5 True Scary COFFEE SHOP Stories to Keep You Awake

[@Jawad_Muhammad]

Joel. True facts. Ive already listened to every single episode on Spotify. In case you wanna know how? I’m a long haul truck driver and your show puts the largest dent into my cell phone data. 😂

[@jayceratops.]

I am not a long hauler (funny cause I plan to be) but I have too much time on my hands. Joel will always be my favorite narrator.

[@TheUKisThere]

@@jayceratops. I listen these sorts of narrators and true crime videos while delivering.

[@micaelagarcia8872]

I've listened to all his episodes on apple podcasts and KZbin 🎉🎉

[@childisharies420]

I've also listened to every single one on Spotify. 😂 I have a baby boy who keeps me up at night.

[@secularbelt]

Are there false facts?

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

The nerve of the second guy to call clear lust “love.” Lust led him all the way to an abandoned construction site with a complete stranger. It’s stories like these that make me glad I don’t have a pėnis. Seems like it’ll lead a man to the gates of hell if he thinks he’ll get a little kitty.

[@mecoalkid410]

Who hurt you

[@tylertorch5914]

Nah you're right. We dumb AF when we are horny. You'd be surprised what you don't do if you tug one out first.

[@oceanrocks]

@@mecoalkid410 She’s speaking the truth.

[@cassiussky1945]

Right? Imagine being so weak.

[@liastorm795]

Factssssss💯

[@violetmarie4689]

hearing Joel say “zero rizz” was amazing

[@EarthScholar]

The guy in the 2nd story is a great lesson in what can happen when you think with your little head.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

I hate abusers. Like the guys in the last two stories, they have this attitude like, “How dare you try to stop me from hurting people-I’m gonna hurt you!” There’s no humanity in them.

[@donotavius5915]

Listening to this right after I get off my graveyard shift at the 24 hour coffee shop I work at was an interesting experience. Great narration, always look forward to your videos!!

[@butterrflying]

"TO KEEP YOU AWAKE" Ironically, these stories are one of the rare things that can actually put my insomniac ass to sleep 💀

[@theclownsystem9429]

Lol same here!

[@melissamoonchild9216]

lol same, I think that was a joke about the stories being about coffee

[@Jawad_Muhammad]

You’re pretty!

[@butterrflying]

​@@Jawad_Muhammad owh, thank you ♡

[@kristie3592]

Omg, this first story has an Easter egg!!! The boss who lived in Vegas 9 months of the year...remember the guy who disappeared, and all they found was his burnt out truck with the espresso machine in the back?

[@gretchenkiley6615]

I wondered about that.... thanks for confirming!

[@dustinspeicher3390]

I just heard about that story the other day, & that entry reminded me of it. Crazy if they're connected. Small world.

[@melissamoonchild9216]

lol omg 🕵‍♀️

[@DCLXVI_SOUL]

2nd story guy has gotta be the most sad loser ever to let a women you don't know tie you up 1st date lmao

[@ih8foids932]

He fkn deserved it.

[@chickenwingstick7594]

the one about the grandpa with the rope at bikini shack is so scary i wouldn’t have gotten in the car wow thank god she’s alive and well

[@chopsandtoots]

I was guessing that the skinny guy was gonna be the hero based on the framing and I was glad to see I was correct because at least someone was looking out for her.

[@goldenlass9488]

What a horrible dilemma! Sometimes, you just gotta go with your gut. 🙏🏻

[@judyriver901]

I mean why didn’t he tell her anything while ordering, or stopped smirking like a weirdo with all those questions 💀

[@thecatatemyhomework]

​@@judyriver901exactly!! It's things like that that make you realize these stories aren't true.

[@AimingWanderously]

Story 1: That was very nice of skinny guy, but I can't help but think there was a less forceful, less creepy way of warning her. Still, I suppose the ends justify the means, at least he was decent enough to help in some fashion.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

I wouldn’t have gotten in his vehicle. I’d have just ridden the opposite way, gone back to the shack, and called for help, or I’d have told him to drive next to me as I ride my bike to block the other guy.

