The Scariest Stories From The Internet | Smosh Mouth 67

[@smoshcast]

This episode contains fictional stories with depictions of animal cruelty, violence, suicide, and death which may be triggering or upsetting to some audiences. 0:00 Intro 3:55 General trigger warning 4:21 “Distorted Warning Signals” (TW: death) 9:45 “Ickbarr Bigelsteine” (TW: animal cruelty, violence) 21:01 Sponsor! 22:17 “Smile Dog” // (TW: suicide) Click at your own risk! knowyourmeme.com/photos/270734-smilejpg 37:38 “Dead Bart” (TW: death) 44:32 Sponsor! 45:46 “The Rake” (TW: suicide) 55:46 Scary story debriefing

[@maxoro4370]

Ok

[@dogleggedhades0]

Yesssss you guys did post smile.jpg 😂 I love it

[@taeaortkc9885]

The link didn't work

[@hotdogboatman]

i saw the rake and got chills, super excited.

[@MikeEhrmantrautOfficial]

@@taeaortkc9885yes it did

[@ianlee8376]

"SHE'S HOME....AFTER DINNER TONIGHT." 😂😂😂 Love Amanda so much.

[@usingytformusic3366]

Honestly, she has always been one of my favorite Smosh people ever

[@harrypeener]

"UPDATE" killed me

[@ss501unitedasone]

Amanda's reactions are always a killer

[@ssasskia]

​@@harrypeener That Shayne effect where whenever he reads something, I assume it's from reddit 😂

[@robertograff9772]

P

[@koguma8823]

the most unrealistic part of the imaginary friend story is a 22 year old having a well-paying job and their own place lol

[@zcythegeist]

Real.

[@SweatEagle]

And being able to afford dentures.

[@dovestone_]

Literally what I was thinking 😭

[@PredatorH2O]

Perhaps Mr. Ick did more than keep evil away. Unless it was the source of it in which case it just unleashed it to their every business competitor .

[@ashutoshmisra4]

omg, literally

[@SimonSater]

Amanda's bored face during Smile.jpg is SO REAL

[@coccrocc]

I agree. The best part is the image itself not the story. But her being actually scared of what’s essentially a fake story is silly and disappointing

[@Gugaloide08]

I love how we’re so used to Reddit stories that Amanda just immediately says “UPDATE!”

[@CameronClifton]

For reall lmaooo 😂😂😂

[@fynzer5421]

it felt so natural I didn't even think about it

[@robbie710]

Yeah it was kinda adorable lol

[@pcapusso]

It's like pavlovian.

[@moneymaker8815]

"No, no update!" 😂

[@cwispypata]

Shayne : a little bit of unknown, that's what really gets me Like seeing a plate of BBQ ribs in a nondescript corner of the Smosh office

[@ellaj9380]

that's just Real Life, man!

[@Nax_uthala]

Or an unattended bowl of chili where no one should be eating

[@madisonoertel835]

LMAO this is so good 😂

[@the_powersl0th]

his reaction destroyed me lmao

[@celinesantoyo4594]

AHAHAHAHA

[@smithmccx_media]

Shayne has the perfect vibe for Creepy Pasta, legit got chills just in the way he read some of the stories.

[@xJessiGirlProx]

Bro I was not expecting “don’t come home after dinner tonight”

[@alyssatheexcellent]

Yeah. Forget Reddit stories- I WANT THIS ALL THE TIME!

[@blancadanielle2233]

My hand covered my mouth as my jaw dropped! 😮

[@jennifervaughn2466]

That person avoided their fate until it could no longer be avoided 😮

[@sunwarriorgabriela4016]

I had gasped. It was such a good twist ending 🫣

[@soundaholixx]

A chill ran thru my spine

[@enzo_stuff]

Smile dog very much feels like a relic of the older internet because that image now looks so goofy lmao

[@fluerry_14]

i thought it was that stupid bulldog smiling dog meme (normal teeth)

[@potatoman7594]

​@@fluerry_14 there are two. that one was the original, and IMO the better and scarier one

[@yansw]

I literally covered my screen, and then when I moved my hand, I said “Oh… okay.” 😂

[@potatoman7594]

@@yansw look at the OG, much better image IMO.

[@yansw]

@@potatoman7594 I think I’ll pull an Amanda and say “no thank you” 😂

[@tyler512]

Shane. Bro. For the last 8 years of my life I've listened to creepy pastas, true horror stories, murder mysterys, and scary redit stories and they've never made me feel as unsettled as the first one you read. I didn't expect you to have a story like THAT!

[@Bleached0]

The scariest part about the imaginary friend story is that its extremely probable the main character is actually just a paranoid schizophrenic. They talk a lot about feeling constantly watched, and the pack of wild dogs chasing them is very similar to many common paranoid schizophrenic delusions of being stalked/gang stalked. To me that is far more scary than actual monsters, because it means that they're just killing and shoving random peoples teeth in a doll while believing that doing it is saving them.

[@beanbread9422]

Exactly how i feel too! I find it way creepier thinking of it more as a realistic story with a mentally unwell person falling deeper and deeper into their own mind rather than a supernatural story. Always one of the saddest but hardest hitting tropes in my opinion.

[@MichelleFlood-l4p]

You’re right unfortunately my dads cousin was schizophrenic and he thought the man was our prime minister here in australia was following him around and tracking him through the radio

[@Logaloof]

My exact thought

[@A1D3NA1D3N]

I have schizophrenia, luckily I finally got on an injection medication that worked for me. And now I’m going to college for art. It was scary during my time at the hospital. It felt like I’d be there forever. I just gotta focus on school and hope for the best.

