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Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep

I Locked Myself in a Motel Room. Then the Phone Started Ringing

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep

Dr. NoSleep Studios

Fiction

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

A paranoid motel guest barricades himself inside his room, convinced the creatures hunting him have finally tracked him down. But when a mysterious voice on the phone tells him a package has already been delivered, he’s forced to decide whether he’s been given a way to survive—or pushed into the final stage of their trap. Are you still drinking that stale, store-bought coffee? Check out ⁠⁠NoSleepCoffee.com⁠⁠ to get 20% off fresh, same-day roasted coffee delivered straight to your door. Just use promo code NOSLEEP20 at checkout for 20% off your first order! Huge thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: Sign up now and get 10% off at ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠. Shopify: Sign up for your $1 per month trial today at shopify.com/dns. Author:  Chase Shustack * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised.  #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #creepypasta #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.4

Talk to nicely.

0:34.0

Cigarette number four now.

0:35.9

Or was it five?

0:40.3

He was losing count faster now. Hard harder to concentrate. He had been able to tell time in cigarettes, smoked, and at his last estimation, a standard pack might last

0:47.3

him a good six hours if he was careful. The bedstand's digital clock now sat in the trash can.

0:53.3

God knows that they must have

0:55.1

tampered with it somehow, some way. You could put microphones in anything nowadays, really.

1:00.2

Same thing with the TV. He had thought it's safe to watch here, but during Good Morning America,

1:05.6

the host, the one with the suit who smiled like a cheap car salesman, blinked a message for him like a captured

1:12.2

prisoner of war. The TV now sat unplugged and facing the wall where they couldn't see him.

1:19.0

How long have I been here? What motel was this again? He sat on the end of the sheetless bed

1:24.4

and counted backward from cigarette packs and granola bars until he settled

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