I performed a cursed ritual and broke its ONLY RULE

[@jdpowell6405]

"Binky, like most influencers, would never make it in the wild." 😂😂😂😂 ... I snorted my coffee at that one.

[@dwannwilson1260]

Lol I agree I’m us that line

[@pattyc.4978]

Respectfully, I get Kurt. You all bring unchecked soul magic into MY house?! What?! The cheek, the nerve, the audacity, the unmitigated GALL!

[@catlover2223]

Not to mention, the rudeness.

[@Happy-dl4qt]

Yeah I feel like it’s an unwritten rule to not mess with dark magic stuff if you don’t own the property and haven’t made sure others don’t become collateral if something goes wrong

[@ShadowFox10587O]

​@@Happy-dl4qtIt's an unwritten rule until someone did it then it's a sign on the wall

[@chocoletentropy8673]

Wonder how he felt at the end of the story Just imagine you leave on a trip and comeback oh yea BTW your house is now both crumbling ashes and a crime scene

[@GabrielaChaves-gy7jo]

@@Happy-dl4qtHonestly everyone should do a smoke cleansing before moving into any new place. People are extra crazy and petty these days.

[@loganreads90]

“I’m not sharing maternity rights with a hamster” literally had me cackling. The delivery was just *chef’s kiss*.

[@Nuitari08]

Great, now I have to figure out how to work “I’m not sharing maternity rights with a hamster” into my everyday conversations

[@amandaredd3057]

"Strolling around like some kind of discount Chucky" 😂❤

[@williestreiff9314]

Funny

[@thelovebelow9165]

So actually catching the doll moving wasn't enough of a "kill this thing now"? Jesus... lol I loved this story

[@williestreiff9314]

I would use it to pick up dog poop

[@alexandrub8786]

To be fair, humans are incredibly stupid.

[@robertleamon1419]

Yeah I wouldn’t kill it. Keep it

[@histguy101]

Prob just his imagination

[@gulumdesch5741]

​@@histguy101 must have bin the wind

[@jerichohill487]

Great stuff, as is usual. I'm 30 minutes in, and all I can say is this, if the writer doesn't want to keep his demon love child, there are alternatives. There's a guy named Jack, runs a gas station, A guy named Cole that has Property out in the middle of nowhere, and a grocery store named Charlie's. I'm sure any of these places would be happy to take Baby Boo in/put it to work.

[@Nathan_Coley]

Or it could end up in a certain half priced voodoo shop 🤔

[@gothgirl4evr881]

​@@Nathan_Coleywas going to suggest the same thing😂

[@Nathan_Coley]

@@gothgirl4evr881 It's the 2 videos I found our dear narrator during & I still can't get them out of my head.😂🤣

[@wyntersteele1a]

Or one of the secret government prisons for the supernatural.

[@FloridaManYT]

Barnabys

[@janestim79]

I can't listen to any other creepy story channel anymore . Your voice and narration are everything! Love being able to watch you too.

[@scottbryan3362]

The dark sounim or how ya spell it. He’s got that butter smooth put ya at ease voice

[@CharlieKellyEsq]

@@scottbryan3362agreed, those 2 are my favorite. They always have excellent stories too

[@christythompson6575]

I listen to others but this is my favorite as well!

[@janestim79]

@@christythompson6575 same, LH is my fave though!

[@janestim79]

@@scottbryan3362 Dark Somnium? Yes subscribed there too 🙂

[@katekenn156]

You’re not just a narrator; you’re an actor, and a very good one. This story, and your delivery of it, were incredible! 👏👏

[@allannapier1626]

Yup with you 100 percent and a great actor at that

[@robertleamon1419]

What about me

[@gabithebrat]

He is my fav of all story tellers..and i have been thru a lot of them😁

[@williestreiff9314]

He's actually a Marionette

[@williestreiff9314]

​@@robertleamon1419you too

[@sebastianacevedo9444]

There are so many good lines here. "I'm not sharing paternity rights with a hamster." "I went with it because, hear me out here I'm an idiot." "I'm sure if he cut your arm off he'd sew it back on."