[@drana150]

@@A1D3NA1D3N I hope it helps you! It's really difficult having such a highly stigmatized condition, I know. We have DID so we're in a kinda similar boat as far as stigma goes (though I think it's a less scary disorder to actually experience). I'm proud of you for coming so far ♥

[@AlysterJohnEstur]

Amanda asking for an UPDATE on a Creepypasta is hilarious and actually brilliant. Imagine someone just updating their creepypasta.

[@savannahhutcheson8909]

Wasn’t there one called like Ben is dead or Ben drowned or something like that that had to do with a haunted Zelda game where they did “updates” in the story?! That one was so good!

[@pik44chuu31]

There are a few like that actually!!! With chapters and everything

[@NodnarbSlaps]

There are actually a few they are usually just called parts or chapters

[@jodoodlyboi2963]

Or anyone adding to it so it grows as more people contribute

[@jesuisege]

there are some ARG type ones with the writer is supposedly updating over some time!

[@bitduelist]

That first story has a simple answer, OP had a STAND that warns her of imminent danger and it was DIO at home waiting for her after dinner.

[@kybifox13]

I must know more! What does this mean? STAND? DIO?

[@abiraazhar2]

@@kybifox13 same it went over my head

[@Shreya-to7ec]

@@kybifox13 jojo's bizarre adventure -- watch it!

[@Liktafrog]

@@kybifox13 jojos bizarre adventure reference!! a stand is like a spirit attached to one person and it has a unique, special ability. but it's not just some random spirit, it's kind of an extension of the person who the stand belongs to. dio is the villain of the series with a very very powerful stand which he uses to harm other stand users and innocent, normal people. it's a very bizarre manga and anime, as you can probably tell by the name.

[@ia490]

​@@Liktafrog this is the first time I learned anything about what goes on in that series. that's wild lmao

[@gurtslebby1132]

Shayne should introduce Amanda to SCP’s. I’d kill to see an episode of them going over the weirdest ones.

[@patersonprado2221]

This is a completely underrated suggestion, it would be a good to see Amanda's reaction to SCPs.

[@jamerv86]

How many people know about that? I have the special edition.

[@prachiarora6245]

What is SCP?

[@Flare-sv3kj]

I JUST SUGGESTED THIS OMG

[@prachiarora6245]

@@Flare-sv3kj What is SCP?

[@soaked_toast3196]

Our chronically offline queen becoming chronically online with shayne, spencer and trevor showing her everything! Loving the content

[@wumbojet]

What I find really funny about that aspect of Amanda is that the only reason she's not chronically online is because she didn't have much contact with the parts of the internet that clearly fascinates her early in her youth, so experiencing them now, she's immediately obsessed with them.

[@chugalu-h2d]

don't forget Damien!!

[@medusa7690]

and court

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Not my queen 😎

[@soaked_toast3196]

@@chugalu-h2d can't forget him! Or court

[@oliveamiles14]

I built myself up to look at that smile dog pic so much then opened it and was like oh...hey doggy!!

[@TehTeh911]

I've seen it so much over the years. It's literally the background of a few creepypasta videos. I think it's been on my fb a few times even.

[@yoshita4140]

its literally the goofiest picture i've ever seen lol. the hand was the only thing that looked remotely non goofy

[@andrikoh]

Shayne has carved out a niche for himself reading internet stories for a living and I'm kinda jealous

[@adriannajane]

Could always try it for yourself! You never know. I've seen unknown people make a career out of less. ❤

[@andrikoh]

@@adriannajane Aw that was so wholesome thank you LOL maybe one day. I totally would but I worry I'd get fired from my stable 9-5 if they found some goofy azz video I made or something like that

[@Nothannahbruhk]

@@andrikohDon't let fear keep you from taking chances!! 💜 I'm a public speaker in the making.

[@andrikoh]

@@Nothannahbruhk That's awesome, best of luck with your public speaking journey

[@moviemaniacgd647]

Whoever is responsible for the lighting should get a raise. It looks incredible

[@annec8127]

About 30 seconds in and came here to say this. Gorgeous lighting! ETA: And the sound effects 😍

[@chrism45]

Amanda looks so cute in this light

[@CoolExecutioner]

It's a dim light...

[@cuckoobrain7999]

@@CoolExecutioner It's at minimum 3 lights, you can tell just by the different colours (Orange, white and blue)

[@CoolExecutioner]

@cuckoobrain7999 yes. But it's nothing ground breaking lol

[@Helen-GMar]

35:26 the creepypasta craze of the 2010s produced so much weird fan art and head canons that I forgot some of these stories (especially smile dog) are actually really well done. clicked on that link for a little blast from the past

[@name8176]

why does shayne without his ipad feel like an angel without their wings

[@LOLWAAHH]

The way I JUMPED when I heard the dogs barking sound effect 😭😭

[@Kriplingpowr]

Honestly thought all the sound effects broke the tension and were corny. Listening to Shayne was fun tho

[@yurilover13]

@@Kriplingpowri think had they been a little quieter it would’ve worked for me, like i saw their vision and sometimes it added to the story but other times it was more of a jumpscare 😭

[@Kriplingpowr]

@@yurilover13 yea probably. I don’t think it was so much of a jump scare but more of an annoyance that just brought me out of the zone of the story. It was mainly the dogs and animal noises that messed me up the distance screams and ambient noises could have worked if they were in the background not the foreground.

