Anyone else pick up on the train being analogous to a cardiovascular system? The red passengers, engineers and conductors are red and white blood cells, and the black crab things are viruses. It also explains the strange language used, with "foreign bodies" being "recycled", and the alternate version of the train made of flesh and bone. It's a really unique inspiration for a story, although I have no idea what's actually going on. It would've been nice if there was even a hint at an explanation to tie everything together.
honestly my first thought when i heard the train was made of flesh and bone was the cat bus from my neighbor totoro. also the two "fleshy masses" are probably lungs, and since the firebox was described as a mouth, i would think the train is supposed to represent an animal's body in general, although there's supposedly no heart described unless im a moron
It's a pretty good idea seeing as plexus means a network of nerves or vessels in the body, the other stop cailler cd though...cailler means clot so it sort of fits but the cd bit not so much. Glad I'm not the only one who thought that though
*Interuniversal railway route's first human conductor shows preferential treatment to human fare dodgers, pretends to be a passenger, quits job after first shift*
The beginning of this says he worked there for 2 yrs without seeing a passenger going that route. Its not showing preference to humans, it's just going towards the familiar. Anyone would do it.
@@dog-gone-it5944 He is refering to the fact the the human conductor was considered a conductor on the ghost train. So it was technically his first shift as the conductor for that train. Second, he showed preferential treatment to humans by saving the woman, without asking her for a ticket, as he did later to the red eyed ones, and to any other human. As a conductor on the ghost train, he should have asked them. He also had asked all the shiny things for thier tickets on the other side. SO... preferential treatment for humans over the other two. I would also like to state, that the marking on the hand was the obvious choice, BUT, removing it over modifying it was not. Nor was asking to buy a ticket afterwords. Nice!
I love this story, specifically the ending, a lot of creepy pastas end up in the mc dying or being trapped forever or something. This one was super rewarding and perfectly read
Power move: ask the conductor for his ticket first. All jokes aside though, great story. I just recently found your channel and I have to say I love your work.
This was incredible. This is such a unique story you've found, and the way you read it really had you feeling the emotions of every person who spoke on it; even the last "true" conductor. I don't think I'll ever be able to forget this video. Perfect find of a story, and you matched it! The author and you deserve more praise for this
I feel that calling this a "creepypasta" is doing a disservice to it. If someone told me that this was one of the lost writings of Franz Kafka ( apart form the appearance of mobile phones in the story ) i would have wholeheartedly believed it. Just excellent.
Internet Horror is usually associated with creepypasta, or no sleep, two genres that people associate with pulpy, cliche tropes but are too busy mocking to actually read. If you look anywhere you’ll find amazing stories that go by the name creepypasta, and the authors would agree to sharing that label… It’s not the stories fault that people misjudge based on popular campy stories; in fact that was the entire horror genre a few decades back…
as a pagan and mythology nerd i can verify that it most likely is, but it is definitely extremely difficult to carve round shapes in skin so it might just be an easier R. but i REALLY hope that its raido cause that would be very rad and cool and fun
In the end, it was his curiosity that got him back home. Sadly, those who were too scared to leave their seats probably never figured out how to escape, and are probably still on the train or dead.
Okay, THIS was an "I somehow ended up on a supernatural voyage" done to perfection. Maybe the best in the entire story type. Bravo to the author and bravo to you for an excellent reading of it
Best story narrated by you I've ever listened to. I love how it feels like a reversal of roles from something like the highway man or the mall game at the beginning. Great work with the narration❤
I'm A Conductor is is an outstanding story! this could have been a netflix series of wonderful and strange worlds from an train conductors view. likely our world would look strange to others.
@@charleydavidson3500 why wouldn’t a Dem like this story line? I’m a left leaning moderate and love sci fi/horror. Preferably the kind of horror that actually scares you… or cheesy, childhood, throw back slashers like Nightmare On Elm St and Friday The 13th. I do have a few friends that are radical in pretty much all of their beliefs who also enjoy a bag of popcorn and the same weird sh*t I do 😂🤷🏻♀️
@@charleydavidson3500 yeah I don't get what this has to do with democrats either lol. I'm guessing you're one of those folk who's been conditioned to believe all of your problems are caused by democrats and liberals😂 Like, fr if anyone's been banning books it's been republican's afraid of science and "heresy" of the sort but whatever you say bud
Right! Although now I live very very rural, raising grandsons here, they've never used public transit whereas I've taken the L several times in my younger yrs... My grandsons aren't in any hurry to ride any of the light rails we have up this way. After this I'm fairly certain they'll be uncharacteristically quiet & still during their first public rides!
59:48 That is the scariest part of the entire story. Mixing the metric and imperial systems. Imagine waking up and realising your country is suddenly in imperial. That is the real creepypasta
Having to count carbs for medical reasons( diabetic T1 son) grams makes so much more sense when measuring food. It would be nice if all measurements on cans would be the same... Oz= X 2.38( you can go farther if you want, but it is just a smaller unit of measure -- I know you know this( probably) -- it just makes sense.
I have a feeling it was a year and a month off his life which if he dies elderly that last year is usually hell anyways. But if he doesn't die elderly, if he doesn't, well he now has even less time upon this Earth.
It is not often that I find an incredible story that shine through even more incredible narration; both author and narrator should pat themselves in the back, good job guys! *thumbs up*
The ending was simple, and nice. As a new father, it brought a tear to my eye. I can’t stand when it feels like these stories end in the middle of a sentence.
