David Chung

SiriusXM Scream - Castaways

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It took me way too long to realise what was going on in this audio short.

The short begins with someone introducing survivors of a plane crash. He goes around and introduces everyone and what they've been up to. Then he realises that no one is talking to him and then has a panic attack. Finally, the short ends with him resetting his script and introducing everyone again followed by his maniacal laughter.

So what's happening is that the narrator is the sole survivor of the plane crash! He's really introducing corpses, which is why no one is talking to him! The choice words in the narration and audio cues gave subtle hints but it took me a few listens to finally understand why the person being introduced were stuck where they are.

I think this short is the creepiest of all the shorts that play on this channel and thus, it is my favourite.

As is tradition, the SiriusXM Scream channel is the penultimate channel I tune into before I transition into the holiday channels. Looking forward to it!