Fan Casting Penpal

Penpal (2012) is the debut novel of American author Dathan Auerbach. The horror-suspense novel is based on a series of creepypasta stories Auerbach posted to the r/nosleep forum on Reddit.[1] The book follows the first-person narrator as he realizes he was the focus of an obsessed stalker who tracks him throughout his childhood. The work was first self-published in paperback on July 11, 2012, through the author's 1000Vultures imprint. The stories were adapted for The NoSleep Podcast's debut season in 2011 and narrated by Sammy Raynor. Film rights to Penpal were optioned by producer Rich Middlemas in 2012.