The Dread of the Djinn

[@jaydawg4632]

I worked in North Africa on the oil rigs for many years. The locals spoke of The Djinn many times. Once we were held up in Tataouine, Tunisia. We were waiting for clearance to enter the desert. By dust, we had clearance, but our driver refused to drive through the desert at night for fear of the Djinnn and other alleged entities that were there. I passed it off as superstition until I arrived at the rig and told the story to an Amercan driller. I was surprised when he said it's true, he and the crew had seen many strange things there.

[@j.peters1222]

US soldiers stationed in the Middle East have similar stories both witnessed by themselves and described by locals.

[@Shin_Lona]

Plus, on Tatooine, you gotta worry about the Jawas too.

[@PeteMunchel-sn9ff]

Can I ask what time period you were there? My great grandfather worked for Gulf Oil in West and northwest Africa for about 17 years in the 40s and 50s, I'm fascinated by the place lol his pictures are amazing

[@chadh3441]

Wasn't that the oil rig that Luke Skywalkers uncle worked at? Asking for a fren....jk. Lol! Dude that sounds wild as hell! Why did you have to get permission to cross the desert, if you don't mind me asking? Thanks in advance! Cheers

[@jaydawg4632]

@PeteMunchel-sn9ff I was there off and on from 1999 to 2009 in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. Then, based in Algeria from 2012 to 2015, covering field operations in North Africa and the Middle East. It was an amazing experience. My profile pic was taken in Tunisia on the way back from a rig, and I desperately needed to pee.

[@Twitch0331]

"You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger. And you don't mess around with Djinn." 😁 - - Jim Croce, probably

[@peejurtica7341]

Lame

[@wolven777]

LOL good one

[@ashleybrooke2087]

He did also sing "If I could hold djinn in a bottle" & "I got a djinn". Djinn Croce was great.

[@JK-gm6kk]

Were all in the bathtub now, making bathtub djinn

[@EphemeralProductions]

😂😂

[@naomiseraphina9718]

Hi, guys, I'm a long-time fan of your channel, and I've left many comments before, so please forgive me if I've already shared this story, but I can't resist mentioning it here, since it perfectly refutes the skeptical argument that the only people who see Djinn are those with a cultural predisposition to do so. In a nutshell, I once encountered a being that appeared to be a human, (a woman) made of green light, deep in the forest. It was 1992, I was 17 years old, and was on a backpacking trip with my family in Kings Canyon National Forest, in California. I was from a family of lapsed Protestants, and was at that time an atheist, more or less. My family is mixed Irish/German/English stock, and we had no knowledge whatsoever of the Djinn. The entity I encountered was the most frightening event of my young life, and it left an indelible imprint on my mind and character. There is more to the story than I want to burden you with here, but suffice to say, I saw a glowing, green, humanoid figure at close range, and it was utterly terrifying. I've spent years and years researching all manner of folklore and investigations into the paranormal, trying to find an answer for the questions that my sighting aroused in me, and the entity whose description most closely matches what I witnessed is the Djinn. "A being made of smokeless (green) fire," is EXACTLY what this entity appeared to be. There you have it: No cultural conditioning, and NO expectation to see such a thing; still, it happened. This is why I tend to believe any sincere-sounding person who comes forward with a strange sighting. I know what it is to witness the unusual, and I know all too well what it is to be disbelieved. The world IS a lot stranger than the current materialistic scientific consensus would like to admit. All the best to you. Loved your video. --Naomi

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

You should share your full story to the comments in The Tape Library. Dont worry about whether people believe it or not, just tell your truth from start to finish.

[@trajictv2110]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing. to back that up, what I assume to be the non Arab lady in the last story of the video depicted a Jinn, with hooved feet near what seemed to be a bath house.... I am of Moroccan heritage. And in Moroccan culture "maybe even in Arab culture in general" some Jinns are said to have the legs of a camel, and enjoy lingering in Bath houses. An interesting similarity.

[@wolven777]

The Irish have a long tradition of interaction with the unseen, you just have other names for them. Their true form, we are unable to see, but they can choose how they appear to us. They usually appear as animals, with some preference for some specific animals, but they can take human form, usually with a detail that is wrong, like animal hooves, or vertical eyes... Usually, in nature, the jinn are peaceful and will leave you alone as long as you don't disturb their habitat or hurt one of them. It's the ones that hang around the unclean places that are scary and violent and harmful. What happened when you saw it? Did you dream of her, did you pass out? Please give us more details.

[@matijakukuruzovic3175]

U Catholic now?

[@GorillazINmist]

Jinns are real, I lived in a haunted house for many years and it was terrifying.

[@tech-bore8839]

Bedtime Stories: "The victim felt intense fear" Wartime Stories: "Popping a flashbang!"

[@thecursed01]

bedtime stories 90% of the time: and then..aaaaaliens. i got so mad in that vanished native village stories that suddenly had cylindric spaceship and aaaaaliens... i wonder if that famous meme aliens guy is the main writer in this channel now

[@JK-gm6kk]

nothing quells a sense of deep foreboding like saying "GRENADE OUT!"

[@ringspecies]

​@@JK-gm6kkEvery man-made horror starts with someone yelling out "Vibe check!", true.

[@brucejedilee5290]

@@thecursed01 Not his fault that is what people reported seeing

[@nicholasadamson2103]

Ghosts hate flashbangs

[@godzillalover2]

Djinn are nasty, that's why I switched to vodka

[@barrybrevik9178]

Yeah, but have you tried a Djinn & Tonic? The quinine seems to tame the Djinn a bit.

[@TheUrantia001]

Lame af

[@ShaktiFlowww]

I realize y’all are joking around but another name for alcohol is spirits so you’re probably not far off in your jokes

[@AndyBonesSynthPro]

@@TheUrantia001 Yeah but it probably seemed funny at the time, no harm done

[@Shin_Lona]

​@@barrybrevik9178 Djinn & Juice

[@BWC_Studios3004]

Here’s an idea for a similar episode… do some research into ancient Mesopotamian monsters from their mythology and see if there’s any modern-day encounters with them. Like the Kulilu or the Alu. I think Wartime Stories might’ve done that once to tell a story about this giant locust monster in the Middle East

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

Mysterious middle East has covered them

[@bryanbulmer6716]

Don't you talk about my uncle like that

[@daydreamdirty]

I reached and asked them if this channel could hold my story but so far I’ve heard nothing from them

[@MandyMan24]

@@daydreamdirty they probably get a lot of suggestions and requests. Any chance if I can ask what your story was?

