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[@Darksomnium]

Hey everyone! i would love to know what you think of the video! i made some new music for this one :D Remember to like and share! (if you want to)

[@TheDogRepublic]

Hi I just finished it and I think it’s really good the plot twist was predictable and honestly a little dull but I liked during the attack how the music got more dramatic and fast almost like adrenaline and the rest of the story calm and slow showing the emotion of Jess and the flow of the story. The ambient noises were great as usual. Once again another fine work somnium

[@brandoncobb4646]

I think your music is honestly up there with any Nine Inch Nails instrumental. Haven't finished the story yet.

[@Darksomnium]

@@TheDogRepublic thanks for sharing your thoughts on it, I can understand what your saying and I'm glad you enjoyed it overall :)

[@Darksomnium]

@@brandoncobb4646 wow thank you so much brandon

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

Great story. I honestly saw it heading in a different direction. A windy(go) direction . I could've sworn that Frank was gonna be the creature. Happy to be wrong. As for the music, as amazing as anything else you've featured on here. I really dig your musical style. If it didn't scare me a little, I might use some of it at bedtime. As great as it is, it somehow unnerves me. Perfect for your storytelling, but a bit jarring. Otherwise incredible. Lol but true.

[@HoffayStudios35]

I'm under the impression that the buck had something akin to Viking's honor and checked in occasionally just to make sure Jess was okay after such a glorious defeat.

[@meatclown2339]

Maybe the buck monster appears to based of a wendigo

[@mistywww3199]

@@meatclown2339 its not as malicious as a wendigo for sure though

[@MagashiSaizen]

@@mistywww3199 at first I thought the same, but the more I thought about it the more it sounded more like a Leshy instead.

[@clumsie5078]

@@meatclown2339 100% not and wendigos in actual lore is nothing like creepypastas

[@entropy417]

I’m assuming this creature is sentient, after taking the time to heal and think over the experience, it probably concluded that the initial shot was a misunderstanding after seeing the the humans hunt deer for food, like of course they’d shoot him since he looks like their food.

[@greenninjan6475]

I really liked the point where Jess was being followed by the Beast and it kept appearing and disappearing. It sounds like a boss fight in a game that I would love to see and play.

[@Darksomnium]

thank you :D

[@jakesmith2341]

SOMA has multiple encounters like that, especially the Dr. Akers scene. I legit couldn’t sleep for weeks after that fight. 10/10 beautiful game with philosophical implications. You should play it, I think you’d like it.

[@LPWSzzz]

That would be a cool premise for a game going out hunting then getting lost in a open world game trying to fight off some wendigo type creature/ survival horror where you can aquire gear from abandoned cabins or outlooks, have a decent storyline to keep things interesting

[@222revenge]

You're the only one who can make mythical stories seem so visceral that we could think just for a second this is real and that it could be out there. Love you man. Can't express how happy I am to know you're back

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you so much :)

[@Ten_Thousand_Locusts]

He doesn't write these stories.

[@Darksomnium]

@@Ten_Thousand_Locusts true, it says who wrote them on screen:)

[@neo8039]

@@Ten_Thousand_Locusts His voice and expressions still accomplish that

[@lunaphoenix1785]

Are you sure it’s not real? Who knows if any of these are real or not… 😈

[@ianswedlund9878]

I swear, he has a way of really making the stories feel real. The tone of his voice, mixed with the ambience he creates makes these stories the best on this platform.

[@Darksomnium]

thank you so much :)

[@ianswedlund9878]

@@Darksomnium

[@fuckYTIDontWantToUseMyRealName]

Yeah. The Foley is amazing here. It really turns a story into an experience.

[@aidantoponce]

I assume we all dropped everything for this awesome story

[@sweetpeasarah1]

Dam right!!!

[@alexanderasher8037]

Pretty much yeah

[@ThatEvilHag]

Yes, can someone grab a mop please, we have a situation in aisle 3

[@TheDogRepublic]

Yup dropped a 1 hour video I was watching

[@Darksomnium]

[@TheDogRepublic]

I appreciate that dark som tries to be active with his commenters and community.

[@Darksomnium]

the community is my favorite part about being a content creator.

[@rosemarybowser5543]

Yes! He's responded to a coupl of my comments that I've sprinkled about and I'm always pleasantly surprised. I also really like i interact with others who share the same character trait that i do , being open and able to take critique . When people get their hackles raised at constructive input, i instantly mark them down (in my head, of course ) as emotionally unintelligent

[@scrappydoo7887]

It's quite a big thing. So many creators loose touch after about 400,000 but Ronnie is smashing it still past 600k and still putting up with people like me 🤣. He's a good egg

[@Darksomnium]

[@JevonChen]

Also see him chatting in the stream often

[@mrmills45]

And he does it again! Thank you Dark for all your hard work! We all appreciate it :)

[@j.a.g.8689]

We stan

[@aaronyork4376]

Howdy! I'm the original author of the story, and I have to say you have done an amazing job here. Hearing my story read out loud is something I only dreamed of when I first submitted it to the site. Seeing all these comments has really really uplifted me, and made me very confident in continuing my writing. For my first story I've ever written, I'm blessed that so many people like it, I couldn't be happier right now lol. Thank you very much for reading my story, It's made my year. I'm actually planning on rewriting it too, as I believe there's a lot more work to be done with it, so if you or anyone else here has any ideas or critiques please let me know! I'm always looking to improve. Again, thank you so much, I couldn't be happier. Aaron York P.S. Loved the added sentence at the end, really sealed up the story better than I did lol.

