A rustle of the leaves, a fleeting movement at the edge of your vision.

How often have you walked a forest trail at dusk, only to feel the unmistakable sensation that something unseen is watching you.

For centuries, humans have populated the darkness

is creatures of the world.

I have had the... Damn it! Nothing is going right these days. WNSP is off the air. The theme music won't play properly, and my trip to this swamp in Virginia has left me knee-deep in muck and mud.

This is not the way I wanted to present the season finale.

But yes, greetings, sleepless listeners.

This is the No Sleep, Podcast, and I'm your host, David Cummings.

We have reached the end of season 23. Well, technically,

the Christmas episode is the end of the season, but you get the idea. And despite me being

stuck in this swamp, I want to take a moment to thank you for listening to our show during

season 23. It's been a fun one to present with all the cryptids and strange creatures running amok all season.

I can only hope this swamp doesn't have too many cryptids lurking about.

We really do appreciate all the support you give us.

By listening to the show, and if you find yourself able, by being part of our

sleepless universe platform, by following us on social media, by being active online, sharing our

stories with others, and by just being fans of what we do. We know the horror storytelling podcast

world is getting bigger, so we're grateful you make us a part of your listening routine.

And since this season finale is being presented in full to all our listeners, we are only able to do that with the help of our great sponsors.

And yes, I know it's easy to just skip over ads in shows, but it's these companies

that make our show available to you absolutely free. I hope you drop by their sites to learn more

about them. That helps them, and even more importantly, it really helps us and allows us to bring

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