Check out the authors book! books2read.com/donebefore What do you think of the Monday, Friday upload schedual ive been doing lately? i might try to squeeze a wensday video in here and there when im able to. Also, i have a really big project coming up that you all have been wanting for years, i dont want to say too much but im really excited about it!
I always look forward to your uploads and I think your current schedule is a great way to start and end the week! Adding a Wednesday upload would be great primarily because we love your content, but remember to not overwhelm yourself by feeling like you need to adhere to a perfect schedule that requires three videos a week. You do more than enough:)
It's really sad to think that Jake might've actually been the one calling, and that he was seriously planning on coming home, but it all ended when it got to him.
It definitely was the real Jake on the phone. The creepy homeless man was likely whatever that thing was, looking for its next victim. Poor Jake… wrong place at the wrong time.
@@jimmyelkordy3752yea, remember the thing in Jake’s body said? It’s an instinct, to go back home when you’ve been away for so long- his dad asked the Jake-imposter why he came back..and that was partly the answer…in a nutshell 😂
This one had me ugly crying in the car trying to drive... I have 7months sober from meth and fentanyl and the way this describes the parent's side of dealing with their child becoming an addict and disappearing just made me think of my mom and dad and what they likely went through when I wouldn't call and they had no idea if I was alive or dead. The idea that basically addiction can take a person and drain them of themselves leaving only carnage and eventually a husk of themselves is just very horrifically poetic. Never thought I would ever compare addiction to cicadas. lol, we definitely have those out here in Phoenix AZ. I'll be thinking of this story now whenever I hear them.
Sister of a former addict here („former“ in the sense of being clean for several years now). My sister had disappeared for years, and when we saw her again she was skin and bones. Though she had stayed clean she had sunk into such a deep depression that her finances fell in a ditch, and she literally hadn’t eaten in three months. I had spent the months leading up to this desperately trying to establish contact, because I couldn’t deal with the nagging uncertainty anymore. And, finally, she just appeared to our Christmas dinner. Her health is still shot, and she almost died several times from all the extreme surgeries she had to endure. But she’s still here. It took several years, but she’s in a much better place now. Best Christmas present ever. I‘m trying to say that it’s not too late to try finding your family again. Depending on the reasons for splitting, of course. As long as you don’t hate them, send them a letter. It doesn’t have to be long. Just a „hello, I‘m still alive“ can mean the world. 7 months sober is amazing, well done. It’s possible to recover. I wish you all the best. 🙏
Congrats to your sobriety my friend. It's not easy and you deserve to celebrate wether it be a day, month or year. I hope you are in a space that allows you to make the most of this new life. Health, wealth and happiness bro. Cheers, Lee.
This hit really close to home for me. I’ve spent the last 7 years of my life living as Jake. I could see that progression coming from the moment he got kicked off the team.
Please get help. And stick with it. I don’t know you but I care about your life. You don’t deserve the life you’re making for yourself. It can be so much better.
Dear me, this was a tear jerker. The first half I was trying desperately to not sob at work. I know so many people that took the dark road down addiction and lost their lives. As a father, I have a job to inform my son about the dangers of drugs (hes only 5 right now) I can only pray he doesn't seek out that dark side of humanity. 😢 10/10 story and narration. I'll think of this one for a looong time.
I currently live like Jake, and I have been for the last 12 years and every time I become sober I relapse again. My advise to you is to be there for your son as much as you can, spend time and create memories with him, but remember "be there as a father, not a friend" or he will test you and if you failed he might slip away. And be very careful to who he's friends with. It almost always start with friends who have lost their way. Bless you and your family.
My explanation: Creature that thrives amongst locusts clasps onto the fabric of Jakes clothes when he runs away. It matures in the homeless shelter and goes around eating and hopping amongst homeless people, until it sees Jake ready to leave, and realizes it can go back. It pilots a hobo mech to follow Jake on his way back. Hitchhiked in his skin back home. It followed the street lights like a bug in a haze until it stumbled upon someone from its stolen memories. It latched onto him for support until it was ready to hatch from its cacoon, having already picked a new host early.