[@AimingWanderously]

@@LadyAstarionAncunin Agree

[@Salmakia77]

Yes, exactly, but this story sounds so fake it’s hilarious. Totally unbelievable.

[@AimingWanderously]

@@Salmakia77 I also wonder how many of these are pure fiction just so someone gets their story read. Usually I suspect fiction when a story is so full of minor details, like a novel, there's no way someone in scary or life-threatening situations would've made note of and relayed all those details unless it were a work of fiction.

[@breakmylegs7294]

Sadly a lot of the stories are fake, The story of Pete watching TV and then having his Dad attack and Kill his mom with a hammer, Read that story last week in 11-22-63 a Stephen King Novel 😂 nice try

[@snackbarqueen]

That last story was horrific and so sad 😢💔 I love your voice, it's so soothing 😁

[@trojankev4159]

I'm going to be listening to these stories while drinking coffee ☕..... Seriously I'm doing that!!!

[@virginiabalch6274]

Listening while at work alone and yes in a haunted building, but at least the spirits here are nice and protective although they still startleme at times.

[@amandahorne8369]

Time to melt into my pillow and let Joel send me floating off to dream land on a cloud😊

[@chopsandtoots]

Time to cook and listen to letsread 😏 Second story, I knew it was immediately a trap. Folks, I know being lonely is shitty but don't be so desperate that your judgement fails you.

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

Nah, people are always calling lust “loneliness,” and that’s a problem because, if you don’t know the difference, you won’t know how to set boundaries that’ll keep you safe. He kept making excuses, but all he wanted was to get laid. If he’d truly have just been lonely, he’d have been satisfied with the date as it was and wondered why she was being vague about taking him somewhere and allowed his instincts to kick in. What he did was not loneliness, and everything he said proved that.

[@mojo3318]

I would feel uneasy if a girl told me to do these things.

[@krystleconner5690]

I was cooking dinner and listening as well lol ❤

[@ArcaneSorceror]

@@LadyAstarionAncunin It wasn't lust, just desperation. People are usually social creatures, so when we are deprived of social contact, we lose the critical thinking that we would usually develop in that time. To people with a measure of social awareness, the setup was blatantly obvious.

[@chopsandtoots]

@@LadyAstarionAncunin true, he kept claiming he wasn't looking for anything sexual but jumped at the first hint of her wanting to do something. If a guy asked me that I'd be like welp time to get tf outta here because that's fucking creepy. Lol

[@leahcalex]

That first story… I just heard the case of this woman’s boss’s disappearance (the Vegas guy who owned the coffee shop.) Bill Wheeler I think is his name.

[@VocalFox]

Wow hearing the bikini barista story after listening in another video to the missing person/murder case about the guy who owns those bikini barista places (and lived in Vegas) was really surprising. I was like “wait… I know about the boss she’s talking about 😳”

[@BabyDollAlison2112]

I used to work at one of those places in Seattle and I’m so scared right now. There were so many creeps, but this is next level. 😱

[@VocalFox]

@@BabyDollAlison2112 at least you don’t anymore! It’s weird, I lived in seattle while I was going to UW and I didn’t even know those bikini barista places existed until I listened to the business owner’s case and then the story in this video.

[@socialdiseaze]

@@VocalFox how long have you been here? cause I’ve grown up in the surrounding era and they are everywhere, right outside my gym, right outside an elementary school ect maybe it’s a newer thing?

[@prissyjones8892]

where did you hear the business owner's story?

[@Daeherof]

That story reminded me of “keep your friends close but your enemies closer” wanna know something? If you become friends with your enemy they are more likely to be more loyal then a normal friend.

[@burnttoastspacegirlfriend8769]

You've heard of bulletproof coffee, now get ready for buttersock coffee!