Well i didnt pass out listening to this story! I was riveted, my nails bitten to the quick, my hair pulled into disarray, i look like ive also been on the hell train for the past 2 plus hours! At the journeys end i heaved in a great intake of breath, knowing the conductor managed to get back home. You cant puzzle this story, you can develope theories to what it meant, which i did throughout the story but at the end, it was just as it was. It just happened, no rhyme or reason, no allegorical statement. There was no "micky finn" in his soft drink, he didn't bump his head as he fell when the train lurched on a bend in the line, He wasnt asleep, dreaming, in the guards carriage, nor taken up bodily in the train by a huge mothership, nor had the train shot into a tunnel & through a Portal into another dimention. None of these. It just was. Now hes back, a different man a better man but no explanation, Just acceptance, thats all. Great story, sublime narration Lighthouse, just superb 🚄🚉🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I am SO glad you liked this one!! I spend all night on this, drinking coffee and not sleeping at all. But your comment makes it totally worthwhile. Thank you so much for all the kind words and support Itallia! -LH
@@LighthouseHorror you are most welcome & you deserved all the praise because of the great acting involved in your presentation of this story. Its funny but all the way though the story i pictured the train conductor as Tom Hanks probably because of his narration & animated image in the Christmas Express or was it Yuletide Express? Ah well you probably know the animation film i mean. I pictured Tom at the age of around 40. He would have made a great conductor if this story was made into a film I always "see" the film in my mind when the narrator really brings it to life as you did in this story (Itallia is my daughters user name which i use but im Elvira Snorhorse courtesy of my scandinavian grandparents, no one would take a user name like that seriously! Lolol its why i use my daughters 😆)
@@WaleedWahidi im so sorry, i was just so impressed with this story i forgot about other people & that was very selfish of me. Please accept my apology & reminding me to keep my comments away from aspects of any story that could spoil it for others. I mean that in a sincere way. My only excuse is that i rarely read comments before i listen. I never rely on others views as i might not listen to something i would enjoy because of their negative comment. Enjoy the story, i hope you enjoy it as much as i did. Thank you for yr constructive criticism 😁.
Wow... This has got to be the best story I've heard thus far. I was gripping my phone the entire 2 hrs, hanging on the every word, every emotion. Love this channel! Find more like this!!!
Hey Raychel! I'm so glad you liked that one! When I was reading it, I was like, "Woah, this story is incredible!" I agree! Let's find more of those!! : )
You do a great job in the emotional scenes, like for real. When you get into that persona, I’m just blown away that the actual events aren’t happening to you
@@LighthouseHorror absolutely man! I’m new to the channel and I will absolutely be listening more in the future. The parts where there aren’t emotional could be slightly better, but the parts with emotion are so far above what most other creepypasta/scary story narrators are capable of. You should have at least 100,000 subscribers no doubt about it
I like to think that whoever's stories these are, that maybe this really did happen to them 🤔 especially the ones about the same town, cant recall the name of the town though
My guess so far The train is some living entity that serves as a form of interdimensional travel for those who know how it works. And it sustains itself on freeriders, foreign bodies and likely on whatever the price of the tickets actually it (likely lifetime) The engineers, conductors and intercom are likely just an extension of the train itself. Like limbs. The red passangers are some sort of alien civilisation who have somehow learned exactly how the train functions and use it regularly without any danger. The shimmering creatures are some sort of parasitic organism that blend in as passangers to ether feed off the train itself or the red passengers (as the train itself seemed agitated by them and some followed the red passangers out at their station) its likely they do both. They are so numerous in the train that they are capable of maintaining a solid population in the train despite members of them getting semi regularly thrown off the train.
Thank you so much for all of the time and effort you put into narrating this story. It's such a big undertaking to do these long ones and I really appreciate it. It's a great story too and I wonder now what other stories the author has written. Long or short, keep them coming!
Your voice is one of my favorites; I especially like the way you lift some of the end of your sentences. I'm wondering if that's natural or something you've picked up along the way. Thank you for putting in the time and effort in narrating, entertaining me, and helping me sleep.
Hey thank you Brook. Hmm not sure. My voice teacher Sally said I have a different way of speaking. I remember her pausing and looking at me one day and saying something along the lines of "The way you read is different, but I don't think I want to change it." Lol it was actually very encouraging.
@@LighthouseHorror I know this is an old comment, but that small lilt in the end of your sentences is one of the reasons I prefer your reading style. You have a very good pitch for your general reading, not too low and not too high. Definitely a unique style, though!
It better be... I'm sitting here 45mins in wondering if I wasted my time. All these comments praising the author have me questioning if I know what I'm talking about, or If no one in the comment section ever read a book before lol
@@khurley7654 Considering "these stories" are usually in the creepypasta genre, it wouldn't really be fair to compare them to published books (where there is typically several people working to make the book enjoyable for readers, compared to the single or maybe two people in regular creepypasta postings). In addition to that, in general, certain "types" of people come to these channels to listen. It might just not be your thing. I'm sure there's a Creator out there that does stories you would enjoy. I think patronizing people due to your own personal preference is immature, though. There are many well-read comments here where it's obvious some of the commenters take A LOT of time to enhance their reading and writing skills.
I've listened to dozens of horror stories over the years; this one is by far the best one I've ever listened to. I'm honestly at a loss for words upon finishing listening to this, but I can say this at least: there will scarcely be another story that can top this one, and good god your narration skills are absolutely exceptional, (you'd make one hell of a Dungeon Master in D&D).
lowkey cried at the end. It's rare to have a good ending in those type of story lol Your voice acting made it even more emotional, it was great!! Thank you for this video!
There is a Norse Rune (Raido) that means Journey (an R made with a triangle)...that's all I can come up with. Loved the story. You are such a natural storyteller, great as usual, Thank you! xx
Absolutely fantastic story by Darkly_gathers magnificently narrated by Lighthouse Horror!! What an amazingly awesome journey delivered with such terrific, at times horrific brilliance!! Thank you both so very much!!
I love long stories like this it gets me through my long work days and it allows me to envelope myself In story and visuals. Glad i found this channel and will probly binge watch every video now xD
Just found your page and have been listening to this story over the last 3 days as I would drift away to sleep. Absolutely love your reading! You have a new subscriber and notifications are on so I don't miss any of your stories. Truly enjoy the longer stories.
