Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep
Welcome to the realm of Dr. NoSleep® — home of diabolical horror stories, creepypastas, and original scary stories. This horror podcast features professional human narration, immersive sound design, and human-written horror fiction—no AI stories or voices. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1 PM EST. Follow now and enable notifications to stay up to date on the darkest stories on the Internet. For advertising opportunities, book directly through Gumball.fm. For all business inquiries, email us directly: business@drnosleep.com * * * OWNERSHIP DISCLAIMER: This podcast is not associated with The NoSleep Podcast or its host in any way. The creators of Dr...
5 Hours of Terrifying Halloween Horror Stories to Keep You Up All Night
Lose yourself in this 5+ hour horror stories compilation where we revisit classic Halloween stories from the Dr. NoSleep archives. We bring you the finest scary tales designed to unsettle your nerves and provide a truly immersive experience for fans of horror.
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00:00:00 – Story 1 (Cackle Hill) 00:30:48 – Story 2 (The Haunted House Job) 01:01:25 – Story 3 (The Halloween Store Trade) 01:26:33 – Story 4 (The...
My Family Inherited a Hotel. Room 413 Has Been Occupied for 70 Years.
My family inherited a haunted hotel, but room 413 has been occupied for 70 years. Inheriting an old property should be a dream, but this building hides a dark secret. The strange noises and unsettling atmosphere turn this simple inheritance into a never ending nightmare.
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I Woke Up in a City That Shouldn't Exist. Now I Can't Leave.
A man wakes up in a filthy alley with no memory of how he got there, only to discover he's trapped in a mysterious city where supernatural creatures roam the streets. As he desperately searches for a way home, he begins to realize that this strange place operates by its own terrifying rules—and surviving long enough to understand them may be his greatest challenge yet.
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6+ Hours of Horror Stories from the Dark Side of the Moon
The Moon has always been a source of mystery, but what if its darkest secrets are hidden on the side we'll never see from Earth? In tonight's collection of horror stories, we venture beyond the familiar lunar surface into a place where terrifying discoveries challenge everything we thought we knew about our closest celestial neighbor. Because some secrets are buried in darkness for a reason, and perhaps the far side of the Moon was never meant to be explored.
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I Work on the Navajo Reservation. I Learned There Are Rules for Killing Skinwalkers | Part 3
Working nights on the Navajo Reservation, I thought the warnings about Skinwalkers were just old stories—until I learned there were rules for surviving them. Rules for spotting them, rules for hunting them, and most importantly, rules you never break. Because out here, killing one doesn’t always mean it’s over.
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I Work on the Navajo Reservation. I Learned There Are Rules for Killing Skinwalkers | Part 2
Working nights on the Navajo Reservation, I thought the warnings about Skinwalkers were just old stories—until I learned there were rules for surviving them. Rules for spotting them, rules for hunting them, and most importantly, rules you never break. Because out here, killing one doesn’t always mean it’s over.
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I Work on the Navajo Reservation. I Learned There Are Rules for Killing Skinwalkers | Part 1
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Working nights on the Navajo Reservation, I thought the warnings about Skinwalkers were just old stories—until I learned there were rules for surviving them. Rules for spotting them, rules for hunting them, and most importantly, rules you never break. Because out here, killing one doesn’t always mean it’s over.
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3 Harrowing Tales of Nuclear Apocalypse
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One announcement is all it takes for the world to realize that everything is about to change. As civilization collapses, the powerful, the prepared, and the faithful all discover that survival has very little to do with who deserves it. These are three harrowing tales from the end of the world—where the most dangerous thing left ali...
We Never Should've Landed on the Dark Side of the Moon
When a routine investigation turns into a fight for survival, the crew realizes they are not alone. This story follows their descent into a nightmare as they uncover a massive, impossible structure lurking in the lunar shadows. Perfect for listeners who enjoy moon horror stories that blend scientific discovery with absolute dread, this narration examines what happens when humanity goes too far into the unknown.
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4+ Hours of Backrooms Horror (don't listen alone)
Enter the endless maze of backrooms horror with 4+ hours of terrifying stories filled with liminal spaces, strange entities, and unsettling encounters. Perfect for fans of backrooms horror, creepypasta, scary stories, and long-form horror narration—just don’t watch alone...
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The Government Pays Me to Watch a Door That Shouldn’t Exist
A man is paid by the government to sit hundreds of feet underground and watch a single wooden door. He has no idea what’s behind it. His only job is to monitor and report anything unusual. Sometimes he hears scratching. Sometimes whispering. Sometimes crying. Then one night, his walkie-talkie crackles to life with a voice he doesn’t recognize. The stranger asks him a question that makes his blood run cold.
