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Episode Date: May 11, 2025

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No. No. Do you have the age legal for consuming to alcohol. No chahraki. Welcome back to Creepcast. Today we are reading creepypast based around rituals.

at home that are real you want to talk to god yeah you want to talk to devil yeah today you can talk to both of them at the same time kill your mom go into your room tonight take a big fluffy pillow and put over your mom's face is that where to go okay you want riches beyond your wildest comprehension kill your mom kill her i'm not even joking want you to kill your mom today handful of pills and put in her mouth when she's sleeping. She isn't choked on them. She probably overdosed. I can't wait for someone to actually

have a problem with us like a real one. And there's going to be so many clips to use. I feel, uh, you know, it's just a ritual, dude. It's not the end of the world. Kill your parents. Okay.

All right. Anyway, so if you're parents going to kill yourself. Okay, all right. There's, we are pushing every guideline we can find this point. Our YouTube partner managers are sweating, constantly.

So if you're like me and you grew up with creepypastas, you probably came a lot of these ritual creepypastas. There were several that had the gimmick of getting a game for you to play or way for you to talk to ghost or something like that. Very similar to like old seance stories from like, you know, the satanic panic in the 80s and stuff like that, just made with like more modern implements or sometimes being more specific. And if you're like me, you were too scared to do any of them, but you did read about them a

lot. So I've wanted to cover this topic for a while, and we have an excellent excuse to cover it today, Hunter. What would that excuse me? I have a bad heartburn this morning. Yeah, we got a sponsor from 824. You heard of them! We got

824, I have no idea how, which after the intro to that, it may never happen again. I mean, I'm buddies with the rock-a-rocka-dice guys. brothers. Uh-huh. Philipo brothers, right?

Yeah, well, I was just referring. Rocka, rocker, sure. Whatever. Whatever, dude. I'm trying to keep them humble with their YouTube. Okay, all right, yeah. These YouTubers, they're... They're coming out with their new movie.

Bring her back on May 30th. And you guys should check it out because it's going to be fucking... Actually, we got to see it, and it's amazing. Yes. Yeah. We got to see it. They gave us a nice little screener. Sorry, we're famous.

We're kind of cool. We're pretty neat. I got to say... Steven Spielberg was there. Yeah. and he was still mad about Spire in the Woods. He was still mad that we just stole Spire in the Woods. He was upset about that.

But he liked the movie so much that he said he won't take us to court over it. Well, it's a good deal. It's pretty cool. No, bring her back comes out in theaters on May 30th. For people that don't know, it is the sophomore film from the brothers since their first freshman film, Talk to Me, which was a big, big hit. Such a banger. I love it.

Me and you both have the hand from Talk to Me and, like, our studio. videos in our setup. I love that movie so much. It was awesome. Uh, and now there it is. Oh, God. It crawled its way out, dude. Now they have another movie out, or they will have another movie out, bring her back. We loved, we watched it last night. We loved it. There was one scene. I physically jumped. It has been a long time since that's happened in a horror movie. And there were three scenes, me and you looked away. Yeah. Because it was like, which I don't think it's spoiling, spoiling anything to say that like the practical effects, the gore and stuff was very, very well done.

done. I was impressed with that. Data and Michael do this great thing where, and I think that's why we wanted to touch on the ritual stuff today is in their movies. They know how to simply articulate a very straightforward ritualistic experience. Yes. That is just super fun. And I think that, you know, we were talking about this beforehand. It's like Bloody Mary and all that stuff.

I feel like the way that they present some of these rituals, it feels just as like candid as that. The movie does a great job. It's similar to films like her. right where it's like even if they're not setting you down and saying this is step one this is step two you see all of the you know effects of it play out and you can tell there is this piece together lore behind the curtain that's kind of you know everything that we see on screen is the operations of it uh and i think that's always really cool and it does remind me of like old creepy pos and stuff like that which is why i wanted to cover it today i for one was blown away uh we got the message that

eight 24 wanted uh me and you to be a part of like you know the pre promo the pre-rererele release for the film. It's really awesome, been a huge fan of the studio and was a huge fan of talk to me. I've been watching those guys since like the Ronald McDonald videos way back on YouTube. So this is wild. This really is like insane. Every damn thankful for you guys. Thank you all for giving us the opportunity to have this very crazy life. I appreciate it. It means a lot. Hunter doesn't, but I do. So thank you for that. I don't think it's a spoiler to say that in the movie there is a ritual involved as we've talked about. So today we're going to be looking at several famous creepy pasta rituals.

Which one are we starting with? The Midnight game. Okay. So the midnight game was one of the earliest, like ritual creepypastas, at least one of the earliest ones I remember. The image we're working off of was uploaded January 10th, 2011, to Imger, the image board. I think this is the first iteration of it. It appears to be a screenshot, but this is the earliest one that I remember.

Hunter is now using his power in controlling the television screen in front of me to show me just obscene things It was a buff Darth Mall He keeps typing in things While I'm sitting here It was on the side

I'm sorry He keeps typing in things to break my concentration Okay Hold on me got He has to get back What if I just start doing the episode Just start reading rituals I'll tell you honestly

a reason that I'm just so excited that my friend's here and then we get to you know read this and then also this coffee's blasting through me

like I'm not a joke and like I'm gonna have to take like a five and like dump it out dump it out before we can get rolling I mean I'm but I'm like in the hot I'm like wanting to just get rolling

we have not done anything we have not rolling yet if you need if you We haven't even read a thing yet. I've been doing this intro for 12 hours. There's a movie called the Midnight Game that came out in 2013. It might be related. She has a pentagram on her back, so that's probably...

It's probably related, yeah. Can't find the emigar. Okay, go back to the Reddit. No, no, no, go back to the Reddit. Oh, and I click the link there. If you need to go to the bathroom, now would be the time. I'll just hold it. Okay.

All right. So from 2011, I believe this is the early iteration. I remember reading this and getting freaked out. by it and some of you guys probably do as well so with that let us begin the midnight game the midnight game is an old pagan ritual used mainly as punishment for those who have broken the laws of the pagan religion in question while it is mainly used as a scare tactic to not disobey the gods there is still a very real chance of death to those who play the midnight game and there is an even higher chance of permanent mental scarring it is highly recommended that you do not play the midnight game

But for those few thrill-seekers searching for a rush or those delving into obscure occult rituals, these are the simple instructions on how to play. Do so at your own risk. Instructions. Pre-requisites, it must be exactly midnight when you begin performing the ritual, otherwise it will not work. Materials required include a candle, a wooden door, at least one drop of your own blood, a piece of paper, matches or a lighter, and salt. If you are playing with multiple people, they will all need their own of the aforementioned materials, and we'll have to perform the steps below separately. Step 1. Write your full name, first, middle, and last, on a piece of paper

and put at least one drop of your blood onto the paper. Allow it to soak into the paper. Step 2. Turn off all the lights in the house. Go to your front door, which must be wooden, and place the paper with your name on it in front of it. Now, take the candle and light it. Place the candle on top of the paper with your name.

Step 3. Knock on your own door 22 times. the hour must be 12 a.m. upon the final knock. Then open the door, blow out the candle, and close the door. You have just allowed the midnight man into your house. Just like, sorry, I did not expect the midnight man. I'm sorry. You just allowed the midnight man to your house.

