the scariest part of this for me is that the friends just tapped out on him the moment he showed frustration. like they had no empathy or sympathy about their friend’s discomfort with his situation. they said he was choosing to give his blood but of course he wasn’t. that would imply that he had another option. and then he was just fully alone. that’s terrifying.
Yeah. They were all able to pay their rent, so to them it looked like OP was getting so much as a bonus. So much extra time and money! They didn't consider that OP had neither of it at the end of the day because this practice kept him too exhausted and drained to earn any money or use any of his time. And instead of listening to him and trying to understand, they immediately judged him as uncharitable and ungrateful.
@@kirstenornelas881"as soon as a single fantasy element is introduced in a story, every character can now act so unreasonable that it's downright comical" sure. but it'll still be rightfully called out as bad writing.
It's kinds how vampire legends started actually! Dracula was a count because the author meant to portray the aristocracy as bloodsucking parasites. This story just updated the concept so that it works for modernized society.
How is it good writing when the entire story ends with a court case that makes zero sense. Even with corruption, the case could easily be posted online and spread around. Unless every person in the world was a vampire except the MC, the story doesn't make any sense. Being able to write a story and make it go dark fast is not good writing, it's just how creepypastas are written. The first half was fine, the second half revealed that the author has no knowledge of court systems or corruption. By having the MC be sued for blood, it's immediately illegal and would go nationwide on news and this ancient vampires entire system would be uplifted. This has to be one of the worst stories I've heard on a creepypasta channel....
@@Zandre1126 I like the political commentary about our court system. Obviously the specific case in the story is exaggerated and ridiculous, but that's the point. Corruption and unjust outcomes are a reality in our world, and this story is satirizing that by using an extreme example. This is really a fairly common technique in tons of different works, so insulting this story for being unrealistic is just missing the point entirely. You dont have to like the satire, and it definitely is pretty out there, but it's definitely not a terrible ending.
Oh my gosh this is so funny! My mom had me convinced that all phlebotomists were keeping blood to feed vampires. She told me I was a super hero because I kept the vampires at bay.
Me too... Side note, there are few horror stories that actually get me: some make me pace around, some leave an impression, but on the fewest occasions, some of them... _make me legit angry_ .
I was evicted recently and I have to say that the vampire here is a cuddly teddy bear compared to the months of personal and legal harassments I was put through. The only similarity was when I had all my money taken from me and was told it was never enough. The cost steadily increasing. Fines out of no where for no reason making it harder to pay. Just because it helped the case against me. judge didn't like me much either. Too poor to pay meant too poor to matter. Complete disregarded.
Same. My ex-landlord was bleeding me dry until the judge realized that I'm under the bracket money wise. Still fighting in court though. More to it than that
Our landlord of five years is kicking us out so they can double the rent since they're only allowed to raise it five percent a year in California. Isn't that wonderful? Real helpful legislation there. And we have no tenant protection because we're technically living in a commercial space that we remodeled into a two bedroom apartment. 😔
What a brilliant and original story. ❤️ I never heard of a vampire that's not sorting out ways to eat people but rather have them donate "willingly" and offer them free accommodation. So nice of him. To use his manipulation to get himself by and profit, but still being a human. And then turns out to be a completely total monster as well.
Yeah those contracts aren't enforceable. They were signed under duress during a rent freeze and moratorium. And you can argue that they were signed at a blood bank owned by the landlord. But then again the judge and lawyer are working for him so I guess it doesn't help.
Owing someone money doesn't make a contract "under duress". Neither does needing a place to live, otherwise no rental or mortgage contracts would be enforceable...
Your voice work is OUTSTANDING. The emotion, the way you transition from one to another 👌 Also this is a very millennial story lol. The corrupt system stacked against you, unable to afford a home and so on. The Gen X story (mine) is the nurse just trying to chill and finish her book while the blood suckers are bleeding everyone dry lol Great job as always😀
I was searching the comments for something like this. I enjoyed the symbolism. The Vampire is a wealthy landowner who runs the town and doesn't care about anyone... only what is owed to him. When he wants something, he appears kind and helpful. Once you're in his debt, he shows his teeth. The blood is money or credit. The writer basically called (greedy) landowners all heartless bloodsuckers. Not that they all are this way, but that is a type.