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My Grandmother Told the Same Scary Story to Every Neighborhood Kid, Except Me
Ethan discovers his grandmother has been keeping a terrifying scary story from him, and the truth is far worse than he ever imagined. He learns his grandmother has been sharing a disturbing secret with every kid in the neighborhood, except for him. When he decides to secretly listen in, he uncovers a narrative that spans a dark road, a motel, and a house that feels all too real. Then it takes a sharp turn when his grandmother catches him eavesdropping, reacting with immediate, visceral terror. If you enjoy scary stories like this, be sure to follow with notifications on...
The Tall Dog of Barrow Heights | Part 4
A monster hunter takes a case at Barrow Heights, a rotting apartment building where children have been vanishing for almost a hundred years. The only witness is a ten-year-old boy who says something called The Tall Dog whistles to him at night from somewhere below the building. But according to the floor plans, there is nothing below Barrow Heights. No lower level. No sealed-off rooms. No basement. And as the hunter starts asking the boy what happened down there… every light in the building goes out.
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The Tall Dog of Barrow Heights | Part 3
A monster hunter takes a case at Barrow Heights, a rotting apartment building where children have been vanishing for almost a hundred years. The only witness is a ten-year-old boy who says something called The Tall Dog whistles to him at night from somewhere below the building. But according to the floor plans, there is nothing below Barrow Heights. No lower level. No sealed-off rooms. No basement. And as the hunter starts asking the boy what happened down there… every light in the building goes out.
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The Tall Dog of Barrow Heights | Part 2
A monster hunter takes a case at Barrow Heights, a rotting apartment building where children have been vanishing for almost a hundred years. The only witness is a ten-year-old boy who says something called The Tall Dog whistles to him at night from somewhere below the building. But according to the floor plans, there is nothing below Barrow Heights. No lower level. No sealed-off rooms. No basement. And as the hunter starts asking the boy what happened down there… every light in the building goes out.
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The Tall Dog of Barrow Heights | Part 1
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We Found an Abandoned Subway Station That Isn’t on Any Map
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Five urban explorers break into an abandoned subway station, only to find a secret passage that defies reality.
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I Picked Up a Hitchhiker on a Highway That Never Ends
A desolate highway at night hides more than just shadows. Listen to this terrifying hitchhiker horror story unfold. A lonely drive turns into a fight for survival when a man encounters strange radio static and unsettling messages on a road that feels endless. The situation escalates when he picks up a bruised and bleeding woman seeking a ride, only to realize that something else might be following them.
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I Crashed My Car in a Town Where It’s Always Midnight
A man wakes from a car crash to find the world frozen in time and not a soul in sight. He must figure out what's happening before it's too late...
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...I’m a Deep Sea Cave Diver. The Safety Line Led Somewhere Impossible | Part 2
A deep-sea cave diver returns to the underwater system where his father vanished eight years ago after four more divers disappear. But deep inside the cave, the safety line leads him into a passage that wasn’t there before—and a place that shouldn’t exist.
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I’m a Deep Sea Cave Diver. The Safety Line Led Somewhere Impossible | Part 1
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A deep-sea cave diver returns to the underwater system where his father vanished eight years ago after four more divers disappear. But deep inside the cave, the safety line leads him into a passage that wasn’t there before—and a place that shouldn’t exist.
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6+ Hours of Horror Stories to Keep You Up Tonight (Compilation of August 2026)
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Revisiting stories from past videos in this 6+ hour horror story compilation, featuring eerie atmospheric ambience, relaxing narration, scary stories, creepy encounters, paranormal horror, supernatural tales, and dark storytelling. Perfect for listening at night, falling asleep, relaxing, studying, working, or enjoying hours of immersive creepypasta stories.
| Stories | ------------------------------ 00:31 Story 1 1:08:00 Story 2 1:42:20 Story 3 2:28:15 Story 4 2:52:03 Story 5 3:16:45 Story 6 3:37:25 Story 7 4:45:32 Story 8 5:13:39 Story 9 5:41:10 Story 10 -------------------------------
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We Got Stranded at a Remote Campground. My Friend Whispered, “They’re Here.”
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I Went to a Tech Convention. They Opened a Door to Jurassic Park | Part 2
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A billionaire opens a window to the Jurassic past—then something on the other side comes running through.
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I Went to a Tech Convention. They Opened a Door to Jurassic Park | Part 1
A billionaire opens a window to the Jurassic past—then something on the other side comes running through.
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I Saw a Lantern Moving Through the Blizzard. I Shouldn’t Have Followed It.
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A man wakes up in the middle of the night and sees something massive standing over him in the dark. He looks to the place where his wife should be, but there is no one there. The thing in front of him is big enough to be a bear, but too silent and too calculated to be one. It lunges before he can understand what it is. He fights back in the dark...
My Sister Survives Monsters for a Living. Tonight, They All Showed Up at Once
This comedy horror follows Ellen, a professional Final Girl who’s made a career surviving masked killers, demons, and monsters—but when several of her most ridiculous nemeses show up in the same woods on the same night, even she knows something is off. Soon, her younger brother Dennis is dodging machetes, arguing with supernatural psychopaths, and discovering that whatever brought them all together might be even stranger than the killers themselves.