[@Arcain321]

Chief I’m going to be real honest with you, I’m struggling to maintain interest in this story, I’m just about halfway while writing this. Everyone is talking well about the story in the comments so I’ll continue. The weirdness of the descriptions, actions and thoughts of Jess are destroying any chance of me actually getting into this story. This feels like someone writing about an experience they’ve never been on and never really talked to anyone about. The scope glint part for example, the chances of the deer actually responding to that is crazy, and then her solution to to remove it?? And wait until she’s 25 years away to do it? Then she shoots it in the leg and that actually takes it down? AND THEN proceeds to approach and kill it with a knife??? Bucks have huge antlers which are pointy, you think it won’t fight back? It’ll just let you kill it slowly like that? You can see how thrown off this has put me, the rest of this story seems fine but the opening has just killed it for me. You’re saying you’re rewriting it and I think I’ll stop for now and give it a try when that’s done. Maybe I’m just crazy today and that’s why it’s getting to me so bad

[@aaronyork4376]

@@Arcain321 I appreciate the feedback! Yeah looking back on it and even listening to it here I can't help but cringe at some of the parts lol, I'm really focusing on doing a lot more in depth research as I feel one of the biggest problems was definitely a lack of it. Again thank you, criticism is very important and I greatly appreciate it.

[@Wuhwuhwhaaat]

Great story, it’s a very nice twist on the tired Wendigo/monster in the woods base. Especially love the descriptions of the struggle between the creature and Jess, as well as the fact that the creature’s violence was only led on by self preservation, and it seemed to forgive Jess. Really nice to see a story with a good, positive, clear ending! Thanks for making it

[@WarpStims]

Nice story! A little constructive criticism, I'd talk to some actual hunters though for future reference, I kept getting taken out of the story by these little things that make it a lot less believable. 20 yards isn't a hard shot on a deer with a rifle, scope or not, for example. When I was a young kid, 30 yards with a bow was a doable distance even for me, and that's with a projectile that shoots a lot less straight and powerfully than a hunting rifle should. If you're writing to an audience who might know about the subject, it's a good idea to get some first hand knowledge!

[@averagescruffy258]

Like a couple of others have said, my only real critique is the technical inaccuracies. Iron sights can be accurate much farther than you'd think, a higher generally field dresses a kill before packing it out (removing the guts so the best doesn't spoil), and a .50 cal revolver wouldn't be as useful as a .44 magnum as a woods gun. Otherwise, great story! I really enjoyed it

[@realfalanuhlaalu]

this one was actually incredible, normally when the Native American folklore creature shows up in a story I stop it bc its cliche but this one was handled so well, I was really invested in the main character and the sound design was really immersive!

[@mysterymastermind175]

What filklore creature is this

[@realfalanuhlaalu]

@@mysterymastermind175 the one that starts with a w, we should not speak its name for fear of attracting it. also most pop cultural depictions of it are innaccurate from the original mythology

[@brandonvallier4214]

@@mysterymastermind175 well the deer head seems more like what is normally considered a wendi at least in modern stuff, even tho they dont have that at all. However it reminds me way more of a Leshy which is actually Slavic and not Native American. It's a forest spirit that resides over woodlands and hunting which fits. It also isn't hostile unless angered or provoked, which also fits. It did follow her but that didn't necessarily mean hostile and leshy aren't shy of humans and tend to be tricksters. It really seems to be a mixed bag and is just a spirit that becomes hostile when provoked. Wendi are way more malicious.

[@Shadowheart181]

@@brandonvallier4214 But! Leshies only take the form of plant-like humanoids or animals, not larger full animals. This sounds like an offshoot of something from southwest USA, which we do not speak of.

[@basic6735]

@@realfalanuhlaalu I don’t understand how saying it’s name will attract it, and what would it do? especially if you live in a more urban area, does it curse you? Bring bad luck? I’m not entirely sure

[@shyrenix]

holy crap the imagery when jess was being held up by the beast was horrifically beautiful. this series never gets old Dark :)

[@scrappydoo7887]

I love Roms voice in your narrations. It's strange, it's like you to fit together in voice and obviously in life. Just works well together

[@dehydratedculture9126]

Rom? Isn’t it Ronny? So it’s be Ron? Am I crazy?

[@mesia2453]

@@dehydratedculture9126 rom is the female voice actor. You should really check out her channel called Romnex

[@scrappydoo7887]

@@dehydratedculture9126 nooo I'm meaning RomNex she has her own channel as is also Ronnies partner. Rom has some great narrations too

[@void9938]

yes! you can really hear their chemistry. love when she makes an appearance in a narration.