[@daydreamdirty]

@@MandyMan24 A 13+ year journey with an entity in my life that had tons of fear in it (both sides- the physical aspect and the righteous kind). I looked for years to see if there were others who had experienced what I experienced and I didn’t see anything….. until literally a couple of months ago from a video called “Nightshifts in Iraq” by Wartime stories channel on here where some from my old unit having experienced Djinn from a year prior to my deployment in 2007. Mine was in 2008 and I had gone to the same location as they did- Ar Ramadi. One claimed that the Djinn even left with him. It’s the last story in that video if you’re curious. Anyway my story is a combination of that and an embarrassing part that I may not talk about publicly on this channel that ties into my struggle to reclaim my identity and my masculinity.

[@AzulGatos41]

My dad has a few run ins with djinns. We're from Malaysia and they're prevalent here too. Imo, the best story of my dad is when he tried to 1 v 1 a Djinn. Why? Because when i was a baby, i was almost kidnap by a Djinn like entity. After i was born, my parents visited my grandma (Mother side) in her village. I was sleeping in the guest room while my parents were busy making dinner. When my mother came to check on me, she saw what she describe as a thin human like entity with really long hair creeping through the window. She screamed and grabbed me quickly away. My dad rushed to the room before seeing the creature scurried out the window. Enraged, my dad gave chase, screaming prayers while wielding a machete into the jungle. He was found an hour later by other village men after grandma called for help.

[@crazysilly2914]

See, these jinns used to be worshipped as gods by tribal humans. Now that they are no longer worshipped, they grow spiteful and envious and desperate….

[@MixedRaceAndProud1690]

@@crazysilly2914 - That is a very good point 👍

[@melissajacobs5822]

Did he survive?!

[@AzulGatos41]

@@melissajacobs5822 yes. He's 83 years old currently

[@alifrahaman8148]

W dad

[@theterminaldave]

That girl was smart to run away from the bathhouse in the woods, those gym memberships are nearly impossible to get out of.

[@Lmfnd01]

Djinn membership?

[@kyleanuar9090]

​@@Lmfnd01you can literally get trapped in their realms, some become nannies or married off. Some refused to return here as it's better off there.

[@yakhooves]

@@kyleanuar9090 Really? I hate going to the Djim,

[@rhedosaurus2251]

Genie from Aladdin: You ain't never had a friend like me. Djinn: And with me around, he's going to need you.

[@jordanalandry1866]

Hate to break it to u but, a genie IS a jinni which plural is jinn

[@rustyshackleford9588]

they aint so bad just gotta get em laid

[@amandajackson2240]

Apparently they demonstrate the difference between genie and Jafar as a genie

[@RIPTurhaAKACryptidHunter]

I love Bedtime stories visuals! ❤😍

[@elzbthp67]

Yes! They're hauntingly beautiful. ❤

[@BabyScatha]

The art of that thing running towards the car is just pure nightmare fuel 😮

[@EphemeralProductions]

His skinny legs were so strange and funny! :)

[@cv507]

maybe itz an ´ugly´ ckärr..? much uglier than a röck eh chipp v?v maybe itz a papamöbil€ ^??^

[@Milkovichultear97]

Hehe funny mannequin

[@creepynoone7437]

I thought I saw it coming closer before saying that I was seeing things. Before realizing that it was coming closer.

[@Cwmira453]

The Djinn are indeed very similar to the celtic sith or sidhe (fairies). Since Jacques Vallée found a lot of parallelisms between the fae and the UFO phenomenon, it would be interesting that you explore more that conexion in future episodes. Notice also the similarities between the shadowy djinn mentioned in your first story and the shadow people.

[@RedLithic]

They've talked about the venn diagram of vampires, fae, and UFOs.

[@Shin_Lona]

​@@RedLithicI don't know about the vampire correlation... 🤔

[@Cwmira453]

​​​​​@@Shin_Lona John Keel briefly mentioned such a connection in the "Mothman Profecies" book. However, the link he actually tried to establish was more between several mythical supernatural entities, UFOs and their supposed common interest in blood, that with mere vampires.

[@wolven777]

They are the same, only difference is the name. I've heard stories in Nordic countries that are similar to the ones we hear in the Muslim world. The stories with the little people of the Native North Americans are also very similar to what we get here.

[@crazysilly2914]

@@wolven777 Australia is FULL of them too...

[@ourparanormalworld]

I once saw a faceless monk in a similar encounter like the woman in the woods minus the building here in the UK year's ago now!

[@randomlyswatching9481]

Where 😮😮😮

[@TQFMTradingStrategies]

I ran into a faceless figure once in London. Came up to me on a side street speaking a long forgotten language, (something about l bagwan road man” so I assume the spirit was from the isle of Rhodes) the faceless demon then stole my wallet at knifepoint before disappearing into the night. You could only see his eyes the rest of his face was black like shadows, or black fabric.

[@Sushi_bar]

Im dead 💀

[@galanopouloc]

​@@TQFMTradingStrategiesyou must have encountered a particularly precious entity in the UK known as "the roadman"

[@annien.1727]

@@TQFMTradingStrategies 😱Scary!!!

[@abdulqudz89]

this channel never disappoints.

[@annien.1727]

Nope, never at all! Bedtime Stories ROCK!

[@Mal0Imperzia]

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[@annien.1727]

@@Mal0Imperzia 🙄Who said anything about it being a "bot comment"?

