Tapes of Trepidation

Tape #95 The Throat of God

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“There is no darkness so pure, so absolute as the darkness that lives inside a cave 100 meters underwater."___The Throat of God was written by ...

Tape #94 Death of a Star

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“On February 22nd, 2035, the announcement was made. NASA confirmed that within the next twenty-four hours, a star in our system would die."___D...

Tape #93 Forgotten Something

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"I climbed up the hill and saw a small building with a radio antenna on its roof in the near distance, with two lit windows. I crouched and began...

Tape #92 Never Use the Last Locker on the Left

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“I paused for a second, as my uncle's words echoed in my brain: "Never use the last locker on the left." Admittedly, I was freaked out...

Tape #91 Out of Order

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Each landing looked exactly like the last, but not in the way identical floors usually did. There was no sense of repetition, no feeling of copy...

Tape #90 I Work at a Family Fun Centre, and I’m Pretty Sure the Ball-Pit Is Bottomless

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Kids go into the ball pit and don’t come out. Nobody complains, nobody’s reported missing. But I know for a fact that not only do some kids ...

Tape #89 Work Schedule & The Worker

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Please treat all of our merchandise with the utmost care! Our company's assets are of great importance to us. We have a zero-tolerance polic...

Tape #88 Putrid Love

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Everywhere you go, I follow. Everywhere you stay, I loiter. I never go away. Without you, I wouldn't exist."___Putrid Love was written ...

Tape #87 My Mistake

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"You know how there are those moments in life in which you are presented with a choice, and you feel that you cannot win? I suspect that the rest...

Tape #86 Your Very Own Robot Clone! & Disintegrating

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

“Pretty soon, you won't even be able to tell the difference between the Friendly Clone 1.0 and yourself!"___Your Very Own Robot Clone! was written b...

Tape #85 Ladders

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Ladders scare me the most. It doesn't matter if they're rickety or not; I avoid them. I don't use them; I don't like the sight o...

Tape #84 Gas Station Clerk

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"The gas station guy's skin is as sickly as the grimy lights that started flickering ever since he took the shift. He looks like he hasn'...

Tape #83 A Coffin of Metal and Cold

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"I've gotta stay as relaxed as possible. If I think about how cold I am, the shivering becomes uncontrollable. Someone will come by. I’m su...

Tape #82 A Crash After the Ice Storm on NC Highway 18

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"It felt like hours had gone by. Or maybe it was days. Months. Years. Really, it wasn't possible to measure time's subjective passage whe...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 12 - It Only Comes on Christmas Eve

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Don’t let it take your joy away. Don’t let it numb you to the goodness in life, don’t let it turn you into me. LET. IT. STARVE."___It Only Come...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 11 - If You Hear Sleigh Bells

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Run. I can't think of anything else to say other than run. But I guess for that to make sense, I'd have to go into detail about what hap...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 10 - The Christmas Circus

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The Christmas Circus will be in town soon, Jackie. You don’t want to find yourself swept away with them, do you? "___The Christmas Circus...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 9 - Festival

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"There is death in the clouds, There is fear in the night, For the dead in their shrouds. Hail the sun’s turning flight, And chant wild in the woods...

12 Scares of Christmas: Day 8 - No Gifts This Year

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"When I woke up this morning, I found the house to be empty. It was strange. I seriously doubt that my family would leave for my aunt's house without ...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 7 - Midnight

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"At first, I found it cute that all the neighbourhood cats had come to party on my fence. But an uncomfortable chill overshadowed my amusement as...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 6 - The Killing Fields

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Every year, with the first snowfall, I fill with dread. I've witnessed massacres. Slaughters. Annually, like clockwork."___The Killing ...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 5 - The Nicest Man on Holly Street

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"December was his favourite month. The city did half his work for him. Snow covered evidence. Storms kept decent people inside. Everyone who was ...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 4 - A Very Yule Cat Christmas

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Every Christmas Eve, it would prowl and lurk through the snowy shadows, hunting for its next victim…"___A Very Yule Cat Christmas was written and n...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 3 - The Snow Began to Fall

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"More than a month had passed us by, the door was blocked, no way outside. My sister withered, frail, she died, and father’s sanity declined."___The...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 2 - The Carolers

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The Carolers is a phenomenon that occurs predominantly during the month of December."___The Carolers was written by MakRalston___Story Link: https://...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 1 - A Lonely Man's Christmas Wish

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I saw your letter and gave you what you wished for most. Merry Christmas. S.C.” ___A Lonely Man's Christmas Wish was written by TJ Hodder____Narrat...