I've just found your channel and this is the first story I've heard from you. I must say, you are a wonderful narrator and the story was fantastic. Thank you for the time you've put into this video and for doing such a wonderful narration. For what it's worth, you have a new subscriber. I'm really looking forward to listening to your other narrations 😊.
I thought that since that one of the women kicked out an engineer from the train, she was going to be turned into one as a replacement by the others, that would’ve been interesting.
Wow what a story 😲😲😲 it's the kind of fear that creeps up on you. No jumpscares no sudden problems. Yet completely terrifying. The flow of the story is everything. The pacing and all are just perfect. Love it. Although I am left with so many questions How could the junkie see him?! What is the train?!!!! Etc etc But I guess that's the point !!!
I've never understood him questioning the price for a ticket, the time owed for the ticket is both the time spent on the train and therefore time off his life
I know. But I guess it was a Hail Mary. He was desperate. A year on the train is better than eternity. But if the price was his soul that's too much. He'd be better off jumping off or something. Or leaving with the guy he met.
Great creepy pasta , I didn't even know it was 2hr until it end . I really enjoyed this . Lots of love for the narrator and the writer , that was wholesome😁❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is probably my all time fav story you have done, I have it on my playlist every night. The story immediately catches your attention and keeps it throughout the entire story. It’s so detailed you have no choice but to visualize everything that’s going on. This would make en epic movie. So much I don’t understand, so much I do. The voice of the old man is so amazing even though it’s not too different than your normal voice, but completely different too. Love love love this story, and the music at the end *chefs kiss*
LH- I have been listening to your story work for about 3 months now, I have to say I absolutely love your longer stories because I put on my Bluetooth ear buds and that's when I get an extraordinary amount of work done in and outside my house even tho I find myself occasionally looking behind my shoulder at times☺ I am addicted to listening to 8 hours of many of your pieces one right after another, waiting for the next story! Thank you LH for telling me this story of an 11 month bloody train ride that I truly enjoyed as I prepared my dishes as host for Thanksgiving Feast tomorrow at my home, no train ride or ticket necessary for this one on 11/25/2021.👍
Woo-woo! That was epic, the real Soul Train. All the more intriguing cuz he never got to the front or an explanation of the origin of the vehicle. Like a cosmic oopsie. Wonder what he's in for now that the training is over?
Glad you liked it Rod!! I agree completely, I think the fact that he never got a full explanation made the story even better. I would LOVE to see this one continued. Thanks for the comment!
Dude the story was awesome. But the music you played at the end was perfect!! 💞💞 So many of these stories have depressing endings. It's wonderful to find one that doesn't make me feel sad at the end.
Great story. Just one thing; he still has to reckon with the one year and five months (I think it was five months?) Since it wasn't his time left on the train it could mean out of his life, it could mean slave labor, it could mean anything. Something to keep him awake on cold, windy nights.
I don't write comments very often, but I felt I had to after listening to this. I just really wanted to say how much I really liked this story. I also wanted to say that I truly appreciate all the hard work and time that you put into these narrations. The love that you have for your craft shines through and brings these stories to life. I have pretty severe anxiety and depression. Reading and writing used to be an escape for me when I needed it, as well as something I really enjoyed. For a while it has been difficult for me to get into those things or other creative outlets. These narrations and some others have allowed me a new escape into the fictional or even nonfictional worlds that I love so much. So I apologize for the bit of a rant. I just wanted to say thank you and explain a bit of how much these narrations mean to me. I can be a bit of a sap. You have a wonderful gift. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
This is such a great story, I've involved in it so much that I actually feel all the emotions that every character in this story. Needless to say I really want to go on a journey like this. I want to see that world.
49:11, "wondering if I've made another poor decision" Sheesh, Conductor, I'm less than an hour in, and all you've been doing is making poor decisions Edit: Just finished. Hot damn that was a great story!
I'm a children's reading teacher I'm nursing my poorly dog at the moment. Listening to a story is comforting like a bedtime story when your a kid.keep it up I'm enjoying them
Fantastic Job Narrating this story !!!!! I could not stop listening once started ... Thank you so very much , it was a perfect way to spend the morning cleaning ... and listening .... 😬😬 🚞. 🧑🏼✈️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️
Wow, this was just.... wow. I got so immersed in the character's feelings, being a person that commutes by train daily. This story will surely make me the tiniest bit scared or paranoid before boarding the train
I've just recently found your channel but I appreciate it more than other ones because there is actually a lot of personality with the characters! I appreciate that you don't narrate these stories with a monotone voice! I'll be listening to your channel a lot more!!
Just binging trough all of the videos posted on this channel. Narration is outstanding, as always, it matches the tone of the story perfectly. And for the story itself, well, this might be my single favorite horror story I had a pleasure to listen to in my entire life. And the very end I felt geniuently happy for the main character. The way this story was narrated made him really likeable. I'll make sure to spam my friends with links, because I just have this feeling you get when you enjoy something and want others to experience it too.
Wow!! Just subscribed to you and came across this amazing story! You read it so perfectly! I literally have a movie playing in my head as I listen to you! Thanks so much for such awesome content!!
Man, your stories are great. I recently revisited the Mr creeps story you made(big fan of mr creeps btw, also didn't know you had made it) and found your channel. Keep up the good work 👍
@@LighthouseHorror not quite, but it did seem to be slightly magical. It teleported my friend who had our tickets to the front of the train and I had to be like "my friend has our tickets and they just disappeared?" Also JK Rowling was giving out hugs to children.
I don't know how these stories popped up on my TH-cam feed, but I'm so happy they did. I love these stories! Keep them coming. I'm a new subscriber and fan!💖☠💀🍻
Yep. First he confronts the junkie and keeps hassling him over a dumb ticket. Then he keeps talking to the red people and the scared lady. I hate bureucracy. He could gave turned and left the junkie alone and thought it doesn't matter. The train was empty and his life is not worth a ticket check. He's not a cop.