That does read kind of funny. I'm just like, yeah, the midnight game. whatever. All of a sudden, it's like, knock on the door, 22 times, blood the candle. You just invited the midnight man at your house. Congratulations. What? You know, it's funny because I remember reading it. Because I would have been like 10 or 11 when I heard this the first time. And I just remember like reading that line, just getting scared out of my mind. What does a midnight man look like to you? Well, that, that's the thing. It could be anything. No, I mean, like, whenever you, do you remember like a shadow man like a like a hat man kind of figure like a void right thing yeah yeah step

four immediately relight your candle this is where the game begins you must now lurk around your now completely dark house with the lit candle in hand your goal is to avoid the midnight man at all cost until exactly 333 a.m should your candle ever go out then that means the midnight man is nearby you must relight the candle within the next 10 seconds you're are unsuccessful in relighting your candle, you must then immediately surround yourself with the circle of salt. If you are unsuccessful in both of those, Midnight Man will then induce a hallucination of your greatest fear, which will last until 3.33 a.m. If you are successful in creating the circle of salt, you must stay within the circle until 3.33 a.m. You must continue until 333

a.m. without being attacked by the midnight man or being, or being, or being, just keep thinking about your read that you have now let the midnight man into your house. You're now outside of the salt circle. You will have violent ibuprofen hallucinations until 33am. Like it's a, like it's no longer instructions. It's a threat. Like I'm going to do this to you. You are having a stressed nightmare. You must continue until 333 a.m. without being attacked by the midnight man or being trapped within the circle of salt to win the midnight. game. The midnight man will then leave at 3.33 a.m. and you will be safe to proceed with your morning. Addendum. Indications that you are near the midnight man include a sudden drop in

temperature, seeing a pure black humanoid figure throughout the darkness, and very soft whispering coming from an indiscernible source. If you experience any of these, it is advised that you leave the area to avoid the midnight man. Staying in one spot throughout the entire game will only result in the midnight man finding you. It's highly advised that you keep moving throughout the game. Do not turn on any lights during the midnight game. Do not use a flashlight during the game. Do not go to sleep during the game. Do not use another person's blood on your name. Do not use a lighter to substitute for a candle. It will not work. And definitely, do not try to provoke the midnight man in any way. That is all. Have fun. I love it. First of all, I just want to say, if I would have read

this when I was like, at a very young age, this would scare this shit out of me. Well, even like doing with your friends where it's like, I don't know, like, I could see myself getting freaked out. I just love how this reads a bit, though, where it's just like, if you see a, if you see a man made of shadows, that's the, that's a midnight man. Who are you? Like in the situation, is that my dad? It's like, no. Like, after the midnight man thing, you'd be like, well, that could be anybody. And I love the idea to have, do not, definitely, don't try to provoke the midnight man anyway. Yeah. Because you know, there's going to be some kids where they're going to be doing the ritual. And they put that in there. So,

when kids are doing it, they're like, I don't fucking see him. Fuck you. Yeah, stop. Quit. Don't. And that was the thing. Kids would do this, right? Yeah. Yeah. I remember like telling my parents about it. And like my mom got really mad. She was like, Isaiah, never do anything that you

have to cut yourself to be a part of. So I never did the midnight game. I mean, like, your kids like, yeah, we're going to, like, if a kid's like, we're going to do Bloody Mary or whatever, who cares? But if your kid's like, yeah, I've got to put my blood on a piece of paper. Like, it's like, all right. Maybe I got to put my blood on a piece of favor.

The honor said he's going to keep me out. Jeremy was going to let me his blood, but they said I can't use his for my name. It's not allowed or else it'll put a curse upon his bloodline or something. It'll curse his family. They'll die. So like the midnight game, like kids would play this, right? And they'd freak each other out with the PIFs or was like, I did it. And I heard something.

Or like, my friend started screaming. I think she was having hallucination, stuff like that. It's like a modern, like, you know, old seant stuff. things like that it was the only thing i think i ever did when i was younger was what the fuck is it when you're laying flat as a board whatever light as a feather what am i thinking flasurer as a board light as a feather you sit there and you you have a friend that's like laying down and then you like you have your pinkies under them and they like lift you off the ground you're like oh oh i know what you're talking about i remember that yeah yeah dude i felt my solely my

body i thought my soul in my body i was getting lifted up bro bro bro bro bro bro dude dude i i want to go I want to go home. I had a kid seriously do that at one way. One of my friends' birthday parties. Even at a young age, you're like, what? He's like, I want to go home. And this mom had to come get him at like,

I'm not even joking. It was like 1.30 at the morning. I want to go home. I want to see my mom. Like, we didn't really, we didn't really lift you off the ground. I don't care. I won't go home.

Yeah, I cut the reality. It's me. I'm the good to say that. There's some loser. Yeah, exactly. There's some freak. There's some fat child did that. Hold on.

Can we do Bloody Mary next? Because that's the other classic. But I also have a story. I want to tell in association with that. Well, Blake, you don't just say what it? Do we have to read it? I mean, it's like, oh, is this a whole story or is it just like? Oh, okay.

So yeah, yeah, we could just say it. So Bloody Mary is like the classic. Everyone knows that one, right? You go into a bit. There's some different variations of it. but you go into, like, normally a bathroom, but a room with a mirror. And then you turn off the lights and you light a candle.

And you say, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary. When you turn the lights back on, she'll be somewhere in your reflection. And the idea is that she'll always be there. Even if she doesn't show up right away, she could always be there, which is how it works so well. Because after, like, the kids freaked out.

And if they don't see her at first, it's like, well, now for the rest of your life, you could always be in a mirror. Mary? Yeah, Mary, is that you? Whoa. Um, so when I was in middle school, I think it was the seventh grade, like, uh, all the, like, Bloody Mary became like the thing. People were like seeing scary pictures of it and stuff like that.

And then one day during PE, like all the guys were like, okay, we're going to do it. We're going to be brave. So we're going to go into the bathroom. We're going to do. You know, real boys. Yeah, real boys thing to do. Come on, guys. So we went into the bathroom at our middle school. And one of the one of the older kids, uh was like he normally would make fun of us for this kind of thing he would be like oh you like scary stories it's really stupid you're dumb one of the people who would put me in the trash can it's mentioned in previous stories i've talked about uh but this time for some reason

he was on board i'm like well that's suspicious oh well so we go to the bathroom and the way it's set up is like there's a long sink with like the stalls behind you and the mirrors are like across in front of them. So I'm like scared. Like a couple of the other kids are scared and we go up and we didn't have a lighter. So we just like skip that step and turned off the lights. I love that. That's such a kid logic too.

Well, we don't have that. So that steps not necessary. We don't have that. So we're not going to do that. It's fine. We don't need that one actually. So we go in the bathroom. And we turn off the lights and we're like, Bloody Mary, we say it three times. And then the lights come back on

in the millisecond. Those slides come back on. The older kid from earlier kicks open one of the stall doors and he had a bag full of basketball it just started

wailing what the fuck to be fair it was one of the scariest moments of my life because the tension so high that's so pretty fucking scary you're so freaked out and then like the older school bully

just throws open the door just starts beating the hell and the other one's like got the door shut like you're not getting out you got to take your legs right so this is what you get for being stupid and believing in ghost just getting decimated

in the bathroom with that so I did the bloody Mary thing and did get scared out of my mind so do you think because when you think of bloody Mary you think of like a bloody woman and like a Victorian dress right well I've always heard that it is Queen Mary who like killed all the...

Did she bathe them blood or something like that? Yeah, that's part of the story. She was called Bloody Mary while she was the queen, yeah. Would it still be equally effective if it was like, if you just said like Greg three times the mirror, it was like a regular looking guy. Would that still be creepy? It would be creepy, yeah.

I think it adds, well, it's Greg's intentions with me. I mean, nothing. You just, like, the thing is that... That's just like getting a friend. When you say it, like middle-aged man will just be standing behind you in your reflection. Is he closed? Yeah.

It's not that bad. I'd say business casual. Yeah. Is he kind? He doesn't say a word. But does he looks kind. He just kind of does the, he does like the Jim Halpert smirk.

This is a little quirky. That's fine. You can be alone and you're like, Greg, Greg, Greg. How fucked up with it? Thanks, Greg. Every time you look in reflection of Greg's there. It'd be rough in the bathroom.

Like you're getting out of the shower and you're naked and Greg's just standing there looking at you. Hey, Greg. Hi, Greg. I'm really glad you're here right now. Thanks, Greg. You're not in here with my wife's in here. Are you?

Oh, Greg. Greg's just window shopping again. Yeah, you know, old Greg, just look but don't touch. That's his motto. He actually doesn't have a motto. He never speaks. Yeah, I've actually never. And then when he talks, he has like a very thick Jamaican accent.

Greg, I don't think that's, uh, I don't. Greg, are you putting that on? Greg, I don't think that's, is that what you really sound like, Greg? Do you really know what bomb a clock? means, Greg? Or did you just say it? Because you went on a cruise to Mexico one time and you heard someone say it and you thought it was cool.