As someone unemployed and obligated to dance to a higher power's tune to keep my right to *checks notes* not starve on the streets, this story hit SO CLOSE to home. It puts into a beautiful allegory just how much power stacks against the powerless. Easily one of my favorites so far.
It could be blood, or something more innocuous, but there sure are a lot of damn vampires around nowadays. Can't shake a stick without getting sued by one of them.
This may be one of the best modern stories about real monsters I've ever heard. Whether the author intended it or not this is the most anti-capitalist exploitation story about vampires ever written. Bravo for making my wallet pocket hurt for thirty minutes haha
I have to say that it's quite impressive, the sheer number of videos that you have put out, and the number of various voices that you use in your stories. I started listening only a couple of months ago, and I've barely scratched the surface! I have a lot of videos to catch up on!! Keep up the great work!!
Not the OP but i actually stopped at thw trial cuz it ruined the suspension of disbelief, debtor prisons have been illegal in the US since the 1800s so when the judge said he'd jail him for it i was out, also the FDA heavily regulates transactions involving blood as well as taking blood under the recovery time you can't be held to a contract that will knowingly kill you
Love vampire, werewolf stories. What’s funny is I was terrified of them till I was grown. If I saw a commercial on tv about them, I would have nightmares!! Now I can’t get enough. Lol. 💙
I rarely have wanted any character to die as much as I wanted someone to end the judge in this story. And honestly? My response to the Vampire's "Why should I" would have been "Because I will make sure not to live long enough to enjoy anything from me otherwise."
Yeah the only way I could see him possibly getting out of that one was by threatening to commit suicide. But then again, the vampire is a landlord, he has plenty more victims to choose from. I wonder why he was so insistent on having this one person in particular, even taking him to court over it. Maybe the protagonist just so happens to have the rarest, and tastiest, blood type lol
@@clorby22 Yeah, but seeing how the landlord was so insistent on getting his blood, threatening that would make sense. Of course after getting back to health it would also make sense to do a Dexter, fake your death and move to Canada. Or Europe. Europe is better.
True but in that case he has threatened suicide in public, and I could see the vampire getting him locked up in an asylum he controls “for his own safety” where he can be drained anyway.
What’s sad is student loans is exactly like this. Universities paint a pretty picture that the student will make, at minimum, 6 figure income, knock anyone/anything that may make the students unenroll, after the students graduate they usually work jobs at minimum wage but they have to because the loan made them an indentured servant.
Hey LH! I heard this story a couple years back but I have to say, you did a 100X better job as a narrator and a true storyteller. Thank you so much for putting in all of the time and hard work it takes to upload so many brilliant stories! We all love and appreciate you more than you could ever imagine! 😁 Love from Texas ♥️🤠🌴
this sounds a lot like what happened to me in 2019-2020, except it wasn't a vampire landlord draining me of life, ruining my life, causing large portions of my time to slip away, and forcing me to move back in with my family (well, tbh there were a couple reasons for that); it was the heroin dealer I lived with.
Man, I’ve never heard a story that so perfectly encapsulates being a millennial in the modern housing market, even including older generations not getting why things are different from when they were young. Brilliant social satire.
that was a good story, different, yet really enjoyable. and, with every upload, your getting closer to that 1/2 million mark, you have no idea how happy that makes me.
I was thinking it s very alike that world. It s more of a parody though cause this wouldn t happen in the WOD exactely like this. The suing would be a direct break of the masquarade or maybe not, seems like it was something private (might have been ghouls or other vampires as witnesses)
You are so awesome man!!!! You are a very important part of my life ❤. Your narrations are one of the best things I look forward to daily. Thank you so much you kick ass, I've been a huge fan for like 3years now. You helped me get through some very dark times and these stories made me feel like it was possible to get better and move on positively with my life.! 🤪😝😁
This is a great allagory as to why the whole renting system is predatory and literally designed to keep people from owning houses so landlords can make as much money as possible
@@michaelpaliden6660 having the law on the landlords side, the idea of paying rent in blood - I.e. Sucking the life out of you, the only way one of the characters may be able to save up enough money to actually buy a place is to literally trade their lifeblood to their landlord. Yeah I'd say it's a pretty decent allagory
Hi lighthouse glad to see you're out there tonight you're one of my favorite readers, I'm actually a writer my novel is' reflections of evil "by S.A keever , I've done a few ghost writings as well, you are my favorite reader that I listen to so keep up the good work we need you out there.