I figured a little bit of the story out, but some parts still confuse me, I can't figure out the voluntarily riders like the old man and female from the group. There are other parts that are confusing, I got the recycling aspect and I think I know what the red people are. The story was interesting, sublime, surreal, and I would view as a sci- fantasy short story.
Awesome story!!!, it's rare I say that much anymore with creepypasta stories alot of stories start off good and end weak, but this was a really good story. Two BIG THUMBS UP 👍👍 for the author AND the narrator.😊
This is one of the best pastas ever written. Your narration is flawlessly executed. Just a superp masterpiece. Firm handshake and a tip of the hat to you sir.
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Anyone else pick up on the train being analogous to a cardiovascular system?
The red passengers, engineers and conductors are red and white blood cells, and the black crab things are viruses. It also explains the strange language used, with "foreign bodies" being "recycled", and the alternate version of the train made of flesh and bone.
It's a really unique inspiration for a story, although I have no idea what's actually going on. It would've been nice if there was even a hint at an explanation to tie everything together.
Best explanation!
honestly my first thought when i heard the train was made of flesh and bone was the cat bus from my neighbor totoro. also the two "fleshy masses" are probably lungs, and since the firebox was described as a mouth, i would think the train is supposed to represent an animal's body in general, although there's supposedly no heart described unless im a moron
It's a pretty good idea seeing as plexus means a network of nerves or vessels in the body, the other stop cailler cd though...cailler means clot so it sort of fits but the cd bit not so much. Glad I'm not the only one who thought that though
And the conductor is like an immune system? asking for tickets identifies you as a virus or a blood cell and the engineers get to work on the crabs.
You're really clever to catch that. I missed it completely until you explained. Thanks!
*Interuniversal railway route's first human conductor shows preferential treatment to human fare dodgers, pretends to be a passenger, quits job after first shift*
Your not wrong
Yes
The beginning of this says he worked there for 2 yrs without seeing a passenger going that route. Its not showing preference to humans, it's just going towards the familiar. Anyone would do it.
@@dog-gone-it5944 He is refering to the fact the the human conductor was considered a conductor on the ghost train. So it was technically his first shift as the conductor for that train. Second, he showed preferential treatment to humans by saving the woman, without asking her for a ticket, as he did later to the red eyed ones, and to any other human. As a conductor on the ghost train, he should have asked them. He also had asked all the shiny things for thier tickets on the other side. SO... preferential treatment for humans over the other two.
I would also like to state, that the marking on the hand was the obvious choice, BUT, removing it over modifying it was not. Nor was asking to buy a ticket afterwords. Nice!
Eeyyyyeeerrrooollll
I love this story, specifically the ending, a lot of creepy pastas end up in the mc dying or being trapped forever or something. This one was super rewarding and perfectly read
Hod you really have a pathetic life. And then to come here and release everything….pathetic.
Totally agree. A lot of stuff like this is needlessly nihilistic. A hopeful ending goes a long way sometimes
"I have to look, I HAVE too"
ffs no you don't, creepy pasta mc's be dumb like that haha
Lol. BUT I'VE GOTTA LOOK!! Lol not me... I don't have to look : )
You just gotta tho, just gotta
To be honest, I'd probably look too,,
I said the same thing! Mans has some gore fetish lol
Not "having to" is a good life's lesson! And hell no I DON'T have to!
Power move: ask the conductor for his ticket first.
All jokes aside though, great story. I just recently found your channel and I have to say I love your work.
I was thinking that same thing!
I really appreciate it Constantin! I'm glad you found the channel and welcome!
Conductor: Tickets please
You: no u
Not gonna lie I thought he would say that and half expected the conductor to either freak out or go basically go “ *listen here you little shi-* “
Conductor: ticket please
Me:(pulls uno reverse card out) here you go
Conductor:
Me:
Conductor:
Me: well cmon I don’t have all day
This was incredible. This is such a unique story you've found, and the way you read it really had you feeling the emotions of every person who spoke on it; even the last "true" conductor. I don't think I'll ever be able to forget this video. Perfect find of a story, and you matched it! The author and you deserve more praise for this
That made my night Dr.! Thank you for that comment -- I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!
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I feel that calling this a "creepypasta" is doing a disservice to it. If someone told me that this was one of the lost writings of Franz Kafka ( apart form the appearance of mobile phones in the story ) i would have wholeheartedly believed it. Just excellent.
Franz Kafka?
@@Heartrose7 A novelist.
@@itsjustme7487 Thank you
Internet Horror is usually associated with creepypasta, or no sleep, two genres that people associate with pulpy, cliche tropes but are too busy mocking to actually read.
If you look anywhere you’ll find amazing stories that go by the name creepypasta, and the authors would agree to sharing that label…
It’s not the stories fault that people misjudge based on popular campy stories; in fact that was the entire horror genre a few decades back…
@@itsjustme7487 Darn good novelist tii.
The "R" symbol sounds like the raido rune, which symbolizes journeying and travel iirc.
- Occultist.
as a pagan and mythology nerd i can verify that it most likely is, but it is definitely extremely difficult to carve round shapes in skin so it might just be an easier R. but i REALLY hope that its raido cause that would be very rad and cool and fun
@@nikotm2856 Picking up on potential stuff like this in stories and such is a side perk of studying such things.
Glad to see others were picking up on this!!
R for red blood cell.
Occult, as in occult blood test.
lol i was like. are you stupid? everytime he says "i had to look" and "i need answers"
lol
In the end, it was his curiosity that got him back home.
Sadly, those who were too scared to leave their seats probably never figured out how to escape, and are probably still on the train or dead.
After almost 8 hours in the hospital, I'm happy to have something to listen once at home. Thanks again for the regularity Lighouse, you make my day.
