Most Disturbing Unsolved Mysteries

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  • @WhatLurksBeneath
    @WhatLurksBeneath  ปีที่แล้ว +575

    This episode is a massive compilation of some of my past work in the past few months: mainly episodes that didn't get their chance to shine, or interesting bits of content that you guys would really enjoy :D

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Thanks for putting it together but do you realize how confusing it is at 9:22, where you had just outlined the Ape Canyon story "as you will hear it from mainstream cryptozoologists, yet...." "former Michigan Governor..." (and now it's the carnivorous plant story). I let it play and play, mainly just listening for how this tale was going to tie back to the Ape Canyon one. Many minutes later another whole tale was starting, so I backed it up, skipped to here and there, finally realizing there was a splice that sounded almost perfectly seamless, and whatever "non-mainstream" aspect there was about Ape Canyon isn't here at all!!

    • @chuckkincaid986
      @chuckkincaid986 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you brother I love your voice and more compilations please!!!!

    • @angietyndall7337
      @angietyndall7337 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hey, is the channel Seectets of the Woods yours? I found it with your voice on it.

    • @danielmcbride1619
      @danielmcbride1619 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeeeessss

    • @sinroc1
      @sinroc1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Paparoxx
    @Paparoxx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +163

    Josh
    I want you to know, from a retired radio( old style) Program Director, manager & part owner, you do a fantastic job on your channel. Just the right amount of everything. No loud obnoxious music or sfx, over the top drama even tiny drops of clean humor.
    Sometimes I listen for hours.
    Good job young man, very good job 👍🏻

    • @THEPAGEBURNER1979
      @THEPAGEBURNER1979 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes he nails it every time

  • @constancevillano4017
    @constancevillano4017 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    Dude, I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! I'm in recovery and FINALLY have my life together BUT as an addict, I need a "healthy addiction" and because of you, "that chapter" and Mr. Ballen, I've got that now! Ya don't know what it means!

    • @lindydomanick8498
      @lindydomanick8498 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      0:21

    • @Kristenoyinbo
      @Kristenoyinbo ปีที่แล้ว

      I am also an addict I beat herion and codeine addiction. Please don't be afraid to seek help to get suboxone film if opioids ox I wish u the very best

    • @danasidhu492
      @danasidhu492 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Good luck in a long-lasting recovery. You're stronger than you know. 💪 😊

    • @cabledude4285
      @cabledude4285 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      you make an impotant point here. "healthy addiction" I'm trying to recover also but our addiction never realy goes away it changes forms

    • @cabledude4285
      @cabledude4285 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      important

  • @debbienilson653
    @debbienilson653 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Yup. Life is a mystery. I'm 73 and just take these truths in my stride. I'm not near the woods and I'm always home when darkness falls so I feel fairly safe. Thank you for making me aware of the dangers out there. I'll keep my eyes open and not wander around alone. You're a GREAT story teller even if it is the truth.

    • @degatagauwatie4073
      @degatagauwatie4073 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait until you learn of some of the crap they, the-powers-that-shouldn't-be, have kept from us, and lied to us about. One you can check yourself. The Earth is flat. Learn the math of the curve we're old is there, and you will find it nonexistent.

    • @lindaarrington9397
      @lindaarrington9397 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me 2

    • @DawnStreak.
      @DawnStreak. ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Don't feel too safe, your home is not off limits to cryptids...

    • @javaskull88
      @javaskull88 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Evil flees the light, and comes out to play after sunset.

    • @pam190
      @pam190 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes I appreciate Josh very much too. He’s really got me to where I’m inside with doors and windows locked at sundown. Be safe and hugs from Alabama.

  • @DLPape
    @DLPape ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I grew up in Washington State, anything, I mean ANYTHING, can hide in those beautiful, thick forests. Spend a childhood running through those woods and you open your mind to the large and small beings not normally seen.

    • @staceytroffer8287
      @staceytroffer8287 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Backpacked in the Olympic peninsula forest for a decade + when I lived there. There are so many unexplained in those thick dense forests. Humans are ignorant to think they are the top of the apex food chain.

    • @redwoodrebelgirl3010
      @redwoodrebelgirl3010 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Tell me more about the small things.
      Please! ♥️

    • @DLPape
      @DLPape ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@redwoodrebelgirl3010 Among the Chinook Indians of Oregon and Washington, a race of little people known as the Kwak-wa-etai-mewh existed. These little people had beaks instead of mouths, ate shells and, according to legend, while their skin was protection enough against knives or arrows, the feathers of birds could inflict mortal injury.

