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Familiar Worlds takes classic literature you already know and turns it into gentle new stories designed for sleep. No suspense. No jump scares. Just soft words, a soothing voice, and narratives that slowly fade into silence so you can drift off.
You don’t have to listen closely or reach the end. Just press play, rest back, and let the story carry you toward sleep.
Familiar Worlds is a collection of original sleep stories for adults, inspired by classic literature in the public domain. Each story begins in a place you might already know — a quiet harbor, a secret garden, a candle-lit room — and gently unfolds from there.
no plot twists, suspense, or heavy drama
a deep, soothing male voice designed for bedtime
slow pacing, simple language, and endings that fade
This isn’t about binge listening or staying up late. It’s about feeling safe enough to drift off.
Most audio keeps your brain awake. Familiar Worlds is designed to do the opposite: to gently signal to your nervous system that it’s safe to rest.
You’ll never get a jump scare, cliffhanger, or sudden twist. Each story moves slowly and predictably, so your mind can soften instead of gripping the plot.
Mr. E’s deep, warm narration is recorded and mixed specifically for bedtime. Slow pacing, soft consonants, and gentle dynamics help your body relax and your thoughts quiet down.
Rather than chasing novelty, Familiar Worlds leans into familiarity. You can come back to the same harbor, garden, or candle-lit room again and again, letting the repetition become part of your nightly ritual.
Instead of searching by genre or title, you choose a world — the atmosphere you want to drift off inside. From there, simply press play.
A quiet shoreline under a dark sky. Lanterns on the water, soft waves, distant gulls settling in for the evening.
Overgrown stone walls, winding paths, and leaves whispering in the dusk. A hidden place where nothing is urgent.
Moonlight through branches, slow footsteps on soft earth, and an owl somewhere out of sight along the riverbank.
A single flame, a worn chair, and a book left open on the table. The kind of room where time feels slower.
Snow-muted forests outside, a low crackling fire inside, and the gentle weight of a blanket or quilt.
The soft hum of a city that’s winding down: distant traffic, footsteps fading, and a window glowing above a quiet street.
Some nights you can’t stop thinking. Other nights you just want comfort. Familiar Worlds lets you choose a story based on what you need most right now.
Shorter, extra-gentle stories with simple, repetitive language and soft endings.
Stories with plenty of sensory detail and slow pacing to anchor attention without demanding focus.
Grounding narratives with soothing imagery, nature sounds, and reassuring tone.
Loosely inspired by classic books and childhood settings—safe, nostalgic worlds.
Longer, steady-paced stories where the voice itself is the main companion.
Stories paired with soft, loopable ambience like waves, rain, or forest at night.
Choose the setting or feeling that matches your night — harbor, garden, cabin, or "my mind won’t stop."
Lie down, dim the lights, and let your attention rest on the voice, the room, or the sounds around you.
The narration naturally softens and the story winds down, so you can fall asleep without needing to "finish" anything.
There’s no right way to use Familiar Worlds. You don’t have to concentrate, remember the story, or reach the end. You can play the same story every night, or wander through different worlds as you like.