EXPLORING AN ABANDONED PSYCH HOSPITAL | 10 True Scary REDDIT Stories

[@LetsReadPodcast]

Getting some comments that the video is having issues playing for some. I'm not really sure what to make of the recent technical issues, but I spoke to Mr. KZbin and he said he was gonna do some stuff on the backend to hopefully alleviate the issues. Lemme know if you're having any problems playing below this comment. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

[@kevintyson9059]

Thought it was a wifi issue but yea the vid isn't loading for me

[@meowmix6890]

It’s not loading for me either 😢

[@ashleybrown1666]

Me either:(

[@MamaB23]

Not working for me either 😢

[@martinayates9427]

It's working fine here in Rochdale

[@kathryncumberland]

I would never, ever, EVER let a person treat my children like that Rachel did! I love my husband more than I can put into words, but if he did even one of those things to my child, we'd be in divorce court by week's end.

[@shawnbbunbbbybbb3942]

Then you’re a good mother. My parents r probably the most happily married ppl I have ever seen out of any couple whether it be in real life, in movies or tv shows I’ve never seen 2 ppl love and support each other more. Yet my mother always said even though she loves and would kill or die for my father her kids always come first and obviously he never would but if my father ever abused us she would take us and leave immediately without a second thought because that’s what being a parent is.

[@brandyrichard6001]

AMEN sistah

[@PrimateProductions]

I absolutely agree. I dont believe that his father had no idea what was happening at all. I am also surprised that his mother supposedly never saw any bruising or injuries to him all those years if his stepmother was constantly punching him in the face repeatedly and beating him all over. I think less of her as well that she did not bother to press charges against the stepmother once she found out what was going on.

[@AbsyntheAndTears]

I am not married but I share your opinion. I am a single parent and choose not to date because I trust no one. My kids come first, no questions about it.

[@Nerobyrne]

Yeah same here. My mom did that stuff to me, and I'd go to prison before I let that happen to my daughter.

[@jessnewb5315]

So did we just hear the storylines of 50 shades of grey and Gerald’s game?

[@Mr.andMrs.Smith_0420]

I have a lot of questions about the Rachael story; If this crazy b*tch was repeatedly punching and slapping a child in the face, why didn't anyone report or see marks or bruises? The father, mother, or school staff didn't see any signs of abuse? Then there's the incident when she drags Op away by the arm and screams and punches them with the family there, nobody said anything? Also once the mother did find out, why wouldn't she press charges? Personally if it were me, the woman wouldn't be breathing, and then Op continued to see them on and off until they got divorced? How could Op ever fogive the dad after all that? Idk, I just don't understand a lot of this story lol

[@zombiesquash]

You’re not alone lmao. I also don’t understand quite a bit.

[@Mr.andMrs.Smith_0420]

@@zombiesquash Ok good lol

[@TheBatman-1989]

Cause it's a bull$hit made up story

[@genghispecan]

The whole tale sounds like a child's fantasy combined with a conceptual checklist of beats they think should be included to build plausibility.

[@Mr.andMrs.Smith_0420]

@@genghispecan Lol yeah

[@bellaboo3580]

The second story is straight out of 50 shades of gray

[@OverDrive804]

Yes, I thought the same thing once chains and whips were read. The only difference is the original author at least went with their gut, saw the potental red flags and did their own personal investigation on the guy to get answers on his past. Anastasia Steele was too ignorant and naive to think this is really suspicious.

[@katekinder]

Yep I think most of it is a work of fiction, calling his a psychopath serial.. erm cannot call someone serial when they haven’t killed multiple ppl with patterns and sometimes trophies taken and it not be a mass or spree killing.. sounds more like a narcissist she described, he could be a sociopath but he’d need to be diagnosed

[@CleoHarperReturns]

More like Danny Masterson IRL

[@francesbell9465]

Story 2 is 50 Shades of Grey - with a few changes in details.

[@lashercollette88]

That’s what I was thinking too

[@cutlass2523]

Yep

[@thecatatemyhomework]

That story is very hard to believe. He got community service for attempted murder?

[@franceskacostamagna1036]

@@thecatatemyhomeworkyou don’t know the justice system very well if you think that’s far fetched, unfortunately.