thanks for hearing me and others out and changing the title this is way better also from the title alone people are gonna think u took it up the bum to pay the bills 😂😂 i love it leave it like that
A good idea, but the pseudolegal ending killed it, the moment the arrangement got public, the deal wouldn't fly. Also, it would be much more convenient for the vampire to suck more people in small, life not threatening doses, then destroy one. - Actually, it would make more sense to come to an agreement that the protagonist will arrange for something like that with his idiot friends :D
Having actually been to a landlord/tenant court case due dispute... This is so far unrealistic that I checked out. I know its a spooky story, but that broke my immersion. PS: if this ever happens, fight as "agreed under duress" and "contract purposefully made in bad-faith for abuse". You'd easily win.
It's scary the parallel between this story and real life. The more they drain the more control they have over you and everyone else. Once you feed the monster they'll never stop feeding. And the system will continue working as intended.
Or at least ones that do something interesting with the idea, like this one. I'll admit, I never thought of one's identity as one being an open secret as they use their influence to abuse the legal system before, and I kinda like it.
This story is so well written but also straight up infuriating 😭 I feel so bad for the main character. At that point I would have just tried to end it all to stick it to Durham, it’s not like I’d be living a proper life anyways thanks to the contract.
Giving all the "debt" now would have probably been a good option. He'll pass out, due while unconscious and the blood would be useless to the vampire (a vampire needs to stop feeding before the victim dies as their blood because poisonous to the vampire at the moment they die).
As I’m listening to this, I never heard the protagonist once talk about looking for a job. If he had one, he could have saved half the rent each month, and donated every other month. I know , I know, I’m talking about him like a real person😂. Great story!
This one was really good and kept my interest for the whole thirty minutes. It didn't drag at all as I sometimes have a short attention span for stories and like them under 20.
MC do be dumb, just logic tell the vampire guy 'if you drain me dry you won't get as much blood from me on longterm, if you let me pace it out, i can pay you longer, which in longer term means more blood for you'
None of the characters in this story felt human. Were they all under mind control or something? They had to have been since the story put emphasis on their strange reactions. Was there a message behind this story? I can't really tell
Ever since I started listening to you.. well u ruined every other story page I listened too...I literally just laughed and turned off one of the others when I heard the wrong voice...love what ya do bro...thank you
Normally I would go in depth and point out problems with the writing, narrative, logic, etc. Instead, I'm simply going to say this story was absolutely infuriating to listen to simply on the grounds of how stupid it was. Everything regarding any form of legal procedures is so completely wrong it feels like a 10 year old wrote the story after browsing reddit for a couple hours. This has made a place in my top worst creepypastas. Nothing against you lighthouse, but I gotta say, there had to be a better story to spend time narrating than this.
I don't know if this is supposed to be a horror story, or an analogy for the utter hopelessness of the current generation trying to just live while the wealthy continually sap us dry, leaving us as husks who just work ourselves to death in hopes of having a place to sleep and some glimmer of a future.
If you are a Vampire that needs a set amount of blood a day why not make an arrangement where you take a healthy amount of blood every two months provided you have enough tenants doing the same you should still get your fill
Honestly, this could all be solved amicably, negotiated behind closed doors with lawyers present. A little transparency and honesty at the negotiating table (along with longer rest periods) would have allowed them to come to a mutually beneficial arrangement. Durham's just an asshole.
You can have my blood when you FIX THIS DAMN DOOR
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And add a ramp for my wheelchair.