    • @DLPape
      @DLPape ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@redwoodrebelgirl3010 or Tah-tah-kle’-ah is a creature found in the mythology of the Yakama Tribe that lives on the Washington/Oregon border.
      It is a combination of an owl and a witch that lures people away from their camps and leads them into the woods to kill them. Its victims are primarily children, who were led away by the Tah-tah-kle’-ah’s ability to mimic the voices of the tribe.
      I think this was a tale to keep children from running off, LoL

    • @redwoodrebelgirl3010
      @redwoodrebelgirl3010 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DLPape
      Wow!
      Thank you! 💗
      Maybe a story...
      Maybe a reality...
      That matches, or is very close to other horrible beings, & what they do, that I have heard about in other accounts.
      Not necessarily in Washington State.
      (And, not necessarily _NOT,_ either.)
      _I think that there are creepy, evil entities who __*_DO_*_ kill & devour children._ 💔
      (And, other humans & animals.)
      I think that these creatures could absolutely be real!
      They could ALSO be human sorcerers, who have the ability to appear as other things.
      (I don't want to say the name, but there's a ranch in Deschesne, Utah that bears the name.)
      _The dark occult is _*_OBSESSED_*_ with power, & control, vampirism, & t*rturing, & sacrificing children (& animals, & adults), & other truly sadistic, depraved, & psychopathic perpetrations._
      These entities could be _interdimensional_ creatures,
      they could be _of this realm,_ &
      they could be _very, very, very twisted & depraved, & demonically-possessed _*_humans._*
      (Or, "humans".)
      God, (& parents, & good people & beings) protect all children!
      God (& good people) protect, nurture, & care for ALL vulnerable, powerless, defenseless, helpless, precious, innocent beings--children, animals, elders in certain states, the disabled, the Trees, Nature, & ALL who need protection, defense, compassion, care, advocacy, & LOVE. 💗

  • @cuchulainnmurphy8729
    @cuchulainnmurphy8729 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I was born and raised in Chattanooga, TN. I'm well aware of Lookout Mtn. and Ruby Falls. I will never go near Ruby Falls or Lookout Mtn. I've heard of bad things happening on the mountain, and stories about something evil contained within it. I think about these things whenever I hear about or see Lookout Mtn. I honestly don't care what other people think about it; I just know that I will always give this place a wide berth.

    • @3erred-bloodedpatriot745
      @3erred-bloodedpatriot745 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I live in dalton few minutes south, always in chatt worked there for 7 years , now still in dalton but work in Atalanta . Super familiar with lookout mtn and surrounding mountains . Avid hunter/fisher etc I can def concur that weird things and unexplainable things happen in these woods …

    • @aprilsgiggle
      @aprilsgiggle 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Wait ... What? I was raised on Signal Mtn. I love Chattanooga! I've never heard anything negative about any place in this lovely city. Please fill me in. 🤔I do remember a feeling shrouded in doom while walking with my family at Signal Point, but nothing ever happened.

    • @cuchulainnmurphy8729
      @cuchulainnmurphy8729 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@aprilsgiggle I was told that there's something evil inside lookout mountain, and that there had been strange happnings at Covenant College. I couldn't bring myself to even drive up the mountain. I'm not even comfortable riding the Incline. Chattanooga is home to me, but there are strange things that I've seen and experienced that folks wouldn't believe or understand. For me, Lookout mountain is a no go zone.

    • @kardilee
      @kardilee หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I live in Cohutta, GA which is very close to Lookout Mtn and Ruby Falls. My parents camp at Lookout Mtn a few times a year when they want a weekend away from the noise. I’ve never heard of this area being haunted so I’ll have to tell them 😂

    • @Andi.41
      @Andi.41 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I went there as a child many time. I haven't been in a long time. I never heard about the Lookout Mountain or Ruby Falls. I've wanted to take my son and husband, I'm not so sure now. 😂

  • @techanina5308
    @techanina5308 ปีที่แล้ว +721

    I found your channel when i was homeless and living in a motel in Northern California w my four cats and were still listening to you now that we’ve finally got our own apartment in Southern California ❤😊🐈🐈‍⬛🐱🦁

    • @mennozondervan3058
      @mennozondervan3058 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      congrats Techanica. good to hear your under a roof again, i hope this rising line in your life's grafic keeps going up,Up!,UP! I wish u well & Godspeed
      greetz Menno Zondervan
      😀😃😄😁🙂🙃😉

    • @techanina5308
      @techanina5308 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@mennozondervan3058 thank you for you kind words, God bless you 😁💖💖

    • @Tina-ik6dq
      @Tina-ik6dq ปีที่แล้ว +13

      bravo!☺

    • @laceyc3259
      @laceyc3259 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Congrats on making outta your past & here's to the future being brighter than the day before🐈🐀

    • @jimboscooter432
      @jimboscooter432 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      A motel with no roof. We don't have those were I live.

  • @christinesullivan8977
    @christinesullivan8977 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I absolutely love your ability to tell a story and capture our attention. Suddenly I’m 6 and my moms reading me stories at bedtime lol I love it. Wether I’m at work- chopping away at a long prep list (I’m a manager and cook at a restaurant) or folding laundry(5 kids lol) every time is the perfect time to listen to your stories. And for that? I tip my hat. Thank you!

  • @michaelgomez867
    @michaelgomez867 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Dose anyone else get super stoned before bed while listening ? But yeah it's a good listening

  • @Yerpompous
    @Yerpompous 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    Josh you have a BEAUTIFUL grasp of the English language. You are so eloquent and so prepared!! I rarely hear people speak with such detailed articulation and perfect diction.
    I cannot thank you enough for your videos. They are rich in history even if some stories are fables, we really don’t know as you say (probably true! 😊), but you include so much history and also I love the pictures you provide! Puts me back in time.
    Oh!! One more thing, your fav pizza place refs are ‘😂😂😂’!

