"If the Lord puts something on you and wants you to do it, you better do it. I fear the Lord." - Jimmy Harston (creator of the HELL IS REAL billboard)

This episode was written by Weird Tales Legend Clark Ashton Smith. For those unfamiliar with his work, the quote that I think best sums up his general vibe was one said by fellow author and critic L. Sprague de Camp. de Camp said of Smith that ...

!!! It's our fourth of july spooktacular !!! In this episode, a group of friends go on an all-American vacation! They experience nature, rednecks, guns, and of course, fireworks!

"Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry." - Richard P. FeynmanTodays' story was written by D.D. Wikman, or as you mig...

"The lizard brain is not merely a concept. It's real, and it's living on the top of your spine, fighting for your survival. But, of course, survival and success are not the same thing."- Seth Godin ...

Nothing is more inviting to an urban explorer than a locked gate and a threatening sign. 

Today's episode, written by Matt Dymerski, is a tale of two people exploring the true depth of friendship. 

"Humans are the reproductive organs of technology."- Kevin Kelly

You've heard the stories about alien-like beasts roaming around on the outskirts of Cleveland Ohio. Legend has it they used to be orphaned children experimented on by an evil doctor, then turned loose and left to go feral in the woods. 

In this tale by prolific Nosleep author Travis Brown, two men attending an AA meeting help each other with their addictions. 

"Growing up with violence, with inescapable expertly choreographed brutality in every home builds not only a kind of desensitization for it, but it also creates a market for violent entertainment by people for whom even what they see on televis...

There are a lot of authors who come and go on Nosleep, but u/Dopabeane has been posting on and off for nearly a decade. She's currently working on the Fuck HIPAA series, and if she's an author you haven't checked out yet, go give that a read! S...

You know what they say, love is letting someone else wear your skin. 

"Fairies have to be one thing or the other because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time." - J.M. Barrie

This is our first episode featuring a few short stories instead of one long one. All of these were written by Max Lobdell, or as you might know him from Nosleep, u/iia. 

This episode is brought to you by the West Virginia Board of Tourism. 

We hope you all enjoy our season finale Thanksgiving Spooktacular!!! We're thankful to all of our listeners and fans, but most of all to all of our friends who listen out of obligation!!!

Welcome to the 200th episode of Lime and Punishment! You asked for it, and we listened, so today we're finally covering the Beast of Berwick! Make sure to watch this one on Youtube because we're going to be on location, filming and recording th...

I wrote this story in 2016 and it's been heavily re-edited for this episode, as I now know how to use commas in a slightly less annoying way. But it is still very much a time capsule of my writing back then. It's also a bit of a time capsule of...

Anyone who browsed Nosleep back around 2017 or so knows the username u/iia. Anytime he posted you knew you were in for a weird and probably gross time. He's since moved to his own website; Unsettlingstories.com where you can find his work archi...

The dog doesn't die in this one, but it is already dead. 

This story was featured in what is widely regarded as the single worst issue of Weird Tales Magazine ever published. When I sent it to Kevin to narrate he said "Why have you done this to me?" I don't know if I would describe it as a "good" stor...

A group of old friends bring a horse statue to life with the power of friendship. Then they go on a wonderful journey together full of horse puns, blood, and divine judgment. 

In our first-ever script swap, we bring you our original take on one of Octoberpod's spookiest stories!

"The Nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist-deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five."- Carl Sagan