[@Dionysos_____Alters]

😂😂

[@elpretender1357]

What the hell is up with the 5th story? What kind of lunatic decides to go someone's house to assault them for something as mundane as an online discussion? The poster even has the courage to talk all proud of what she did even though she almost got kidnapped

[@SoberCatboy]

That last story was INTENSE. Once that kid told his mom you pushed him into the street, I woulda been outta there for good. And I can't BELEIEVE you LENT HER MONEY!!! You and I are very different people.

[@mtamech535]

As a father, the worst thing that my child could ever call me is their 'biological father'. I would rather they pretended I was dead.

[@jenflinchum4360]

That Rachel was punching the kid in the face and NO ONE noticed??

[@mvc861]

I was wondering the same thing?

[@PrimateProductions]

I call absolute bullshit on the story about the girl who claims she antagonized some girl on an app and then drove to another city to go "beat her up" and then subsequently got "kidnapped" and thrown in to the trunk of his car, dragged by her hair into a creepy house, thrown into a back room and then suddenly the police burst into the place arresting him, rescuing her and reuniting her with her sister who had followed them there in her own car and called the cops. Ridiculous.

[@Jolis_Parsec]

Yep! That’s fake as heck, and anybody who believed it needs to wear a helmet at all times to protect what little grey matter they seemingly possess.

[@Hatsoff.Topaz2]

Same.

[@jessicawalker6682]

Ikr

[@OverDrive804]

The whole "beat her up" part did kinda threw me off and made me scratch my head.

[@matthewenfinger766]

​@@Onora619Factual? Do you mean fictional? Or am I missing sarcasm? 😅 I can't tell anymore lately 😅 But if you meant fictional, then yeah, I agree. Even though I know most are fake stories, they're still entertaining.

[@DreadNarratives]

The one with the satanic ritual site and creepy men chasing the teens was straight out of a horror movie. And that poor boy who watched his grandma stab herself - how traumatic. The manipulative woman who abused that guy was pure evil. Stories like these make me wary of exploring abandoned places alone and opening up to unstable people. Super creepy stuff!

[@ejokurirulezz]

Is it? That's a common occurrence in Europe though.

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

I was wondering how many stories submitted actually get read. I submitted a very personal story of mine, and I think I’d be cool to hear it be shared here. I also want to support this channel as much as I can.

[@HappyModernBuddha]

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[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

SleepyHollowKnight I support him and his channel too

[@Phoenix-mh5eo]

I would LOVE a video game-like counter that tells us how many times we've narrowly avoided death like the clove cigarette guy. Stories like that are CRAZY.

[@dinarusso3320]

That woman Maria was a total psycho! That dude really needs a common sense check to stay in contact with someone like that for so long!! I'd sleep in my car before her place!!

[@devinsims8027]

The story about the abusive stepmother is astonishing!! How could their family just turn a blind eye!! I'm sorry, but that is pathetic! I really hope they have nothing to do with them!

[@dinarusso3320]

At least the mother took the kids away from her! I can't believe that father stayed married to that witch for so many years after abusing his children!

[@devinsims8027]

@@dinarusso3320 I know!!

[@UTFR67]

It’s gotta be fake. No way no one ever noticed any bruising

[@devinsims8027]

@UTFR67 Are you serious? Soooo all the children that were abused to death by their parents are faking it? Remember, just because someone sees something does not mean that they are going to speak up.

[@UTFR67]

@@devinsims8027 I did not say that. I’ve seen plenty of these like that hispanic boy who was abused to death by his mom and stepdad. However this one just seems unlikely, and many of these are fake.

[@lacylaizure6540]

Story 9 at the 58 min mark got me. It seemed to start out so mild. My perception: "I'm a big fan and thought I would share my little story. Little boy, meat grinder, grandma with a knife to the chest!" Im over here like "god damn, coming in hot with that story." It was a good one, completely unexpected.

[@Phoenix-mh5eo]

That story was awful. Good, but wow, I can't imagine the trauma that's still affecting that little boy to this day. I really hope he realizes none of that was his fault.

[@jebbs0247]

Good God, story 9 was sad 😢😮

[@itriponair82]

Between Milwaukee and Chi town is kenosha. A lot of beef from both sides hits our city. It's disappointing.