  • @kes9612
    @kes9612 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Fall asleep to your stories every night!!❤ I know exactly what will consume every spare moment that I'm not working this weekend, can't ever get enough of listening👍

    • @shelleycummins1835
      @shelleycummins1835 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I do the same thing go to sleep 💤 with his great story's 😁 Have a good weekend 🎉

    • @dontworryaboutit4255
      @dontworryaboutit4255 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You should be careful doing that. That's not healthy. That's a form of idol worship. It's not good for your mental health either when you fall asleep listening to stories like this. Good luck

    • @alienwolf3
      @alienwolf3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dontworryaboutit4255 I do the same but why should I worry ? I sometimes have weird dreams when listening to those stories while asleep 😮

    • @dontworryaboutit4255
      @dontworryaboutit4255 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alienwolf3 Because when you hyper focus on things like this, those demons can come into your life and reek havoc.

    • @julianbrowne7026
      @julianbrowne7026 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dontworryaboutit4255 Codswallop

  • @kieranhart5776
    @kieranhart5776 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I think his name was Lomax. When someone’s hair goes grey or white over night, you know he saw something beyond terrifying. I’d love to see the skeptics to try and break that one down.
    This was a phenomenal video Lurkster. Thanks brother.

    • @davidh7177
      @davidh7177 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You know ma dad was terrified of that about 19 years ago when ma mum died... weird that I remember stuff like that after all these years.... 😂😂😂

    • @catrumm3617
      @catrumm3617 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    • @jennybenford5057
      @jennybenford5057 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      L😢

    • @sniffmycheeze
      @sniffmycheeze ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My mother and aunts tell us that their dad (my granddad) who died before I was born saw something one night walking home from work between villages down dark country lanes. There is a old church and graveyard called Felkirk church that was built in the 1100s. It is located on a isolated road between the two villages which he had walked past many times on his walk home. One night though he was brought home by three men who had heard his scream and gone to investigate, only to find him shaking and crying but could get no sense out of him. One of the men worked and knew him well enough to get him home to my grandmother (they were a young couple at the time) and the next day his hair had turned white. He never did say what he'd seen only that he would never go near that church again.

    • @kieranhart5776
      @kieranhart5776 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @sniffmycheeze
      WOW!!! What a story!! Thank you for that. I would love to know what he saw!!!probably a demon or evil powerful ghost !!!

  • @TheYates27
    @TheYates27 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Skeptics have zero accountability with their explanations. Like I know you saw an alien floating around in a craft, but no it was a barn owl. I’m from WV. We do have large Owls. But you aren’t confusing an Owl for an alien no matter how foggy it is

    • @taylernewbern4780
      @taylernewbern4780 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Being skeptical is a good thing because it's just using critical thinking to weigh how credible an account is. It's debunkers who are annoying and have a closed mind. "Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see" is a wise saying, but it doesn't mean "argue with everybody as if they're all liars". That being said, I'm skeptical to an extent but I want believe in the Paranormal and don't doubt that anything is possible.

    • @kieranhart5776
      @kieranhart5776 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @taylernewbern4780
      You are describing dummies that have zero critical in their thinking.

    • @RobCatacomb
      @RobCatacomb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like to insult people because it makes me feel smart.

    • @TheYates27
      @TheYates27 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@kieranhart5776 the skeptics or believers ? Personally I’m ok with healthy skepticism but there’s gotta be a line drawn

    • @spookshow6999
      @spookshow6999 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      IKR it's absurd and we're not liars here.

  • @MechaAguirre
    @MechaAguirre ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Dude, the "Lost Colony mystery" hasn't been a mystery since at least the early 1700s. They were assimilated into the native population. Tribal members local to the area with gray eyes and European features have been well-documented for hundreds of years now. The whole 'enduring mystery' angle is a charming bit of folklore that has been perpetuated for tourism purposes.

    • @Janellabelle
      @Janellabelle 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thats good news to hear. Since it took that one guy 2 years to get back with supplies that wasnt very encouraging. I watched a documentary about it and they didnt say anything about eye colors, but said they found European style homes built in the area by local Natives that seemed to give the archeologists hope that at least some of them did survive.

    • @Hippie9D
      @Hippie9D 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not to mention they wrote down where they were going, no mystery to the tree carving

  • @rottendreeuhh
    @rottendreeuhh ปีที่แล้ว +72

    The little jokes you casually throw in there are everything 😂

    • @valkerie2809
      @valkerie2809 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      “Probably because it wasn’t Hank” dude really doesn’t like Hank

  • @cdawalin1819
    @cdawalin1819 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    😂😂 DAMMIT HANK!! 🤣😜 I listen with my ear buds every night to go to bed and my hubby watches his cop shows lol. I just want to say you are phenomenal storyteller. I love the stories but your humor, descriptions and turn of phrase are just freaking beyond amazing. Tonights stories were particularly hilarious and I guess I was laughing like a nut job lol my husband finally teaches over and removes my earbud with the most confused look I just shook my head and all I can say is DAMMIT HANK!!!
    Keep up the great job!!!!

    • @javaskull88
      @javaskull88 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I actually know a peculiar guy named Hank, whom I generally try to avoid running into. On those unfortunate days I do encounter him, and he says something irritating, more likely than not as I walk away I’m thinking “Dammit, Hank!”

