Within a Gloomy Wood | EPIC DEEP FOREST HORROR

When a man ventures into a remote stretch of woodland, it begins as something almost peaceful: quiet, still, untouched. But the deeper he goes, the more the forest begins to change. The paths don’t lead where they should. The silence feels somehow almost intentional. And then there are the shapes between the trees. At first, it’s easy to dismiss. Fatigue. Imagination. The natural tricks of shadow and distance. But the longer he stays, the more the forest begins to press in, warping space, distorting time, and pulling him further from anything familiar. Because this isn’t just a place you can walk out of. It’s something alive. Something watching. And once it knows you’re there… it doesn’t let you go. Today’s phenomenal story is ‘Within a Gloomy Wood’, an original work by the wonderful Caleb Sliger; shared directly with me via my sub-reddit and read here with the author’s express permission:   / cesly1987   The author of this story has initiated a great collaboration project on Reddit, which I’m very happy to be a part of:   / collabwithfriends   Real human voice horror narrations, no AI voice ever! Background music by me (freely available for use by other Creepypasta / No Sleep narrators):   / dr-creepen     / dr-creepen-vol-2   Other music used is credited to the wonderful The Dark Somnium (intro) and the fantastic Tanner Stokes (end credits). The music is used here with their express permission. Intro animation courtesy of the wonderfully talented Deathray:    / @ickstudiosteve   Video footage was either made by me with whatever Go Pro Camera it is that I own, or created with Vivago... I hope you found it to be a relaxing backdrop for today’s story! Thumbnail image created using Adobe Spark, under the conditions of the Creative Commons CC0 license: https://spark.adobe.com #horrorstories #creepypasta #nosleep #drcreepen ____________________ Dr. Creepen is now also available in podcast form. Here's how to find me: ✅ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Fnnclw... ✅ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast... ✅ Audioboom: https://audioboom.com/channels/5036777 ✅ Deezer: http://www.deezer.com/show/1894282 ✅ Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id3463656 ✅ Player FM: https://player.fm/series/dr-creepens-... ✅ Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/314... ✅ Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/dr-creepens-d... ____________________ Essential Dr. Creepen links… ✅ My 2ndYouTube channel:    / @drcreepensdungeon   ✅ Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/dr-creep... ✅ Patreon:   / drcreepen   ✅ Twitter:   / f1morgancole   ✅ Facebook:   / drcreepenvanpasta   ✅ Send your stories for me to read:   / drcreepensvault   Now on to how you can find the best of my vids, or just find the type of stories that you like best… ✅ Doc’s Campfire Tales:    • Campfire Horror Stories read by Dr. Creepen   ✅ Newest Creepypasta and Nosleep stories:    • Fresh pasta | Creepypasta stories hot off ...   ✅ Listener submissions… Your stories shared directly with me:    • Dr. Creepen's Vault: Readings of Stories y...   ✅ collaborations with other channels:    • Dr. Creepen's Story Collaborations   00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:15 Part 1 00:18:07 Part 2 00:42:00 Part 3 00:56:47 Part 4