My pleasure. I hope everything is ok!!
@@LighthouseHorror I'm not on death bed that's for sure haha ;D Thanks for the concern !
@@meilline3616 That's a relief to hear!! I hope you keep feeling better!!
@@LighthouseHorror I'll keep ya updated !
@@meilline3616 Please do!
Okay, THIS was an "I somehow ended up on a supernatural voyage" done to perfection. Maybe the best in the entire story type. Bravo to the author and bravo to you for an excellent reading of it
Best story narrated by you I've ever listened to. I love how it feels like a reversal of roles from something like the highway man or the mall game at the beginning. Great work with the narration❤
I'm A Conductor is is an outstanding story! this could have been a netflix series of wonderful and strange worlds from an train conductors view. likely our world would look strange to others.
I'd rather see an Anime or Video Game series, they can get away with a lot more.
@trueblue23 True hopefully it would survive the Democrats!
@@charleydavidson3500 why wouldn’t a Dem like this story line? I’m a left leaning moderate and love sci fi/horror. Preferably the kind of horror that actually scares you… or cheesy, childhood, throw back slashers like Nightmare On Elm St and Friday The 13th. I do have a few friends that are radical in pretty much all of their beliefs who also enjoy a bag of popcorn and the same weird sh*t I do 😂🤷🏻♀️
@@charleydavidson3500 yeah I don't get what this has to do with democrats either lol. I'm guessing you're one of those folk who's been conditioned to believe all of your problems are caused by democrats and liberals😂
Like, fr if anyone's been banning books it's been republican's afraid of science and "heresy" of the sort but whatever you say bud
@trueblue23 it so could.
I love train, bus, and subway stories---there's just something weird about public transportation, lol
Lol I do too. I've got some good stories from riding Bart In the bay area hah
Transit stories
A big favourite of mind is The Strangers. King Spook and Mr Creeps have done, icymi
Right! Although now I live very very rural, raising grandsons here, they've never used public transit whereas I've taken the L several times in my younger yrs... My grandsons aren't in any hurry to ride any of the light rails we have up this way. After this I'm fairly certain they'll be uncharacteristically quiet & still during their first public rides!
Love me some Lighthouse Horror.
Lighthouse Horror is ridiculously under rated.
Hah hey Alex! I appreciate you!
59:48 That is the scariest part of the entire story. Mixing the metric and imperial systems. Imagine waking up and realising your country is suddenly in imperial. That is the real creepypasta
Agreed
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile! 😂
Why did he use both? 💀💀💀
Having to count carbs for medical reasons( diabetic T1 son) grams makes so much more sense when measuring food. It would be nice if all measurements on cans would be the same...
Oz= X 2.38( you can go farther if you want, but it is just a smaller unit of measure -- I know you know this( probably) -- it just makes sense.
And after a year and a month of him being home he is somehow back on the train where he will be for the rest of eternity
I have a feeling it was a year and a month off his life which if he dies elderly that last year is usually hell anyways. But if he doesn't die elderly, if he doesn't, well he now has even less time upon this Earth.
I really wish they'd make this story a movie. It's terrifying. The visuals sound like they would be awesome to bring to life.
It is not often that I find an incredible story that shine through even more incredible narration; both author and narrator should pat themselves in the back, good job guys! *thumbs up*
Thank you so much Diana!
The ending was simple, and nice. As a new father, it brought a tear to my eye. I can’t stand when it feels like these stories end in the middle of a sentence.
Well i didnt pass out listening to this story! I was riveted, my nails bitten to the quick, my hair pulled into disarray, i look like ive also been on the hell train for the past 2 plus hours!
At the journeys end i heaved in a great intake of breath, knowing the conductor managed to get back home.
You cant puzzle this story, you can develope theories to what it meant, which i did throughout the story but at the end, it was just as it was.
It just happened, no rhyme or reason, no allegorical statement.
There was no "micky finn" in his soft drink, he didn't bump his head as he fell when the train lurched on a bend in the line,
He wasnt asleep, dreaming, in the guards carriage, nor taken up bodily in the train by a huge mothership, nor had the train shot into a tunnel & through a
Portal into another dimention.
None of these. It just was.
Now hes back, a different man a better man but no explanation,
Just acceptance, thats all.
Great story, sublime narration Lighthouse, just superb 🚄🚉🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I am SO glad you liked this one!! I spend all night on this, drinking coffee and not sleeping at all. But your comment makes it totally worthwhile. Thank you so much for all the kind words and support Itallia! -LH
@@LighthouseHorror you are most welcome & you deserved all the praise because of the great acting involved in your presentation of this story.
Its funny but all the way though the story i pictured the train conductor as Tom Hanks probably because of his narration & animated image in the Christmas Express or was it Yuletide Express? Ah well you probably know the animation film i mean.
I pictured Tom at the age of around 40.
He would have made a great conductor if this story was made into a film
I always "see" the film in my mind when the narrator really brings it to life as you did in this story
(Itallia is my daughters user name which i use but im Elvira Snorhorse courtesy of my scandinavian grandparents, no one would take a user name like that seriously! Lolol its why i use my daughters 😆)
If you could just do everyone a favor and not ruin the ending next time, im 3/4 through the story😂😂
@@WaleedWahidi im so sorry, i was just so impressed with this story i forgot about other people & that was very selfish of me.
Please accept my apology & reminding me to keep my comments away from aspects of any story that could spoil it for others. I mean that in a sincere way. My only excuse is that i rarely read comments before i listen. I never rely on others views as i might not listen to something i would enjoy because of their negative comment.
Enjoy the story, i hope you enjoy it as much as i did.
Thank you for yr constructive criticism 😁.
@@itallia666 aww, its okay. I didn't mean it like that. Your one of the most respectful people I have ever come across on the internet. Stay true ❤
*bites off someone's arm and throws them out of a train moving at ungodly speed*
*turns back to other passengers*
"No ticket...."
