As the sunlight fades to darkness and the frightful tails creep into your mind, it's

time to give in to your fear because tonight there will be no sleep.

Brace yourself for the no-sleep podcast.

It's episode 16 of season 2. Welcome to the show. I'm your host, David Cummings.

We have six tails for you this time featuring messages from beyond, mysterious strangers,

and the darkness found within ourselves.

Now that we're into December, I want to let everyone know that our next episode is our

special Christmas show. It will be out on December 16th and it will feature stories with

a Christmas theme. Now I'm not talking about friendly little elves and cheerful snowmen.

These tails will be just as dark and frightening as our usual tails. They'll just have a hint of

the darker side of the festive season. So make sure you catch that episode during the holidays.

Now on with the show. Our first tale revolves around that unique American tradition of post-Thanksgiving

shopping. As author Alfred Dickinson explains, his trip to the store during the unusual shopping

frenzy turned out to be an unforgettable disturbing experience. I'll read for you his tale about

the time he went shopping at the silent store.

Okay, if you're from the US, you know what Black Friday is.

If you're not American, let me summarize it for you. One day after the American Thanksgiving holiday,

mostly every store starts a one-day sale with prices dropping ridiculously low.

Like a 50-inch plasma for $300 kind of low. With an ocean of amazing deals comes a stampede of

rowdy crowds. People line up hours if not days before so they can get the item they want.

For the first time in my life, I lined up to. I'm not much of a shopper. I hate the whole process.

My good friend needed a new laptop, but she was out of the country at that moment,

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