I saw that Royal Caribbean shirt that you were wearing. Yeah. I think you might have just been island hopping. I think you're being a little insensitive, Greg. Now, if you could quit like hanging over my wife's bed every night when we go to sleep, that'd be great. And also quit being culturally insensitive. Hey, the new movie from 824 is coming out.

Bring her back. Coming out May 30th. Go check it out. Check it out. 824, bring her back. It's a movie. It's a good one. We enjoyed it. Go watch it May 30th. Thank you. But no, I mean, these stories were fun. You get your friends scared about it, stuff like that.

There's one my mom had. She grew up in like Eastern Kentucky. And she grew up on this, the story again. Yeah, yeah, I told you right before we start recording before the recording. My mom had the story of like, it was called like the knock knock man or the knock guy. and it's like you have to wait till everyone goes to sleep

and then her and her sisters would get together and the chant was something like knock knock man come by knock knock man say hi and then you would hear knocking at the door but every time you went to the door no one would be there but she also like like old Appalachia especially if you were poor

it's like all there was to do was find ways to almost die it was like oh you kids want to go to the old abandoned rock query Saturday and we can like jump like off the cliffs into the water just stuff like that all the time. I never had rituals from my family.

I remember my grandma, my great grandma, though. She took my hand and brought me up to her attic one time. Or it was like the second story of her house one time. Took me in this room and she was like, Grandpa died right here on the floor. And I was like, oh. And he's like, and he's still here every day. I see him.

He sits in this bed. He's like, so when you come over, I want you to come upstairs and say hi to him. Wow. so that that was traumatizing well that's a hundred percent like that's how these ritual things start because if you told your kids and stuff it's like you know your great great grandfather the attic and stuff that's where like these stories come from well i remember just being like listen here you old hag i'm not gonna fucking go upstairs and like wait for a guy to just sit there and be like

because all my grandpa did different grandpa not the i understand yeah i assumed i assumed you he he would just sit there and he just eat m&M is in his chair that's all i remember from him and he fucking died. In that chair? Yeah. So then she left, she would seriously leave like a m&Ms up there

because she's like, I see him every day. Did the Eminem jar ever move? Did you ever see the amount go up or down? I don't know. I never went up there. She's like,

I would lie right to her face. Did you go up and say how to your grandpa? I'd say, yeah, I did you see him? You saw him up there, right? It's funny,

like you pretend to walk up the stairs and then you quit, but at the top of the stairs, she had like a giant mouse trap ready for you. Yeah. Like a Tom and Jerry Malin. That's weird.

you're not cut in half. I know you didn't see them. Because the hat man didn't get you. Yeah, she has like some Kevin McAllister, like paint buckets waiting for me. Like your frontal lobe isn't smashed in. That's odd. I'm trying to get you to say hi to grandpa. When you go say hi to him for me, please, really quick.

Just real fast. So, yeah, that's where a lot of these came from. Like different ways to scare people, different ways to, like, keep stories alive, so to speak. Another one of those that I remember that we're going to look at next is called 11 miles. 11 miles. So

this one was originally posted in I feel like it's not as old as the old ones. I'm so confused by creepypasta.com. Anyway, 11 miles is a

more modern one, but there's been like, I haven't read it myself, but people mention it a lot now in reference with things like the midnight game, Bloody Mary and stuff like that. Also like the rituals that require you to be more specific, I guess,

rather than just like, I can go to your bathroom and do this. Like you have to be more dedicated to it, right? It's kind of the way a lot of old like pagan rituals were and stuff like that. Like you have to go to one spot in the woods. You have to like carve a shape or something like that. There's more dedication to it. Yeah, so this is for the more dedicated

people want to get spooked. Yeah. You know, actually, a lot of this stuff is similar to like left-right game. Like to get to this alternate world, it's like you just pick, you have to go to a street, you have to go left, the right, left, and right. Probably also why they're not as popular, though. You can't, children can't do it over at sleepovers. That's true. You know what I mean?

That's also true. Yeah. That's where it hits a lot. But for us grown adults who do rituals. Who do it all the time. Exactly. Yeah. 11 miles.

If you attempt this challenge but fail, then who knows what will happen to you. If you finish the challenge, You will find your reward. Do you have something that you truly relentlessly desire? Despite your state of life, is there something else that you would go completely to the end of the world to get? Well, lucky for you, there's a way to achieve what the journey can prove to be too bothersome. Is it saying that it's literally going to grant you a wish?

It's saying that some desire will be at the end of it, once you get to the end. Rules are, do not use a vehicle too large or noticeable, as you will need some of the cover of night to be most safe. Also, while any sort of car will do, you may not want to choose the most expensive or cherished vehicle. Do not drive faster than 30 miles per hour. You can take your slick new black Mercedes for the drive. If you're close, you will see or feel its signs, but what the signs will be depend on what it is you desire. For example, if you're in search of wealth, you may spot shimmers on the empty branches of trees, as if they rings you through 11 miles, leading to whatever it is you seek. Each mile will test your desire and will always get

harder. Do not open the windows when you've entered. Time has stopped, so you don't need to worry about losing the night. Though you may not notice, you're not actually in your own world anymore. Take one last moment to realize that once the first mile is mostly through the woods, with the first few miles being an exception, the air will turn a bit colder, in which you should turn on your heating system if the vehicle has one. You won't want to take your eyes off the road later. Take some time to calm any uneasiness by admiring some of the night sky. You'll see it completely lined with stars and you'll realize that the vehicle's headlights will no longer be required. Strain yourself from gazing at it. If you look at its light for even more than a few seconds,

the road in front of you will end. Throwing your vehicle into the water which you will freeze in mere minutes. Voices will be gone for this mile, but don't rejoice yet. They'll be back. So now we lay out those specific miles, what happens on each one. On the first mile, if it gets really cold, you may turn your heater on. On the second mile, if you still haven't turned the heater on, you should do it now. If you decide to not turn it on, you may regret it later. On the third mile, ignore any silhouettes that you may see in the trees. No matter how human they seem, keep your eyes on the road. On the fourth mile, you may hear voices whispering in your ear, ignore them no matter how human they seem. On the fifth mile, if the trees vanish,

a random appearance of a lake, and the moon starts glowing, ignore them at all cost. On the sixth mile, take into account that you are more than halfway done. Despite the progress, you may lose hope here. Stars will have disappeared at this point, leaving the sky an empty black abyss. The clearing will have ended, leading you back into the woods. The only light you will be provided with is by your vehicle's headlights, but they will flicker from time to time, even if you're sure they're in perfect working order. If you have a radio in the vehicle, it will turn on here automatically.

If you didn't turn it off beforehand, it will produce an overwhelming screech that will send you off the path. Calm voice will then begin to speak out about your greatest fears, what it is you are horrified of in your life. It will speak in a way that will cause you to visualize the words in your mind. So don't listen to it. If you begin to comprehend what it's saying, the horrors will prove too much for you to stay on the road. That reminds me of like, during the left. right game. Remember how there's the radio broadcast from, what was it, Winterby, right?

I love that I forget what the name of the radio station was, but he's like, and we're with you till the witching hour. Yes, the witching hour. Such a cool, like, world building note here, but it's kind of a similar vibe here. Like, you've driven somewhere that is in a different world and others' voices speaking through the radio.

I don't know which one came first, but this feels very, very similar. Just in terms of even the progress, the beats. Of, like, how it progresses. Yeah, I mean, not specifically what's happening, but just like, hey, by this mark this new thing's going to happen the journey is kind of perilous whatever it is similar yeah on the seventh mile you may hear voices again no matter how close they may sound ignore them at all cost the voices are coming from the back seat do not turn around just keep ignoring them and focus your eyes on the road on the eighth mile

slow down but do not stop if your headlights flicker slow down but don't stop if it gets really cold do not stop if you hear or see anything ignore them and keep driving on the ninth mile your vehicle will stall temporarily. Close your eyes and try to restart your vehicle. No matter what, do not open your eyes. Even if you hear anything telling you to open your eyes, just ignore them and remain your eyes closed. When your vehicle starts, drive as fast as you can to the next mile with your eyes closed.