[@PrimateProductions]

Yeah well the story was BS

[@theandycrunk]

I grew up in waukesha country. I miss those days. I didn't know things from chiraq and Milwaukee would bleed into Kenosha.

[@daviddelarosajr1758]

My day couldn’t have gotten any better. Thank you Joel you’re the most electrifying you tube narrator!!

[@darkangelprincess101]

Story 10 started off sounding fake , but the longer it went The more the girlfriend started to sound like my brother-in-law's psychotic EX and it became so much more realistic.

[@jacobbowling263]

Joel, you are an amazing narrator and you rock.

[@PaleoTribe]

“That wasn’t even the worst part” **proceeds to downplay SA and RAP£ with having her social media accounts bugged**

[@melissamoonchild9216]

i thought the exact same thing

[@ronco99]

The streets are the psychiatric hospitals now. Yea, America 😢.

[@sir.spookeys.stories]

Bedtime stories sorted for tonight! Love your channel Joel, you are an awesome narrator who has an awesome community! I look up to you and hope to be a half decent narrator myself one day!

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

Just subbed to you. Again. I subbed last week and I looked and I was unsubbed 🤦‍♀️ It happens. Ur great and you’ll get better!!! 😊❤

[@youbetyourwrasse]

Good thing we closed all those horrible mental institutions. Better to set them all free to live on the cold street in tents.

[@PrimateProductions]

Yeah really..

[@Jolis_Parsec]

Californians, amirite? 😂

[@CallOfTheNightSpirit]

What would be worse, an abandoned psych hospital, or one that’s entirely full?

[@amandafazio-js2tl]

Really? Have you actually ever been to one? You're safer with them in a psych ward than the people outside. Just sayin'

[@LeatherfacePapi]

Abonded

[@bobbybaker8473]

And the answer would have to go to the mother inlaws cooking

[@stinkmymeat]

… You have really weird views on mentally ill and disabled people

[@isabela7529]

Aw man

[@shawnbbunbbbybbb3942]

In the second story idk how that poor woman’s father didn’t beat her lowlife scumbag p.o.s. ex husband to death with his bare hands. It sounds like he physically and sexually abused her and I’m mentally and verbally as well, he straight up S.A. her (but I’m sure he had her sign that consent form which would protect him from and legal ramifications regardless of what he did to her), he tapped everything and had full control and access to her phone, e-mail, social media and he could even activate the front camera to her phone and stalk her and basically make her a prisoner at all times. Those things alone already put him up there among the worst pieces of garbage but that still wasn’t enough for him he posted explicit pictures of her on social media multiple times and just when u think he can’t go any lower he somehow still manages to be even more of a creep and a lowlife and he mails explicit pics of her to her own parents… I mean come on now if anyone deserves to have their ex gf or wife’s father beat them to death with his bare hands it’s definitely this guy and I 100% am in favor of him not even facing any charges.

[@peteartieda58]

I know this will sound victim blamey. But story 3 about the creepy maintenance man just has some stupid decision from the narrator, that it sounds made up. After a very intense chase with the maintenance man you forgot about it? The very reason you had to ride with your coworkers for a few days after it happened? You heard something like breaking glass earlier, you fumbled with your porch light switch and didn't make the connection that that's what broke? You didn't tell the police officers that the maintenance man chased and stalked you a few days ago? I guess they might've experience some form of repression. But the way everything was recalled in detailed and retroactively made sense, just feels made up. Maybe it's just me but that specific thing about broken porch lights have been used in horror movies that I immediately think there's someone trying to break in.

[@vincentjonesvr]

As someone who is both into the occult and also FROM Traverse City: The first story had me actually laughing out loud. The "Welcome" that wasn't friendly was probably the two dudes being super confused that anyone found their circle, they were almost certainly not 'satanists', and they were probably trying to stop the kids from leaving just to explain the situation so they could finish up before the kids alerted the guards. Most occultists I've met in my life are FAR more friendly than religious folks, especially Catholics. Also the bird was *probably* not killed by them and was instead found, but that one's possible.

