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The Deca Tapes
Lex Noteboom · Podcast · 2025
What hooked you in The Deca Tapes was the way isolated, claustrophobic settings force strangers to confront unsettling, hidden truths.
Books on the same thread
The Tenant
Freida McFadden · Book · 2025
Explores: Gaslighting, Hidden Identity, Secrets and Lies.
Like the trapped subjects in The Deca Tapes, the characters here face a suffocating domestic environment where dangerous secrets and gaslighting turn their confined world into a psychological nightmare.
Never Lie
Freida McFadden · Book · 2023
Explores: Secrets, Deception, Marriage.
The remote manor functions as a prison, mirroring the confinement of The Deca Tapes, where the looming threat of the past forces characters to confront deception and hidden history.
The Lost Bookshop
Evie Woods · Book · 2023
Explores: Books about books, Hidden history, Second chances.
If you were captivated by the mysterious, vanishing nature of the space in The Deca Tapes, you will appreciate how this shifting bookshop pulls strangers into its own hidden reality.
The Crash
Freida McFadden · Book · 2025
Explores: Secrets, Betrayal, Twisted Family Dynamics.
Tegan's desperate attempt to escape her reality echoes the survival tension of The Deca Tapes, proving that no matter where you go, the weight of your secrets follows you.
Films on the same thread
Weapons
Zach Cregger · Film · 2025
Explores: Child Disappearance, Small Town Secrets, Community Trauma.
The mass disappearance at the heart of this mystery creates the same unsettling atmosphere of unknown danger found in The Deca Tapes, leaving the community to piece together reality.
undertone
Ian Tuason · Film · 2026
Explores: auditory hallucinations, paranormal investigation, obsession.
The auditory obsession driving this narrative mirrors the reliance on recordings in The Deca Tapes, as the protagonist becomes trapped by the chilling, unexplained phenomena found within the audio files.
The Woman in Cabin 10
Simon Stone · Film · 2025
Explores: Conspiracy, Mistaken Identity, Isolation.
The isolation of the yacht provides a stage for the same paranoia found in The Deca Tapes, where a witness must fight to prove the truth in a hostile environment.
The Housemaid
Paul Feig · Film · 2025
Explores: Class Conflict, Gaslighting, Identity Theft.
The power dynamics and gaslighting within the Winchester home echo the psychological manipulation experienced by the group in The Deca Tapes as they struggle to understand their true circumstances.
Series on the same thread
Dept. Q
Scott Frank · Series · 2025
Explores: Cold Case Investigation, Redemption, Team of Misfits.
The investigation of cold cases requires the same obsessive focus on fragments of the past that defined the search for answers within the audio recordings of The Deca Tapes.
IT: Welcome to Derry
Andy Muschietti · Series · 2025
Explores: Childhood Trauma, Ancient Evil, Group of Friends.
The collective trauma and sense of dread shared by this group of friends mirrors the experience of the individuals trapped together in The Deca Tapes while facing unknown forces.
3 Body Problem
David Benioff · Series · 2024
Explores: Existential Threat, Scientific Mystery, First Contact.
As the laws of science unravel, these characters face an existential mystery as daunting as the locked-room scenario in The Deca Tapes, demanding answers that seem almost impossible to find.
Adolescence
Stephen Graham · Series · 2025
Explores: Childhood Trauma, False Accusation, Small Town Secrets.
The intense focus on uncovering the truth behind a singular, life-altering event mirrors the central mystery of The Deca Tapes, where every perspective is clouded by doubt and hidden motives.
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Common questions
What is the premise of The Deca Tapes?
The Deca Tapes centers on a collection of recordings featuring ten individuals trapped together in an unknown location. The story follows the listener as they attempt to uncover the truth about their situation and whether the group will ever escape by analyzing the contents of the tapes.
Is The Deca Tapes a fictional story?
Yes, The Deca Tapes is a scripted audio drama created by Lex Noteboom. The narrative is presented as a series of discovered recordings that document the experiences of ten people locked in a shared space, focusing on the mystery of their confinement and the search for answers.
How does the story unfold in The Deca Tapes?
The Deca Tapes unfolds through the perspective of recovered audio files. As the listener, you piece together the events surrounding the ten people trapped in an unknown space. The mystery relies on the information contained within these recordings to determine if the group has any chance of escaping.
Who created The Deca Tapes?
The Deca Tapes is a podcast created by Lex Noteboom in 2025. It tells the story of ten individuals held in an undisclosed location, using the format of recovered tapes to explore the mystery of their imprisonment and the uncertainty of their survival.