Mr. Creeps: Scary Stories & Creepypastas
Mr. Creeps: Scary Stories & Creepypastas

You Already Know The Rules, Always Sleep With Your Feet Towards The Door.

August 18, 2026

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In a hospital ward in Edinburgh, an elderly patient woke at three in the morning to find a creature with arms so long they dragged on the floor, a gaping hole where its eyes should be, and a torso wrapped in spirals like a knotted rope. It could not cross the threshold of the doorway, but its fingers could walk across the floor, groping along the beds until they reached her feet. She stayed perfectly still. The moist, suctiony fingers lifted her heel, then dropped it. "No tasty eyes here," the creature whined, before coughing up slime and laughing. The hospital dismissed her as crazy, but the nurse who cleaned her feet that morning—a man named George—found them "well sticky" in a way that turned his stomach. She had been sleeping with her head toward the door, and the creature had been looking for eyes.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Sponsor Break** - Two unrelated commercial spots for USAA insurance and Abercrombie denim play before the story begins.
  • 2 (00:48) **The Rules of Places: Universal vs. Local** - The narrator introduces the concept of "rules" that govern supernatural safety, distinguishing between place-specific rules and universal ones.
  • 3 (03:33) **The Universal Rules You Already Know** - A catalog of instinctive safety rules that apply everywhere, from sleeping positions to window types.
  • 4 (07:06) **How the Narrator Became a Guardian** - The origin story of the narrator's role as a protector, beginning with a vivid dream and a mysterious visitor.
  • 5 (10:54) **The Hospital Incident: Why You Sleep with Feet Away from the Door** - A nurse named George reports a terrifying encounter with a long-armed creature that searches for eyes at night.
  • 6 (14:35) **The Story of How I Met George** - The narrator recounts their first encounter with George, who was being stalked by a shadow creature that feeds on fear.
  • 7 (25:49) **The Cost of the Encounter** - The narrator reveals that while they saved George, the creature found another victim that same weekend.

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Follow this rule. Written by: firinnish

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