[@phoenixredd721]

Can we just speak on the fact of how Lighthouse has been giving us not only consistent content & content that is so detailed it’s like you’re there! But also the amount of uploads lately have me feeling so spoiled ❤ I appreciate the work you put into these videos for us LH ‼️ You will always be in my top three of horror storytellers 💯

[@williestreiff9314]

Him and Jordan GRUPE work very hard to give us good content

[@kimberlyshepherd270]

​@@williestreiff9314I love Jordan's videos. I think he has a great voice too.

[@kellisprague7420]

He's my absolute favorite!!

[@rtempest12]

Hi Fellow Listener's, I'm a Patrion of This & Viidith22 Channels..!! - Others : The Dark Somnium, urmaker, Creepy Ghost Stories, Mr.Creeps, Verastahl, Mr.C.Pasta, Mr.Davis & Mr.Spooky, is a New Öne..!! Awesome Group of Storytellers.👾👻😱 (^_-) From Ont, /🇨🇦

[@lorettacadman8466]

2-

[@derpanzermacher9094]

I'm sorry but the amount of stupidity that Karen and the guy exhibited; they don't deserve to survive it. The only one I feel sorry for is Binky.

[@luigy026]

Binky didnt deserve any of that, poor binky 😭

[@williestreiff9314]

Yeah right

[@chocoletentropy8673]

Neither did the roommate poor dude. Hope he had insurance

[@yesterdayitrained]

Another new story?!? Brilliant. LH, I hope you aren’t overworking yourself- we care! Your work has created a beautiful community. Thank you.

[@Nathan_Coley]

I cosign this 🔥🔥

[@todvanced7842]

Give him some money!

[@kimberlyshepherd270]

I agree 💯

[@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose]

I feel this sentiment fully ❤️‍🔥

[@yesterdayitrained]

@@todvanced7842 You are not part of the beautiful community (jk) 🤣

[@terry_choi]

I'm all with Kurt on this! You don't deal with stuff like this coz you never know what's gonna come for you.. 😨 Thank you for the brilliant narration as always, LH! ☺️❤

[@j.yang7]

Kurt was the most sane person in the story, good job for just getting out of there and leaving the two idiots to their voodoo mess

[@learninghowto101]

@@j.yang7 i was a bit nervous for him. Most of the time characters like them are killed first 😄. I wasn't expecting any comment abt the strou coz it rarely rarely happens. But im glad someone did, and its about the characater i liked😆

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

The Two idiots were thinking about the Doll and Not thinking about what was Controlling the doll.

[@your_favorite_jackalope_ba1325]

kurt saw the pic tho 0-0 so what if hes the next target

[@liamnehren1054]

Honestly I don't agree with Kurt. He was like burn it! which is a bad idea in most stories. I would probably bring in real experts i.e. scientists, got to test that out 100% before doing anything to get rid of it. Since otherwise you get possessed Karen.

[@GrubbsandWyrm]

"Like most influencers she's never make it in the wild."😂😂😂😂

[@branbranentertainment407]

28:48 "hes our baby" was synced so well with the baby in the backround lmao also.. freaky..... also funny af cuz its synced with "our what now?"

[@kristinnunez2702]

Oh my goodness your humor, sarcasm and witt in telling this story!! I laughed, scoffed and snorted. One of your best narrations to date.💜💜💜

[@classicnosh]

Right... especially when their lease wasn't renewed... he was like "Fair! ... Gotta accept the fact that demons will kind of wreck our renewal chances."

[@GraysonsMimi-xn1eb]

Same! I’m pulling an all nighter in my home reorganizing and I accidentally laughed loud and thought I woke up my husband!! 😬🤣

[@KristenJenkins-cs6ox]

I couldn't stop laughing at one point😂. Love the way he takes you into the stories! It's like you become a character in the story. I could listen to his stories all day n night.

