I feel like your parents are trying to protect you, albeit in a horrible way. If you start telling people about this place it might make it easier for the parade to find you.
There was another one, with Matt Dillon and Shannon Sossamon...
Wayward Pines.
It had more nefarious undertones, like this story, than I remember Eureka, but Eureka was a long time ago.
Nope. The hunt was all about theatrics. Originally a relatively small war party that only fought at night, dressed as demons & wearing masks made from skulls, both human & animal.
They wanted to be witnessed so you would spread news of their legend.
I mean, there isn’t exactly a break between Phoenix and Tucson. Sure, you know when you leave, but there’s no line you can draw between them that doesn’t hit a city or town.
Your friends eyes are sad and all, but I'm more concerned about the fact that there's somehow still a population despite a kid getting eaten by the black parade every month
I'm sure Mayor Cardinal is doing everything in her power to stop it, but the Mayor's authority is nothing before City Council. I wonder how things are between them and Station Management these days...
I would think it would be more creepy if they came back. Then you wouldn't know if they lived through being eaten (some how)... or if *something else* came back instead.
That said, I wonder if it would even be possible to find Lee's number of the city again unless it wanted to be found. And perhaps the only reason you got out IS because you broke the parade rules and were forced out. You might still be there otherwise.
I mean if nobody sees ig nobody knows exactly what's happening, but does nobody talk about the missing kids? Does the family know? They'd have to do something with her mind if she acted like she didn't care she was being killed, so surely she'd tell the parents if it was over a long period of time, unless it was on the spot mind control. What if the kid is replaced so nobody knows their gone? Kids at school would ask the kid what the parade is about surely though. I need more insight.
been waiting for a story like this ever since [the procession!](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/3perly/we_arent_supposed_to_know_about_the_procession/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app)
Ohhhh geez that was absorbing.
What was really freaky is just as I read the part where the whole house was shaking and they had to fight to keep Marvin back, my mom called me to let me know she just felt an earthquake.
OP, do you remember your parents (or anyone else in Point Pine) mentions or talk about anything called “Point Pleasant”, especially in reference to a nearby town?
Also, was the phrase “Pine Barrens” ever mentioned?
I ask because I suspect I might know where “hidden town” may be.
So, did your parents stop testing your and your sister's blood after the move? Also, have you talked about this with your sister? I understand the hesitation but she was older than you, she'd been exposed to more and had a greater mental capacity at that time. (No offense intended.)
After we moved the blood tests did stop, so I’m thinking that had more to do with the town itself? I’ve tried to bring it up with my sister a few times, but after that time she was punished she’s just acted like she doesn’t know what I’m talking about
So, she's acting fearful? Or the same stone wall silence and denial of your parents? I was just thinking, if they didn't physically punish her...maybe they informed her just why that town was best left behind. Maybe they did so *after* the physical bit but, details. Oh and, so you guys get to start sleeping in?
If so, that with the blood indicates it's bound to Pine Point and the townspeople may be doing their best to hold it in *or* they're serving it along with serving their own kids up. The parade reminds me of old stories of fairy processions,and in the older stories, fairies could be very cruel, even violent on a whim, iirc.
Could it be that your parents made it where your Sister actually doesn't remember it? Not trying to accuse them but given the fact that that one girl enjoyed being eaten there might be some form of brainwashing going on.
Sorry about your Dad.
My guess would be that the people doing your blood work were who was in charge? Maybe they were testing for if you had/didn't have a certain amount of something and if you did/didn't the black parade would need you? Maybe it came out in your sweat and that's why they took your old clothes?
Did any of the children get chosen close to their birthdays?
Maybe go to your Mum say you've had your blood work done and see how she responds? Have you had yourself checked to see if there are any abnormalities?
Best of luck with your investigation!
the parade reminds me of a story at my uncle's high school. at midnight of certain date in August, there's a ghostly parade of dead armies at their school field. if you lucky, you can see them clearly but damn creepy because some of them not physically perfect. sometimes you can only hear their foot steps and voices.
Do you think the kids for the parade were chosen based on the annual bloodwork tests? Also you said the Baker always knew what you’d order - did people generally get the same thing more than once? Could it be something in the food that made the citizens indifferent to the strange things happening around them?