Spoiler: How tragic that he was killed right after deciding to get clean and go home after a decade of addiction. I think that’s what bothered me the most. I thought a creature’s offspring was gestating in his abdomen, affecting his mind and would eventually hatch, and I never saw the actual explanation coming. Great story.
A very poignant story. The parts pertaining to his wife’s death, his son’s death, and the completion of a promise made all brought a tear down my cheek. For some, aspects of this story will hit close to home. Thank you for the reading. 🙂
I was balling hearing how this began, man as someone whose mother, father, younger brother, older brother, and all my uncles dealing with meth addiction I was weeping. I haven’t spoken to those family members in years. I need to speak to them after watching this. Fuck man.
This went into my "Best Pasta" folder. I love the delivery and the soundwork was masterful as usual. The story though hits pretty close to home. My family has been deeply touched by the opioid epidemic, and I've seen too many loved ones fall down that slippery slope to hell. It takes people piece by piece, and if you are lucky, the person will realize what they are doing to themselves before it kills them. This story really captures that feeling of wanting so desperately to help, but knowing you have no control whatsoever over the problem. I'm kind of glad that the big questions went unanswered here. That, too, mimics addiction. There are rarely clean, simple answers, just a messy reality.
I was a needle freak when my mom died. I saw her in the ho❤spital for the last time and cried for the first time in years. I went to rehab because of that. I’m 72. It feels like yesterday
This one hit home. Once you have been that addicted for that long who you were is gone. You can get better and move forward to a better life but who you were before is gone.
I’ve been Jake. And the tears coming down my face right now are real. The addict doesn’t enjoy living like this, it comes to a point where there is no other option. It takes complete control of every aspect of your life.
The whole thing with the cicadas remind me of my Japanese horror series called Higurashi no Naku koro ni or translated as "When the cicadas cry", and because Japanese cicadas are different than American cicadas in some of the noises they make, its meant to be symbolic as the sounds they make sound like mournful crying or sobbing which is used a lot in the sound design of the series. I highly get the atmospheric symbology vibes here.
Hey man I just wanted to say that I'm so unbelievably happy to see the incredible place that your channel is in. This story reminds me a bit of some of your classic stories. My best friend and I would listen to you religiously a couple years back and though he's gone I will always be so very happy to have your channel as that connection. Thank you for all that you are. Your effort in these things is incredible.
Everytime you post a story I get so excited been rocking with you since 2019 and have seen so much improvement in your work keep it up your stories make my day better thank you!
Jesus dude... Every time I listen to your stories.. You audio-slap me back to my childhood. I feel an echo of tales shared at campfire by scout-leaders. I remember myself growing up with "Goosebumps" on tv and books I have read. You manage to take me back in time... going to my local library and scavenge through paperback supplies. The smell of a books, gentle rustling of pages, "the silence". Those fierce, silently judgmental, yet kind and weary eyes of Librarian that you felt on the back of your head.. Heh.. I always found myself picking 2-3 books by R.L. Stine, S. King, T. Clancy and others.. I digress. Dude, thank you. Look into doing a voice over for audio books and such. I went to sleep embracing Morpheus while listening to your stories, I have cooked a meal while listening to your voice, I drove a vehicle being intrigued by the tale you had to tell.. You have the voice.
i really do enjoy these classic kind of horror stories with more relatable people and realistic(ish) scenarios. a nice change from ancient gods and hostile alien stories.
17:54 ah man this story is hitting close to home. I used to play baseball, and was pretty damn good. Played pitcher and short stop, and almost always got on base one way or another when I hit. Then when I was 16, I found out what opiates and Xanax were, and I threw it all away. That was 10 years ago, and I’ve been to 4 rehabs, a halfway house, and 2 extended vacations in jail. I’ve spent every holiday and birthdays in some of the darkest places, and that’s not even the worst part. The worst part is looking back and thinking what could’ve been if I would’ve just stayed the course and listened to my mom. She’s a helluva woman and is the reason why I’m even here today, and hopefully one day I’ll be able to pay her back in a big way. Love the stories as always, and listen to them as much as I possibly can.🖤
Another great job, Somn! The sound design was really good and the story was better than I anticipated. I was expecting a run of the mill doppleganger story. This was so much better, especially with the very end. BTW: Was TJ Lea providing the voice of Jake?
