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The Princeton Tapes

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The Princeton Tapes are a series of files initially recorded onto cassette tape by Princeton Tapes Vincent in the late 1980s. They were received in two batches in 2018, and come in various formats, including digital audio files, text transcripts, and cassette tapes.

Given they are recorded by a 1980s version of Vincent (and due to the content of the fiftieth audio file, TOWER ON THE LAKE), the Princeton Tapes serve as very strong evidence for the Iteration Cycle.


William Davidson Tapes[]

On February 21, 2018, Reddit/Discord user TheSharp0ne received a package in the mail, likely from the office of William Davidson and his 'unnamed client'. The package contained a tape with unrolled film, some grass (or some type of weed or moss) and a USB drive.

On the USB were 33 recordings — 24 audio files, and 9 text files serving as transcripts without accompanying audio.

The files are digitized versions of the contents of a tape recorder belonging to Princeton Tapes Vincent, which was gifted to him by his grandmother as an early Christmas present in 1988. It chronicles his struggles with addiction, and with a tall man and a feral animal that are following him, and his discovery of Fairmount Vincent and the Fairmount Children's Home.

Correspondence from TheSharp0ne suggests there were additional audio files in the package, but they were damaged, which is why only the transcripts remain:

I received the following files on a USB, nearly 8 months after initially contacting William Davidson. One of the old tape recordings were in there too, but seemed too damaged to restore. This was accompanied by a folder with a transcript of some recordings that didn't have digital files. I've typed them up to make it easier for others to follow along.

I'm not sure if Vinny wants us to listen to these. I almost contemplated not releasing them, but I truly think listening to these recordings is going to be the only way for us to help Vinny now. HABIT, if you're reading this, fuck you.

-thesharp0ne

The original William Davidson files can be viewed on Google Drive.

The William Davison Files[]

The files are numbered in the following order:

  1. [HELLO WORLD, a]
  2. [HELLO WORLD, b]
  3. [CONVENIENCE STORE]
  4. [LIVING THE DREAM]
  5. [COLD TURKEY, a]
  6. [COLD TURKEY,b]
  7. [FRIENDS & GAMING]
  8. [THE SUBURBS, a]
  9. [THE SUBURBS, b]
  10. [HOME]
  11. [RUNNING]
  12. [IT HAPPENED AGAIN]
  13. [TRAILHEAD]
  14. [SHOPPING]
  15. [HOME LIFE]
  16. [MOVIES] (transcript only)
  17. [NASSAU STREET]
  18. [DRIVING]
  19. [PJ'S] (transcript only)
  20. [THE VISIT]
  21. [AFTER DAWN] (transcript only)
  22. [INSPECTION] (transcript only)
  23. [ANIMALS]
  24. [STORM IS COMING]
  25. [MORNING]
  26. [BLANK] (transcript only)
  27. [FURTHER STUDY, PT I]
  28. [FURTHER STUDY, PT II] (transcript only)
  29. [WAKE] (transcript only)
  30. [CALLBACK]
  31. [PAGING DR. GORDON PETERS]
  32. [LEAVING] (transcript only)
  33. [FINDING FAIRMOUNT]

Tape 3[]

A further two tapes were found in Box #7, which Rabbit #061 (Discord user DixieWolf) found in her closet. One tape appeared to be the answering machine tape from Dr. James Corenthal's answering machine, while the other, labelled "Tape 3", contained further accounts of Princeton Tapes Vince and was accompanied by a USB with digital files containing the same audio. There were 18 audio files on Tape 3 (available on YouTube).

The audio files on Tape 3 chronicle Vince's encounters with alleged UFOs and supernatural entities, as well as him meeting Roger, the editor of a Princeton Paranormal Magazine, and the subsequent investigations into paranormal happenings they undertake together.

Tape 3 Files[]

  1. [GOING CRAZY]
  2. [HE HAS NO FACE]
  3. [MEET THE CRYPTIDS]
  4. [PICKING FLOWERS]
  5. [JERSEY DEVIL PART 1]
  6. [JERSEY DEVIL PART 2]
  7. [THE STOCKTON EXCHANGE]
  8. [LAKE FRONT]
  9. [STARGAZING]
  10. [PREMONITION]
  11. [ON THE BEATEN PATH]
  12. [CAMERA OBSCURA]
  13. [INTERMISSION]
  14. [SHOT IN THE DARK]
  15. [LUCY]
  16. [THE DOOR]
  17. [TOWER ON THE LAKE]
  18. [SIGNING OFF]

Notes[]