[@SoicAngellis]

@@scrappydoo7887 Damn, I didn't know that. Sounds like they're one helluva dynamic duo then, given they both do narrations

[@skriddle]

yESS winter horror!!!! i have been loving these types of stories recently with the change of the season, hyped to listen!! edit: it hit SO hard. LOVED IT. these characters were so likable and of course the delivery made them even more so! i thought it was great that jess told frank everything that happened to her with complete honesty, and that he didn’t try to brush off his wife; he believed her without question. (adorable detail that he knew she was too good of a shot to fire that many times and knew she was in trouble. 💕) jess’ nightmare made me feel genuinely sad, and super relieved when we found out that’s all it was. i like the ambiguity of the creature, as well as the main character’s insight of it not being inherently hostile unless provoked. my personal take is that it’s some kind of forest deity rather than a wendigo-i feel like it was following and watching her to see what she did with the buck, like if she would prepare it to eat and give the rest back to the earth, if that makes sense? it was only so sadistic when she shot it because it knew she didn’t NEED another kill, but rather just WANTED one. after she ultimately bested it in combat, she had its respect so long as she didn’t fail the test by taking another shot when it showed itself. i think it only revealed itself at the end as a reminder of what lessons her son needs to learn on his first hunt, so he wouldn’t repeat her mistake. it respects jess and doesn’t want to see harm come to her family. at least, that’s my personal interpretation of the story! whatever it is or what it means, it was a great listen!!!

[@Mr._.Sunshine23420]

I absolutely love this take!

[@Mortablunt]

Winter horror has a unique charm. I think it's because winter is a hostile environment to us humans as an originally tropical species. Without clothes, we start needing warming at room temperature, the last degrees over freezing are even deadly, and it only gets worse faster from there. Humans can only operate so long in the cold, no matter how good their coveringss, for a limited time without warm shelter. It puts an element of impending doom on top of whatever the horror adversary is, especially if it attacks at the warm sanctuary and forces the human out. There is also the sound muffling capabilities of fresh snow, making it very easy to get snuck up on, and impossible to conceal your trail.

[@skriddle]

⁠​⁠@@Mortabluntwinter horror is the COOLEST (pun intended) and i totally agree with your thoughts on why it hits so hard. we just weren’t built for those environments-and stripped of utilities to survive it, we’re capital F- Fucked! 😭 by the way, if you haven’t already seen it, i think you’d REALLY dig jacob geller’s video “fear of cold” because it captures and explores the dread you’re describing perfectly!!

[@Doad18]

God, I love winter and cold and ESPECIALLY scary stories about the winter and the cold. Winter games are also awesome just anything wintery is good to me. And this story is perfected with your developed skill and passion for narration and talent for composition. Thank you for narrating all these years, I appreciate it and I know others do as well.

[@Darksomnium]

Winter is so pretty :) I wish it would snow here. And thank you so much.

[@fappydabear1774]

Have you played the Long Dark? You'd probably really enjoy it if you haven't.

[@Doad18]

@@fappydabear1774 Funny enough i'm playing it right now lol

[@sportsfreak4614]

wait do you like winter?

[@Doad18]

@@sportsfreak4614 You could say that

[@TaliaSC]

This is one of those ‘take no more than you need’ story lessons in my mind. Of a creature, meant to follow and protect those of ‘its kind’ from anyone or anything meant to harm it. Once she survived, and learned that lesson, they reached an understanding of sorts. This lesson could be applied to all things in life: take only what you need, and do not participate in gluttony. It’s a good one!

[@redstonehero7944]

This channel is by far the highest production value for any creepypasta narrators. Y’all can make even the most ordinary stories into an engaging one.

[@walterl322]

I was gripping my blanket, I absolutely loved it... Also, I appreciate the author for not killing off the protagonists and having the ending be the way it was

[@Kochie11]

I seriously don’t understand how I can be addicted to listening to your shit. The way you integrate your music to paint a perfect picture is what blows my mind. You rock man, never stop doing what you do, unless you want to, Because it’s… Your choice lol

[@Darksomnium]

thank you so much :)

[@sailorcide]

Some people are saying that the creature had forgiven Jess, and that may be true, however, here's my darker theory: The creature clearly wanted to make Jess feel extreme pain, maybe, somehow it saw her visions of her future family as she was having them and later decided that it would wait, and kill them instead. As always, I love your readings, DS! Its also really cool horror writers are starting to make realistic women with actual skill and reason.

[@benis9635]

I like to think that it's still patiently waiting for the perfect moment to strike. When life gets too beautiful, it'll come out and tear that happiness away to make her feel the most unbearable pain worse than her imagination.

[@scarletteperez4697]

Yes first I will take frank after she is heavy and vulnerable with her first pregnancy... that or she will begin to turn too maybe

[@brandonvallier4214]

Naw the auther basically speaks through the character when her and frank see it again with the entire "I shot it so it attacked me thing". That and it even states the fire in the large deers eyes died down when she lowered the gun again signifying it is based on provocation. This seems based more on a leshy which is a spirit that resides over woodlands and hunting. However if provoked it can be extremely bad. Leshy is also talked as if it could be a god itself so that could explain it watching over her. She did prove to be a very skilled hunter after all.