When the mile is over, you will know when the mile is over. You may open your eyes. On the 10th mile, the voices of the beings will stop. If you were to look in your rearview mirror, do not actually do this. you will see them following and are impressed that you have come a long way on the journey to what you desire because you are most likely going to your death on the 11th final mile your vehicle may lose power but continue to move if you see a red light ahead close your eyes tightly cover them if you must cover your ears if you're able to you will hear unrelenting and inconceivable noises from all directions no amount of bravery and conditioning

will spare you from these sounds you will feel things touching you The cold will turn to a merciless heat, burning all parts of the vehicle. You will feel the illusion of the flesh being burned off your bones, but no matter what, do not look. Once the power returns, stop your vehicle, open your eyes, take a deep breath, and continue driving. Keep driving until your vehicle arrives at a dead end. Stop here and don't attempt to move again. Nothing will happen once you've reached this point. You may realize that you are back where you first began.

This may confuse you, but know that you are finished. Your task is done. close your eyes and imagine your deepest desire, even if it has changed from when the journey began. Imagine not desiring it, but possessing it. Open your eyes, and you will find what you desire. So now that the task is done, what's the catch? Is your vehicle cursed? Is there something you're about to lose?

Is your death imminent? The answer to all is no. Of course. You've done the challenge. You've proved worthy of what you desire, as stated before. Sounds of the 11th mile will continue to exist in your mind, potentially, causing you some vivid and unusual nightmares, but these should prove as nothing compared to what you've gained.

That is the 11 miles. This reminds me of a, you remember that thing, it's like during the pandemic, the Randonautica, is that what it was called? I have no idea. Was it saying it's called Randonautica?

Do you know what I'm talking? It was, I think it was called Randonotica. It was an app where it would give you random locations around you to go drive. Yeah. So it's like you get in your car and you turn on the app. And it would say, it would be like something that was specifically made for the pandemic era or is it just oh that was just

always the thing it was like taking you to weird locations in your town or whatever and it just blew up during the pandemic because there wasn't a lot you know to hang out and do so people started doing it and it became this whole thing online because it was taking people to really weird places and like it would take them to like oh this is where uh old school that burned down or this is like the abandoned whatever so i did it once uh because again i'm weird there's nothing else to do. So I'm like, I'm going to try it late one night. I was driving back from Kayla's when her and I were dating. I'm like, let me just try it out. So I punched it in. And I've, it just gave me like a location like 10 miles away and it took me like a,

I'd never been down these roads around the county before. And then I get to the in location. And it was the cemetery where my parents had bought me a grave plot. So that's kind of weird. Just of all the places it could have. Seems so weird that you once fucked up is I feel like the system knew. Yeah, but how? Well, it's, it's, it's the same kind of shit of like, man, I really need to clean my house. I need a new vacuum cleaner.

And then you start getting a vacuum cleaner ads. Yeah. Just the same kind of way that that technology works. It's just like they're able to tell us it. Like, maybe your mom was just like, remember I bought you that plot? If I had to guess anything, I would guess that the creators of Randonautica maybe leaned into it and was like prioritized graveyards, abandoned. whatever.

Which is fucked during a pandemic. You're going to be here soon, asshole. It feels so too coincidental, doesn't it? For me, specifically, yes. Because there were, for a long time I was hearing this and I'm like, yeah, because this is the ones we hear about how many hundreds of people are doing it and it takes them to like a McDonald's and, you know, we never hear about it. But then I did it at one time.

It was, it was a place. It's like, it just had the one time versus if you were like, yeah, I did it a bunch of times and then one time, but just the one time. Just the one time. I was like, okay, well... Is your plot beautiful? I'm just going to sit this down. It was pretty.

It's facing the east. I don't know if I want to be buried. I don't know if I want to be buried either. What do you want to have done with your body? I kind of want to just have mine donated to science or something. Not me, man. What do you want done with yours? I want to have, I think I've said this before.

I'm very adamant about it. I want to have a mausoleum made. But you go inside and I'm in a glass case and it's nice space. It's like nice space. I think you have said this. before. Yeah. I'm going to be butt-ass naked and the only way that the door opens is from the inside. So if I ever get resurrected,

I can actually open it up and do that. But I won't be underground. I'm extremely claustrophobic. And the idea of being in a box for eternity fucks me up. I think we talked about during Pimpel, but I used to have these recurring nightmares as a child of being buried alive where like I couldn't get out and like I could hear my echo.

It was really hot and stuffy in there. It's like, it's so creepy that they're like, oh, here's, does he you look comfy in here and it's like you're in a tiny box with little curtains all around it little fucking sheets and you don't have a pillow can you imagine like you've been dead for i don't know 100 years and you wake up for some reason and you're just there you're fucked do you remember that um and don't give me the whole thing if the body's deteriorated i get it but i'm saying that in the world where you wake up let's say you're completely regenerated yeah sure

it's that's not where you want to be do you remember uh when we were in new orleans and we were doing the tour of the cemetery. They're like, well, actually get so hot in here. And over time, it like, uh, it, uh, what's the word? It doesn't cremate, but it like, uh, burns the body down to bones. And then they pull the bones out, wrap them up and just shove them into the back. Yeah, because this whole thing is, uh, the standing. It's not like the actual bodies are there.

They just get so, they just broil to the point where they're just a bag of bones. And then they like the people literally go in there and just like shove it into a pit. Yeah. In the ground. That's in your. At the back of the, like, where the body goes, it's all of your, like, deceased family members who are now bundles of bones. I don't really know if I want to be cremated either, though. Would you want to be cremated?

I don't know about being cremated. I don't like the idea of just burning it, you know? I think almost every single one of my family members is, like, there have been cremated. I think I'll get buried, but if I wasn't to be buried, I'd like my body to be donated or something like that, just to get some use out of it. Because I really don't put that much value. you in like the body after someone says it's like might as well go to something right you know yeah no it's very selfless not me though yeah you was kind of like a ritualistic place in the normal world what could build a bear build a bear build a bear's a bit fucking you know

you're actually kind of right because don't you put you put like a fake heart in it and all this stuff you sew it up they're like give it give it a name all right kiss it and put put it's hard inside and yeah all that it's like a little fucking demon factory isn't it you know you can build your bear online where's the fun in that though that does lose the point of it I will say

every now and then they will drop an exclusive one and it does like the site how do you know that and why are you following the sci op can I continue does work on my wife where it's like oh they have a little moth man this week or something like that he's like oh a muckman or whatever but then you don't get to do the build process

with those, right? It's just like, here's Moth, man. Yeah. Where's the fun in that? Yeah. Well, you fucking, you do deep penetration on that little motherfucker too when they shoot the stuffing inside of it. It is crazy. They're like, all right, no, now go six inches and you're like, mm. I'm like, all right, now

12. And you're like, keep this little motherfucker is spit roasted. I remember as a kid. It's great. I remember even as a child, I was like, I remember as a kid like my little sister was too young to like do it she was just she was like four and the workers like I'll do it just

when the workers do it too because you know that they're like I just want to get the shit done with yeah they do it like this like that I got kind of traumatized when I was there when I was younger my sister got one

because you're supposed to name it you like name it first well it's been a while since I've been there but you name it yeah you name it first and it's like coming in because it was like at the mall I mean like came in Because being my dad were doing something

And my mom and my sister were over there doing that So we came in after the fact And she like had that thing And she was like slowly going down Like pushing it down to the pipe whatever Because you like they'll let you You know be like here put the stuffing into it And she had like that

It was going through And its body was all propped up like this Getting filled up And I was like what's your bear's name? And she like was looking at me She did Gabriel he told me his name was Gabriel and he's going to help us it's a bit I'm like because you don't think of a different way where you don't have to go

into the ass and stuff it yeah she's like Gabriel it would of course be an angel name I'm getting him a dog tag I was like what does that mean is he a war vet is he a fucking Vietnam War what are you talking about but the uh I don't know. Is that still in business? Yeah. This one in the Kansas Mall. Really?

Yeah, they do. They do really good because they'll have like these limited drops and like, like, not only kids, but like the hello kitty girls and stuff like that go all the time. Yeah. I just love that you're like, so actually they're actually super, like profitable and they should do a lot of great, a lot of great exclusive drops. Yeah, yeah. We like to keep up on a lot of time. Yeah, I'm sorry some of us love our wife, like to get her things that she likes. I mean, more power to you.

