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The NoSleep Podcast

S23 Ep20: NoSleep Podcast S23E20

The NoSleep Podcast

Creative Reason Media Inc.

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

4.613.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

It's Episode 20 of Season 23. Tune in to WNSP for tales about trying tasks.

"The Relic Eater"
written by Daniel Ray (Story starts around 00:04:20)
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Dylan - Jeff Clement, Customer - Elie Hirschman, Grandma - Nikolle Doolin, Mom - Kristen DiMercurio

"Gate C12" written by D. Corisis (Story starts around 00:24:40)
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator - Mike DelGaudio, Mike - Matthew Bradford, Phone Laura - Sarah Thomas, Airport Laura - Sarah Thomas, Elderly Woman - Kristen DiMercurio, Airport Worker - Wafiyyah White

"Summerland"
written by Charlie Davenport (Story starts around 00:51:20)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
TRIGGER WARNING!
Cast: Narrator - Dan Zappulla, Grandpa - Jesse Cornett, Grandma - Mary Murphy, Carol Creelman - Danielle McRae

"Goat Valley Campgrounds Season 2 - Chapter 10" written and adapted for audio by Bonnie Quinn (Story starts around 01:17:10)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Starring Kate - Linsay Rousseau, Buyer - AllontÈ Barakat, The Man with No Shadow - Graham Rowat, The Man with the Skull Cup - Mick Wingert, Senior Camper - Atticus Jackson, Dancer - Mary Murphy, Bryan - Kyle Akers, Russell - Jesse Cornett

"Tickborne" written by H.V. Patterson (Story starts around 01:11:50)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Narrator - Nichole Goodnight, Woman - Linsay Rousseau

"Forsyth Mercer & The Hound of the Haggelbahd" written by Oli A. White (Story starts around 01:23:45)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Barry - Joel Blackwell, Forsyth Mercer - David Cummings, Crypty - Jessica McEvoy, Arabella - Ilana Charnelle, Benneton Darkwater - AllontÈ Barakat, Dina - Sarah Thomas, Server - Mike DelGaudio

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Click here to learn more about D. Corisis
Click here to learn more about H.V. Patterson
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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"The Relic Eater" illustration courtesy of Kelly Turnbull

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0:00.0

WNSP. You're listening to the darkness of the night, WNSB's overnight programming.

0:12.2

I'm D.C. and I'll be your host during these dark hours. This will be my last program before Thanksgiving. So for all of you planning on

0:25.0

celebrating the day, I hope all the turkey and stuffing and sweet potato casserole with the marshmallows

0:33.0

on top tastes extra delicious this year. I sure am thankful that all you folks still listen to the darkness of the night.

0:44.3

And as you know, Thanksgiving in Crypted Valley is a unique experience.

0:51.3

For some reason, the swamp area always seems to turn an extra deep shade of green.

0:57.0

Have you ever noticed that? It always happens right around the end of November.

1:04.0

And no, I do not subscribe to the theory that our swamp is where the Grinch lives during the warmer seasons,

1:13.3

and the greening of the swamp is him rising to prepare for his Christmas season of torment.

1:21.3

I do not consider the Grinch to be a viable cryptid.

1:26.5

But swamps do make for good cryptid sightings, so keep your

1:31.2

eyes peeled for any extra green creatures down there.

1:38.6

Now let's kick off the program with a visit from our creepy friends as we hear the latest episode of the

1:47.4

No Sleep Podcast. A rustle of the leaves, a fleeting movement at the edge of your vision.

1:59.5

How often have you walked a forest trail at dusk,

2:02.6

only to feel the unmistakable sensation that something unseen is watching you?

2:08.6

For centuries, humans have populated the darkness with creatures of legend,

2:13.6

whose existence remains unproven, yet whose presence is undeniable in the whispered

2:20.6

tales of those who dare venture too deep into the wild.

2:29.0

Brace yourself for the no sleep podcast. Welcome to the No Sleep Podcast. I'm your host, David Cummings.

3:02.8

As we head into the week of Thanksgiving, I will once again express my gratitude for everyone who makes this show possible.

3:10.9

From the amazingly talented people who bring the stories to life, to you, our sleepless listeners.

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