Been absolutely loving the monday and friday uploads, it helps work go by so much faster. I know you dont wanna say too much but can you give the slightest hint on the big big project?
I particularly enjoyed this one, it was an interesting twist and the concept was very sinister. My dog went missing for 3 days is one of my all time favourites and I see why you got the same vibe from this. The "predator-esque" sound effects for the creatures clicking rattle was an excellent touch. Can't wait for the next one as always ❤
you know a story is gonna be disturbing af when it has to do with emotional realistic experiences, the concept of vampiric skinwalkers and mentions of insects ..both of them are terrifying on a different level and their mixture is just S O M E T H I N G else
This sounds like a good one, moderate length too, always a joy to see something under 2+ hours but above 20, always enough to keep when falling asleep or playing in the background
This was such a creepy and heart breaking story. I had friends and family that got hooked on sh!t, but none of them ever came back as an adult sized cicada lol
That was an incredible story. Ya, I thought all the way through that the cicadas had to be a part of it. I got the feeling that something was replacing him sort of like when a snake sheds it's skin but trying to figure out how it would compare to a cicada. Then I remember seeing the husks of the bugs on trees or at the bottom of trees. That was a very deep hole the story went down,but an amazing one. I enjoyed it tremendously. Thank you. 💖✨
The cicadas will emerge in a rare event this year. Two different species of Cicadas are emerging together for the first time in hundreds of years. It will be VERY loud this year.
i really wish there were more stories where the addict themselves aren’t the monster in some way, kinda like this one. rather than being some horrible beast transformed by addiction, the addiction is part of what made Jake vulnerable to being changed. it feels a lot more impactful if you know someone can get better (i’ve known a lot of addicts who did, even my own dad) but because they didn’t, something even worse got a hold of them.
Ty for your stories I appreciate the hard work and effort you put into each and everyone of these videos. I was wondering when the portal in the forest will be released since it is one of my favorite videos of your series?
Those last lines...captivating story and amazing narration. I was wondering about the cicadas too. He was gone for a decade or so....they come every 13 years (unless my memory is that bad) so that's an interesting correlation
According to Wikipedia, "The cicada is an animal replete with symbolism: recurring themes are resurrection, immortality, spiritual realization and spiritual ecstasy." That could easily be the case with this story.
I feel so bad for the hell I put my mother through. At least now I’m able to make amends and treat her with love and respect. The beginning of this story was pretty heavy
I live the story "My Dog disappeared, what came back isn't her" this has that feel and like an episode of "Grim" there is one about a creature that sleeps like the cicadas. But not quite, so it made this one enjoyable.
Great story and wonderful narration/production Dark Somnium and team. I'm so thankful for the content you put out and to the authors who's stories you bring to life. You have a gift. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. And thank you for all your hard work and dedication! Appreciate the content!!
Man, the moment I heard that what he was snorting was meth my heart broke. I was like fuck, that poor family. I went through my years of bullshit but as a grown up, I could only have imagine how much worse it’d be starting off as kid. I put my mom through a lot, had many hospital visits, abscesses that almost killed me. My mom couldn’t understand it, my family couldn’t understand why I hated myself so much. It was sad. My mom has cancer now and I’m glad she is able to see me clean before it was too late, unlike what happened in the story here. This was a great story thank you.
Better quality of the background sounds and effects are getting better making the story come alive. Although I dont know which was scary the real life element or the supernatural element. Though the melding of both aspects would make the story come out more scarier. Cant wait till monday.
Kinda similar to this one episode of Supernatural about the Cicada Spirts that took people over in this one town, and then they all disappeared, and it happened every 20 year's or so. S11 E19 "The Chitters"
Lol great story! But the parents are way to nice. Having overcome homelessness and heroin addiction myself, and witnessed what happens with other young addicts in the community. Most parents just give up on their kids immediately, that’s the sad truth. The reason being the negligence from family usually starts long before the drug addiction does. Honestly any former addict knows that hot showers are essential for PAWS and his aversion to showers should’ve been a huge red flag. The biggest tragedy in drug addiction is the complete lack of education regular people have about the reality of recovery.
