The Nameless Horror of Berkeley Square

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The affluent London borough of Mayfair has long been associated with grand hotels and gourmet restaurants. But hidden amongst the art galleries and international embassies sits an innocuous Georgian property that was once known as one of London’s most haunted houses. What was the nameless horror of Berkeley Square.
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[@chinchilla641]

What's a Tory MP?

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Good question. MP stands for Member of Parliament. A Tory would be the equivalent of a Republican, more on the conservative side of politics.

[@lordflashheart3706]

The British equivalent of a Republican congressmen

[@mrdelaney4440]

Ooooh there are multiple answers to this question 😂

[@ricky7426]

@@BedtimeStoriesChannel i thought it ment military police Damn im stupid

[@PinkyAndTheMaskingTapes]

It is rumored, that the horror of Berkeley Square became a Tory MP and goes by the name of Boris Johnson.

[@Imlaor25]

“Sure, drunken stranger, you can sleep in my house. Here, take my gun”

[@Arekkussou]

Maybe there were different times. Maybe the bribe was hard to ignore. Ehh, I guess we'll never know.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@Arekkussou Bough. Back in those days England was english.

[@ivanj.conway9919]

@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 : Meaning there could not possibly be any chance of the guy getting robbed or even, murdered, because that kind of thing simply, wasn't done then, right? God! Out.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@ivanj.conway9919 There is always a chance but back in those days in that land it was incredibly small.

[@americanrambler3408]

When you put it that way, it sounds implausible.

[@yael8754]

I've been wandering aimlessly through every true crime, horror YT channel, waiting for your new video to come out. There´s simply nothing like you guys!

[@CWalsh0602]

Nope, there sure isn't. I bounce back and forth between 5 or six narrators. They each have their own way of delivering creepiness in their creepy pastas.

[@ExcaliburForge]

Scary Mysteries has some good stuff, as well as Lazy Masquerade

[@CWalsh0602]

Have you tried Skinned Locust, We Shouldn't Be Here, Dr. Creeper, Mortis Media, Lazy Masquerade? Among Others. 🎙💿?

[@EpicRaoni]

@@ExcaliburForge thanks for the recommendations! I'll look into those! I need more quality like this! This channel is pure greatness

[@juice6199]

Blue Lavasix is great I recommend him

[@Viper505repiV1]

So it's a Lovecraft story in the real world.

[@stargatecommand714]

Sounds like a shoggoth

[@SvenTviking]

50 Berkeley square is still unoccupied. And this is a property worth millions.

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

@@SvenTviking Is the thing still in there?

[@dylvasey]

Nope. Its real world that Lovecraft made into a story.

[@prophetyang1341]

KSound Kaiju go in and find out

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Special thanks to Jeff Toon for his patronage and for selecting this case for us to cover as part of his reward. Great choice! Hope you enjoy the video!

[@lfcspectre4335]

Hey Bedtime stories why is your comment say 1 day ago and it's new video today??? That's mystery could be Aliens working with KZbin.

[@jackiesharp7408]

Love your channel. I really like your content but just an heads up. Dorset mysteries has 2 strikes for no apparent reason. Please make a back up channel as we absoluteley LOVE your content and would not like to see you go too.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

@@lfcspectre4335 Our patrons get early access, they're able to watch it a day or two before everyone else.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

@@jackiesharp7408 Thanks for the heads up.

[@KainaX122]

Bedtime Stories can I suggest covering some Missing 411 stories?

[@LostShipMate]

Maybe don't sleep in the room of unknown horrors. Just a thought.

[@EphemeralProductions]

yeah but no one that did, realized that's what it was before they slept in it. lol

[@BrockLee3]

"I know! I'll sleep in the Room of Unknown Horrors!" LATER THAT NIGHT: "HELP! I am being attacked in this room by an unknown horror! If only I had some sort of warning!"

[@squamish4244]

That's the first place I ask for in a hotel.

[@laceneil4570]

They were only pre-empting every cheesy horror movie plot in existence.

[@butsmash]

😂 Most would think twice when handed a pistol and informed of an emergency bell before sleeping in a room.

[@30secondsflat]

I passed through Berkeley Square not too long ago, aware of the legend Number 50. The biggest horror I experienced was imagining how much rent must cost in that part of London.

[@pyrox4549]

🤣🤣🤣 yeah that is the actual horror..

[@ianwhitehead691]

50 Berkeley square is currently up for rent at £13,000 per calendar month as from September 2024.

[@Mikeanglo]

Pfft. It's obvious what did this. Land squid.

[@Orthanderis]

Octodad doesn't approve of unwed bed sharing

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

It's clearly a Swampus or a Squibbon.

[@PlatinumSpartan077]

@@nicholaslienandjaja1815 Future Octopus a la the series Primeval via a Time Anomaly.

[@StrongandStable17]

Now I'm imaging a David Attenborough documentary

[@jamesfracasse8178]

How would it survive for so long out of the water without surcuming to the elements of dry land

[@Hnti4ever]

To any fellow Americans, when he says 2nd floor that means 3rd floor for us.

