Undercooked Analysis

David invites Seid and Raevell of The Witching Hour back to discuss the piece that inspired Midnight Marinara's 2nd episode, the tale of a troubled artist and a very weird town. Is the story a true work of art, or did it take a remix from the Pasta Shade to turn a troubled tale into a gallery display?

"The Art of Jacob Emory" is credited to Peterdivine. Read along here.

With Midnight Marinara's 5th anniversary on the horizon, David introduces a new segment looking back at the stories that were adapted into audio drama. Does the source material for the first episode still hold up on its own? David and Kaela check in to find out.

"Just Telling Stories" was written by Karl Drinkwater. The version read here was originally posted on Creepypasta.com and is now removed. An updated version, along with several other short stories by Karl, can be found in his short story collection They Move Below here.

Listen to the "Midnight Marinara adaptation of the story here.

David and Kaela are back from a recent trip to Walt Disney World, and with Disney on the brain pull up yet another macabre Magic Kingdom story. What are the odds that this NoSleep account of a construction worker's weird experience will turn out good when most Disney Creepypasta fall into cheap cliches?

"Working at Disney" is credited to BLEETCH1994. Read along here.

David and Allen keep climbing up this story, but will it be for naught as they're let down by news of possible plagiarism and the sheer tonal weirdness of some sections of the story? Maybe they are better off reading that other pasta...

"Search and Rescue Woods" is credited to searchandrescuewoods. Read along here.

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For an ominous unknown killer, our old friend Jeff sure has a habit of making himself known. In what is UCA's 200th episode in the grand scheme of things, David, Kaela, Allen, Seid and Abysmii are offered yet another attempt at spinning a Jeff story to make it more compelling. Will it succeed where others have failed?

“Jeff: The Killer” was written by TheLawliet10. Read along here.

Closing out their performance at Midsummer Scream, the Creative Horror gang reads a couple of stories blind, one of which would go on to be a proper episode you no doubt heard.

For the Part 1 of this panel, listen to Midnight Marinara here.

Performed July 28th, 2018 at the Long Beach Convention Center, featuring David King, Kaela Berry, Allen Chaney, Jesse "Seid," Reyes, Abysmii, Papreeka and Matt Holley. Video recording by Lisa Tom. Special thanks to Zack Sokol and Ben Dickow.

The nefarious cult that is Creative Horror congregates around Archdeacon Abysmii, as they judge the worthiness of several submitted tales of rites and rituals. Herein are contained honorable mentions, as well as readings of the Top 3 Submissions.

It's back to a classic segment as David, Abysmii and Papreeka study a duo of short, unrelated stories submitted by Patrons. One is the beginning of a potential collection, while the other is a well-established piece of NoSleep fiction.

"Patient One" is by Colin, aka Iroko Alien. "Radio Silence" is credited to bencbartlett.

Sickness has claimed both David and Allen... except they're not dead. Mainly it's claimed their energy, but they strive to climb the next set of mysterious stairs as they keep working their way through the weird stories of a search and rescue officer.

"Search and Rescue Woods" is credited to searchandrescuewoods. Read along here.

David and Matt are stuck in NoSleep this week, but are sent a Patron's Poison to ease things along. With a promising premise right from the outset and storytelling style that seems to work with the NoSleep mold, will this story come out of the bathroom smelling fresh as a daisy, or is it better to flush it away?

"'I've been trying to leave my bathroom for the past 30 minutes" is credited to v0ids. Read along here.