[@joec.9591]

The single most most disturbing experience I ever had was a forest going quiet, as if someone had switched a soundtrack off. All I could hear was my breathing, my footsteps, and my heart pounding. The place had been alive with sound, and then it wasn't. I imagine I stood there for a while, though in retrospect it was more like a few seconds. I think I was waiting for the sound to come back so I could breathe. That was the weird sensation. It was so uncomfortable I turned back along the trail, reached my vehicle and promptly left. To this day I've never had another experience like that. I have no idea what happened, but it kept me from doing any hiking for several years. Decades later the memory gives me pause when I'm out and about. Weird!

[@wolven777]

Sounds more like the beginning of an dogman or bigfoot encouter. Some predators can have that effect on nature.

[@xyluigi]

Sounds like you got The Silence. I'm fortunate enough to have never experienced something of a high supernatural level like that but it's terrifying to think about. This happens because our instincts can pick up that a predator is nearby. The real question is: What kind of predator?

[@KhalilContreras]

Some people call it “The Oz Factor”. It’s best to stand your ground and not panic. Whatever causes this to happen is sometimes benign or malevolent.

[@MrPortajohn]

13:52 I love that the faces go right back to deadpan as they drive away. I couldn't stop laughing.

[@lauraholmes2402]

“As they sped away” at what looks like 30mph.

[@JKAV_76]

The whole car did it 😂

[@endtimesninja1235]

Yup. Glad that's over 😂

[@jparada]

I always look forward to a new bedtime stories upload 😁👍✌️

[@JulieBailey-h6w]

I agree, he does tell a good story, doesn't he

[@noneyourbiz8886]

There aren’t enough videos done on Djinns. I am super excited about this upload. Thanks BS

[@GorillazINmist]

Check our Arab ghost hunters, they capture some scary entities usually.

[@Alfardan_physio]

I live in the gulf region, specifically Bahrain in the western cost of the country, 15 to 20 years ago the farms wear widely spread across the village including my house was behind one, and me, dad, mom my brother and sisters all encountered several incidents for each one of us and most disturbingly the incidents were inside the house, when I remember what happened i still have chills and my encounter with this beings were only 6 years ago, when ever I wanted to tell the story I feel that something bad well happen to me

[@wolven777]

I am from Morocco, and the stories I hear from the brothers in the Gulf are just... la Ilaha illa Allah...! That empty desert is not so empty after all.

[@one_with_kevrything9825]

I'm actually being serious when I ask this, but did you see Michael Jackson during his time down there or know anybody who did? If neither, what was the general consensus on him moving down there?

[@Witty_HistoryGeek]

@@one_with_kevrything9825 I was in Bahrain at the time. There was initial excitement when we found out he was here, but he had top security and lived in a isolated part of the country. He was photographed wearing an Abaya which led to a lot of ridicule though

[@Witty_HistoryGeek]

where was this? Jasra or Hamala?

[@Alfardan_physio]

@@Witty_HistoryGeek neither, it's Karzakkan, a bit further south

[@wayfarer1021]

Great story! Artwork is awesome, creepier than ever!

[@MCsCreations]

Fascinating. It's really curious... Lots of similarities to stories I've heard from my grandmother when I was a kid. But I'm from Brazil. Our fear of the dark (up the Irons BTW) is huge.

[@haydotbabayaga1860]

I had my own experience way back 2014,i was a domestic helper in Dubai for almost 3 years.I was alone working upstairs,finishing all the stuffs so that i can send them off for delivery in the morning,I was sitting on the floor with both of my feet literally under the working table(center table).It was around 8pm,when suddenly the air become "heavy",then something appeared right behind me,like towering me from behind,it doesn't look human at all,it appears like dark smoke with a form and i was so scared that i wanted scream but i can, it made me paralyzed,if not for our cook calling out for me downstairs,i won't be able to move.It's as if her voice broke the "spell".From then on,I moved all my work tools downstairs.

[@rachapach6192]

The first and only time I ever heard about Djinn’s in a real life situation was the Nora Quoirin case in 2019. Nora was 15 but she had developmental issues which affected her mentally and physically according to her parents. Long story short the parents took their kids on vacation to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia at a resort surrounded by dense jungle. Basically the literal night after they arrived Nora disappeared. The police and parents were so desperate they allowed a shaman to try to help them as she had been gone for 8 days by that point. The shaman said she was captured by a Djinn that didn’t want to let her go. He gave offerings and did his best. The next day after the shaman tried to help she was found. It was 9 days after she vanished. Nora was found 1.6 miles away from the resort in deep jungle. She had no clothes or shoes on. She only had underwear on. Granted that’s what her parents say she was wearing when she was put to bed that night. She was no longer alive. Autopsy stated she passed because of internal bleeding caused by a combination of hunger and stress.. The parents still to this day think she was kidnapped. The police say she must have left for some reason and got lost in the jungle. Her parents say she struggled to walk even short distances unassisted. The parents to this day are still fighting for answers. She would have had to climb over a fence, squeeze between a gap in a gate, walk with no shoes through difficult and treacherous terrain to reach the spot she was found. Remember she had developmental delays. Physically and mentally. I remember watching the news as this case unfolded. It just felt so bizarre. I still have no clue what could have happened to her. Just super creepy circumstances if you ask me.. Anytime I hear a story about Djinns it makes me think of this case.

[@bradwhite5884]

I've heard that case, was kinda huge, I had suspicions that an unknown force was involved, so yeah

[@crazysilly2914]

these jinns used to be worshipped as gods by tribal humans. Now that they are no longer worshipped, they grow spiteful and envious and desperate….

[@jasminbintyousuf5992]

The jinn are known to kidnap helpless children or the weak. Sometimes they control them while the person is asleep. The person sleepwalks to where the jinn wants them.

[@Creature..]

Bedtime stories quickly became a part of my nightly routine. Thanks from Houston.

[@beachcomberbob3496]

I once had a care worker (of Islamic background) who confided in me of a family 'experience' of her aunt being possessed by what she called a Djinn, and that she had witnessed this for herself on a visit back to their home country.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Whatever became of her aunt? Has she ever said?