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I’m by Myself on a Lifeboat, but I’m Not Alone
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A ship catches fire in the middle of the North Atlantic, leaving one sailor stranded alone in a lifeboat with almost no food, barely any water, and something in the corner that won’t stop staring at him. Each night, shadows circle the boat, footsteps cross the roof, and scorched fingers scratch at the hatch from outside. As a violent storm closes in, he’s forced to confront what really ha...
I Rented a Remote Cabin in the Woods. The Owner Left Me a Strange List of Rules | Part 3
Tariq books a remote cabin for his annual friends’ getaway. The place seems strange, but harmless, until one bedroom becomes a blood-soaked mess and the owner’s rule binder finally explains why. Some rules sound ridiculous. Others sound impossible. But one line matters more than all the rest: if a rule is broken, they have until dawn to make it right… or face something worse than death.
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I Rented a Remote Cabin in the Woods. The Owner Left Me a Strange List of Rules | Part 2
Tariq books a remote cabin for his annual friends’ getaway. The place seems strange, but harmless, until one bedroom becomes a blood-soaked mess and the owner’s rule binder finally explains why. Some rules sound ridiculous. Others sound impossible. But one line matters more than all the rest: if a rule is broken, they have until dawn to make it right… or face something worse than death.
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I Rented a Remote Cabin in the Woods. The Owner Left Me a Strange List of Rules | Part 1
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Tariq books a remote cabin for his annual friends’ getaway. The place seems strange, but harmless, until one bedroom becomes a blood-soaked mess and the owner’s rule binder finally explains why. Some rules sound ridiculous. Others sound impossible. But one line matters more than all the rest: if a rule is broken, they have until dawn to make it right… or face something worse than death.
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I Woke Up Driving in Hell
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Everyone on My Shift Resets at Midnight Except Me
Bruce works in a windowless office with no clocks, no calendars, and no memory of the last time he slept. His job is simple: stare at endless columns of numbers, find the hidden pattern, and type whatever answer appears in his head. But every night at midnight, all of his coworkers stop working, put their hands to their heads, and scream for five straight minutes. Bruce screams too, but he's the only one pretending.
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The Half-Faced Man Behind the Trees
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Casey is just a kid when he hears a laughing man peering from behind a tree: half a face, one bloodshot eye, and a filthy finger silently calling him closer. His mother stops him before he reaches the tree, and the man vanishes. Then years later, that same maniacal laugh returns—this time luring his best friend into the woods. In a trance, his friend reluctantly follows the man...
I Took a Job at a Century-Old Hotel With a Strict List of Rules | Part 2
On his first night working alone at a historic hotel, Trevor is handed a list of bizarre rules he assumes are nothing more than new-guy hazing. Then one mistake turns the quiet building into something impossible, and the guests begin changing in terrifying ways. By midnight, Trevor realizes the rules were never meant to protect the hotel—they were meant to keep something from getting out.
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I Took a Job at a Century-Old Hotel With a Strict List of Rules | Part 1
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On his first night working alone at a historic hotel, Trevor is handed a list of bizarre rules he assumes are nothing more than new-guy hazing. Then one mistake turns the quiet building into something impossible, and the guests begin changing in terrifying ways. By midnight, Trevor realizes the rules were never meant to protect the hotel—they were meant to keep something from getting out.
I Wanted to Become a Famous Killer. Then I Met a Real One.
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For years, Asher has imagined the documentary they’ll make about his crimes. The question isn’t whether he wants to become a killer—it’s whether he’s capable of becoming one.
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I’m a Paranormal Investigator. This Is the One Recording I’ll Never Release | Part 3
Paranormal investigator Duncan Crowley possesses a recording so dangerous that he believes playing it could end the world. When his former partner steals it and auctions it to a room filled with killers, cultists, and creatures wearing human faces, Duncan is forced to reveal what really happened during his team’s final investigation. But the recording isn’t merely evidence of an ancient evil—it’s the key to waking something that has been hiding inside him ever since.
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I’m a Paranormal Investigator. This Is the One Recording I’ll Never Release | Part 2
Paranormal investigator Duncan Crowley possesses a recording so dangerous that he believes playing it could end the world. When his former partner steals it and auctions it to a room filled with killers, cultists, and creatures wearing human faces, Duncan is forced to reveal what really happened during his team’s final investigation. But the recording isn’t merely evidence of an ancient evil—it’s the key to waking something that has been hiding inside him ever since.
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I’m a Paranormal Investigator. This Is the One Recording I’ll Never Release | Part 1
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Paranormal investigator Duncan Crowley possesses a recording so dangerous that he believes playing it could end the world. When his former partner steals it and auctions it to a room filled with killers, cultists, and creatures wearing human faces, Duncan is forced to reveal what really happened during his team’s final investigation. But the recording isn’t merely evidence of an ancient evil—it’s the key to waking something that h...
