Camp of a Lifetime

Full Body Chills

This episode presents a fictional horror narrative titled 'Camp of a Lifetime,' originally written by A.P. Royal and performed for Full Body Chills. The story

Key takeaways

• Narrator Cheryl receives handwritten letters and USB drives from her daughter Sophie, detailing her captivity at a remote camp run by counselors in mascot costumes
• Kidnappers demand Bitcoin payments for Sophie's release, threatening to cut losses if the ransom is not met within three weeks

Main topics

• Summer camp kidnapping
• Ransom demands and cryptocurrency

Notable quotes

"Bad things happen to good people. It happened to us."

Conclusion

The episode delivers a tense, atmospheric horror narrative that ultimately

Transcript preview

Speaker 2 (0:00) The night sky may look endless, but its secrets could be closer than we think. Because in this universe, you're never truly alone. I'm Yvette Gentile. And I'm her sister, Rasha Pecoraro. Every Friday on So Supernatural, we investigate alien encounters, haunting tales of the unknown, and cosmic mysteries that defy explanation. Ready to discover what's out there? Listen to So Supernatural. wherever you get your podcasts. Speaker 2 (0:46) There was this doctor over at St. Augury's who would kill his patients. Oh, yes, it was madness. Speaker 1 (0:53) Aren't you afraid the Speaker 3 (0:55) light take Speaker 1 (0:55) might get you? Speaker 3 (0:57) I'm Speaker 1 (0:57) sorry I didn't listen to you. That adrenaline. Speaker 2 (1:00) I want more of it. I snapped. Totally lost it. Speaker 1 (1:04) He had no idea what was Speaker 2 (1:07) on those tapes. It was like a song. Speaker 1 (1:10) Ollie and the outcast. Speaker 2 (1:13) So gather round. Speaker 2 (1:16) And listen. Speaker 3 (1:30) It's moving day. Speaker 3 (1:34) I've been floating around the house all day. drifting around the foyer, around the stacks of sealed-up cardboard. As if the movement can somehow help. Speaker 3 (1:46) For the most part, though, I've been in our storage room. It's cold. and dark. A dingy, unfinished basement with only a pull string for a light. The perfect place for everything we don't care to keep but can't toss out. In an old Amazon box labeled Christmas Ornaments. I kept them all. not the ornaments. but the letters. the tapes, and the flyer. with a row of silly, smiling cartoon animals with paws wrapped around each other and a caption that read, Camp of a lifetime. Speaker 3 (2:34) Years ago. Something terrible happened. Something that never should have happened. to us or to any of the other families. I've kept this box of bad memories because... I had to. I held on to evidence because I felt if I didn't, I would be failing them. The Parrots. Speaker 2 (3:02) our Speaker 3 (3:02) daughter. Speaker 3 (3:04) But It's moving day. And I told myself, when this day came, I would move on. I'd have to. Either there would be justice, or I would be free. Because otherwise, this box would weigh me down in ten years past for the rest of my life. Speaker 3 (3:25) Otherwise, this box would only drown me. Speaker 3 (3:30) So. It's time I put it all out there. After that... It's up to everyone else. Take action. Spread awareness. Be suspicious and overcautious because once you've gambled away your child's safety, that's it. Your intentions don't matter and neither does karma nor faith nor all the money in the world. Bad things happen to good people. It happened to us. And it can happen to you. And if you don't believe that, well... Speaker 3 (4:11) Neither did we. Speaker 3 (4:17) It was supposed to be fun. Speaker 3 (4:20) Summer at that age was for making friends and getting to know yourself. That was the depth of our thinking. Get her outside and engaged in activities. All of her friends were going to camp. Dale was working more overtime than I felt was legally possible, and I had my hands full chasing our toddler around the house all day. Speaker 1 (4:43) I Speaker 3 (4:43) would be lying if I didn't say we had welcomed some time back. And Sophie was just as excited for the experience, so we signed her up and helped her pack. We received the first letter a couple of days later. Speaker 3 (5:03) Dear Mom and Dad, Just checking in to let you know I'm okay. The weather here has been perfect. Hot, but not too hot. Like that one summer at Grammy's Lake House when Buckley got sick. Actually, this place reminds me a lot of that place. Real quiet and still. You can see right down to the bottom of the water. Speaker 3 (5:28) Bev says this place used to be an old adventure park or something. There's just so much you can do. I nearly caught a fish the other day. Well, a minnow, according to Counselor Brady. But it was me who held the line and baited the hook and everything. All me. Worm guts all over my fingers, my hands shaking like jelly. Dad, we would have been so proud. I've learned how to set up our tent and how to tie some wicked knots. Slip knots, square knots, and the one with the pretty crossing circles. Speaker 3 (6:05) What is that one called again? I'll ask Bev. She will know. I've also had a lot of time to think. I know I haven't been the best daughter at times. I'm going to be a better sister to Katie, too. I miss you guys a lot. The forest makes noises at night that I'm still getting used to. Strange clicking sounds. Almost like chattering. Bev says it's normal for gross things like grasshoppers and fireflies to come out at night. But I haven't seen any just yet. Thank God. Speaker 3 (6:41) Sometimes you can hear the coyotes howl. Pretty neat, huh? It can get pretty cold here at night, but we stick together. You packed enough for both of us, Mom. There's supposed to be fireworks tonight. Can you believe that? Maybe I'll even get to shoot one into the sky. Yes, I promise I'll be careful. Anyways, kiss Bucks for me. I hope he's being a good boy and not missing me as much as I miss him. Mom, I'm still holding your bracelet tight. Miss you guys. Sophie. Speaker 3 (7:21) She had wrote back. She had actually listened. I remember our astonished expressions in the kitchen. I shed a tear in the hall. That's all you want as a parent, to know your kid is adjusting and doing well. We were overwhelmed with pride. Even Katie had begun to ask about her. The bickering and moaning put aside in some magical twist of fate. Later the next day, the second letter arrived. Speaker 3 (7:57) Dear Mom and Dad, Speaker 3 (8:00) I'm proud to say I've earned my first wilderness badge. I can start a fire like a caveman and know how to spot edible mushrooms and berries. Brady thinks I have a real knack for this kind of stuff. He thinks I could get a leadership one too, but I'm not too sure about that. The kids are nice and all, but I don't know. I guess I don't feel too comfortable yet. Brady has been really good for that, though. He always tries to help me along and make me feel safe. It was a figure-eight knot. Bev confirmed it. Sometimes I wish I was more like her. I don't think she's even thought about home once this trip. You know how she is. Anyways, we've been playing a lot on the obstacle courses and rope swings. The structures look really old. But they hold just fine and keep us busy. At first, I was really scared. It's a long drop into the netting, and the perches stand taller than most of the trees. But if you focus and keep your head up, it's really not that difficult. You can see the