    • @tashabrown4558
      @tashabrown4558 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Now I don’t feel wierd, I use headphones to this to go to sleep also ,😂😂😂😂

    • @killerdonut252vaughn7
      @killerdonut252vaughn7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      🙋‍♀️ I fall asleep with one earbud in listening as well! I do only wear one, side sleeper, but I rotate depending which side I feel like sleeping on each night.

    • @lorenzobonutti7988
      @lorenzobonutti7988 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me too

    • @michialphelps2339
      @michialphelps2339 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@tashabrown4558I use the WH XM5 Sony $399 headphone while I'm sleeping sideways on my pillow lol. Don't feel bad

  • @kristiebrennan3201
    @kristiebrennan3201 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I love these compilations! I'm from Australia and came across you when i was looking at missing hiker/bigfoot stories. I have never been to America and the only visual of these parks is what's on TV or i see in pictures. Your descriptions are amazing and you clearly paint a picture or give me a visual of the scene and what's happening.

    • @leahmurray666
      @leahmurray666 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello fellow Aussie 🇦🇺

    • @shannonbayley3684
      @shannonbayley3684 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@leahmurray666 Hello fellow Aussie 🇦🇺

    • @leahmurray666
      @leahmurray666 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@shannonbayley3684 I checked ur playlist out, we have many of the same videos, mainly about aliens, Sasquatch and Skinwalker Ranch.. I like Rammstein also. ( Not trying to crack onto U, I have a bf, just being friendly). I saved a few vids of yours that I didn't have. Cheers

    • @kristiebrennan3201
      @kristiebrennan3201 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leahmurray666 hi 🤗🇦🇺

    • @dennisbuckman8701
      @dennisbuckman8701 ปีที่แล้ว

      😮

  • @chadarnold5754
    @chadarnold5754 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    If you stop shooting at them they will leave you alone... if you shoot at them you better not miss!

  • @randallkennedy8629
    @randallkennedy8629 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I listen to your stories every night thanks for everything you do for all of us your a great story teller thanks for all your hard work you put in to the way you read the story's thanks for everything

  • @morgandellerue5216
    @morgandellerue5216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love the fact that all your American names of places are the same as here in England! “ Bristol:Bridgwater:Taunton”! And I’ve lived in them all here! Yours sounds more dangerous! M🔥❤️🔥

  • @delgrengo2135
    @delgrengo2135 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Me and my friend went through the Ape Caves multiple times. There are 2 routes. 1 tourist easy walk and one a little longer and more challenging. Us and a ton of other people go through there every year and while it can be unnerving if you're not experienced with caves, I've never heard of things like that happening.

    • @lindaarrington9397
      @lindaarrington9397 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't you know the squatches knew it was time for y'all to come and packed up and went on vacation.
      Yep coast is clear Ethal....
      We can go back again
      Pesky huumans

    • @Hat5858
      @Hat5858 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are Ape Caves and Ape Canyon in the same area??

    • @delgrengo2135
      @delgrengo2135 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Hat5858 Yes! Both around Mt. St. Helens

    • @delgrengo2135
      @delgrengo2135 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Hat5858 I should clarify that it would still be a pretty long drive if you wanted to hit the trailhead and the cave in the same day. Like 2 hours 😬

  • @jamescrawley7993
    @jamescrawley7993 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sitting with a hot cup of coffee, and listing to these stories makes a weekend just wonderful! ☕

  • @homestudiostories
    @homestudiostories ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Literally just discovered this channel while listening to a southern cannibal story. You all just keep inspiring me to keep going on this narration journey man!

    • @nothingnobody6688
      @nothingnobody6688 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Welcome ❤ from Australia

    • @homestudiostories
      @homestudiostories ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nothingnobody6688 pleasure to be here! (From the UK)

    • @stephanielloyd4053
      @stephanielloyd4053 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@homestudiostories hey I'm from the UK too! Can I recommend Interscare Sleep, Being Scared and Mr Revenant. They are my faves! I like rain sounds in the background, it's so relaxing and creepy!

    • @homestudiostories
      @homestudiostories ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stephanielloyd4053 thanks Stephanie!

    • @heatherkline3048
      @heatherkline3048 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just subscribed to your channel, I’ll definitely be listening!! ❤

  • @SunshineAndStarrs
    @SunshineAndStarrs ปีที่แล้ว +26

    DAMN IT, HANK. I just love your humor throughout along with your serious face. My god, I laughed so much. Thank you for being you! ☀️🌟

  • @arthurshort6619
    @arthurshort6619 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This guy's telling the truth about red jackets being associated with missing 411 cases. Hell, even myths about fairy abductions and Little Red Riding Hood mention this detail. I'm wondering if perhaps large predators are attracted to the color

    • @goodcitizen-ft9bg
      @goodcitizen-ft9bg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When’s the government was making experimental killer animals… they would use hills, apes wolves bear and mix all the genes together ( if you believe some tales of this)

    • @bremertoncitizen4667
      @bremertoncitizen4667 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It isn't predators causing the missing 411 cases

  • @NoobToobJamarMemes
    @NoobToobJamarMemes ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've listened to your videos for a good while. I have recently found that they entertain me as I stock groceries at night. Keep it up 👍

  • @sanditerbeek3796
    @sanditerbeek3796 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Absolutely amazing how many mysterious 'things' are out there

    • @Klapauzius-369
      @Klapauzius-369 ปีที่แล้ว

      But never a pot of gold in the woods or so.... only creepy, hairy monster.