[@MixedRaceAndProud1690]

Perfect bed time story for a late Sunday night 👻

[@BoredRanter-oy9gg]

South Asian muslims can tell you some horrific stories and as a south asian myself I'd say our stories about them are similar to the type native americans have about such entities (e.g. not talk about them much, especially at night, avoiding being outside at dusk). BTW Most of you guys, when you read the Alaadin story about his genie do none of you bother to ask why that entity was trapped in the first place? It's to do with exorcism. Here's another riddle for you - when Europeans mention vampires can't enter a property unless it's invited well in the islamic there's a similar rule about these entities (i.e. they're not allowed to interact with humans intentionally unless humans invite them first and once they are they'll remain unless expel by an exorcism). I'll give one more final tidbit that ties the vampire stories with this entity. Do you know how some superstitious south asians keep these entities from entering their property? They drive iron stakes into the 4 corners of their house.

[@DOG-MEAT]

That bit about vampires not being able to come into your home without being welcomed comes later I believe from Bram Stoker novels the actual vampires in folk law where basically just zombies who would rise from the dead eat people and die once the sun rose only to come back alive at night.

[@cgsimons1187]

I heard they are repelled by iron and to protect a property to do exactly as you stated with the iron stakes in the four corners of the house. The use of stakes(with iron instead of wood) and requiring a human occupant to open the door and let them in does seem connected to the mythical vampire. Though you can bet there are some homes where these entities gained permission before the current occupants moved in. Possibly dwelling on the land long before man built homes there.

[@Martial-Mat]

You're not taking any of that seriously are you?

[@bgee461]

Interesting. Our property lines are marked by 4 iron stakes, I wonder if there is any historical connection there. Obv it makes sense now since they last a long time, but I wonder if it started out as protection a long time ago

[@kayb9979]

@@DOG-MEAT Vampires tend to vary in their nature according to their geography. You are right about Stoker influencing peoples perceptions of them. In the middle ages in Europe vampires were often plague carriers rather than blood suckers or flesh eaters. If memory serves me right "The Vampire" by Ornella Volta has an appendix which describes various types of vampires in different countries.

[@AresVallis]

I think this is probably one of my favorite videos that you've released because I'm weirdly obsessed with the gym even though I'm not from the middle East I'm actually native American. Put the description of them is beings as smokeless fire has stuck with me. The supposition that they might be made of plasma is intriguing

[@Raidar29]

Jinns can explain almost all paranormal phenomena since they are formless. In islamic literature there is an abundance of information about them. Upon the creation of man, both angels and a jinn named iblis were commanded by the creator to prostrate to adam (the first man) out of respect. The arrogance of iblis led him to reason that he should not bow to man because they are made of clay and he is made of smokeless fire. This disobedience continued and instead of seeking forgiveness, iblis sought to destroy mankind and was given the ablility to influence mankind amongst other things like an extended lifespan to the day of judgement. This was given as repayment of his dutiful worship up until his disobedience, for seeking complete repayment in his worldly life, the reward of the hereafter was restricted from him and he was cursed to hellfire. Lemme know if u want me to write more 😀

[@Soundofwindonsand]

The color of Blue Flame, but not fire The color of sky from Earth The color of Earth from the sky Watch for Friendly Foxes.... 🐾

[@Soundofwindonsand]

Well Said........🐾

[@doctorsam5771]

Fun fact in Islam, the devil is believed to be a Djinn himself one so powerful that he was a direct acquaintance of God. But when God created the first man Adam and told everyone to bow down before him, Iblis (now the devil) was the first one to rebel his reasoning being a Djinn is created by fire and shouldn't prostate before a mortal created by clay hence was then exiled from the heavens.

[@testingmysoup5678]

Also Mohammed thought Allah was a djinn. He was convinced Allah wasn't one by his wife

[@doctorsam5771]

@@testingmysoup5678 Don't know where you heard that from but it's 100% false. It was revealed pretty early in the Quran to prophet Muhammad that Allah created both Djinn and Humans for his worship plus associating Allah with Djinns would be outright shirk. "La Ilaha Illalah" means Allah is one and all by himself.

[@davidofglenbrook4487]

All interesting fantasy tales

[@doctorsam5771]

@@davidofglenbrook4487 "In this moment I'm euphoric...not because of the existence of a phony God, because I'm enlightened by my own Intelligence"

[@BillRandy-r9i]

Satan was an angel but the whole thing about him not wanting to bow to Adam when God did it's true because the way he's seen it God and angels shouldn't bow to man and I mean I kind of see where he was coming from imagine serving your Creator and King just to see him create a new being and him bow to it and you have no idea why your king is bowing to such a creature

[@RyanM92]

At a quick glance I thought it said "The Bread of the Djinn", was thinking they've started going into parodies.

[@timetravelkitty425]

Oh, I would have thought of a big misty gluten monster 😂

[@galanopouloc]

Random person: "how many wishes have you granted?" Djinn: "How many breads have you eaten?"

[@quietone748]

How do you banish the Gluten Djinn? Start a Keto diet :D

[@MandyMan24]

Best spooky stories channel of them all!!!

[@bearrett50kal17]

Even a skeptic like me who enjoys these stories as fiction gets goosebumps sometimes because the narration, script, and art are just that immersive.

[@LadyHeathersLair]

Well done. Loved the artwork animation at the end.

[@Planetfourtwelve]

This was, yet again, AN ABSOLUTE HONOR collaborating with these UNBELIEVABLE INDIVIDUALS! I don’t know how to express how much I think & appreciate the Bedtime Stories crew! If u haven’t yet, MAKE SURE U HIT THAT “Like & Subscribe Buttons” on BOTH BEDTIME STORIES & PLANET 412!!! Thank U 🙏🏻, more than u can EVER KNOW!! -Matt Emch 💙

[@24HourReaper]

BEDTIME STORIES & PLANET 412?! CANNOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!! Mr. Ballen HAS to do Matt Emch’s story NEXT!!

[@devOnHoliday]

the Djinn running after the run was yelling "return the slab, return the slab or suffer my curse"

[@averagejoe455]

Thanks to our sponsor, "Non Qualified Counselors and Personal Information Selling."

[@gamelife2982]

Didn’t wartime stories have them as a sponsor too?

[@averagejoe455]

@@gamelife2982 Unfortunately, they do.