[@allysonburns6214]

Anything with dolls or clowns totally creep me out! Thanks for another great story!

[@KristenJenkins-cs6ox]

I am with you. I do alot of auction shopping All dolls are nope don't want creepy dolls and clowns are just nope that is not happening 😂

[@VeronicaStorm98]

If I had a roommate like that, they had better stay far away from my 18" doll and huge fashion doll collection. I don't need my entire doll army (including 2 custom dolls) trying to kill me in my sleep!

[@double_d_8885]

Best fictional horror channel on KZbin

[@tragicvalentine]

Absolutely agree! 💯 Lighthouse and the Dark Somnium keep me alive.

[@cameronsteele371]

​@@tragicvalentinedon't forget about Mr. Creeps. He's another great narrator

[@Su-Jo]

And Viidith22!

[@tragicvalentine]

@@cameronsteele371 Mr Creeps is another favourite!

[@tragicvalentine]

@@Su-Jo I haven't listened to them, I will check them out though, thanks for the recommendation :)

[@corbeaunoir8319]

This was super refreshing. So many good tropes combined and literary devices

[@jennifercoker8365]

Driving home from work is much better, when listening to Lighthouse Horror❤

[@angelawoods5829]

💯 % Right ….

[@amandafletcher4379]

Exactly how I listen to these! 😊

[@princessofhardrock3934]

Almost an hour and a half!! Can’t wait! Thanks for picking great stories!! Love your narrations!

[@diegopepsko1512]

“Shouldn’t we science it?” sent me packin

[@TamijoCampbell-he9xf]

I love how you do this. It makes it seem like you're sitting here talking to us. Hanging out telling us what happened to you lol. You're the only narrator I have that does this. I love it. You have a great voice and don't overdo the theatrics but there is influction in your tone. Absolutely Love You ❤❤❤❤

[@asthenolith]

There must be some hallucinating going on if Binky the hamster looks like a guinea pig 😂

[@Maru-et6of]

I think its such a nice touch to actually be on camera while telling the story. It really adds to the experience

[@breannawalker7648]

You are literally the best narrator I've ever discovered. I've tried listening to others but I can't. Their voice throws me off. And I'm like "uhn uhn, I need some lighthouse" I'm happy you're putting yourself in the visuals now. It's nice to see your face❤

[@chil235]

I could listen to you read a whole book. Never been into reading horror books but I can't stop listening to your channel when I'm at work. Good stuff man. Keep it up 😊

[@MG-es2no]

He could read the yellow pages and make entertaining.😁

[@canadianjaneoriginal]

Ok after my third try listening to this story I finally stayed awake through it ( hard days worn out). Loved it! The subtle humour and panic moments were great. Your character felt so real even Karen felt like her own character. I was surprised Binky did not ooze out of the doll when the arm was cut off lol. It would have been cool if this trio kept going in more stories.

[@trishpipkins]

You keep knocking these out of the park. I lossed a furry family member last week and this has been exactly what my sad soul needed.

[@FloridaMan0561]

Sorry to hear that,best way to help is to get a new puppy or a new kitten ❤

[@krusader357]

​@@FloridaMan0561no it really isn't..

[@FloridaMan0561]

@@krusader357 It’s a lot better to play with a new one than it is to just sit around moping about the one who past away.

[@trishpipkins]

@@FloridaMan0561 we rescued a kitten. We weren't going to but we didn't have any furry family members and we both really really missed having one around. Now we've got a kitten who's part ninja part cuddly teddy bear. He's bananas. 😆

[@FloridaMan0561]

@@trishpipkins That’s awesome 😊

[@medinamihalis]

This might have taken over the top spot as my favorite video of yours (The Supermarket Memoirs still coming in a close second if it doesn't hang onto its top spot - what can I say, I'm a sucker for a good bit of comedy in my horror). Excellent work as always! You seem to be settling in nicely to the on-camera format. Thank you kindly for the spooks, sir 👻 (Also RIP Binky 🥀🐹)

[@druelia9485]

This one was really good! I liked the fact that it was kinda different from the stories usually produced, and the subtle humor by the narrator at times was just perfect.