  • @bradboots.sullivan3707
    @bradboots.sullivan3707 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Your illustrations are so awesome I've been watching you for years and I still aww on how good yall shows are

  • @denverruff1024
    @denverruff1024 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I live in the Bennington VT area. There's A LOT of really weird things that happen around here. The valley that town of Bennington is in was considered a place where "the four winds blow", as the Native Americans past down. Glastonbury VT is a strange place. But, yes, there's many things that happen in the "Glastonbury Triangle ".

  • @Cleatus546
    @Cleatus546 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    You are a talented storyteller, my friend.👍👂💫💯

  • @jacopot4824
    @jacopot4824 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hank's heroic actions are the main story..never winning a peluche for a girl brought him to a cabin middle of the woods with only man

  • @ShroomKing23
    @ShroomKing23 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I go to sleep to your videos and watch when awake! Love your channel brotha! Shout out from Tx.

  • @mr.2timez555
    @mr.2timez555 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I wonder if listening to these stories before I fall asleep or while I'm asleep is contributing to my nightmares lol 😂😮

    • @onyxvasquez3289
      @onyxvasquez3289 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol yes it does. It happens to me as well. U probably wake up feeling tired and restless too, right? 😂😂😂😂 Our body’s are sleeping but our minds are listening lol

    • @Janie_Smyth1979
      @Janie_Smyth1979 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol I hear ya there! I'm in my forties and recently moved back in with my mother. After the first couple nights of me living with her. She let me know that I'm forbidden to watch these shows in her house. She didn't want my screaming to wake her every night. Can't say I blame her!

  • @mysteryminx2619
    @mysteryminx2619 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yeah, I always figured that if ANY of these guys went back, no one was going to invite Hank. "...only open fire if the cabin seemed to be under direct attack..." Or, unless you're Hank. Good job, Hank, have a gold star.

  • @klemendebevec8777
    @klemendebevec8777 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hell yea, a marathon, that's what i used to listen to when i first discovered this channel, awesomely amazing.

  • @whisperstv2888
    @whisperstv2888 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Yesss! Love these longer shows!! TY What Lurks!😆🙌👍💖🔥

  • @crystalherndon9599
    @crystalherndon9599 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    ❤❤❤ can't get enough of his voice while dozing off... then rewatching the next day because I fell asleep mid vid 😂

  • @jackiedaytona2434
    @jackiedaytona2434 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up on Lookout so I was surprised to see you mention it here! Interestingly, I never heard any of the folklore about Cloudland Canyon growing up, but there are plenty more weird stories about the mountain. There was a cult(ish) group on the mountain during the spiritualism craze of the 19th century, and the place they would meet is a now a tiny park we would hang out in as kids.

  • @robinblake1032
    @robinblake1032 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Poor Hank, he tried so hard.😂

  • @joelwilliams935
    @joelwilliams935 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When Jared isn’t experiencing every super natural story ever told he drinks Dos Equis 🍻

  • @smartman123
    @smartman123 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    great story teller ...thank you

  • @Texasbiologyhelp
    @Texasbiologyhelp ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "No Phones, No Lights, NO Motorcars, Not a Single Luxury?" So the guys ended up on Gilligans Island!😂

  • @nancyM1313
    @nancyM1313 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Voice is wonderful at bedtime tales.
    Good night Lurker Guy Jr.😉

  • @lisayoung5417
    @lisayoung5417 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for the Gilligan's Island reference at 47:01! I was hearing it in my head, and the disappointment would have been almost palpable if you hadn't gone there yourself.

  • @spikebloodworth1
    @spikebloodworth1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I definitely do not think the disappearances are victims of serial killers. as you did mention there would be most likely some form of evidence left behind. I do love the fact you covered these mysterious disappearances. it is truly puzzling.

  • @DeadDave666
    @DeadDave666 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You been on TH-cam for nearly 5 years and im just finding ur channe!?!? New sub here. Love the content. These long episodes are great to fall asleep to. Makes for interesting dreams to say the least. Ill have to binge watch ur channel now. 💯🤘 Im from Michigan so the bigfoot/dogman stories facinate me.
    Edit: i just noticed u have 1,400+ videos.... This is going to take me a while.
    😂😂😂

  • @wabbitnred3609
    @wabbitnred3609 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I was half ok with the person being eaten by the plant, but when the dog got caught, I almost cried.

  • @elizabethsisney9145
    @elizabethsisney9145 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Lol 😆 Josh you always manage to keep laughing in your upload’s! Don’t stop, it always brightens my night’s especially when I’m not in a pleasant mood. It always snaps me out and make’s me feel better.
    🤗🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @JermzGXIII
    @JermzGXIII ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Bout to listen to this while I fall asleep. Thank you!

  • @minervamatues3246
    @minervamatues3246 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I JUST STARTED THIS VIDEO! I Just came home yesterday. I was camping right near the ape caves!!!! To cool. It was so fun! Something people should know that I got to experience was that out there, if the sky has ZERO clouds at night, you can see our milkyway!!! It felt like a dream looking at the sky. Amazing experience.

