Welcome to the No sleep podcast, 2026, Holiday Hiatus episode, Volume 2.

That song you just heard was an oldie called How Dry I Am.

It's meant to be a humorous ditty sung by a person who is desperately hoping for a drink of the adult beverage variety.

And we're now well into January, a month that many people choose to turn into dry January.

It's a time when people decide to refrain from the booze after perhaps overindulging during

the festive holiday season. If you're choosing

to do that, we applaud your efforts. And if you're not dry this month, then curl up with a

nice warm Irish coffee and settle in for some chilling horror. The No Sleep team is ramping up for

the start of season 24 in February.

As such, we have some stories for you this week that originally aired on our sleepless

universe platform.

We hope you'll enjoy, or fear them, while we keep prepping for the big premiere.

And we'll have two episodes from our sleepless decomposition series the next two weeks,

so be fully braced for those.

Now, raise a glass, or just sip some water,

because it's time for our sleepless tales.

In a first tale, you find yourself in the perfect spot for a cold January night.

Your home, inside where it's warm.

It would take a lot for you to venture outside in that weather, except you hear it,

just like the man in this tale, shared with us by author Jim Horlock. He hears a sound from outside,

and he ventures out into the mucky fields to find out what it is. Performing this tale are David Alt, Ash Millman,

and Andy Cresswell. So dress appropriately and mind your footing out there when you discover

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