The commentary about Tom Clancy novels is so accurate lol. The movies/shows based on the characters are usually pretty good and the books are usually a slog. Red October is good though.
This one was hard to get through. The battle with addiction hit close to home. It was well written but i can't say it was fun To listen to but that's just my experience because of the past.
There are few sounds I love more than the hum of cicadas - and it helps me sleep. My adult daughter has a giant tattoo of a cicada, because she feels the same.
Instead of a juvenile center, the court should have sent him to rehab. Oh… the narrator just explained he did go to various rehabs… Jake just didn’t want to be clean… another ten years of that, while he was away from his family, having left rehab by will & vanished.
Wow, I noticed even though MrCreepyPasta has more subscribers than Dark Somnium, McP has way less viewers on his videos than DS. I feel like it has to do with DS’s high quality. It goes to show he has more people coming back to his videos over a longer period of time.
Check out the authors book! books2read.com/donebefore
What do you think of the Monday, Friday upload schedual ive been doing lately? i might try to squeeze a wensday video in here and there when im able to.
Also, i have a really big project coming up that you all have been wanting for years, i dont want to say too much but im really excited about it!
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glad you're enjoying them! @@kamrondickens7688
What do you think about uploading twice an hour every single day to feed my own selfish love of your narration?
I’m thankful whenever you upload. Thanks so much for your hard work.
I always look forward to your uploads and I think your current schedule is a great way to start and end the week! Adding a Wednesday upload would be great primarily because we love your content, but remember to not overwhelm yourself by feeling like you need to adhere to a perfect schedule that requires three videos a week. You do more than enough:)
It's really sad to think that Jake might've actually been the one calling, and that he was seriously planning on coming home, but it all ended when it got to him.
It definitely was the real Jake on the phone. The creepy homeless man was likely whatever that thing was, looking for its next victim. Poor Jake… wrong place at the wrong time.
@@Bl00dyCh33rryI think it targeted him because he was going back home where the cicadas live
@@jimmyelkordy3752 Oh yep forgot about that bit! Listening to this at work.
@@jimmyelkordy3752yea, remember the thing in Jake’s body said? It’s an instinct, to go back home when you’ve been away for so long- his dad asked the Jake-imposter why he came back..and that was partly the answer…in a nutshell 😂
More like partly the answer in a husk lol
Parents: "I hope jake isnt dead or hurt!"
Jake: *B U G*
@olliemead4860 B U G boi!
I was genuinely excited to hear a story of father and son growing and healing together before I remembered it was a creepypasta
thought it would be a horrors of human error creepypasta, where the scare is how one can destroy themselves.
@@Kaadjoisanavaliwithtoomuchtime that’s what I hoped
This one had me ugly crying in the car trying to drive... I have 7months sober from meth and fentanyl and the way this describes the parent's side of dealing with their child becoming an addict and disappearing just made me think of my mom and dad and what they likely went through when I wouldn't call and they had no idea if I was alive or dead. The idea that basically addiction can take a person and drain them of themselves leaving only carnage and eventually a husk of themselves is just very horrifically poetic. Never thought I would ever compare addiction to cicadas. lol, we definitely have those out here in Phoenix AZ. I'll be thinking of this story now whenever I hear them.
Woah...
Congrats on staying clean friend, I'm proud of you and I'm sure your parents are too. Enjoy the rain here while it lasts.
Nothing makes you wanna stay sober, like seeing the walking corpses that walk the streets
Sister of a former addict here („former“ in the sense of being clean for several years now).
My sister had disappeared for years, and when we saw her again she was skin and bones. Though she had stayed clean she had sunk into such a deep depression that her finances fell in a ditch, and she literally hadn’t eaten in three months.
I had spent the months leading up to this desperately trying to establish contact, because I couldn’t deal with the nagging uncertainty anymore. And, finally, she just appeared to our Christmas dinner.
Her health is still shot, and she almost died several times from all the extreme surgeries she had to endure. But she’s still here. It took several years, but she’s in a much better place now.
