Chapter 1: What is the premise of the story 'Turn It Off'?
Welcome back to Creepcast. Welcome, my friends, to 2026. Isaiah, tell us what we're reading today. And I'm going to start the year off very strong. Can I start it off strong?
For them, it's already been 2026. There's been like two or three episodes uploaded before this one.
But this is the first actual recording.
Aren't they getting Marble Hornets 3 before this?
Yes, but that's Creep TV. That's a completely different property that we don't own.
I think we do own that. There's like two other recordings we've done before it too. I don't think you know what you're talking about. Anyway, go ahead.
This is the first one, and I want to start off the year extremely strong, and that's why I want to say I'm going to, I'm going to throw a curveball out there and I'm going to take a risk because that's what good men do. And I'm going to say this is going to be the scariest fucking story that we've ever read.
Okay. Would you describe yourself as a good man?
Well, absolutely. Well, Isaiah, it's open to interpretation. That's telling. I'll tell you what, today we're going to be reading a story about
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Chapter 2: How does the author create suspense in the narrative?
I think it's a new year. We should have some new rules. And I think one would be at the beginning of the episode, because a lot of these, we're getting into territories now where even Isaiah has not read the stories, right?
We've talked to the- We have covered multiple stories that I have not read before.
Well, yeah, but I'm saying that before it was like, oh, I've read this one or I've heard about it, like blah, blah, blah.
I'm saying now you're getting- I just said I've heard about this one.
Yeah, but you didn't really know much about it. Just fucking let me talk for a second. How does that sound?
Can I do that? Can I breathe? Can I breathe? I don't have a choice. I don't have any other choice. Go ahead.
I want us to do a thing where starting right now until the end of the year, we can change. This is a yearly thing. We don't have to do it forever, but we're going to guess what the story is about based off the title alone. And we guess, and whoever's the most right at the end, you get a point. And at the end of the year, we'll tally it up and we'll see who wins. Try to tell me that isn't fun.
Sure. Sure, we can do that. Do you want me to keep track of it in here?
No, we'll have the editors and the fans, the editors. We will have ways. We don't have to worry about it, all right? The scores, I don't want to fucking think about it until the end of the year when it's presented to me because I will forget. But I have to keep this alive. I have to keep these rules alive.
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Chapter 3: What are the main character's fears and how do they manifest?
You try to tell me, and I want you to be, I want you to be completely honest. Cause you're, I know, I understand that you like to bully me and that's becoming your noose.
I like to bully you. Yes. That's what you think the dynamic of the show is.
That is a dynamic of the show. You put me down and I have to fucking scrape my knees and get back up.
Yeah. That's what, that's what it is.
So you try to tell me right now that if you were like, oh, let's play this tape. It's your dad candlelit room. He has a massage table. It's like your dad practicing.
You keep changing. Is he rubbing a hammer? Is he like massaging a ham?
It has not changed yet. I'm saying that he's still massaging the ham. I'm giving more details, which would be the dad. It's like, think of like a massage room, candles, something that, you know, like the music. Remember like an ocean sound. The dad is intensely excited.
digging into this ham like a full like a full christmas ham on the table and try to tell me like actually finding that tape yeah i mean at first you'd be like yeah sure whatever but if it kept popping up that would be a little freaking freaky if i'm being honest i mean i i could be completely wrong but that's i mean and i'm not saying it's the most creative it's i'm you know this is just my first thing so we'll see and we'll see who's closest i don't know i don't know
Are you done with your warmup? The what? Are you done getting into character and everything?
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Chapter 4: What role does the setting play in building tension?
alright well Pookie needs to get stuff too sometimes dude oh my gosh okay what man if you're coming at me and you're airing my dirty laundry then let's just fucking lay it out as it is between the ham talk and the massage and everything else you're beating around the bush you've been a little steamy already but there's no need to there ain't no beating around the bush I am in the bush Okay.
Okay. I am the Bush. Okay. All right. Turn it off by Paul and chill. Thank you to all of our audio listeners. Thank you so much to our Patreon supporters. We love you guys a lot. Appreciate all the support that you guys have been giving us. I got a lot of cool new projects on the way that we'll be announcing very soon, hopefully. So stay tuned for that, but thank you guys.
Is that anything else we need to add, Hunter?
Do you think that this is going to be a scary story? You didn't really... I'm thinking this is going to be a scary one. Do you think this is actually going to be scary?
I think it'll be creepy.
I'm trying to go into this year, and I'm going to tell you guys right now, I am raising the bar of excitement. I am too negative too quickly. And that's, that's my new year's resolution is I'm going to be more positive. I'm going to, I'm going to try to enjoy these stories more and I'm going to get into it. You know what I mean? I'm going to, I'm making that fucking promise right now.
It's because I saw, I saw the ending of stranger things and it's just, it's turned me for the better.
Was it good? Did it end well? I thought everyone hated it. No, it ended very well. I feel like there's some sarcasm there, but whatever. Nah, man. All right. Are you ready? Yes. Turn it off. I rested my arms behind my head, skim reading the credits of a movie I just watched.
