Many, many decades ago, back when I was a young, svelte, buxom freshman in college lol, my family and I had traveled to the beautiful, tropical island of Cozumel off the east coast of Mexico where we spent seven glorious, unforgettable days and nights sharing three spacious, extravagant rooms amongst the six of us in a luxurious, all-inclusive beachfront resort, Anyway, sometime past midnight during the first night of our stay as my 12 year old sister and I talked about boys, ghosts, serial killers, and celebrity crushes (you know, typical girl talk lol) - all the while struggling unsuccessfully to keep our incessant, uproarious laughter and high-pitched squeals to a minimum,- we were suddenly startled by a loud knocking on our door, which based on the cool breeze emanating from beyond the foyer, indicated that we must had forgotten to firnly close our door. Presuming it to be our mom at the door paying us a "3am mom visit" to tell us to shut up, my sister and I spoke in perfect unison with a hint of exaggerated formality, "Please do enter and join us", giggling all the while. To our utter shock and sheer terror, six neatly uniformed security officers armed with MACHETES and one with what appeared to be some sort of military assault rifle LOL came busting in, authoritatively shouting some type of warning as they quickly secured the scene. Then, just as quickly as they had arrived, they each gave an approving nod and quickly filed out the door. As the machine gun toting officer prepared to close the door behind him, he looked at us with an earnest look of concern on his face, look on his face and proceeded to alert us of the somber and most dreadful, unexpected news that : " Your door, I'm afraid......is a jar." With that he left. My sister and I sat there in Stone Cold silence for what seemed to be an eternity as we struggled to piece together and process what had just transpired. Then with a look of utter horror and genuine fright in her eyes, my sister looked at me and uttered with complete seriousness, " why did he think our door is a jar? Is he a lunatic?" This was followed by a dramatic pause which was then ultimately followed by our frantic desperately loud screams for "Mom!!!!! MOM!!!"
Thank you for transmitting me with your crazy. Isnt it funny that I will now be doing this thing that you do for the rest of my life. Love from Los Angeles
My friend had a dummy that she dressed up as a man , with a hat and put it in the front passenger seat , when travelling at night. She’d also take off her lipstick and put on a cap to look like a boy . Of course men can be targeted too but as a woman it’s even more dangerous to travel alone at night .
I feel you guys! I swear i’m a blonde version of that chick from The Ring, i never sleep and the less sleep i get the harder it is to go to sleep! That doesn’t sound right but hopefully it makes sense 😂 And just something that I’ve found helps with anxiety and depression better than any meds and I’ve tried ‘em all is c b d oil ❤️
@@NeonPlanes That’s not really how that works, but interesting take :) He’s both sent hundreds of stories every month that he reads through and picks from, and there’s even more stories and content that he and other similar pages see and use from other sources outside of people submitting their stories for these videos like subreddits like “Let’s not meet” etc.. 🙂 I know he’s probably completely fine, but I still have this weird nagging feeling in the back of my head that he might not be because he’s never had this many repeats before and I know this job is A LOT harder than a lot of people understand. Hopefully I’m just paranoid haha
@@sunshineravens Tbh a lot of people get verbally attacked for commenting anything that anyone might assume is “mean” or negative in any way, I commented on a different video the same thing and deleted it because I don’t need that in my life it’s disappointing lol. I’ve noticed it for a while because it’s inevitable, but it’s gotten A LOT worse recently. Idk why I feel like something might be wrong but I hope he’s just so busy living the good life that work is on the back burner for a little. I’ve just been listening to more Southern Cannibal, Mortis Media and JNightmares holding tight until more new content comes. What’re your other fav narrators?
Hehe at first i was like wow i wonder what happened, then she decided that her audition was in some random abandoned building, and i was like oh i see, she's a fkn idiot, that's what happened
lmaooo real, my grandparents have an incredibly traumatic past (ukrainian jews in the 40s) i would never ever ever ever ask them to relive it, as much as im curious abt it.
