There is Something in the Desert

[@SectorSos]

I served in Afghanistan, Kunar province, back in 2010-2011. This one particular incident happened during one of my platoons OP guard duty rotations. One night, me and two other soldiers were doing our routine surveillance of a near by road, just down the hill from our Outpost. In our NVG nods (Night Vision goggles) we could clearly see a young kid a Shepard walking four goats up the road. All three of us saw it. Until I removed my goggles and noticed that the person walking the goats was only visible through our NVG's. The Night was pretty clear, and although it was dark, you could still easily see the silhouettes of the goats. But there was no body else. We could clearly see him with the goats through our goggles, but as soon as we would take the goggles off, he would vanish. Goats were there, but that's it. No person. But with goggles he was clearly visible. Until this day, none of us who witnessed it, could explain what it was, or what we saw that night. But all three of us seen the same thing. I still get the goosebumps, just talking about it.

[@林振华-t4v]

It could have been a gohst. Night vision goggle capture light outside of visible spectrum right? So, as matter of fact, it must be something there... I don't think goats walking in a orderly fashion without something Shepparing them... Same applied to regular camera. The CCD or COMS can capture things nake eye did not see at the time.

[@mm033]

I was in Badghis Province in 2011, and my friend and I both experienced some really weird stuff. His radio would die and turn back on it’s on, and I would hear foot step coming up the tower, but when I would turn around no one is there. I also saw a figure of a person sitting on the steps next to me at night, when I was outside taking a piss. The figure was darker than night and it scared the shit out of me.

[@kensyskye8965]

SectorSos I saw footage of a woman with two men but we could only see her on film the guys couldn’t see her when they were standing beside her....No wonder your spooked by it..... Thanks for everything!

[@gabrielbradley6214]

That’s badass man. Thanks for your service!

[@ZenZaBill]

Did you report this, or just look at each other and go WTF?

[@mikeall7012]

Having spent a year of my life in southern Afghanistan, I can vouch that there is a constant, eerie presence in the quiet of the night. It's like nothing I've ever felt and many others will describe something similar.

[@daieast6305]

@mike all: sounds like so many deserts of the world these days

[@cjsrescues]

It was like that during Desert Storm too in SA and Iraq.

[@subzero8679]

@@CavingIn2022 Lopan

[@NucleaRaptor]

@@subzero8679 Big Trouble in Little Kabul

[@colleennewholy9026]

@@NucleaRaptor I'd watch it

[@davewielhouwer11]

Both L.A. Marzulli and Steve Quayle have interviewed team members who captured the giant. Their videos are on KZbin. All involved were ordered to sign NDA's. Very scary. I knew a Russian who defected in the early 90's. He fought in Afghanistan. His captain met them on patrol and asked why they slept outside of the caves, under cover of vegetation. They told the captain they heard strange sounds at night. The captain called them "p@$$/$" and slept in the cave. He was never seen again. Russian had thought it was the Afghan women at first, but they learned there were things in the caves that were no joke.

[@takohamoolsen2432]

My cousin fought in Afghanistan in the Russian Army. He was ranked major. He claimed the same thing, weapon problems, whispering, weird lights and phantom footsteps. One of the young lieutenants was king hit and knocked out senseless. When they were pulled out after 5 years of hell, he reported to his commanding officer who showed him a rather bulging dossier of the same supernatural events. Everyone was instructed to keep quiet about the whole thing.

[@mrconfusion87]

I bet any military force that sent troops to Afghanistan in the last 100 years will have a dossier of these things! 🙈

[@Fubar1462]

Full complements to your artist who does these amazing sketches per episode!

[@balaam_7087]

JM W Definitley. The sketches are absolutely perfect for the themes and tone of this channel. I hope to god they don’t change up that style!

[@splo1nger909]

I love the style of them

[@twoarrows2543]

Bedtime Stories has to issue a coffee table book of Mr. Turncanu's sketches.

[@mikeyturcanu]

Omara Oliver tell me please which app?😊

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

@Omara Oliver It is not an app. Check out Mikey's own channel where he films himself drawing them. Plus we would have to be EXTREMELY lucky to find exactly the right images from exactly the right angles in exactly the right situations with exactly the right people. We use google images as a reference, but every single image is drawn from scratch.

[@NYvet18]

I was deployed last year too Afghanistan in Helmand province, I worked the night shift and we had weird stuff happen. We had a blue light appear one night reported by one of our security posts and than just flew off , we called it in and no drones or anything was in the area. Fact that it was also mentioned in this story gave me chills

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

Did you ever look straight up in the night sky with nods? That's a hell of a thing. The sky is alive. I new a grunt in Helmand. He and his buddy were off base and walking down a shit hole street looking for someone and they watched a guy with a turbin on walk straight up a wall and stand sideways on the wall talking to himself. They stopped and watched him. After a m ok moment, he walked back down to the ground and turned and looked at them. They said he gave them the deadliest look and that he thought the guys eyes were glowing red. They had the worst feeling,like he wanted to kill them so bad. They both felt sick. The guy turned and walked away down the alley. They never reported it.

[@hinaynihorvath3926]

The blue lights are evil

[@hannahdyson7129]

​@@hinaynihorvath3926I'm scared to ask , but I will . Any idea what they are ?

[@docacuwatson]

Could it be ball lightning?

[@abyanfg7908]

@@hannahdyson7129 maybe they are djinss

[@wesleywang2661]

I was in southern Kandahar back in 2011, and I've heard of lots of these stories before, stories of hauntings and mass grave sites and jinns and such. But my only experience with this was seeing shapeless figures and them disappearing when you look at them with night vision goggles, hearing Pashtun whispers behind you only to turn and see nothing, or my personal favorite of hearing footsteps in the rochs behind you on late night watch duties. I never had an experience like this when I was well rested so I've always attested it to sleep deprivation, especially after the night I almost killed everyone in my truck when an oak tree ran across the road in front of me. This episode really resonated with me though even if I'm not a superstitious person, it made me think of those nights fighting sleep and getting the heebie jeebies only to laugh at myself later lol.

[@Kreatorisbackyt]

​@Jason Voorhees 😂

[@Kreatorisbackyt]

@Jason Voorhees running of oak tree is even more serious matter than ghosts

[@mren5750]

@@Kreatorisbackyt The utmost serious. A task force needs to be put together.

[@tacticaltemplar875]

​@mren5750 Yes, yes. A task force that can Secure, Contain, and Protect these entities from the outside world. 🤔

[@ajg5138]

Whispers in Russian... "There is no graphite there."

[@ajg5138]

@TheNewyorkdragon you got it.

[@viciousKev]

That is burnt concrete, comrade.

[@benarmstrong6904]

We shall get a closer look, ready the chopper comrades, we shall fly right over

[@hiro9253]

you know where you can find graphite? Pencils, your pencils is made of graphite

[@yurigagarin3327]

"I serve the Soviet Union"

[@BuckBlaziken]

My friend’s father has been to Afghanistan and claims he has seen a human like sand creature walking around. Through his scope he saw the creature was made out of sand. It disappeared behind a dune after a few minutes of watching it from about 150 meters. He was with 4 other men who saw the same thing. He was told to forget what he has seen. He’s now retired and he almost always brings up this story when asked about his experience in Afghanistan.