[@minnimunch7344]

😂😂

[@teamlining7685]

@@Kriplingpowryeah they weren’t scary at all, idk what people are on sometimes

[@alaenamarie8702]

I love how serious Amanda is during all of these stories. Like they could be or are fake but she listens with such sincerity and passion, it’s like she’s listening to someone tell their life story.

[@jacklandismusic]

Distorted Warning Signals is super cool, because it takes a new and interesting concept (getting accurate warnings for the future from an unknown caller), fully introduces us to that concept and lets us understand it, and then uses it to scare us a second time in a new way (she missed the warning, and now she knows something is going to happen to her in her home). And then, they fully leave us hanging in the best way-nothing the author could write will ever be scarier to the reader than the worst things they can imagine, and the fear of the unknown.

[@ianbraswell]

Stephen King actually has a really cool short story / teleplay from '87 called 'Sorry, Right Number' that has a similar type of vibe and concept, it was the only thing that my HS actually taught from his catalog and it really got me hooked on his writing.

[@jebbylyn]

Before she listened to it, my brain went to her ignoring it... Going on the cruise... Then calling to warn herself as it sinks 🫣

[@unconditionallyvalid]

It's the difference between horror and terror. Horror is more so being shocked or scared by a sight or experience, whereas terror is that fearfullness or anxiety; think suspense. The way I remember it is horror is the scary you see, and terror is the scary you don't see.

[@polarknight5376]

@@jacklandismusic I dont like it that much cause like, why on God's green earth would ANY woman leave her cellphone at home when going out, much less a woman that is expecting a to get a call soon from her personal prophetic warning system!?

[@Kiasae]

@@polarknight5376as far as I understand she didn’t leave her phone at home, she just didn’t see that she got a message because she was waiting for a call, not a message. though like WHY is it a message when all the other times it was a call. A bit annoying but still a very good story, got chills fr

[@helloxmiles]

the smile dog link not working makes it so much more scary lmao (edit, the original link was changed within an hour of posting, i get that it works now omg😭😭)

[@TrioArtsOfficial]

just gotta refresh the page and then it works. just spreading the word

[@brundle_fly_3895]

It works if you open it in safari instead of KZbin’s browser

[@mushymuffin8118]

right?

[@Tired_Boie]

@@TrioArtsOfficial “just spreading the word” … eeeuughhh

[@MizuFujimori]

Won't work on mobile it seems even after a refresh

[@vconfusedkid]

that knock at the end was vile, thanks guys!

[@bigbabydoodle]

Dude this is my dream video, I hope we get 6 hours minimum next time

[@bugginonthewall]

manifesting next year they read the creepypasta called 1999! it would terrify them 😂

[@tibb75]

Have you heard of CreepCast with Wendigoon & MeatCanyon? They read aloud creepypastas and discuss them, make fun of them, poop their pants in fear, etc. They have a few supersized episodes that are 3-5 hours or 2 parters.

[@erin1912]

@@tibb75omg no way!! i had no idea wendigoon and meat canyon ever did anything together- i totally have to check it out

[@layla-fn6pk]

god me too

[@kysparks]

I would actually pay for them to read The Left Right Game

[@nathancurry3211]

Should give Amanda and Shayne a couple of weeks to come up with their own creepypastas and then read them on the show like the Don't Laugh episodes.

[@Monaxos]

PLEASE I do this, then do it again on gor smosh theater!

[@gilly_axolotl]

YES PLEASE

[@brusselspr9ut]

OMG YESS

[@Jestylor6]

Damien! Thoughts?

[@L-Labyrinth-h]

I thought the Smile dog was a goofy little goober, but apparently my phone did not. I looked at the picture and immediately after, my phone, which was at almost fifty percent, died.

[@safaebergor3959]

Update?

[@safaebergor3959]

😭

[@alex-qg3fr]

@@safaebergor3959i think they’re dead

[@tiapavo]

The Russian Sleep Experiment was the first creepypasta I ever read, and it's still the one that comes to mind any time the topic comes up

[@The0neand0nlyEvy]

THATS NOT REAL???

[@alyssatheexcellent]

I love that one. It creeps me out to this day.

[@unholierthanthou7748]

​@@The0neand0nlyEvy lmao no, the image they used is a photo of Halloween decor covered in snow. It's 100% fake, there's plenty of real messed up experiments from that era though

[@jackeroni216]

@@The0neand0nlyEvy the picture is of a halloween decoration lol also i dont think they'll ever read it on here just because half of it is describing gore

[@vincenttt8289]

The best one for me was Expressionless

[@esterBonzai]

shayne needs to read bad scary stories, jeff the killer and 'man door hand hook car door' are my favorites, amanda would love them

[@Vitasaurus]

Or the creepypasta fanfics about slenderman's mansion

[@sketchstudios345]

@@Vitasaurus That gave me so many flashbacks, i fr cosplayed sally as a child not even KNOWING what her story was

[@deathboy9246]

How dare you call Jeff a “bad scary story”? Don’t disrespect my first anime emo cute boy crush like that

[@emmyrose233]

Creepcast did an absolutely hilarious podcast on Jeff the Killer

[@Chromaggia]

I want them to read Doors just because the way everyone has a different reaction to the twist is super interesting to me. It made me cry when I read it as an 11 year old and then I showed it to a friend and they burst out laughing I don’t know how Shane and Amanda would react and it’s bothering me lol

[@jessicanicole6333]

I never thought I would hear the story about the rake again... It used to give me nightmares as a kid. I can’t watch horror movies because of how that thing traumatized me😭😭 smosh cast are the only people I would listen to scary stories for/with.