I wouldn't rent cuz I have injection phobia! XoX. Trypanophobia
@@LighthouseHorror not me! I hate injections and needles! Yikes =
Jeez least those greedy vampires could do is give a guy some complimentary juice and cookies afterwards.
They gave him a free apartment and free food, lol.
Some vampire stories say that once a vampire has your blood, they'll be able to control/compel you easier.
I wouldn't mind being controlled
@@charlesquate7443 there are websites that cater to those specific needs! A Dom/Domme can do that for you easily
I've heard that. One of the greatest things about vampire stories is that they're malleable. Lots of different possibilities and rules.
@@charlesquate7443 don't be a creep. No one cares dude.
It's arguably canon, Dracula had control over those he fed from in Stoker's novel.
the scariest part of this for me is that the friends just tapped out on him the moment he showed frustration.
like they had no empathy or sympathy about their friend’s discomfort with his situation. they said he was choosing to give his blood but of course he wasn’t. that would imply that he had another option.
and then he was just fully alone. that’s terrifying.
Yeah. They were all able to pay their rent, so to them it looked like OP was getting so much as a bonus. So much extra time and money!
They didn't consider that OP had neither of it at the end of the day because this practice kept him too exhausted and drained to earn any money or use any of his time.
And instead of listening to him and trying to understand, they immediately judged him as uncharitable and ungrateful.
Vampires that’s fine… over the top court case. Why ISN’T THIS REALISTIC?! Right…that tracks I suppose.
@@kirstenornelas881"as soon as a single fantasy element is introduced in a story, every character can now act so unreasonable that it's downright comical"
sure. but it'll still be rightfully called out as bad writing.
Yeah like the real world eh
I had some "friends" like that.
I left them behind.
At the beginning of the story I thought Durham was a vampire. By the very end of it I could tell with certainty he was a politician.
Not a politician, just a capitalist. The politicians are actually on his payroll.
Landlord Vampire. Why hasn't this been done before now? Makes perfect sense! Well done. 😁👍💜
It has
In Aqua teen hunger force
@@sammysharptooth3198 I love the Force, but I was talking about in podcasts😎✌
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It's kinds how vampire legends started actually! Dracula was a count because the author meant to portray the aristocracy as bloodsucking parasites. This story just updated the concept so that it works for modernized society.
@@sammysharptooth3198 lordy lordy! Look who's turning 4040!!
It started out funny, but got quite dark in the end. That's good writing!
How is it good writing when the entire story ends with a court case that makes zero sense. Even with corruption, the case could easily be posted online and spread around. Unless every person in the world was a vampire except the MC, the story doesn't make any sense. Being able to write a story and make it go dark fast is not good writing, it's just how creepypastas are written. The first half was fine, the second half revealed that the author has no knowledge of court systems or corruption. By having the MC be sued for blood, it's immediately illegal and would go nationwide on news and this ancient vampires entire system would be uplifted. This has to be one of the worst stories I've heard on a creepypasta channel....
@@Zandre1126 Woo hoo! 🎈
@@Zandre1126 terrible ridiculous ending ruined the story
@@Zandre1126 I like the political commentary about our court system. Obviously the specific case in the story is exaggerated and ridiculous, but that's the point. Corruption and unjust outcomes are a reality in our world, and this story is satirizing that by using an extreme example. This is really a fairly common technique in tons of different works, so insulting this story for being unrealistic is just missing the point entirely.
You dont have to like the satire, and it definitely is pretty out there, but it's definitely not a terrible ending.
@@Zandre1126 The story is fake anyways, it’s not like it was MEANT to be realistic. I still found it interesting
The symbolism in this, literally giving your life so you can get ahead financially
Oh my gosh this is so funny! My mom had me convinced that all phlebotomists were keeping blood to feed vampires. She told me I was a super hero because I kept the vampires at bay.
I like your mom.
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@@island_girl yup she was pretty awesome
@@coffeezombie6032 aww! So sorry for your loss. I'm sure she's watching over you and smiles everytime you tell one of her stories!
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@@island_girl I know it :)
I'm going to tell my kid that
"so you are stalking your land lord." damn straight I am.
I hope there’s a part 2 with revenge on the old man. I hate when stories end like this!
