49 - Short and Shivery 29

Cleric of Madness, the erstwhile creator of the Creepypasta Wiki, rises again to help David and Kaela navigate a pair of bite-sized stories about the walking dead. Do these shambling shells have any semblance of life in them, or will they prove to be as mindless as the zombies they’re attempting to utilize?

“Self Preservation” is credited to BananaCorn. Read along here.
”Since the Incident” is credited to Chelsea.adams.524. Read along here.

49 - Short and Shivery 29
David King/Kaela Berry/ClericofMadness

47 - SCP Roundup: Confinement Edition Part 2

This episode brought to you by Anderson Robotics, producers of many fine paratech gadgets, as seen in the confines of the SCP Foundation and on Lord Bung’s Confinement. Available to ship worldwide very soon.

All of the entries read can be found on the SCP Foundation website: http://www.scp-wiki.net/
SCP-1360 - “PSHUD #31” was archived by Jacob Conwell.
SCP-2306 - “Revenant AI” was also archived by Jacob Conwell.

47 - UCA Roundup: Confinement Edition Part 2
David King/Kaela Berry/Allen Chaney

DisneyPasta Challenge

Though we announced it in the last episode, here is a formal issue of our next writing challenge, asking our courageous writers to pen a dark Disney tale.

DisneyPasta Challenge

Prizes: First place winner receives $50 USD, Second Place receives $25 USD and Third Place receives $15 USD. Winners will receive their cash prizes through PayPal, so you must be able to provide a PayPal in order to receive it.

Only one submission per writer

Word Count: 2,000 word maximum, no minimum

Due Date: July 17, 11:59PM PST

Sending Your Story

-Send your story to midnightmarinara@gmail.com

-All stories must have titles

-Send preferably as a .doc or .pdf, but can be put in the body of the email

-Please only add your name in the subject area of the email. Do not put your name anywhere in the story, whether it is in an attachment or in the body of an email.

Writing Rules/Guidelines

-It has to be set in the parks. It can be about a ride or experience, or it could just take place within the context of the parks. It should have its main incident within a Disney park or resort property.

-Avoid writing only about Marvel, Fox, or Star Wars (The idea behind a Disney Creepypasta is the juxtaposition between a corporation, normally seen as “magical” and “innocent”, and unexpected terror. Focusing on the above franchises alone defeats the purpose).

-Can be as realistic or as supernatural as you like

-We’re looking for engaging stories, that capture that creepiness factor about Disney that people often forget. The story should easily interweave the family-friendly reputation of Disney with horror

-Judging criteria might favor stories that have a sense of grounding and detail, but that's based on understanding the setting and tone.

45 - "Boothworld Industries"

Another banterclass episode wherein David, Allen and Mike talk about a bunch of stuff, eventually read the story, and then talk about more stuff. This might not be the one for you if you want a simple straight read, but for those who like hearing asinine conversation, this is the one for you.

"Boothworld Industries" as a whole is credited to Christopher Bloodworth. Read along here.

45 - "Boothworld Industries"
David King/Allen Chaney/Mike MacDee

44 - Short and Shivery 28

David’s never really been a cat person but is alright being cat-adjacent, while Kaela had a cat growing up and likes them pretty well. That’s important because this episode, guests Eli and Kylie from Animal Fact Files are bringing some feline frights to peruse. Will these two tales make the groups whiskers stand on end, or are these cats better left in the bag?

"Feline Shadows" is credited to Dengrath. Read along here.

"Found Cat" is credited to Needle553312. Read along here.

44 - Short and Shivery 28
David King/Kaela Berry/Animal Fact Files


42 - "Meek"

The meaning of life, the universe, and everything has nothing to do with this episode, but it is fitting that David meets with AJ, Gwen and Nate from Random Encounters 41 episodes later, somehow. This week brings a horror story of neglect, apathy and possible murder all buried in a gross detritus of human garbage.

