My friends and I used to play tag at night. Until something else started playing tag with us.

[@boldandbrash1990]

The creatures were copying the kids knocking on the metal pot. Leah was counting because she knew something would happen when they got to 50.

[@LighthouseHorror]

dang!! I didn't even realize that! Well done!

[@OriYow]

If i could I would thank you in the real world but virtually will just have to do thank you so much. I was thinking that she was counting how many knocks there were and pin pointing how many people there monsters there were. But your theory makes more sense because of the title and how he said they might have been trying to scare us before the act

[@CommonKoi]

Bruh big brain

[@lotstothinkgaming]

I could shake your dang hand you wonderful citizen of Earth. Thank you for that 🤯

[@jontow3593]

I'm confused

[@thezoverload]

I'm listening to the story using headphones and when then knocking started I went to answer the door lol

[@LighthouseHorror]

lol

[@jackdare]

I got a ring doorbell for this exact problem ;P

[@D-Dollie]

Hope it wasn’t in the middle of the night

[@hefenywaiters7965]

That's funny.. Because I've done something like that too while watching a movie in tv..

[@lajiarrington9093]

Me too I almost got up twice to Anwser but caught myself forget that jazz Another Wonder Narrative from Mr Lighthouse

[@FloridasYesteryear]

I was washing dishes so I am facing the sink. My back is turned to the rest of the house. My son came up behind me and I didn't hear him because I was wearing my earbuds. He quietly reached around me to put a cup in the sink. It happened at the same time where everyone was running to the car. Needless to say I totally freaked out. My son thought it was hilarious and wanted to do it again.

[@LighthouseHorror]

lol

[@coolestson7547]

See how funny he thinks it is when you kick him in the butt.

[@leighannoverton5879]

N. Bn6

[@lL338]

That's sweet.

[@teddobbins8135]

Welp... glad he got his account of events down before he did a dumb.

[@rhunter42dragon]

I checked the comments on the original Reddit post. The OP is fine. The knocking wasn't his mom, but whatever it was didn't try anything. His mother and his dog are fine too.

[@anniereddj]

Narration gave me chills on this one! Wanted to scream “Don’t open that door!” at the end. Amazing backgrounds. Wonderful flow. Scary as if right there with those kids! Terrific telling of this great story by Kincepi!! Thank you both very much!

[@raven6565]

Me: Out walking my dog while listening to this and taking a breath. Lighthouse Horror: Outside I could hear deep guttural breathing. Me: Well that's rude.

[@RileyBlair-lq5hy]

lol

[@Thebroke.n.farmgirl]

😂😂😂

[@sarahcampbell3310]

Oh this one was good! So creepy! We used to love playing hide and go seek tag with friends in the dark!😭

[@n1sugarbaby69]

right I remember hide and seek flashlight tag oh my goodness and we used to do that in the dark in the woods

[@Anna-jv6qf]

Right!? Lol but my cousins and I stopped after we heard knocking. My parents and grandparents always told me to never play those games at night. Which is kinda why I wanted to listen to this story to😂

[@meimei8718]

Let your guard down. That’s how they get you. Great story, great ending and excellent delivery. Thank you for the video

[@shangothunder1055]

Not going to lie listening to this in the dead of night alone by the forest and this story got me SHOOK!😰

[@micah329]

This story was awesome! The creatures remind me of skinwalker stories. Also smooth voice

[@Jesswithlessstress]

..like silk!

[@commie_dog_boy]

We dont talk about flesh pedestrians here, fellow scholar.

[@Londonlink]

I was thinking wendigo based on the description

[@kalystagutierrez1607]

This kinda reminds me of a horror movie(forget me not) where these shadow monsters kill off a group of friends based on a type of hide and seek game. Here's the rhyme that goes with it: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, release the ones ignored by heaven. 8, 9, 10, now run and hide or join her at the Devil's side. 11 comes, the clocks will chime, forgotten souls erased by time. Midnight comes, it's not too late, so kill the ghost or seal your fate!"