That one's not coming out before we overthrow capitalism.
Kind of like the “I Dared My Best Friend To Ruin My Life” story… That would be cool
Me too...
Side note, there are few horror stories that actually get me: some make me pace around, some leave an impression, but on the fewest occasions, some of them... _make me legit angry_ .
Ya I was like if you know he's a vampire just start eating garlic everything and doing holy water by the gallon.
I was evicted recently and I have to say that the vampire here is a cuddly teddy bear compared to the months of personal and legal harassments I was put through. The only similarity was when I had all my money taken from me and was told it was never enough. The cost steadily increasing. Fines out of no where for no reason making it harder to pay. Just because it helped the case against me.
judge didn't like me much either. Too poor to pay meant too poor to matter. Complete disregarded.
thats seriously rough man, sorry you have to go through something like that, hope it gets better
Same. My ex-landlord was bleeding me dry until the judge realized that I'm under the bracket money wise. Still fighting in court though. More to it than that
Our landlord of five years is kicking us out so they can double the rent since they're only allowed to raise it five percent a year in California. Isn't that wonderful? Real helpful legislation there. And we have no tenant protection because we're technically living in a commercial space that we remodeled into a two bedroom apartment. 😔
Very solid metaphor for how Landlords work. Great job
Trading blood sweat and tears for a place to live the middle class American dream
What a brilliant and original story. ❤️
I never heard of a vampire that's not sorting out ways to eat people but rather have them donate "willingly" and offer them free accommodation. So nice of him. To use his manipulation to get himself by and profit, but still being a human. And then turns out to be a completely total monster as well.
I like this story. Societal supernatural satire 👌
Vampire & Lycanthrope stories are my all time favorite. Thanks, Lighthouse Horror! Have a great weekend, Everyone! 😊🦇🕷🕸💀
SAME!!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!
That & old King Creole
Yeah those contracts aren't enforceable.
They were signed under duress during a rent freeze and moratorium. And you can argue that they were signed at a blood bank owned by the landlord.
But then again the judge and lawyer are working for him so I guess it doesn't help.
"Truth is...the game was rigged from the start." ;3
@@capthavic Definitely. But at least there's ways to fight back
@@sebastianacevedo9444 Nah man, if he had been smart he would have ran for it when the letter arrived.
Owing someone money doesn't make a contract "under duress". Neither does needing a place to live, otherwise no rental or mortgage contracts would be enforceable...
Your voice work is OUTSTANDING. The emotion, the way you transition from one to another 👌
Also this is a very millennial story lol. The corrupt system stacked against you, unable to afford a home and so on.
The Gen X story (mine) is the nurse just trying to chill and finish her book while the blood suckers are bleeding everyone dry lol
Great job as always😀
I was searching the comments for something like this. I enjoyed the symbolism. The Vampire is a wealthy landowner who runs the town and doesn't care about anyone... only what is owed to him. When he wants something, he appears kind and helpful. Once you're in his debt, he shows his teeth. The blood is money or credit. The writer basically called (greedy) landowners all heartless bloodsuckers. Not that they all are this way, but that is a type.
As someone unemployed and obligated to dance to a higher power's tune to keep my right to *checks notes* not starve on the streets, this story hit SO CLOSE to home. It puts into a beautiful allegory just how much power stacks against the powerless. Easily one of my favorites so far.
It could be blood, or something more innocuous, but there sure are a lot of damn vampires around nowadays. Can't shake a stick without getting sued by one of them.
This may be one of the best modern stories about real monsters I've ever heard. Whether the author intended it or not this is the most anti-capitalist exploitation story about vampires ever written. Bravo for making my wallet pocket hurt for thirty minutes haha
I know I love it and it's one of the only creepypastas I've listened to actually scare me because it feels so real 😓
If you like this, I heartily recommend _I Own a Motel. I've Been Renting Out a Room to a Family of Vampires,_ also read by Lighthouse Horror.
I have to say that it's quite impressive, the sheer number of videos that you have put out, and the number of various voices that you use in your stories. I started listening only a couple of months ago, and I've barely scratched the surface! I have a lot of videos to catch up on!! Keep up the great work!!