[@camannwordsmith]

"That's it? UPDATE??!" I thought the same thing. I love Amanda.

[@ilovemybabyblues]

5:07 I'm not joking when I say my phone started ringing right as Shayne read this. Not from "Unknown", thank god, or I would've really lost it, but still not a number saved in my phone. It was a spam call for voting, but it still freaked me out enough that I had to step away from my desk.

[@simonaangelone6664]

I would shit myself

[@riro7170]

Imagine a voice on the other end said "don't vote for - -." Though because voting campaigns actually say that sometimes💀

[@haileylikes2draw]

I totally respect Shayne not wanting to read these too often but boy do I love the creepypasta episodes, need more!!

[@sociological1]

A creepy pasta podcast with our boy Damian would be great

[@llostGD]

Totally!! He was actually supposed to be in the one last year but was sick, I'm a little bummed he wasnt in this one instead

[@SamMeehan-tg8qy]

Missed opportunity!

[@Mariethechaotic]

Yeah, I was really hoping he was going to be here.

[@BlinkinFirefly]

RIGHT!!?? We need some Damien hosting for the spoopies

[@iroveashe]

and Angela reacting

[@hayeszs]

i got chills when shayne said he was looking at the image - it seemed like he embodied the writer

[@vulpixma]

yall should play Fran Bow with Amanda, I think she would love it

[@cassiex23]

amanda’s cardigan and the theme of this episode is the perfect contrast.

[@coroner2141]

?

[@tartatovsky]

@@coroner2141 the theme of the video is dark and creepy. Her cardigan is colorful See?

[@coroner2141]

@@tartatovsky huh

[@Bubaiel]

The cardigan is giving final girl

[@radhikaparkhi1856]

it’s giving fall carnival..kinda spooky ! 🍂🍎

[@klou.]

Okay now I NEED another bad 2 sentence horror stories episode. That is by far my favorite you’ve ever done and it makes me cackle every single time

[@listerjne]

how did this become a link to the search bar what did you do

[@Zeffer32]

You want more two sentence horror stories. Unfortunately so does the sand worm.

[@Emisnyan]

A blue search thingie on KZbin? I thought this was an only tiktok thing 🔍

[@listerjne]

@@Emisnyan ive seen it twice in this comment section, one for "2 sentence horror stories" and one for "russian sleep experiment, youtube highlights that part of the text and shows it in blue with a magnifying glass icon on the right..???!? as if youtube isnt already working overtime to recommend vids i dont want or need? also building traffic to other things through a creators comment section is pretty absurd. i hope this feature never reaches u 🩷

[@klou.]

@@listerjne 👁️👄👁️ huh

[@tiannagraham5210]

the way shayne’s voice is PERFECT for reading these! same with the reddit stories, i love listening to him read

[@Dlond]

MintMobile is the scariest among these creepy pasta, my favorite

[@bugginonthewall]

too minty, too spicie

[@bunnyellabell]

ryan reynolds 😱😱😭

[@neonisirrelevant]

Ryter Reynleds 😢 /ref

[@NightfallTheOutlaw]

Ah, a classic, I remember reading it on Creepypasta Wiki back in the day

[@Ambertrine]

To this day Candle Cove is still one of my absolute favorite creepypastas all time. I loved the way it was written as if it was multiple people talking on a forum and the pay off at the end haunted me when I was a teenager.

[@needmesomebones]

they read it in the previous episode! it was my favourite among the ones as well

[@madquinn13]

You should watch season 1 of Channel Zero. It's Candle Cove and they do it so well.

[@nessen6531]

Shane has the right vibe for horror stories, the creepy ones that give a chill up your entire spine is like a drug I crave. Some of these nailed it, thank yoU!

[@GPower542]

idk what a creepypasta is but I love smoshmouth and I love pasta! so very excited for this

[@GPower542]

ok that was not what I was expecting a creepypasta to be but im still excited haha

[@tempest7785]

@@GPower542love the reply to yourself after you figured out what it was 😂

[@amanjii701]

this is an amanda style comment

[@yoyohayli]

If you're interested in the reason why they're called creepypasta: Early in internet culture of the 00's, it became common to find particularly silly or unhinged strings of text (usually originating as comments in forums) and to take these silly things and just copy + paste them in response to random things or as reactions to posts. Kind of like an early version of a text-based meme, but always copy + pasted verbatim. They were called "copypastas" after the phrase to "copy + paste." Then, when people started writing these scary stories and posting them around, they were dubbed "creepypastas," as a portmanteau of "copypasta" and "creepy."

[@ferretferr5600]

@@GPower542 well you know this is the second in the series, they did this last Halloween

[@lillewilleman]

Okay, this NEEDS to become a reoccurring thing. reading creepy stories in the dark like this made for such a good video please keep this up in some way.

[@Penquinn14]

is this not them doing it as a recurring thing? This is the 2nd time they did this, with the 1st being around a year ago

[@beatriznavarro7450]

You should check out creepcast they have a podcast reading creepypastas

[@TheParadoxGamer1]

@@Penquinn14i think OP means more than an annual thing

[@abbyearley9427]

AMANDA you have saved me for years of being confused as to why beetlejuice doesnt have a scene on a big party boat or a crazy guy in a full green suit. I thought i was going mad and made a whole movie up!!!!