  • @hootax8980
    @hootax8980 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    51:00 Okay, this is going to sound nuts, but I think I may have encountered one of these entities (or something like it) before. About 8 years ago, I was studying astral projection and attempting it. During one of my attempts, I was in the process of relaxing and trying to get to that "body asleep, mind awake" state when I heard a clicking noise on the other side of my room. It reminded me of the sound that the aliens make in the Signs movie.
    While my eyes were closed, I could picture an entity perched on my dresser clearly in my mind. It was naked, with pale skin and long limbs. When I got to the face, I got the impression of an elongated snout and big eyes (kind of shaped like a gas mask, but it was the thing's face).
    I wasn't scared, but I was aware of this thing as though it was sitting right there. In fact, the clicking was more along the lines of it going "what are you doing?", like it was confused. And my first inclination was to pull myself out of my state, sit up, and check if something was actually there.
    It could very well have been a bout of sleep paralysis or a dream. Astral Projection requires your body to sleep, after all. I always kinda figured it was a dream. But once I heard the description at this point in your video, that creature in my room was the first thing I thought of. Especially when you described it as not being hostile right off the bat, but beckoning to the guy.
    I didn't have any bad luck or rashes, though (unless you cound money troubles, but how is that new?)

    • @blacklacenyc6592
      @blacklacenyc6592 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😮 Your story is very scary!
      I recently had a frightening sleep paralysis event. *I was halfway sleep, couldn't move then I heard a man's voice saying "I'm here, hello" OMG! So scary! I tried to scream, but couldn't.
      I've had sleep paralysis plenty of times, but I never heard a voice before.
      Sometimes I can feel "it" coming on and I change my position that usually works and I can go to sleep peacefully.

  • @JewelsLeigh
    @JewelsLeigh ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think Hank's favorite restaurant is Sbarro.

  • @jaydee3965
    @jaydee3965 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You think local 'rural' people hadn't ever seen an owl before? That's not a very compelling argument to me.

    • @elaisweiss6405
      @elaisweiss6405 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's what I was thinking!

  • @mrtiredeyes
    @mrtiredeyes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love waking up at 6am with youtube autoplay on and thinking, oh hey, he's telling a good story 😂

  • @ExoticFireGirl
    @ExoticFireGirl ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The humor is such a nice edition to these stories

  • @FruitoftheMinistry
    @FruitoftheMinistry 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m an INTJ personality and love the great outdoors.. in college they tell me “you would make a great PARK Ranger!!” I’m so glad I didn’t 😅😂 I’d never be able to sleep again 😂

  • @deborahklein6774
    @deborahklein6774 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Swinging his arms wildly warning people to turn back... or offering fishsticks"! Everubody knows the Gorton's fisherman... Lolol! Sorry - not an exact quote, but I just had to tell you how much I love your jokes! Always unexpected and unashamedly🌽🌽🌽!
    And you said it with a straight face!
    You're too funny!😊

  • @martynyates6672
    @martynyates6672 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Damn it Hank! 😂😂😂

  • @enmanueldelgado1348
    @enmanueldelgado1348 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Loving these, my friend. These longer episodes are great addition. Keep up the great work, you're appreciated!

  • @AlexAndra-iy5zu
    @AlexAndra-iy5zu ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I did not realize this was a 4 hr marathon so I had to start over bcz I couldn’t figure out how the hikers were all of a sudden miners, poor Hank 😂
    In my defense I ran into a bodega 😂leaving the video running 😂

    • @CaseyAvalon
      @CaseyAvalon ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmao miners with a passion for the great outdoors 😂

  • @kodyjerge9790
    @kodyjerge9790 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    At 3:19:23 I literally spit out my drink everywhere ! HILARIOUS!! GOOD WORK MAN GREAT PRESENTATION OF ALL THE STROIES!!

  • @jenniferH8078
    @jenniferH8078 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I live in WV and deep in the woods. I have to say whether the flatwoods monster is real or not,very very strange things happen here in the Appalachian woods. My trail cam constantly catches anomalies ,orbs and things I can't explain.

  • @canedust
    @canedust ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ah, the crapping on Hank never gets old

  • @kellywells5791
    @kellywells5791 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Josh played it so cool for the amount of pain kidney stones cause 😭 as a woman who has had two babies with no epidural, the kidney stones are worse 😢

  • @taslon7132
    @taslon7132 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What you have done producing this video is phenomenal! I was intrigued from beginning to end. Great narration and riveting stories. Thank you so much. New subscriber from NSW Australia 🇦🇺

  • @remisiouxdennis5595
    @remisiouxdennis5595 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We all deserve to have everything we need and the ability to help others, on a personal level, like buying your broke friend a phone, or buying a family in need a month of groceries.

  • @summer4008
    @summer4008 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love these stories!!

  • @markihall1319
    @markihall1319 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love this content. Best bedtime stories ever.

  • @lp88088
    @lp88088 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    In response to your section on carnivorous plants, one does not have to focus on the dangers posed by an obscure spiny plant found in some exotic jungle. Much like the logistics explained in the video, the potential threat of entrapment/starvation that wool-yielding (wool wearing?) mammals face, in particular, can be from a plant which is native to every continent on earth (sans Antarctica) and is the most widespread, native-born, fruit producing plant on earth--blackberries.