[@ThaumPenguin]

@Calvin Schuster They call it the "Ground Floor"

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Its not just for americans. We latvieši also call it trešais stāvs (third level).

[@L.O.C.1990]

Makes sense

[@buckacre1348]

Thank you.

[@spicec3613]

jujitsuman68 someone’s mad

[@ruthb7605]

I once read, in I believe in a Fortean Times article, that there was evidence on his death certificate that Thomas Myers suffered from Parkinson's Disease. Even today a lot of people don't understand the symptoms that Parkinson's sufferers show, back then it could easily have been put down to something sinister, even demonic possession, which would explain both his reclusiveness and peoples suspicions about him. I'm not saying the rest didn't happen and it is a good story, but it does show how a simple illness could have been the start of many of the rumours about the property. Having had a Father who suffered from Parkinson's I've seen how much it can effect someone and people's reaction to it even today.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Great comment! We would have mentioned that if we'd known. Great to get tid bits of information like this after a post. I'll include this when I transcribe the episode to book format. Thanks!

[@ruthb7605]

@@BedtimeStoriesChannel Thank goodness for Google, I've found the article online. It was from Fortean Times Christmas 2015 edition, and according to the article his death certificate stated '30th November 1874, Thomas Myers, Mate, 71 Years, Gentleman, Paralysis agitans, Diseased Heart Certified, Jane Long Present at Death'. Paralysis agitans is an archaic term for Parkinson's. I hate to mention anything without being able to give a source.

[@brianjungen4059]

@Hannibal Hyde they didn't say believe, they said consider it.

[@BehappyBhairava]

@Hannibal Hyde bit of an asshole eh

[@seand.g423]

@Hannibal Hyde I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say... Gulf Coast? Because a Bible Belter would have gone off on a borderline-40k-level tangent.

[@nekipeh7373]

"Its all faked..." "Than why dont you stay in there for a night?" "I... i... i.... i have to write shitty comments somewhere else, so..."

[@SamuelBlack84]

I'll stay there if someone will pay the rent

[@TheSoulCourier]

Oh! Oh! This is my favorite paranormal monster story! Very Lovecraft-esque. Anyone agree?

[@NodDisciple1]

Yes, one of mine too. Right up there with the Jersey Devil. Another creature I hope Bedtime Stories covers.

[@micheldelving5295]

Gen. Snoball yep, Cthulu clone

[@dubuyajay9964]

You should looking up the Snallygaster.

[@judgeboony2695]

I don't really agree. So it's got a spooky monster that just happens to have tentacles, and that's it. I'm not saying there's no Lovecraftian horror in that whatsoever, but I don't think that's enough.

[@MatthewsPersonal]

Yeah, reminds me of "The Unnameble"

[@lfcspectre4335]

How is this channel don't have loads of subscribers it's very unrated channel. Keep up with great video content bedtime stories.

[@monilaninetynine3811]

Probably KZbin suppression.

[@buddhamack1491]

Because it takes time, channels like this don't explode with subs overnight. You can bet that it will become very popular as more stumble upon it or when we spread the word more.

[@Belzediel]

It's probably because, whilst they're not too bad at pointing out it's bullshit, and they're decently spooky, they're still spouting utter, total, complete horseshit. Most lunatics prefer a more committed co-loonie, most light entertainment prefer to do without the 'or it could all be total shit' segment. There is no god. There is no life after death. There are no monsters.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@Belzediel Yadda yadda yadda.

[@TheSpaceGeek]

Subscriber count has really picked up in the past year. Get the word out to anyone who you think will like them!

[@Djasnasiro]

Maybe octopi are just too smart for us, they can get away with murder

[@bioLarzen]

... and, apprently, staying out of water for an extended period of time, and not only surviving but having the energy to throw an attack and fight with much larger and stronger opponents ;)

[@NodDisciple1]

@@bioLarzen You forget that there's water pipes upstairs. And octopi can traverse them quite easily due to a lack of skeletal structure. You underestimate their abilities and cunning. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH-ZfHieqpt9rKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXSkepiae8yXj5I

[@ox8833]

They are ridiculously intelligent 🐙 and can last for awhile out of water

[@sarahmillard6401]

Octopodes or octopuses, not octopi. It’s Greek, not Latin. Yes, I know I should get out more.

[@janedoex1398]

@@sarahmillard6401 all three forms are correct according to dictionaries. Look it up.

[@Toastcat890]

Do you know if the paint or wallpaper on the walls was green the green pigments used at that time contained arsenic and were pretty toxic so this might explain things.

[@karenrichardson1151]

Yes, and they also made children's toys with lead in them wtf?

[@maldidatoh5029]

its possible but the arsenic lead or other harmful chemicals that might cause hallucinations should gradually fade in the passing of many years and yet 30 or 40 years passed and still, people who went there still encountered the strange crature

[@Orthanderis]

Only if the walls got wet, ie. Started to mold. Would have taken quite a few years of wear to start to get arsenic poisoning, explaining the passage of time.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

that was victorian age, the green pigment was indeed arsenic and there was so much of it that in one occasion, a child who had been shewing on a piece of it died within hours. the damp conditions indoors also created mold and that ate the arsenic and so it created extremely toxic spores. arsenic poisoning is painful and causes both excessive diarrhea and vomiting before death among other painful symptoms like convulsions and confusion.