[@elizabethalkenbrack8767]

Usually Shayne's voice is calming and charming, but his narration of these stories is fantastically spooky! What a great episode, thanks guys!

[@daa5865]

I was about to comment this! I'd listen to a legit audiobook with him reading

[@somejellykid]

fr! there's something about the way shayne reads these stories that makes them hit harder. he's not playing it up or getting into the theater of it, which makes the story shine even more. it's like a neutral presentation of facts that makes even stories I've heard before feel refreshing 😁

[@jennifervaughn2466]

​@daa5865 new side job unlocked!

[@just_peachy3582]

What I find so cool about the distorted warnings one is that I keep wondering who the unknown caller is. Like is it the woman herself from other dimensions trying to communicate to herself? Maybe the catastrophes wouldn’t happen if the woman didn’t answer the phone. So maybe she is safe in her apartment after all. Or she would be if she didn’t listen to the message. What if somehow the woman is causing the catastrophes by not participating in them. I have so many questions. It’s such a cool concept

[@Dex-ik4js]

My hunch leans on the fact that the narrator describes the caller's voice in that last message as a woman's voice sounding "as if her throat had been sliced to ribbons." She didn't note this quality in the other calls, even though those voices were garbled as well. It's my interpretation that every call is from a version of the narrator from an alternate sequence of events where she did die in these incidents, sent to warn her by some cosmic force or quirk of fate.

[@jennifervaughn2466]

My take was that she could no longer avoid her inevitable fate. Yours is a really interesting take too!

[@silverfiore01]

​@@Dex-ik4js Well the first call says the voice sounds strange as if her vocal cords had been shredded

[@Dex-ik4js]

@silverfiore01 The specific wording is what I'm talking about. "Sliced to ribbons," has a specific implication when used the way the narrator does. "Shredded," as in destroyed by a wild, chaotic force, like the airplane crash. "Sliced to ribbons," is more subdued, intentional. It's likely that there was a home invader that killed the narrator shortly after the story ended by slicing her throat.

[@sophiebacklund2702]

My take is that homegirl was so unlucky she needed her dead alternate selves to warn her because damn was she good at ending up in bad situations, until her 'luck' ran out, that is

[@BeeBeeMacGee]

I love creepypasta so much! I even have a tattoo of my favorite story ‘Ben Drowned’ (legend of Zelda Link with bloody eyes in majora’s mark setting).

[@ifij0d]

you guys NEED to read that one creepypasta story thing about police finding staircases in the woods.

[@Ace_and_Asa]

They have I'm pretty sure! It would be in the first creepypasta video they did

[@icedcoffeeplz]

it was in last years vid -- the last story the talk about!

[@eviebigbrain9103]

They did that last year

[@ifij0d]

@@Ace_and_Asa oh ohkay

[@leriskeband3647]

The Simpsons one is probably implying that Matt Groening knows when the end of the world is as the Simpson always predicts the future and Matt has been accused of being a time traveler. hence creating Futurama and Homer “jokingly” but accurately writing the equation for the God Particle in an episode. The equation was written down in the episode before the Higgs Boson and particle accelerator experiments.

[@sharkbait398]

Ohhhh this makes so much sense. Thank you!

[@leriskeband3647]

@@sharkbait398 🫡🫡🫡

[@humphreybiggins8295]

wait what? the god particle equation? is this real???? it was in a simpsons episode before if was actually created?? 😂

[@FlyingFox86]

@@humphreybiggins8295 Yes, it's true. A decade before it was discovered. However, a few caveats. For one, Homer's formula predicted the mass of the Higgs boson, but was off by a factor of about 6. That seems like a lot, but apparently that was still impressively close. Also, the Simpsons writer that wrote this formula is a mathematician, who contacted an astronomer friend to work on the formula together. Lastly, the Higgs Boson was first proposed in the sixties, so they had been working on discovering it for a while before that episode of the Simpsons came out. Just google "simpsons higgs boson", plenty of articles about it. It's really cool, and quite a bit of coincidence that they got as close to the correct answer as they did. But no future predicting powers or time travel would need to be involved.

[@leriskeband3647]

@@humphreybiggins8295 as far as I know (internet 🤔) yes. They asked some of the writers who are mathematicians and super nerds about it. that video is on KZbin. They were off by like one number on the Simpson episode years before it was proven.

[@Vic-Valentine]

great idea watching this just before sleep.. no but for real this was great, i love me some spooky time with Shayne and Amanda, wish there was more

[@BEANZ.n.CHEZ.]

“Sometimes I wonder; where have I been?” Real Amanda. Real.

[@deviantash]

Felt that one in my soul. 😅

[@MonsterPrincessLala]

Can we talk about how absolutely doing the actual smile dog photo is? It's genuinely a product of its time and I can't help but laugh when I see it. Amanda being afraid of it makes it so much funnier

[@Marijb2424]

We NEED another one of these episodes. I can’t wait another year 😭😭😭

[@deeperpanic]

35:24 y'all are wild for this

[@Ddalgiichigo]

I looked at it… it’s pretty hilarious 😂 I can’t take the story seriously after seeing that lmao

[@OctagonalSquare]

@@Ddalgiichigoit is kinda goofy looking. Still creepy in that eerie “I can’t fully tell what’s going on and that worries me” way

[@disenchanted366]

I didn’t realize I had seen it before lol

[@number1morbiusfan]

The way I immediately went to look at it. I have no self preservation instincts

[@SolarBlaire]

Spread the word spread the word spread the wros spreadthe word spread the work kspread the word. Spread the word spread the word spread the word spread the word spread the word PREAD THE WORD SPRE THE WORD SPREAD THE WORD SPREWAD THE WORD SPREAD THE WORD SPREAD THE WORD SPREAD THE WORD SPRED THE WORD SPREAD THE WORD. :)

[@sentientglowcube]

Here Are Some Creepy Pasta Recommendations For Amanda And Shayne: - The Disappearance of Ashley, Kansas (i HIGHLY recommend this one) - Pen Pal - Psychosis - The Left Right Game - Tales From the Gas Station (This one is funny yet slightly horrifying at the same time, I also highly recommend it)

[@ABalloonInNeed]

Even if they don’t check these out, I’m going to!!