After seeing them through about halfway, I lifted myself from the sofa and walked to the kitchen, stretching my arms out above me. I opened the fridge door and found a full carton of juice. So I sat down on the kitchen counter by the window, cracked open the lid, took several long, noisy gulps. When I couldn't drink anymore, I gasped to let in new air and wipe my mouth on the back of my hand.
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Chapter 5: How do the characters react to the mysterious figure in the garden?
I think that's the idea. I think the idea is he doesn't have friends. He's not like partying, hanging out. Yeah. Turn it off. I declined the invitation to join them. I didn't dislike the place or my relatives, but we usually stayed there so long that I'd miss out on most of summer break, and I'd truthfully rather spend it with my friends in town.
I was a good kid who knew how to wash clothes and use an oven, and generally not an idiot, so they let me stay at the house so long as I kept it clean. As I sat, looking out into the garden to check for anything scary in the dark, it was empty and black. I kind of wished we had a pet, a dog or a cat would be nice about now, but their hair always made me sneeze and my eyes go red and itchy.
With that in mind, my dad said no, even though I wouldn't mind it. At 9.22pm, I put the rest of the juice carton back in the fridge door and went back over to the window. Hoisting myself onto the counter again, I glanced out to the garden and identified the shadows one by one to make sure everything was in its place. The bushes were their usual shape.
Two small trees stood together by the back fence, a metal table with four chairs set casually on the patio.
They have not said how old this person, this child is, right? Right. Okay. The hoisting up on the counter did make it seem young.
It's jumping between 19 or 8.
That's the brilliance of chills. That's what I love.
Um, if I had to guess, this kid's 13.
I think that's fair. He has a healthy split between the two. Yeah, yeah, I think it's 13. He's a very short... Are we saying he's like a dwarf?
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Chapter 6: What happens during the climax of the story?
Still, my heart quickened a bit as I stood there straining to see his or her shape in the darkness at the end of the garden. I had to keep glancing away to keep their fuzzy outline clear in my vision. They were standing very still and were a little thin, but that's all I could see. I couldn't tell anything else. I said out loud. It was the garden umbrella leaning up against the back fence.
I forgot that we used it for barbecues. I smiled at myself, pleased that I didn't get too worked up and went upstairs to my bedroom. I laid on the bed and propped my head up on a pillow, opening my laptop on my stomach to see if anybody was online. Apparently, someone else was bored and saw my name pop up.
Hey.
Hey, you okay?
Yeah, bored. Are your parents still away?
For a couple more weeks.
Why don't I come around?
I don't want to be rude, but I kind of can't be bothered to hang out tonight, lol. Thanks, though. What?
Why? You're just drinking juice.
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Chapter 7: How does the story resolve and what is the final twist?
I took out a couple of the easy to reach ones and had a stroke of good luck as the tent bag came into view. I leaned over the other boxes and picked up the bag and took the big garden umbrella that's set beside it too, just in case it rained tomorrow. I paused. I put the tent down. It took me a couple of seconds to get back to the kitchen window and focus on the darkness outside.
My eyes weren't yet adjusted to the dark, so I couldn't see all the way to the back fence. Oh! Oh, okay. That actually, you know, I was making fun of it, but that actually worked pretty well because like the level of detail, I wasn't thinking when he mentioned that he moved the garden umbrella, but my head did go, oh, is it like the one outside?
But I had the realization the same time the author did like, oh, if the umbrella's in here, then what was that out there? That's pretty good. Turning off the kitchen light, I leaned on the counter and continued staring at the same point. The other garden features began to fade into view one by one, but in my previous mental image. I wasn't sure what I wanted to see.
The darkness gave way to the familiar forms I knew. But after a while, I was certain there still stood a figure against the back garden fence. It hadn't moved. I stood there for 15 minutes looking at it. I couldn't tell its shape properly, but it did look like someone standing there. I decided it wasn't a threat. I thought if I was in any real danger, I would have been a lot more worried by now.
That thought kept me calm, but I also wanted to find out what it was. I couldn't stand there forever. I jogged upstairs, picked up my laptop, and brought it down to me with the counter. Could you come around now? Yeah, I think I can see something in my garden.
What is it? An animal?
No, it's tall. I thought it was an umbrella.
And now you're sure it isn't?
I don't know. I thought it was someone, but now I'm sure it's not a person. It just looks weird, and I don't think it was there before. Before when? I don't know. Earlier today, maybe? I can't remember. Are you scared? I'd feel better if someone else was here.
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Chapter 8: What themes are explored through the characters' experiences?
A minute later, he noticed. That black thing? Yeah. Um... We both stood there, looking at it for a while. I have expected it to be gone when he looked. He leaned over the counter.
It's just a big plant or a plank of wood or something. Let's go watch TV. Will you check with me to make sure? Do you have a torch?
Oh, gross. Oh, he's British. They're British. Oh, I don't know if we can continue the story in good conscience.
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