  • @4thdoctor284
    @4thdoctor284 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Sylvan Beach story would best be described as "fanciful" at best. Sylvan Beach is on Oneida Lake in Central NY close to Syracuse. I have and continue to swim in Oneida Lake since my teens and I am now 60. The area that is roped off is the "deep end" of the designated swimming area. The area the kid was in would be like 3 ft deep tops. The lake has frequent algae blooms and it gets thick close to shore. I'm willing to bet that the "heroic" teen that suddenly appeared to rescue him was actually the perpetrator that snuck up and yanked him under. Typical summer day at Sylvan Beach.

  • @chuckkincaid986
    @chuckkincaid986 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bro what you got against Sbarro 😮 as an early teen hanging out at the mall that and mama Lucia's pizza were the shiznit my dude!!! Much love tho love the channel. Stay up and stay you.

    • @chuckkincaid986
      @chuckkincaid986 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Let us not forget orange Julius too

  • @kupidzheart
    @kupidzheart 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    as a south carolina native i've definitely seen and heard the squatches. some of the most terrifying sounds you can imagine

  • @Irish1Eric
    @Irish1Eric ปีที่แล้ว +5

    DAMMIT HANK!!!

  • @lostineggsaisle
    @lostineggsaisle ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up about an hour away from Flatwoods West Virginia and now I live about 30 minutes away from Chattanooga. We're actually planning a trip to Ruby Falls sometime in the next couple months.

  • @4BWVan
    @4BWVan ปีที่แล้ว +7

    God I remember this story about the miners and what a horrible turd Hank was 😂

  • @robnoxious_west7719
    @robnoxious_west7719 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved the Gilligan's island reference. Rest assured it didn't go unnoticed or unappreciated.

  • @phillipsmith4501
    @phillipsmith4501 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes I've heard of a similar tribe of pygmies called the farkarewe and when they get lost in tall grass they climb on each other's shoulders and shout , where the fark are we .

    • @ruthbeamish8849
      @ruthbeamish8849 ปีที่แล้ว

      O Phillip. 😂😂

    • @irvgotti6847
      @irvgotti6847 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂dead

    • @matthewstone1362
      @matthewstone1362 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And the Dammithankunob tribe. Only one tribal member existed.

  • @Lord_RavnFar_Tannerwise
    @Lord_RavnFar_Tannerwise ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For some odd reason everytime i hear eye witness reports of sasquatch i envision them as being told by ms swan from mad tv
    "He'ahhh looka lika man!"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @natejoe9924
    @natejoe9924 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm so glad I found this channel

  • @glencalhoun9544
    @glencalhoun9544 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For some odd reason I keep thinking to myself, "Feed Me Seymour"!!! LMMFAO!!!
    Our very own "Lil Shop Of Horrors"!!! Lol 🤣🤣🤣

  • @terrysmith3808
    @terrysmith3808 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    First time viewer, now subscribed. Very well told.

  • @michellerutherford9551
    @michellerutherford9551 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Im lovin this channel, THANK YOU!

  • @martianexile2738
    @martianexile2738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Thanks again, Hank. You're doing great.." 😅😂

  • @deborahnicholson4071
    @deborahnicholson4071 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was an excellent vid. Ty for all the great content. Take care and stay safe

  • @Auxik
    @Auxik ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been to Ruby Falls. It's absolutely gorgeous but hey turn the lights off at the waterfall for a min and you can't imagine darkness like that. I couldn't imagine spending days alone in that darkness

  • @bcallahan3806
    @bcallahan3806 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A great compilation! Also like your based approach.
    Think many of the sightings can be attributed to predisposed psychological influence by rumors or folklore.
    Know for a fact that bear commonly stand on two legs and can be quite curious and evasive.
    And if you've never seen one before but finally catch a glimpse of one for a few seconds, especially at dusk your mind can play tricks on you.
    Not saying there aren't critters out there we don't know about or states refuse to admit they exist ( because it would hurt tourism) but some the recordings sound like owls, fox or even deer or moose.
    With AI becoming available to everyone now, recent videos are highly skeptical.
    I've personally have had to take double and triple takes and investigate several things I've seen only to find my eyes playing tricks on me because of lighting or sea smoke.
    But have had unexplained interactions.
    Plus we have an unknown number of invasive species let loose or escaped by unscrupulous or irresponsible people who find it necessary to import exotic pets that can become invasive.
    Both in flora and fauna.
    As far as killer plants go, there a probably thousands.
    Everything from toxicity to trees shooting seeds like bullets that can kill a person, also insects that live on plants or trees that are highly toxic that are camouflaged so well it's too late before you figure it out.
    Either way, a great and interesting video 👍👍

  • @CharleneCash1973
    @CharleneCash1973 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A lot of that was on point for this Capricorn!
    Thanks for sharing!😊

  • @jomorken4853
    @jomorken4853 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this channel. No dumb debunks. Just the story. Thanks

    • @IggyFireMist
      @IggyFireMist ปีที่แล้ว

      "Of course this tree doesn't exist" is a debunk. Sorry if that bursts your bubble.

    • @jomorken4853
      @jomorken4853 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IggyFireMist What I meant was, that there was less of the dumb things supposed to be seen instead of the actual thing, because that is boring. True or not, just tell the story, and I just let occhams's razor do the rest. "No what you really saw was this other thing" and such is not really necessary.