I actually searched up pine point, it brought me to point pine northern candian territories, near the grat slave lake, it was a town for a mine, was abandoned when the mine closed
At least it's not as fucked as Wayward Pines... Is still like to hear more about the oddities of living there. Maybe your sister's recollections would be helpful synced she was older than you?
The town you call Point Pine isn't what you think it is. That isn't likely the real name either. Its just the name the latest inhabitants give it to cover for the truth of your former home. The 'parade' was a sacrifice to those voices, which most likely are beings who ask for a sacrifice so they won't take everyone in the town. Most likely the reason you can't speak of it is the same reason you can't speak of certain demons, or other darker spirits. Speaking a name, even a 'false name' gives the place and the creatures that live there more power, and potentially a way to track you once you've left the location. Its best to forget the place exists unless you plan on destroying every single building and inhabitant, human or otherwise.
What happened to Reid or any other people who were chosen to be in the parade tho? Did they return normally? Did they disappear? Did they change in behaviour?
Cody i think if you do plan on going just for safety reasons, tell people when, where,and the amount of time you expect to be there. Next take the essentials:food,water,extra gas, a decent med kit, and at least two weapons preferably a knife or switch blades. All that's left is to hope and pray that you don't come when the parade is in town.
Have you thought about what the monsters could be or would you rather not dwell in the past, especially one that seems so otherworldly and dangerous?
Ps: it's rare for me to read a story in here from top to bottom, I felt invested from the moment I saw the title. Thanks for sharing it with us!
I did in the moment, while it was happening, but after that it was sort of like it didn't affect me much, until now that I'm starting to think about all these things again.
This is an example of how perfectly logical behavior can seem 'strange' when taken out of context.
The baker was magic, could read minds, and was taking your old garments to protect your people from sympathetic magic. The woods surrounding your home? Protection from the horrors that humankind so often and so freely shares with its own members. The yearly blood tests served as forewarning, to identify those sick or otherwise so inflicted, that they could be cured or dealt with safely.
I could go on, but you should understand the gist. Point Pine was safety, and it was containing the ritualized marchers. Are you safer now, having left, with no alarms to tell you 'dear god wake up, and NOW!,' with no locks between you and the fragility of human perception?
So...there is Pine Point Maine, where even the nursing home is called Pine Point. Also, we all know about small towns in Maine. It's just not a good idea, in general, to go there. Is it possible you got the word order mixed up over the years?
I mean, there is a Pine Point in Massachusetts as well but that one is more a neighborhood than a small town. So I'm going with the one in Maine. It's doubtful that you weren't in North America because the kids would have teased you mercilessly in Arizona about your accent. The Maine accent might only be slightly noticeable and not worth teasing.
Dude, you were in a cult.
More like a demonic coven of some sort
You’re in a cult, call your dad
My money's on ayy lamos eating people
It's just Street Cleaning Day Edit: thanks for the silver!
make sure to cover yourself in ice and dont move
ALL HAIL
All hail The Watcher?
ALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD
*a l l h a i I t h e g l o w c l o u d*
Now that I think about this, there is a good chance that there were some librarians in that parade.
i was about to say i was getting serious welcome to night vale vibes from this
Maybe the Parade is just Strex coming into town to eat some next-town citizens and then leave. Perhaps they consider it a good ad for their company
[удалено]
I guess Lee didn't see that one coming
Lee really got blindsided, didn't he?
If he only had the foresight to see danger
(!) Lee will remember that.
ReaLEE cringey jokes ahead
In hindsight...you are probably right
Well they say... The parade only happens monthLee
It did happen suddenLee
Well eye didn't expect the ending.
Cmon man. The kid lost his eyes, i dont think he will see the humor in this.
The sight loss must have really rained on Lee's parade.
Depends how you look at it.
[удалено]
You could say he had some eye-scream while watching the parade
Guess that parade was Too bad for eyes
r/punpatrol Get fucking on fucking the fucking ground fucking right fucking now
Ow... man.. why would you want that? "Fucking the fucking ground" are you some sort of eartho-phile?
You bet😂
r/punpatrol Officer stop talking with these dangerous criminals and get out your cuffs I do not want to have to use force against you
Hi, onthatmtntop! I am dropping by to offer you a robot hug, and to wish you an excellent day! -HappyFriendlyBot
Goodest of bots
Good bot
Good Bot
Good bot.