[@thejdemon]

Man LHH I don't know where you find these stories but there fantastic, props to the writers of course and your amazing narration! I follow about 5 other channels they all seem to do the same stories, yours are 100% unique and I've listened to all your narrations, however you do it, keep up the magic, always amazing 😊👍🙏🙏

[@Jesswithlessstress]

Yes! He never seems to repeat. With his voice and cadence, I couldn't say I'd mind. I appreciate the original stories nonetheless.

[@mulletmuscle8208]

I had a weird thing happen when me and my friend were playing hide and seek in the dark. I was laying down in tall monkey grass hiding. My friend walked 2ft away from me in the grass but didn't see me in the shadow of a tree and kept walking. I looked up and no one was there and then my friend flickered the porch light meaning game over come inside. That was about 75 meters away. And my friend couldn't have cleared that distance without me seeing him and in only about 5 seconds. I don't know who walked past me....

[@destructivedustatom6594]

This is the first one in a while that gave me chills. Thanks lighthouse horror and author

[@WhatTheFrenchToast]

Nope, not playing in the woods again! Already, I'm checking the locks on my doors and windows. Thanks for keeping us horror lovers entertained!

[@gracekealoha4525]

I kinda thought the same as Leah, in which the other "seekers"was counting to 50 and would have eventually tagged them all! Man, that would be hella creepy! Just the thought or the possibility that these demonic entities were mimicking them and wanted to play tag too is so mind-blowing!

[@faultyinterface]

Man, that story freaked me the hell out. Usually I'm not easily scared because it's sounds that scare me, and that knocking got me

[@eryn9242]

These videos can put me to sleep or keep me awake, keep up the good work

[@Flowerfairyy27]

An implied doomed ending wow. Love this story sm, I live away from the city and near the countryside too. Thankfully we've never experienced phantom knocks ever.

[@EmilyBrowneyes]

Again, the way you narrate these stories makes them sound so believable. You are incredibly talented. Thank you for these.

[@michaelgorham2100]

The tension created in this story is superb.

[@trinamanriquez2819]

Omggg yesss I’m addictive to your story there the best🥰🥰keep up the great workk

[@LighthouseHorror]

Thank you! Will do!

[@zombiegirlfanter]

Awesome story. I actually thought for a moment that the knocking was coming from my door. But.... I won't be answering if it does. At least not at night. Lol

[@maddmusician4492]

If I'm having a hard pain day lighthouse, if I'm having a great day or I need to sleep or stay awake, of course... Lighthouse. Not ashamed to say I'm addicted to lighthouse Horror lol

[@darlenechadwick375]

I’m sure I’m not the only one that listens to you while I go to sleep! So, it’s not surprising this story was playing early the next morning. However,in my near consciousness I heard the knocking & woke my husband up to go see who was knocking at the door! Fortunately, I realized in the persistent knocking & subsequent shouted assurances he was coming, I made the connection to the story still playing in my earbuds! Chagrined, I stopped my husband’s efforts to get dressed, telling him I dreamt it all! He sat there a moment as if listening himself, then relaxed back into the bed. I let out the breath I was holding as I fought to keep from laughing at my goof!Best realistic story ever!! Keep up the great work! That’s why I love these stories best!👍🏼🥰 🤣😂❤️

[@amielmaharaj4477]

And THAT is how you end a story! Amazing

[@rhunter42dragon]

If you want to know what happened next, check the comments on the original Reddit post.

[@coltonmarks9430]

I've been listening to you for what seems like several years and I've never had my heart race this much before

[@playtime_foxy]

This is one of the most chilling stories I've heard and it's mostly because of the knock on the end.... The likelihood of it being his mother against it being one of those things is 10 against 90....