“Meek” is credited to Mystreve. Read along here.

42 - "Meek"
David King/AJ Pinkerton/Gwendolyn Pinkerton/Nathan Morse

41 - "The Forest of a Thousand Legs"

David and Prasokour don their protective gear and trudge into a Nosleep story without a NoSleep title, which is already a good sign. Will this anomalous arachnid account manage to snare the hosts in its narrative web, or will it be a the prose equivilant of a can of bug spray?

“The Forest of A Thousand Legs” is credited to Lovezinski. Read along here.

Animal Fact Files
Slimebeast’s “Spider Earth”

41 - "The Forest of a Thousand Legs"
David King/Prasokour

39 - Short and Shivery 27

It didn’t start out as a Short and Shivery, but David, Kaela, Allen and Abysmii found the first story offered a little too short (but at least a little shivery) and decided to, at last minute, tack on another one. What follows is a pair of stories with very different tones and very different reactions from the panel of readers.

“The Gun Game” was initially uploaded to the Creepypasta Wiki by RetardoTheMagnificent. Read along here.
”BooTube” is credited to Tbok1992. Read along here.

39 - Short and Shivery 27
David King/Kaela Berry/Allen Chaney/Abysmii

38 - SCP Roundup: Confinement Edition Part 1

Lord Bung’s Confinement series provides ample fodder for yet another trip to the SCP Foundation, as David, Kaela and Allen read up on the entries used as inspiration. How does the webseries hold up in terms of adapting the spirit of its source material, and which SCPs will be utilized?

All of the entries read can be found on the SCP Foundation website: http://www.scp-wiki.net/
SCP-082 - “‘Fernand’ the Cannibal“ was archived by FrtizWillie.
SCP-1846 - “Maize Angel” was archived by Communism will win.
SCP-007 - “Abdominal Planet” was archived by xthevilecorruptor.
SCP-407 - “The Song of Genesis” was archived by Pair Of Ducks.

38 - SCP Roundup: Confinement Edition Part 1
David King/Kaela Berry/Allen Chaney

36 - "Ticci Toby"

Technically this is the third time this “icon” story has popped up in David’s life, but it’s finally the one that gets pinned down and recorded for posterity, with a little help from Mike MacDee. Does Toby Rogers suffer from the same terrible cliches as his fellow Creepypasta brethren?

“Ticci Toby” is credited to Kastoway. Read along here.

36 - "Ticci Toby"
David King/Mike MacDee

34 - "Ubloo" Part 2

It’s the further adventures of Dr. Apathy, now adding detective to the list of things he’d done in this asinine trip into the troubled dreams caused by Ubloo. David, Kaela, Abysmii and Papreeka only now realize how long a haul this saga might be…

“Ubloo” is credited to DifferentWind. Read along here.

34 - "Ubloo" Part 2
David King/Kaela Berry/Abysmii/Papreeka

31 - "Pie is the Fore of Life" (ft. Coffee and Pie)

It's a podcast within a podcast as the semi-retired crew of Coffee and Pie have invaded UCA. Join host Allen and his co-hosts Sean, Brad, De'Markcus and guest Vivian as they read a story that takes...one hell of a turn.

(Skip to 7:13 to avoid eating noises)

Story by K-Morg. Read along here.

31 - "Pie is the Fore of Life"
Allen Chaney/Sean Yeung/Brad Torres/De'Markcus Howell/Vivian Spanish

Creative Horror Holiday Greetings

The wretched minions of Creative Horror extend some horrible holiday wishes this season. Featuring Seid and Raevell from The Witching Hour, the Pasta Shade of Midnight Marinara, Abysmii and Papreeka from Raygun Readers/Trick or Track, and our own David and Kaela for UCA.

Allen’s Eggnog.

Creative Horror Holiday Greetings
Jesse "Seid" Reyes/Raevell Novell/David King/Abysmii/Papreeka/Kaela Berry