Don't Touch the Sides, written by Pam Breshears (that's me!)

A mother stays home sick, listening to her children play a board game downstairs. But each buzz of the game jolts through her body like fire — pulling her back to a memory she’s spent decades trying to forget.

Is it fever? Dream? Or something far worse?

This is domestic horror at its sharpest: where the ordinary turns sour, the comforting becomes suffocating, and even the sound of crayons on paper hums with menace.

🕯️ Ambience: A low, relentless brown noise hum underscores the entire story — a constant, inescapable drone that blurs the line between dream and reality. Some hospital beeps are included in the last quarter of the story.

If you enjoy eerie, slow-burn horror with an ASMR-style delivery, you’ll love this one. Let the buzzing pull you in… but whatever you do:

Don’t. Touch. The sides.

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Soft spoken ASMR is used to provide listeners with comfort to ease symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and ptsd. ASMR with atmospheric sounds—like gentle whispering, soft taps, and calming nature noises works wonders for relaxation and anxiety relief. The soothing sounds and personal attention mimic a comforting, nurturing experience, while promoting mindfulness and focus that diverts attention from anxious thoughts. Physiologically, ASMR can lower heart rate and blood pressure, activating neural circuits linked to relaxation. This powerful combination creates a serene environment, helping individuals unwind and feel at peace.

Listen with headphones for the best experience.

This channel is intended to provide you with a comfortable space to relax and fall asleep. I welcome all comments and suggestions for stories because this channel is meant for you, my darling. Having recently suffered from depression, I promise that I will do everything in my power to make this channel consistent and make our way through these wonderful classic stories.This video is intended for sleep. #sleepaidAs many of the larger channels noticed first, in November 2023, YouTube rolled out non-optional end-roll ads on all videos. Because this video is intended for you to relax and fall asleep, I’m hoping by adding this hashtag that YouTube becomes aware of the placement of ads on certain video types, like ASMR.

Video art and video animation are done by me using Canva Pro, Movavi, and Motionleap tools.

CHAPTER II: "YOU OPENED IT" (by yours truly, Pam Breshears)

Therion Scorn and WereTortoise, I truly apologize for not adding you to the credits 💙

You follow Mistress Midnight into the drowned heart of Innsmouth, where stone streets echo with ancient secrets and temples sink beneath the tide. The townsfolk do not speak—but their eyes follow. Something in them remembers you.

Beneath a crumbling sanctuary swallowed by the sea, the scroll waits—sealed in silence, tainted by prophecy. When you take it, the darkness breathes. When you open it… something opens back.

Mistress Midnight does not stop you. She wanted this.

There is no choice this time, Lorekeeper. The consequences are already in motion.

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____________________________________________________________🕯️ The Hunt Begins… Welcome to The Hunt for the Elder God Cthulhu—an interactive ASMR adventure steeped in mystery, madness, and ancient cosmic lore, written by yours truly and inspired wholly by Lovecraft's mythos.This is the second episode of a new dream cycle, and it's free for all to experience. As the cycle unfolds, listeners will uncover 13 Dream Fragments and encounter Lore Cards—each a glimpse into forgotten powers, ancient sacrifices, and shifting allegiances.🌀 All Dream Fragments and Lore Cards are public—but only members can shape the outcome.By becoming a Lorekeeper through Patreon or YouTube Membership, you’ll gain the power to:🔸 Vote on story choices🔸 Play Lore Cards to influence the world of the Hunt🔸 Access exclusive episodes and secrets🔸 Attempt to solve the riddle that binds each dream cycle

Soft spoken reading of Algernon Blackwood's Wood of the Dead.

In The Wood of the Dead, Algernon Blackwood weaves an eerie tale of isolation, spectral whispers, and the ominous presence of the past. The story follows a traveler who arrives in a remote village, where the air is thick with an uncanny stillness. As he wanders into the ancient forest bordering the settlement, he encounters an unsettling old man—one who speaks in cryptic riddles about the dead lingering among the trees.

The deeper the traveler ventures, the more he feels the suffocating weight of unseen eyes and the rustling of something beyond the physical world. The villagers live in quiet fear, their words laced with hints of long-forgotten sins and restless spirits that refuse to be buried. The wood itself seems alive, pulsating with an unnatural presence that hungers for recognition.

As the tale unfolds, Blackwood masterfully builds an atmosphere of creeping dread, blending folklore, the supernatural, and psychological horror into a chilling meditation on mortality and the unseen forces that stalk the living. The traveler—skeptical at first—soon finds that some boundaries between life and death are not easily crossed... nor easily escaped.

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Venture softly into realms untold, where ancient whispers stir forgotten lore and dust-laden libraries echo with lost dreams. Here you'll find soft spoken Lovecraftian myths, gothic tales, dreams spun from ancient murmurs, and solace found in the decayed whispers of timeworn pages and eternal tomes. Tucking in sleepy souls, one story at a time.

Soft spoken ASMR is used to provide listeners with comfort to ease symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and ptsd. ASMR with atmospheric sounds—like gentle whispering, soft taps, and calming nature noises works wonders for relaxation and anxiety relief. The soothing sounds and personal attention mimic a comforting, nurturing experience, while promoting mindfulness and focus that diverts attention from anxious thoughts. Physiologically, ASMR can lower heart rate and blood pressure, activating neural circuits linked to relaxation. This powerful combination creates a serene environment, helping individuals unwind and feel at peace. Listen with headphones for the best experience.

This channel is intended to provide you with a comfortable space to relax and fall asleep. I welcome all comments and suggestions for stories because this channel is meant for you, my darling. Having recently suffered from depression, I promise that I will do everything in my power to make this channel consistent and make our way through these wonderful classic stories.

Enter the Abyss:

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