[@harkwin9277]

Hearing the moms car horn made me feel relieved and safe

[@jessicajackson6653]

I don’t know why but that really spooked me. It’s hot tonight andI live in the middle of nowhere so I open my windows. I just closed them lol and even though the doors are locked the light in the mud room is staying on!!

[@deniablenut2002]

When I heard the description of the Wendigos "Lacking Antlers", I have realized that the Wendigos were actually fawns, like how deer fawns start growing their antlers as the mature.. So.. Did they actually wanna play tag?

[@rhunter42dragon]

Considering they didn't actually hurt him or his dog at the end (check the comments on the original Reddit post), they might have.

[@jacobwalker6575]

I mean it's not bad when someone else joins

[@oldcollegecoed]

I am so damn glad I never heard these kinds of stories when I was a kid, because I grew up “in the boonies,” in a tiny 1960’s ranch with a huge yard that bordered on a huge wooded area. Most of wooded area was owned by the St. Louis airport who planned to expand their runways, and a local farmer owned the rest, but they were located miles away on the opposite side of the woods. All we had to do was jump the fence and walk less than a block, and we were entering a very dark, densely wooded area that had a couple trails to follow. The only things my dad ever warned us about was the dangers of discarded gas tanks and large propane tanks and broken glass. I was an extreme scaredy cat, so I rarely ventured into the woods until I was older. But if I’d heard these stories, I would have never left the house! My younger brother, on the other hand, was either a daredevil or had a death wish, because he spent most of his summers exploring those woods! And he did get bit by a snake and a rat, came across a massive bee hive and had to check it out resulting in being attacked by hundreds of bees that made under his shirt, into his pants and even into his socks, fell several times requiring stitches, suffered a fractured skull when he tripped & hit his head on an old motor left there, and thousands of bug bites! Oh…for the good old days!😁💞

[@janedoex1398]

So I am re - watching Lighthouse narrations again and again, because he often puts me to sleep when I expect nothing could, not even mediction and - most importantly- spare me of the most cruel, repeated nightmares awaiting... And still often HE does. This is almost a medical service for me. I almost never have any bad dreams after falling asleep after listening to his narration , even the gory ones. It's frustrating I can't repay atm..

[@beckyesparza4027]

I love watching these , it's the highlight of my day. Keep up the great work 😉

[@LighthouseHorror]

Thanks, will do!

[@Resmarax]

Missed opportunity! Great narration, but at the part when they knock on the walls it would have had a greater effect if you had tuned the knocks to the left/right channels seperately and randomized them. Maybe next time :)

[@barkingbunny2928]

Wow! Soooo well done! Sound effects jumped the hell out of me. Poor Cooper...

[@rhunter42dragon]

I checked the comments on the original Reddit post. Cooper's fine.

[@undefinedscott]

That was awesome. Very well done. Counting the tap... never got to 50

[@hefenywaiters7965]

Oh gosh!! Those knockings were very scary. Hhmm.. That reminds me of my nightmares. That's my typical nightmares I get sometimes.. Lol!! 😁

[@SirPreyas]

Thank you for the narration and thank you to the author for the story.

[@keefabulous]

Absolutely Love your voice reading these scary stories. Very pleasant. Please continue making great content. Love your channel.😉

[@sophiarubright2792]

Amazing story! Listened to it over my speaker and the knocking set off my six dogs, scred me to death 💀

[@lapralax7823]

Ive been listtening to your stuff your good appreciate the content.

[@ginamilligan9385]

Ooh...this is a GOOD ONE! Yikes! No tag for me...or my kids...or my grandkids...or...

[@MelodieRose727]

Incredible story! Well done. ❤

[@Ela.elizabeth]

Lighthouse! These are some crystal clear, lovely shots, incredibly smooth and clear. Did someone get a new drone to play with?? Or are these split between tripod and RTV or car with wide lense? Or GoPro?? I'm quite taken with the shot at 3:00. Is that a forest near you? Your shots make the video so much more fun to watch, and they're already great. Well done! (Oh, okay, just hit 5 mins in or so - def a drone! That looks so fun! Does it have a built in camera? I don't know much about them, if the cameras come built in or if they come separately. Mind sharing the model? It takes breathtaking footage.)