It’s funny because now that im in law school and listening to the contract, i know how laughably unenforceable that contract would be in a court room
Can you break it down for me?
@@boredfangerrude8759 Are you kidding?... 😶
@AvalonDreamz Nope. I don't disagree but I want to know why they think so.
Not the OP but i actually stopped at thw trial cuz it ruined the suspension of disbelief, debtor prisons have been illegal in the US since the 1800s so when the judge said he'd jail him for it i was out, also the FDA heavily regulates transactions involving blood as well as taking blood under the recovery time you can't be held to a contract that will knowingly kill you
As someone scared of giving blood my arm hurt for 30 minutes straight. What a horribly upsetting story :(
Keep it up!!
You can have my blood when you fix the ghost problem lol
How’s is it that six months of rent in blood would be the rest of his life? He already paid half the year. How much interest was it? Poor guy
I no longer get to listen to these as often since I got a new job. I've missed these so much.
Love vampire, werewolf stories. What’s funny is I was terrified of them till I was grown. If I saw a commercial on tv about them, I would have nightmares!! Now I can’t get enough. Lol. 💙
I rarely have wanted any character to die as much as I wanted someone to end the judge in this story.
And honestly? My response to the Vampire's "Why should I" would have been "Because I will make sure not to live long enough to enjoy anything from me otherwise."
Yeah the only way I could see him possibly getting out of that one was by threatening to commit suicide. But then again, the vampire is a landlord, he has plenty more victims to choose from. I wonder why he was so insistent on having this one person in particular, even taking him to court over it. Maybe the protagonist just so happens to have the rarest, and tastiest, blood type lol
@@clorby22 Yeah, but seeing how the landlord was so insistent on getting his blood, threatening that would make sense. Of course after getting back to health it would also make sense to do a Dexter, fake your death and move to Canada. Or Europe. Europe is better.
@@CidVeldoril agreed lol.
True but in that case he has threatened suicide in public, and I could see the vampire getting him locked up in an asylum he controls “for his own safety” where he can be drained anyway.
You're a natural storyteller. Great job, thank you!
What’s sad is student loans is exactly like this. Universities paint a pretty picture that the student will make, at minimum, 6 figure income, knock anyone/anything that may make the students unenroll, after the students graduate they usually work jobs at minimum wage but they have to because the loan made them an indentured servant.
Hey LH! I heard this story a couple years back but I have to say, you did a 100X better job as a narrator and a true storyteller. Thank you so much for putting in all of the time and hard work it takes to upload so many brilliant stories! We all love and appreciate you more than you could ever imagine! 😁
Love from Texas ♥️🤠🌴
Not gonna lie, I REALLY wanted the story to end with the guy sneaking in and staking the leech lol
this sounds a lot like what happened to me in 2019-2020, except it wasn't a vampire landlord draining me of life, ruining my life, causing large portions of my time to slip away, and forcing me to move back in with my family (well, tbh there were a couple reasons for that); it was the heroin dealer I lived with.
Kinda the same, aren't they?
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Happy to hear you got out of that situation shits harsh
It's the worst isn't it? I managed to get away from them, but not the heroin. Did you get away from it?
@@lisadgingersnaps9843 exactly the same
Great story. Well done. For some reason, I am picturing the old man as the old man from UP lol. Cheers from 🇨🇦✌️
Part 381 of thanking the lighthouse horror for their constant uploads
I know this is just a story, but that wouldn't fly irl. Signing a paper means nothing if what they are asking isn't legal. XD
Great stories a little touch of moral of teaching. Thank you.
Agreed... 👍
Stephen, I’m liking this one. I like & think you do vampire stories as one of the best if not the best! Thank you, my friend! 👊😄
Man, I’ve never heard a story that so perfectly encapsulates being a millennial in the modern housing market, even including older generations not getting why things are different from when they were young. Brilliant social satire.