[@jmckay188]

Awe man that makes me sad, super nice friendly Scottish Catholic here, you've just not met the awesome cool Catholics like me 😁

[@Aaron.Seabolt]

It’s always fun to see locals from TC on Let’s Read’s channel.

[@ytgytgy]

Another former tc person here, I worked at "cordia" for a bit at the psych campus. No cool stories, just awful hyper rich snobby ppl that I took care of briefly who lived there.

[@urielflames3799]

I pray that you find Jesus Christ we are in the end of days. GOD is waiting for all to be saved.

[@lacylaizure6540]

I have renovated areas to create psych wards (behavioral heath facilities if you want to be politically correct) within hospitals. After the first job, my boss immediately handed me another. I looked at him and asked, "Are you just giving these jobs to me because I am really good at figuring out how to kill myself?" It is crazy the things you have to take into account, making sure you can't hang yourself from or stab someone with anything. Door handles/hinges/closers Sinks/soap & towel dispensers/faucets Floor drains and air supply/return grilles Window blinds Handrails Light fixtures Toilets even have to be flush to the wall from the floor to the top of the toilet so you can't tie anything around the back of toilet, then around you neck, and twist until it strangles you. There are an odd amount of things you wouldn't think to kill yourself with. Oh, and tamper resistant screws on EVERYTHING. I think I did a total of 3 psych wards, each in different hospitals and cities. Pretty interesting.

[@robertosanders4864]

What's going on bro I just want to say to the Man in The Last Story I was you bro man talking about I want to say almost 11 years ago it's not your fault she took advantage of you to use you and she played with your heart. Don't blame yourself. It's a hard recovery. Understand this man you're better than that don't let yourself ever ever go into that type of mindset or life ever brother never ever let anybody like that take advantage of you man you are way better than that but I know your pain I got nothing but love for you man stay strong stay blessed and keep your head up brother and keep moving peace and love to you. Also let's read you are awesome brother I love you story also love you chilling out man keep up the good work nothing but love to you brother peace.

[@Dmitrikrotchlikmyov]

The guy in story 7 sounds like the least interesting person out there. Clove cigarettes? Scary speeding car? Bros gotta get out more

[@OverDrive804]

My last day at my current job was today to take care of my mental health and this is a good way to help me relax / decompress my brain to think about my plan of action 😌

[@roserose1526]

Give yourself 3-5 days to just focus on nothing. Relax unwinded go for walks, gym etc. after that it’s game time, it time to come up with a plan. Enjoy that quite time trust me I’ve been there and the beach was my happy place

[@ChipScribble]

I hope you find peace. Sometimes leaving a job can change everything. Not sure what your previous job was, but I hope you already feel a little weight off your shoulders. @roserose1526 that's phenomenal advice, so wholesome. 🥺

[@GG-pv6fi]

Wishing you the best in your future! I admire that you're leaving a job to focus on your mental health. I'm thinking of doing the same exact thing but want to make sure I have something lined up, but a break a very much needed so I can start healing ✌🏽

[@cDayz]

Listened 9:35am 23/9/23🇬🇧 I still adore hearing the birds at the end, its a sign of a new fresh day. I must buy an official licenced 2TB WD_Black SSD Memory stick for my PS5 before the end of next month.

[@saucyyshaee4931]

The survival instincts of some of these MC’s is just running on 0

[@CathrynAnn98]

You never really know how you will react in a life or death situations until you are in one. I used to think I would be much more bad ass until I first experienced a life or death moment. 😅 Your body just reacts

[@saucyyshaee4931]

@@CathrynAnn98 fair enough, however if ur maintenance man is stalking and trying to break down your door, tell the damn police 😭

[@hannabjorklund1075]

The person who told the Rachel story should give me her full name and address. She needs a little visit. Anyone who touches a child in anger deserves to be 6 feet under.

