.com/user/Mandahrk
Next up we have ‘My Girlfriend Starred in a Movie that Doesn't Exist’, an original story By Spook Brain, kindly shared with me via NoSleep and narrated here for you all with the author’s express permission:
https://www.reddit.com/user/SpookBrain/
https://www.facebook.com/SpookBrain/
We continue the horror with the utterly bizarre ‘A Fair Warning: Don’t Order Unlimited Salad and Bread Sticks at Olive Garden'’, an original work by iownaxult, kindly shared directly with me for the express purpose of having me exclusively narrate it here for you all.
https://www.reddit.com/user/iownaxult/
Our next tale of terror is ''Something watches me while I sleep'', an original work by Kallier Devdi 6359, kindly shared directly with me for the express purpose of having me exclusively narrate it here for you all.
https://www.reddit.com/user/KallierDevdi6359
We continue with a story by the wonderful Celephais 1985, ‘The Phantom Cat of Black Mountain, Australia’, kindly shared with me for the express purpose of having me narrate it here for you all; please visit his website:
https://www.reddit.com/user/Celephais_1985/
Tonight’s penultimate story dares to go where no other Halloween tale will follow: ‘The Town that Banned Halloween’, a brilliant original story Snickering Haystack, kindly shared with me for the express purpose of having me narrate it here for you all:
https://www.reddit.com/user/snickeringhaystack/
Our final terrifying tale of terror is ‘My old home videos showed me a life I never lived’, a wonderful story by Richard Saxon, kindly shared with me via Dr. Creepen’s Vault and narrated here for you all with the author’s express permission:
https://www.reddit.com/user/RichardSaxon/
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/User:Kolpik
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Knuckle_Bones
Our second tale of the macabre is ‘This is why Mimes are much more terrifying than Clowns’, a wonderful story By Mandahrk, kindly shared with me via NoSleep and narrated here for you all with the author’s express permission:
https://www.reddit.com/user/Mandahrk
Next up we have ‘My Girlfriend Starred in a Movie that Doesn't Exist’, an original story By Spook Brain, kindly shared with me via NoSleep and narrated here for you all with the author’s express permission:
https://www.reddit.com/user/SpookBrain/
https://www.facebook.com/SpookBrain/
We continue the horror with the utterly bizarre ‘A Fair Warning: Don’t Order Unlimited Salad and Bread Sticks at Olive Garden'’, an original work by iownaxult, kindly shared directly with me for the express purpose of having me exclusively narrate it here for you all.
https://www.reddit.com/user/iownaxult/
Our next tale of terror is ''Something watches me while I sleep'', an original work by Kallier Devdi 6359, kindly shared directly with me for the express purpose of having me exclusively narrate it here for you all.
https://www.reddit.com/user/KallierDevdi6359
We continue with a story by the wonderful Celephais 1985, ‘The Phantom Cat of Black Mountain, Australia’, kindly shared with me for the express purpose of having me narrate it here for you all; please visit his website:
https://www.reddit.com/user/Celephais_1985/
Tonight’s penultimate story dares to go where no other Halloween tale will follow: ‘The Town that Banned Halloween’, a brilliant original story Snickering Haystack, kindly shared with me for the express purpose of having me narrate it here for you all:
https://www.reddit.com/user/snickeringhaystack/
Our final terrifying tale of terror is ‘My old home videos showed me a life I never lived’, a wonderful story by Richard Saxon, kindly shared with me via Dr. Creepen’s Vault and narrated here for you all with the author’s express permission:
https://www.reddit.com/user/RichardSaxon/