Link to "Jaws of Fate", our detectives' first appearance: https://youtu.be/6W9wzIxsR-E

Tonight, I have our first story of the new year! Congratulations to one and all for a chilling FOUR YEARS of horror stories! That’s right, our first video premiered in late January of 2022.

Much has changed around here since then, but tonight we’ll visit some old friends. You remember detectives Girard Washington and Samuel Cole, don’t you? From that incident back at the farm? If you’d like a refresher, I’ll add a link in the show notes for our podcast listeners, and put a link on screen for our YT viewers.

Our intrepid detectives are back on the case, and visiting a young man in the hospital. He arrived wounded and covered in his father’s blood, who was found deceased at the scene. But he has something he needs to share, so let us listen…

This story is called Swarm, and was written by A.G. Hilton.

Tonight, we’ll hear another Christmas yarn from Darren Todd!

I know, you’re probably a bit tired of hearing about Christmas at this point. Not to worry! This story is not really about Christmas. It’s about the lengths we’d go to for someone we love.

This story is called You Shouldn't Have, and was written by Darren Todd

Check out "Father Christmas", also written by Darren! https://youtu.be/Gw8XfEJQ-e8

Tonight, we’ll explore an ancient shipwreck! And almost get away with it.

Our protagonist is on a scuba diving trip with their husband in Greece, crossing off a bucket list item. Their instructor knows the location of an unexplored ship, where they discover many wondrous things. However—you guessed it. They find more than they’re expecting under those rolling blue waves.

This story is called The Bends, and was written by picklespickles125

Thalassophobic horror shorts from LIGHTS ARE OFF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6QwAzJ8Ym4

Check us out on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@dontfallasleep

As you may have guessed from our title, our protagonist is a volunteer firefighter. He hasn’t been at it long, and is anxiously awaiting his first big call. Well, he gets it, and much more besides! This story is called --, and was written by Steve McNelly.

Here is a link to more of Steves horror: https://www.reddit.com/user/SteveMcNellyFiction/

Four friends venture out into the majestic beauty of Utah on a group hike. They decide to take a small detour that leads them to a breathtaking sunset view. As tensions mount among the group and hidden resentments surface, one among them notices that there seems to be a floating boulder nearby… what secrets lie hidden among the sand and soil?

This story is called: We destroyed a rock formation. It was something's home. And was written by Jasper J Stone…

Here is a link to more of Jasper's horror: https://www.reddit.com/user/JasperJstone/

Ellie is a young girl growing up in the small community of Harmon, Kansas. Life in Harmon revolves around the church, but young Ellie can already tell she’s different than the rest of her community. That feeling begins to take a more concrete shape when she meets Amy, a Bonafide outcast in her own right, and a fast friend for Ellie.

But everything changes one night when Amy disappears. Where could she have gone? But wait… isn’t that her out there among the swaying stalks, beckoning?

This story is called Something in the cornfields took the woman I loved, and was written by ExternalCandy548.

More from this author: https://www.reddit.com/user/ExternalCandy548/

Tonight, we’ll take a long drive down a lonely road!

Our protagonist is a long haul trucker with many hours and miles under his belt. He’s seen it all, and been to every corner of the US. Until one night, as he’s driving along an otherworldly stretch of the flats in Utah, he notices that—very suddenly—he is not alone.

This story is called: I'm a long-haul trucker. An old-timer on the CB radio gave me three rules for dealing with the thing that runs alongside my truck at night. And was written by GamalFrank.

Frank's Reddit page with more stories: https://www.reddit.com/user/gamalfrank/

Carson Hale is a senior ranger in northern Arizona. Around 6:30 one night, a call comes in to locate a missing hiker along the Cottonwood Wash trail.

As Carson follows the hiker’s trail by following his footprints, he finds much more than he bargained for, and something else finds him!

This story is called A Missing Hiker Call Changed How I Take Night Shifts Forever, and was written by Pentyworth223…

Author's Reddit page with more stories: https://www.reddit.com/user/pentyworth223/