[@DollHouseMadam]

I always love the energy you put into your narration. And I love the hair!

[@MG-es2no]

I always found his hair interesting. At first I thought he was just untidy, but decided that is just his look. Can't figure out🤔 if it is black or brown.

[@winterkind1772]

This story was amazing! Performed amazingly but also the writer did an amazing job with the mix of fun and horror. Now I have to go and read more from them!

[@sherylsocia4496]

Dolls creep me out. My mother in law had dolls that looked like kids and she put them on bikes. Freakin creepy!

[@kevins1852]

You wouldn't like the village of Nagoro, Japan, then 😅

[@sherylsocia4496]

@@kevins1852 y?

[@kevins1852]

​@@sherylsocia4496Nagoro is a village that has around 300 life-sized dolls posed throughout the village to make it look like they are engaged in daily activities

[@maximumeffort78]

Leave it to a mother in law to do that lol 🥴

[@angelicakoutsouridakis5816]

My mom had a porcelain doll head on a shelf that always creeped me out when I was a kid. It was too close to my bed. Old from when my mom was a kid. Totally worn out by time, with creepy glossy eyes.... I hated that thing. I have no idea where it is now. Haven’t seen it in maybe 15 years. But I bet it’s tucked away somewhere between old stuff. I know it wasn’t haunted or something, but it had that stare somehow. But my mom didn’t understand why I found it creepy, since it was just a doll head and a piece of her own childhood.

[@FireElement7]

Thank you 😂❤ This one is making me laugh because I collect dolls and toys. I have a "creepy section" in my collection and I always get a little chuckle when someone who doesn't know about them freaks out 😂. Disclaimer: All of my dolls and toys are strictly non violent and kind 😂❤

[@Deimos5224]

You sir are improving. Which I didn’t think was even possible. Too damn good at creating an atmosphere, and a sense of characters.

[@randyjohnson6390]

Your delivery is absolutely fantastic.

[@carolrohrer325]

What a story!! Perfectly narrated!! Thank you, Lighthouse!

[@crazydaisyog3984]

This story was great!! It was super creepy and not the ending I expected. But Kurt wasn't home at the end... wouldn't that leave him open? 😳

[@johnharker7194]

He never played. Hopefully he has good homeowners insurance though. Actually the best character in this story

[@judith5187]

Kurt wasn't ever part of the game so he shouldn't be open

[@rookiedraptor571]

Read more from this author. His humor and your delivery are a perfect match 😂😂❤

[@Zalixor]

Gotta be one of the better stories and narrations you've done. Not a soul that could do this better than you.

[@katimius]

This is flipping surreal. [insert laugh track here]

[@Unkdrefinest]

The gut buster line had me laughing in tears. Is when he said he went, Pass the bananas and gone full a fruit salad boarded the crazy train man commandeered it and conducted it right off the rails. :)

[@JustineAnastasia]

This had me laughing so hard in the store that people left aisle looking worried. Wow to this author. And flawless delivery on those lines.

[@MrDuneedon]

Lighthouse Horror: the absolute, undisputed creepypasta GOAT!

[@tinaburgard7814]

That was an amazing story and your narration was spot on. I can feel the characters emotions when you're talking. Awesome job!!!

[@s3audi2009]

I love me some lighthouse horror stories

[@nancylockwood40]

Me 2 😊

[@kimicappiello5480]

Hell yeah!

[@toya876smith4]

Me 3

[@angeltetro4443]

Absolutely!!!!!

[@WhiteWolfSpirit]

Same

[@fedupN]

This is probably my favorite story, or top three, of all the ones you've narrated. Love the character and narrative tone.

[@iceymatthome6860]

“Because here me out here….. I’m an idiot”😂😂😂😂

[@firefury6053]

Had all the elements of a previous story. The players, the comedy, and the battles, were awesome! I love the creepy narrations that come out for Halloween. Thank you so much, Lighthouse!!! Happy Halloween everyone!