Tape #81 My Absurd Defeat

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Even more absurd is that the prints are as though someone was walking towards me, yet the man is clearly walking in front of me. This guy must b...

Tape #80 I Work as an Overnight Snow Shoveler, and Last Night, Something Was Following Me

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I was about to move on when out of the corner of my eye I swore I saw something flicker underneath a street light. It was super quick, kinda lik...

Tape #79 Do You Know The Way Out?

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"If you're hearing this, perhaps you are lost too? If so, can…can you help me? Please tell me, do you know the way out?"___Do You Know...

Tape #78 Dreamer & Dreamless

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“I continued along the path, stepping gently on the soft grass, but soon I began to have the feeling of being watched. My dream-self ignored it for ...

Tape #77 Follower

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"It was then that I heard a faint rustling sound behind me. It seemed inconspicuous at first. The mere rustle of leaves. Yet after a while of lis...

Tape #76 Don't Look Down

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The Void opened a few years ago. It's just this great, big mass of... well, space."___Don't Look Down was written by 41488p-fduser_...

Halloween Week: Day 5 - My Last Halloween

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"A feeling inside told me they should not go toward that voice, and I called for them to stop as they turned toward the door."___My Last Hal...

Halloween Week: Day 4 - Skeleton in my Closet

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"There’s a skeleton in my closet, and from all that I can see, that bony, lanky figure is staring back at me.”___Skeleton in my Closet was wr...

Halloween Week: Day 3 - Come In, Dear

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Oh, you’re not supposed to go into the homes of strangers? Don’t worry, I’m safe. I won’t do anything. Cross my heart."___Please Ta...

Halloween Week: Day 2 - Please Take Just One

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"You like candy, you little shit!?"___Please Take Just One was written by Umbrello___Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Please_...

Halloween Week: Day 1 - Movie Buff

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I can see him out there. I know this game."___Movie Buff was written by Lordfudgington___Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Mo...

Tape #75 All Depart from Here

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Around six hundred meters away, I saw a solid white line: the high school sports team, marching in double file on the beach. They weren’t walk...

Tape #74 A Beautiful Fall

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I looked up and saw my brother gracefully descending above me. As I reached for him, I hit the ground. The last thing I hear is a bone-shattering cru...

Tape #73 A Small Radio

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"At 12:15 AM, tune the radio to AM 11.1. The man will speak in a deep mumble, untranslatable. You will feel a slight headache. Don't stop listening."_...

Tape #72 The Ozark Cable Incident

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"A brief spark of static appeared on the screen, and I sat in eager anticipation for the episode to resume…”___The Ozark Cable Incident was writte...

Tape #71 The Lonely Universe

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm in an empty and seemingly endless void. Floating here all alone, in some random direction."___The Lonely Universe was written by Da...

Tape #70 The Strangest Fieldtrip I Ever Went On

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"To this day, I have frequent nightmares relating to that brief suspension of reality in that video gallery..."___The Strangest Field Trip I...

Campfire Sessions VIII: What the Moon Brings

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Tonight, we explore three stories that share just what the moon can bring."___The First Story: Full Moon was written by Shinigami.Eyes___St...

Campfire Sessions VII: Urban Legends Vol. 2

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Tonight, we dive into three more creepy Urban Legends!"___The First Story: Black -Eyed Children is a retelling of the classic urban legend, written b...

Campfire Sessions VI: Ghost Stories

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"We can’t have the Campfire Sessions without a few…ghost stories.”___The First Story: Head on a Mirror was written by Adam Carl Castillo __...

Campfire Sessions V: Childhood Memories

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Sometimes when looking back, you realize how horrifying some Childhood Memories are.”___The First Story: Someone Broke into My House was writt...

Campfire Sessions IV: What Waits in the Dark

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"You never truly know what waits in the dark.”___The First Story: They Know I’m Here Now was written by Never You Mind Who___Story Link: http...

Campfire Sessions III - Into the Forest

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Forests can hold many mysteries, strange places and horrifying creatures."___The First Story: Forest Dweller was written by Adamwalker___St...

Campfire Sessions II: Urban Legends Vol. 1

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Urban legends hold a special place in the hearts of those who share scary stories around a campfire."___The First Story: The Owl at 1 AM wa...

Campfire Sessions I: By the Light of a Campfire

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"There are so many strange, captivating and terrifying tales that take place by the light of a campfire.”___The First Story: A Campfire Story w...