I just bad memories. It seems like such a outdated thing, too. Like, I don't think I've seen, I can't remember the last time I saw, like, a kid have a teddy bear. Even like my cousin's kids, whatever. It seems like such an outdated thing, doesn't it? I feel like they just have, anytime it's just, it's cute and it's soft or whatever. At this point, yeah, which is sad.

Well, that's why legitimately people are like, oh, it's his fifth birthday. He's getting an iPhone. That is messed up. Well, that's what kids want nowadays. You know, it's not like, oh, I don't want like a. cute thing anymore i think that's if if they are open that's definitely wise because it's how old is your kid have to be before you let them have like access to the internet 18 i probably i realistically probably wouldn't want my kid having a phone until it was if he's like hey i'm gonna go like

if if i was in my neighborhood when i was younger i wish i had a cell phone whenever i was like hey i'm going to go ride bikes with my buddy yeah you get that's a safety thing like 12 12 12 or 13 yeah yeah but also there's no way to not have him access he or she to access. They are going to go to their friend's house and get on it and do whatever. So if anything, I'd rather just be like, listen buddy, you don't need to be watching people getting their fucking

head smashed in with a hammer. Yeah, yeah. Let's stay off of LiveLeak, please. Yeah, like, have fun. Watch whatever. I mean, I can't. I feel the more you're restricted, the more deeper they're going to get into it. I'm also like going to be a lot better than my parents were about like knowing what search history is

and stuff like that. So the day it's like, all right, let me see your phone. What were you looking at him, dude? Boom, boom. Boom. I love the young Isaiah. Just the word. Boom. But it's like,

but it's spelled like the way you put into a calculator. Yeah. Yeah. And I immediately get scared. Like, like, like drop the phone. Yeah.

Yeah. I can't look at that. Terrified. Yeah. That was me. All right. So after that, speaking of build a bear and whatnot.

Well, the reason I brought up builder bear is because this one is pretty much like build a bear. This is build a bear. Only it's like with the devil involved in there. It's called how to go the way I would always hear titled is how to play hide and seek by yourself

but as the title is on the original creepy pasta, hide and go seek alone. So at the very top in all caps it says if you don't follow the steps properly you will die do not play this game at all you will die. Great great open so what are the rules

why do I want to play this game again? If I was a guessing man I'm going to that you build yourself a little hide-and-go-seeker. Yeah, this is like... Right, you're not. Here I come.

This is like, imagine me, like, as a child, I'm being like, I don't really want to play this game, guys. Everyone's like, shut up. Stop being a baby.

I fucking hated it, hide-and-go-seek. I hated that game when I was younger. I actually think now that this, when I was talking about me being young, I think I did play the midnight game once.

You probably did play a midnight game. I think I did play the midnight game. I'm actually having memories of holding a candle and walking through the house. doing that scared doing that scared doing that scared quiet breathing yeah until i just did the impression my friend saying stopped being a baby and it was like a vietnam flashback i was suddenly like the ringing in here yeah i remember i had a red candle oh my gosh

yeah i completely blocked it out i don't think i cut myself though i don't think i did the blood thing you saw the midnight man didn't yeah i remember being really freaked out because my friend had these long hallways and you couldn't like the candle glow would be like five feet so it's like as you're stepping through the hallway you could always just see a little bit out and everyone else was playing at the same time so it's like you would see candles you guys had multiple sessions of midnight game going

five of us playing it at once damn so everyone went to a different door and did it because it doesn't have to like it said front door I think we did like closet doors as long as it was a wooden door and then you know you set down your name knocked 22 times let it in and then we're all like passing

so like you look down the hall and you would just see a candle slowly pass and stuff like that. Yeah, I'd completely memory hold this. Why did I do that? Why did I forget about all of that?

I don't even want to speculate. Dude, it can't be good. And a game that involves the midnight man, I'm not wanting to speak. There's really nothing that I can speculate on

that I think ends in a positive light. I so vividly remember now, like looking out the windows at the back of my friend's house and just like the candle glow reflecting back of me. The same re-triggering your memory, though, being don't be a baby is.

That's really rough, isn't it? That is haunting. Yeah. You look visibly shaken. I can't think of another time I've had a memory that repressed. Other than when we were reading Pimpel and I remember the dreams about being buried alive. That is the only other time. Both traumatic flashbacks I've had have been talking to you on this podcast.

There's like a close in your eye. I'm like, I feel like there's still something that just hasn't piqued its head out yet. I don't want to sit here and think about it I'm not going I don't think we should either until it does I remember walking down the stairs and being really scared because I couldn't see I could just see the next stair I was about to go down what was the friend's name house you're at

Remington was my friend was the last name of the Remington fame no that's his first name oh what was his last name mountain Remington Mountain I swear that was his name yeah the kid's name was Remington Mountain I'm not kidding God kidding

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Yeah this is strange I've never had a We're gonna have to talk about this after We are gonna have to let's go back to the Yeah this one hiding go seek alone Okay anyway so Hid and go seek alone Hittori

Kakaru. Sorry. Here, Nick, he's the Japanese expert. How do you say this name? Up top. Highlight it. Kaku Renbo. Hittori Kaku Rimbo.

Hey. Hittori Kaku Rimpu... Hey. Konichua. Sommimazen. Hi-oh. One kokaibo, please. Hittori Kaku Rimbo is a famous game in Japan and Korea,

originating from Japan where you let a spirit or demon possess a doll and then play a game of hide and seek with him the game is necromancy it is potentially very dangerous and is not good for your sanity do not try this game just because you're curious or want to experience it for yourself this is a very dangerous life risking game this is uh of course the japanese would be like i want to revive grandpa into a wooden doll i want to put him in that doll with him again that one over there you know the one that the coyotes and foxes that teddy bear part, I'm going to sew Grandpa back together and it we'll be able to play games

again. And you're like, huh? I miss my dad. I wish she was alive to play hide and seek with me again. Why don't you just play hide and seek their friend? No, no, no. It has to be the spirit of the dead. No, I don't like that. I needed to be someone I know that died.

I want to be my friend that died. It has to be someone who's seen heaven so I can ask him about it. That's crazy. That's If a kid told me that, I'd be like, okay. I'd be like, cool, and I'd take that fucking teddy bear, and I'd throw it away. Yeah. And then you watch it climb out of the trash can. Which I want to say,

exactly, and I'd kill the kid. That is the fucking, the curse fucking gets severed here. I can make a new kid, dude. The, uh, I seriously think that if my kid did any spooky shit like that, I would, I would cut, I mean, I wouldn't kill the kid, but like, guess what I'm going to do. I'm going to immediately go these kids and be like,

okay, this is a game you can play. take this daddy man take it up to if I found out that my kid was like taking up to pop up making making weird dolls whatever yeah it's I've been taking the cat's toenails

and put them on this doll and don't I'd be like enough of it I'm throwing it away is that wrong is that bad parenting if your kid is like mutilating a doll it's my only friend

yeah I think you can do that at that point huh what he just said to you inside joke it's a secret even if I explained it you wouldn't get it it's the thing between yeah you can throw that away if he's holding the if I yeah if a kid of mine ever talks to something I'm getting rid of it yeah yeah anything anything any object he said what yeah what do you mean what you mean

my kids talking to the TV remote I'm getting a new TV just you know, has an imagination. God, you know what? See that? Now we know exactly. This is the kind of person who dies in any situation. Nick definitely had like a ball of yarn. He was like, he gave me Mr. Squiggles.

You like that? Why are you so wiry today? I used to pretend my toys were real. Your parents. That explains a lot about you. You used to pretend they were real. What does that mean? Like they were alive.