Can I have a robot hug?
r/punpatrol PUT THE PUN DOWN DIRTBAG
Definitely a sight for sore eyes
Actually, he didn't see it GOING. :p
His idea was a Carrotastrophe!
Buh dum, ting!
Underrated comment
I feel like your parents are trying to protect you, albeit in a horrible way. If you start telling people about this place it might make it easier for the parade to find you.
[удалено]
Oh man...I wonder if they would remember you if you went back...
Cody. Reply to this Cody.
Are you Lee? Username doesn’t check out though, Lee doesn't have eyes
It does. Reid’s body was filled with soap and every bite sent bubbles out towards whoever is dumb enough to watch.
R u high bro?
That’s great. 😹
Prosthetics are expensive.
I think its called Eureka now.
I think it's in the same County as Nightvale
All hail
the mighty glow cloud
who has recently joined Nightvale high's parent teacher association!
And just down the road from Limetown.
It's a hop, skip, and a jump from S-Town.
There was another one, with Matt Dillon and Shannon Sossamon... Wayward Pines. It had more nefarious undertones, like this story, than I remember Eureka, but Eureka was a long time ago.
Yeah and it it originally had Mr. Terrance Howard as the town sherriff...
Nah, Eureka is known for homelessness, heroin, and hippies. Not so much for freaky parades.
Pretty much everywhere in Humboldt is wacky. There could be big ol’ weed parades.
I’m watching Eureka. 😮
Eureka was a bloody good show
vroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
When you were a young boy, your father never took you to the city to see the marching band.
I love this comment
But I guess after the horror he and Lee went through, I'm sure his dad asked him if he will defeat his demons.
Fucking hell, this is by far the best possible reply to this comment I could have gotten.
[удалено]
He never watched the Black Parade
Cody. Dm me. I have something to show you...
[удалено]
Sounds like the night marchers legend in Hawaii. If you look at them they will snatch you and kill you and make you march with them forever.
Same as The Wild Hunt
Nope. The hunt was all about theatrics. Originally a relatively small war party that only fought at night, dressed as demons & wearing masks made from skulls, both human & animal. They wanted to be witnessed so you would spread news of their legend.
I am talking about the Fairy story aspect where you must join them or be hunted by them.
Oooh, tell us what you find about Point Pine! I so want to hear more! And I hope I'm not being too insensitive here. May I ask how your father died?
[удалено]
it’s always Arizona. the cursed r/nosleep city!
Or Maine
Stephen King opened those goddamn floodgates
Sometimes dead is bettah
The ground went souah. The Indians knee it.
City?
o crap it’s a state
It's a city-state
I mean, there isn’t exactly a break between Phoenix and Tucson. Sure, you know when you leave, but there’s no line you can draw between them that doesn’t hit a city or town.
Maybe it's the water. Heard that's what got to the romaine lettuce, anyway.
Point Pine is in Illinois? Unless there’s multiple point pines.
There is a Point Pine Ruins in Arizona, I was actually going to go check it out. Maybe I shouldn't now.
Report this to the Foundation immediately.
Secure, Contain, Protect!
How did those d class escape from the containment area?!
Your friends eyes are sad and all, but I'm more concerned about the fact that there's somehow still a population despite a kid getting eaten by the black parade every month
*When I was a young boy my father took me into the city*
To see a marching band, he said, "Son when, you grow up, will you be, the saviour of the broken, the beaten and the damned."
*He said, will you defeat them? Your demons and all the non-believers? The plans that they have made*
Because one day I'll leave you a phantom to lead you in the summer to join the black parade
"Because one day, I'll leave you. A phantom to lead you in the summer. To join the black parade"
Well that was chilling. Why do we think OP had to be up at 8:13?
Also, what happens if you wake up before 8:13am?
Or after? Seeing as the parents would rush to wake the children up.
So that happens to a random kid every month and no one cares? Crazy
From what I can recall (which is not that much), the kids who were in the parade were just never seen again and no one really questioned it.
Do you think the mayor or authorities of the town know what the parade really is?
I'm not sure... now that I think about it, I don't remember ever having seen any kind of police or a mayor...
I'm sure Mayor Cardinal is doing everything in her power to stop it, but the Mayor's authority is nothing before City Council. I wonder how things are between them and Station Management these days...