  • HABIT isn’t present in the tapes.
  • The Rake is described chasing and darting around Vince's car as he drives in THE SUBURBS, a, and can talk, as heard in THE VISIT.
  • In [COLD TURKEY, b], Vince describes himself as experiencing withdrawal from substances. He also describes how he used to wake up and see "him", and speculates about whether this was because of the "substances", his "fucked up brain chemistry", or a nightmare. He mentions knowing at the end of the day when he's falling asleep, "he" is there watching Vince: a "constant companion".
    • This is likely evidence that Princeton Vincent is being stalked by Slenderman.
    • Vince implies that the drug use prevented this, and that he's expecting going clean to bring Slenderman back.
  • In MORNING, Vinny mentions feeling "like he met his biological mum or something", which suggests he was at some point adopted.
  • Vinny comes into contact with a certain Dr. Gordon Peters.
  • Roger is played by Tim Sutton, who played the character Tim Wright in Marble Hornets.
  • It is speculated that Roger may be Roger Paladino, a police officer who was hunting HABIT in the early 2000s and was captured — and presumably killed — by HABIT.

Dates[]

  • The tapes start in December 1987 or 1988.
  • HELLO WORLD A has several dates mentioned: two weeks before Christmas (December 11th), Christmas Day (December 25th), December 26th, January 15th, and January 18th.
    • In HELLO WORLD A, 92.3 K-Rock is also playing in the background. The station was in operation under that name between 1985 and 2005, and again from 2007-2009. The program is Jimmy Fink's 1988 Christmas show. However, a 1988 start date doesn't fit with the rest of the Davidson audio recordings, which are implied to (mostly) happen the year after Vinny gets the tape recorder and (up until HOME LIFE) are clearly set in 1988.
  • August 16th is mentioned in COLD TURKEY A.
  • In LIVING THE DREAM, Vinny watches "The Price is Right"; the episode is from March 2nd, 1988.
  • FRIENDS & GAMING takes place on June 7th (mentioned at start of tape), 1988 (due to the mention of Michael Dukakis running for president).
  • The song "Blue Monday" by New Order plays on the radio in HOME, setting it after April 1988 (the song's release date).
  • Vinny mentions the Philadelphia Phillies winning in SHOPPING, making it June 8th, 1989.
  • A news report on Hurricane Hugo is overheard in HOME LIFE, setting it on (or right after) September 22nd, 1989 (when Hugo made landfall).
  • In MOVIES, Vinny watches "Pet Sematary", which was released in 1989. (The movie came out in April; however, Vinny could have watched it at a Discount or Second Run theater, which can run movies as much as six months after initial release.)
  • 1993 is the start of Davidson’s practice (according to his website), setting LEAVING around that year.
    • This is also likely the year that Princeton Iteration Vincent meets with Dr. Peters at Fairmount (and dies there), as he's en route to Fairmount when he calls Davidson's practice in LEAVING.
  • In FINDING FAIRMOUNT, Dr. Peters mentions refurnishing the place to treat incoming veterans of Operation Desert Storm, which sets it sometime after January 17–February 28, 1991.

Speculation[]

  • Further analysis of and speculation on the dates of the events in the Princeton Tapes by EMH Discord user ren#0333 can be found here.
  • A mini-reset might have occured between the start of HELLO WORLD A and the end of the tape. This could explain the discrepancies between the apparent dates of the recordings.
  • Vinny is mentally ill and goes to group therapy.
    • He has some symptoms of bipolar disorder.
  • Vinny's grandmother (like many of the other unseen family members of the three main characters) may have never actually existed.
  • Vinny may have been addicted to MDMA, or Molly.
    • In HELLO WORLD A, he says, “Uh, everything in my- in my life is good. For the most part. What’s been going on? Uhhhhhm, Molly is good. I still don’t have a girlfriend, but I still have my- I do have my dog, so that’s- that’s good. She’s, great, as always.”
      • So, alternatively, Molly could simply be his dog.
      • [Source needed] In one Q & A Session video [which one?], it's confirmed that he was using heroin.
    • An MDMA overdose can result in panic attacks, faintness, hypertension (high blood pressure), seizures, and loss of consciousness. This, in combination with the convulsions previously mentioned, aligns with several things that happened to Vinny at the end of Finding Fairmount.
      • Peters also says at the end of "Finding Fairmount.": “I have no idea. Some kind of seizure or stroke. He ingested all of that— and vomited it back up. I’m not entirely certain.”
      • This doesn't necessarily mean he died of an overdose; Vinny might have had pills on him at the time and Peters simply assumed he took all of them before their meeting.

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