Lol, a la Indiana Jones! That's awesome.😂😂
Wow...
This has got to be the best story I've heard thus far. I was gripping my phone the entire 2 hrs, hanging on the every word, every emotion.
Love this channel!
Find more like this!!!
Hey Raychel! I'm so glad you liked that one! When I was reading it, I was like, "Woah, this story is incredible!" I agree! Let's find more of those!! : )
I know I try listening to it while attempting to fall asleep like usual. But I had to break it into a few parts because I was gripped into the story.
I keep coming back to this story. It’s such a good analogy for the immune system. Narrated, as always, fantastically by the amazing Lighthouse Horror.
I think about it all the time
You do a great job in the emotional scenes, like for real. When you get into that persona, I’m just blown away that the actual events aren’t happening to you
What an awesome compliment Jason. I really appreciate that!
@@LighthouseHorror absolutely man! I’m new to the channel and I will absolutely be listening more in the future. The parts where there aren’t emotional could be slightly better, but the parts with emotion are so far above what most other creepypasta/scary story narrators are capable of. You should have at least 100,000 subscribers no doubt about it
@@jasonbernard9012 I appreciate that Jason! And welcome to the channel!
I like to think that whoever's stories these are, that maybe this really did happen to them 🤔 especially the ones about the same town, cant recall the name of the town though
My guess so far
The train is some living entity that serves as a form of interdimensional travel for those who know how it works. And it sustains itself on freeriders, foreign bodies and likely on whatever the price of the tickets actually it (likely lifetime)
The engineers, conductors and intercom are likely just an extension of the train itself. Like limbs.
The red passangers are some sort of alien civilisation who have somehow learned exactly how the train functions and use it regularly without any danger.
The shimmering creatures are some sort of parasitic organism that blend in as passangers to ether feed off the train itself or the red passengers (as the train itself seemed agitated by them and some followed the red passangers out at their station) its likely they do both. They are so numerous in the train that they are capable of maintaining a solid population in the train despite members of them getting semi regularly thrown off the train.
Love your comment. I like that this story didn't give everything away and we have to try to put the pieces together
@@LighthouseHorror exactly!
Absolutely adore these long bizzare and mysterious stories!
That makes sense...
It's a circulatory system red and white blood cells.
This was absolutely amazing. I didn’t even realise it was over 2 hours until I was at the end!! Well done Lighthouse!!!
Thanks Dollie!! I'm so glad you enjoyed that one!
Me too lol 😂
I just finished the story, and didn’t even realize it was 2 hours until this comment made me check lol
17:13 "I've put my trust in you, woman. My life is in your hands!" My first thought as a baby, coincidentally.
Ah, you remember?
This would be a great concept for a point & click adventure imo
I'm kind of amazed at how much this man insists on talking after being warned over and over to stay quiet.
Good thing he did though, because if he wasn’t curious, he would’ve never escaped… 😅
That ending is so wholesome 😭😭
Yeah : )) I loved it!
Ikr I cried 😭
@@chadrat2720 i wanna cry
We need more endings like this
@@LighthouseHorror I
Thank you so much for all of the time and effort you put into narrating this story. It's such a big undertaking to do these long ones and I really appreciate it. It's a great story too and I wonder now what other stories the author has written. Long or short, keep them coming!
My pleasure Johannah! Thank you for listening
This is definitely one of my favourites so far from you. It shrieks creativity and an incredibly satisfying ending.
One of the best ones Ive listened to. It didnt end with a ‘‘Bad Ending‘‘ like how others are but it feels right. Wonderful!
This story is so epic!!! You're one of the best narrators on TH-cam!
Aww thank you so much Nneka!! Happy almost New Year!!
Your voice is one of my favorites; I especially like the way you lift some of the end of your sentences. I'm wondering if that's natural or something you've picked up along the way. Thank you for putting in the time and effort in narrating, entertaining me, and helping me sleep.
Hey thank you Brook. Hmm not sure. My voice teacher Sally said I have a different way of speaking. I remember her pausing and looking at me one day and saying something along the lines of "The way you read is different, but I don't think I want to change it." Lol it was actually very encouraging.
That's exactly how I felt about it the first time I heard you read. Unique and capturing for sure!
@@LighthouseHorror
I know this is an old comment, but that small lilt in the end of your sentences is one of the reasons I prefer your reading style. You have a very good pitch for your general reading, not too low and not too high. Definitely a unique style, though!
Legitimately the best ending to any of these stories I have ever heard.
It better be... I'm sitting here 45mins in wondering if I wasted my time. All these comments praising the author have me questioning if I know what I'm talking about, or If no one in the comment section ever read a book before lol
@@khurley7654
Considering "these stories" are usually in the creepypasta genre, it wouldn't really be fair to compare them to published books (where there is typically several people working to make the book enjoyable for readers, compared to the single or maybe two people in regular creepypasta postings).
In addition to that, in general, certain "types" of people come to these channels to listen. It might just not be your thing. I'm sure there's a Creator out there that does stories you would enjoy.
I think patronizing people due to your own personal preference is immature, though. There are many well-read comments here where it's obvious some of the commenters take A LOT of time to enhance their reading and writing skills.
I've listened to dozens of horror stories over the years; this one is by far the best one I've ever listened to. I'm honestly at a loss for words upon finishing listening to this, but I can say this at least: there will scarcely be another story that can top this one, and good god your narration skills are absolutely exceptional, (you'd make one hell of a Dungeon Master in D&D).
lowkey cried at the end. It's rare to have a good ending in those type of story lol
Your voice acting made it even more emotional, it was great!! Thank you for this video!
Makes me think twice about train rides now. ;-)
Great job by both the author and the narrator. Excellent narration. Glad I stopped in today.
Thanks Joseph!
