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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“PENPAL” #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday #Darkives

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 170 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE: The full-length audiobook, “PenPal” – originally posted to Reddit before becoming a published book. All chapters included - PenPal episode “Footsteps” *** PenPal episode “Balloons” *** PenPal episode “Boxes” *** PenPal episode “Maps” *** PenPal episode “Screens” *** PenPal episode “Friends”
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“PenPal” written by reddit user 1000Vultures (on subreddit r/nosleep.): http://ow.ly/VPn7308MOg5
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: July 15, 2018

CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/penpal/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.

0:10.0

He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection.

0:15.0

Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right.

0:19.0

All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling.

0:23.0

Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.

0:26.0

Piando ferries, there is another way.

0:29.0

Ah, she's brilliant.

0:31.0

Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival, three for a city break.

0:37.0

It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent.

0:41.0

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:43.2

All right.

0:44.0

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:46.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:49.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:52.8

All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.

0:55.6

Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.

0:58.1

P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.

1:00.5

Stories and I'm straying away from the usual and fulfilling a request of a fellow weirdo.

1:16.4

One of my YouTube viewers suggested that I should narrate this famous creepy pasta entitled

1:21.6

Penpal.

1:23.6

Each part was originally posted on Reddit as a standalone story, so it's really more like

1:29.1

a series of six stories.

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