[@donatkins]

W Tales From the Gas Station reference. One of the funniest things I’ve read in recent memory

[@preciousmckinney8319]

The left right game is so good! I found the podcast of it a few years ago, and switched to the original version written on reddit a few chapters in. I've been thinking about rereading it, or listening to the podcast for a while now.

[@gloriaa6654]

Thank you for recommending! I just finished reading the left/right game and it was awesome

[@davidsantiago7297]

Goddamn, it's been a long time since I've seen people talking about Psychosis. That one shook me to the core because of the uncertainty of the senses of the protag while reading it. It was so good. I hope they check it out

[@connorstephens7467]

Drop Dead Fred is an early 90s misunderstood masterpiece. I adore it and it’s incredibly sweet behind all of the crazy over the top comedy. A true 90s oddity gem. Rik Mayall is a comedic genius.

[@shaunzankiestein5840]

I love that the subtites still say Welcome to Smash Mouth in the beginning

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

some BODY

[@celesteelka]

SOME

[@BobaBastard2]

​@@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks ONCE TOLD ME

[@kittie594]

They pay extra for that.

[@jennifervaughn2466]

The subtitles seem to always say Smash instead of Smosh!

[@gumpoi]

ngl i feel like these guys would freaking love the magnus archives. ESPECIALLY amanda

[@_the_good_side_4758]

The magnus archives mentioned !!! Its not happening but i would die for a listen through with commentary of it , and see amanda and shane theorizing

[@garbomode29]

is that the one with the sex bug lady

[@gumpoi]

@@garbomode29 i like to think of it as the one with the homophobic vase

[@jersenshadowz]

Literally scrolled the comment section 'till I found someone that mentions/suggesting TMA to them

[@gumpoi]

@@jersenshadowz XD IT'S SO GOOD THO!

[@JustZy]

Shayne, Amanda, I'm sorry but we NEED more of this format. It can't be just a Halloween special 😭 I'd watch an entire series of y'all talking about creepy stuff ngl.

[@criticallol3039]

You've been living life Amanda! Traveling the world, embracing experiences, tasting it's food! Food like, Mexican salsa? Yes!!!

[@todd3143]

i've watched 8hrs of creepypasta iceberg, read and listened to hundreds of creepypastas, and still shayne found a story i haven't an idea about. bravo shayne. bravo creepypastas

[@AnneZomerdijk-nv9ye]

Which story or stories hadn't you heard of yet?

[@alyssatheexcellent]

Which one?

[@KKO_FLUM]

Answer dammit

[@jennifervaughn2466]

​@@KKO_FLUMfr

[@maem7462]

@@AnneZomerdijk-nv9ye I’m curious abt that as well. My guess is maybe the phone one bc that one likely isn’t as popular as the others. I haven’t been as involved with creepy pastas but I’ve at least vaguely heard abt a good bit of these. I don’t think I’ve heard of the phone call warning one.

[@lyralyon]

Omg i looooved Drop Dead Fred as a kid! Never hear anyone else reference it. Brought me back, thanks Amanda!

[@cosmodiius]

Shayne has the energy of one of those kids that always read out of the textbooks really good and everybody always made that kid read for the class because they did it so well whenever I hear him read reddit stories and these creepypastas

[@LordSparks]

How about introducing Amanda (and possibly Shayne?) to SCPs next? Similar origin to creepypastas and I can see the redacted descriptions of weird shit and how they're contained tickling Amanda's love of horror 💁‍♀ I feel like these would be up Spencer or Alex T's sleeve

[@Tyrannosaurus_Hec]

SCPs are so interesting, I was thinking the same. An episode reading some SCPs would be cool

[@amelhamidii]

Yaassss

[@dabadeedabadoo]

currently recovering from the flu and drinking a piping hot mug of tea rn... what a perfect episode for this moment! :)

[@vishalvenkat6]

The complete 180 from the expectation of potentially seeing an extremely creepy smiling dog to what I saw after clicking on the link to the picture gave me a whiplash. One of the funniest things I've seen.

[@chlorox01]

It's so funny seeing the different reactions to the image. Some people are like "its super creepy and scary" and others just think its funny; when I saw it I actually laughed lol.

[@k8tieisjustjusthere]

i cried laughing at an image below the original, genuine tears

[@polishka7529]

I see y'all spreading the word heh

[@Late_night_car_rides]

@@k8tieisjustjusthereOng I was gonne look it up until I saw your comment and went “yeah never mind”

[@iahsolidum8553]

the audio for this episode is AMAZING! the screams? the foot steps? *chef’s kiss*

[@ceraanne04]

i would love for amanda to actually narrate a thriller book, i would totally listen to it!

