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5 min readThe CreepCast hosts are recording from the basement of the Sally House in Atchison, Kansas, a location regarded as one of the most haunted houses in America. In the 1800s, the basement was used as a makeshift hospital, and legend holds that an eight-year-old girl named Sally died there during an appendectomy. The room has a hole in the wall that the owners have fenced off, a sigil on the floor where someone tried to summon Beelzebub, and a general atmosphere of dread that has the hosts visibly spooked before they even start reading. One host admits he keeps seeing a figure in the corner. The other, Nick, sits directly on the satanic sigil and keeps shifting in his chair, which only makes things worse.
The Portraits and The Bath Game
The first story is a very short classic creepypasta called "The Portraits" (also known as "Cabin in the Woods"). A hunter finds an abandoned cabin in the woods, falls asleep, and notices the walls are covered in portraits whose faces are twisted in hatred. He turns to face the wall to escape their gaze. When he wakes in the morning, he discovers the cabin has no portraits at all—only windows. The implication is that something was watching him from outside, looking in. The hosts appreciate the brevity and the punch of the reveal.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:09) **Welcome & Setting the Scene** - The hosts introduce the episode from the basement of the Sally House in Atchinson, Kansas, a reputedly haunted location.
- 2 (06:10) **Story 1: "The Portraits" (AKA Cabin in the Woods)** - A very short creepypasta about a hunter who sleeps in an abandoned cabin, only to realize the "portraits" staring at him are actually windows.
- 3 (12:47) **Story 2: "The Bath Game"** - A ritual game, formerly known as "Doruma Sand," intended to summon a one-eyed Japanese ghost woman.
- 4 (24:52) **Story 3: "An Empty Prison" by M59Gar** - A long-form story about a prisoner in a private, haunted prison in North Dakota, where a malevolent entity slowly rises through the floors.
- 5 (56:48) **Post-Story Discussion & Government Paranormal Research** - The hosts briefly discuss the story's themes and then tangent into real-world government experiments with the paranormal.
- 6 (60:56) **Story 4: "My Student Submitted the Most Disturbing Living History Project I’ve Ever Seen" by Gretel Cat** - A middle school teacher receives a disturbing living history project from a quiet student, Olivia, who interviews her great uncle about his time in the army.
- 7 (80:36) **Wrap-Up & Farewell** - The hosts conclude the episode, thanking their patrons and recommending the author Gretel Cat's other story, "The Animals on My Farm Always Kill the Newborns."
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Show Notes
We come to you live from the basement of the Sallie House. This week, we read two short intro stories, a story by Matt Dymerski and the Living History Project.
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