[@kaylamiller7190]

lead too right? Once heat from a fireplace is applied who knows what’s possible. Good call on your part, clever one fruit cat.

[@mig0150]

How about we give The Nameless Horror of Berkeley Square a name? I vote for Squidward.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

I vote for Swampus.

[@zoltanz288]

I vote for Timmy.

[@Arekkussou]

No love for nameless horrors. Let's give it something harmless but cliche, like Sh'hua'hua M'grrl.

[@raquellofstedt9713]

I think her name is actually Desiré. And she's actually quite I nice girl.

[@Centristlol]

I prefer O J Squidson

[@calebdehart6651]

1840s London: "Here's a pistol in case of monster." 2019 London:

[@PanzerIVAE]

Oi do you have a "Getting Killed By Monster" loisense bud?

[@NodDisciple1]

@Stephen Murphy Yet American crime tends to be highest in the large cities with the tightest and most strict gun regs.

[@silvertheelf]

😂

[@silvertheelf]

Well, Lovecraftian horrors existed during the 1840s.

[@RuiRuichi]

@Super Otter Idk why you would be sad but you should feel a bit guilty when the USA played a role in ending the British Colonial Empire by seizing its role as the foremost Superpower after WW2 and as the world's largest currency reserve with the dollar replacing the sterling because of how much the UK was indebted to the USA after WWI and WWII. In the Middle East USA did not side with the Brits and France during the Suez Crisis and the USA took upon itself to ally with Saudi for its Oil Reserves after British prestige was shattered after the Suez Crisis for example. The UK has so much to be blame on itself by continuing to relying on an outdated economy model with its colonies even after the age of colonialism wasn't lucrative anymore and it felt that huge blow when colony after colony and its dominions declared independence. USA took upon itself to partner with many of the UK's former holdings. Well off UK citizens and ordinary folk alike migrate to better life elsewhere in the USA, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, China and former colonies. No surprise that many of its immigrants are from former colonial holdings for cheap labor.

[@yasminegelbman8706]

Huge props to the artist, I can see them improve immensely every video! Adds so much to the atmosphere in my opinion.

[@EpicRaoni]

Agreed! Those guys pour sooo much work in this! Great narration, awesome art, great text....I love this

[@TheSpaceGeek]

Mikey is the best!

[@pierce_13]

I think it works better than photographs for me.

[@mikeyturcanu5595]

@@TheSpaceGeekhaha I hope so:)

[@mikeyturcanu5595]

thanks ^_^

[@kristopherpoulsen653]

Isn't "Nameless Horror of Berkeley Square" technically a name? 😏

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

Haha, yes it is!

[@sarahgerhardt4747]

Maybe that is its name and he was just discussing it formally

[@SvenTviking]

But not like “Trevor” or “Dave”.

[@dryxeyes]

SvenTviking personally i think Steve would be a great name for him

[@NodDisciple1]

Now you're just arguing semantics!

[@Amory-wd3ws]

These guys are underrated.

[@jackiesharp7408]

Often copied, never equalled.

[@sirpepeofhousekek6741]

Their episode on the Grinning Man creeped me the Hell out.

[@juice6199]

Yeah Bedtime stories is awesome , I just recently found them and Blue Lavasix . Check out Blue Lavasix's Darkology, that's a really good channel that doesn't get enough attention.

[@-drakrats-]

Just because you don't come from London doesn't mean you have a pass at mispronouncing words. It's pronounced Barkeley Sq, not Berkeley....there, that should start you off. Holborn next....

[@cornflakesandmilk8157]

Why isn't your video feed working?

[@CrimsonHound84]

So the Elder Gods were trying to make contact with us before H.P. Lovecraft blew the whistle on them ;). I've never heard of this before, but I am intrigued.

[@Dankalank]

Ugh, do I watch now or do I wait until dark for maximum spooky? Life is so hard!

[@jackiesharp7408]

I upvoted, naturally but, last thing at night with cocoa and popcorn is the way to go for me.

[@MPT1983]

Go max settings, I do everytime.

[@zew1414]

Life isnr hars you asked a totally, one sided question...darkness of course! I waited like 12 hours to watch this. These guys really are the best at what they do$

[@AceMcSchooly]

Seen it in my news feed at 4pm, saved it till now. (midnight) lol

[@adamestrada7610]

This channel is one of very few where the time of day is irrelevant; truly one of the scariest on KZbin. Sad Satan ain't got shit on these guys.

[@derekkn4596]

Glad to see that the animation has really improved in this, it really adds to the atmosphere you're trying to build. Excited to see how you guys go from here!

[@darthnecrosis1705]

I'm glad I discovered this channel, you are the modern day equivalent to Unsolved Mysteries.

[@rene2106]

The part with the sailors makes absolutely no sense (from 10:20). Was there someone else present or were there camera's? How else could anyone know that Blunden woke up, saw something slithering towards his mate and grabbed a poker from the floor before the only other 'witness' woke up?