[@LighthouseHorror]

Hey good to see you Ms.! So those are actually all shots I purchased. Stock footage or specific clips. I'm so glad you liked them! I have a great time pairing them and I'm always so excited to see how they come out. Thanks for all the kind words!

[@Ela.elizabeth]

@@LighthouseHorror - Wow awesome! They really are beautiful. I guess that makes more sense safety-wise though... there are a lot of crazies in the interwebs that enjoy using obscure data like images of random places to stalk folks... as you well know as a Creepypasta narrator, haha! Did you ever hear about that Japanese "superfan" who stalked this young pop star by looking at the reflection in her eyes in a photo she'd posted? He then staked out the train station until she showed up again and then followed her home... urgh. 🤢🤮 (Here's the article, super crazy: www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-50000234). So yeah. Good idea using stock footage! 😂

[@anniereddj]

I love what he does with the background pictures/scenes too! Definitely a signature style of his videos! So good in fact that I’ve noticed at least one other prominent KZbinr starting to mimic it but with much less effort, fewer scenes, and obviously just a token effort. It does display however what a successful technique it is. Mimicry IS the highest form of flattery after all. No one does it better than LH though!!

[@woodenspoon8496]

You're my new therapist I listen to no other horror story tellers but you

[@Hypercube2017]

Words cannot describe how thankful I am that it was daytime when I listened to this, or that I wasn’t wearing headphones.

[@nemo9540]

This was a really great story, not as good as the half price voodoo store but we'll up there in my top 20.

[@FamilySavard]

You are my best friend while working freaking love your voice keep up the good work!!!!

[@LighthouseHorror]

Thank you! Will do!

[@FamilySavard]

@@LighthouseHorror you just made my day

[@zombiesalmon4997]

5:09 “Tis but a scratch!”

[@gengar6666]

Great story as always. Your great at narrarating.. It's easy for my mind to see what's happening. ;)

[@nancyM1313]

YOU'RE It!! 👆🤩 lol! We always laughed after saying It. Thanks so much Lighthouse.

[@TENZEN._.]

Your it. 👆😉

[@LighthouseHorror]

lol

[@nancyM1313]

@@TENZEN._. haha! No, I'm Not!! I called it first. 👆😁 not it! Yeah, I was that kid. No wonder my brother wouldn't stop until he got me first. It was lots of fun. Now how about that Crytid? Cheers🤗

[@TENZEN._.]

@@nancyM1313 No touch backs! 😉 JK! That crypted & the ending👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁. Thank you indeed Stephen!

[@nancyM1313]

@@TENZEN._. ☺ Umm! Someone else remembers the rules, and I bet, liked the game as much as I did. Take care. @6:52 pm Goodnight from😚me! Lol! Bye bye~☆

[@julyol119]

This one was really good! I like the 'real encounter' adjecent ones :)

[@JPaul-e7v]

the message is don't play in the woods at night don't open the door either a nother great lighthouse story from you with many more 👍☕🦗

[@Desertmermaid72]

That was one of the best stories I’ve ever heard. ❤

[@morsecodereviews1553]

I only wear one ear bud in at a time, typically the right one. As I bought a cheap pair for mulling around the house while doing chores. The reason for the one is they fall out without provocation. So I put one in and only have to worry about catching one and not two. I say all this because as I was idly going about my sleep deprived routine, I suddenly hear a sharp knocking at the front door. I damn near crap my pants and jump outta my skin... only to realize, a bit too late, the damn knocking is coming from my one bud. Bravo👏 Good show😂

[@ceewood3358]

See this is why you Always Look before you open the door, no matter who you can assume it is....

[@rhunter42dragon]

OP got seriously lucky. Whatever was knocking (as we all suspected, it wasn't his mom) didn't try anything, and his mom and Cooper showed up later.