[@twitchy_bird]

I appreciate these stories homie, they get me through my shifts at the factory lol.

[@ramonestevez7588]

Same

[@snowdrop6046]

Mine too

[@RoseKoneko]

I wouldn’t be mad if my coffee had a cream skull pattern on it. I mean I’d hope it wasn’t a threat but it seems cool.

[@meganh5948]

That last story was heartbreaking 💔

[@pegasusgenesis360]

I absolutely love This channel! I listen while I am working (outside on a farm) and while doing office work. Only sometimes while listening outside at night, does it creep me out. Ha! Helps me do farm chores especially when animals are being loud, or when I have to babysit/ watch infantile/baby animals in their outside daytime playpen. Thank youuuuu!!

[@mtraveler5]

Thank you Joel, your videos are literally the only thing keeping me sane as I am heading into university exams 👍🙂

[@timothydraper3687]

Good luck!

[@ShirleeKnott]

[@magesalmanac6424]

Cheering for you! 🎉🙌

[@amylee0870]

Hope your exams went well!

[@yolandagarcia-qt1le]

That last one is just absolutely scary & crazy! People are nuts! Wow

[@annikalopez7579]

I’m honestly not sure what I love about your videos, I think it’s the way you read the stories but I’m hooked, I actually have a hard time listening to other creators now 😂

[@amylee0870]

So true! I listen to one other scary story creator. I used to listen to about 5, but Joel is SO good, I don't have the patience for most other. Mr. Nightmare is the only other one I listen to now, but Joel is my fave!

[@kathryncumberland]

A new Let's Read in my feed always makes my night!

[@chinitonamoreno]

Story #4: Pete is a regular case of a person who is the person who uses the I had a horrible childhood card as an excuse whenever they know that they did something. It's a surprise that they didn't get law enforcement to intervene. Anyway, i definitely love listening and reading comments from the international community compared to the Filipino read along videos. It's all shout-out requests, comments that they are listening from somewhere and frequent attendance check lole do you get a prise for watching the moment it was uploaded. One just got angry at me and somebody else for discussing one of the stories. Saying that we are spoiling the video.

[@daviddelarosajr1758]

Hi Joel can’t wait to listen 🎧 on this rainy day you’re the man 😎😎

[@Batsygirl84]

Just when I needed you Joel. Today was soul crushing.

[@CharlieQuinn2772]

Really appreciate the small but meaningful facts that were included about the victims in the last story. When we hear about stuff like this, its easy to focus more on the perp than the victims

[@adriennewaterhouse5174]

One of the biggest reasons I love this channel is u name the deceased, thnx Joel BTW excellent video

[@NotNoshirx]

Always nice to listen to scary stories while doing work. 💪🏽

[@Ukhti.Aafiya]

Ok the second story with Amy pissed me off! They should have gone to check the cameras at the bar they went to maybe they could've seen who she was from the footage omg!

[@luzcrispin3684]

Watching while drinking my coffee. ☕☕☕👍

[@dolphinsfan7217]

“Stories to keep you awake” *watches to fall asleep

[@andreajones65]

You have some pretty horrifying stories but jeez- this collection was a real creepy wild ride!

[@sir.spookeys.stories]

Joel the GOAT has just dropped banger number 2000 lol!

[@kylemiller8783]

The blushing country boy mentioned in the first story sounds like a major sweetheart ^^ great narration!

[@GenXfrom75]

Goodnight all 🛏️💕

[@80bbygrl]

Ok. Seriously. When someone you JUST MET suggests tying you up in ANY WAY... say "NO". I would have to KNOW and trust someone with my LIFE, and even then, I would likely say NO. That is just asking to be murdered by some psycho.