[@marthapozo4881]

Thought the same and looked to see if someone else mentioned it.

[@steventan2754]

After all, it's only a story...A BEDTIME STORY!

[@rene2106]

@@steventan2754 Of course it's just a story. That doesn't mean it's okay to have huge plot holes.

[@dominicchessington7211]

@@rene2106 Hold on; you do understand how storytelling works, right? It's the same way we understand what a character in a film gets up to while completely alone. How can we know what they are up to if no one else is present? Because the camera is telling the story, just as the narrator in this video is telling the story. It's not hard to take an educated guess at what Blunden's actions were before Martin woke up. Fuck, it's just a story!

[@Xbalanque84]

I remember reading about it as a kid, the way I recall them describing it was a vaguely humanoid black figure with talons, not an octopus.

[@EmpyreanFalling]

Lol that bell and pistol story is literally the plot of a Sherlock Holmes story

[@runlarryrun77]

Now you know where Conan Doyle got it from. He was well known for being interested in the paranormal, it makes sense he would have been aware of this tale.

[@QuasarRedshift]

"The Speckled Band"

[@therocketman3131]

The house came 1st

[@perplacymp]

It's also in "The House and The Brain" by Bulwer-Lytton: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17953

[@moocats]

And literally the gameplay loop of Bloodborne

[@NG-gy6iv]

It's a Shoggoth. A bunch of people failed their sanity checks

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Alternatively, it’s a Swampus sent to their past.

[@brianjones7907]

question , if the 2nd sailor was asleep until waking to see the 1st sailor (who was killed during the incident) being attacked , then how can we possibly know what the 1st sailors actions were before the 2nd awoke ??.

[@user-ps4lx8qq2c]

Could of seen that the poker was moved and from there figure out what was the most likely scenario to happen.

[@BeetleBuns]

exactly.

[@leescott2069]

This channel reminds me of a quiet old wise man that doesn't say much...but when he does everybody listens. great channel thanks.

[@louisasmiles]

True...

[@jagdishwarrao4287]

Dear Narrator @Bedime Stories...... Please never leave this channel, as I really know that you have a graet soothing voice, which is really apt for a Story Teller and I'm really bound to you and I also know, that you have a great career ahead of you, I know for sure that you'll go places because of this special God Gifted Skill of yours :) However, please do not forget me and your friends on this channel as its like a daily dose of a pill to me, only with your voice narration, feels like, you're taking me with you in this story and I am damn sure, all other friends of yours on this channel feels the same way..... So, its my heart felt request, if at all you are working for any big media houses, please at least, make one or two story narrations in a month on this channel, so that, die hard fans like me and others as well over here, get to hear your very Pleasant, Soothing, Mesmerizing and definitely, Omni Present Voice :) I just got to hear other voice narrator on a recent story video and I skipped in a second :/ so you can understand the Impact on your friends like me and others, because of your Magical Voice :) On a side note, please take care..... God Bless you dear friend and I wish you a Very Wonderful Day to you :):)

[@michelejames8695]

Love your stories! I first read about the Nameless Horror of Berkley Square in an old book I found. It didn't describe a cephalopod, but the sound of a very heavy bipedal creature climbing the stairs to the second floor. I remember it said the sound was as if its feet had been cut off and was climbing on bloody stumps. I don't remember what happened when it reached the landing. But it was said one sailor was thrown through the window (or jumped) to land on the spiked fence. The other went mad. It was the scariest story I had ever read. I went back for the book several times but never saw it again.

[@highvoltage1971]

You are mixing up the Calvados Castle haunting with this one. I othewise appreciate the enthusiasm

[@Mirokuofnite]

Been waiting for this one. I've had interest in this case since I first heard of it on some British haunted places show.

[@humongousfungusamongus3871]

Did you hear of "50 Berkeley Square" through that book, "Haunted England," by chance?

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Kat Alday that’s where I read it I think

[@Mirokuofnite]

Nah, it was some 90s tv program about paranormal places in the UK.

[@humongousfungusamongus3871]

@@BeeLZBeeb - Me too. I read "Haunted England" about 10-13 years ago. I totally eat up all this paranormal phenomena! You have yourself a great life. 😁👍👊fist bump!

[@humongousfungusamongus3871]

@@Mirokuofnite - That's pretty cool, do you happen to remember the name of that particular show? I would love to look it up on KZbin. Many thanx too you. 😁

[@borleyboo5613]

Excellent as usual. But just one jarring note, it’s pronounced BARKLEY Square as In Bark.

[@seanemery1917]

This is why you don't mess with the occult, you will summon some eldritch horror

[@heresyisecstasy]

my dude-- summoning an eldritch horror is a feature, not a bug

[@odessawild7798]

This is why you mess with the occult, you get to meet an Eldritch horror FTFY

[@MushroomMayhem]

Ahh so freaking excited for a new video!!

[@herbwardaultifiel6345]

Sounds like your average, run of the mill face hugger encounter to me. Again, it must be aliens.

[@seand.g423]

One problem: where's the hive?