[@josiegipson90]

The 17 yr old girl had no business living alone. She was way too naive. I won't say too young because many of us are/were capable of living alone at that age. Many of us were latch key kids and had enough understanding of how the world works to be able to take care of ourselves. Her confusion of how the maintenance man gained access to her apartment, how does one not know maintenance has full access to apartments? How did she think things would be fixed? She seemed pretty confused about work hours as well. No, maintenance doesn't work in the middle of the night. Possibly if an emergency arises because they're typically on call but work regular hours otherwise. She didn't inform the police of his behavior either or go to management after any of the incidents. Being shy or introverted or any of that is no excuse for putting yourself in danger. Or even thinking the problem will just go away. That's all signs of being incapable of living alone. This story is kinda absurd to the point it seems fishy but my first apartment experience was similar with maintenance. I would come home and there would be cigarette ashes everywhere and cigarette odor, we didn't smoke. My furniture would be rearranged. Vertical would be out of whack and twisted. Every time I called to report it to the office I was told it wasn't their maintenance. Their maintenance didn't smoke. That was bullshit because the one would always wear his cigarettes and cigarillos behind his ear. So yeah, I get it. But I still think she wasn't ready to live alone.

[@shawnbbunbbbybbb3942]

Yea that’s the first of many things I thought was weird about this story that a 17 year old girl was living alone. Then the fact that the maintenance guy was in her bedroom… what could he be working on in their. My guess is that he was waiting for her to come home alone and ambush her and most likely S.A. her (not sure if I’m allowed to actually say it for some reason) but when he heard her bf the fact that a man was there scared him off and neither of them thought it was odd he just ran out without “fixing” whatever he was working on. And then he basically chased her to her door, he’s obviously targeting her for something and the fact that she didn’t report any of it is just gonna embolden him to keep trying until he succeeds with whatever he has planned for her. And yea I’m pretty maintenance ppl have keys that allow them access to every apartment in whatever building they’re working in. A lot of jobs have background checks and psych evaluations but I think maintenance men should definitely be vetted like that as well because you’re not only giving them complete access to anyone and everyone in the building but they know who lives where, who’s alone and when they’re home or not so if there’s no vetting process sexual predators can get these jobs and have way too easy access to vulnerable ppl where they should be safest, in their own homes.

[@CathrynAnn98]

I'm pretty sure the renter needs to be made aware when work is going to be done and someone will be entering their living space so that is definitely sketchy! Also some people don't have a choice and have to move out on their own young. Unfortunately what comes with that is being tossed in the world not "fully knowing how to swim" or what comes with being on your own. She stated that she would have handled that situation completely different now that she is older.

[@louishernandez857]

Lol the first story she was a total sugar baby with daddy issues who good digs

[@CleoHarperReturns]

BIG appreciation for Joel's staunchly cheese-free female narrations. HUGE appreciation for all ten stories being completely respectful towards mental health issues. I think it's a first anywhere on YT's story narration channels.

[@kumamatatas]

24:40 Us Maintenance Men have all residents keys or even a key that opens everything. But in order for us to just come in we knock a few times and yell "Maintenance" If nobody is home we slowly open the door and yell "Maintenance" a few times just so nobody gets spooked. We also have these little green tags we put on the doors to let the resident know there is somebody in there. You can use them if you want or whenever a resident comes in you can say "Maintenance is here" you never just let them come in and expect you there. Only if you have permission to enter should a resident expect Maintenance to be there on that day.

[@JamesHessMetal]

I had an experience very similar to story #7 a few years ago. I stopped at a gas station to pick up some snacks and drinks before going to work, when the cashier asked if I wanted a fresh cookie. I hesitated and thought about it for a few seconds, before deciding to buy it. A few minutes later as I was driving to work, I was approaching a green light - that had been green for several seconds as I came up to it. Right around 3 or 4 seconds before I went through the intersection, a truck blew through the red light on the crossing road. They weren't speeding (at least not much), but I very well could have avoided a nasty T-bone. Moral of the story: even if you don't buy the cookie, at least consider it for a moment.

[@deecooper1567]

Wow, that last story was a wild one! Maria is a manipulative narcissist with bipod ‼️‼️. So glad he ended things. I know TWO of them & they can ruin ones life if you don’t put an absolute STOP to things. 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[@GenXfrom75]

Just going to bed! Perfect timing 🎉❤ Thanks, Joel

[@WhitneyAnderson-m2p]

Hi there! I work at a place called Cordia. Actually at work right now, the building I work in is actually one of the remodeled buildings from the old Traverse City state hospital/ward! I just thought it was SUCH a coincidence that I happen to be working in the very building that the first story is about. Lol 😅 I have worked here for almost a year and i get creepy/ominous feelings sometimes when I’m alone in a certain section but It’s actually quite a beautiful and peaceful area for as much history it holds. 😊 Stay safe y’all, I’m a big fan!