[@noeticstories]

Yes!!! Love the thumbnail! ❤

[@thePhoenixQueen]

First story. Call the non emergency line and have a cop at the shop on standby

[@melissamoonchild9216]

seriously, if you're going to work in a bikini (no shame) better have street smarts

[@blahblahblah563]

A BIRMINGHAM STORY!! WOOOOO!!!

[@ScullyPopASMR]

The Master of Narration.

[@heatherdelcambre8555]

Wait wait wait! That first story…didn’t you read another one not too long about about the murder of a guy who owned bikini coffee shops in Washington but lived in Vegas? He was married like 4 times, died of suspicious circumstances, and his son was so-say written out of the will?

[@vanessamchargue6272]

Omg I remember the Cafe Racer shooting. I lived 10 minutes away from there even though I’d never been. A couple of my roommates and I brought flowers to the doorstep a few days after. So sad.

[@sumakeertanayerraguntla8188]

In story one she didn't even thank the skinny guy for saving her life .

[@Buggs_Self_Care_Journey]

It’s about that time of the night where I stress about how I’m not being able to wake up at 7am 💪🏼😎

[@emilyadkins9152]

*pulls up the new let's read video while sitting in a coffee shop* oh no

[@tatianawilliams9870]

love u joel!!! keep up the great stories:))

[@banana_havoc]

first story such a good one

[@k.m.5819]

Thank you Adrian for covering this case 👏😊🎉 Rest in peace 🕊️🌻 Prayers for the family 🙏

[@tundrabean]

"the 1975's 'smells like chocolate'" ? 😭 oh poor OP, it's just 'Chocolate'

[@SnkobArts]

The thumbnails always get me 😂

[@growmance2191]

Yaah stories to listen to even thou it’s to early for bed

[@danielledicarlo7437]

Thanks Let’s Read!!

[@honeytrxp]

Thank you Joel ❤

[@Oquirrh]

ALMOST AT 1 MIL BABYYYYY!!!

[@bottledcow8450]

Story 1 mentions that her boss lives in Vegas for most of the year which made me think of the other story in an older video with the Bill guy who owned some of those coffee shops and lived in Vegas.

[@kymharty4802]

Love your longer mega runs 😊

[@roisinhart]

*ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodimgonnagetstabbedohmygod* that genuinely made me giggle 😂

[@bluewatchdog7]

I love this new story ❤

[@aiyishaozzy1252]

YES! New video!!!💜💜💜💜💜

[@lana8616]

I love listening to your videos while I paint or clean. Great narration!! 👍

[@goldenlass9488]

Top-notch production, both content & narration!! 👏🏻🌠

[@natlyaflowers6907]

Loved the first story❤❤❤

[@stephaniereynolds361]

Anyone else watching his subscription numbers and counting down til he gets 1M!? WELL DESERVED ❤

[@SheSheBoom21]

He’s at a milli now❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@luckiestunluckypersonever4278]

Good stuff!!!

[@mleighqs]

Thanks for the vid Joel.

[@jessicaburdell7779]

These stories remind me of that one time, before I moved briefly from Maryland to Iowa and had my first daughter, I was at a Starbucks in the mall where a dude started screaming at some of the baristas how he "loves hot water" and how his wife said it's "good for him". Eventually, one of them finally told him he had to leave for being too loud and disorderly and, though kinda creepy, I honestly had a good hard laugh after that, walking out.

[@ItsKitspy]

You just know when I need you 💕

[@aak.c2021]

Let's get to 1 million fast!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@codycaudle5654]

Listening to this helps me sleep

[@clintondavid525]

Best channel on the tube!!!

[@wat265]

Heck yeah let's go yall

[@MrCjosue24]

On time again Let's Read!

[@susanbailey7]

My favorite drink... Love you're voice❤

[@crazzyfamily13]

Joel please do more barista / coffee shop stories!

[@allycat12321]

Does anyone remember when Joel read the story of the bikini baristas coffee shop owners murder/disappearance?! Literally the same coffee shop from the first story 😱

[@magesalmanac6424]

The story is terribly unrealistic.