[@rottemgolan7241]

The reason I'm not going to click the smile dog link is because I know I'm going to convince myself that it's real and give myself the nightmares from the story 💀💀

[@kitcatdemorango]

MEEEE

[@disc0queen]

the link is broken anyway 😭

[@UndyingRein]

​@@disc0queen worked for me on Android

[@TheKaurK]

It’s working now I guess. It’s just bad photoshop lol.

[@AnneZomerdijk-nv9ye]

Yeah exactly I'm just not gonna go there to keep my mind at ease when I'm out in the dark.

[@cyanscholar5498]

I love how Shayne is really embracing the whole Magnus Archives thing. I can't wait for him to be an avatar of The Eye

[@rebeccapach6420]

How have I not even thought about that?? But you're so right. What would Amanda be an avatar of? No matter what it is it's 100% her just being swept into it (probably by shayne) and ending up as an avatar. Michael Shelley style. Wait does that imply that shayne is Gertrude

[@cyanscholar5498]

@@rebeccapach6420 I see Shayne more as a Jonathan Sims type. Mostly because I find it funny to imagine Jon saying "Okay, Update..." Whenever the research team follows up on a statement. I think Amanda could be a servant of The Lonely, because of how scared she got while playing FNAF 2 when Shayne "left her hanging." Or because of her TNTL character who gets left alone at parties and concerts.

[@k8tieisjustjusthere]

oh you’re so right. gosh i hope someone draws this

[@loucaniom8984]

I'VE BEEN SAYING THIISS!! I really can't wait for Amanda to get into the magnus archives

[@cyanscholar5498]

@@loucaniom8984 OMG SHE WOULD LOVE IT

[@derekkey2803]

the second shayne said chain letter, I got both excited and reminded of nightmares I used to have reading my favorite creepypasta.

[@ofmuses]

im loving this creepy vibe for halloween, r/nosleep next PLEASE theyre so eerie cause the whole subreddit has to be part of it and act like it’s real!

[@Mezzy..]

Sound design ate again!!!! I didn’t expect the editors to give sfx to this episode because it’s so long but there is!! what a treat, thank you ❤☺️☺️☺️

[@rachaelsong4599]

Have to admit I thoroughly enjoy listening to Shayne read!! Great voice for it, not a single stumble either

[@komal146]

Rake still gets me and i remember having actual recreation of Rake in my nightmares as a teen.

[@Santerima]

I’m so scared rn

[@stevenboelke6661]

You just need an imaginary friend to fend it off.

[@mavisanya6969]

Amanda saying Drop Dead Fred is SCARY made me cackle, it's genuinely one of the funniest feel good movies! Rik Mayall was a gem that we truly didn't deserve

[@foysmiff]

That film used to terrify me lol 😅

[@Sevensodas]

IS THERE A TIMESTAMP 😭

[@Miksem444]

I was thinking the same thing 😂 I haven’t watched in a while but my recollection is that it’s a comedy. Highly recommend it though! Absolute classic.

[@444sanrio]

@@Sevensodas10:51 !

[@lisag7604]

Love this movie! Cobwebs! She's got Cobwebs!! lmao

[@relatedreality]

I still remember the first time I saw the smile dog story when I got to the end and saw the picture I threw my phone across the room 😂

[@cloudortruth8762]

Please do creepypastas and creepy stories as often as you guys can handle it! Its super fun and i love hearing you both discuss them after

[@cassandrach]

this is so crazy. i’m taking an urban legends class at my college rn, and *today* was our lecture on creepypastas. we talked about candle cove, ben drowned, polybius, slenderman, and a bunch of other stories of the like. this is giving *me* deja vu … our professor recommended a show called “channel zero”. they created an episode of candle cove, and the first season surrounds that creepypasta.

[@malkam.7543]

Channel zero is a masterpiece of a show. Every season is a banger (although the final one less so). My favorite is the one based off of the story Amanda and Shayne read last video about the creepypasta of the search and rescue guy who finds staircases in the woods. Also the house one is incredible.

[@kbail11043]

I could listen to Shane read creepypastas and Amanda react to them for hours. I remember Smile Dog and the Rake. You should do more throughout the year.

[@jvst_haze]

I've seen the smile dog image because i thought "it aint gonna scare me, it's just an image"... it scared me for good. This story creeps me out

[@t-o-m-m]

The russian sleep experiment image f'd with me when I first saw it when I was younger. Crazy how much a random image with no connection to you can mess with you

[@caprisweet]

It's so interesting seeing whether people prefer the more paranormal/supernatural type horror versus the true crime/real life style horror because I cannot watch paranormal/supernatural horror stuff very often because it freaks me out, but have no issue listening to stories about serial killers and unsolved crimes.

[@bunnyellabell]

i like paranormal stuff if it's well done & not cheesy bc real life stories upset me usually. old gods of appalachia, the silt verses, etc etc stuff like that. it's my fav kind of horror media to consume.

[@jodi4558]

I can handle true crime bc I know it can't impact me because its a human often from a long time ago or in another country. but paranormal/supernatural things are more unknown and I feel like if I think about it too much I might conjure them into my reality or nightmares 😂😅

[@caprisweet]

@jodi4558 I think that's part of it for me too! Obviously true crime is more likely to happen than ghosts or demons or something, but also that means true crime is at least the result of humans. I'd probably still lose fighting a human, but at least I know where to aim or theoretically what to do. How do I avoid or protect myself from some ghost, demon, or idk, Mothman???

[@eaterchairs6076]

It's crazy that after years of not hearing about it, the story that scared me the MOST as a child, to the point I couldn't sleep well for years, you guys tell the story of the Rake.