I had an exhausting night at work. Took my melatonin gummie so now i can just listen to Joel and drift off....unless i get hungry, then imma get some cereal 😅 Goodnight yall 😉😴💤💖💙💜💚
The killer sounds like Richard Speck. He had 4 sisters. He stabbed a man in a bar fight and spent 3 days in jail. He skipped town and went on a crime spree.
I had some weird dreams last night, but I t must say the best part was dreaming that I hung out with Joel at a party and he read to me for several minutes 😅 I somehow zoned back into listening to stories, while staying in the same dream setting I had been in. What a trip that was lol
Its my birthday and im not in hospital, thats a first for years, gotta av a listen while i get some sleep..usually an hour in... but carry it on 2moz evening, light a doobie an do the same. ❤🎉😊
Another new long episode I'm excited, bro I've just started listening to your stories for about 2 months and I haven't found another quite as good. In that short time ive alteady listened to every.single.upload so far.Great vocal tone, editing, and just basic all around your chill vibe 💯 keep up the great work y'all
So you come on the internet, share a story about your famous murdering great uncle, but won’t tell his name even though your family changed their name? Why play up the fact he was famous if you won’t say who it was?
Hey! Long time listener here, but I had a question about these longer ones. Are they just a compilation of ones from previous weeks? I don't want to re-listen to old ones if I've already heard them. I swore some of the older ones used to be repeats, but I don't know if that's still the case. Thanks guys!
@@a.Stitch-in-Time okay! That makes sense. Do you know if it's mostly the ones that are 2 - 3 hours long? I wish there was a better way to differentiate
The first story makes no sense. Spoiler alert: Why would a group of people go to the trouble of kidnapping someone to pin a robbery on… but then physically accompany her throughout the whole crime… & then think they would steal a pile of cash from a table, & knock the lady out to make it look as though she did it? Who would walk into their apt and say “Hey this lady somehow removed all my money from the premises (because it’s nowhere to be found) came back, & knocked herself out?” 🤔
I work in a warehouse processing clothing and bedding for our thriftstore, but i listen to these stories as i work quite often and today my boss came to me and asked me about one of the stories😂 apparently as she was working nearby she was listening too
Richard Ramirez I think I remember in the documentary interviewing ppl who knew him how nice n protective he was over his sister n how he always wld beat up her bullies for her...he hada big family tht disowned him n he terrorized everyone in different cities as he went on different killing sprees..thts my guess
@@amberadams2935It can't be. Ramirez was born in 1960, so that would make him the mothers age. If the grandmother is old enough to get dementia and all her sisters have past away, the it must be someone from way earlier.
@@amberadams2935Can't have been Ramirez. He had three brothers and one sister. The grandma in the story mentioned having 3 sisters only. His first murder was a woman, not some random bar fight.
HOLD UP … I gotta know who #6 is about!!! We all true crime junkies on here which technically makes us detectives, right? I’ve read the comments so far and NOTHING! I was thinking maybe Milet from Australia bc his family changed their last names but for the most part they all know who he is to them. And then u have the deranged nephew that turned out to be a murderer as well so he changed his name back to match his uncle. We gotta figure this name out folks!!!
*Milat, and, no, there were five Milat boys, no girls. My dad served in the navy with the second youngest brother, whose case i transcribed when he went to court in 2018.
You should really make some black screen story videos, so it would be easier falling asleep to these. You, by far have the best stories on youtube, other channels have atleast half of their stories that are boring or too unbelievable so I don't like them, but never once have I heard you tell a story that was anything less than super interesting.
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After staring at a screen at work for 8 hours and 27 minutes........ listening to Lets Read sure hits different 😅
Started watching these when I was a senior in highschool I’m now a lineman 🥲
@@Justbecause7777Haha right, these ladies.. Soft hands i tell ya
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Every time i hear “the door was ajar” i cant help but picture the door as a jar. Cracks me up 😅
Hahaha
nice 😅
Always pictured a mason jar in the wedge of the door keeping it from closing
Many, many decades ago, back when I was a young, svelte, buxom freshman in college lol, my family and I had traveled to the beautiful, tropical island of Cozumel off the east coast of Mexico where we spent seven glorious, unforgettable days and nights sharing three spacious, extravagant rooms amongst the six of us in a luxurious, all-inclusive beachfront resort,
Anyway, sometime past midnight during the first night of our stay as my 12 year old sister and I talked about boys, ghosts, serial killers, and celebrity crushes (you know, typical girl talk lol) - all the while struggling unsuccessfully to keep our incessant, uproarious laughter and high-pitched squeals to a minimum,- we were suddenly startled by a loud knocking on our door, which based on the cool breeze emanating from beyond the foyer, indicated that we must had forgotten to firnly close our door.