[@Freedomofspeech247]

He must of seen a 29 palms marine lol

[@thisaccountnameiscompletel8949]

An Ifrit. Islamic spirits of the dead, said to haunt desolate places

[@MeowingCat835]

That's something very hard to believe in though...

[@mouseshadow-f5k]

He had buried himself in the sand to hide and attack, but chickened out and just got up and started walking away, sand falling off forever out of the outfit.

[@STRAKAZulu]

My brother-in-law was stationed in Afghanistan for two years. He's got a lot of stories, but like most, will not talk about the worst.

[@STRAKAZulu]

@@gloriaryan2909 demons, djinn, ghosts.... whatever you call them, it's not a good time.

[@MyWTFisgoinon]

That’s a bit...heavy handed no? All religions have negative entities of some kind. The state’s have their share of stories too mate.

[@yukisohma19]

@@gloriaryan2909 the fuck does this even mean you complete neanderthal

[@gloriaryan2909]

@@STRAKAZulu it's never a good time for evil

[@STRAKAZulu]

@@gloriaryan2909 not everything from the region is evil.

[@AB034TX]

We internet people should demand a new genre "military horror".

[@knife-wieldingspidergod5059]

Supernatural that is.

[@Blondie-Actual]

I bet it will attract the old boys, the quite ones, and a bunch of dirty fobbity POGs

[@jameslyddall]

prateek kumar someone needs to get in touch with a few agents and get this made into a horror film. Would make a chilling movie if done right i.e. chilling atmosphere rather then jump scares.

[@stephennelson4954]

@H M ever heard of... F.E.A.R.? You should go give it a look I think you'd like what you see.

[@squamish4244]

I saw one called 'Deathwatch' set in an isolated trench during WW1 and it is a properly horrifying movie. No jump scares, just creepy af.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

That place has an evil air about it & I've experienced my fair share there. There are voices in the night that beckon soldiers out into the desert. Guys disappear only to be found later disfigured miles & miles away from their last confirmed position. I've seen entire villages pick up & move in a day due to being attacked by what they called the Djinn. Besides that I have to believe that there has to be a reason that chunk of desert has been fought over for thousands of years besides it's resources.

[@Toxic2T]

Dang

[@classicgunstoday1972]

At 8:15, I wondered “if you are on guard duty and you see something/someone, aren’t you supposed to immediately report it?” The next morning, we showed this to my father, a US Marine from 1964-67. The first thing he said in that segment: “wait a minute. Unless things have changed a lot in the past 50 years, you are supposed to call for an approaching person to halt, call the Corporal of the Guard, and demand the unknown person identify themselves. You don’t engage, walk away from your post (ever) go back to base and ask to be transfered...unless you want to be transferred to the jailhouse.”

[@jmferr2011]

And normally the guard has the authority to use deadly force if the challenge is ignored

[@jmferr2011]

Case in point: General Orders I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved.I will obey my special orders and perform all my duties in a military manner.I will report violations of my special orders, emergencies, and any thing not covered in my instructions to the commander of the relief.

[@TheMichaelStott]

I was thinking the same thing. I will say that Sleep deprivation is one hell of a drug LOL. I've "seen" some pretty weird stuff after a few days of very little rest whilst on piquets and sentry positions. At night time without night vision equipment there is a phenomena with your eyesight where stationary objects can appear to move. The best way to second guess that is to look slightly away from where you were originally looking and allow your peripheral vision to pick up anything. 9 times out ten that tree stump or rock you swore waved at you or moved goes back to being a tree stump or rock. It's that tenth time you go through your challenge procedure or actions on. If I ever had a sentry leave their position cause they got spooked it better be for a real threat. Like I said, I've seen weird stuff on those duties myself but a rub of the eyes and the old tricks mentioned, all the "spooky" stuff went away. I would never leave my position unless relieved by the oncoming sentry or if SHTF. No ghost stories from me LOL.

[@happyjohn354]

@@TheMichaelStott nah at observation point Rock some marines would see tracers and flares going off at night but hear no gunfire and occasionally hear Russian phrases like Врожай оружие some translators got the rundown on the areas history and basically it was a mass grave of Russians from the invasion of Afghanistan the Mujahideen captured a bunch then executed them in the 80's as shown by some left behind equipment... guess the fighting never stopped...

[@TheMichaelStott]

@@happyjohn354 So they were saying "Grab a weapon" to the Marines? that just makes it an even more spooky story.

[@Kevin-qt4vy]

This is by far is my favorite one! I was a marine who served in the scout sniper platoon in Afghanistan 2008 - 2012, we operated mostly at night for days far from base. Fatigue plays tricks on you especially with night vision goggles. There was times when I almost open fired on a bush, but kept telling myself that it was just a bush. When the wind blew at it, it freaked me the fuck out. Usually at night you want to keep superstitions away from your mind. I am glad I watched this years after I was discharged.

[@TheErilaz]

Observation Point Rock sits a few hundred metres south east of Patrol Base Hassan Abad, Helmand province. Lots of Russians where executed there by extremists in the 1980's. Its elevation has clearly made the Rock a natural defensive position for centuries. It is perhaps not entirely a rock, though it resembles one. Medieval arrow slits and the remains of fortified turrets on its eastern flank show that this was once a large mud fort that collapsed in on itself and was probably built upon in turn. The locals say that it dates back to Alexander the Great, and another similar structure is visible in the distance to the south, part of a supposed line of such forts built at some point in Afghanistan’s history of invasion and war.

[@daieast6305]

a big sand box of ruined lives and broken promises!

[@graceonthewater]

Thank you for this bit of info, it is genuinely interesting! And kind of spooky for some reason.

Extremists? You mean resistance.

[@silver9809]

I met this guy at my job recently who served during the gulf War and he spoke to me of this camp they got posted at where he told me they knew some people had been executed and he told me a lot of people said they saw shadows He told me that him and his friend saw a shadow person while shaving once and another time while outside at dusk

[@limyize]

Muslims always extra

[@meshelnoori2731]

My father comes from Ghazni, where he grew up in the 1950s-60s. There are many stories of seeing apparitions,or seeing dead bodies rise from graves, etc and children getting sick as a result of seeing them. Its almost a part of everyone's childhood stories...

[@hinaynihorvath3926]

Èvil

[@americanbornandbred5475]

They are not ghosts, they are evil spirits that were attached to the human. They will be looking for others to possess 🙏🏻

[@titounoundici7920]

When my father died, twenty years ago, I was beside him, in our house. I began to feel inexplicably a presence of light, but I didnt know how or why: something outside me but belonging to me felt (actually: did see) a sort of aggregate of light. And that went on a whole week! When telling my mom about my feelings, she mocked at me, and she kept kidding me like that along a few years, until she stumbled into a tv show, where a woman told her own story, as if she was telling mine.