This story was terrifying… two thumbs up 👍🏽👍🏽
I just told my landlord I was moving in 30 days! ...let's see what's down this rabbit hole....*presses play*
I love vampire stories Stephen they’re always my favorites!! This was both funny & sad & I really enjoyed it!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😎🇦🇺✌️
that was a good story, different, yet really enjoyable. and, with every upload, your getting closer to that 1/2 million mark, you have no idea how happy that makes me.
Whoever wrote this story must love vampire the masquerade.
I was thinking it s very alike that world. It s more of a parody though cause this wouldn t happen in the WOD exactely like this. The suing would be a direct break of the masquarade or maybe not, seems like it was something private (might have been ghouls or other vampires as witnesses)
Amazing game, did my first play through earlier this year
True story, I went in for a blood test last year. The person taking blood joked that maybe they were vampires. Lol.
You are so awesome man!!!! You are a very important part of my life ❤. Your narrations are one of the best things I look forward to daily.
Thank you so much you kick ass, I've been a huge fan for like 3years now. You helped me get through some very dark times and these stories made me feel like it was possible to get better and move on positively with my life.! 🤪😝😁
I'm waiting for the surge of pandemic stories, this is history people!
Edit: also was that "come little children" that I hear in the background??
This is a great allagory as to why the whole renting system is predatory and literally designed to keep people from owning houses so landlords can make as much money as possible
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@@michaelpaliden6660 having the law on the landlords side, the idea of paying rent in blood - I.e. Sucking the life out of you, the only way one of the characters may be able to save up enough money to actually buy a place is to literally trade their lifeblood to their landlord. Yeah I'd say it's a pretty decent allagory
Coming to a neighborhood near you, courtesy of the WEF.
Hi lighthouse glad to see you're out there tonight you're one of my favorite readers, I'm actually a writer my novel is' reflections of evil "by S.A keever , I've done a few ghost writings as well, you are my favorite reader that I listen to so keep up the good work we need you out there.
Wow. This story isn't as scary as it is upsetting.
Another great narration a light for other narrators to follow have a safe night
No no no!!! It can't end like that!!! There has to be part 2 and revenge on the vampiric land lord!!!
Perfect Friday night Fright. I love vampire horror. Thankyou Lighthouse 😁
Pure class 👏 well done Stephen , light house crew and a big thank you to the author! Oh and the pinned comment is Pure class 👌 😅😅💜💜
taking “landlords are leeches” to a whole new level
This makes a good allegory of the court system here in ussa.
thanks for hearing me and others out and changing the title this is way better also from the title alone people are gonna think u took it up the bum to pay the bills 😂😂 i love it leave it like that
It feels like this could have all been avoided if he had just gotten a job.
Right lmao
This was a very well-written critique, I wasn't expecting that. Great video!
Very interesting story. You did a great job as usual
A good idea, but the pseudolegal ending killed it, the moment the arrangement got public, the deal wouldn't fly. Also, it would be much more convenient for the vampire to suck more people in small, life not threatening doses, then destroy one. - Actually, it would make more sense to come to an agreement that the protagonist will arrange for something like that with his idiot friends :D
I love me some lighthouse horror stories
I need more of the half priced voodoo shop T.T it's not the same without you reading it ♡
I always love your narration, Lighthouse! :D You're so good at it!! I love it!!
Good grief this is one of the scariest creepypastas I've ever heard I'm shaking 😓
Seems like a landlord's dream though. Pretty accurate.
That twist ending was amazing
I love the profoundly sleepy feeling I get after blood is taken.
Very very clever. The author did a fantastic job with this.
Having actually been to a landlord/tenant court case due dispute... This is so far unrealistic that I checked out. I know its a spooky story, but that broke my immersion.
PS: if this ever happens, fight as "agreed under duress" and "contract purposefully made in bad-faith for abuse". You'd easily win.
It's scary the parallel between this story and real life. The more they drain the more control they have over you and everyone else. Once you feed the monster they'll never stop feeding. And the system will continue working as intended.
Love your work brother, love the voice work!!!
We need more vampire stories.
Agreed
Or at least ones that do something interesting with the idea, like this one. I'll admit, I never thought of one's identity as one being an open secret as they use their influence to abuse the legal system before, and I kinda like it.