[@dereks_island]

The opening video looks wildly similar to a place really close to my house. Not that it needs setting the mood, but when tyou look up and it looks like across the street, it makes you look down your street, just in case lol. Great job S. I actually found a 7 hour story that was really good. The narrator did a good job, but all I kept thinking while I was listening is ma'am I really really think you'd kill that story. You've now gotten to the point where I'm looking for stories and mentally having you read them lol. I'd be a bad friend..... How are you today? Yeah yeah, got any stories you'd like to share :)

[@tableclothbird3866]

I had a stroke reading the last part

[@theninjacalledbasilisk7770]

If I had lived in that environment, I would be a maaaaaajor gun collector. Especially if I had kids to protect.

[@user_J117]

Great story! Excellent writing! Excellent narration, as always! :)

[@Jim-yk1ug]

I feel like throwing up bro, the knocking is so scary

[@aimeeprincessofpower]

That's what I'm talking about! Great story, loved it!!!

[@unusual3372]

I love this channel it's great

[@LighthouseHorror]

Thank you so much 😀

[@unusual3372]

@@LighthouseHorror thank you for make good videos

[@tylermontoyia9424]

I really liked this one😃 Reminds me of the good old days of Goosebumps 😈🥃

[@hayleydid]

This had the same vibes as The Midnight Entity in Doctor Who! Creepy. Great narration as always though 🥰

[@janedoex1398]

Great story and narration as usual. Nothing else to say ....🖐💜

[@karencomette2964]

That was awesome I really love that story

[@fierthefool8458]

Naw, they was just homies that wanted to play too, and stopped trying because after they sacred them away they realized they are afraid of them, so the respectfully kept their distance from then on out

[@soulreaver1983]

Excellent tale my friend! 😎👍

[@yllim3170]

Part 37 of thanking the lighthouse horror for his constant uploads

[@heavens_night_]

I don't like how eerily similar this town is to mine

[@rhunter42dragon]

SPOILER BELOW! DON'T READ IF YOU WANT THE ENDING TO REMAIN AMBIGUOUS! * * * He's fine. His mom is fine, and so is his dog. The knocking at the door was NOT his mom (as I'm sure we all suspected), but whoever or whatever it was didn't try anything. It's all in the comments of the original Reddit post.

[@jackalina91]

I really ♥️waking up & listening to you & WHAT happened to my phone book please???? 🤷‍♀️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Yvngg_Plxto]

This is a masterpiece great job

[@cathys.6006]

What a great thing to listen to before bed :D

[@jasperz3135]

wAIT A SECOND - WHY WOULD YOU LET THE DOG STAY OUT?? Especially on an unfenced property. Horror story or not, that hound is going to go running, and you're not going to be able to catch up to them. Or is this just my experience as a border collie owner in a big city?

[@BeresVonSaladir]

Not sure about the city, but at my house (which is some form of a mix between suburban and rural, tending towards the rural side) it's super okay leaving dogs outside. They know their houses and, no matter what shenanigan they get up to at night, will always come back. Nothing ever happen to any dogs staying outside, though the only one I currently have is kinda lazy and prefer to sleep inside the house.

[@jasperz3135]

@@BeresVonSaladir Dude, that's insane - we couldn't even do that in the countryside down in the southern part of New Zealand because people always had guns and shot animals on sight. Even if they had a collar on and everything. Never lost an animal like that, personally, but a lot of old neighbor's did. Then if it's not the guns and kill on sight mentality causing an issue, it's the dog fighting ring problem and pet killers in the cities. I genuinely have faith that my English bull terrier will come home when she's gotten out. Once she's worn herself down enough and gotten bored. Even herd the border collie back - she's done it numerous times. She can work the gates and the other one can climb. But she's always been at the collie's heels to send her back home, and even led total strangers back when she's gone on a solo adventure and they've tried to coax her into going back home and followed her to make sure she got there - but it's just. I have faith in her. I don't have faith in the humans that are around her and have every opportunity to take her away for one of the rings as a big dog, or who'll decide her life is worth less than just because she's a dog, and we don't have a high human-on-human murder rate, but we have a terrifying amount of animals that still get left in the middle of footpaths and neatly placed in driveways or by traffic lights that were clearly done in by a methodical human hand, you know? Absolutely love the sound of where you live, though. It sounds like an entirely different world. And far less anxiety inducing, to boot. Half the time we can't even have dogs in our backyards without supervision - big or small - because people think it's funny to hop fences and snatch 'em.