[@QuestionThings123]

​@gamelife2982 a lot channels do, pretty sure all of the ballen studios channels have them. I kinda feel the same way about it, but I'm more of an all therapists are a gateway for red flag laws kinda guy myself

[@daniakalaina]

@@gamelife2982yes

[@voiceinthenoise3357]

Great storytelling, as usual. The djinn are a difficult entity to pin down, their identity as intangible and their origins as elusive as their form..

[@dabking94.19]

I had an encounter once when i was about 24 or 25. I was sitting on a coffee table in the living room in my old house playing a ww2 flight sim on the PS4 when all of the sudden to my left on the staircase, it felt like a solid wall of negative energy suddenly appeared out of nowhere. As i turned to look..i caught a glimps of a dark figure standing on the stairs looking directly at me. It was about 5'6" tall, all black, had long hair (looked like dreads) and its face....was pale white with a long pointed mouth and jaw. It faded as soon as i saw it. I jumped back off the table and was terrified for a few seconds, then ran up the stairs and looked around but found nothing. It was the one time i saw something...not sure if it was a Djinn or some other dark spirit but it sure scared me for a while!

[@quietone748]

That sounds incredibly frightening.

[@dabking94.19]

@@quietone748 Yeah it really was. I don't know why it chose to appear that one time, but it never showed itself again afterwards.

[@knightingale9833]

Doesn’t sound like a Djinn, probably a ghost or some other type of entity

[@sideburngthepeacebringer27]

It seems to take an interest in your game.

[@isken6593]

Maybe you killed him in the game and he came to scare you off the playstation 😂

[@lynx-fernandogonzalez1571]

I got the notification for a big foot related episode and got excited, but supernatural stories are also my favorites. I think that the idea of a being made of smoke is something that's is common in many cultures

[@andrewmendel4705]

Great channel Bad sponsor They must be paying bank

[@hippohams]

Agreed. I don't know why they keep using BH other than they might be the only ones who will sponsor Bedtime Stories?

[@andrewmendel4705]

@swytchblayd I definitely don't think they are the only option. Bedtime stories is actually under the Mr Ballen umbrella so I'm sure there are plenty of options. Greed just too strong.

[@jordanalandry1866]

@@andrewmendel4705Ballen uses BH too tho, he's a big spokesperson for them

[@thezod2307]

I barebacked a Djinn for years. Glad i got out of that relationship.

[@unLuckyFetus]

underrated 💀

[@Bob-b7x6v]

Something tells me Jeannie was feeding off Major Nelson over the long run by creating chaos in his life fueled by his avaristic wishes.

[@scockery]

Well, she was a female, so...

[@chadh3441]

😂

[@cgsimons1187]

There are supposably some good ones. Though even she revealed a bit of a trickster nature from time to time.

[@seewobble7048]

​@@scockery - how to say you're an incel loser without saying you're an incel loser.

[@borealisink4819]

The description of the Djinn reminds me of the Ijiraq in Inuit mythology. Because they shapeshifters they are mostly seen as red-eyed animals that quickly go out of sight at the corner of your eye. They can either be good or bad depending on the individual but are mostly known as tricksters, and their humanoid form are dark and shadowy with red eyes. Only shamans can see their true forms and their faces are described as having sideways eyes and mouth.

[@wolven777]

It is consistent with some of the descriptions in Arabo-Islamic culture. They like to live in wilderness, far from the curiosity of humans. If they inhabit the hot deserts, they certainly inhabit the great North. Cheers to you from Morocco!

[@JK-gm6kk]

when the djinn turned it's head to look back, it was legitimately scary

[@nancyM1313-Boo]

Thank you for a very good story. Artwork is always amazing. There is a channel called *Mysterious Middle East* and they have lots of tales about Djinn & Shadows, for those of you looking for more of this topic. They're "the X-Files of the Middle East & North Africa."

[@miguelmendoza4513]

Agree.

[@universalflamethrower6342]

When it gets earily silent, it is time to leave

[@IllCallYouOut]

Exactly. Or when you go somewhere and you hear no birds or any other creatures. Never stay there for too long

[@JoeJohn-ww1du]

18:55 "the djinn show no fear of humans..." They ain't never met my ex....lol

[@EphemeralProductions]

😂😂

[@PaulGould-t7u]

The mention of green eye's as made me reflect back to 2015 when i lived on my own one morning i was walking down the steps getting ready for work when i noticed this big transparent figure move through the sitting room door to the kitchen and as it did so it looked right up at me i thought nothing of it but after that strange things started to happen around the house like light bulbs that had been dead for months was on had switch them of and then the light bulb was dead again but the last thing to happen was getting pushed down the steps that did it for me as soon as i got the money together for a new place i was out of there and i never slept in the bed again after that but i was so glad to have got out of that place .

[@TheBeigeBox]

What? Can you use proper sentence structure and finish a thought before starting a new one?

[@quietone748]

@@TheBeigeBox it makes perfect sense to me.

[@TheBeigeBox]

@@quietone748 and I quote “Strange things started to happen around the house like light bulbs that had been dead for months was on had switch them of and then the light bulb was dead again”

[@RecycledSoul]

@@PaulGould-t7u I'd have been out of there too. Never believed in anything like that till I too moved into a haunted house. It was awful.

[@knightingale9833]

Wait, you live alone and see this transparent figure walking around and think nothing of it? What 😂

[@blyxx7450]

The art is absolutely amazing. Thank you for all yalls hard work!!!

[@annien.1727]

Sweet! I ❤ Bedtime Stories! Keep them coming!

[@wrichard11]

Nothing like a nice Djinn before bedtime. Lime or tonic

[@kevinw.8240]

Lebanese here, my father told me of stories his grandfather would tell him about times they'd go into the woods to play and run into some sort of ghostish like creatures similar to djinns and would only go away at the sign of the cross by my great grandpa and friends.

[@stevenrubisch629]

Demons have many names, but they all play for the same team.

[@crazysilly2914]

Lebanese christian?

[@kevinw.8240]

@@crazysilly2914 yes, seems like djinn/whatever else you wanna call them stories are not specific to Muslims. Even the name of the aunt in the first story of the video "Alice" is not a name Muslims would usually name their kids. Although I'd love to know which town the cryptid in the second story was spotted in because I've never heard of such stories from back home.