[@ZGryphon]

Seaman Blunden clearly got himself headcrabbed.

[@soulstorm8806]

Sometimes the "straightforward" is the "outlandish". Sometimes to tell the accurate truth without any exaggeration is uncomfortable for people to believe. Yet it is what it is. I'm not speaking of the above account necessarily. All I'm saying is I know it takes alot of courage to speak to others about what many would rather not believe because it threatens their mental comfort zones. All I can say with absolute certainty is this. Spirits absolutely and certainly exist. Take everything with a grain of salt by all means I do as well. But I also know what has happened in my life. And I would rather accept an uncomfortable truth than concoct a comfortable foolish and ignorant lie.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I have an open mind, but I won't straight up believe in something without proof. If there are ghosts then I want tp sit one down and ask them question after question, not see some brief glint of something

[@nic9511]

I worked right next door in Berkley Square for about a year and the house has a weird feeling about it every time I'd look at it the sounds of the city would disappear then start up again when I'd look away.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Tantilising

[@sthlng2180]

The artwork was amazing in this episode. The story itself sounds like a short tale Lovecraft would've written.

[@The_Str4nger]

Daleks used this house as a base for their plans to conquer the earth, but the Doctor stopped them in the 19th century

[@psychopomp888]

This has always been one of my favorite ghost stories The only place I ever heard of so terrifying that one would age incredibly & would flee to ones death fling themselves out windows to escape the horror...

[@ukmediawarrior]

From the description of the creature it's obvious what it was .... a Dalek out of it's armoured shell. :)

[@agerven]

Interesting, especially all pro and con evaluations towards the end. Perhaps coincidence, but on Google streetview the sign by police is still visible on #50, but when zooming in it is obscured by a household moving van, parked at #50. Another owner abandoning the place? The cephalopod in the sewer theory is tempting, but I would expect other and nearby houses to show the same phenominon, except ... when one of the former owners would have flushed some of those creatures and the sewers were per house separated by a grid.

[@deutschedog3259]

Thats a Blue Plaque, loads of those in London simply showing a famous person once lived at the address, Parminston I expect in this case. Police would not put up the "sign" as they have no power to make such a prohibiteition.

[@agerven]

@@deutschedog3259 Thanks for that additional information, that was unknown to me.

[@DaemonCaedo1]

11:30 Interesting how we have an account of parts of this story that no one alive would know. Martin was supposedly still asleep, but we have an account of what Blunden did during that time, even though he was dead when Martin returned?

[@davemaros5493]

lol

[@sheriwedmore3601]

Whenever you feel alone, watch one of these videos, then you won’t feel so alone

[@sheriwedmore3601]

Lol

[@angelatheriault8855]

Ha Ha, I laugh nervously as I Iook back over my shoulder in the darkness of my bedroom at 3am.

[@randomsavage9840]

I found this channel 2 weeks ago and I've already seen every vid. You guys are the best.

[@hoodwink3476]

Some characters died before they could tell anyone what happened to them, yet we are told what happened to them. : /

[@Wolfy1012]

There are many YT channels where listening is as good as watching it, but the joy of you all is looking at the gorgeous artwork along with the narration. Thank you for a cozy story on a day får below freezing.

[@bruggeman672]

This is probably my favourite paranormal story, so different from the usual ghost or monster tales! Well done and thanks for covering this!

[@TheNinjaMarmot]

One of the best things I like about your videos. You don't 100% buy into some of these stories. I think everything can be logically explained. It's when you're stumped that's when it gets interesting.

[@almcroof2146]

That's what will happen if your pet octopus escapes and get into a sewer full of toxic waste...

[@seand.g423]

Maybe if you somehow start out with a Giant Pacific, but... how you gonna get one in London back then?

[@kitwintour9600]

no octopus just a lounge lizard lol

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

That, or what happens when a time portal to the distant future (either 100 or 200 million years) suddenly activates.

[@runlarryrun77]

Nice one guys, I remember reading about this in a book of ghost stories when I was a kid. Forgotten most of them now, but this one stood out. Mainly because it terrified me. I also remember seeing the property featured on a paranormal show around 25 years ago. The owner at that time let the crew in, but told them he'd sealed up "the room". When asked if he'd seen anything he said no, but there were noises from time to time. The main differences in the other accounts of this story that I've encountered were that the mad brother was locked in the bedroom, not the cellar. I guess that could have been an embellishment to try to tie everything together around that room, but who knows? Then in the version that I read the sailor was running back to the house with the policeman, they heard a hideous scream from inside & ran in to find the other chap laying at the foot of the stairs, twisted up & with a look of pure horror on his face. There will always be discrepancies with every retelling tho. Top work as always.

[@SamuelRobertBell]

Bedtime Stories > Mr. Nightmare

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Fo sho. I was more excited about this than MrN's upload today.

[@SasqueEnchiladaII]

No contest there. All Mr. Nightmare does is narrate bs stories pulled from r/nosleep and the like.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

@@SasqueEnchiladaII And he doesn't even have the decency to namedrop the authors of the royalty-free music tracks he uses.

[@aleste3812]

@Roland Deschain you have forgotten the face of your father.

