The Echoes of Laughter

Nightfall Crypt

On World Laughter Day, a viral laughter therapy session turns into a spine-chilling experience for a group of friends. What began as innocent fun spirals into a horrifying spiral of possession, madness, and a darkness that feeds on joy.  #nightfallcrypt #scarystories #horrorstories #truestories #paranormal #laughterturnedhorror #worldlaughterday #demoniclaughter #viralcurse #creepypasta #possessionspirit #horrorfanfiction

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00:00It was supposed to be harmless. Just a few friends, some pizza and a quirky online event

00:07to celebrate World Laughter Day. What better way to unwind than watching a virtual laughter therapy

00:13session? They said laughter is the best medicine, but what happens when the cure becomes the curse?

00:21There's a strange kind of unease when laughter goes on too long, when it shifts from joy to

00:27something hollow, something that echoes too perfectly, mimics too closely. This story isn't

00:36just a warning, it's a reminder. Not all laughter is human. Have you ever felt unseen eyes watching

00:45you in the dark? Welcome to Nightfall Crypt, where shadows whisper, the unknown lingers,

00:51and every story is waiting for you to listen, if you dare. It started at 7pm on the dot. Alex,

01:02Jamie, Nina and Chris had been best friends since college. Now in their mid-twenties,

01:08they used any excuse to get together, and World Laughter Day seemed too ridiculous not to celebrate.

01:15Jamie had found a weird YouTube live stream called The Laughing Circle. The thumbnail showed a dozen

01:25people in a dark room, all smiling, with teeth too white, too perfect.

01:32This is gonna be so cringe, Chris laughed, cracking open a beer. The stream was already running when they

01:39joined. At first, it was just eerie background music and people swaying, giggling softly. Then the leader,

01:47a woman named Eloise, stepped into view. She wore a jester's mask with empty eye sockets.

01:55Tonight, she said with unnatural calm, we laugh away your fears, and invite what hides behind them.

02:02The group exchanged amused glances. This is either a cult or performance art, Nina muttered.

02:11They played along. Eloise instructed them to laugh, softly, then louder, then maniacally. It was funny

02:19at first. The ridiculousness of it all had them doubled over. But 10 minutes in, something shifted.

02:26The laughter became involuntary. Alex's face was soaked with tears, but he couldn't stop giggling.

02:35Chris gasped for air between chokes of laughter. Nina was clawing at her cheeks, trying to stretch her

02:42smile back into something normal. I can't. Breathe. Jamie wheezed, eyes wide in panic. Then came the echo.

02:53From the speakers, a deep, guttural laugh boomed. It didn't match any of their voices. It was behind

03:01them. They spun around. No one. The laptop glitched. Eloise's mask distorted into something grotesque,

03:10too wide, mouth stretching to her ears. The others behind her twitched violently, still laughing.

03:16Alex slammed the laptop shut. Silence. Okay, Chris breathed. Okay, that was… weird. But something

03:30wasn't right. They kept hearing laughter. Not their own. Not from outside. It seemed to rise from within

03:38them, like their minds were remembering something they hadn't experienced. That night, Nina woke up to

03:45find her mirror fogged, despite no steam or warmth in the room. On it, written in smeared condensation,

03:54were the words, laugh with us again. Chris began laughing randomly at work. Not chuckling. Full-blown

04:03cackling. He got fired when he burst out laughing during a meeting, tears streaming down his cheeks

04:09As he clawed at his throat. Alex stopped talking. His jaw began to spasm, twitching like he was

04:16suppressing something. Jamie left a voicemail for Nina. It was seven minutes of non-stop laughing.

04:24No words. Just laughter. Until a second voice joined in. Deeper. Hungrier.

04:31They met again. What was left of them. Alex wouldn't stop smiling. His teeth looked… sharper. Chris had

04:43carved a smiley face into his forearm. Nina looked hollow, like she hadn't slept in days. They decided

04:50to return to the video, hoping to find a way to undo it. The stream was gone. The channel no longer

04:59existed. Jamie's phone number was now disconnected. I hear it laughing when I close my eyes. I think it

05:09lives in me now. Every time I smile, I lose a little more of myself. Please, don't laugh. Then silence.

05:20Eloise's masked face has since reappeared in mysterious places. Video glitches, TikToks,

05:28even the background of unrelated live streams. If you hear laughter while you're alone,

05:34stop smiling. You never know who might smile back. They say laughter is contagious. What if it's not

05:43laughter that spreads, but something using it? Look around. Listen. The next time you laugh, ask yourself,

05:51was it really you? And so, the shadows stretch further, and the mystery only deepens. But this is far from

06:01the end. It's merely the beginning. What lingers beyond the door? Who is whispering your name? And what

06:09is that shifting in the corner of your eye? The answers await in the next chapter of these chilling

06:16tales. Subscribe to Nightfall Crypt and hit the notification bell. Because the Crypt's secrets

06:24are endless, and the darkness never sleeps. Until next time, stay in the light if you can.

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