[@ytgytgy]

Hahaaaaa I very briefly worked at cordia as a brightstar caregiver. The people I worked with were insanely mean and rich and liked to show it off. I only worked 2 shifts with those living nightmares 🎉😂

[@WhitneyAnderson-m2p]

@@ytgytgy totally feel that. Most are pretty mean and ungrateful here. It sucks. I hate my job and feel trapped. It’s my own living hell honestly. I know it could be worse though.

[@bombdotcom2168]

The story about the kid who had to deal with the step mom Rachel just broke my heart. I had to deal with something similar, and every time I hear stories of people abusing children so severely for the smallest things, especially if they're not even responsible for what happened. It's so sad that the OP didn't feel like they could go to their mother with what was going on. I'm sure the family they had would have done something to help. Unfortunately though, a lot of abused people, especially children, don't think they can ask for help because their abuser's influence is so overpowering to their need to get help. I hope the OP in that story can recover.

[@chancewatkins5071]

Maria definitely had bipolar. My best friend since middle school has it and as much as I Love the guy, the majority of the time he can be insanely hard to get along with in the sense of him constantly "flipping" like Maria in the story (one minute being angry the next coaxing on a repeating cycle; but with my friend not being squarely angry in his flipping). It all comes across as selfishness looking at it but I know my friend doesnt have malevolent intentions. I am no longer really speaking with him atm bexause he has gotten into smoking inxreasingly sus things and I drew the line at him constabtly smelling like weed. Anyways that dude's time with Maria mirrored my time with my friend so I just decides to xomment it : p

[@Michigangunguys]

Some of the buildings that made up the Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital have been demolished while the others were re-developed into The Village at Grand Traverse Commons

[@LisaLisa001]

Is Rachel's real name Sherry? She sounds like a stepmom I briefly had 40 years ago. I'm still in therapy for it.

[@jessicawilliams3849]

OP in story 6 is stronger than me. I would never reconnect with such a pathetic person. And all his excuses about how she was mean to him too…he needed to keep that to himself and just apologize.

[@HeyIwasaValedictorian]

WHOA! Joel gotta MILLION subscribers! 🎉🎉 Congratulations Sir!

[@Onora619]

#5 is basically bragging about being a bad person and realizing why it's a bad idea to taunt people. They may be a monster.

[@figgusriggs6462]

These stories help me sleep, because they remind me that even idiots and cowards can survive horrifying ordeals. Third story drove me crazy. Maintenance dude breaks into her apartment and then chases her and she's like, "who knocked at my door????" Jesus christ

[@L-kun]

Sounds like there's a reason the chick in 10 is a single mother...

[@ariistra195]

The girl that got kidnapped straight up asked for it 💀 are you kidding me?? She drove an hour and a half just to fight a random girl and thought nothing would happen?

[@work-outrobert]

Depending on what time of the year story one was told if there was a salt circle where the bird was they could have been preforming a ritual for the bird man it’s said if you summon him under a full moon he will grant you one wish but you must speak fast and you must not open your eyes when speaking to him great story

[@bilbojuice]

Imagine showing up to a strangers house to fight because of a virtual interaction lmaooo. Sorry, but that is insanely stupid. That's exactly why you don't do that. And it's not a brag to get into lots of fights, it's a sign of immaturity. That person got super lucky considering how wreckless they were Glad they grew up though

[@stevenbaines2131]

that Rachel story hits way close to home thankfully my step mom died a few years ago cancer i still celebrate from time to time

[@melissamoonchild9216]

umm, is the second story just 50 shades of grey cliffnotes?

