01 Feb NoSleep Podcast S24E01
It’s Episode 01 of Season 24. Enter the dark waters of the Cape Fear River as we present tales of watery horror.
Trigger Warnings
Some of our listeners may find the content of certain stories disturbing because of trauma or bad experiences in their lives. This section allows you to get some information about stories that have content which may "trigger" emotionally disturbing memories.
In order to be as respectful as possible to the authors, these trigger warnings are not intended to be spoilers for the story. However, bear in mind that by viewing these trigger warnings you may see information that reveals aspects of the plot that may in fact "spoil" the impact of the story.
“Backwater”
Assault, implied sexual assault/impregnation, suicide, infant death
“Mermaids”
Domestic violence, substance abuse, implied child abuse, self-harm, assault
“My Coworker at the Laundromat Kept Hiding Inside the Machines”
Child endangerment
“The Span Man”
Mention of child death, suicide
“Rainbows” written by Kimberly W. Heiman (Story starts around 00:05:10)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Angie – Marie Westbrook, Jimmy – Atticus Jackson
“Backwater” written by Peter Genoway (Story starts around 00:15:15)
Produced by: Phil Michalski
Cast: Maya – Linsay Rousseau, Nathan – Jeff Clement, Brock – David Cummings, Teddy – Matthew Bradford
“Mermaids” written by Sean Seebach (Story starts around 00:48:25)
Produced by: Claudius Moore
Cast: Narrator – Kyle Akers, You – Atticus Jackson
“My Coworker at the Laundromat Kept Hiding Inside the Machines” written by Kyle L. Grubb (Story starts around 01:01:30)
Produced by: Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator – Sarah Thomas, Mia – Mary Murphy, Boy – Jeff Clement
“The Span Man” written by Adam Sleper (Story starts around 01:15:45)
Produced by: Jesse Cornett
Cast: Narrator – Dan Zappulla, Kendall – Nichole Goodnight, Span Man – Graham Rowat, Bar Patron – Jesse Cornett
Executive Producer & Host: David Cummings
Musical score composed by: Brandon Boone
“Rainbows” illustration courtesy of Krys Hookuh
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