No, no. Not like you would play pretend with them. Yeah, I was to say, there's a difference in playing. like, I'd be like they're alive like toy story. They wake up when See, and that's exactly why you should have

Their parents should have fucking thrown the toys away That was a comforting Hold on, hold on You, that made you feel better That they come alive when you're not looking Not freaked out, okay What kind of toys were they? Like small soldiers

Those the action figures I see it had like Chip Hazard And Chip Archer Archer Yeah The part of the movie So yeah But I'm saying

So you're basically just like You were just like Oh I wanted the movie to be real Yeah Well you should have Lead with that I just like you had like a raggedy and all And you're like

Yeah she plays dress up when I'm not looking Where do you find these guys He emailed me Okay so Because yeah there's definitely a difference between like Just I mean like being like Oh I'm playing with the toy you're like playing make pretend

versus I had a friend who had like an imaginary friend and you it would be to the extent where you'd like sit down and be like that's it not your seat that kind of stuff and that's where I'm like that's creepy it's pretty creepy

yeah I had a buddy one day he bought like Dragon Ball Z toys and then I came over one day and they were ripped apart and he said while they're sleeping they fought just to see to me to me that's just creepy that's where

it borders on being too fucking weird. Like, creepy. Now, if you did that and told your friends that, that's funny. But if you actually believe that, that is a, that's a problem. I vividly, I'm finding out that I actually did this a lot. Because he said that and I did, I did, oh, okay. And I went downstairs and I was, I pulled

on his mom's shirt and I was like, I want to go home. My mom can pick me up. I'm scared. I was like, I'm not, I'm not doing this. Because also back then, getting like, hangout days, it was like, it's like a vacation.

Yeah. You got to really, you know, like, it's a big thing, especially if you, because with that one, too, it was a whole thing where you're all excited because you're like, I get to ride bus number five today and go to his house. You know, I've never ridden on that bus to go to his house. And then you get there and it's that shitty. You're like, I'm not about to spend my time like this. Yeah.

I'm not in it for the long haul. I'm not putting up with this guy. I want to go watch Ed and Eddie. I want to go home. Yeah. And then you also find out that, yeah, too, the fucking, the mom's like, yeah, he doesn't have any M rated games. All we have his E.

And you're like, get me the fuck. I need to escape right. Get me out. Yeah. I agree. Note, it's best to put your pets outside of your house. There have been reports of dogs barking and cats hissing at nothing. Some even reported their pets behaving strangely after the game.

So tools. Tool one. A stuffed doll with limbs. Not a human doll. As there's a huge chance to spirit will not leave it. If you have an animal doll with limbs, it can be used as well. Example, a teddy bear. Rice.

That is enough to be used as stuffing instead of cotton for your doll. The rice is said to attract the doll. Something from your body. Usually fingernails for the doll to represent you. This means that if you do something to the doll, the same thing will happen to yourself. Never use someone else's body parts. This results in the doll replacing that person instead and the game will not work correctly. Just want to say the we should cut this. I was going to say, I wonder if that's why also she cut the hair because there was something that was like representative of like a thought like a

the mother is doing this for her daughter so I wonder if she did it for a dad needed something there for her daughter like a like a parental figure needed to have a representation in the I will say to answer this and answer in a way we can include this in this has similarity to something from the film

well yeah I was to say well everything we've said so far there's been little hints of that kind of ritualistic shit there's been similarities not to spoil but the tie in and that specifically has some similarities to themes in there. I think it's a thing about it's almost like you are contacting a spirit or something from the other

world and you need to give it a target. You need to tie it to something else. And I think maybe like in this specific instance it's like the spirit will get mad or it won't work right if you use someone else's thing. But when it comes to the film I would bet it's something similar where it's like you have to

direct the power you want and what you want it to be. Yeah, I'd say so. Next tool, a sharp-edged object. To anger the spirit in the doll by stabbing it. Be sure not to use knife or scissors as the doll will possibly stab you with it after it finds you. So use a pencil or needle instead. It's recommended to use a wooden toothpick. Red thread to sew up the hole you made in the doll. This later symbolizes blood vessels and acts as a restraint later in the game. That's cool. Salt water or salt. This will be used later in the game to get rid of the spirit in the doll, a bathtub with water. If your home does not have a bathtub,

a basin large enough to put the doll in with water in the bathroom works too. And finally, a very safe sanctuary or hiding spot. When it's the doll's turn to find you, if you have a room with statues and things related to your religion, it's recommended to make it as your hiding spot. It's eerily similar how many of those tie into the movie yesterday. Yeah, yeah. There's a lot of connections between like a place to be, a place for it to go, stuff like that. Yeah, again, without getting spoiled.

Purging process afterwards on. There's a menacing note, and it's something I thought about with the movie, too, about having, like, for one, inviting an entity like that, right? But then, like, knowing it's in your house. Right? It's like, this is your safe space, but you've now opened up your safe space to this other.

Yeah, violated your safe space, basically, yeah. You've contaminated it almost. Starting the ritual. Give your stuffed doll a name, for example, Fluffy or Rover. Cut the bear or doll open and take all of its stuffing out. Put the rice in the bear or doll as well as the part of your body. So the doll back again with red thread

and wrap the remaining red string around the whole doll. This is important as it binds the spirit. Prepare the bath or large basin by filling it with water and then wait until 3 a.m. sharp. Some versions say, that you do not have to wait until 3 a.m., but this is up to you. Remember to turn off all lights in the house,

but leave only the television on. It will change depending on the location of the doll. That's a really cool detail. Like, depending on where the doll is in the house, like it manipulates the television. Like the spirit you're contacting messes with like transmission rays and stuff like that. Once it's 3 a.m.,

take the doll along with you to the bathroom and repeat. First, tagger is your name. three times sternly while closing your eyes then place the doll in the bath or basin walk away to another room but do not look back you may see the spirit possessing the doll if said spirit makes eye contact or notices you looking at it may come after you count slowly from 1 to 10

after that turn around and proceed back to the doll go close to the doll in the bath basin and say I found you and then say the doll's name and then stab the doll with your weapon or object. After that, close your eyes and repeat, now, doll's name is it three times. Leave the object inside the doll, then pour some salt water into your mouth. Do not drink the salt water as it protects you from the spirit in the doll. You will need the remaining salt water to end the ritual. Bring along the cup of salt water and go to your hiding place. It is recommended

to keep your doors and windows unlocked in case you unexpectedly run into some trouble, and your friends will be able to help you there outside your home. It is recommended to have a cell phone on silent mode and brightness on the lowest level in case of emergencies. Keep the salt water in your mouth at all times. Never attempt to swallow it. Remain silent when you are hiding as any sounds from you will alert the doll where you are.

If the doll finds you, it will stab you with the object you stabbed it with. If you possibly possess you as well, keep salt water near at all times. I like the themeing of that a bit where it's like you've possessed a spirit and you're now trying to play a game with it, right? You're literally mixing Bloody Mary

and hide and go seek. Yeah, together. Pretty much. I like the idea too of do not turn around to watch the spirit possess it. Like you can almost imagine this like huge entity like stepping into the small doll or something. Yeah. Ending the ritual. Ending the ritual is very important as this will end the game as well.

To end the ritual, go out of your hiding spot, find the doll, it may not be in the bathroom, and then drink the salt water. pour the remaining salt water around the doll in a circle as well. Close your eyes and shout out, I win three times. The spirit and the doll will give up and the game ends. You must dispose of the doll by burying it with salt,

otherwise the spirit will attempt to re-enter the doll. Some versions say to put salt in every corner of your house after you bury the doll, especially where the doll has been found, as salt drives away most malevolent spirits. Warning, do not play this game for more than two hours. The spirit inside the doll will be a small. extremely difficult to remove. Messing around with spirits is very dangerous, so play the game at your own risk. Nobody will be responsible for your own death as you risk your life to play

the game. Do not turn around when heading to your hiding place. You might see something very disturbing. Do not play when someone else is in the house. You must be alone to play the game because the other person might be unintentionally found. Instead, it might be hurt. Do not play with more than one person. It needs to be one person and one person only, because there's a great chance that one of the people that are playing could get possessed. The game can be played at 3 a.m. sharp. 3 a.m. is the time when spirits are

the most free to move around. However, some versions say you do not need to wait for 3 and midnight is just fine. Do not turn on the lights while playing this game. Only leave your television on. Do not fall asleep no matter how tired, exhausted, or sleepy you are while hiding.