[@Wuhwuhwhaaat]

@@brandonvallier4214ye that’s what I was thinking as well, the dark theory is still definitely food for thought tho

[@ashtonskiiii5156]

thats just fanfic clearly, otherwise the "fire" in its eyes wouldnt have gone out. feel free to make your own story though where you can make whatever you want to happen

[@Peeser87]

I love these types of endings! It's almost like the author starts writing a second storie but in your mind. Is the Wendigo Type Thing still angry at her? Is that why it came to her new place? To provoke her or her kids to take a shot at it so it can finally take revenge? Or did she just imagine the buck and (just) has some form of PTSD from her encounter? We will never know and that is what I like about that ending. Endless possibilities opened up with just that last sentence. Anyways, awesome story telling as always! Keep on doing what your doing! Your the best at it by a long shot!💪

[@PenguinsAreNeat]

My personal theory is that the creature just got angry at her for shooting it and now it's kind of watching her and making sure she doesn't make the same mistake again that's why the embers are dim now it wants to let her know that it's not going to hurt her unless she does something

[@jasonalbran376]

It probably also showing a certain amount of respect. It found some who bested it and survived. Someone it might have to be concerned about. When two Predators meet type of scenario.

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

Oh great! I usually read the comments first ! 😅

[@calypsosnowy]

Read a comment that said something about viking's honor. Basically, it found something that could defeat it, so it comes around to check on Jess and make sure she's okay.

[@rayman6705]

THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT ! 2 new uploads in less than month! I don't think you realize how excited people are to go to bed while listening to you read stories man. Seriously.

[@Darksomnium]

I have alot more coming! Thank you :)

[@carlosblondiswall4532]

YAAAS you have no idea how perfect this timing was. Just finished a swim meet, now I have to wait for the bus home in the rain. Your message on discord lifted my spirits and my day is completed.

[@Darksomnium]

i hope you have a good night carlos! :)

[@The1adventurebound]

"She wasn't going to die at the hands of a sadistic creature..." who was hunting her just like she was hunting it... I wonder if the irony of that line was intended by the author, or if it was accidental.

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

Windego stories are my favorites by far and this is one of the best I have ever heard, TDS and ROM have done it again, major props to the writer as well, The sound effects and music were spot on too, This is 4 stars 🤩

[@Darksomnium]

I'm so glad you liked it!

[@muttstudios9731]

I thought it was a Windego story. I normally don't care for Windego stories, but this one was really good 🤘

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

@@muttstudios9731 it is a windego story that's why I said it's one of the best I have ever heard and that is my favorite Genre creepypasta along with the rare Witch story and Glitch/ alternate universe, occult, etc.

[@muttstudios9731]

@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 Yeah me saying "I thought it was a Windego story" was an "I thought so" statement lol. It was a really good one for sure

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

@@muttstudios9731 lolol yes it was. Something about TDS, Rom and Spirit Voices they really bring You into the story and keep you on thr edge of your seat, for Me anyway, like towards the end when it was all Peace I really was waiting for and expecting another twist to come for the worse and it not be a happy ending but it was. The end seeing the eyes again the very last line that don't mean the thing wants beef again cause it's been letting them slide for year's

[@drazenbristow4962]

SPOILERS For those wondering, a largely overlooked aspect of Wendigo lore is avarice or greed. Most people overlook these things in favor of cannibalism and/or starvation. When Jess shot the wendigo, she was looking to take (much) more than she already needed, hence why (on top of being shot first), the wendigo attacked her. Now, I feel I should point out that in typical wendigo legends, it's the greedy that turn into wendigoes, not simply hunted by them. But given that while there is no concrete wendigo canon, just a lot overlap and concensus, its not too outlandish to take some liberties with a wendigo story, like the fact that it started out as a particularly large deer, which isn't standard fare for a wendigo, that and they're usually wandering with a kill on sight attitude. But don't let that detract from the fact that this a phenomenal story, and Dark did a wonderful job telling it ❤

[@Ethan-iu2sp]

This year has been very tough emotionally for me. Your videos have really helped make this year more enjoyable and memorable and was a big source of mental clarity for me. Thank you

[@Darksomnium]

i hope next year goes better for you!

[@nrg6245]

Same and I’m here for you. We are strong we have to keep going for others. You’re a beautiful soul

[@Ethan-iu2sp]

@@nrg6245 Love you

[@Abaddontepes666]

Ronnie you never fail to make a sleepless night into a peaceful wait until I eventually drift off, you are by far an amazing narrator and I am glad to have found you. You have become a friend to me more than you could ever understand even though I'm just a humble follower amoung this dark family. I love your work and I very much look forward to hearing what you and the other narrators that work with you on projects bring in the future.

[@Darksomnium]

Wow, thank you! :)

[@PhantomWolf4130]

Im so glad you uploaded something like this again, i was watching alot of old stories abt humanoids that you wrote and i loved em all and its always been my favorite category and speaking of categories you should put all the humanoid stories in a specific playlist and make more of it cause that shit is underrated lmao but much love bro

[@Darksomnium]

thank you, ill be sure to keep that in mind and look for some more humanoid/cryptid stories for you :) To clarify though, i didnt write this. it has the authors name on screen :D

[@iamV10010]

He doesn't write the stories. Just does phenomenal readings of already existing stories. Most likely from creepy pastas and the subreddit r/nosleep which I highly recommend you check out. I do wish he would clarify this more and credit the authors more prominently. It feels a tad bit scummy to not.