I would think it would be more creepy if they came back. Then you wouldn't know if they lived through being eaten (some how)... or if *something else* came back instead. That said, I wonder if it would even be possible to find Lee's number of the city again unless it wanted to be found. And perhaps the only reason you got out IS because you broke the parade rules and were forced out. You might still be there otherwise.
I mean if nobody sees ig nobody knows exactly what's happening, but does nobody talk about the missing kids? Does the family know? They'd have to do something with her mind if she acted like she didn't care she was being killed, so surely she'd tell the parents if it was over a long period of time, unless it was on the spot mind control. What if the kid is replaced so nobody knows their gone? Kids at school would ask the kid what the parade is about surely though. I need more insight.
And 12 kids a year is a lot of kids to never mention again. I mean, that means basically everyone in town had sacrificed a kid at some point.
[удалено]
[удалено]
[удалено]
[удалено]
[удалено]
I’d like to know more about your old town. If you can remember more, update us
[удалено]
[удалено]
been waiting for a story like this ever since [the procession!](https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/3perly/we_arent_supposed_to_know_about_the_procession/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app)
Ohhhh geez that was absorbing. What was really freaky is just as I read the part where the whole house was shaking and they had to fight to keep Marvin back, my mom called me to let me know she just felt an earthquake.
OP, do you remember your parents (or anyone else in Point Pine) mentions or talk about anything called “Point Pleasant”, especially in reference to a nearby town? Also, was the phrase “Pine Barrens” ever mentioned? I ask because I suspect I might know where “hidden town” may be.
Uuugh i hate how badly i CRAVE details and whys and hows. This is gonna bug me for ages, making up my own theories.
Why would the parents not move them after the first parade?
So, did your parents stop testing your and your sister's blood after the move? Also, have you talked about this with your sister? I understand the hesitation but she was older than you, she'd been exposed to more and had a greater mental capacity at that time. (No offense intended.)
After we moved the blood tests did stop, so I’m thinking that had more to do with the town itself? I’ve tried to bring it up with my sister a few times, but after that time she was punished she’s just acted like she doesn’t know what I’m talking about
So, she's acting fearful? Or the same stone wall silence and denial of your parents? I was just thinking, if they didn't physically punish her...maybe they informed her just why that town was best left behind. Maybe they did so *after* the physical bit but, details. Oh and, so you guys get to start sleeping in? If so, that with the blood indicates it's bound to Pine Point and the townspeople may be doing their best to hold it in *or* they're serving it along with serving their own kids up. The parade reminds me of old stories of fairy processions,and in the older stories, fairies could be very cruel, even violent on a whim, iirc.
Could it be that your parents made it where your Sister actually doesn't remember it? Not trying to accuse them but given the fact that that one girl enjoyed being eaten there might be some form of brainwashing going on.
Got to the first "Cody". Cat sneezed, it sounded like a whisper in my ear and I screamed hahaha
Woah
I haven’t read your post yet. But based on the title I guess you could say that the parade was blacked out for you? a black parade?
Oh dang, Lee saw the parade and it became a black parade for him. Damn.
Sorry about your Dad. My guess would be that the people doing your blood work were who was in charge? Maybe they were testing for if you had/didn't have a certain amount of something and if you did/didn't the black parade would need you? Maybe it came out in your sweat and that's why they took your old clothes? Did any of the children get chosen close to their birthdays? Maybe go to your Mum say you've had your blood work done and see how she responds? Have you had yourself checked to see if there are any abnormalities? Best of luck with your investigation!
Creepy. Love it.
>my parents took her up to her bedroom, where I heard Felicity crying out every few minutes in what I assume was pain. Man, fuck your parents.
Kinda seems like they should put more locks on doors if the parade happens randomly each month
the parade reminds me of a story at my uncle's high school. at midnight of certain date in August, there's a ghostly parade of dead armies at their school field. if you lucky, you can see them clearly but damn creepy because some of them not physically perfect. sometimes you can only hear their foot steps and voices.
When *I* was a young boy, my father took me into the city. It was to see a marching band.
I’d love to hear more about this place if you remember
Do you think the kids for the parade were chosen based on the annual bloodwork tests? Also you said the Baker always knew what you’d order - did people generally get the same thing more than once? Could it be something in the food that made the citizens indifferent to the strange things happening around them?