Doll will eventually find you and possess your body as the meaning of this play is, if you find me, you can have my body. Do not attempt to leave the house while the game is still going on. Unless you want to end the ritual and the doll is not in the house, the doll will find you. Do not play this game if you get frightened easily or have a very weak heart. This game is life-threatening, very terrifying to most who have played it. Better still, don't play this game at all. Do not give the doll your name or the name of one of your acquaintances. You or your acquaintance can be the

victim of a curse. Messing around with rituals like this is dangerous. There are serious rituals, not games. You make a single mistake and expect me to nasty end. You have been warned. That is how to play hide and go seek by yourself. What would be the reason you'd want to do that? Just like the reason you would do any other ritual to summon stuff to see the supernatural. The reason that like this story works so well is because the reason you would want to do it is because you're told you're not supposed to. Right. It's like well yeah there's

the yeah of course but usually with some sometimes the lot of rituals there's something at least where the danger is a reward of being able to speak with like a loved one. With the midnight game, it said this was normally done by ancient pagan cults who have angered their gods or something. Well, it was also a punishment, though. It's like an atonement or something. Yeah, that was the big thing. It's like, this is mostly actually like a punishment ritual. They'd make people do it.

This one would just be like an interaction with the spirits. And the rules tell you over and over like, don't do this. This is a bad idea. You don't want to be a part of it. Of course, that's going to egg people on to do it. Exactly. Yeah. But you could do it if you wanted to.

If you wanted to see something creepy. What I like with a lot of it, especially that one, is there is the repeated things of like cadence. Like everything you say three times, never say it once. Or like, don't give it your name because names are powerful in the spiritual realm and stuff like that. There's a lot of interesting accents given to it. They make it feel more thought out, more legitimate. Like the red thread being a binding that looks like blood vessels.

Yeah, the blood vessel thing's fun. Yeah. It's pretty fun. yeah the uh bearing it with salt and stuff just like a lot of cool there's a bunch of little cool visual motifs throughout it yeah so for the final one we're going to look at for our ritual episode today uh and for our first sponsored episode i'm so cool to say that look at me and you who would have thought the two of us it's beautiful for the last we're going to look at today is gray water unlike the previous ones where it's just kind of a set of instructions this one's an actual story that involves a ritual so gray Well, oh, is there any details about when this was posted or this is a more recent one too, I believe, pretty sure. Like, yeah, let's look at the comments and it looks at some of the earliest comments like 2021, but that's also one. Oh, wait. Oh, wait. Hold on, hold on. Nope, never mind. It goes down to 2014. Oh, okay. Okay, so this one's been around a while. Yeah. This one gets mentioned a lot in a positive note when it comes like ritual creepy pastas and stuff like that.

So, Greywater Gardens lives up to its name, I thought, as I made my way up the damp concrete slabs, bridging across the stagnant pond. everywhere leading up to the ashen, decrepit house was lined by rotten flowers and the congealed feces of cats, dogs, and other animals. The water itself looked like it had remained the same for centuries. This place is dead, as dead as I am. I arrived at the door. More a collection of damp splinters and hesitantly pushed it open, causing the hinges to shriek. No, no more shrieking, please.

The inside was as drab and oppressive as the outside, my nostrils filled with sense of mold and neglect and regret. Maybe it's just me. I didn't shower in days. I couldn't face the water. There's what appeared to be some kind of waiting area, three or four old wicker chairs, and one of those, please be seated signs you find in posh restaurants.

So looking around for the slightest bit of human company, I sat down, waited. Despite myself, my wallet found its way into my hands, and then the picture of M, I can. kept in there, found its way in front of my eyes. I can never throw this away, no matter how many times I told myself to, for the sake of my own sanity.

But I couldn't. This was all I had left of her fair, white skin and pale blue eyes and ginger hair I tease her about, freckles on her face and chest. She was beautiful. I tried to correct myself to present tense, but I couldn't. I never forget the day.

The last of that ginger hair fell out. Cough brought me back to reality, and I looked, blinking back tears, to see an old man bald and bearded and stooped over britting through a mouth of yellow teeth his clothes were as gray and wiry as the hairs on his face like he was graywater gardens in human form even his right eye was gray the left was just a black empty socket the eyelids hanging over it forlornly you have an appointment spoke like he hadn't used his voice in years me yes i have a secret i want it deposit it i know you do he let me grasp for work wondering how the hell he knew when he said you wouldn't be here for any other reason would you he turned and beckoned me to follow him into the back room I gazed at the picture of him one last time I love you and I slid it back into my wallet

did as I was bid the room was more of the same gray and wet and rotting and horrid the only remarkable feature was the huge hefty ledger on an antique wooden table next to a plain steel chalice and the middle of the room was a concrete pool, only a few feet across, filled with the same stagnant gray water from the ponds outside. The old man opened the ledger. You wish to deposit a secret? He asked, perhaps as a formality. Maybe he's playing with me. Yes? Your name?

I told him. Excellent, then let's begin. He picked up the chalice and moved to the pool. He bent down, agonizingly slow, but eventually he filled the cup and shuffled over to me. Drink the water. A grin playing upon his own. old and papery lips as he pushed the cup into my hand. The water will enter you

and your secret will replace it in the water. No man can discern its murky depths. His smile was now so wide, I thought his face might crack open. But be warned, once I've taken custody of your secret, you can never reveal it. No one will ever know.

But there will be no confidence or confession or chance of redemption. Are you sure this is the path you wish to take? I am. I didn't even hesitate. No one can know, for both our sakes. The old man shrugged, took a step back. I raised the cold steel to my face, but before I could drink, curiosity gripped me.

Why do you take other people's secrets? In the world of the blind. He laughed, raspy and throaty and tapped at his missing eye. The man with one eye is king. I knew exactly what he meant. For you, M, I thought as I downed my morbid toast, I dropped the chalice and left without a word, knowing now that she was safe.

As I walked out of Greywater Gardens, I looked down at the putrid pond and remembered. It wasn't the water that was gray at all, but her face as I held her frail body down in the bath. Nice little like, uh, was basically able to basically bring her back right there? As I held her frail body down in the bath. what i said he's able to bring her back yeah yeah i was able to bring i see what i know you did

it's the name of the movie it's a sponsored episode it's the name of movie that the sponsors for that one actually had a ton of similarities to bring her back yeah like especially with the water motif and stuff like that that was interesting so he goes to this place called graywater gardens right and he's lost his wife yeah previously uh he says like the last of her hair fell out i'm she had like a sickness or something. I'm guessing cancer. You should have like cancer or something like that. But what's that where he says, I remembered it wasn't the water that was great at all, but her face

is I held her frail body down in the bath. Did you have to kill someone? As I held her down the bath. I mean, well, is assuming that we're assuming that she drowned her? Sounds like, that's what I think. So he drowned him? So what I think is happening is, I bet you she was sick. And then,

he killed her. Yes. So then that's the secret that he probably gave him is that he's like, I want you to get rid of this memory. That's what I'm assuming, right? He's like, I have a secret. I wanted to deposit. And he's like, yeah. So he forgets that that's why. He forgets that he killed his wife. Yeah, he loved her and then he wanted to do that. I mean, I'm assuming that he killed her because she was sick. Yeah, yeah. It was like a mercy killing or whatever. But he couldn't hold on to that memory anymore. Of course not. No. Yeah. So he's like, I can't live with this. Take the secret. At first, whenever I first read it, I was like, oh, I thought that she, he, he, he, he, he like deposited whatever thing the transaction was that she got to come back but I think that the thing is

is that take my memory from me yeah yeah which also is making me wonder too it's like did he give him the right memory right or else why would he say that last line if he wanted to not if he wanted to not remember it would he not have well he's still he's still like he is still being a part of the ritual he's there at gray water like he's looking down the water thinking about that and that's got to be the secret he takes from him right that he killed his wife because at the end it's like he has that line with him I knew exactly what we meant

I thought as I downed my toast I dropped the chalice and left without a word knowing that she was safe as I walked out of the gardens I looked down to the putrid pond so I think he is like it's as he leaves that secrets being taken

I would guess at least very uh kind of you know it has like a almost like a fairy man of the dead kind of vibe too with the old dude yeah I really like that line he said that was cool in the world of the blind uh the man with one eye is king that's cool i like that line um yeah that's an interesting thing it also ties like i said a lot to um bring her back

with water being a current thing there's a lot of that in bring her back there was like uh these visual motifs that kept playing over and over because afterwards me and you were talking about it and you picked up on things i didn't notice and i picked up on things you didn't notice it's like so much of the screen time was used for like piecing together these whole pictures of like themes and using symbols like mirrors was another one. Well, I think a common theme with all these

like the bath and water and all that stuff has to be something that's a parallel with baptism and that kind of stuff. Rebirth. You know, actually, without symbolizing without spoiling

the scene at the very end involving water. It's a giant bleep sound. Yeah. uh involving water was very reminiscent of a baptism there there's a lot i need to i would like to watch bring her back again which is you all should go see it when it comes out but but but uh pay full price pay full price pay what watch it chicken jockey don't do that how sick how sick would it be though if danny and michael were able to start instead like a chicken jockey train people like

throwing popcorn people were taking like i don't know like their kids there and like sacrificing them in the theaters or something like there's a mass 824 is going to watch this and they've got to sign off on it they're going to be like just that 100 hand caught God all right sitifiles

what should the popcorn bucket be for bring her back the silence has been so loud the silence has been so loud today it's just good very very very loud Anyway, I think bring her back to a lot of that with like the visual motifs and stuff like that. I like this story, the idea of like going to a place to give secrets because that's what I get out of this, right?