[@KlutzyKenny_Die]

Thank you, now i can finally get some sleep😎

[@AMIBROWNEYES07]

Pssssssssst! Joel…. You’re a fucking legend 😉

[@_Error_404_Goodbye]

Congrats on 1M subs Joel, very well deserved as the undisputed King of narration. I’ve actually run out of episodes on Spotify inside of 8 months because I listen to them at work so much. My shifts are 12hrs long, but thanks to you they fly right by. You’re the man, you keep reading, I’ll keep listening, cheers brotha 🍻🍻

[@roisinhart]

For the record, it is dishonest to not tell a date your seeing other people even if they don't ask.

[@Eliwhygul772]

That one girls so naive especially after running away from the maintenance man. How does she not know that he's the one that tried breaking into her apartment?

[@chikari123]

She pissed me off, didn’t even report the so called “maintenance man” to the landlord after the situation happened. Legitimately annoyed the hell out of me.

[@Eliwhygul772]

@@chikari123 right not only did she leave herself at risk but she leaves other women at risk. From the moment she ran from him and felt like he had an evil look in his eye she should have reported him to the landlord, then once he was at her door trying to get in she should have taken action. Hell she should have taken action as soon as she heard glass breaking! Who hears that and then doesn't go check to see what happened?

[@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324]

Who else is watching this on their night shift?👨🏾‍🔧

[@southernsass2937]

Here for your stories, Staying for your voice.

[@Crazybatladyx]

I was dozing off when listening to the live stream and just heard so many comments about the boring bad story and now I’m looking forward to listening to it 😂

[@ObsxcureExploration]

I’m the caretaker of an abandoned state hospital. Yes, I’ve had experiences but nothing is as scary as the living. I’ve spent time there alone at night and I’m a woman. The main building is wide open and the most popular. People talk about demons there and it’s the funniest thing. People are just afraid because it’s dark, empty beds, and decaying walls.

[@daviedood2503]

Damn that's hella crazy, u got some big Bazongas for doing that at night especially being a woman with crazies walking around outta no where. How do u care for the place since it's abandoned and falling apart especially with the walls?

[@meganh5948]

The story where the chick drives to beat up some other chick she met on an app is ridiculous. I don’t believe that. Also, the story about the step mother beating…I find it hard to believe the father didn’t know anything was happening and why didn’t anyone report it.

[@Aaron.Seabolt]

Dang I was wondering when a Traverse City story would pop up on here. The abandoned hospitals are a pretty neat place to check out if you can get in.

[@ScullyPop]

This channel is simply SPECTACULAR!

[@shawnadennis613]

Hey Joel, can’t wait to hear these stories. I was at the live last night.

[@Adam_X78]

Joker is about to write a story on Reddit

[@c4tluv4r444]

Loved the live stream yesterday it was so entertaining!!

[@ejokurirulezz]

Platonic friends? What even is that? Platonic love, I understand, but platonic friends makes no sense. I think that when people getting words from other languages they should first understand their meaning or how they're actually spelled/pronounced.

[@Arsewell-Foundation]

To contributors who use "K told C who yelled at D and blah blah blah blah" people skip your stories because it's annoying and confusing . Just pick a fake name!

[@yahainHotPink]

Story 3. Only 3 of the 10+ (?) maintenance men in my apartment complex did not give me the creeps over the years. 😩😩

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

Cool the Haunted Asylum Hospital reminds me of the horror movies I seen about them.

[@blurrzapper7777]

>Comes in for Scary Stories >Gets depressing stories about Childhood trauma and a BPD riddled Relationship...

[@lynn4488]

Im gonna loose my mind listening to these bussin stowies 🤯🧠

[@PrimateProductions]

lose your mind? Really?

[@elizabethburrell1070]

Was having trouble but not now. Thank you Joel for everything that you do ❤❤

[@amandafazio-js2tl]

The BDSM Kevin one disturbs me BIG TIME. I was talking to a gorgeous guy that was super charming, sweet, romantic, blah blah blah........ his name is Kevin too, and he's a BDSM dom also, and was already calling me "Daddy's Girl" and "Daddy's Princess", and he was ready for me to sign contracts......I better have dodged a bullet because he ghosted me out of nowhere just a few days ago. I doubt it's the same Kevin, but I could ask his ex wife and the last girl he was with.

[@katw.6519]

Nope. Nooo. Naw. Story 3 - the woman who didn't report the maintenance man - she just gave him a lifetime to be SUCCESSFUL in his violence. All she could talk about was herblahblahblah and didn't even realize the simple responsibility to name that man. Even if she remembered him later. Happy ending for her - what about the next woman?