Presuming it to be our mom at the door paying us a "3am mom visit" to tell us to shut up, my sister and I spoke in perfect unison with a hint of exaggerated formality, "Please do enter and join us", giggling all the while. To our utter shock and sheer terror, six neatly uniformed security officers armed with MACHETES and one with what appeared to be some sort of military assault rifle LOL came busting in, authoritatively shouting some type of warning as they quickly secured the scene. Then, just as quickly as they had arrived, they each gave an approving nod and quickly filed out the door. As the machine gun toting officer prepared to close the door behind him, he looked at us with an earnest look of concern on his face, look on his face and proceeded to alert us of the somber and most dreadful, unexpected news that :
" Your door, I'm afraid......is a jar."
With that he left. My sister and I sat there in Stone Cold silence for what seemed to be an eternity as we struggled to piece together and process what had just transpired. Then with a look of utter horror and genuine fright in her eyes, my sister looked at me and uttered with complete seriousness, " why did he think our door is a jar? Is he a lunatic?"
This was followed by a dramatic pause which was then ultimately followed by our frantic desperately loud screams for "Mom!!!!! MOM!!!"
Thank you for transmitting me with your crazy. Isnt it funny that I will now be doing this thing that you do for the rest of my life. Love from Los Angeles
Posted 5 minutes before I’m about to go to sleep, couldn’t have asked for a better time to post!
I am so effing excited to listen, fall asleep, and listen again. Thank you for you dedication, Joel!.
Same.. hope you both have a great day tomorrow 💖
This 1 not conducive to sleep 🫠
Anyone travelling at night needs to have a cell phone, mace, gun, knife, bat, etc. AND everyone needs a dash cam nowadays.
im poor 😫
@@JesusLightsYourPath Who iisn"t nowadays
My friend had a dummy that she dressed up as a man , with a hat and put it in the front passenger seat , when travelling at night. She’d also take off her lipstick and put on a cap to look like a boy . Of course men can be targeted too but as a woman it’s even more dangerous to travel alone at night .
@@cherrymetha3185 Smart!
Or move out from third world country?
So excited to listen from beginning to end, all in one night!
Hella awesome tats 🤘😜🔥
Thank you again for helping me keeping my sanity. Long depressive episodes can go get effed.
Totally laying in bed depressed unable to sleep, Has never been so Fun!
I feel you guys! I swear i’m a blonde version of that chick from The Ring, i never sleep and the less sleep i get the harder it is to go to sleep! That doesn’t sound right but hopefully it makes sense 😂
And just something that I’ve found helps with anxiety and depression better than any meds and I’ve tried ‘em all is c b d oil ❤️
Still grinding on my own narrations, seeing Let’s Read continue to pump out content motivates me more 💪
I liked your narration voice! I subscribed!
I subscribed too!! Never heard an Aussie make these type of videos so I’ll definitely be listening to ur stories from now on!! ❤ from Canada 🇨🇦 😊
@@miainsauga813 check out Be. Busta he’s another one!
A lot more repeats the past month or two, been craving more of your sweet, sweet new content! Hope you’re doing alright Joel ❤
I thought I was the only one! Yeah he does repeat some stories
Well it's not like he's actually doing it himself so he's gotta wait for others' hard work so he can get paid
@@NeonPlanes That’s not really how that works, but interesting take :) He’s both sent hundreds of stories every month that he reads through and picks from, and there’s even more stories and content that he and other similar pages see and use from other sources outside of people submitting their stories for these videos like subreddits like “Let’s not meet” etc.. 🙂 I know he’s probably completely fine, but I still have this weird nagging feeling in the back of my head that he might not be because he’s never had this many repeats before and I know this job is A LOT harder than a lot of people understand. Hopefully I’m just paranoid haha
@LivingDeadBabyDoll I was wondering the same thing, but I hadn't seen anyone else mention it until now. Hope everything is OK.
