This is a horror fiction podcast.

We're here to frighten you and mess with your head.

You're here because that's what you want.

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

Brace yourself for the no sleep podcast.

It's the no sleep podcast.

I'm David Cummings.

Thanks for joining us.

So we're currently in between seasons 8 and 9 working hard for our season 9 premiere on May 7th.

But you know us, we never want to leave you without some creepy tales to hear during the dark hours of the night.

So we have two stories for you this week which originally appeared on season pass episodes from season 7 and 8.

And speaking of season passes, our new season pass 9 will be available for pre-order next Sunday, April 30th, over at the no sleep podcast.com.

And don't forget to join us next Sunday when we'll be releasing the live show we recorded in New York City during our sleepless live tour back in March.

So without further ado, let's kick off the rust and press on to this week's show.

In our first tale, we meet a man whose girlfriend is a talented sculptor.

Working not with marble or wood, she chooses metal and welding for her art.

But as we learn from author Michael Marx, her latest sculpture, intended to be dark and disturbing, ends up being even more intense than anticipated.

Performing this tale are Peter Lewis and Jessica McAvoy.

So learn to appreciate all art and what inspires it, even for the thing in the rust.

It looked like a car wreck, twisted bits of metal wrapped precariously around each other, and occasionally fused by the heat of a gasoline fire, helped along by the extra fuel of seat cushions and possibly human fat.

On top of this pile of scrap, like the angel crowning a Christmas tree, was a two-foot pole topped by a skull that had been crudely constructed out of more bits of scrap metal.

On the sides of the pole there were wires bent into the shape of insect wings.

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