[@rhunter42dragon]

Just to put everyone's minds at ease, the dog is okay. Seemed a bit shaken, but otherwise fine.

[@charuthadewmina2290]

Narrator: I hope to hear from you guys soon THE CREATURE KNOKING ON THE DOOR: IT WOULD BE UNLIKELY

[@LoboKhan1]

hide and seek tag in the late 70's and early 80's was the best.

[@Rainy-In-The-Desert]

Amazing narration!

[@dsandoval9396]

That's why you install cameras ...cameras you can view in your bombproof panic room.

[@linus8380]

when the 50th approaches, they come for you, searching, hunting, turning, feasting.

[@JRAndrach]

Oohh!! I liked this one a lot.

[@akmrd4746]

Ooooo I loved that ending!

[@rhunter42dragon]

If you want to know what happened, check the comments on the original Reddit post.

[@radiowaveyes1344]

that ending sounded ominous but fortunately op is still alive and back in the city

[@raymondfilyau7500]

So start knocking back! Don't be afraid of the things that go bump in the night! BE the thing thats making the bumps!! Be scarier than what is scaring you!

[@Vergil284]

Pull out the AK

[@corencaldwell9901]

They just wanted to join in the game, personally I wouldn't be opening that door until I was sure it was actually my mum though. I highly doubt it was.

[@LB-uo7xy]

It's the damn Not Deer again. Too bad the kid didn't say what area his house was. Then again I hear that the Not deer entities have travelled beyond the Appalachian mountains.

[@shannanward6792]

I just cant believe my good luck when I find one I havent heard yet.

[@agnesstokes1078]

Good story 👏

[@tamijocampbell4629]

With ear buds in this was so creepy when they were in the bedroom lol

[@anthonyhenderson2614]

That was a great story please do another one

[@s3audi2009]

I love me some lighthouse horror!

[@shielapetty1334]

Me: Frustrated at first, ugh why does he leave us wondering at the end? LH: You already know the answer to that… Me: Yes, yes I suppose thats true but do they know?? 👉 My feebile attempt at humor thru horror! The ring doorbell sounds like a good idea about now. That is, unless you’ve watched the last episode of American Horror Stories on Netflix. Best to just not answer the door too! “Nighty, Night” Creepy Pasta Peeps. That was a good one too 🤔

[@emmatigranyan9843]

This is my first time watching this channel

[@bobastu]

The euphemism for the dog, lying to a child, about something that can be a child's best friend. Something that can give a child strength or a child comfort. They took that away from this child to soften the truth. Then his anxiety, growing up, almost brought him to the very place that they tried to shield him from, as he felt the symptoms of the family illness. But, he was brave enough to talk to his grandfather, and is now brave enough to get help.

[@tamijocampbell4629]

That Ending!!!!!! Omg

[@rhunter42dragon]

If you want to know what happened, check the comments on the original Reddit post.

[@maatthecat3966]

Oh, that was a particularly creepy one :O

[@juroofman355]

This was a very good story but I think it would have been scarier if we never found out what the monster was

[@Luigi_AU]

credit to "boldandbrash" it took me a bit to understand but your right, the counting and knocking makes sense anyway on my own note: god that ending really hits, dog is dead, creatures stole the mom's key, and now they are back, jesus christ