Dystopian Horror Story "The Tunnel Under The World" | Full Audiobook | Sci-Fi Classic

Guy Burckhardt finds himself trapped in a perplexing and eerie reality, waking up to the same day, June 15th, over and over again. The world around him seems laced with an uncanny artificiality, and bizarre, aggressive advertisements abound. Desperate to escape this mysterious loop, Guy embarks on a tense journey to uncover the truth, only to stumble upon a shocking revelation about his existence and the world he inhabits. Frederik Pohl’s tale is a labyrinthine enigma, a suspenseful exploration of reality, manipulation, and the clandestine machinations of unseen forces.
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[@dereks_island]

I swear you guys are getting extremely proficient in telling us stories we didn't hire we needed!! Very much appreciated. Such a vast selection of stories and quality that is second to none

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Our pleasure!

[@surveyman1]

As a teen I was most blessed and fortunate to have found a compendium or an anthology of ancient 1950s 1960s science fiction stories, among them Frederick Pohl. He was truly a master.

[@harrygrimley4352]

Perfect timing. Saved me from the insanity of my job 😂. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Any time!

[@TheStuart-of-Cosby]

Dang Team Cosmos. One work of Art after another. Thanks for the Hardwork my Friends

[@BriarLeaf00]

Pohl is an all time great in speculative fiction, thanks for posting.

[@RoySATX]

Seems less speculative and more clairvoyant if you ask me.

[@mattymayhem1232]

Baker was the perfect narrator for this story. Baker sounds like he could narrate "Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe!

[@alantaylor353]

AWESOME.!! Thank you so much.!! 👍 👍 👍

[@RichbUKDE]

This is very reminiscent of the movie "Dark city"...Underrated movie IMHO.

[@J31624]

Very underated! An absolute classic 💯

[@tannerdowney2802]

Or even newer, They Cloned Tyrone.

[@harrygrimley4352]

This was great. Very twilight zone. And the surprise at the end. Loved it. I was only confused about one thing. The whole thing came off very british but the weather report was America? Did i miss something? Write more please.

[@20yearsspentinthecan]

What a fantastic story and writer! Thanks for your good work.

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Thanks for listening!

[@sirshrubberyvonfoliagethef3332]

These old Stories are amazing please do more.

[@kian.concepcion]

I don't know about you all, but this story makes me wanna get a freezer. And not just any freezer, I want a Feckle Freezer! 😁

[@JohnSagin-SimViDeLucis579]

I would do ANYTHING for a Feckle Freezah!

[@kristinacable]

❤

[@christopher6337]

Feckle Feckle Feckle Feckle Feckle… Feckle!

[@marialangdon573]

This story was dramatized for a tv series called Out of the Unknown. It was one that I never forgot. 😎.

[@heterosapien]

Notice the ''machines'' or computer still use vacuum tubes, the story is from before the transistor, the microchip ancestor was discovered or had spread usage in eletronics.

[@aerynstormcrow]

Frederick Pohl wrote this story in 1955. The transistor was invented in 1947. Close tho…

[@FTW523.]

Great stuff scary sci-fi is the best

[@matthewmolnar1285]

Thank you, i liked !

[@claredyj2015]

Wow this was amazing!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Thank you!! 😁

[@sneakyfatcat]

Great story

[@realism51]

Sounds like the movie “dark city”. Wonder if this is where they got their inspiration from

[@relaxingsounds4431]

16:00 just described every city neighborhood in China on Saturdays n Sundays.

[@paulking6572]

I can absolutely say that I do not need a new freezer!!!!

[@RoySATX]

No need to, Google already knows.

[@paulking6572]

@@RoySATX 😆

[@Ckbtony1983]

This is like dark city meets the matrix meets thanks for smoking

[@RoySATX]

Keep thinking like this and there is a chance tomorrow will be the 16th.

[@Lazarett]

Il y a des tunnels dans la terre . Certains vont jusqu'aux royaumes des dieux , au milieu . Mais Chut ! ... mes pensées plongées au fond de mon âme . Voici les ténèbres qui viennent ...

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Incroyable!

[@BishonoLundon]

45:17....Umm.... I'm sorry but...WHAT?!🤷🏾‍♂️ Seems something in the background blurts out an unintelligible word...

[@Mostly_Crazy]

"Hey Matt" I dunno man it sounded scary

[@BishonoLundon]

@@Mostly_Crazy I was just casually relaxing, closing my eyes to go to sleep and then I heard THAT shit!

[@mattymayhem1232]

How do you guys think I felt!? Thankfully it wasn't on a scary story that makes you question yourself because I would have lost it.

[@redcrimson1028]

Reminds me of who cloned Tyrone

[@Juhani139]

A little disappointed there's no tunnel under the world...

[@RoySATX]

But there are, more than you can count. Below our world, above our world, physical and electromagnetic, we walk in and around them every day all day. They are connected to every device you own, and they are still used in just the same macabre way they are in this story. Good morning, it's the 15th.

[@Advark458]

45:18 what was that?

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

A mistake we made :D

[@klaxon9045]

I spot a stargate in the background

[@FieelFlying]

You're still growing so I really wanted to reach to you guys and say I appreciate these classic, very well written stories. This one way brilliant, but you also upload very poor - contemporary - stories which are just badly written and honestly kinda cringe at times. Had to really look through your videos to find the gems. These are just my 2 cents, but I'd focus on scifi masterpieces like this rather than internet cheap stories. Hope it didn't come out as rude, love your work.

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Hi! Thank you for taking time to provide in-depth feedback! I'll admit that we do have sub-par stories, but worry not! We're actually going to look for and hire better writers for our channel! There is always room for improvement and we would love to continue dishing out better stories in the very near future :)

[@RoySATX]

There aren't all that many scifi classics that are in the Public Domain or otherwise available to a small independent channel with limited financial resources. There aren't all that many good stories of any genre that fall outside of strict copyrights, and of those that do most will still be contested should they be used. KZbin's policy is to take any such claim at face value with the assumption that the content uploader is guilty of copyright infringement and leaving it completely to them to prove their innocence which can be impossible and very costly. In the case of this particular story, it is one of the last to enter the Public Domain under the old, more liberal copyright laws. Copyright no longer works to encourage knowledge or the enlightenment of the public, it now works to concentrate even more wealth upon the fewest, least deserving among us. Yippee!

[@thebuddha4208]

How are you going to Addis Stargate? Isn’t that copyright?

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Not sure what specifically you're referring to, but this book is in the public domain :)

[@thebuddha4208]

@@TheDarkCosmos1 In the picture, that’s a Stargate from the show Stargate Stargate Atlantis, Stargate universe

[@dewayneweaver2744]

There there

[@ryanhannapel1830]

4518. Hey Matt?

[@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1]

Dat stargate.

[@thirteenpro1]

1955?

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

Indeed!

[@OnCloud7188]

What’s going on at 45:18 ?? 😂😂

[@TheDarkCosmos1]

😁 gotcha, didn't it? hehe

[@marc62730]

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