[@allycat12321]

@@magesalmanac6424 okay lol I’m just saying the two stories connect

[@Dmitrikrotchlikmyov]

Tried to go to bed early tonight, realised it was Joelsday. That wasn't happening then was it? I'll go to bed after.

[@caylachief]

Not the Saran Wrap nap 😆

[@giniwalters8401]

Hey Joel, I enjoyed these great stories!!! That last was horrific! Your narration and soothing voice was absolutely awesome, as always 💙💙 You are amazing!!! Thank you for all that you do, I appreciate you so very much 💙💙 May God bless you, keep you healthy and safe ❤️❤️ Much love ❤️

[@laurenleeonethree]

The Israel Keyes/Samantha Koenig case makes that first story even more terrifying 😮 (even though Samantha wasn't a bikini barista, but was in the kiosk alone as in the story).

[@ava.artemis]

The Mighty Sphincter..!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheMadCatter]

Story 1: Owner of a coffee shack in Washington spent 9 months of the year in Las Vegas, anyone want to bet we heard the tale of the death of that owner? And that it was Mr. Bill Wheeler from the end of Monday's (4/3/23) video?

[@christinepettett9138]

Nice grandpa's, don't ask you dozens of questions. What did nice grandpa have in his trunk?

[@ava.artemis]

Bikini barista!! 😂😂 I’ve never heard of that before, that’s hilarious. Of course someone thought of that!!

[@TheLunablackheart]

I appreciate the final story naming the victims in a bit more detail than just their names.

[@tjviews776]

Great video Let's Read. Can't wait for you to reach 1 million subscribers.

[@notsoluckyjoe]

​@@NWinchester1984 he is from the future

[@joyrenenardozzi6226]

First story: “sweet old men” who creep on young women then berate them eew. Imagine your mom seeing you go out of your way to watch young women as an old man. Shameful.

[@GredelsRage]

Whoa. Guys check.out girls, young, old,middle aged..its a biological thing women are just as guilty. That part isnt a problem. Planning on harming, controlling, or trying to force your will on anyone is the problem. Just be careful. Men and women. I've been robbed by a girl i went out with. But the truth is most violent crimes or sexual crimes are committed by people we already know. Dont rely on stereotypes. Rely on your gut. If youre at a resteraunt or bar and feel like you maybe in danger, order an ANGEL SHOT. If in a store, find a manager, csm or employee, pretend your old friends explain your circumstances and ask them to help. I also know a Cop that used to work in a store as security that told me to put something in your trolley with those spyder security wires and if you feel threatened yank those wires and make a scene. Be safe.

[@melissamoonchild9216]

I think that was sarcasm

[@GredelsRage]

@@melissamoonchild9216 oh my bad. Still.good advice atnkeast

[@kellyj3806]

Great narrator

[@hunterjones6545]

Is the second story about Chris Destefano? 😂😅”The 1975”

[@dollyling9335]

Omg I live in Washington and I know exactly where this coffee shop is! That’s so creepy!!!

[@deviantash]

Buttersock cultists unite!

[@amaliachristina]

🖤

[@pcwtkmp]

Oh wow, cool.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi62]

Instructions unclear, i fell asleep listening to these stories

[@ThePoliticrat]

Story one? Bikini coffee in Washington? Boss living down in Vegas? Wasn’t there a story about that guy?!?!?!

[@a.dubose748]

Yes! This was the comment I was looking for. The moment I heard “bikini barista!” Don’t remember the exact story, but remember it was pretty long and drawn out

[@ThePoliticrat]

@@a.dubose748 Same, but then I heard “boss in Las Vegas” and I was like, “this is totally the same sleezy owner who died.”

[@kristie3592]

YES!!!!

[@raycruz2673]

What was the other story?

[@rebekkahbaccus3087]

I was just thinking that!!

[@travisnasello8984]

What a pleasant listening session. 😊