[@Sarah-said]

I almost didn't listen to this story because I thought it was the same as the "I bought a haunted house but no one believes me" that he narrated a couple of years ago 😊 I'm glad I double checked and found out that I was wrong.

[@asiaizzard3791]

Nooo. Please reply but I started listening to this last night and didn't finish. It was labeled don't play hide and seek alone unless you want to die. I sweeeear. Now it's I bought a haunted house and no one believes me. Don't tell me I'm dimension hopping again

[@firefury6053]

​@asiaizzard3791 noo dw about it bro, I only mentioned it had the elements of that other story. no dimensional hopping today, I think xD

[@asiaizzard3791]

@firefury6053 that's what I'm saying the entire video name was different last night

[@firefury6053]

@asiaizzard3791 I see that now, I guess he changed the name. It was a totally different title last night haha. ;u;'

[@shelleyprekop6037]

I am obsessed with your channel. Thanks friend.

[@erikagonzalez7070]

Things that make this channel even more my fav.. seeing LH tell the story, and the animations. I like to watch as well as hear so it's pretty perfect. The narration and visual in these stories are beyond. Ty so much your incredible art story telling. Deff my top 2favs on here❤

[@Spookybecky420]

These are the highlights of my week. Nothing more exciting and relaxing than some Lighthouse Horror 😊

[@hdharrison5375]

Very good. I was really waiting for the picture description.

[@amymarie6809]

You are an AMAZING story teller and are awesome on screen. This was SO much better than listening to someone talk while seeing either words or photos that don’t fit the story!!

[@nikkig9597]

You truly brought ur narrations to another level with showing yourself while you do ur narrations . I love the whole idea of it. Thank You

[@demoneyin9390]

I always tend to like the stories that don’t have happy endings. I like how it gives you the feeling that it’s gonna be “A-Okay”, but goes completely sideways.

[@michaelmoran6861]

That was absolutely brilliant. Not just your voice but your acting of the role.

[@jmac5951]

Honestly, you are just the best! The writing on your channel is consistently strong and your character voices are first rate

[@BOSECHRISTINA-e5n]

Loved the story and LOVED your prosodic reading!

[@actionitybeamy]

i am waiting weekly for your stories! you are the best narrator i've heard!!

[@emilysigmund1255]

Not yet mid-way yet... My goodness, that little crush on Karen better have evaporated by the end of this fiasco 🤦‍♀️ Edit: oh boy

[@Nightflameflyer]

This man has done a lot of stuff. Working in forests and parks around the US. Playing games with ghosts, grocery stores. Man what a life

[@disqusmacabre6246]

There are several excellent narrators posting to the interwebs. But LHH easily makes my personal list of the top five. I love that he puts his face into evrry video - I would gladly pay for a ticket to see him do this live. Mr Ballen is hosting a live storytelling event shortly in Austin, Tx. I'm hoping it goes well as this will encourage others to do the same.

[@0Cocoron0]

There's no confirmation in this story that he was able to kill Binky and in fact it sounded like he was about to commit arson first. Thus one can only assume he most likely was never able to get the chance. Therefore, Binky remains as a demonically possessed hamster.

[@driversuz44]

Stunning. Exquisitely written story, and of course it was narrated perfectly. This one blew me away.

[@shabnamardev1373]

Your horror stories are the absolute best. My daughter and I listen, riveted. The content is amazing, the narration and astute pauses makes us gasp and stop, hanging to every word. Thank you for these gems.

[@spaceunicorn6000]

It took two steps in the dark, and then froze. *Boo Boy in Family Guy death pose

[@DaveTexas]

Dang, that was an excellent story! You are the BEST at telling these stories, too. This one in particular was a real tour de force, covering a huge range of emotions and styles. Your facial expressions add so much to the experience as well. One of the major publishers would do well to hire you as an audiobook narrator!