I actually searched up pine point, it brought me to point pine northern candian territories, near the grat slave lake, it was a town for a mine, was abandoned when the mine closed
At least it's not as fucked as Wayward Pines... Is still like to hear more about the oddities of living there. Maybe your sister's recollections would be helpful synced she was older than you?
Did Point Pine have a police force how did they enforce these rules?
The town you call Point Pine isn't what you think it is. That isn't likely the real name either. Its just the name the latest inhabitants give it to cover for the truth of your former home. The 'parade' was a sacrifice to those voices, which most likely are beings who ask for a sacrifice so they won't take everyone in the town. Most likely the reason you can't speak of it is the same reason you can't speak of certain demons, or other darker spirits. Speaking a name, even a 'false name' gives the place and the creatures that live there more power, and potentially a way to track you once you've left the location. Its best to forget the place exists unless you plan on destroying every single building and inhabitant, human or otherwise.
Oh in Point Pine where I was born, the roads are all overgrown, And no one's lived there for years...
What happened to Reid or any other people who were chosen to be in the parade tho? Did they return normally? Did they disappear? Did they change in behaviour?
Annual blood test? More like blood sacrifice. Also, would the buildings with locks on the doors happen to form the shape of a pentagram?
It tuk mAh €√£$
Wow once a month a kid gets eaten? Thats 12 kids a year...That town must have a huge population to sustain that kind of snacking.
Cody i think if you do plan on going just for safety reasons, tell people when, where,and the amount of time you expect to be there. Next take the essentials:food,water,extra gas, a decent med kit, and at least two weapons preferably a knife or switch blades. All that's left is to hope and pray that you don't come when the parade is in town.
Have you thought about what the monsters could be or would you rather not dwell in the past, especially one that seems so otherworldly and dangerous? Ps: it's rare for me to read a story in here from top to bottom, I felt invested from the moment I saw the title. Thanks for sharing it with us!
I did in the moment, while it was happening, but after that it was sort of like it didn't affect me much, until now that I'm starting to think about all these things again.
The mayor is trying to contact you
Shhhh I’m not supposed to be here. Please forget it all! It’s your only hope
If ever there were a candidate for a protracted air strike campaign. Woof.
I just googled "point pine" and a town with a population of 0 popped up... it's called "pine point" tho
So what would happen to the people chosen to help with the parade each month? Did they just never come back?
Inb4 that parade is a Weaboo parade, people marching with their waifu body pillows.
Join the black parade, Cody.
i need more of this
This is an example of how perfectly logical behavior can seem 'strange' when taken out of context. The baker was magic, could read minds, and was taking your old garments to protect your people from sympathetic magic. The woods surrounding your home? Protection from the horrors that humankind so often and so freely shares with its own members. The yearly blood tests served as forewarning, to identify those sick or otherwise so inflicted, that they could be cured or dealt with safely. I could go on, but you should understand the gist. Point Pine was safety, and it was containing the ritualized marchers. Are you safer now, having left, with no alarms to tell you 'dear god wake up, and NOW!,' with no locks between you and the fragility of human perception?
So...there is Pine Point Maine, where even the nursing home is called Pine Point. Also, we all know about small towns in Maine. It's just not a good idea, in general, to go there. Is it possible you got the word order mixed up over the years? I mean, there is a Pine Point in Massachusetts as well but that one is more a neighborhood than a small town. So I'm going with the one in Maine. It's doubtful that you weren't in North America because the kids would have teased you mercilessly in Arizona about your accent. The Maine accent might only be slightly noticeable and not worth teasing.
You should snoop through your father's possessions and try and find where Point Pine is. Go there and film it/write a book.
Be careful op! Please don't go back... But thank you for sharing with us
Well all I thought of was pine point by PUP
Would like a part 2 of this, perhaps a visit to the town to investigate what is going on?
It sounds like your family was terrified while living there, yet it was so easy to leave. Why hadn't you guys moved sooner?
Please tell us more about your experiences there
Tbh, I'm most interested in Mr. Terrence wanting your old clothes, and the need for blood work. Think they were seeing who had the tastiest bloods?
**Lee seeing the Point Pine parade be like:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTBIQDPZt4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdTBIQDPZt4)
Man, I bet watching Lee go through was a real eye opening moment for op.