[@Darksomnium]

But, it says who writes the story on screen during the entire video.... Although reading the comment you're replying too, i agree that i should have clarified that for them.

[@PhantomWolf4130]

@@Darksomnium i didn't mean to make it seem like you wrote them. My bad on that one, but also.... It wouldn't be a bad idea too do something like that, you can have some mini series writing your own stories and see how that goes. You would have an amazing graphic design if you made a book cover or a book in general

[@Darksomnium]

@@PhantomWolf4130 no worries at all! And that's a good idea! :D

[@jasonbernard9012]

Holy crap I love when I think I know what the ending is gonna be but I completely misread the story…unreal narration Dark, thank you so much for this GEM of a tale

[@DOOMFISTED_EU]

Indisputably the best narrator on youtube, you make every story feel so surreal and terrifying, keep up the amazing work friend

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you so much :)

[@jasonalbran376]

The ending makes me feel like a "what happens when two Predators meet?" type of story Like the thing regarding her in a sign of respect but is also now leary of and watching her. Another Predator in it's hunting grounds. The Wendigo gave me the impression it only just then realized she was hunting in it's territory by following her tracks. Her husband said they've seen it before. So it possible this the first time it saw them. She's also correct it didn't attack until she shot it.

[@ahmadayaz_]

You are the most talented narrator I've ever had the pleasure of listening to and an absolutely amazing musician too. Keep up the quality work man.

[@Darksomnium]

Wow, thank you!

[@scrappydoo7887]

This is the only channel I will listen to on loop. Ronnie has a relaxing yet engaging voice, it's extremely rare .

[@Darksomnium]

@@scrappydoo7887 that means alot to me :)

[@shydog7276]

Amazing narration as always! Been following you for a while and your use of sound effects have really hit new levels. They've always been good but you're so seamless with them now. They add so much natural depth and impact. Keep up the amazing work! You're easily one of the best narrators out there!

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you so much!

[@veggiechip]

holy shit this was brilliant, both the story combined with the peaceful narration made it so eerie, the new music is so atmospheric! the way you made it sound so dimensional almost sounds like a song humming in your inner monologue

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you :)

[@stavko2000]

I don’t understand why she waited to remove the scope. Also, why didn’t she dress it before dragging all that extra weight.

[@vukvalecic6743]

Started to listen to creepypasta so I could fall asleep easier, now stuff is getting so entertaining im hooked for on them! Loved the story, I really hope we gonna get some more wintery/hunter vibes soon, it would be amazing if this one was a series but I understand it’s a story on it’s own. As always thank you ❤❤❤

[@Darksomnium]

I'll keep an eye out for some more winter stories!

[@vincentshadetree]

It's great to hear you two again ☺️, so about the story, I guess Jess earned the creature's respect and now it just watches her. Loved the whole thing, looking forward to more to come 😎

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you Vincent!

[@MrDuneedon]

Dark Somnium & Lighthouse Horror: my two favorites!

[@Darksomnium]

hes awesome :D

[@MrDuneedon]

@@Darksomnium You BOTH are awesome, my friend. Cheers!

[@yungtux8770]

I love these stories, but I swear so many of them never actually END. It’s like the stories exist to describe an experience and immerse you, but never actually have a conclusive ending.

[@Dice-Z]

That's just patently false though.

[@yungtux8770]

@@Dice-Z your mother

[@rickmchurbs9865]

Honestly I’ve been listening to this channel for awhile now and this is now one of my top favorite stories ever made. Especially with it being deer season at the moment. What a great listen

[@sm1ley0323]

I love these kinds of stories. Gave me chills the whole time. You're still the best around if you ask me

[@saucyboy827]

Moral of the story, don’t follow huge tracks you haven’t seen before or you may come face to face with an Eldritch deer demon

[@Darksomnium]

Well said

[@Terminoux]

Man I Love your narrations! You've always put so much effort onto these you're literally my favorite narration channel! Also I made my friend listen to one of your narrations a few days ago and she's usually not afraid when it comes to ghost stories but when she listened through yours she literally couldn't sleep for 2 days! Really shows how good you compose all these things together! Love your work man! Keep going 👍

[@person7366]

The voice acting and music choice were amazing, I was captivated the whole time, I don't often go the the hour long ones but this is definitely a favorite

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you :)

[@zvvilq63]

genuinely expected the creature to have killed frank and had shapeshifted into him, like, that lower part of their cabin had his body and she would find it, hell, I expected her to notice that he didn't clean his rifle as a way to tip her off, but I like his ending just as much

[@TheNightwolf1313]

Hands down one of my absolute favorites. Amazing story and incredible narration!

[@coryfoster3469]

Love the story. The smallest thing I find wrong is the mention of a tourniquet but something that small is all I find wring with these absolutely amazing stories! Love them!