[@Ziiphyr]

⁠@@crazysilly2914Yeah Lebanon was once a majority Christian nation.

[@warlock5309]

No one cares about the fucking cross

[@ElaineJones-w5e]

Brilliant end to my Sunday with bedtime stories yes!👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@lukesayers5850]

Since i kicked the benedryl habit, i sleep better. More so on bedtime stories nights. I used to listen all night every night with my insomnia. Now its just a treat. Still the best! Love you guys, and luke.

[@RogueBoyScout]

Thank you for stopping Benadryl. Trust me, in 20-30 years your brain will thank you for it (Especially if you have a history of Alzheimer's or dementia in the family. I'm not saying "just say no", I'm saying "just say nah to Benadryl")

[@lukesayers5850]

@@RogueBoyScout after I kicked my opiate habit, I had just months of insomnia, taking nothing wouldn't work so I got the Benadryl every night, 4 pills just to get a couple hours rest. Been clean for 10 years, I won't say I'm the 2% but I am 10 years sober. Dont thank me, thank you, for your patience. It's good to be back at the table being an adult.

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

Djinn is far less sexy than I dream of Jannie implied.

[@futuretimetraveller8677]

There are stories of humans marrying jinn; supposedly true stories i mean

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

Most ppl these days wouldn't know what the heck is "I dream of Jeannie" referring to without looking it up. Tell me you're old without telling me you're old 😆

[@futuretimetraveller8677]

@@Vagabond_Etranger ???

[@angelashoson8900]

The victim felt intense fear upon seeing the shadow... I guess thats 6 more weeks of winter then

[@YuNherd]

Morning here, have no babe, but already woke up for a new Bedtime Story drop

[@puro459]

This channel helps me temporarily forget that i live in England. Thank You.

[@sherryceltic9856]

I’ve never been to England but my husband and I always wanted to visit. We imagine it still as the little country villages in old movies. You’re welcome to come visit us in the US, but can’t promise it will necessarily be any better. 🙂

[@puro459]

@@sherryceltic9856 I love England and the UK but... yeah it really isn't good anymore. Unless you go to the south east of the country or London it is very poor. My area is russian style concrete apartments, no shops and the streets are littered with bin bags and old sofas, next to us is a caravan park which has alot of bad things going on there. Landscape in the Rural areas is beautiful though. I suggest you go to the Peak District to see nice landscapes and small villages.

[@ryankerins361]

im truly sorry you have to live in a place where madness reigns supreme. it's bad in the US too but at least we can arm ourselves. I can't imagine not being able to carry a knife. I hope you and your fellows use your voice and will to resist the attempted takeover of the Western world.

[@GorillazINmist]

​@@ryankerins361what take over of the western world, remind me how u got the land of America, Mr European? Also remind me of western Europe colonising half the planet butchering and pillaging as they went along, u people are funny, with this concept of "the west is being taken over" when ur great grandparents ACTUALLY stole and took over people's land... Quiet about that tho eh?

[@one_with_kevrything9825]

Bit sad innit, bruv?

[@marymayer8160]

Thank you everyone! I am loving the comments to this video, the sharing of personal experience etc...

[@mohammedalssamraey9581]

Right when I needed another video! Thank from an Arab of Mesopotamia Iraq 💛

[@crazysilly2914]

Iraq isn’t arab, Iraq is part of the ancient levantine/Mesopotamian ethnicities (Babylon, Sumer), as well as Indo-Aryan Persian ethnicities

[@StarryStarryNocturne]

@@crazysilly2914 They identify as Arab and speak Arabic.

[@crazysilly2914]

@@StarryStarryNocturne they are not genetically arab though. They only speak arabic because they were forced to when they got conquered

[@StarryStarryNocturne]

@@crazysilly2914 You're arguing something I didn't dispute and your argument doesn't dispute what I said.

[@crazysilly2914]

@@StarryStarryNocturne my argument is simply this: Iraqis are not genetically related to arabic people, even though they may have been forced to speak and identify as arabic.

[@sgauden02]

You Ain't Never Had A Friend Like Me!

[@Osprey3109]

Lol

[@lukesayers5850]

True. Sad. 😢

[@Wiwaz]

Crack?

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Does this mean we're not friends anymore? You know sguaden02, if I thought you weren't my friend... I just don't think I could bear it.

[@sgauden02]

@@DEATH-THE-GOAT It was a JOKE!

[@chrisseanrobson]

Thanks again team !! Loved this!! 🎉 ❤

[@DarkChrystal21]

I remember seeing something like this, but it looked demonic with horns, hooved legs that were bent backwards, very large muscular build and the same strange green eyes, I used to work night shift at an old school with alot of islamic students and they had left for the holidays leaving me and the guard dog there, well, this thing jumped down from the roof landing on the gravel and was watching me right in my face, but at first I thought it was a joke but it moved the gravel it was standing on and had three fingers like claws as it reached for me, both the dog and I ran seperate ways and I spent the night in my car praying it wouldn't come after me. My friend who was a muslim told me it was probably a demon or djinn and I told him, why would it show itself to me when I am not even muslim? I respect the Islam and all religions but there are things truly out there we don't understand and when I saw that thing, I was terrified. Anyway, be careful and safe out there everyone, you never know what's out there in the dark, watching you in return.

[@wolven777]

I am sorry you had to go through this, but these guys, they don't discriminate lol They are present in all cultures under different names and descriptions. What I find weird is the unprovoked attack. Usually, the good jinn will only mess with you if you did something to them (and they are very vindictive...) The bad jinn usually like dirty places of "ciolenve" and "dloob", they can be summoned by black magic to guard "spell jars" and things like that. It seems like they hate some types of dogs and cannot hang around wolves (what kind of dog did you have with you?) It just wanted to scare you to make you leave the premises, they rarely hurt people while in material shape, they will instead mess with your sleep and your dreams, mess with your nerves... What the Catholics call infestation, before possession. Stay strong and pray to God, don't be too scared because they fear God and are repulsed by prayer. Cheers!

