It’s also notable for featuring a rare Corinne Sanders performance that doesn’t involve her being a mopey, unpopular high schooler. The story has notes of a classic NoSleep/creepypasta, with an urban legend vibe and structure of just “someone relating a creepy experience.” It both embraces and eschews expected conventions of the show, and the brief glimpse we get of the titular supernatural creature is genuinely terrifying. Little Lost Amy is one of the strongest “modern” NSP stories ever featured. Little Lost Amy, by Dan Fields - S11E23: I’m someone who’s always quick to call out the generally weak story quality of the last couple years of NSP seasons, but I’m also just as quick to acknowledge when something lands. The current show could learn a thing or two from the borderline bare-bones production aspects of this story.ĩ. The Stairs and the Doorway is the story that started it all, and hooked many listeners into a decade+ of nightmares. The actual story itself is blunt and to the point, and at least contextualizes its wacked out goings-on in a way that listeners can relate to. The pleasant background music gives the story a wistful and nostalgic atmosphere that slowly descends into horror as the tension ramps up. There’s something supremely effective about the stripped down, low key narration by David Cummings, especially when viewed in hindsight against a show that nowadays often feels needlessly over-produced. The Stairs and the Doorway, by Eric Dodd - S1E01: I’ve long championed the NSP’s inaugural story for being one of the most effective adaptations they’ve ever created. So anyway, here’s a few hundred words praising a show that I supposedly hate - The Top 10 NSP Stories:ġ0. The Oddkids, A Story to Scare My Son, Better Days, Soft White Damn, the Jack monster, Undying Love, and Trying to Remember a Pop Song. These are all good to great stories, but some specific element of their podcast adaptation form holds them back from the S-tier : Here’s a few runners up that I felt just barely missed my very loose qualifications for being a great podcast story. Otherwise, no joke, it would be a list of nothing but Jimmy Juliano and Jared Roberts with one or two stray CK Walker stories lol. I also limited the upper tier authors to ONE story each. A few really good stories didn’t make the cut, because sometimes a great story doesn’t necessarily make a great podcast adaptation. I tried to kind of take all three of these things into account with these choices. What does “best” even mean? Best performances? Best production value? Best pure writing itself ? I’ve listened to the show’s ENTIRE free archive nearly a half dozen times, and my often sharply worded criticisms of the show ultimately come from a place of genuine enjoyment.įor a long time I’ve debated in my head, “what are the best stories the NoSleep Podcast has ever done?” Contrary to what many people in this community may think, I’m actually a huge fan of The NoSleep Podcast.
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