Tape #69 Hit To Kill

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"After the initial impact, you were sent flying. You could feel your head hit hard against the unforgiving concrete."___Hit to Kill was writ...

Tape #68 The Roswell Thesis

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Roswell was their idea. The UFOs may be theirs, but only toys perhaps…so that their true nature might be tucked away.”___The Roswell Thesis was...

A Peek into the Patreon Archive: The Well to Hell & The Absence of Sound

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, dear listeners. Due to some life events I briefly discussed in the intro, we're doing things a little differently this week! Prepare, as we...

Tape #67 Floater

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"It's hard to know how long I've been drifting—bobbing, ebbing, flowing with the mostly gentle current. The fact that I know anything a...

Tape #66 Karma and Beer Bottles

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Typical karma…”___Karma and Beer Bottles was written by Sadguybluu___Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Karma_and_Beer_Bottles____...

Tape #65 A Developer's Own Downfall

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“I felt a doubtful fear and slowly crept up to my computer, as if it was going to pounce out at me. A folder called "playergroup" was open...

Tape #64 My Coworker was Indestructible

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“People still tried to joke around with him all the time, though– mainly about the fact that he seemed to never get hurt, or even react to things ...

Tape #63 Brick

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“To anyone watching, it was just one more building block, indistinguishable from the rest. Yet, something about it seemed out of place.” ___Brick ...

Tape #62 The Cat in the Attic & A Good Night's Sleep

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*SPOLIER ALERT*The cat is gonna be fine, I promise!___“My pet cat Snuffles had a habit of staying in the attic for extended periods of time..."___Si...

Tape #61 Regret on a Lonely Road

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“There were so many times I used these roads as an escape from reality. No matter what was going on, it wasn't anything some good tunes, and a l...

Tape #60 The Box Journal

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“I keep having nightmares that I’m trapped in a box…”___The Box Journal was written by Night Spirit ___Story Link:https://creepypasta.fandom.c...

Tape #59 Death Rides a Pale Horse

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“The streetlamps up ahead would flicker for several seconds before dying out entirely. This continued, one by one, until the lamp nearest to him wen...

Tape #58 Funeral Homes Aren't Exactly What You Think They Are

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Our true calling is to protect the living from the aftermath of what death does to some beings when they pass.”___Funeral Homes Aren't Exactl...

Tape #57 Infinite Library

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Have you ever needed a book that is very obscure or maybe even no longer in existence? Fear not, for I am here to tell you that there is a way to a...

Tape #56 The Quiet Sky

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“There were those who truly believed that we had been contacted for the first time by an extraterrestrial race like us; one ready to communicate. Re...

Tape #55 Shower Thoughts

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Beyond the whitewashed walls of my bathroom, through the dark wooden door, there are things. Things that must be ignored. Things that must be kept ...

Tape #54 Aisle 13 & The Abandoned Convenience Store

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Aisle 13...it doesn't show up for everyone.” ___Side A - Aisle 13 was written by DogsAreCute11___Side B - The Abandoned Convenience Store was wri...

Tape #53 These Record Shop Trade-Ins Were Not What I Expected

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The second the needle hit the vinyl, I heard a loud, distorted buzzing. Static, almost like it was coming through a broken speaker. Then it clea...

Tape #52 It Calls from the Deep

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Destiny cannot be undone, answer the call that beckons you."___It Calls from the Deep was written by Mr.HeavyRadioStory Link: https://creepypasta.fan...

Tape #51 Lover from Wet, Fever Dreams

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"They stare, not saying a word, waiting for you to make a move. Will you?"___Lover from Wet, Fever Dreams was written by MakRalstonStory Lin...

Tape #50 The Itch

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"It's a feeling you know, the one when something is off. An itch needing to be scratched..." ___ The Itch was written by Reddit User Impossible_Bits99...

Tape #49 Weak

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"As the doctor reaches towards your IV; you notice a small item in their hand...a needle." ___ Weak was written by Anarchic Operations Story...

Tape #48 Teddy & The Secret Lives of Toys

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Have you ever thought that maybe when you’re away, the toys want to play their own games?" ___ Side A - Teddy was written by Raidenist Story Link: ...

Tape #47 The Empty Suite

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I was up late working on a paper when I felt the floor vibrate beneath my feet—just that one thump. I ignored it, assuming something had falle...