[@GunBreaux]

I was on a late night gurd shift in Oman, guardshack was in the middle of the desert. About 400 meters outside a small training complex, and a mile from a lonely highway. Flat sand and small rocks from horizon to horizon. Fall, windy, dead quiet. I started hearing unintelligible whispers that drove me and my buddy crazy. Real creepy sounding, at the perfect line between distinct whispers but unable to parse out words. I'd look around the shack and scan with my NOD's, but nothing. I eventually figured out that the wind was coming from the outpost, and I later saw that there were a couple Omani guards stationed at the front gate. Most likely explanation is that under ideal circumstances, the wind can do really strange things to voices.

[@Pertusetian]

Thumrait is kinda eternally creepy. Salala was bangin!

[@jeffreysanchez1624]

When some guys came back from deployment I immediately picked their brains on if they experienced anything crazy and this one team I talked to consistantly talked about how their team "hut" was haunted. They determined that by the age of the building it was around in the time of the russian invasion. They always heard strange female voices in a different language and the female on the team's chair would occassionally roll away when she wasnt in the building. The final straw for one guy was when he was skyping his wife and they both heard banging in the other room. My friend thought the team was pranking him so he went to investigate only to find out that they went for food about 30 minutes prior to the banging and he was alone in the hut.

[@abrahamedelstein4806]

I would just like to point out that Afghanistan is not a desert though mostly very arid. Though there are desolate areas, there's also forests and the terrain can fluctuate wildly, which is one of the reasons why variations of multicam have become so widely adopted, because it can go from relatively lush forest to arid desert in a heartbeat.

[@EPICFAILKING1]

Unrelated to this war, but on the topic of 'military horror' / ghost stories I just came back from a WW2 re-enactment weekend where I had the pleasure of being a crew member for a Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the Drag 'em Oot, that flew 82nd Airborne into Normandy on the night prior to D-Day landings. The pilot was sadly killed when a flak round penetrated underneath him and exited through the cabin roof, above the right window - he still walks the plane each night. Me and my buddy, Mike slept in each end of the plane for the weekend so we could be up on time for public and VIP photographer groups who were very eager to start early. As I was just falling asleep I remember pulling my sleeping bag over my head as it had suddenly gotten very cold, which I thought was normal because I was closest to the door, which is when I heard footsteps approaching me, but figured it was my friend going to pee. I didn't move as I was tired and didn't want to be having a conversation at 3am, however the footsteps then went back towards where they came at the nose of the plane. Twice it sounded like my buddy had paced up and down the interior, and so I shone my torch and as I did, so did my buddy Mike - there was nothing, but the cold. My buddy called out and asked what I was doing and I asked him if he had heard footsteps, to which he said yes, we immediately figured out what we were dealing with, and when my friend said "it's okay buddy, were here to look after the plane" it slowly got warmer and warmer. I looked over my shoulder as I typed this as I've never experienced anything like it.

[@Starfox371]

To be fair to the Jinn, if I had the power to harass other humans in magically hilarious ways, I would too.

[@mimi19932]

Haha being a mischievous jinn is fine. But they do some stuff that can be really horrifying.

[@okami6399]

@@mimi19932 I've read myths and stories of how they can get really dangerous and cruel but like Kevin Fox said, just messing with them would be fun. I would probably just make them question their own sanity more than anything, but nothing to the point of getting them sent to the psychiatric ward. "Confuse, don't abuse." Would probably be my motto in that situation.

[@mimi19932]

@@okami6399 As I said that would be fine. Some Jinns do like to play mischievous tricks. We basically just roll our eyes and say, 'enough of your pranks'. Sometimes we say Quranic verses to ward them off.

[@okami6399]

I was a little redundant, wasn’t I? Yeah I just wanted to give my opinion as well. I love how you can pretty much just tell Jinn to knock it off and they’ll listen. They’re more civil then some of those prank channels in that case lol

[@mimi19932]

@@okami6399 I like your opinion to be honest. And well we do tell them off when we get really pissed but not sure if they listen to us lol.

[@mycommentpwnz]

People don't understand the level of fear, dread, and terror these things inspire. I know I didn't, not until I experienced it myself. It is NOT comparable to being in fear of your life, which is what I always associated it with. Logic would indicate "mortal fear" must be the LIMIT of fear. However, that's like saying "humming" is the same as singing at an opera. When you encounter these entities, whether they are real or psychological hallucinations, it's as if you INSTINCITVELY BELIEVE they have the power to inflict IMMENSE ETERNAL TORMENT upon you. That's the level of fear they inspire, an eternity of damnation. Like, they can drag your soul and consciousness away to a place where there is no escape, and the ONLY THING you know is a level of pain and agony you've never dreamt possible.

[@DanielJoyce]

I've heard people feeling unnerved in the mountains before and usually a day later someone is attacked by a mountain lion or predator. Your unconscious can pick up on things your consciousness can't. I don't know if Afghanistan has any larger predators but out in the wild it's often a sign some predator is tracking you.

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

THE predator. You don't have to worry about a damn thing if you're prepared, stalk the night. But the second you hear that predator clicking. All bets are off and you are FUCKED🤣 for real tho. Hold your nerve. Unconscious can show you a few things if you're out of touch with yourself. Otherwise it's called observstion

[@nekipeh7373]

"The ocean is a desert with it's life underground And a perfect disguise above"

[@mosscoveredthreehandledgra2357]

I can attest to this since I've recently been though the desert on a horse with no name.

[@JOSELUISVILORIA-nk4jl]

La la la lalala

[@oxcart4172]

Why the hell didn't he just give his horse a name?😂

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@oxcart4172 We know his name wasn't Mr. Ed. What his name might be, he wouldn't say.

[@lordot8665]

Ok neil young

[@khaledkhan4427]

As an afghan myself I personally encountered many similar incidents for example in my close family members are possessed by these entities and as night falls they began to act so weird and super frightening. Believe me, just a week before I heard my 5 year old nephew saying to his father that he saw a man entering the home and later the child saw the same figure walking past the first section of our home to the second. I have numerous more of these chilling stories.

[@firstnamelastnamethirdname]

Ah spooky. I'm sorry you go through that. My family were from very haunted regions too we had paranormal things such as shadow people and objects being thrown around our home. We believe they're demons so we try to pray for them to be banished.

[@Cin9999]

Did you ever consider that there was a man coming and going ? We had my grandma CONVINCED that there was a ghost but it was just a very sneaky homeless man breaking in frequently.

[@rigajykra3159]

الله يحميهم

[@zahinelahi2655]

@@Cin9999 it could be both actually

[@cristianmerli5050]

​@@firstnamelastnamethirdnameget your house blessed by a priest!

[@fun2916]

FOB Solerno was one of the strangest places I’ve ever been to. There were a few Afghan soldiers there that would never go near certain areas they deemed “cursed”.

[@mrconfusion87]

The Afghan locals should know... I heard even the Jihadis also would rather steer clear of certain areas of the hinterlands as well...

[@supobostarman]

As former military myself I've met special forces guys and they are deadly professionals. They do not have shared delusions or flights of imagination. If they say they've encountered something then that's what they encountered. Period.

[@mrconfusion87]

And for those things to leave such an impression on them says a lot...

[@supobostarman]

@@iainpattison903 No. Absolutely not.