Do you go fare dodging often then? 😂
There is a Norse Rune (Raido) that means Journey (an R made with a triangle)...that's all I can come up with. Loved the story. You are such a natural storyteller, great as usual, Thank you! xx
Sometimes, people dont have sense of self preservation and let their curiosity gets the best of them.
That’s ironic, considering it was his curiosity that got him out of the train in the first place 💀💀💀
Absolutely fantastic story by Darkly_gathers magnificently narrated by Lighthouse Horror!! What an amazingly awesome journey delivered with such terrific, at times horrific brilliance!! Thank you both so very much!!
I've had to wait TWO WHOLE DAYS until I had the uninterrupted time for this...
Now. Here we go...
Yaaassssss
Hah I hope you enjoy it Giraffe!! I really like that one
I love long stories like this it gets me through my long work days and it allows me to envelope myself In story and visuals. Glad i found this channel and will probly binge watch every video now xD
Wow! what an epic journey! the descriptions of the different dimensions were mesmerizing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just found your page and have been listening to this story over the last 3 days as I would drift away to sleep. Absolutely love your reading! You have a new subscriber and notifications are on so I don't miss any of your stories. Truly enjoy the longer stories.
Thank you so much Brimstone! I'm really glad you found the channel and welcome aboard!
I love how he says they'll be fine after jumping from such speeds the drop becomes invisable
Lol
Definitely an amazing story. Awesome journey with a well fitting end. Wish there were more gems out there like this one.
What a mind blowing heart wrenchingly good story and narration thank you for all of your time you put in to this 2 hour story
My pleasure!! Really glad you enjoyed this one my friend!
I've just found your channel and this is the first story I've heard from you. I must say, you are a wonderful narrator and the story was fantastic. Thank you for the time you've put into this video and for doing such a wonderful narration. For what it's worth, you have a new subscriber. I'm really looking forward to listening to your other narrations 😊.
Not only do we get an awesome train story, its over 2 hours long!! HELL YES!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! SO MUCH LOVE TO YOU SIR
My pleasure!! Much love back at you!
Seconded!
Holy crap! This Seriously Needs To Be Made Into A Movie.! I would go and watch. That was an awesome story
Glad you liked it - I loved that one too!
I thought that since that one of the women kicked out an engineer from the train, she was going to be turned into one as a replacement by the others, that would’ve been interesting.
Wow what a story 😲😲😲 it's the kind of fear that creeps up on you. No jumpscares no sudden problems. Yet completely terrifying. The flow of the story is everything. The pacing and all are just perfect. Love it. Although I am left with so many questions
How could the junkie see him?!
What is the train?!!!!
Etc etc
But I guess that's the point !!!
I've never understood him questioning the price for a ticket, the time owed for the ticket is both the time spent on the train and therefore time off his life
I dont understand it either considering it was 11 months, but the price was 1 year and a month
@@illeatthat yeah... it's weird. I'd love a sequel.
I know. But I guess it was a Hail Mary. He was desperate. A year on the train is better than eternity. But if the price was his soul that's too much. He'd be better off jumping off or something. Or leaving with the guy he met.
I’m truly loving these longer series. Thanks for this story. Gonna enjoy some coffee and get into it 😁
Great creepy pasta , I didn't even know it was 2hr until it end . I really enjoyed this . Lots of love for the narrator and the writer , that was wholesome😁❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm not ashamed that I cried in the end. That was wholesome ASF!
This was an incredible story. Thank you both (LH and author) for sharing with us. Means more than you know, and it was entertaining!
This is probably my all time fav story you have done, I have it on my playlist every night. The story immediately catches your attention and keeps it throughout the entire story. It’s so detailed you have no choice but to visualize everything that’s going on. This would make en epic movie. So much I don’t understand, so much I do. The voice of the old man is so amazing even though it’s not too different than your normal voice, but completely different too. Love love love this story, and the music at the end *chefs kiss*
I played this so I could have something to sleep too. Instead, I'm wide awake and listening to the story. I love your way of narrating.
I was just watching Snowpiercer last night an the feel of this meshed with that for me.
This is really innovative and fun, and trains will always, always, ALWAYS be a little spooky. Well written and well done!!
LH- I have been listening to your story work for about 3 months now, I have to say I absolutely love your longer stories because I put on my Bluetooth ear buds and that's when I get an extraordinary amount of work done in and outside my house even tho I find myself occasionally looking behind my shoulder at times☺ I am addicted to listening to 8 hours of many of your pieces one right after another, waiting for the next story! Thank you LH for telling me this story of an 11 month bloody train ride that I truly enjoyed as I prepared my dishes as host for Thanksgiving Feast tomorrow at my home, no train ride or ticket necessary for this one on 11/25/2021.👍
Woo-woo! That was epic, the real Soul Train. All the more intriguing cuz he never got to the front or an explanation of the origin of the vehicle. Like a cosmic oopsie. Wonder what he's in for now that the training is over?
Glad you liked it Rod!! I agree completely, I think the fact that he never got a full explanation made the story even better. I would LOVE to see this one continued. Thanks for the comment!
One of the better train stories, i appload the author as well as the narrator; great job.
Thanks Blue!
Dude the story was awesome.
But the music you played at the end was perfect!! 💞💞
So many of these stories have depressing endings. It's wonderful to find one that doesn't make me feel sad at the end.
Great story. Just one thing; he still has to reckon with the one year and five months (I think it was five months?) Since it wasn't his time left on the train it could mean out of his life, it could mean slave labor, it could mean anything. Something to keep him awake on cold, windy nights.
I had a theory that it was time he or his daughter had left to live...
same thought. i was searching the comment section to see if anyone talks about this
Very good. Minor point about the ending though, the daughter instantly says "Dad?" When he's phoned her from a stranger's phone.
Maybe the daughter went crazy after her dad disappeared for 11 months 💀💀💀
Hollywood is missing out on good stories like this
Fr. Mike Flanagan hired a nosleep writer though. But so many stories go unnoticed.