This one had me dying 😂 even his Dad was like “pay what you owe”. 😅
This story is so well written but also straight up infuriating 😭 I feel so bad for the main character. At that point I would have just tried to end it all to stick it to Durham, it’s not like I’d be living a proper life anyways thanks to the contract.
Giving all the "debt" now would have probably been a good option. He'll pass out, due while unconscious and the blood would be useless to the vampire (a vampire needs to stop feeding before the victim dies as their blood because poisonous to the vampire at the moment they die).
I think the court would’ve ruled in favor of the narratator if the lawyer would’ve argued that one could only donate once every two months.
As I’m listening to this, I never heard the protagonist once talk about looking for a job. If he had one, he could have saved half the rent each month, and donated every other month. I know , I know, I’m talking about him like a real person😂. Great story!
This one was really good and kept my interest for the whole thirty minutes. It didn't drag at all as I sometimes have a short attention span for stories and like them under 20.
Love this one my friend
I only recently found Lighthouse Horror. Man. I’ve been missing out! You find great stories and do such a great job reading/acting them out. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Fryman, this could all go away if you would simply pay me for October...and YOU fix the gas leak!
And suddenly, the character of Marcula on ATHF makes total sense.
Gee whiz dude!! That's exactly why you read everything,every word,sylable, punctuation mark,b4 you sign anything!!
MC do be dumb, just logic tell the vampire guy 'if you drain me dry you won't get as much blood from me on longterm, if you let me pace it out, i can pay you longer, which in longer term means more blood for you'
Yes
He basically does at the end, but as the vampire says he doesn't care. He can probably get another replacement easily if he's that powerful.
@@capthavic He doesn't you clearly haven't listened well at the end.
None of the characters in this story felt human. Were they all under mind control or something? They had to have been since the story put emphasis on their strange reactions. Was there a message behind this story? I can't really tell
As always you make my day with another awesome narration of a good story. Thank you for your awesome work.❤️
Great story, sad, too. Poor lad. Thank you x
One of the best stories you've read in a while. I love the vampire stories.
I mean, all landlords ARE vampires, but I appreciate how literally this one takes it.
Nope
@@michaelpaliden6660 Butt hurt about a tenant late on rent or something? Bummer, man.
Ever since I started listening to you.. well u ruined every other story page I listened too...I literally just laughed and turned off one of the others when I heard the wrong voice...love what ya do bro...thank you
thank you Arron!
Absolutely Brilliant!!!
That story was awesome just what I needed after a hard day in med school 🥰🥰 thank u
This is one of the best stories that I've heard in so long 😍 I enjoyed it so much!
The courtroom part of the story got suddenly way out there. I get it's fantasy but it's a bit wild.
Normally I would go in depth and point out problems with the writing, narrative, logic, etc. Instead, I'm simply going to say this story was absolutely infuriating to listen to simply on the grounds of how stupid it was. Everything regarding any form of legal procedures is so completely wrong it feels like a 10 year old wrote the story after browsing reddit for a couple hours. This has made a place in my top worst creepypastas.
Nothing against you lighthouse, but I gotta say, there had to be a better story to spend time narrating than this.
I like this channel and I use it often at night to help me sleep. Thanks for the zzz fuel brother I appreciate it 😊
I don't know if this is supposed to be a horror story, or an analogy for the utter hopelessness of the current generation trying to just live while the wealthy continually sap us dry, leaving us as husks who just work ourselves to death in hopes of having a place to sleep and some glimmer of a future.
This was a really great story, I couldn't stop listening, even had to go into work a few minutes late to finish it lol!
Cool story! Thanks. 👍🏼👌🏼
Can you please re-upload The video with the scary story about the most dangerous McDonald's restaurant
If you are a Vampire that needs a set amount of blood a day why not make an arrangement where you take a healthy amount of blood every two months provided you have enough tenants doing the same you should still get your fill
Honestly, this could all be solved amicably, negotiated behind closed doors with lawyers present. A little transparency and honesty at the negotiating table (along with longer rest periods) would have allowed them to come to a mutually beneficial arrangement. Durham's just an asshole.