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5 min readThe NoSleep Podcast’s summer hiatus volume opens not with a single story but with a descent into a very specific kind of obsession. The episode’s central tale, “The Peelers Club” by Johnny Buttori, is a first-person confession delivered to a detective. The narrator, a member of a now-deleted subreddit called r/peelers, explains that the group’s shared interest—peeling things—began innocently enough with oranges, stickers, and silly putty, but eventually spiraled into self-mutilation, murder, and a kind of ritualistic transcendence through pain. The story is less a traditional horror narrative and more a character study of how a harmless compulsion, when shared in an anonymous online community, can mutate into something monstrous. The narrator insists throughout that everything was consensual, that the group was not a cult, and that the final acts were ones of love and cleansing. This framing forces the listener to sit with the uncomfortable question of where the line is between a niche hobby and a pathology, and whether a community can be held responsible for the extremes of its most devoted members.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:09) **Summer Hiatus Introduction** - Host David Cummings welcomes listeners to a special hiatus episode featuring premium stories.
- 2 (03:30) **Story 1 Introduction: "The Peelers Club"** - David sets up a tale about a subreddit where a seemingly innocent habit of peeling things spirals into horrific behavior.
- 3 (04:27) **The Narrator's Innocent Beginnings with Peeling** - The narrator describes his lifelong obsession with peeling, starting with oranges and other fruits.
- 4 (12:24) **The Art of Sticker Peeling** - The narrator's obsession culminates in the precise, skillful removal of stickers from used products.
- 5 (15:31) **The r/Peelers Subreddit and Its Members** - The narrator explains the online community of fellow peelers, which eventually devolved into extreme and violent acts.
- 6 (21:37) **The Influence of Uriah_Keat** - An influencer named Uriah_Keat joins the community, escalating the peeling to self-harm and animal cruelty.
- 7 (25:12) **The Munches and Uriah's Penance** - The community starts meeting in person, and Uriah eventually seeks their acceptance with a gruesome act of atonement.
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Show Notes
It's our Summer Hiatus in between seasons 24 & 25. Join us as we present bonus tales from our Sleepless Universe for those hot summer nights.
"Peelers Club" by Johnny Byutorie (Story starts around 00:03:30)
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Produced by Jeff Clement
Cast: Narrator - Jeff Clement
"Hades Telegambling Service" by Daniel J. Greene (Story starts around 00:39:45)
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Produced by Jesse Cornett
Cast: Narrator - Dan Zappulla, Owen - Atticus Jackson, Janis - Wafiyyah White, Pit Boss - David Cummings, Customer Service Employee - Nichole Goodnight, Hades Telegambling Service Line - Nikolle Doolin, Announcer - Graham Rowat, Commentator - Jesse Cornett
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