Have you ever dreamt of being trapped in an endless shopping mall that feels oddly familiar?

Well, you wouldn't be alone.

In 2021, a strange subreddit emerged where thousands of users described the same surreal place featuring looping hallways, flickering lights, and unsettling

rules.

No one knows where it started or why so many remember it.

So today, we explore the shared dream phenomenon and the strange subreddit known as the

mall world.

This is Red Web.

Welcome back Task Force to another episode of Red Web, the podcast all about Unsolved Mysteries, true crime, and the paranormal.

I'm your resident mystery enthusiast, Trevor Collins, and joining me hearing this internet case for the very first time, Alfredo Diaz.

It's gotta be mind-numbing to just be in a place or just it's endless and there's no

sense of direction whatsoever.

But also how can a place like that exists except for in your mind?

Indeed.

Good questions. You're laying the foundation

for things we're going to explore today. But man, am I excited to be back on an online mystery?

It is where we cut our teeth. It is our bread and butter. We love exploring online mysteries.

It's one of our favorites. And this one is super unique. We've covered unique subredits in the past. You know,

in the past we did the internet files one and two, where they're kind of like smaller bytes.

R-slash Martin was this really interesting city where people were experiencing all sorts of

things. And, you know, when you do an online mystery, it's the question of, is it an ARG, is it made

up? Is there something else here? And I got pulled into the mall world not too long ago where

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