[@coryfoster3469]

Nevermind, it takes a while for permanent damage to be done

[@ArtemisRavencroft]

I love this! At first I wondered if it were a wendigo, but now I'm wondering if it might have been a deer god or otherwise a spirit. The sound effects were great and really added to the story. :) If I ever do hunt, I'm definitely leaving the giant deer alone!

[@lonewanderer2277]

This is one of my all time favorites. I can't remember which scp this thing is, but the lore around it is interesting. Fantastic narration as always man. Keep up the good work!

[@thatonerussiandictator5412]

Wait, he left the tourniquet on? She’s gunna lose that leg. A tourniquet is purely for stopping serious bleeding in an emergency, and keeping it on for any longer than absolutely necessary will simply lead to needing only one shoe from then on.

[@TheBlueDragon86]

Great work, as always Som! You’re the BEST creepypasta channel on KZbin, hands down. Your sound effects and music are second to none. I always look forward to your uploads. Keep it up! Especially anything to do with the woods. There’s something inherently unsettling about that setting. I still listen to your reading of Stolen Tongues frequently.

[@PlayBoX-qq9kr]

During the whole mid part of the story I was literally screaming at the screen for Jess to use her last resort pistol.

[@TriCutNinja]

Yessssss, same. I kept going "THE REVOLVER, USE THE REVOLVER" lol This story was really good though, it had amazing tension and ended pretty well (if a little predictable)

[@lunatiiq_real]

Another masterpiece by this channel! Can't stop listening to your stuff, man, its so good!

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you! 😀

[@sombernights]

Ronnie, even the stories that aren't especially heavy at the heart, you're able to convey your narrations in such a way that it very well can evoke emotion from the listener. That's talent. Missed listening to ya, and I hope all is well.

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you so much :)

[@Sombrerodog4]

The part about the night terror was perfectly played out. The fact that we weren't told that it was a dream made it feel all the more crucial to the plot. Whats even better is how when he decided to go hunt for more I had jokingly thought he'd die but then when it happened it was still a twist that dropped my stomach 40 feet lol.

[@isolated_alien2996]

As someone who lives in a very cold climate this is much appreciated

[@j.nx._269]

the amount of theories in my head is crazy. for the whole time until the very end i was convinced that frank wasn’t actually frank and he was the beast and shapeshifted just waiting to strike. then there’s the theory i came up with that none of it really happened and she’d just cut herself on something like a rock or a branch in the woods and somehow had gotten some sort of poisonous substance in it because the wilderness is weird like that and then the rest of the encounters were just ptsd digging at her. love these kind of stories with ominous endings that never quite answer all the questions

[@andreannaluna]

I ain’t gonna lie, I am use to waiting a good while for your videos because I respect all the work, original music & time /editing/ everything you do to make a video….. (also because KZbin never freaking tells me when I’m subscribed to all y’all 😡 so I had this pop up on my feed instead of notifications!?)but considering I just got out of a relationship & my plans were to cry myself to sleep now I can scare myself to sleep instead ❤thank you for always being there for us!!(I personally relisten to the why I don’t do drugs anymore a lot & find myself repeating some lines 😭!) “In a way that should’ve broken his neck” “STAAAAAATIC” you do such an amazing job!

[@Darksomnium]

I'm sorry to hear you're going through that right now, I hope you're doing okay!

[@andreannaluna]

@@Darksomnium thank you it’s been really difficult, not just relationship wise but other things too! This weekend is suppose to be settling down so I’m hopeful! And thank you ❤️! I just loved the effects of that one truly amazing work?!? I just saw RomNex’s first story post so I’m gonna go check that one out after I finish this one!!!! I hope y’all have a wonderful weekend ! And again , thank you!

[@elizabethbreedt9721]

As a hunter myself this gave me goosebumps!!! Lovely narrating and the story was so well rounded! I have hunted since the age of 6 with my dad, he was a professional hunter and made me proud with every kill he was proud of all the things he could teach me and he was a wonderful tracker. He loved the animals and would sometimes call off a kill because he was taken by the beauty of the animals and their way of interacting with one another so we would just sit and look at them until they walked off. I loved him so much and I will always cherish these memories.

[@criscorne6646]

Jess was the real monster of the story, the deer didn't hurt her when it followed her first but she didn't show the same mercy so something beautiful became demonic upon death, probly a forest guardian

[@maxgrouch9706]

She only wanted to eat, killing her prey much more mercifully than a bear would for example. The thing on the other hand wanted to torture her. She did nothing wrong. However I can see why mr. Whateverthefuckitwas would take that personally.

[@sharmaineipvaiching9826]

She didn't kill it out of necessity. She just killed a whole buck and hadn't started consuming it yet but because that deer was twice as big she became avarice and had to have it. In all of her greed didn't she once think that it was so strange that a deer so big would follow her around when naturally animals would flee when they smell humans? I am not against hunting! But I think she wasn't thinking straight about hunting a strange, abnormally big animal ALONE when she could barely transport a smaller buck back to her cabin.