Best Christmas present ever.
I‘m trying to say that it’s not too late to try finding your family again. Depending on the reasons for splitting, of course. As long as you don’t hate them, send them a letter. It doesn’t have to be long. Just a „hello, I‘m still alive“ can mean the world.
7 months sober is amazing, well done. It’s possible to recover. I wish you all the best. 🙏
Congrats to your sobriety my friend. It's not easy and you deserve to celebrate wether it be a day, month or year. I hope you are in a space that allows you to make the most of this new life. Health, wealth and happiness bro. Cheers, Lee.
This hit really close to home for me. I’ve spent the last 7 years of my life living as Jake. I could see that progression coming from the moment he got kicked off the team.
I hope you're doing okay
Please get help. And stick with it.
I don’t know you but I care about your life. You don’t deserve the life you’re making for yourself. It can be so much better.
It is never too late to get the help you need. Make the call.
Dear me, this was a tear jerker. The first half I was trying desperately to not sob at work. I know so many people that took the dark road down addiction and lost their lives. As a father, I have a job to inform my son about the dangers of drugs (hes only 5 right now) I can only pray he doesn't seek out that dark side of humanity. 😢 10/10 story and narration. I'll think of this one for a looong time.
I currently live like Jake, and I have been for the last 12 years and every time I become sober I relapse again.
My advise to you is to be there for your son as much as you can, spend time and create memories with him, but remember "be there as a father, not a friend" or he will test you and if you failed he might slip away. And be very careful to who he's friends with. It almost always start with friends who have lost their way.
Bless you and your family.
You single handedly responsible for making my late night projects bearable.
Thank you for this. Thank you for making all of this.
wow thank you so much! :)
Well damn the mimic of modern time and it hits different 👌🏾 definitely recommend the movie
My explanation: Creature that thrives amongst locusts clasps onto the fabric of Jakes clothes when he runs away. It matures in the homeless shelter and goes around eating and hopping amongst homeless people, until it sees Jake ready to leave, and realizes it can go back. It pilots a hobo mech to follow Jake on his way back. Hitchhiked in his skin back home. It followed the street lights like a bug in a haze until it stumbled upon someone from its stolen memories. It latched onto him for support until it was ready to hatch from its cacoon, having already picked a new host early.
Spoiler:
How tragic that he was killed right after deciding to get clean and go home after a decade of addiction. I think that’s what bothered me the most. I thought a creature’s offspring was gestating in his abdomen, affecting his mind and would eventually hatch, and I never saw the actual explanation coming. Great story.
Popular community opinion: Make one of your most famous horror stories into a horror game for 1 mil subscribers and play it live
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Yo, this is an amazing idea
They’re not his stories
Creepy Pasta RPG!!!!!
@@micktompson101I know but ykwim 😭😭
A very poignant story. The parts pertaining to his wife’s death, his son’s death, and the completion of a promise made all brought a tear down my cheek. For some, aspects of this story will hit close to home. Thank you for the reading. 🙂
That last line?! OUCH my heart 😭😭
I was balling hearing how this began, man as someone whose mother, father, younger brother, older brother, and all my uncles dealing with meth addiction I was weeping. I haven’t spoken to those family members in years. I need to speak to them after watching this. Fuck man.
This went into my "Best Pasta" folder. I love the delivery and the soundwork was masterful as usual. The story though hits pretty close to home. My family has been deeply touched by the opioid epidemic, and I've seen too many loved ones fall down that slippery slope to hell. It takes people piece by piece, and if you are lucky, the person will realize what they are doing to themselves before it kills them. This story really captures that feeling of wanting so desperately to help, but knowing you have no control whatsoever over the problem. I'm kind of glad that the big questions went unanswered here. That, too, mimics addiction. There are rarely clean, simple answers, just a messy reality.
I was a needle freak when my mom died. I saw her in the ho❤spital for the last time and cried for the first time in years. I went to rehab because of that. I’m 72. It feels like yesterday
really sad, cicada monster got him, just when he quits drug and plans to go home😢😢😢😢
This one hit home. Once you have been that addicted for that long who you were is gone. You can get better and move forward to a better life but who you were before is gone.