Man, even the train conductor is tired in the script 🤣🤣
I don't write comments very often, but I felt I had to after listening to this. I just really wanted to say how much I really liked this story. I also wanted to say that I truly appreciate all the hard work and time that you put into these narrations. The love that you have for your craft shines through and brings these stories to life. I have pretty severe anxiety and depression. Reading and writing used to be an escape for me when I needed it, as well as something I really enjoyed. For a while it has been difficult for me to get into those things or other creative outlets. These narrations and some others have allowed me a new escape into the fictional or even nonfictional worlds that I love so much. So I apologize for the bit of a rant. I just wanted to say thank you and explain a bit of how much these narrations mean to me. I can be a bit of a sap. You have a wonderful gift. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
This is such a great story, I've involved in it so much that I actually feel all the emotions that every character in this story. Needless to say I really want to go on a journey like this. I want to see that world.
I don't know if I'm commenting too late on this post but this one was awesome unbelievable
thanks for the kind words Sean!
You have an incredible voice. I listen to this just to fall asleep to. Creepy stories but soothing voice.:)
Thank you Sunny!
49:11, "wondering if I've made another poor decision"
Sheesh, Conductor, I'm less than an hour in, and all you've been doing is making poor decisions
Edit: Just finished. Hot damn that was a great story!
Ha ha ha ha ha the comments in yt like your crack me up. Thank you!
Lol!! You're awesome VIncent!
Me 2 lol
@@LighthouseHorror And you good sir, narrated that story masterfully! Thank you for theatrical earbud experience! :D
Imagine if he slept through his stop
Imagine sitting for a year and not even showering or changing clothes. He was lucky to have a toilet.
I'm a children's reading teacher I'm nursing my poorly dog at the moment. Listening to a story is comforting like a bedtime story when your a kid.keep it up I'm enjoying them
Fantastic Job Narrating this story !!!!! I could not stop listening once started ... Thank you so very much , it was a perfect way to spend the morning cleaning ... and listening .... 😬😬 🚞. 🧑🏼✈️🧟♂️🧟♂️🧟♂️
Wow, this was just.... wow. I got so immersed in the character's feelings, being a person that commutes by train daily. This story will surely make me the tiniest bit scared or paranoid before boarding the train
This story was so much better than anything infinity train has done.
Someone needs to make a series of this.
This story was awesome. I would love a movie like the princess bride with you reading the book with actors portraying what is happening
He could play the main character. Lighthouse is TV good looking! 🙂
I've just recently found your channel but I appreciate it more than other ones because there is actually a lot of personality with the characters! I appreciate that you don't narrate these stories with a monotone voice! I'll be listening to your channel a lot more!!
Just binging trough all of the videos posted on this channel. Narration is outstanding, as always, it matches the tone of the story perfectly. And for the story itself, well, this might be my single favorite horror story I had a pleasure to listen to in my entire life.
And the very end I felt geniuently happy for the main character. The way this story was narrated made him really likeable.
I'll make sure to spam my friends with links, because I just have this feeling you get when you enjoy something and want others to experience it too.
He’s the true conductor of this poop train
Lol now I know that reference hah
Wow!! Just subscribed to you and came across this amazing story! You read it so perfectly! I literally have a movie playing in my head as I listen to you! Thanks so much for such awesome content!!
Welcome to the channel Patricia and thank you!!
OK that was great. I can see this becoming a movie
So glad you liked it!! Out of all the stories on the channel, I think that one would be the best movie. I really loved this one as well
@@LighthouseHorror found your channel about a month ago and haven't stopped listening since.
It reminds me of a Clive Barker story - The Midnight Meat Train
Amazing story and ur narrations are always the best🙌💯🙌
Thank you so much Corey!
Man, your stories are great. I recently revisited the Mr creeps story you made(big fan of mr creeps btw, also didn't know you had made it) and found your channel. Keep up the good work 👍
Thank you so much Armando! Welcome to the channel!
I love listening to these stories. I've never been so interested in stories before
I put this on for a nap and had a wild dream about a train. 10/10
Was it a haunted train?
@@LighthouseHorror not quite, but it did seem to be slightly magical. It teleported my friend who had our tickets to the front of the train and I had to be like "my friend has our tickets and they just disappeared?"
Also JK Rowling was giving out hugs to children.
I don't know how these stories popped up on my TH-cam feed, but I'm so happy they did. I love these stories! Keep them coming. I'm a new subscriber and fan!💖☠💀🍻
The conductor was pissing me off! 🤬
Yep. First he confronts the junkie and keeps hassling him over a dumb ticket. Then he keeps talking to the red people and the scared lady. I hate bureucracy. He could gave turned and left the junkie alone and thought it doesn't matter. The train was empty and his life is not worth a ticket check. He's not a cop.
I figured a little bit of the story out, but some parts still confuse me, I can't figure out the voluntarily riders like the old man and female from the group. There are other parts that are confusing, I got the recycling aspect and I think I know what the red people are. The story was interesting, sublime, surreal, and I would view as a sci- fantasy short story.
The red ones are recycled. The train is a multidimensional being. I have more theories if you wanna hear them
I really loved this story, thank you so much!
my pleasure to narrate it! Thanks for the kind words Kristen
Awesome story!!!, it's rare I say that much anymore with creepypasta stories alot of stories start off good and end weak, but this was a really good story.
Two BIG THUMBS UP 👍👍 for the author AND the narrator.😊
I kept worrying that the story would end before a resolution but I’m very happy it ended the way it did
This is one of the best pastas ever written. Your narration is flawlessly executed. Just a superp masterpiece. Firm handshake and a tip of the hat to you sir.
I had a good cry at the end. Was so happy for the guy.
I work the graveyard shift at the only store in my town open all night and love listening to lighthouse horror on shift ❤️ Excellent story telling