[@DarkChrystal21]

@@wolven777 Thank you for the info and yeah, my friend said the same thing, the school probably has a curse on it and that was one very scary experience. Thank you and have a nice day. The dog named Dushi was a labrador, sadly, she was killed two weeks later by a drunk student. But thank you and have a nice blessed day.

[@IllCallYouOut]

It came after you specifically maybe because you didn’t protect yourself from them. Muslims usually recite protection prayer during the morning and at sunset everyday. These prayers rebel the Djinns and keep them away.

[@SeauxNOLALady]

Omg, I was literally just listening to the podcast The Hidden Djinn and this just popped up?! I love this subject.

[@JohnnyStroud]

Great story. My own personal theory is that when you hear the sounds fade away into nothing, or smell a terrible smell, you have just walked into a Dimensional Bubble. These sensory effects are a result of our senses being uses in a dimension other than out own. One should immediately STAND STILL until it passes, or immediately BACK-TRACK your steps until you hear sounds and smells of the forest again. To continue forward will take you further into said dimension. These bubbles, or energy fields free-float across our globe enveloping anything from our normal dimension, before moving along re-depositing them later back from whence they originated. If we continue to walk in the same direction of the field we can walk for days or even weeks until we are free, hence some of David Palides mysteries. Thanks Bedtime Stories.

[@Bob-b7x6v]

The Wishmaster was a super-demonic take on a Djinn.

[@MorbidlyMortuus]

If Three wishes are granted, hell will be unleashed on earth!

[@cgsimons1187]

It has been said that any favors these entities may grant will oftentimes come with a price. That movie took the price to the next level.

[@GorillazINmist]

The films on KZbin!!!

[@Heavilymoderated]

I learned all I need to know about the Djinn from watching Sinbad in Shazamm

[@Wraith3100]

People are blind to what you said

[@Heavilymoderated]

@@Wraith3100 It’s cool. Sometimes I don’t even get my own references.

[@dorthonian]

Listening to a story about Djinn, was a tonic 😬

[@xToniMichellex]

New video yay! Love it, and I’m early for once, you can’t beat a bedtime stories vid, the story, the narrator, the art is everything ❤

[@obito2511]

Jinn live with us especially in the bathroom but we can't see them. They attend at the times of listening to songs. Islam has told us that and protected us from their evil by reading some supplications before entering the bathroom, before bedtime and before entering the house

[@pjesf]

The opening illustration alone is worth the watch 👍🏻👍🏻

[@rmarieshen862]

Fantastic episode with outstanding visuals

[@playdohmasochist]

The craziest thing about them is that other magical creatures like Leprechauns, Odin, vampires etc that are still made of flesh, Djinn are almost entirely made of magic

[@JalekNordin-s9n]

Leprechauns are magical creatures. Djinn are in another realm but can cross over if they so desire. They are more spiritual than magical. Both can be injured, in their own ways, but neither can be destroyed (at least not permanently).

[@strikye7]

humans -> clay (carbon based) angels -> ray jinn -> smokeless fire

[@wolven777]

@@JalekNordin-s9n Jinn is a general term, we know there are types of jinn, who live in different environments and have different characteristics. Leprechauns, fae, gnomes, kobolds, little people, they are all jinn, just not from the same type.

[@ryankerins361]

Odin is a singular name for the Norse supreme God, the All-Father, top of the pantheon. not a creature or cryptid or whatever. not sure what you meant when you used his name amongst mythological minor beings

[@wolven777]

@@ryankerins361 Probably meant to say undine, the water spirits...

[@lilliankeane5731]

I really enjoyed that! Thank you.. the story and accounts and of course the animation and narration are sublime!

[@FlybyVagrant]

I’m glad this is the 2nd story that Matt has recounted that you’ve made a video on! (1st was the video “What Happened in the Steel Mill?”). His story is fascinating and he has a real sense of genuineness about him. One of the top stories I’ve heard where I believe the accounts. Like the Sandown Clown and the Beast of LBL.

[@Globez123]

It gives "Genie - a friend like me" a whole new meaning😮

[@lordeldauoud142]

The djinn are nothing to play with very dangerous

[@ikd3240]

Great episode. All 3 stories were fascinating, with the 2nd one being the creepiest.

[@lostmarimo]

i still remember this one yt clip that i saw of an eleged djinn. it was like a shadow man slightly distorted at the edges and it's eye glowed white or some such. i saw it once and then never found it again. it was like 5+ years ago now

[@albundy4493]

Another excellent interesting and presented video.

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

About 1 year in late 2022' or 2023 I seen some pretty convincing videos of what was supposed to be a flaming Djinn glean from a praying man in some abandoned houses on KZbin. Since I had experienced 22+ years living with different Supernatural entities in 12 different houses or property, some were even 1900 - 2000 miles away in different States. This video caught my interest and looked very convincing!

[@Raidar29]

@ronniepirtlejr2606 acccording to islamic tradition, reciting or playing the 2nd chapter of the holy quran called al-baqarah will ward off shayateen (evil jinn) from a home. I suggest you try it given your frequent experiences 😉

[@jeanreddinger6700]

THIS ONE...RIGHT HERE...HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE BEDTIME STORY! FOR REAL FOR REAL! THANK YAS!

[@DraptorRonin]

Not gonna lie, I’d visit a Djinn bathhouse. If only there was a door to go inside. The tantalizing warm waters and illusions of sexy bathhouse employees shall forever remain out of my grasp. (Tho knowing how Djinn are, I’d probably sitting in a mud puddle with sticks and leaves)

[@YankeePendragon]

Definitely one of the more unsettling - not scary or even outright terrifying, but *unsettling* - stories you've done to date. Love the limited (and therefore much more effective) use of f/x and color here.