[@MysticMavi]

Wow lots of butthurts here. Bragging about Mr. Nightmare.

[@erichinkle7347]

I've been fascinated by the Berkeley Square Horror ever since first reading of it in an Elliot O'Donnell book as boy. This is the first time anyone ever gave actual names for most of the victims. Thanks for taking the time to do that research.

[@johndavies1090]

Oh, dear, if Elliot O'Donnell had a hand in it, then in my personal opinion it immediately becomes suspect. The man was a fraud and a romancer.

[@erichinkle7347]

@@johndavies1090 I don't know if he came up with it, or just repeated what others said. I have read of the Berkeley Horror from other authors who reported it back then and independently of O'Donnell.

[@eamonmcdermott4032]

Impossible as it may seem, you folks have actually gone up in my estimations. This has been one of my favourite ghost stories for years. Brilliant! Thanks very much.

[@relatedreality]

Crazy how all these haunted places stop being haunted once you bring cameras around

[@firstnamelastnamethirdname]

Because these demonic motherfrs are intelligent. Fuckers know when they're being recorded and (only if they allow it) wouldn't ever be filmed.

[@MT-ll3tu]

@@firstnamelastnamethirdname Yup, I have no idea why so called investigators can't do anything without giving away what they're doing?. Like spend the night there in the room to sleep hidden audio device to record what going on.

[@jimmy5391]

I like bedtime stories videos before watching them

[@negationf6973]

Great video, well made as usual! I first heard about the "Horror" of Berkeley Square back when I was in elementary school. From some book in the classroom I read during some free time. I don't think I'd heard about it since ... until this video. When I saw the title "Nameless Horror" I immediately thought, "is this THE Horror I read about as a kid?" (I had forgotten the name Berkeley Square.)

[@dubuyajay9964]

Was it the book with the Jersey Devil on the cover?

[@DontPetMooses]

How did Martin know what Blunden had seen if Martin was sleeping? He couldn't have spoken to Blunden while the creature was stuck to his face. Only to return to Blunden dead. Blunden cound't have told him if he was dead either.

[@TalkingAboutGames]

You are correct, it doesn't add up; I suspect they embelished that part of the story, or more precisely, they reconstructed what could have happened, but it's seemingly impossible to know what exactly occured considering the only witness is dead. Good eye for detail Monica.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

No we didn't embellish the story. We don't do embellishments. That's how the story was told.

[@dominicchessington7211]

@Monica Rivera Hold on; you do understand how storytelling works, right? It's the same way we understand what a character who is completely alone gets up to in a film. How can we know what they are up to if no one else is present? Because the camera is telling the story, just as the narrator is telling the story here. It's not difficult to take an educated guess at what Blunden's actions were before Martin woke up. Fuck, stop taking everything so seriously. It's just entertainment. Also; @At Talking About Games Stop trying to pull on KZbin you desperate fool.

[@TalkingAboutGames]

@Bedtime Stories I didn't accuse you of embelishing the story, I meant that when the story was originally passed on they could have added that "embelishment". I'm guessing people have accused you of that? I didn't. @Dominic Pull on KZbin? What does that mean? Also, don't call me a fool, you desperate idiot. Monica brings out a valid point, she is saying that if the story were to be true, the sailor would wake up to a scene where he is seeing his companion attacked by an octopus thing, he would have no idea that the creature was slowly creeping towards him, and that his mate tried to save him using a poker or whatever. It's slightly similar to those supposedly real ghost stories when a man, all alone, gets killed by this or that ghost, and no one else but him witnessed the event, and it's impossible to know what actually happened because he died. Who could know what actually happened? What is this, the children's comment section? Just because you are not smart enough to analyze things, doesn't mean you have to get your panties in a bunch.

[@DontPetMooses]

Well, my intention was never to start an argument. I was simply looking for an answer to a question. It was just an observation. @Dominic Chessington, I do understand that this video/channel is for entertainment. Although, my understanding is that it's not only entertainment but actual accounts and fact on the event. A movie, as you are referring to, is different than real life events where there were no cameras to record it. We are solely going off the description of Martin. How would Martin know what his friend had seen if Martin was sleeping? And for them to see the exact same thing without regarding one another. I'm sure that when the creature was sucking Blunden's neck, he didn't stop to think about talking to Martin about what he had seen while Martin was sleeping. @Talking About Games, I appreciate your defense for me. I wouldn't worry too much about Dominic's comment. We can't expect everyone to understand different ways of thinking. If he continues to berate, you can simply ignore him. @Bedtime Stories, I truly do enjoy your channel and the detail and thoroughness of your videos. I hope my question/comment didn't insult in any way.

[@iwannabejam7466]

“... that became known as the nameless horror of berkeley square.” “GRADUATE SOONER”

[@rogermorris9696]

On the whole, I would prefer to hear ghost of the nightingale that is supposed to also said haunt Berkeley Square.

[@HermeticWorlds]

The illustrations in your videos are excellent. I'm somewhat of an artist myself and can appreciate the time, skill and effort that has gone into these illustrations. It must have taken many hours of work for just this video alone, and it makes your videos look very unique (and also not re-using other people's content, which is admirable on KZbin). I'm very impressed.

