You see, nosleep operates as if all the stories posted there are true. Unfortunately going viral was probably the story’s undoing because it caused an influx of people into nosleep who had no idea how the community worked and didn’t read the sidebar rules. It was a creepy and well-executed story, and it went viral. For example during the summer of 2014, Reddit user natesw posted an account of how his dead girlfriend was talking to him via Facebook chat. But sometimes some excellent gems are posted to the subreddit. Some are so bad they are of the “then who was phone” variety. Nosleep and the phenomenon of “creepypasta” have expanded into YouTube serials wherein voice actors read the stories, but it has to be said that most of the stories that get posted and then turned into audio-videos are mediocre. The book has had moderate success and has even been optioned for a film. Dathan posted a series of stories to “nosleep” that became so popular that he expanded them, eventually self-publishing the stories as Penpal, using his Reddit name, 1000Vultures, as the name of his publishing company. Why Do I Consider This Book Odd: Because it is both excellent and terrible.Īvailability: Published by 1000Vultures, you can get a copy here:Ĭomments: If you are a Redditor and subscribe to “nosleep” then chances are you are already aware of Penpal and Dathan Auerbach. Type of Book: Fiction, short story collection, horror
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