Tape #46 This Bottle

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The bottle is sitting on my refrigerator shelf. I'm afraid to waste it. I miss my family. I dream about them, but it isn't the same. My greatest fear...

Tape #45 KXXV New Year's Day Interruption

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"At 1:42 AM, on New Year's Day of 2002, the ABC television station in Waco, Texas (named KXXV) was hacked into and a creepy broadcast was sent over th...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 12 - Yule Horror

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"There is snow on the ground, and the valleys are cold, and a midnight profound." ___ Yule Horror was written by H.P. Lovecraft Story Link: https://he...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 11 - 'Twas the Fright Before Christmas

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"There, on the lawn, knelt a man rather thick, the blood on his coat told me he was St. Nick." ___ 'Twas the Fright Before Christmas was written by Dr...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 10 - Knock Knock

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Hey, Nicky, wanna play a game?" ___ Knock Knock was written by Daniel Barton ___ Narration, Production, and Sound Design was by TJ Hodder. ___...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 9 - Mystery Under the Tree

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I guess we really don’t know what might be awaiting us underneath those layers of wrapping paper on Christmas morning.” ___ Mystery Under the T...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 8 - The Letter of Oblivion

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I am the bringer of oblivion." ___ The Letter of Oblivion was written by Humansmoke Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Letter_of_Obl...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 7 - The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney with Care

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Someone very soon is going to wipe the frost away from the front window and look into the living room. They will see everything in its proper place, ...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 6 - Merry Chritmas

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Bethany used to tell me about an elf that would hide in her house. I just thought her parents must have been hiding a toy elf or something but I aske...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 5 - Stocking Stuffers

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The stockings were my favourite thing out of everything I had. a combination of red and white, so wonderful, so unreal. I was proud of them, and they...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 4 - Christmas Eve

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"What seemed to be the greatest Christmas Eve of all, turned out to be the most horrible of them all, a night to remember...” ___ Christmas Eve was ...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 3 - The Eternal Cold

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Oh, why did we have to go answer the door?” ___ The Eternal Cold was written by Der Höllische and Der Schatten. Story Link: https://creepypasta.fa...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 2 - The Naughty List

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"At the least… now I knew the truth about Santa Claus.” ___ The Naughty List was written by RedNovaTyrant Story Link: https://creepypasta.fandom.c...

The 12 Scares of Christmas: Day 1 - It's Christmas Again

14 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Near the fire, in the far corner left of the Christmas tree, there sat an elf. Or, rather, what claimed to be an elf.” ___ It’s Christmas Again w...

Tape #44 Cold Storage

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The temperature outside is twelve below zero, and the snow is thick enough to cave your roof in. My world has ended, but the snow keeps falling. Ther...

Tape #43 Comet

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"During the night of December 2nd, 1985, a handful of witnesses from varying states, countries, and providences would report a celestial event undocum...

Tape #42 Without

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"What do you do when the clock is irrevocably wrong? My watch continues to tick, the digits keep moving forward, but nothing else does." ___ Without w...

Tape #41 What's Under My Bed?

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

" I'm hoping I'm wrong and that maybe I really am just crazy but in case I'm gone tomorrow, just know that whatever is under my bed took me." ___ I'm ...

Tape #40 The Man Who Felt Nothing

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I didn't feel scared, or shocked, my face was just as blank as his. After a moment he tilted his head to the side, almost as if questioning my lack o...

Tape #39 The U-Haul Incident

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Nothing that I’ve seen or cleaned up over the years could’ve ever prepared me for what I saw yesterday..." ___ The U-Haul Incident was written by...

Halloween Week - The Day After Halloween

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"That's why I love the day after Halloween so much! All the calls I get for cleaning up after the more…sinister side of the holiday we all know and ...

Halloween Week: Tape #38 The Last Time I Went Trick-or-Treating

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"I was excited, this would be a night I'd remember forever! Little did I know how right I was about that..." ___ The Last Time I Went Trick-or-Treatin...

Halloween Week - Hallowe'en in a Suburb

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"So here again stretch the vale and plain that moons long-forgotten saw, and the dead leap gay in the pallid ray, sprung out of the tomb's black maw t...

Halloween Week - Spooky Season

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"The kids always scream, when they come to my house on Halloween..." ___ Spooky Season was written byStalkerShrike Story Link: https://creepypasta.fa...

Halloween Week - Little Carver

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Everyone loved my pumpkins. The neighbours would always say how talented I was to craft such expressive faces. My dad started calling me his 'little ...