[@mikeyturcanu5595]

thanks..we try:)

[@geminisundone]

Brilliant. 20 mins of excellence :)

[@kayinoue2497]

AirBnB be like "Cozy london townhouse available"

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

I'd never heard of this story. Wow...now I'm worried about bloodthirsty octopuses lunging out of dark corners at me. 😆 Seriously, great video! It's definitely a favorite.

[@raymondtonns2521]

wasn't this one a real creeper? bed and breakfast anyone? jeez!

[@maxbrandt6]

It's like something right out of an H.P. Lovecraft story, very creepy! Whatever it was, it was not normal.

[@dubuyajay9964]

You should also look up the Snallygaster.

[@Maddog3060]

"Robert Warboys" Why does that sound like a unit from an Ork codex?

[@aconcernedcommissar6261]

Becouse we brits are preety much the Orkz except not green

[@cmmosher8035]

I need to steal this for a Call of Cthulhu adventure.

[@davidalfaro1429]

Bedtime stories did get the Spain unsolved mystery of the macastre triple teenage murder I sent you on the comment,if not could send email so I can send it to you.

[@leod-sigefast]

Oh yeah I hope he includes more stories from non-English places! Are you from Spain? What was the place where those faces appeared on the floor of an old ladies apartment?

[@davidalfaro1429]

Leode Siefast belmez faces

[@gavinburnett5641]

Great video. This reminds me of a Halloween documentary on the paranormal I saw many years ago, where one of the items in the programme involved interviewing people who work for the antique book seller mentioned in the video - the company is called Maggs Brothers. They moved out of the house in 2015. There were two stories. The first was an account of someone who was working late on the second floor, and at around midnight he heard a thud on the landing outside the room he was in - followed by what he described as: "something large and wet being dragged across the floor". The sound seemed to be getting closer to the door of his office (which was the only way in or out) , and the bloke is by now crapping himself wondering what to do. He somehow got up the nerve to get up from his desk and walk towards the door - at which point the noise abruptly stopped. He looked out on to the landing, only to find nothing out of the ordinary. The interviewer then asked him if he had checked the rest of the house over - and he replied that the next thing he did was to grab his coat and wallet and go home! He also said that he told his manager what had happened the next day - expecting his manager to laugh at him; but he instead became very serious and quiet, and advised him to only work late on his own during the summer months - and to make sure he had gone home before sunset during the autumn and winter. The second story was from a secretary who was looking for some paperwork in a room that was being used for storage. She had left the door half open behind her, and as she was sat at a desk facing the door; she saw: "a black mass - about the size of a few footballs. It was floating about a meter off the ground, and it came in to the room from the landing; and when it came in it knocked the door open all the way. It moved in a straight line from the door to the opposite wall, and then went back out the door again". Apparently she sat there in stunned silence for so long her manager came looking for her. I don't remember the name of the programme or the channel it was shown on. This would have been a late night satellite channel I was watching back in the 90's. The two stories have always stuck with me. No idea if they are true or not, and the programme was shown at Halloween time; so things should be taken with a pinch of salt. However, I think they are two great stories about the house - so I thought I would post them.

[@dgraveley34]

Was that the one where they showed a blue light under a door? I remember this from that show!

[@dokkenratt]

I can't wait till bedtime and the darkness of my lonely room. I have to hear it now!!

[@PsylomeAlpha]

That's a shoggoth. I'm not surprised HP Lovecraft latched onto the idea.

[@Sorrowdusk]

Kinda small for a shoggoth

[@cuttysupe7749]

Who here is actually watching this in total darkness all alone?? If you aren't then I HIGHLY recommend it. The suspense factor is incredible!! Another great Bedtime Story. Y'all are amazing!!!

[@B.H.56]

*sitting back from computer - do I see " The Nameless Horror of Berkeley Square" on the side bar? puts on glasses - YASS!* But seriously, you are British, are you not? How do you not know it is pronounced Barkley? Did you never hear that famous song?

[@B.H.56]

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[@Sorrowdusk]

Huh. I'm from the states and theres a local town Berkeley. It's always been burk around here so when I saw the name I thought it was the same.

[@leod-sigefast]

I am British but not from London. I heard Londoners say it like Barclay, as you said. Me being from the north, I wouldn't have a clue and just say Berkeley!

[@justoheaghra1317]

It grates every time he mispronounces it.

[@moonharlequin8996]

Finally!!! I been waiting for a new video!! And it’s awesome as always, I really enjoy the artwork and the way you describe every single detail 😍

[@m.c.4785]

As a substitute teacher I used to tell my students a (tamer) version of the nameless horror of Berkeley square if they were good for me. It was one of their favorites.

[@Iamtheliquor]

Once again, brilliant stuff guys! This channel can do no wrong! Onwards and upwards

[@hannahoconnor312]

Love this channel, I just discovered it last week and have been hooked ever since. I always love a good scary story. Keep up the amazing work.