[@Cruchindo]

I left work one friday and had decided to go for a 2 day backpacking and camping trip in Blue Ridge Geargia. It being late afternoon, I hadn't but barely made it far down and small connector leading to Benton Mccay Trail when I had to stop and make camp for the night. I had never taken that trail before, but had seen the trail head on my way to go Trout Fishing at Rock Creek a few times. The spot where I set up camp had been camped at before, and already had a decent size stone-lined fire pit. I set up my Hammock and Rain Fly and made me decent fire where I stacked a good bit of a larger log on to get a nice coal bed for the night. As I sat and stared at the logs growing in flame, there was a soft hum that came from the fire, and the flames disappeared. Suddenly, with the screach of an owl a rush of heat and light colored smoke flew from the fire pit with the distict shape of an arm reaching out for me, and a face barely breaking out of the surface. Looked like something from a horror movie, like a "scream" mask. It wasn't backlit hardly at all for the flames had vanished. I jerked and stumbled back, terrified, falling backward from the small stump i was sitting on. Then there was a sort of poof or pluff sound (like hot thick smoke catching flame) and the flame burst back up like normal. It had startled me so bad that my skin was hurting and vibrating, like being scared awake by a bad dream. I quickly grabbed my gear stuffing it in my pack and hiked the hour or so in the dark to my car and drove down off the mountain, I could see white in the corners of my vision because my heart was beating so hard. When i got to the bottom of the mountain. I stopped at the church at the end of the Forrest Road (it's the road that leads up to the Springer Mountain Appalachian Trail-Head) on Double Head Gap Rd. where i literally cried for a few minutes before praying and sleeping the night in my car parked under the large tree in the middle of the gravel lot in front of the church. It's the scariest thing i've ever witnessed along side only two other things that have happened to me while in the woods. It's possible there was something in that wood, or maybe my imagination... But i know what i saw, i can still see that hand, long with skinny fingers grasping and that face in anguish. It was not of this world/dimension/plane in my opion, and I have never heard that sound, before, or since. Maybe it was one of these, Djinn, who knows? I've hiked a lot in this area sense then, even though I can't look at a fire without thinking about it. Either way, love your videos, i don't believe in coincidences, when so many people over hundreds of years witness the same things... though some may be elevated, it cant just be just pure fiction in my opinion.

[@larklarkannon9989]

This sounds interesting, and I know it wouldn't be good for you, but I would love to see an artistic rendition of it. Thanks for sharing

[@wolven777]

You were probably too close to one of their homes. They wanted you out of there and you were smart enough to leave. Don't go back to that particular camp, and you should be ok.

[@IllCallYouOut]

They tend to target people who are alone because they are more vulnerable to their mindgames and scary tricks. That’s why i recommend taking someone with you when you are hiking

[@stephenpemberton85]

WOW!!..This one was particularly chilling!

[@Dr_Larken]

This is literally perfect timing! Edit: don’t forget to thank your neighborhood Djinn!

[@ElhajMahmoud]

Abu fanoos. One of the famous djins you’d encounter in Arabic desert countries. You can even find KZbin videos showing them as a light source in the middle of the desert at night times. It lures wandering travelers to draw them into the desert trying to catch the light but keeps making them run in circles until they get lost. Islamic tradition also teaches us that djinns are living in areas of caves and mountains

[@AlkalineAjay]

Why did I watch this before bed….

[@kawadashogo8258]

Name of the channel. :D

[@mantisracingchannel3910]

Well that’s just perfect.. I won’t be able to look at my en-suite bathroom at night again

[@douaifiafatmafatma5819]

I am a Muslim women and i witnessed something like this before WE left our home for empty like 2 months and it is a fact in islam that you should not leave the house for more than 40 days i was in the bedroom doing my hair when i Saw my dress hanged next to the wall really floating in the air literally floating in the air and it was not a light one it was a heavy one I stood there for 4 seconds looking AT it then when i Saïd bism Allah in the name of Allah it dropped thé hair in my arms was us and m'y legs could not hold me UP That was my experience PS i am 35 years old not a kid and a teacher i don't lie and all my family knows about thé story Thé windows was nd thé Doors were closed and it was cold and AT night If you want me to tell you about my dads expérience just tell me

[@wolven777]

Salam sis' Your experience is like so many ones I've read and heard about, but the 40 days rule is something I find hard to believe and I've never heard it before. Do you live in a city or in nature? It usually takes years before they move into a human home, unless they were summoned buy someone. Please tell us about your dad's experience. Salam

[@daniakalaina]

Yes please tell us your dads experience

[@rigid73able]

Thank you 😊

[@andrewparsons2391]

"In the summer of 1996, people across North America were horrified by a djinn. The creature manifesting itself in movie theaters, exploding out of a boombox and assuming the form of popular basketball player Shaquille O'Neal. People found it's attempts to entertain them by singing and dancing at best amateur or mediocre, and few bothered to pay it any attention. Fortunately, the stint of these sightings was brief, and it vanished back to whence it came after only a few weeks. "A similar event where the djinn manifested in the form of comedian Sinbad has been widely reported, but no evidence that it ever occurred has been uncovered, leading most people investigating to chalk it up as a misremembering of the earlier event mentioned."

[@scockery]

Ah, the Mandingo Effect

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

Dead!! This was amazing I even read it in the deadpan BTS barrator

[@RabyGaming-l1y]

I'm sad you're not gonna get the credit you deserve for this

[@crazysilly2914]

what is this from?

[@andrewparsons2391]

@@crazysilly2914 the 1996 movie Kazaam where Shaq plays a genie, done in the style of the BTS writing/narration. Also poking fun at the fact that people keep thinking it starred Sinbad and was called Shazaam. to be fair, Sinbad is a better actor and 'Shazam' (no third a) is the name of an already existing property.

[@zillabean]

Love ALL your content and this one was amazing!

[@nizamieminov3648]

Awesome.

[@gojosatoru72869]

Watching this channel just never gets old

[@spiritchanger]

Released right as I finished Mr ballens video lol

[@SuperClaire72]

Awesome as always.

[@ThornsOfOurTime]

Jin just wanted to give her a bath ?

[@kippetjetok8213]

LOL !! 😂

[@ryankerins361]

bathtub gin?

[@schnetzelschwester]

From the description it seems to have been a satyr. She wouldn't have only a bath...

[@LisaCooper-thevegan-123]

Thanks bedtime stories! Love you 😁👍👋❤️❤️

[@rokball4892]

I’m in!!!