[@dragonalchemy6802]

Horrorgirl333 story 2 "He almost tried to murder his ex, but I won't go into details about that. (You are posting to Let's Read...) He didn't actually kill someone and came to me with three contracts to sign for consensual consent." Why bother submitting this if you won't even go into detail of the accused, potential murderer? This story was them bitching about someone for 20 minutes straight without telling the story of their accusations. That's why I come to Lets Read....for creepy, scary content. If I wanted to hear bitching I would watch a preppy girl podcast.

[@lordoshower3478]

Story #2 is bogus. Background checks don’t list all the info that woman discovered.

[@roxannec7523]

The video is not playing yet ,acts like it's buffing

[@LetsReadPodcast]

Does refreshing the app or web page help?

[@roxannec7523]

@@LetsReadPodcast no it didn't help ,all other videos played but this one

[@Vixyvix01]

Had the same problem last night, just had the little buffering circle every time I tried to play it

[@sharynflores3928]

The last story… me with my 7 year long relationship. It hits home how stupid one can be… blinded by “love.” Minus the kid but add dogs

[@engelabotha9489]

Hi from South Africa. I absolutely love your channel. Your voice is so soothing. I listen to your channel on my way to work and back. At night when i can't sleep and any other chance i get, cooking, cleaning, etc. Keep up the awesome content 😊

[@Inspiration-Today-2020]

I run a revenge service for step-parents exactly like this one. They always forget, we turn into adults that can devend ourselves. Some of us grow up to be very ingenious and resourceful....

[@user-digitalfarmgirl]

Stopping some psyche meds abrubtly, can have very dire & harmful consequences.

[@v_doll]

1:04:00 Did he really just admit he only told her he has a girlfriend once they're already halfway in bed together...... Bestie she has every right to be upset. I'd be pretty fucking upset. She didn't make a big deal out of it, HE was being unfair and untruthful.

[@sarajaidritzema9285]

The Waitress was so exasperating, as it was obvious it was the Maintenance man who was doing everything and she should of called the Police the 1st time he was in her apartment and the last time when the Police asked her who do you think it is and she said, " Nobody comes to mind", I mean DUH Lady.

[@GoddessPallasAthena]

I guess having never been in that situation, I had a bit of a tough time having patience for the guy in the last story. I understand that he had "validation issues" and really terrible self-esteem, but geez. After awhile, you just say "OK, enough. I deserve better." After that incident with the tablet, by the time he was staying with friends or at the park, I'd have though he would have stopped contacting her. BUT I get there are people like this - those that are willing punching bags, and repeatedly going back to the abuser, running full speed through a few hundred red flags to get there. He must have had a very unhealthy upbringing or something - maybe had narcissistic parents?

[@v_doll]

0:20 Bro did ONE google search and declared himself a specialist on the matter ☠️ The size and nature of an asylum depends on where and when it was built. Just because asylums were generally being shut down during a certain time doesn't mean EVERY asylum got shut down at that time.

[@elizabethwheeler167]

The last story wasn't scary, it was annoying. I was going to say he dodged a bullet when she kicked him out, but when this person's self-esteem is below the pits, there's no helping until self-respect materialises. Good luck man.

[@ytgytgy]

Yoooo i used to live in tc michigan from 1st story, and i worked at one of the rehabed old psych buildings on that campus. No crazy stories for me, but the people i worked with there were insanely rich snobby assholes and i found a diff job pretty quick 😂

[@ag23344]

Your intros take me back....the movie rental place, the smell of popcorn there, dark red carpet, little me making my way to the horror section and the bright red curtain my dad disappeared behind 😂😂😂

[@ms.krueger2660]

They need to bring back these hospitals. There are so many crazies now they would be overflowing with people!!

[@amemooress6291]

Idk about CBD by itself, but microdoses of CBD w/THC help a lot with anxiety for some people.

[@elizabetgiamani9960]

Expectation: 50 Shades Reality: Story 2

[@paulawilliams7775]

The intro with the pyramid, why do I feel like I've seen/heard that before?🤔