[@keithroberts9869]

Having heard & read this story many times over my 40+ years on this Earth, this version of the Warboys encounter in different than all the others I've read. In the other versions of this story, there is a dinner party taking place at #50, at which the topic of the place being haunted is brought up. Warboys declares he is not afraid to sleep in the "haunted room" and after much convincing is allowed to stay in the room, with the instructions that if anything odd happens he is to pull the servant bells immediately. The rest of the party remains downstairs, anxiously passing the time. Suddenly there is ONE very sharp ring of the servant's bells. Everyone rushes upstairs to find Warboys in the condition mentioned in this version, and he dies later before being able to describe what he saw. In some versions he has a pistol with him, in other versions he's unarmed.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I'm unsatisfied with not knowing what the root cause is

[@dungeonsofdespair8867]

THIS STORY REEKS OF LOVECRAFT

[@rileywilliams9799]

My Dad always finds a logical and rational explanation for many a ghost story he hears. He's always been the voice of reason considering the paranormal. But one day when we saw a documentary on 50 Berkley Square, he suddenly said. "I wouldn't take one step into that place."

[@raymondtonns2521]

bed and breakfast at 50 berkely anyone? jeez!

[@SamuelBlack84]

What is there to be scared of?

[@mrviking2mcall212]

⁠@@SamuelBlack84Carbon monoxide leaks and cognitive bias, I assume.

[@pjmbidge632000]

44 Berkeley Square is famous for being the location of the Clermont Club, the very first London casino, it attracted the patronage of the very rich, the very famous and British aristocracy. One of it's most infamous members being John Bingham the 7th Earl of Lucan, commonly known as Lord Lucan, A wealthy playboy who vanished without trace on the evening of 7 November 1974. That same evening his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in the basement of the Lucan family home. Lady Lucan was also attacked, but survived and identified her attacker as her husband Lord Lucan. Lord Lucan disappeared that night, and has never been found.

[@cthulhu6713]

Oh no, sorry. That's just my cat.

[@jjskn93]

What on earth was bp doing with the building? If there's a squid In your night stand Who ya gonna call BP??!?!

[@maybrick1888]

BP were very active in the Trucial States at that time where the Djinn reside- they were probably conducting research before entering the field for real.

[@jjskn93]

@@maybrick1888 u know I wasn't expecting a sensible answer. Thank you. You gotta admit tho, that a company as rich and powerful as bp, moving into a place that's got paranormal written all over it is quite odd.

[@maybrick1888]

@@jjskn93 Only odd if you're a true believer in the supernatural- 50 Berkeley Square used to be a perennial favourite in 'true' ghost books written in the 70s and 80s when was a kid, and even then it was the one that made the least sense. It really wouldn't surprise me if a series of legends were being created around that address to distract people from what was truly going on inside it.

[@jjskn93]

That actually makes alot of sense. British government has a terrible habit of disguising diplomatic affairs through the strangest of methods. Opperation mince meat is a good example.

[@maybrick1888]

@@jjskn93 I work in the Middle East- know every trick going just do the simplest of everyday things with discretion- requires a lot of sleight of hand that has your colleagues guessing. Back to Berkeley Square- it's a short journey from there to St. James Square where Military Intelligence was based in the 19th and early 20th Century; Downing Street is in the opposite direction, and you have of course all the Foreign Embassies dotted around it- and an Antiquarian Book dealer is a good cover story. MI6 used to use the cover of a bogus fire extinguisher company for their HQ in London.

[@riggs20]

Technically, I don't believe in this kind of stuff. That being said, I'm not going to be volunteering to spend the night in that room any time soon! 😉

[@andrewgonzalez5823]

Had to drop a like before I even started watching.

[@cuttysupe7749]

Same. You just know it's gonna be good. Haha

[@yourbandsux]

I enjoyed your video a lot 5 meow meow beenz (🐱😺😸😼😻)

[@KalashnikovPaouzzi]

giving a gun to a drunk guy hahahahahah

[@stnkychzman8274]

15:05 DOOM music starts playing

[@Vesnicie]

"Hello friend. Tea will be served shortly.. Mind the angry octopus in the attic."

[@antonkovalenko364]

I haven't heard about the Berkeley Horror in ages!

[@MysteriousMiddleEast]

The story with the two sailors doesn’t make sense. It seems too dramatized as the story switches perspectives despite one sailor dying. How did Martin know what Blunden saw and how he reacted.

[@rosecrow1545]

Love you guys! Thank you for your storytelling! Unbiased and thoughtful!

[@TDWTB]

The most grounded and logical? It’s obviously a child of Yog-Sothoth.

[@MultiKm1]

*Swaddles baby, gets cup of tea, time for BEDTIME!*

[@stephenroney6490]

Read about this years ago. Looking forwards to this.

[@chloraloner7]

I read about this as a kid. Terrified me back then.

[@benmason1469]

I keep on thinking Alien Face Hugger

[@swedishmom9549]

Please write the letters in the text a little bit bigger/larger! It's so tiny 😀 👀 👓 👍

[@anthonytoliver9981]

Love you guys keep up the excellent job...

[@genshinnoimpact3876]

Star Spawn of Cthulhu anyone? lol