I’ve been Jake. And the tears coming down my face right now are real. The addict doesn’t enjoy living like this, it comes to a point where there is no other option. It takes complete control of every aspect of your life.
The whole thing with the cicadas remind me of my Japanese horror series called Higurashi no Naku koro ni or translated as "When the cicadas cry", and because Japanese cicadas are different than American cicadas in some of the noises they make, its meant to be symbolic as the sounds they make sound like mournful crying or sobbing which is used a lot in the sound design of the series.
I highly get the atmospheric symbology vibes here.
This was the best story I’ve heard in a long time, and the emotion was in the story. It was beautiful, sad and all of the above
Oh man, this one while scary was so sad. Excellent story and narration
Hey man I just wanted to say that I'm so unbelievably happy to see the incredible place that your channel is in. This story reminds me a bit of some of your classic stories. My best friend and I would listen to you religiously a couple years back and though he's gone I will always be so very happy to have your channel as that connection. Thank you for all that you are. Your effort in these things is incredible.
Everytime you post a story I get so excited been rocking with you since 2019 and have seen so much improvement in your work keep it up your stories make my day better thank you!
aw thank you so much darrion, im honored to be part of such an awesome community!
Wow. That was truly sad and disturbing. Nobody brings these to life quite like you do!
Jesus dude... Every time I listen to your stories.. You audio-slap me back to my childhood. I feel an echo of tales shared at campfire by scout-leaders. I remember myself growing up with "Goosebumps" on tv and books I have read. You manage to take me back in time... going to my local library and scavenge through paperback supplies. The smell of a books, gentle rustling of pages, "the silence". Those fierce, silently judgmental, yet kind and weary eyes of Librarian that you felt on the back of your head.. Heh.. I always found myself picking 2-3 books by R.L. Stine, S. King, T. Clancy and others..
I digress. Dude, thank you. Look into doing a voice over for audio books and such. I went to sleep embracing Morpheus while listening to your stories, I have cooked a meal while listening to your voice, I drove a vehicle being intrigued by the tale you had to tell.. You have the voice.
i really do enjoy these classic kind of horror stories with more relatable people and realistic(ish) scenarios. a nice change from ancient gods and hostile alien stories.
17:54 ah man this story is hitting close to home. I used to play baseball, and was pretty damn good. Played pitcher and short stop, and almost always got on base one way or another when I hit. Then when I was 16, I found out what opiates and Xanax were, and I threw it all away. That was 10 years ago, and I’ve been to 4 rehabs, a halfway house, and 2 extended vacations in jail. I’ve spent every holiday and birthdays in some of the darkest places, and that’s not even the worst part. The worst part is looking back and thinking what could’ve been if I would’ve just stayed the course and listened to my mom. She’s a helluva woman and is the reason why I’m even here today, and hopefully one day I’ll be able to pay her back in a big way. Love the stories as always, and listen to them as much as I possibly can.🖤
Just in time, got one hour left on my shift and the best narrator ever releases a new story. Life is good, thank you mr. Dark 😊
Another great job, Somn! The sound design was really good and the story was better than I anticipated. I was expecting a run of the mill doppleganger story. This was so much better, especially with the very end.
BTW: Was TJ Lea providing the voice of Jake?
Been absolutely loving the monday and friday uploads, it helps work go by so much faster. I know you dont wanna say too much but can you give the slightest hint on the big big project?
im glad youre enjoying it! and i cant think of any hints i could give that wouldnt give it away haha
@@Darksomniumportal in the forest?
i do have that in the works but the project im talking about is something else
@@Darksomnium :o
@@DarksomniumBorrasca?
I particularly enjoyed this one, it was an interesting twist and the concept was very sinister. My dog went missing for 3 days is one of my all time favourites and I see why you got the same vibe from this. The "predator-esque" sound effects for the creatures clicking rattle was an excellent touch. Can't wait for the next one as always ❤
This would make a pretty sweet movie, but only if the film makers actually follow the story, not make it “loosely based”.
you know a story is gonna be disturbing af when it has to do with emotional realistic experiences, the concept of vampiric skinwalkers and mentions of insects ..both of them are terrifying on a different level and their mixture is just S O M E T H I N G else
This sounds like a good one, moderate length too, always a joy to see something under 2+ hours but above 20, always enough to keep when falling asleep or playing in the background
Great timing, it’s night shift time. Cheers for the video man!!!