[@criscorne6646]

@@sharmaineipvaiching9826 I'm not against hunting either but it followed her before and didn't try to kill her but she didn't show the same mercy to it so it become something demonic and gave her a taste of her own medicine , most definitely a forest guardian or king of the forest type creature .Greed has been the end of Many a person

[@maxgrouch9706]

@@sharmaineipvaiching9826 Would you rather have 20 dollars or 21 dollars? Everybody's greedy and it's okay. And also she needed food for the future which is totally reasonable.

[@newlightning2306]

That was brilliant! The way you narrated that story, I was there!! Nice job 👍🏾 Dark, thank you 🙏🏿

[@robynnichols1964]

Omg! If that's what a deer's cry sounds like when you miss the kill! I'd never be able to hunt again!...that broke my heart 😢 and yes I do understand that it's necessary to keep the population under control and if done right it's definitely more humane!! But if you don't know how to shoot and cause the suffering of animals by not following an animal you've wounded to stop it's suffering then you shouldn't be in the woods. Your a danger to other hunters Stay out of the woods!

[@wesolypanda]

Amazing story, The whole tale was super captivating and had me so interested. Loved the way you narrated it aswell. Definitely earned my subscription.❤

[@simon10121997]

Does anyone else feel this was a really good Windigo story? So many of them feel the need to explicitly say it but, this one made you feel it like you lived through it. You don’t know what it was but you know it was the most horrifying thing in this world.

[@JadedBelle]

Omg what a treat! I fell asleep listening to the last story and I wake up to a new one! Thank you Somni!!! ❤️

[@Phantomshift0]

Editorial note to the author: too many ‘had’s in the first few seconds, continued abuse of the word as it goes on which is distracting and unneeded. Watch word repetition too. Sadly, this is one of the stories I keep getting distracted with editing thoughts I can’t enjoy it, only got a few minutes in :[

[@Jonathan_McConnell]

You and Romnex are amazing together, your voices bled so well.

[@Zafor-ium]

Winters my favourite season, what a beautiful (at times) and also dread inducing story. Love your colabs with Rom, one of my favourites you both made was 'my job is watching a woman'. It changed the way I took in things.

[@EvergreenElvish]

best narration on youtube, best music, and sound effects, and i always love the woman you include shes an amazing voice actor and always seems so genuine and really brings the story together

[@demanded17]

The main character's name is Jess, just in case anyone missed it 😆

[@cailooro7147]

This is one of my favorite stories you've done yet!!! Your production is just amazing!!! I'm such a huge fan! Excited to see your next one!

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you so much!!

[@Wuhwuhwhaaat]

Really liked how the creature actually was pretty chill and just didn’t want to get murked

[@jayceec3539]

She should have brought a sled for transporting the deer.

[@brycelhuillier5737]

This is probably the most positive representation of a couple I’ve ever heard in a creepypasta… pulls at the heartstrings! Well done!!

[@GRIMM33]

*DS I've waited for this! you've made my day so much better.. keep up the great work..* *now i gotta talk shit* 😂 *_love ya bro_* number of times "Jess" was said: 936 number of times "she" was said: 14 Jess went hunting. Jess tied Jess 's shoes that Jess got for Jess' birthday. Jess thought about where Jess should go hunting but Jess couldn't decide. Jess asked herself(jess) where Jess would go if Jess was a deer. Jess knows Jess isn't a deer Jess is Jess so Jess was at a loss. Jess thought after Jess's realization that Jess should start with the woods but Jess didn't know what's woods were closest to Jess. so Jess called Jess's friend Jessy but Jessy didn't support Jess's hunting. Jess n Jessy argued about Jessys position so Jess just hung up and.... ok y'all get my point lol i got a bit distracted and kept going lol I'm baked but holy shit man replace Jess with 'her' or 'she' or something damn.... almost had an aneurysm after hearing it so many times. JessJessJessJessJessJess *_jk thanks for the upload DS as always i love your content and have been looking forward to your upload thanks bro. keep up the good Jess, i mean work_*😉

[@GRIMM33]

@John Rae lol he's alright tho i love DS it's just in my nature to talk shit lol. but the amount of times i heard Jess was a bit much. i was beginning to think it was for a reason and would be self explained later on with an event or something... i was wrong 😂

[@lc1435]

Also, the word "however" had a high count as well. But... that's on the author, the narration as usual is on point 🤌

[@izzyspencer8758]

Literally stopped what I was doing to listen to this, I’ve been subbed for a while but never had a chance to mention how much I enjoy your vids!

[@Darksomnium]

Thank you so much izzy, that means alot to me :)

[@Solar-Skies]

I just finished this story and WHAT A STORY IT WAS! It's very rare for a story to conclude in the way it does here, and it's such a refreshing break from the usual grimdark endings. A lot of questions, but well done as always Ronnie!

[@SisuGirl]

Hey, Ronnie…Hope you two are well! As always, thanks so much for yet another stellar performance. It’s no joke when I write that you always manage to become better with each narration . However! As you continue to become better & better, Your 24/7/365 Narrations will be broadcast in every language and in 194 Nations (Sorry. I can’t get Jong-Un to budge). It’ll be in Times Square, Piccadilly Circus, Ginza Tokyo, Ramat Gan, Pitt Street Mall to name a few. Roses shall grow. The Oceans will desalinate. World Peace shall be obtained (Still iffy with Jung-Il). Everyone gets a puppy. The Nile will flow with Zima and the Amazon with Michelob Light. Mosquitoes, ticks, and bullies will be eradicated. Oprah will actually give everyone a car. Women will become pregnant. So, yeah…Not too shabby.