He killed his wife because she was sick, right? The only reason I think that she's sick is because of the sensor, the hair falling out thing. Yeah. Which is just a very, a very quick way of like, I mean, chemotherapy. Yeah, yeah. That's what I would think. Yeah. That's for my connection is with it.

Unless I'm way off. Very did to go there. But this is one thing. I know we've said it before, but these older creepy pastas like before the 2016, 2015 era. They all felt like very bite size,

just, you know, like little dreadful, almost like poems or something, you know, with this kind of weird character, I don't know where the fuck that is, Greywater,

who cares what it is, right? It's just a place that we know he's going. Yeah. And you have like a creepy old man. It doesn't linger too much on it. You don't really give a fuck what he looks like. It's very punchy all the way through.

Yeah. your nice little bit, and you're like, ooh, that's it. It's like a nice little bite-sized thing, which is cool. Yeah. The movie itself sounds like, it reads like an older creepy pasta where it doesn't, it doesn't like go, it is very to the point almost the same way that this is where I will say in the movie, it's like, and you're hitting the ground running. Yeah, well, that's what I said.

And it doesn't try to like throw any weird curve. I mean, it's just like, it's a fucking punch to the face. As soon as it's like 10 minutes in, I said to Hunter, I was like, this movie is not wasting any time. Like immediately, it's like, it's not playing around with that setting. It's not like, oh, what if we're a horror movie? It's like, boom. Which is very, you know, it's a similar vibe to what they did with Talk to Me as well.

Yes. Yeah, because Talk to Me, like, also gets, like, right into it. One thing I liked about all the other, like, ritual stuff we read today, too, which it's, like, all cringe shit that, like, you know, pre-teen people would do with whatever. But there's something so fun about just, like, you give a, because nowadays, the internet has ruined so much fun. stuff to where back of the day you could just be like hey seriously you'll fucking die if you do this anyway so there's how you do it

versus now there would have to be like all these like I think people would be like well they're not gonna bleed you have to like go through all these like loopholes now like try to get people in a state where they are like kind of vibing with it but I just love that old that old internet like game aspect of like this is what you're supposed to do and it's so simple

and also it's the same kind of thing with like why I like found footage stuff or even some of the R slash no sleep stuff where it's coming from the perspective of a person. So you're like, is this real? But being able to actually feasibly do it yourself with your friend. It's just kind of, it's like nice, cringe fun.

There was such a, you are completely right. There was such a magic nature to like, because like when you're with your friends and you read like the midnight game or how to play hide and go seek by yourself, uh, it's, you're not thinking about like,

oh, who wrote this? Oh, where was this post? It's like, oh, really? That's the thing.

And then that's all it takes. Right. And that's not to also discredit the author, the people who did actually write. it's just more so that like it was a magical time the source material is so much like I don't care who fucking wrote it this is something that I'm

want to do with my friends it's a fun idea thank you kind of thing and also with like what you said about bring her back you're like it's a creepy pasta you are right that it has a lot of those elements where the early creepy pasta is like they don't waste any time they have a concept

and they deliver on in the good way it is reminiscent of like old early internet horror stories and stuff like that now bring her back incorporates a lot of like we talked about there's a lot of interesting kind of pagan ideas like around the outskirts of it and that's tied in with like this deception plot in the middle of it it adds a ton of different layers to that idea but you are right that it's core it's like here's an idea here's how we execute on it and it doesn't really obfuscate it that much but i will say this is like a final note for me at least

is uh you can tell that it's like the film is from people who enjoy these like old internet horror stories versus like a 56 year old guy at a studio being like it's a Facebook horror movie yeah right I mean like so you're gonna get it's just that nice it feels very earnest and it's approach these two guys were YouTubers you know

who started making horror movies right they understand the culture understand a lot of the modern stuff like that it feels like feels like someone gets the genre would you recommend any of our viewers of any age perform any of these rituals tonight. I think that aside from Hunter

saying kill your parents at the beginning of this recording. No, man. I think other than that, feel free to do any of them that does not require you to injure yourself. Your dad has a gun box in his closet.

It's not very imaginative. All right. So like the key code is probably pretty easy to crack. The midnight game, the midnight game, don't do that one because you have to hurt yourself right or don't incorporate it. The midnight game you do? Yeah, you have to put blood on the paper. Oh, yeah, I need to prick your thumb.

I don't know. You have to prick your thumb? Don't do that. Don't do what Hunter just said. You haven't pricked your thumb before you've done. Have you preach your thumb? When I've gone and got like blood tested and stuff like that. You never with your buddies? Well, I've never just stabbed myself in the hand with my friends.

That's not that big of a deal. Okay. Is it that, have you guys preach your thumb at all? You're not, you're not getting crowd support on this one. That's insane. You just poke it. You don't even, if you gash your fucking hand open, then I think you deserve to bleed out.

So don't do anything where you have to hurt yourself. But if you want to, if you want to scare your friends, do what I did. Tell them this story, like hype them up about how scared it'll be. Then do it. It did really freak me as a kid, like the idea of like the repetition, like the 22 times. It felt like you're being very deliberate

and inviting some presence to enter. Yeah, yeah. When you're in a dark house, even if you're the one knocking on the door, you don't want to be. There's a candle on the floor. and that's all, bum, bum, bum, bump, bum, think about how long 22 knocks is. Too much. Yeah, yeah.

See, if we're skirt on the rules, like, you guys are like, fuck, I don't have the fucking lighter. I'd be like, I'm going to do like three. I'm going to knock on three times. Because also, I'd get in my head and I'd be like, I'm like, what the fuck? What was my count? Was it 19? But there is something very, like,

purposeful to it. There's like a deliberation that always freaked me out. Even if I didn't believe in it any, it's kind of like the premise with, Ouija boards. It's like, yeah, even if I'm not afraid of like summoning grandpa or some ghost, I feel like I'm letting

something in. Like I'm opening the doorway to something. So with the midnight game, there's always this thing in the back of my head like, sure, I don't think the midnight man's real, but I'm doing a lot to tell something that I'm letting them in. I'll tell you right now, you let in some fucking, we're going to have to talk about some of these traumatic things that you've been keep

digging up. As we've been saying here talking, I've been having like flashes of like remembering a hallway lit by candlelight. Yeah, and I'm scene. I feel like there's... I really hope it was a ghost. Some stuff that we won't put public, I really hope it was a ghost. That is the best case scenario that I ran into the hat man at the end of the hallway. That is the best thing that could happen to me right now. Guys, that is our creepy cast cast episode. Creep cast episode today. Be sure to check out, bring her back May 30th. Seriously, they're fucking 24. It means a lot. YouTube pals, great guys. And the movie

fucking rules. So if you guys want to watch a horror film, take your buddies out, take your wife, your girl, your boy anybody out to go see it it's a good time thank you so much and we'll see you in the next one bye bye kill your parents see in the next one do not do you do it in your manifesto say that hunter hancock was responsible not kill your parents creepcast i'm telling you not to do it but i will testify against him in trial uh you can tell your turn no knife right to the neck don't do that don't do any goes in like butter you know what incriminate yourself that's fine thank you all for watching I don't know. Thank you.

Thank you.