Ty!
This was such a creepy and heart breaking story. I had friends and family that got hooked on sh!t, but none of them ever came back as an adult sized cicada lol
It's cool seeing about the upcoming thirteen year and seventeen year cicadas coinciding being incorporated into the story
Omg this is SO good. I'm a big visualizer I can play movies in my head and the movie you create with your stories are incredible.
That was an incredible story. Ya, I thought all the way through that the cicadas had to be a part of it. I got the feeling that something was replacing him sort of like when a snake sheds it's skin but trying to figure out how it would compare to a cicada. Then I remember seeing the husks of the bugs on trees or at the bottom of trees.
That was a very deep hole the story went down,but an amazing one. I enjoyed it tremendously. Thank you. 💖✨
I love imposter stories but this was actually really sad 😭
More sad than creepy honestly. As usual, impeccable narration
Thanks for listening
The cicadas will emerge in a rare event this year. Two different species of Cicadas are emerging together for the first time in hundreds of years. It will be VERY loud this year.
The bright spot to a really rough day. Thanks Ronnie for the 🔥 story as always! 🎉
I hope youre day gets better :)
i really wish there were more stories where the addict themselves aren’t the monster in some way, kinda like this one. rather than being some horrible beast transformed by addiction, the addiction is part of what made Jake vulnerable to being changed. it feels a lot more impactful if you know someone can get better (i’ve known a lot of addicts who did, even my own dad) but because they didn’t, something even worse got a hold of them.
It’s not often I get the pleasure of saying this; this was really well written!
Heartbreaking. Actually frightening to think of.
Hank Hill: "That boi aint right.."
Oh, it's definitely linked to the cicadas for sure. Mimic vibes.
This story is pretty creepy, especially since this cicada season is supposed to be the most active one in living memory.
Ty for your stories I appreciate the hard work and effort you put into each and everyone of these videos. I was wondering when the portal in the forest will be released since it is one of my favorite videos of your series?
That was so heartbreaking, I have to take a minute...
Yes!!! Home alone and i can actually listen to this now.
I hope you like it!
Those last lines...captivating story and amazing narration. I was wondering about the cicadas too. He was gone for a decade or so....they come every 13 years (unless my memory is that bad) so that's an interesting correlation
According to Wikipedia, "The cicada is an animal replete with symbolism: recurring themes are resurrection, immortality, spiritual realization and spiritual ecstasy." That could easily be the case with this story.
The real Jake was the one calling. He wanted to come home. Thinking about that adds to the creepiness of the cicada man. Very sad.
I feel so bad for the hell I put my mother through. At least now I’m able to make amends and treat her with love and respect. The beginning of this story was pretty heavy
I now have 2 stories to listen to while at work. Today is a great day
have a good dau at work!
This story reminds me of a movie from the 80's called The Beast Within. Scared the snot out of me as a kid.
I loved listening to the cicadas that used to just engulf the Palo Verde tree by my grandpa's in the desert of Arizona
I live the story "My Dog disappeared, what came back isn't her" this has that feel and like an episode of "Grim" there is one about a creature that sleeps like the cicadas. But not quite, so it made this one enjoyable.
NOO That dog one had me so scared for like 3 days! I was sleeping with my younger sisters 😂 I love that story!
Great story and wonderful narration/production Dark Somnium and team. I'm so thankful for the content you put out and to the authors who's stories you bring to life.
You have a gift. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. And thank you for all your hard work and dedication! Appreciate the content!!
A Somnium post right after i get back from lunch on a Friday? Fire
I hope you like it! have a good day :)
Please more stories like this one 🌺
Hooray my drive home just got much better, thank you Dark Somnium 👏
drive safe! :)
Man, the moment I heard that what he was snorting was meth my heart broke.
I was like fuck, that poor family.
I went through my years of bullshit but as a grown up, I could only have imagine how much worse it’d be starting off as kid.
