S24 Ep21: NoSleep Podcast S24E21
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What themes of solitude are explored in the NoSleep Podcast?
Water. It gives us life. We are drawn to it. Yet it holds immense power over us. It can bring unspeakable horror to the most familiar places.
What is the story behind 'Phantom Perception' by Jasper Downie?
Your morning shower, a tranquil riverbank, or the endless ocean. it's time to dive deep into the abyss. From the dark waters of the Cape Fear River, immerse yourself in horror as you brace yourself for the No Sleep Podcast.
Thank you for joining us for the No Sleep Podcast. I'm your guest host. No, actually, I'm just your host, David Cummings. Well, the balloons have popped, the streamer's taken down, and the leftover cake has gone stale. Yes, we had a lot of fun celebrating our 15th anniversary, thanks to everyone who made it so special. And there's no sleeping here at the No Sleep Podcast, so we're well into our 16th year as we keep the horror hits coming. Coming. Keep them coming. We'll see you next time. And speaking of hearing some of our team in special roles, I know many of you will be excited to learn about a new audio project in the works, one that features the talents of many of our No Sleep family. It's called Beck's End, and the Kickstarter campaign has recently launched.
When floodwaters swallow an idyllic Lake District village, a stranded journalist finds herself trapped in a rising tide of fear. Cut off from the outside world, she begins to uncover horrors, both human and biblical, lurking beneath the surface. Beck's End is a folk horror audio drama about isolation, belief, radicalization, and whether redemption is possible. Beck's End is created by friend of the show, Mark Nixon, of Shadows at the Door Productions, with associate producer, and familiar voice around here, Ash Millman. Mark describes the inspiration for the show, one that he's been working on for the past 10 years, as a, quote, British take on Salem's Lot meets Rear Window, underpinned by a creeping dread inspired by horror video game Alan Wake, end quote.
Beck's End is fundamentally a folk horror experience, defined by its soundscape and talented genre actors exploring the quiet dread and insidious underbelly of small-town Britain under threat from the paranormal. Now... Let's see, I think I can still remember how to host this show.
How does 'Your Dead Mom’s Chocolate Cupcakes' by Laura Kulik address body image issues?
I'm back to doing it all alone. And that seems appropriate. Because, like a lot of people feel, doing things alone can be a nice break from hectic crowds. But when it comes to horror, finding yourself alone in places where you expect others to be can be deeply unsettling. Our tales this week will feature people in far worse positions than merely playing a game of solitaire. And now it's time to get back in the water as we plunge into the horror of our sleepless tales. In our first tale, we meet June. She's a woman much more comfortable above ground. But when her friend Cat invites her to go caving, she reluctantly agrees. But in this tale, shared with us by author Jasper Downey, June soon discovers where her fears of spelunking come from and how they're not so unfounded.
Performing this tale are Lindsay Russo and Kristen DiMacurio. So keep your wits about you. Stay locked in. You need reality, not phantom perception.
Did you know that when deprived of most or all sensory input, the brain often becomes bored and begins to invent its own? Phantom perception, they call it. When sensory deprivation causes vivid hallucinations, you may hear indistinct whispers in the silence or see faces twist themselves out of the darkness. Scarier than any horror story or movie, the things your own brain can come up with in the right conditions. The right conditions, like a darkness so complete it seems to have a physical presence. an inky black weight pressing all around, stealing the air from my lungs with its black hole quality. A darkness so complete it could only be achieved under hundreds of feet of solid dirt and stone.
What happens in 'Who Will You Be Tonight?' by Tyler John Kasishke?
A natural tomb. I'd never taken to caving like Kat had. She seemed made for the cold, damp, claustrophobic passages, braving every squeeze and forging through unmapped territory with all the confidence of someone who wasn't at risk of never seeing sunlight again with one wrong move.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What themes of solitude are explored in the NoSleep Podcast?
0:07–0:27
2
What is the story behind 'Phantom Perception' by Jasper Downie?
0:27–4:29
3
How does 'Your Dead Mom’s Chocolate Cupcakes' by Laura Kulik address body image issues?
4:29–6:46
4
What happens in 'Who Will You Be Tonight?' by Tyler John Kasishke?
6:46–8:14
5
What is the significance of 'Where the Ripples Stop' by EB Holloway?
8:14–9:37
6
How does 'Hades Telegambling Service' by Daniel J. Greene blend horror with gambling?
9:37–11:01
7
What are the connections between the stories in this episode?
11:01–12:28
8
What closing thoughts does the host share about the episode's themes?
12:28–1:14:04