[@joefarah06]

Congrats on cracking 500k! Well deserved. Thanks for all the great work

[@hayleylewis1379]

He's absolutely number 1 for all of these stories where he' gets them from I don't know but he knows his stuff.xx

[@kristinecollier9155]

Loving your thick, dark locks!! This story was out there! LOL! You're amazing as always!! ❤️

[@sydneyrose6455]

Oh Kay? I’m kinda confused why the doll decided to mess with Kurt first. I have to admit though poor Kurt was the smart one.

[@TheStuart-of-Cosby]

You Never Do Disappoint Mr Lighthouse. . Thanks for Tonight's Entertainment Happy Spook Season to Everyone 👻

[@Kamweshhh]

"Past bananas and gone full fruit salad!"- this was hilarious😂😂

[@twistedangel966]

You are absolutely adorable. I so enjoyed watching your mannerisms as you narrate the stories.❤

[@timnolan1802]

This was...EPIC! the serious parts really tweaked my brain, and then the one-liners damn near made me spit out my drink or my dinner on a number of occasions. Awesome storytelling, bro! :)

[@LostInTheOdyssey]

If you're up for it - It would be so cool for you to continue with the Voodoo Shop series :)

[@isaiah5833]

This entire video is the perfect script to a movie

[@FloridaMan0561]

My absolute favorite channel from this genre! Thanks again LHH,you’re the man!

[@wanderingcalamity360]

Great job with this! Your narration was on point as usual. Really brought the story to life. I don't normally notice the visuals because I'm either driving or trying to go to sleep while listening, but the visuals really added quite a bit of depth to this one. Awesome stuff.

[@astralworm7277]

Love this story ❤️ very well written and I love the quips of humour, great narration as always

[@virgilsteve]

I love these long stories Hope to see more of them honestly I think you're one of the best narrators out there. And I can't wait to see what other stories you will narrate and bring to life.

[@anklemania]

Just laying down and figuring out what to fall asleep to, then relisten tomorrow at work 😂

[@pixieBotanist]

This was great, the story was well paced and I like the log entry format. The way the entity was described was really unique and creepy

[@Kazperian]

The title of this video has changed at least 3 times while I've been watching it, what witchery is this?!

[@elys2416]

the narration is amazing omg. and the way I gasped at the ending because I never saw it coming.

[@brittanyburns456]

You are amazing! Thanks for your hard work dude

[@BloopTheNoop]

“First I’m not sharing maternity rights with a hamster” LOL

[@TENZEN._.]

Love this big time story. That would have been great if it was 1:23:45 but it is with exception of the last 2. You are BRILLIANT STEPHEN! Thank you my friend! 🗿👊😎🗿

[@jane1483]

Love your narrations. Thank you LHH👏

[@ScullyPop]

This is one of my favorite channels.

[@katherinezuber544]

You are truly one of the best! And I’m happy to see you’re getting more subscribers all the time. You’ll be over a million before you know it. I subscribed over 2 years ago and I share your content often. I even have my tattoo artist listening. Thanks Lighthouse Horror!

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

Spoilers I love how Karen immediately goes to adopt the haunted doll, that's 100% the content brain taking over lol

[@Scarybits13]

Why a spoiler???

[@williestreiff9314]

I love that her name is Karen

[@devil5hlygrim972]

I love spoilers that pop up as the first comment… good job buddy

[@devil5hlygrim972]

🎉

[@williestreiff9314]

@@devil5hlygrim972 I know, I try to avoid reading comments until after the podcast, because of some particular BOZO'S ONLY THERE THE ONLY ONES ENTITLED TO ENJOY THE STORY

[@talhahabdullah8980]

So happy with the new upload. It is the begining of our yearly monsoon and it has been raining non stop for the whole day.Our meteorlogical department warned that it might continue to rain for the next couple of days. Possibility of a flash flood coming and cant go anywhere. This is perfect for tonight - no sleeping as i have to be on the alert.

[@lynnetrathen4587]

Yay a long story 😊😊 thank you Stephan 😊

[@DarkLordDumbledore]

Wow... the ending had quite the twist.