[@CowboyBike06]

I’ll have to ask my son. We don’t typically discuss his experiences, as most are classified and he can’t. Now you have me curious about weird encounters that he may or may not have experienced. I never considered this before. How any of you are sane after some of the nightmares of war and odd encounters is beyond me. Although I was medivac’d to Madigan around mid-2000, and the flight nurses almost checked me into the psych unit, not realizing it wasn’t the surgical ward. Good thing their policy was to accompany patients to their rooms as my surgeon said that there was no way I would have come out of the psych unit alive. My heart just breaks for those soldiers so adversely affected by the Long Wars.

[@DarkPlaysThings]

Finally an episode about this! I've always been interested in myths surrounding this, so thanks!

[@kingjames7273]

Not a myth but we have been instructed to answer no question

[@jasonarcher7268]

@@kingjames7273 riiiiiiiight

[@martinkalmus3761]

Its True story! Go to Desert and check out..when you go exactly?

[@STRAKAZulu]

I’ll never understand why people didn’t like having a guest narrator, especially one as good as this.

[@nicholaswilson8695]

I like the new narrator but I will always love the original one 😊😊🐉

[@cb23deto21]

That's why the new narrator will disappear like the man from Torrid

[@sagesheahan6732]

@@cb23deto21 *Taured. 😋

[@sagesheahan6732]

I agree.

[@brandonmarks5208]

I know right he was more britishishy if that makes any sense

[@blurzz4747]

@@brandonmarks5208 😛

[@DJBI556]

Whispers in Russian* "Rush B.."

[@someloser130]

DJ I *in a soothing voice*

[@ironwoodnf]

"fuckin stupid team"

[@keegantripp1245]

But you already captured Berlin comrade

[@AnthonySforza]

I remember when I was in Afghanistan, talking with an FMF Corpsman, about Iraq and some of the weird stories guys had come back with. He had one of his own. Apparently, the Marines he'd been with, were in a village which looked abandoned. He wouldnt tell me why there were there, but he went on that it just got super quiet, "Which was really weird, because it was already pretty quiet out there in the middle of the desert, UT this 'felt' quiet... Like compressed." So they all look at each other and shoot into a tactical formation, expecting to get ambushed. At this point. While looking around to see movement before such a thing would happpen, he notices a guy on one of the rooftops. Kind of on the edge of the roof, with his foot up on it and leaning into it. As per him (He looked shaken as he was relaying this, so I'm a little inclined to indulge him), the guy was like a charcoal color, "Kind of like the one from The Two Thrones game, but he wasn't all smooth and gold." He said where a guy would have muscles, it was kind of like that, like his chest or abs, but sort of like plates, with the space between them being like when you see lava, where it's black but the breaks are neon orange. Except, instead of orange, it was black. "Like the guy was on fire, man... That black color, but it looked like he was on fire with it." At first, he tried to blink him out of sight. Then rub his eyes, yet the "Guy" was still there. He then tried to get the attention of a Corporal who was closest to him, so as to confirm that he was losing his mind. Turning to get him, but when he turned back, the guy was still there in the rooftop. By the third time he tried to get him, he grabbed the guy and turned back, the guy on fire was gone. He'd said that whenever he's anywhere and it gets super quiet, he looks for that guy. Even at home and hunting in the woods, "Years later, I still expect him to show up on one of the branches or something."

[@demonickiller6315]

That is some spooky shit

[@alexandersanchez5218]

Holy shot like a lord of the rings orc or something?

[@LaSpataCaroli]

Creepy

[@Xbalanque84]

Sounds like a djinn.

[@pyroguy1104]

Sounds like this could be an Ifrit, or maybe a Djinn but I’m leaning towards the former.

[@frankboff1260]

‘There is something in the desert’ A horse with no name?

[@larrychandler2551]

😂😂

[@goochmcduck4285]

This is fucking hilarious

[@jordanmcguire7685]

Oh this is gold

[@MegCazalet]

Nah it got through the desert.

[@cmacdhon]

There are some wonderfully talented people behind these videos. Every aspect is impeccable. They are too good to just be on KZbin!

[@donnyhall2535]

I've read some of the comments, and some take it as a joke. It's not.. I've seen and heard things that nobody on my team could explain. With multiple deployments, there are things that I've seen that no one should ever have to be subjected to. Now that I'm out, I still talk to my buddies daily. We still have things happen that we can't explain or account for. People would think that we are crazy if we told some of it. But I honestly feel like something came home with us. We all have similar things happen from time to time. So don't think it as a joke or mind tricks. It's very real. But what it is, I have no fucking idea.

[@scottianson384]

I'd like to hear more.

[@boon1580]

please do tell.

[@stevesharief7]

i find the arrogance in some of these comments astounding. Just because a person has never encountered something or doesn't believe in anything, they come to a site like this and comment on how they don't believe in anything anybody is saying....i find that just .....wow

[@love-ip7sz]

I would absolutely love to hear your stories. I believe you. I've been through paranormal things too. Can't imagine the energy there.

[@MysticYusha]

Of course you know what it is, the scripture already told us what it is

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

I believe these stories have credibilty. During the first Gulf War, i was at the Kuwait- Iraq border. A lot paranormal occurrences took place. Things going missing/being moved, weird radio traffic and even orbs.

[@aconcernedcommissar6261]

if you don't mind me asking Orbs like glowing spheres like in the UFO encounters/ stories? or something else orb like?

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

@@aconcernedcommissar6261 Disembodied spirit orbs.

[@Stack4Freedom]

It is djinns

[@AtomicFire1972]

The Marines at the Rock weren't the only ones that experienced eerie shit there. Allegedly, the British unit they relieved at the post acted strangely and seemed to be in a hurry to get the hell out of there, though they didn't mention anything out of the way happening there.

[@andrewwinston981]

I was on the “rock” in 2008 with USMC infantry till the Scots took it over. We named it the rock because someone really liked quoting Shawn Connery in the the movie “The rock” spent lots of nights guarding that place. Had an amazing vantage point, basically the highest point in the entire Garmsir district. We did find old pieces of pottery and such left over from who knows what empire while digging our positions atop. Nothing notable happened while we were there on or near the rock other than some Taliban blowing themselves up while laying in a huge (biggest I’ve seen in my 2 tours) IED an hour before our scheduled patrol towards that direction. We always had a fire team to a squad up there but the Scots had a much smaller unit taking over. I could imagine it being nerve wrecking I’m sure. I was very much careless those days I probably wouldn’t have noticed a ghost if it whispered into my ear.

[@helenweinstock4524]

I am new to this channel and I have been reading various comments regarding the previous narrator. I have never heard him/her, so I can’t compare them to this one, but this narrator has a very pleasant and melodic voice that can be spooky at just the right times! This narrator is doing a fine job!

[@lpod7180]

Havent watched the video yet but the title made me remember this cool story - I was in Infantry School for the Marine Corps and my instructors were all Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. They'd share stories with us about their experiences deployed all the time. This one guy told us how he was manning a machine gun in an armored column out in Iraq. They'd been out there for a long time just basically waiting in the desert. He hadnt slept in a while and said suddenly this big ass lizard crawled up out of a hole in the ground. He said it was huge, like the size of a dog. He freaked out and it scampered back down into the earth. No one really believed him and he didnt see it after that. It's not really paranormal, but I thought it was worth sharing. Couldve been some rare undiscovered species. He claimed he didnt hallucinate it either. Swears it was real, needless to say he got some sleep after that

[@ceezsaka6310]

Hes very tired....needs shut eye..