[@kimberlycarpenter9468]

The part of this that creeped me out the most was Shayne's "For me? For free?" because that gave me such fae bargain vibes. Don't let him have it. He wants it for bad reasons.

[@ImNotElijah]

I love how I JUST finished this episode and, for the life of me, cannot recall him saying this 💀

[@kimberlycarpenter9468]

@@ImNotElijah uh oh. You got a fae curse on you...

[@swampcr3ature15]

I thought it was just a Bedtime Stories reference lol

[@kimberlycarpenter9468]

@@ImNotElijah it's at the end of The Rake. He's talking about sleeping with a leg outside the covers.

[@ErinYell]

​@@ImNotElijah54:30 found it!!!

[@crunchevo8974]

i'd love if you guys did a r/nosleep episode. particularly the sisters of house omega and the skinwalker stories. those are some of my all time favourites.

[@Jestylor6]

Some of these were tough getting through. Usually it's not that bad for me because I can just brush them off. For some reason a couple of these just gripped me...

[@Pacmanvspredator]

It was a bad idea to watch this at 2:00am 😂😂😂 now I’m listening and seeing things in my room

[@sarahk.4167]

I‘m watching this at 12pm and I still have goosebumps 🤣

[@tbttube9920]

I started it while home alone and about to get in the shower. I was like.... I'm gonna wait for my roommate to come home before I do that

[@michael_bullard]

I hope the dog picture redirects to the picture Courtney drew of Shayne

[@brundle_fly_3895]

Unfortunately no, it’s very creepy

[@408mile408]

If you’re on mobile, it’ll open on KZbin’s browser and won’t work. BUT if you tap whatever will open it on your main browser, then it works.

[@Vaelykra]

i clicked it and im mildly terrified. im gonna sleep soon so i guess i’ll give you an update tomorrow, remind me.

[@brundle_fly_3895]

@@Vaelykra make sure you share the image around

[@Vaelykra]

@@michael_bullard update: i forgot about the image and slept very peacefully

[@ej_klmnop]

Drop Dead Fred is one of my favorite movies ever!! It hit me right in the chest when I first saw it, knocked the breath out of me, purely bc of how impactful it was. My dad showed it to me bc he loves the humor in it, but I love it bc of its story. I’ve never heard someone who isn’t my father mention that movie, so it’s really cool that Amanda has seen it!!

[@Zeffer32]

44:48 glad i didnt skip the ads this time because you can absolutely tell Amanda gave way more details that they cut 🤣

[@instant.rice_]

1:23 SHAYNE AND AMANDA PLAY SLENDERMAN

[@randomness5312]

YES COLLECT MY PAGES

[@Addy_m621]

YESSSSS

[@goose6619]

Watching the original videos would be better than that unscary game

[@pixieliza]

PLEASEEEEE

[@almtzd]

YESSS

[@MelinaDimaria-xk4ww]

Last episode they did this, it was my fav episode! Thanks for doing it again this year!!!

[@sebastianmaggard4122]

One of my favorite creepypastas to this day is Penpal. I listen to it at least once every six months or so. It’s so good. And it’s scary in a very real world kind of way. I honestly think it would be a great one for the Smosh cast to read.

[@meggsntoast]

I WAS GONNA SAY PENPAL!! I feel like Amanda would love it.

[@sebastianmaggard4122]

@@meggsntoast great minds think alike because that’s specifically who I was thinking of when I wrote the comment. I think it would destroy Amanda in the best way lol

[@erin1912]

totally! i only found out recently that the author actually turned penpal into a book!

[@with_seth1901]

DUDE I HAVE THE BOOK! It legit is my favourite story period. Have you read Borrasca, those 2 stories go hand in hand

[@estarr23]

@@with_seth1901 I listened to Creepcasts episodes with Penpal and Borrasca, really great back to back episodes.

[@IIBeefII]

That candle cove story or whatever it was with the static TV still sticks out in my mind, I love these videos I hope we get another one sooner than next year

[@violethazen5431]

It’s not an exact match, but the imaginary friend story reminds me of episode 86 of the Magnus Archives. The final like of that one literally makes me shiver it’s so unnerving.

[@KomoliRihyoh]

Next time, you should *totally* introduce her to "Anansi's Goatman." It's one I keep coming back to read because not only is the story captivating, but the way it's narrated sounds like a family member is telling me about this crazy thing they went through.

[@aarona2617]

Amanda i know you’ll never read this but i have NEVER heard another human being mention the absolute BANGER of a movie Drop Dead Fred. Truly one of my favorite childhood movies, for any Carrie Fischer fans she plays the MC’s best friend ! It’s a great campy comedy 10/10 recommend to everyone

[@Witchynails610]

Same! Had never heard another person bring up this film!! One of my absolute favorites growing up and was so glad to hear Amanda mentioning this one

[@emileemx]

I’ll try to find a way to watch it! Seems to be right down my alley! 😊

[@littlefoot4145]

It was one of my moms favorite movies growing up and she had showed it to me before. I also haven't heard ppl talk about it a lot and lit up when Amanda mentioned it

[@ND-kh5yw]

I haven't been able to watch it since Rik Mayall passed because now I know it will absolutely kill me 😢😢

[@michym80]

I scoured the comments to see if anyone mentioned Drop Dead Fred! I loved that movie growing up. No one I know has ever heard of it, which is sad because it's the freaking best! Now I want to watch it again!

[@leandavenport6396]

I wish this was more frequent, I LOVE scary stories