A Darker Tale

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A cleaner spots a body near the train tracks.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Tim Fielder. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork by Hanneke Rozemuller and Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening.

Trigger warnings: suicide, school shootings, violence

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A man reflects on his time working at a water park, particularly the day that traumatised him for life.

ANNOUNCEMENT

From now on, I’ll release an extra mini episode (5–7 minutes long) halfway through each month. These episodes will eventually become part of a paid subscription, but the first two will be free, so you can get a taste of what to expect.

The regular episodes, released on the 1st of each month, will always remain free.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Soren Narnia from Knifepoint Horror. If you haven't yet, make sure to check out his podcast! Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork (visual identity) by Hanneke Rozemuller. The artwork and video for this episode was hand-drawn and edited by Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening.

Trigger warnings: violence, harm against children

TRIGGER WARNING: SA content

A woman looks back on a backpacking trip to Indonesia, where she faced two completely different types of danger.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Amy Anderson. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork (visual identity) by Hanneke Rozemuller. The artwork and video for this episode was hand-drawn and edited by Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening.

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A struggling hotel owner invents a haunting story to attract guests, but everything goes awry when a true believer checks in.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Tim Fielder. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork by Hanneke Rozemuller. Special thanks to Mollie Mascaro from New Orleans for fact checking. Thanks for listening.

Trigger warnings: child abuse, stalking

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A man looks back on a trip to Japan with a friend that, years later, became tainted by the revelation of a gruesome crime.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Tim Fielder. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork by Hanneke Rozemuller. Thanks for listening.

Trigger warnings: suicide, violence

An urban explorer recalls a traumatising visit to an abandonded school building and its adjacent pool on Halloween's Eve, 15 years ago.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. Music by Kevin MacLeod. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening!

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A New York mobster runs into trouble when making his way to the Mexican border.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Soren Narnia from the Knifepoint Horror Podcast. Make sure to check it out! It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening!

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A young girl recalls the terrible things that happened to her village in the fall of 1902. When livestock is found brutally killed, townsfolk blame a rabid animal. But it doesn't take them long to realize it must be something bigger... and far more dangerous.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Shelby Scott from the Scare You To Sleep Podcast. Make sure to check it out! It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening.

Trigger warnings: violence, harm against animals, mental illness, SA

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A young man desperate for a room takes an offer in a bad neighbourhood of 1980s Amsterdam. While everything seems fine at first, the flat turns out to have a sinister secret.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening.

Trigger warnings: suicide, violence, stalking

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A young goth woman with a fascination for the occult investigates an urban legend which supposedly took place near the village she grew up in, somewhere in The Black Forest, Germany.

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This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Shelby Scott from the Scare You To Sleep Podcast. Make sure to check it out. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening!

Trigger warnings: violence against children, violence