[@amberfoster3285]

Could've been an unknown species, Iraq is vast and most desert regions aren't explored frequently. Perfect place for an unknown species. Plus you have those huge camel spiders which could be it's main food source.

[@PipeCat1965]

For me, this is the creepiest subject of all in the paranormal genre. A lifeless place where more blood has been spilled than any other battleground. What more could an evil incorporeal being want? There are plenty of courageous victims provided by corrupt governments - brave, dutiful people who would rather be anywhere else but there.

[@robinmcinarnay7827]

Yeah and many of those soldiers that didn’t make it out, well, I guess some of them are added to the long roster.

[@PipeCat1965]

@@robinmcinarnay7827 Yikes...

[@brianclingenpeel5123]

There was SO MUCH more blood shed in places like France during the first world war. I'm sure many have died over the years in Afghanistan, but the numbers don't come anywhere close to the numbers of dead during WW1

[@katemcginty7565]

I don't know why, but I find paranormal experiences encountered by soldiers to be the most bone-chilling. I think maybe because they have so much time where they're waiting out there alone in the darkness in unfamiliar territories, and they don't always know what else is out there with them.

[@tiffanybenefield1980]

My brother-in-law has been to Afghanistan and Iraq both with the military since 2007. He said it was definitely a scary place to be. Thank you for your hard work for real. 😇👌😇👍😇

[@Oakleaf700]

Yet Afghanistan used to be on the Hippie Trail in the 1960's early 1970's...and was considered a relatively safe place to be ...[some old vids of those days on YT.. some rather sad though as some took to potent drugs and died.

[@tiffanybenefield1980]

@@Oakleaf700 Very true.

[@sneakysnake7695]

@@Oakleaf700 that's even more terrifying to know

[@Oakleaf700]

@@sneakysnake7695 Not terrifying....more sad.

[@mrconfusion87]

Imagine being high in such a land! 😂😂😂

[@telgin91]

I could never put my finger on it while I was in Afghanistan but something did always feel off when walking around at night... a scary place to be for numerous reasons

[@mrconfusion87]

Even Mr. Ballen (an ex-SEAL who was stationed in Afghanistan) described that country as having an "otherworldly vibe"...

[@Stack4Freedom]

It’s djinn

[@errandboy4658]

US Military Personnel: *exist* Blue Lights: H E L L O G . I .

[@TheRealRusDaddy]

Blue Lights: G.I. G O H O M E

[@pulln100]

@@TheRealRusDaddy vhf vhf vhf ch bnb

[@rwhite3345]

The Trees: *I K I L L Y O U G.I.*

[@soundingnu2357]

@@rwhite3345 LMFAO

[@bradleyweiss1089]

Ghillie: Shshnik

[@TheShadowNetwork.]

Blue lights again. Just like at Skinwalker ranch... ...strange.

[@biphronte]

The lights are way spread world-wide and part of local folklore and have many names

[@neo187420]

Those damn blue meanies again. If there's one thing I learned about those things is never shoot or attack them unless you want to be reduced a hunk of 3rd degree burns.

[@TheShadowNetwork.]

@@neo187420 or just a pile of goo like that guys doggos

[@thorshammer7883]

Nephilim entities not surprising.

[@thatonefpsgamer1339]

@@TheShadowNetwork. John wick made him no more

[@kensyskye8965]

Love all the servicemen sharing their accounts on here! Thanks for everything guys....🤘🏼

[@meg4891]

This one scared me the most out of the whole collection of brilliantly produced stories. thanks, guys, you really rock.

[@countwolf8887]

The new narrator's name is Ash. The previous narrator's name is Richard. Hope this helps people remember these fine gentlemen do have names- LOL!!

[@villelahti1390]

They could do an episode about it - The Man Who Turned to Ash

[@nedisahonkey]

@@villelahti1390 Hahaha good joke

[@bobclover4634]

My name is Bob. Thank you for your consideration.

[@ryanwyatt]

Is it just me or did everyone remember Richard, the previous narrator's surname as "Whale" and then all of a sudden it became "While"? I can't believe the Bedtime Stories lot haven't even done an episode on their own Mandela Effect?

[@vexile12]

They both have done and still do, a good job

[@LanceCriminal1337]

I was in Helmand back in 2011, I never experienced things of this nature. However, there was always a weird feeling standing post at night, or going out at night. Looking through NVG’s at the stars always showed some weird shit that I just shook off as my eyes not being able to pick up on. Weird feelings ands sounds would happen every so often. Glad I made it out

[@BoxerDogs]

@LanceCriminal1337 Whem looking into the sky with NVGs, what types of things would you see that was weird?

[@jaygatsby3076]

Great so far, but i miss the old Narrator! Keep it up guys

[@HEARTS-OF-SPACE]

This guy's fine. I think we, humans, tend to resist change, even if it's not a negative change. Totally understand what you're saying, though!

[@TheMattc999]

HEΛRTS OF SPΛCE not that there's anything wrong with this guy, just prefer the old narrator's voice, I found it more relaxing and easier to listen to.

[@peterbeadman9010]

There always one!

[@kylefrank638]

I'm fine with the new narrator switching in and out with the old. The fans already spoke up and protested when they considered removing the intro, so I think subscribers should be generous and let them make a few changes as they go. No channel should stay exactly like it was when it first started.

[@DragonKingX78]

What happened to the old narrator?

[@lostcrusader8053]

I’m rather surprised you guys aren’t at millions. These works are good quality when it comes to storytelling. Feels like I’m reading a book, only in audio and in digital 😂

[@stephenmann2963]

I spent a year in Afghanistan, never heard one ghost story. I did hear more troubling stories of war.

[@KarenSmith-pc8ji]

This is very interesting and believable. No doubt it’s often hard to be the “new narrator” on the block but you’re doing a masterful job of it. Thanks for your expertise.

[@user-yp7ke4et7o]

why you took the kids, karen??

[@martinkalmus3761]

Ye Its nice ..Story or legend but nice to lissen it :)

[@Mirokuofnite]

Pretty good episode. Just one thing Mosul is in Iraq.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

We know, we never said it was in Afghanistan :-) We talk about the 3rd Infantry Brigade, which was stationed in Mosul, carrying out support actions in Afghanistan.

[@BedtimeStoriesChannel]

@@noeraldinkabam So, hang on, you're telling me that if we're telling a story about the US, we can't introduce a character from Quebec because he's not from the US? It's the same principle. We never once said Mosul was in Afghanistan. Everything in this story is set in Afghanistan. Mosul was very briefly referred to in order to state where the 3rd Infantry Brigade was from. We said that elements of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, stationed in Mosul, were deployed to assist in Afghanistan. That is not the same as saying "Mosul is in Afghanistan." Seriously, it really isn't that hard to understand.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

@@BedtimeStoriesChannel Don't worry mate, most of us are with you. Some people can't accept they were originally mistaken.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

@@noeraldinkabam It IS a tale about Afghanistan that involves a unit based in Mosul. So no history rewritten, just one guy being mistaken and being upset about it. (You are the stuff jerks are made of! Not a compliment.)

