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The NoSleep Podcast

S23 Ep5: NoSleep Podcast S23E05

The NoSleep Podcast

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4.613.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

It's Episode 05 of Season 23. Tune in to WNSP for tales about sinister senses.

"The Last Time I Played Hide and Seek" written by Connor Isaac (Story starts around 00:05:45)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator - Matthew Bradford, George - Allonté Barakat, Not George - Allonté Barakat, Not Narrator - Matthew Bradford

"Faces" written by Charlie Hughes (Story starts around 00:22:10)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Louisa - Ash Millman, Dr Zoe Chadwick - Penny Scott-Andrews, Mother - Erika Sanderson, Voice - David Ault, Lizzie - Erika Sanderson

"Demolition Date"
written by CB Jones (Story starts around 00:47:55)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator - Mike DelGaudio

"Pain Relief"
written by Wenzler Powers (Story starts around 01:11:00)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Bo - Jeff Clement, Devon - Dan Zappulla, Roy - Atticus Jackson, Savannah - Nichole Goodnight, Mark - Jesse Cornett, Voice - David Cummings, Game Mark - Jesse Cornett, Virtual Savannah - Nichole Goodnight

"The Good Guys" written by Ricky Olson (Story starts around 01:59:25)
TRIGGER WARNING!
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Narrator - Joel from Lets Read, Boy - Elie Hirschman, Father - Graham Rowat, Man - Dan Zappulla, Woman - Nichole Goodnight

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Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
"Pain Relief" illustration courtesy of Krys Hookuh

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Transcript

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0:00.0

WNSP

0:02.0

You're listening to Hour 3 of the Darkness of the Night, WNSP's Overnight Programming, D.C. at the Mic.

0:16.0

You know, when people find out I'm from the Crypted valley area, many are willing to share their own

0:22.1

experiences with cryptid encounters. A cousin of mine lives in Braxton County, West Virginia.

0:30.1

He told me he works with an older man who claims to have been one of the boys who saw the

0:35.3

infamous Flatwoods monster back in 52. The man was living

0:41.3

near Flatwoods at the time, and one night he and his friends said they encountered a tall,

0:48.1

alien-like figure with a spade-shaped head and glowing eyes surrounded by a foul smell and mist.

0:57.0

Making this an even stranger sighting was the fact that the man said the kids had seen a bright

1:03.5

light streak across the sky not long before they saw the creature.

1:09.7

Was this a cryptic sightiting or an extraterrestrial visitor?

1:14.5

Or was it simply a misidentified owl or meteorological phenomenon? Either way, the folks from

1:22.8

that part of West Virginia still talk about this folklore to this day.

1:34.6

And I'm glad the Flatwoods monster has yet to be cited here in Crypted Valley.

1:41.9

Think about that while you listen to our regular segment here on the Darkness of the Night,

1:45.7

an episode of the No Sleep podcast.

1:55.7

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

2:02.5

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

2:05.9

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

2:12.3

remains unproven, yet whose presence is undeniable in the whispered

2:17.5

tales of those who dare

2:19.4

venture too deep

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