The Tapes (?/F, ?/FF) (horror)

[Lewpy]

Hobby media archivist Tess comes into possession of a series of strange VHS tapes that contain far more than she could ever imagine.

The more she watches, the more the mystery deepens, and the more her reality frays.

Her need to solve the mystery at hand threatens to consume her and by the end, whether she will unravel this mystery or it unravels her is uncertain

https://archiveofourown.org/series/4456216

A bit late, but I (with the help of some lovely friends serving as beta readers and editors) wrote a spooooooky tickle story for the Halloween season! If you read it through, feel free to comment on it here or on Ao3!

And warning: spoilers abound in this thread!

 

[Laughsmith]

Probably the best story I've read in a long while

 

[Lewpy]

Probably the best story I've read in a long while

Thanks a bunch, it's probably one of my favorite stories to ever write!

 

[hammertyme]

I'm not the best on the computer, but I can't figure out how to read this story

 

[Lewpy]

I'm not the best on the computer, but I can't figure out how to read this story

I'm guessing you don't have an Ao3 account, and you're probably being stopped by a user agreement just above the story warning you of adult content. Check that and you should be able to read it.

 

[hammertyme]

I guess I'll just assume that it was a great story. I can't figure it out! I tried doing what you said and that option is not available.

 

[Doryon]

Wow! That was insane! Very well written.

 

[DEV]

Excellent work there indeed. Only issue I had was wanting more with it by the end. Great set up with the tapes and Tess' slow descent as she looked more and more into them. I did like how there's still some mystery at the end with how much the feds do or don't know about the tapes, as well as what'll happen with the two that the police managed to procure. Great atmosphere throughout and fun read through and through.

 

[Sketch Zero]

Nice work! I really liked the slow ratcheting of the tension (heh), as well as the epilogue tease.

Spoiler

With the way the first tape focused on feet and the second on belly, I had wondered if ultimately it would be revealed that these tapes were all of the protagonist's future! That didn't turn out to be the case, but your scenario was perhaps even more devilish 😈

Well done, and thanks for sharing!