[@LR2k8]

Aye, I agree. If you are going the do a sidestory in a different location, you should always tell where that location is. In this example: Mosul, Iraq. Do not expect that everyone knows Asian or Middle East geography. Otherwise, great story as always :)

[@Lesbiwolf92]

The desert is full of angry 13ft Irish and Scottish dudes.

[@charleshamilton1488]

If it bleeds, we can kill it.

[@SirLeDoux]

Red haired giants were reportedly found throughout the United States and many Native Americans have oral history of them and tales of fighting with them.

[@irateradioarchive]

@@SirLeDoux The Paiute indians had a long history fighting them. I read a book back then that said these giants were cannibals and the Paiute almost drove them to extinction but some managed to hide in caves. They pursued them there and smoked the cave entrances to drive them out or blocked some passages. And in Bernal Diaz's memoir as one of Cortes conquistadors, one of tribes told him that cruel giants once ruled over the land but they decided rebel and killed them. The natives hid their bones and showed it to the conquistadors. Bernal Diaz said that the thigh bone was as tall as he was.

[@713ddc]

Genghis Kahn had red hair and green eyes... So beat you like a red headed step child started with the Mongols, but that phrase was actually referring to Viking rape babies

[@Na-if5ze]

@@biggy-t sure they are.....🙄😞

[@NK-mn6zu]

I LOVE this narrator’s voice! Top quality, like a television documentary professional. Keep up the good work guys.

[@lisastone4549]

Outstanding Channel! This is prob the fifth of your videos which I have seen, but my first comment. Hands down, the most intelligently written AND narrated channel of its type!! (And excellent supportive sketches too!) When you engage this much true talent: research; expository writing; narration; original artwork & editing/captions, you do not need to resort to any type of hype (loud music, flashy special effects) to produce a top-level program! And you have done so consistently. Congratulations on producing videos which manage to be truthful, thoughtful, more than a little scary(!) & written for those of us who cherish high quality writing. Great work -- please keep it coming! Shalom🌟

[@thetwojohns6236]

Desert's tend to solve problems on their own, as if the collective desert has an intelligence all their own. Sometimes they use humans or animals, but then sometimes they do it themselves. And sometimes they use the ghosts and phenomenon that are theirs uniquely. She's a harsh mistress, but loving if you respect her. Edit (sp)

[@TheMichaelStott]

Very entertaining stories but all I can say from my military experience is sleep deprivation is one hell of a drug. I've stayed up for a couple of days and nights and oh boy! Once I saw Kermit the frog coming right for me LMFAO! Personally the most scariest stuff that happens on deployments is what happens between humans, but these were pretty good stories to tell around a camp fire.

[@rubayetislam8]

Out of all things you saw kermit.... Ma man your a legend on another level

[@TheMichaelStott]

@@rubayetislam8 Lol other guys have told me they've seen giraffes where there was a tree, One guy swore he saw a section of soldiers pass by him that he knew passed him hours before. stuff gets crazy after 72 hours 😂

[@obiwan6010]

Michael Stott The story on OP Rock is actually real. The Marines themselves recounted their experience in a documentary.

[@MrEvan312]

Dude... you could've seen a minotaur, aliens, demons, giants, deep sea life, any terrifying monster in the world... and you saw Kermit. I love it. Fun fact: Kermit has recently admitted to being forcibly converted to Islam by Miss Piggy and they've joined the Taliban and are currently thought to be hiding out in a cave somewhere in Afghanistan.

[@Khenfu_Cake]

@@obiwan6010 They recounted their experience. That doesn't mean what they experienced were real. Seriously like OP stated; the human mind is incredibly finicky when it comes to conjuring up non-existent shit on its own.

[@PlaneBoy2520]

17:11 That moment when you find Thor in Afghanistan

[@TheInfamousRPGGroup-on-Rumble]

aka a Nephilim

[@airyanawaejah2323]

He's Most Likely Closer TO Kave Ahangar.

[@thorshammer7883]

All pagan gods are mainly nephilim maybe a few of them are representations of the Watchers like the Primordials in Greek mythology but it changes nothing. they are all the same evil.

[@arandomt-9056]

No it's actually Venom snake using his stunt arm

[@martinkalmus3761]

rofl Why he not use electricity nomore ): Thor should won hehe

[@annebird9195]

I'd love to see a video on just giants from you guys! I've done resurch on their mythology and history and I have yet to find an ancient culture that doesn't have stories about them. There are cowboy accounts of finding their mummies in caves and countless stories all over the world. Both the Anasazi Native Americans and the Phrygians of Ancient Turkey built underground city's into the cliffs, and both mythologies say it was to escape getting eaten by giants. (Also, red hair is a pretty consistent description)

[@SillhouetteSonata]

Bro same. Best part - or worst - according to the Bible, they’re going to return in the end of days.

[@unlimitedessence6639]

I live in South- East Europe and we have stories of them. Some even say that they built cities inside mountains to hide and that they might still be there. They were pretty tall and supposedly escaped even the big flood somehow.

[@nicholassudov2299]

Thank you. Stories about modern weapons that symbolize the pinnacle of technological advance versus ancient or not so ancient evil are among my favorites... Long ago I read a big novel about some adventures in Afghanistan in the late 1940s. In it an Afghani man told an American journalist near a campfire a legend. According to it, when God banished Cain for his murder of his brother Abel, yet provided the first murderer with a sign to protect him from being killed himself by any other man, Cain traveled far away, but finally settled in a place which is now called Afghanistan. He found a wife there and fathered several children, thus populating the place. Also that Afghani man predicted to the American than sooner or later Russians would come to conquer Afghanistan. The paperback novel was very long (maybe 300 pages in small font) and published in the late 1950s or early 1960s. It seem the author was a good geopolitical forecaster.

[@codeHacker693]

may you say what is the name of the book?

[@gruntmiller]

Hassan Abad was a spooky place. I read somewhere about a year ago that it turned out to be a mass grave under OP Rock. 2/8 Marines, Fox Company, 2009

[@jenniferbibi1972]

Watching this before going to bed was probably a bad idea

[@Steven_McCrae]

Mr Turncanu’s sketch’s really make this channel one of my faves , that and the steady flow of content i learn of for the first time ! Not many channels can claim that , thank you BedTime Stories ❤️

[@MartyCostello]

I have a friend who is Arab and lives in the Middle East. We had a lovely conversation regarding Jinns, ethereal beings that take over humans and then the person is supposed to be able to do incredible things. My friend thought that Rasputin had a Jinn and that's why he was able to do miraculous things and was so hard to kill. The dude (monster) described sounds a bit like Rasputin, tall, hairy, smelly, hard to kill. Jinn (Arabic: الجن, al-jinn), also Romanized as djinn or Anglicized as genies (with the more broad meaning of spirits or demons, depending on the source), are supernatural creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian and later Islamic mythology and theology.

[@rhettperpruner2014]

Thanks for the information guys very interesting.

[@subzero8679]

You mean you have an evil friend who worships pedophiles. Islam is evil.

