NoSleep Podcast S18E10

The NoSleep Podcast

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

4.6 • 13.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Tune in to Episode 10 of Season 18 for intense Internet interludes! “The Laughing Rock” written by Manen Lyset (Story starts around 00:00:00) Produced by: Phil Michalski Cast: Narrator – Atticus Jackson “Stop-115” written by Stephanie Scissom (Story starts around 00:05:30) TRIGGER WARNING! Produced by: Phil Michalski Cast: Liz – Sarah Ruth Thomas, Jake – Matthew Bradford, Female train attendant – Penny Scott-Andrews, Male train attendant – Jake Benson, Allie – Danielle McRae, Voice on loudspeaker – Ilana Charnelle, Mom – Linsay Rousseau “The Never-Ending Thread” written by C.T. Flaska (Story starts around 00:19:50) TRIGGER WARNING! Produced by: Phil Michalski Cast: Dee – Jessica McEvoy, Mom – Nikolle Doolin “The Staircase Game” written by Rona Vaselaar (Story starts around 00:39:55) TRIGGER WARNING! Produced by: Phil Michalski Cast: Narrator – Dan Zappulla, Evan – Elie Hirschman, Kayleigh – Nichole Goodnight, Sam – Danielle McRae, Doctor – Mike DelGaudio “Welcome Home” written by Jenna Kimminau (Story starts around 01:08:10) TRIGGER WARNING! Produced by: Jeff Clement Cast: Narrator – Graham Rowat, Mother – Mary Murphy, Brother – Mick Wingert “A Real Likeness” written by Jacob Steven Mohr (Story starts around 01:29:40) Produced by: Jesse Cornett Cast: Narrator – Peter Lewis, Male Student – Jeff Clement, Female Student – Kristen DiMercurio This episode is sponsored by: Quip - Quip is the good habits company for oral health. With their leading-edge electric smart toothbrush combined with dentist-recommend scheduled replacement plans for brush heads, toothpaste, floss, chewing gum, and mouthwash - Quip makes oral care easy and affordable. And if you go to getquip.com/nosleep right now you'll get your first refill FREE Click here to learn more about The NoSleep Podcast team Click here to learn more about Manen Lyset Click here to learn more about Rona Vaselaar Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone “The Staircase Game” illustration courtesy of Jorn Audio program ©2022 – Creative Reason Media Inc. – All Rights Reserved – No reproduction or use of this content is permitted without the express written consent of Creative Reason Media Inc. The copyrights for each story are held by the respective authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Between the east and west trading outposts lies a barren wasteland of sand and stone.
0:16.6	Where no animals roam and no plant life grows.
0:20.2	It's a solid flat plain without dunes, pitfalls or other such obstacles.
0:26.8	Despite the terrain being easy to traverse and although it only takes three days to walk,
0:33.1	most avoided.
0:34.6	Opting instead for the two week track around the wasteland, indeed most choose to scale
0:40.3	the mountain with its rugged landscape, sharp bramble and fierce nighttime predators.
0:47.0	Why?
0:48.5	Because of the laughter, as soon as the border out of the wasteland disappears on the horizon,
0:56.1	will begin to hear distant andcessant laughter coming from an unseen presence.
1:01.8	The laughter will follow you, growing nearer and louder with every step.
1:08.2	The sound will disorient you and should you have a beast of burden as a travel companion,
1:16.0	it will flee and fear.
1:19.1	Sooner or later, you'll come across the source of the laughter, a massive rock.
1:25.6	More of a boulder really.
1:27.9	It will look as old as the world itself, with striations marking the ages like the rings
1:33.9	of a tree.
1:35.0	It won't seem capable of the laughter it emits, lacking a mouth and having no holes for
1:41.1	the wind to pass through to produce the sound.
1:44.4	Impossible or not, the rock will laugh and laugh and laugh.
1:52.7	The boulder abounds, half eaten by the sand.
1:57.8	If that isn't enough to make you quiver in fear, then consider this.
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