    • @jomorken4853
      @jomorken4853 ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of debunks come off as saying that normal people just don't understand the world and how their senses work. In this case i heard bits of the stories before and it was good to hear the whole thing without interruptions

  • @Fartrellcluggins69
    @Fartrellcluggins69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm from the outer banks, well since 85, and walked across the lost colony stage for my diploma. My current wife, ex gf then, tripped and I was happy about it. I forgave her after 20 years and now we have a child together. The obx ufo flaps got more intense after 85. It's because of me. I don't know why they want to keep tabs on me like this but it's my life. Just this morning alone our front door has been opened twice. Twice!!! It's not a door you can leave open without knowing. It'll hit the wall loudly every time. We all deal with the hitchhiker VIRUS. It came from Ohio, close to serpent mound, and followed me here. My 3x wife, current and 3 kids live with it and all I did was get chased and possibly abducted. I don't remember it but have implants that are documented through sentara health systems and have a repressed memory of something at my window. I used to get headaches and couldn't think for hours but now it's not like that. I just can't remember what was to my left outside my bay window as a kid. The entire town are exoeriencers in some manner. I grew up on a "skinwalker ranch". They're not that special and are all over the world. Most folks just don't want the stigma. Like me, I only told a handful of folks until recent years. I was never a ufo guy but actually was lol. It just wasn't known. My father witnessed some and got me reading von daniken before ten years old. BTW they mess with us alot. Now I've given an ultimatum and I'm ready for war. I had to clear my yard last night because something was scratching my daughter's window. No trees close enough to even get a flying stick to do that lol. The wind was like 5mph maybe. I found nothing but was half nude, in crocs, plate carrier, mossberg 500 with my battle belt, glock, trauma kit, etc. Now, after the door issue, I'm in concealed armor, 511 concealed carry shirt but I have my Gen 5 19 in a shoulder holster. I have my hair in a ponytail and look like a 90's "cartel bad guy #32" lol

  • @rachelrock2290
    @rachelrock2290 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3 hour video!!!
    YESS!! 🤩
    The Best Birthday gift ever!
    THANKS 🥰🎉

    • @kieranhart5776
      @kieranhart5776 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Happy Birthday Rachel! Mine was a couple days ago. 🥳

  • @kgejalaxmikanthaswamy5551
    @kgejalaxmikanthaswamy5551 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am from MALAYSIA. Love your channel and amazed just how fast your channel and confidence grew. Great job hank?
    In Malaysia it is common Knowledge that such carnivorous plants exist in our tropical borneo forest. We also have cultural traditional and even historical records and beliefs of paranormal activities in jungles , mountains, sea, river etc. The Mawas ie big foot, orang bunian ie human looking entities from other side, shadow people, nymps and gnomes etc.... also exist here. The jungle holds so much of secrets which cannot be discovered in our lifetime. And just because there is no discovery or research or book evidence on it... does not mean it does not exist.
    We seek permission b4 entering or even peeing in a jungle or mountain. Our faith remains nonetheless in God that created everything...including the unknown.

  • @jillanderson1316
    @jillanderson1316 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brilliant story telling . Do you think there was a serial killer on the loose , there is an explanation. !!!!people don't just vanish

  • @stumpy31952
    @stumpy31952 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The clickers, the military and dark ops know of by the 1980's had classified 57 varieties of humanoid, insectiods, and bipedal nightmare material

  • @deborahchesser7375
    @deborahchesser7375 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m doubting those WVa hill folk mistook an owl for an alien, they know what the hell runs around in those mountains, for the most part anyway.

    • @staceytroffer8287
      @staceytroffer8287 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The hill folk got stories to end all. I could sit and listen to the elders stories all night long.

    • @TonyaB005
      @TonyaB005 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was in Flatwoods, KY. But yeah, in the Appalachian mountains.

  • @deborahaumiller7391
    @deborahaumiller7391 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A Mountain Dew bottle!?? Now, that IS weird😂😂😂😂

  • @LegioPanda
    @LegioPanda ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn Jared has bad luck doesn't he.

  • @ilse-u6x
    @ilse-u6x 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dude, you are AWESOME, I AM 69 yrs.old, seen & heard it all, this keeps my interest, my brain,my body totally facinated with every story you tell!

  • @susanbutler2542
    @susanbutler2542 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good evening honey hope you’re doing well thank you for the wonderful insight and stories God bless you❤

  • @fxrjoe4894
    @fxrjoe4894 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoy your content. You have a very pleasant speaking voice.

  • @YouGoneMad
    @YouGoneMad ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So that plant/tree sounds like the same story of the way that Yggdrasil would grab it's victims. Perhaps the girl wasn't truly strong enough to survive mentally. I wonder if this very man-eating tree of Madagascar's isn't in fact what the Gods call Yggdrasil itself, or perhaps some evil genetic off shoot. Or perhaps the story was created as an evil alternative to a traveling Viking's story of Yggdrasil? Nonetheless, there exist certain connections that cannot be ignored. That makes two civilizations with the existence of a man-eating tree of sorts. perhaps there exist more stories of trees like this? Perhaps a connection to lost civilizations of the past?