[@seand.g423]

@@subzero8679 *spiderman pointing at spiderman intensifies*

[@evo13poet]

Whispers in Russian “I can’t believe it’s not butter”

[@itgetter9]

LOL!

Parkay.

[@fpshightide]

😭😭😭😭

[@ELDYLO64]

Fun fact! All these ghost sightings were actually Venom Snake sneaking around

[@MrEvan312]

Damn it, he forgot to include that one story of US Serviceman spotting an out-of-place cardboard box seemingly moving around by itself when there was no wind to move it.

[@TimeCircleBlue]

*exclamation mark noise*

[@MrEvan312]

@@TimeCircleBlue *in the far distance* "Snake? Snake?! SNAAAAKE!"

[@fatherpucci-madeinheaven362]

Some say that even today durring nighttime you can still hear the clap of dummy thicc asscheeks

[@g-saviour6581]

I wonder why dressing up as an urban legend to spook guards isnt a thing in metal gear games

[@jacehackworth6413]

It's obviously the skulls from MGSV

[@lunkholhou]

Being stationed in the Afghan desert for over 3years. I have seen and heard such things as in this video . which I had no clue of how to explain them.. Dead fellow rangers walking up and about etc etc .

[@subzero8679]

Demons man. You seen demons. You didn't see any dead humans walking about. That's completely impossible at this time.

[@WayneAmbert-sk2dr]

Lu Lun it might just be PTSD coupled with lack of sleep!

[@Brandon-rq3ys]

I was in Afghanistan twice, but the real chilling stories come from Iraq. Most of Afghanistan isn't much of a desert, either.

[@lordflashheart3706]

First thing I thought when I saw the title... "Oh cool, Iraq stories"

[@probableflaws3597]

What happened in Iraq?

[@adambaker4745]

@@probableflaws3597 we dont talk about what happen in Iraq.

[@scottcantdance804]

I live in Colorado, and when I think about Iraq or Afghanistan I picture even drier, rougher terrain than here, and being surrounded by even more sand people than are here, and I get shivers down my spine.

[@carpetfarmer]

@@adambaker4745 I will if someone really wants to know & is genuine & I am in the right mood. Worst tho is when they ask you & you start talking & they just nod and look at you sympathetically, for some reason, but you can tell their not interested & honestly they wouldnt understanding anyway, so I'm the same way now too for the most part, ..dont ask dont tell.

[@fritzidler9871]

I'v said it before; great illustrations. Beautiful grays, simple to the point minimalism, yet just enough detail.

[@johndominicamabile]

I was in Afghanistan from 2010-2011. I was at a briefing where it was actually mentioned that a US base staffed by the Vermont Guard (I think in Badakshan province) was haunted. I believe they also found skeletal remains buried near the same outpost. Apparently it was an old soviet location (a hilltop is a hilltop).

[@Dankalank]

I love the mash-up of military and horror. World War Cthulhu video game when?

[@TheDanrox110]

impulse 101 this scares me more than anything, especially modern stories. Battle hardened troops with some of the best military technology and training being scared shitless tells me there is something serious out there that does not want to be fucked with

[@kierankeens9916]

That sounds awesome

[@omgpix]

@TheNewyorkdragon Soldiers across the world and throughout time are known for weaving these kinds of stories. If you ask most veterans 90% of the time they were bored off their asses, that's when these stories come into being. Too bad the 10% is what you end up carrying with you.

[@Raccon_Detective.]

They fit perfectly together.

[@Maulyr]

Nice work, please do something about phantom hounds and ghost dogs! There was an old purple-covered Osborne book with a 2-page spread of a Black Shuck that scared the shit out of me as a kid. I'd love to see that updated here, KZbin doesn't really have much on that stuff...

[@themarlboromandalorian]

Was in Iraq in '08. Guarded an interrogation facility. Built, as the story goes, on a mass grave. Saw a few ghosts. Could be sleep depro. Also saw Killroy peering around a door. And saw a ufo over compound 5. Pointed it out to others. They saw half the lights I did. There's shit we haven't measured. But you want concrete from me? You'll only get conjecture. I've said enough. They know it's me. And thankfully, I don't know enough to be a problem.

[@leamanc]

I like the new guy. Yes I would prefer the old guy but come on, this guy is fine.

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Fine for animal documentaries maybe.

[@saveurital455]

@@randomlyentertaining8287 True! He sounds like Discovery channel narrator. Great for National Geographic.

[@williamjones7718]

They're both good. Grateful for their work. The whole team produces outstanding stuff.

[@meangreenmememachine2890]

why are you geh?!

[@HellScream107]

Can't go into the woods, bigfoot/aliens will get me. Can't go into the oceans, megalodon/icebergs will get me. Can't go into the city, gangs and CHUDS will get me!

[@EryxUK]

Bonus points for the CHUD reference.

[@fredjaneson1670]

Can't go into space, space will get you!!

[@JamesSmith-vk2ky]

CHUDS are the worst!!

[@rushslayer8647]

Oh c'mon now CHUDS aren't that bad

[@lawshorizon]

It's the Giant Cockroaches I'm worried about == they're everywhere!

[@CannedBullets]

Reminds me of a documentary series I saw on History Channel back in the early 2010s about a platoon of Marines in Iraq during 2008. They went into an abandoned building (I think it was an abandoned school) during a patrol since they suspected it was being used as a weapons cache and because the locals always avoided the building. The Marines felt as if they were being watched and felt a sense of dread despite the lack of insurgents in the building and the lack of any suspected weapons caches. It turned out Saddam Hussein's soldiers slaughtered a large group of Kurdish women and children in the building during the 80s and the locals avoided it because they thought it was haunted.

[@eros88keys]

I think that this is probably my favorite episode. Congrats to Mr Steel for the great narration. Love the artwork as well. Keep up the good work!

[@realpolitiksanta5980]

I miss the old narrator, but this one does a good job too.

[@ricawheezberry4718]

Me too, this one is good but i have to say, his voice isn't making this video so scary sounding and heart pounding than the old narrator :)) Or maybe its just that im not yet used to his voice? :oo

[@qtexasbrumley]

@@ricawheezberry4718 daaaammmmnnnn

[@Donmenon]

He should've whispered back "Remember..no Russian"

[@diogeneslantern18]

@MOUND BUILDER an infamous mission in modern warfare 2

[@tonybp]

Awesome, no other channel makes me this giddy when a new video is posted. Can't wait for the Kelly-Hokinsville video!

[@countwolf8887]

Me too!! i was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

[@RocTroller]

The Hopkinsville Goblin episode will be amazing!

[@andrewcoble1834]

And its gonna be a 2 part color edition. That makes it amazing in itself.

[@HEARTS-OF-SPACE]

Just want you guys to know, you have the most catchy and enjoyable intro song on KZbin! I always find myself humming along with the tune and tapping my fingers to the beat. This is also one of the most mesmerizing channels I've found, yet. Thank you for the amazing experience! Huge fan!

