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The NoSleep Podcast

Nosleep Podcast #18

The NoSleep Podcast

Creative Reason Media Inc.

Performing Arts, Science Fiction, Arts, Society & Culture, Fiction

4.713.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2012

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Our 18th episode of The Nosleep Podcast presents two tales of tormented children. Featuring horror stories from the Reddit.com horror writing community, these stories will keep you awake as the darkness of the night surrounds you.

This episode is the final episode of Season 1 of The Nosleep Podcast.

This episode features these stories:

The Ice Cream Man written by Nick Thaler (Redditor kitsune623) and read by Max Glaspey (Redditor MonthlyMarmot).

When You Wish Upon a Star written by Anna Smith (Redditor notwhatiwishedfor) and read by Christina Scholz (Redditor giant_squid). This story was the winner of the Nosleep Writing Contest for November 2011.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Through the murky darkness of the night, when fear banishes sleep, it's the no-sleep

0:14.3

podcast.

0:16.7

Born from the nightmares of Reddit.com's no-sleep forum and featuring tales from

0:23.4

Reddit's authors of horror, we present you with tales intended to frighten and disturb

0:32.7

and keep you awake as the night slowly creeps past.

0:49.4

Welcome to episode 18 of the no-sleep podcast.

0:53.6

This episode is the finale of season 1.

0:56.9

The no-sleep podcast will now begin an indefinite hiatus.

1:01.4

We have been proud to bring you 22 episodes in the past 33 weeks and are looking forward

1:06.7

to some time off to retool and recharge.

1:10.5

We hope you've enjoyed this season.

1:12.5

We appreciate you listening.

1:14.9

Now on with the last episode.

1:23.0

Our first tale is entitled The Ice Cream Man.

1:27.3

There are few things more exciting for children than the sight of the Ice Cream Man's truck

1:32.5

on a hot summer's day.

1:34.9

But the trust placed in the provider of such sweet treats is betrayed when a mysterious

1:40.2

new truck visits the playground.

1:43.6

This tale was written by Bill McGuire and is read by Max Glassby.

1:53.2

Summers in Los Angeles were notoriously hot, so the desert, you know, people don't realize

1:58.7

that behind the glitz and glamour of the Hollywood elite there's just bone dry sand and dust

2:03.6

settling under the paved roads and suburban parks.

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