[@mahmoodali5043]

Was expecting the husband to be the creature in disguise all along XD

[@Darksomnium]

Lol x)

[@caymens604]

Narration is awesome as always. The writing isn't that great, though.

[@Aldlv13]

I agree. "Jess" will now forever be seared into my mind. A few "she"s would have gone a long way imo. The actual narration was great though

[@edgingmyaneurysm7852]

out of all the narration channels there are you have got to be the absolute best! The story sucks you in and your voice and ambiance bring it to life. it’s truely awesome

[@shakonoheyraven1639]

How many times do you say Jess😖?? So many times it got EXTREMELY ANNOYING🤯 to the point I couldn't stand it anymore.. this could have been a really good story if about 50 Jess would have been taken out of the story.. sorry this on just sucked 😕better luck with the next story 🤞

[@quartzskull8772]

That's because of the third person narrative and that's seems like such a weird thing to be bitchy about

[@geordieboniface9622]

I love these classic type of stories where it's human vs monster. Keep up the good work!

[@Darksomnium]

Tyty

[@frakismaximus3052]

Story.. Meh. Well produced though

[@sinny5404]

Deer Creature: Is actually just making sure people aren't overly greedy, willing to kill more than they need and the biggest buck in the forest at that, which is bad to kill since you'd want those genes to be passed down. Overall, isn't actually a bad creature at all, let alone a demon Jess: haha gun go brr

[@chfr]

The names are being repeated way too much in a story that, so far, has 2 characters, probably won't be finishing this one

[@reason6991]

Both her and the beast clearly demolished each others pride It’s like they have an unspoken agreement to not have another altercation

[@Coyoteari]

This is a great story, but 8:40 is a perfect example of “don’t include specific details of things you don’t know about bc it breaks immersion”. For context, a regular deer can feed 2 people for at least 2 months if it’s not their only source of food; a crazy double sized deer would easily last them the whole winter plus some

[@AJPM802]

>Implies that 20 yards with iron sights is a challenging shot

[@yahyanawaz420]

I've been listening to scary stories and creepypastas for a few years, but this narration made my throat dry from fear

[@jonathanlinton9201]

You have the best narration. Always get excited when I see you have a new video posted.

[@icebare-rz9eh]

finally a Wendigo story. The best supernatural legend in Minnesota.

[@legiongaming5182]

But the Wendigo is a much more deadly hunter than this going off of the many other Myths and stories of them. Nor are that as forgiving given that their main motives are to quench their unending hunger. She would have gotten her leg ripped off not just gashed. Plus Wendigos don't actually have horns or antlers. That's only something coming from Hollywood movies.

[@icebare-rz9eh]

@@legiongaming5182 You bring up a good point, but you might have forgotten one Legend about the Wendigo. Like they're the manifestation of a deer spirit that was killed by a hunter in the middle of winter for sport not for food or anything.

[@lunarAureola]

Damn she really survived a fight with a spirit of the woods, good for her.

[@jaketheripper7385]

Ronnie you sound like you're just getting over some crud my man. Hope you're doing alright. I'm just getting over something here myself so I probably sound pretty similar haha. Really enjoyed this one though and was super excited to see it pop up in my notifications. Thanks for the chills and thrills tonight my friend!

[@Darksomnium]

Yeah things have been a little hectic but they are clearing up :) I'm glad to hear you're pulling through.

[@ellmerfap6187]

Truly Mr. Somnium, every video that you make is a master class in story telling. The music, the sounds, the narrating, NOBODY does it better. Keep up the astounding work man :)

[@ultimateme3049]

This is legit one of the best narrations i've ever listened to, so darn inmersive

[@MadmanHelldiver]

34:42 I could have sworn I heard the beginning of "Today Was A Good Day" by Ice Cube in the background, and now I refuse to believe the story ends any other way

[@DannyProto]

ngl, I was hoping frank would turn out to be an imposter from the creature, but thats probably my addiction to weird/surreal horror shining through. Somnium, do you think you'll do another story like "why i dont do drugs anymore" or "well, that was weird"? those are some of my favorites of all time and ive been hoping to hear something new, similar in scope. sureal/weird/psychological horror is just the best man hope to hear something like it sometime 🧡

[@mistywww3199]

the perfect time to do a twist like that would have been after he came home and doesn't say anything about cleaning the gun

[@DannyProto]

@@mistywww3199 yeah i was expecting it at that point, when he came home after the hunting trip; was kinda disappointed it *didn't* happen

[@decodedcoder2]

Listened to this while traveling and everything else faded away as I was immersed in the story. Your use of background noises really makes it feel like you're there in the moment! Incredibly enjoyable listen, I can't wait for the next one!

[@filipeamado5077]

Man, this story was top notch, put it on and was immediately hooked, very good, well done m8.