[@jamesjuly7113]

This is the true History Channel I've been looking for

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

As usual, the artwork is astounding! Something about this story and the accompanying artwork evokes something primal in me.. The idea of a bunch of young men being deployed to a foreign country that is completely alien to them, watching the perimeter of their base at night, awakens that 'adventure' sentiment in me. Yes, war is horrible, but something about my mental image while envisioning all of this evokes a sort of romanticized 'adventurous' sentiment about embarking of their journey(s).. 😵 That part of the world is very old, with an incredibly rich history, and it just 'does something' to my psyche.. 😄 Thank you for this, BTS! This is probably my favorite so far..

[@raduvlad4429]

Yeaj untill you re there and shit youreself

[@Mattyapeebles]

"That part of the world is really old"?????? The world is really old.

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

@@Mattyapeebles My comment clearly highlighted the region's rich history in regard to its historical significance to the three primary Abrahamic religions, as well as the region being the site of some of the earliest large-scale civilizations that humans have ever built.. Clearly, I was not speaking geologically, but culturally.. 🙄

[@Mattyapeebles]

I understand. I just was nit-pickin. I apologize

[@CaptiveReefSystems]

@@Mattyapeebles 😄👍 No worries, I often do the same..

[@Flanneryschickens]

Infrasound seems like it might explain some of these encounters, as it can produce hallucinations, uncomfortable sounds, and a feeling of intense fear, anger, or other extreme emotions. That would be my theory for the encounter at the village -- that or a conspiracy, which is more likely imo. Consider: the squad went in to capture and extract the target and executed them instead, perhaps even killing civilian non-combatants. The US military has a bad habit of covering up the extent of civilian casualties by labeling them deaths of enemy combatants or accomplices to terrorists. In Afghanistan, especially in remote regions like this, relations between occupying forces and civilians are incredibly strained -- soldiers come to view civilians as just as bad as the insurgents, claiming that they are complicit or that they aid terrorists in order to justify air strikes intended to flush out enemy fighters. Communities are occupied by armed insurgents and then blamed for it by the occupying military. Civilians become resentful and sometimes radicalized by the military's lack of distinguishing between them and enemy forces, and it becomes a vicious cycle. So let's say the unit goes in to extract the target, the operation goes wrong, and they kill him and his entourage along with civilian casualties. These people are all lumped in with the "entourage" and staged to be found the next day. The squad claims to have heard the Taliban fighting, thus putting the deaths of the target, his entourage, and any civilians on the enemy . This is a well-documented counter-insurgency tactic used since the mid-20th century by occupying forces to turn locals against insurgents. The paranormal elements only come in later as they expand on their story and the existing rumors about supernatural sightings come into play. Perhaps the military/intelligence encourages or even spreads the disinformation about paranormal elements to keep people from looking too closely into a botched operation. Or perhaps there's room for both theories, if infrasound provoked extreme emotions or hallucinations leading to poor decisions. I think people do awful things under that amount of stress, but that they also could have not had malicious intentions and honestly fcked up. They would have needed to cover their mistake to prevent further fracturing the relationship w/locals. You 100% need the people on your side for effective counter-insurgency. Anyway. If you read this far, thanks for listening to my conspiracy theories.

[@borleyboo5613]

I agree. Infrasound is one of my favourite theories when considering reports of hauntings and the like. I always research the area looking for electrical sub stations, railways, overhead cables, even underground streams or tunnels. Very interesting. 👍

[@TEbersberger]

@@borleyboo5613 Why does noone seem to consider that infrasound - while definitely very well capable of enticing said sensations and feelings - might be produced by these entities themselves? It would explain quite a lot - especially the evident flaw in the "beloved" infrasound-theory that the effects of infrasound differ from individual to individual. Yet the same apparations are not seldomly seen by quite a few people all at once or repetitively over time.

[@Protein33]

You're conspiracy theorists is full crap these things are for real and happened to these soldiers and happen to every day people who go outdoors woods places were there is no light one must experience it to know it's not hallucinations but the real deal.

[@timothykunsman906]

@@borleyboo5613 oh yeah, there are lots of electrical substations, railways, and overhead cables in Afghanistan, especially in the remote areas. Have you ever been to Afghanistan?

[@Darktiger256]

Do I believe in any of this stuff? Nah. Do I enjoy listening to tales of spooky sightings? Hell yeah

[@Khenfu_Cake]

Same here. I don't believe in any of this either, but I absolutely adore folklore, mythology and the supernatural in general. The one about the elderly Afghan man in white robes was particularly eerie.

[@Endless20162]

I only believe on this cause it's interesting to my curiosity.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

If it were on a different channel, I'd give it the time of day. Not here, though.

[@dannyb7810]

Fuzzy Dunlop why what's up with this channel I've been here since they started and their content is bang on so why would u say u would believe it from a different channel

[@rimckd825]

@james dameron you sound a few cards short of a deck imo.

[@sandydavis6765]

I am really liking this new guy..he has a very smooth..cool..tone. I just love this channel.💝💝💝

[@ulyssesflag3062]

Yesss finally god I have been waiting for a new episode

[@toxicman9128]

**cough** “Sorry about that, comrade. It’s quite cold down here. Don’t worry about me though, I’ll stand my guard. For the motherland!”

[@Sebomai-b8i]

🎶 *Who? Who will save the world?* 🎶

[@krisquigley4497]

Note to self: avoid Afghanistan.

[@林振华-t4v]

There are lot more places I am trying to avoid along with Afghanistan....

[@krisquigley4497]

@@林振华-t4v Oh me too - for instance my husband and family.

[@generalhorse493]

Avoid Ozersk Russia while you're at it. There's no worse place to be on all of Earth I am not kidding.

[@krisquigley4497]

@@generalhorse493 I just watched a short documentary on it. I had never heard about this city before - how very strange (and awful). Don't you go there either General!

[@generalhorse493]

@@krisquigley4497 Yes. I have no intention of going to a place that makes Chernobyl look like Beverly Hills.

[@lightraveler333]

Enjoyed it!👏👏 Someone told me about the giant last year and it's such a bizarre incident! Bedtime stories😚😍😍 keep it up!

[@blackheart004]

This is the theme of a pretty decent horror movie, Red Sands (2009), about a group of US Marines on a mission in Afghanistan, near Kabul, that run into one such Djinn that's pissed off because some of them had destroyed an old statue.

[@KaotikKnight]

These episodes get better and better.

[@somesimo5122]

Wow, this was so cool. New part of your series “There’s something in...” So I think “There’s something in the air” will be about Foo fighters and similaria. Can’t wait.

[@knife-wieldingspidergod5059]

There's something in the sky, most likely.

[@somesimo5122]

Fair point! Only love is in the air ahah

[@TheEver41]

Slept at Big Cabin, Oklahoma at the big Chief truck stop. Twice I had nightmares, the first it was a warning the second I almost didn’t wake up. The first time a witch attacked me while sleeping, it flew around truck before entering cab and was chocking me. I managed to turn light on and it left. The second time I went to sleep and didn’t wake up till 31 hours later. Weak as hell I managed to barely get up and this time I thought I was dead. That place is haunted and never again I will stop there.

[@boudicca6280]

I love how the narrator has added a more matter of fact tone, I think I'm gonna get so used to this voice 🤞😊

[@Mirokuofnite]

Agree. I wasn't sold on his first time, it seemed rather drab except for the last line. But this video is a real improvement.