@@sunshineravens Tbh a lot of people get verbally attacked for commenting anything that anyone might assume is “mean” or negative in any way, I commented on a different video the same thing and deleted it because I don’t need that in my life it’s disappointing lol. I’ve noticed it for a while because it’s inevitable, but it’s gotten A LOT worse recently. Idk why I feel like something might be wrong but I hope he’s just so busy living the good life that work is on the back burner for a little. I’ve just been listening to more Southern Cannibal, Mortis Media and JNightmares holding tight until more new content comes. What’re your other fav narrators?
"We didn't want to upset grandmother, so we asked her flat out the thing that always upset her."
😅
Hahaha
Hehe at first i was like wow i wonder what happened, then she decided that her audition was in some random abandoned building, and i was like oh i see, she's a fkn idiot, that's what happened
lmaooo real, my grandparents have an incredibly traumatic past (ukrainian jews in the 40s) i would never ever ever ever ask them to relive it, as much as im curious abt it.
@@wizmelissa right "Grandmother, please tell me all about the worst years of your life in excruciating detail. Pun intended."
Story 16. Now THAT'S what i've been talking about. That was excellent.!!
I had an exhausting night at work. Took my melatonin gummie so now i can just listen to Joel and drift off....unless i get hungry, then imma get some cereal 😅 Goodnight yall 😉😴💤💖💙💜💚
God I remember those feelings after nightshift and how good cereal tasted at 5pm
melatonin gives me nightmares
Perfect nightmare fuel for a good night’s sleep.
Apparently housework and this channel go together from what i see in comments.
Im in that category too!
So true! I feel like I can’t do housework without them, and i get more done coz I’m listening and not focusing on how boring something is ❤
I love these longer compilation videos you do for your podcast - thank you dude!
I can’t listen before bed…but I do listen to your videos all day at work while at my desk. Your videos get me through my day🖤
Love his voice!
❤ let's read gets me through my work day❤ thankyou
I fall asleep right when these start so any repeats are new to me.
Finally one of the first , I needed this comp more than u can possibly know Joel , thanks bud 😊
The killer sounds like Richard Speck. He had 4 sisters. He stabbed a man in a bar fight and spent 3 days in jail. He skipped town and went on a crime spree.
That story was anticlimactic
Doesn't speck have brothers as well?
I had some weird dreams last night, but I t must say the best part was dreaming that I hung out with Joel at a party and he read to me for several minutes 😅
I somehow zoned back into listening to stories, while staying in the same dream setting I had been in. What a trip that was lol
Alot of these are repeating good video just already heard alot of these
Nice!! Just about to clean my kitchen ☺️❤
Hi from Scotland 🏴
Its my birthday and im not in hospital, thats a first for years, gotta av a listen while i get some sleep..usually an hour in... but carry it on 2moz evening, light a doobie an do the same. ❤🎉😊
Glad ur alright dude
MY late grandma was an Irish witch. Im gonna send a few stories in. They are WILD.
Please do
Awesome!
Another new long episode I'm excited, bro I've just started listening to your stories for about 2 months and I haven't found another quite as good. In that short time ive alteady listened to every.single.upload so far.Great vocal tone, editing, and just basic all around your chill vibe 💯 keep up the great work y'all
@@joshary5835 welcome to the Buttersock Cult!!!
Joel is my number 1 but Mr Nightmare and Lazy Masquerade are really good too! Oh and Booze and Boo’s ❤
@@BaByDoLL_SKZ143 don't forget Chilling Scares!!!
@@BaByDoLL_SKZ143also…. Mr Ballen’s are good too. Luv listening to stories. 👍👌
Gratitude 🙏❤
Thanks!
2 hours, yay! So sad to hear the birds 🦅 every time.
Omg totally it's like noooo!?
So you come on the internet, share a story about your famous murdering great uncle, but won’t tell his name even though your family changed their name? Why play up the fact he was famous if you won’t say who it was?
