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EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 6 MIN

The Tapping Next Door

from The Darkive — Scary Stories, Horror Fiction, and Creepypastas · host Craig Groshek

For years, the noises coming from the apartment next door were little more than an annoyance—scraping furniture, muffled voices, and the occasional burst of violent banging through the bedroom wall. Strange, yes, but easy enough to ignore in a crowded city apartment building. Then one night, a new sound begins: soft, deliberate tapping from the other side of the wall, always spaced several minutes apart, almost as if someone is waiting for a response. What starts as an irritating interruption slowly becomes something deeply unsettling as the tapping grows louder, more frantic, and impossible to dismiss. And when a visit from the police finally reveals what was happening in the neighboring apartment that night, one horrifying realization changes everything the narrator thought they heard through the wall.FEATURED STORY:“The Tapping Next Door” by Georgia BrandonPerformed by Jonathan JonesProduced by Jonathan Jones🔑 Support Us and Listen Ad-Free (Become a Patron Today):⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/join-now/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔊 Listen to More of our Podcasts:Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scary Stories Told in the Dark | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Horror Hill | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drew Blood's Dark Tales | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fear From the Heartland | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎬 Other Places to Watch:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠

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