I put my mom through a lot, had many hospital visits, abscesses that almost killed me.
My mom couldn’t understand it, my family couldn’t understand why I hated myself so much. It was sad.
My mom has cancer now and I’m glad she is able to see me clean before it was too late, unlike what happened in the story here.
This was a great story thank you.
Thank you Mr Somnium, for everything. You are the best at what you do!
The 12 year and 18 year cicada broods are supposed to intersect this summer, i think.
How do you know youre not part of a brood waiting to emerge?
I'm going to be screaming like a bitch so much this summer 😭😭😭
Loved this one! The mimic!!! Lol
I’m having a really bad day, you videos always help so thanks for posting
oh dang, im sorry to hear youre having a bad day. I hope it gets better! im so glad the videos can help at all.
watched every episode on spotify and i didn’t know u had a so many more on here i’m glad thank u sir
Better quality of the background sounds and effects are getting better making the story come alive. Although I dont know which was scary the real life element or the supernatural element. Though the melding of both aspects would make the story come out more scarier. Cant wait till monday.
Thank you for the great story is subscriber here. Keep up the awesome job.❤❤❤❤❤
Kinda similar to this one episode of Supernatural about the Cicada Spirts that took people over in this one town, and then they all disappeared, and it happened every 20 year's or so.
S11 E19 "The Chitters"
Let’s go!!! I hoping for a story today 🥳🥰
Hope you enjoy it!
Great story. Thanks for uploading this one.
the story reminds me of the movie: Mimic
Thank you for the upload I love those days... Something new to listen to tonight 😁😁
"C a l i f o r n i a !!" HE'S TURNING INTO THAT KID FROM THAT NINTENDO MOVIE!
Lol great story! But the parents are way to nice. Having overcome homelessness and heroin addiction myself, and witnessed what happens with other young addicts in the community. Most parents just give up on their kids immediately, that’s the sad truth. The reason being the negligence from family usually starts long before the drug addiction does. Honestly any former addict knows that hot showers are essential for PAWS and his aversion to showers should’ve been a huge red flag. The biggest tragedy in drug addiction is the complete lack of education regular people have about the reality of recovery.
I needed this today ❤️❤️ thanks Ronnie, always coming in clutch when I need ya!
I hope youre doing okay! :) and i hope you like the story!
The commentary about Tom Clancy novels is so accurate lol.
The movies/shows based on the characters are usually pretty good and the books are usually a slog. Red October is good though.
Outstanding!! So different! Thank you!
This one was hard to get through. The battle with addiction hit close to home. It was well written but i can't say it was fun To listen to but that's just my experience because of the past.
Wohoooo!!! When I saw the notification I jumped as always! Nothing makes my day better than Dark Somnium ❤
aw thank you! I hope you like the story!
another deep story . love it also love the excitement in your voice when saying you have a secret
This reminds me of the alien from the first Men in Black movie, but a cicada instead of a cricket or whatever, especially the skin part.
I would love a part 2
Jake: ooh a bug
*becomes bug*
This was really good dude!
im so glad you liked it!
Damn I was right with you with something that took over him and I was waiting for the twisted that his son was a cicada
There are few sounds I love more than the hum of cicadas - and it helps me sleep. My adult daughter has a giant tattoo of a cicada, because she feels the same.
Instead of a juvenile center, the court should have sent him to rehab. Oh… the narrator just explained he did go to various rehabs… Jake just didn’t want to be clean… another ten years of that, while he was away from his family, having left rehab by will & vanished.
Great story, thank you
Really great story. I really enjoyed it.❤
The most unbelievable part of the story was his son being a corner back (7:50)... Iykyk 🤣
I freaking hate cicadas! The shells are kinda neat though.
I swear I saw something about aliens in the title before I fell asleep
That was pretty awesome! I listen to it twice lol
Wow, I noticed even though MrCreepyPasta has more subscribers than Dark Somnium, McP has way less viewers on his videos than DS. I feel like it has to do with DS’s high quality. It goes to show he has more people coming back to his videos over a longer period of time.
Mrcreepypasta has also been doing stories for over 10 years