It’s so annoying lol
That made me so frustrated
@@gageloftus9748it’s just attention seeking or outright, made up, bullshit. A total waste of time.
Agreed! Definitely anticlimactic
Omg Thank you for giving me nightmares before bed.😜
Hells yeah!
Hey! Long time listener here, but I had a question about these longer ones. Are they just a compilation of ones from previous weeks? I don't want to re-listen to old ones if I've already heard them. I swore some of the older ones used to be repeats, but I don't know if that's still the case. Thanks guys!
Yup the first story is a previous one
@@missmalice4687 oh cool, thanks!
Yes Joel puts a few nights all in one.
@@a.Stitch-in-Time okay! That makes sense. Do you know if it's mostly the ones that are 2 - 3 hours long? I wish there was a better way to differentiate
@@tzacharyn Yes, those typically are compilations of past posted videos/stories, but there may be are a couple that aren’t 😊
Yay 2 hours of listening to Joel !!! His voice puts me to sleep 😴
I love your videos! It makes any task enjoyable
Best Monday thanks to Let's Read!
Thank you sir.
Thanks for this, I need this to sleep
Thank youuu I’m doing some housework and about to shower before bed! Good morning/good night, ya’ll
U can finish all your housework while listening to Lets Read
TMI.
@@Flamsterette I’m sorry that upset ya😔
@@kebbobebop 🙄
Thank u for putting my kids to bed - ur voice is very soothing - happy early halloween 🎃❤️🎃
Posted 10 minutes before I was about to go to bed, And I didn't sleep! :D
I've heard all these stories here before! ✌️
Havent missed a bed time lets read in years
So much for releasing it after the live stream 😂
Thank you Joel
Appreciate all the work you do!
Love this channel !
So fckin stoked to close my eyes!
Sleep well everyone ❤
Thanks, you too 😴
I hope you all have bad dreams and a terrible night sleep.
TWO HOURS?!? YESSSSSSSSS
I don't think I have ever caught it this early!
So excited to go to bed 🥰
Hey y'all 👋 I'm back! Lol. I REALLY missed my Scary stories! SO ready for this. GNITE
TY TY TY 🎉❤🎉❤
Again, best voice ever. Perfect for going to bed. 😊
Lets GOOOOOO
Great reading and fun!
46 SECONDS ❤
The 🐐
Oh I enjoyed that. Thanks
He's definitely read the first story before, IDK about the rest cuz I'm not there yet. Edit : these are def repeats
Yeah they are. There have been a few recently. Never noticed it happening until this year. :(
Thank you. I would appreciate if he announced that himself tbh
Story 1, 2 and 3 are repeats. I was looking in the comments after the story 3 because I got confused 😅
2 mins in and I feel like skipping this video cuz I still remember the story 😂
Well who was buddy's uncle that was a murderer serious cliff hanger I was dying for a name lmao
Maybe it was K. L. Uhr, and his family changed their last name to "Ing".
@@greatestscott6599i cant find any info on K. l. uhr. Can you give the full name?
Yay!! I can go to sleep now!!!!❤😂
Did I miss who the brother was in Story Six??? WHO WAS IT?!
I know, me too! Trying to figure it out. Guessing somebody in the 1960's maybe?
Came to the comments hoping for an answer
Same!
No. It’s a pointless story, without a name…
No name... didn't happen
Who was the Great Uncle???
Don't tell people you are calling the police. Call them, let the perps get caught and explain it to them while taking a trip to the police station
Yay!!
This first story I could’ve sworn you did this one before maybe 2 years ago. It sounds so familiar
Yeah I believe that the first 3 are repeats, I also feel like I've heard them before 🥹
The 2 plus hour long videos he makes are always repeated stories from years ago
I'm new to your channel. Absolutely love your voice.. ❤❤❤.. 😊
YESSSSSSS❤❤❤❤❤
Ur stories are so good Ive been sleeping to them for a year or 2 now but lately whenever I try to sleep to them I feel uneasy and can't sleep it sucks
OUUU I love the new little intro 😳🔥
Oh shiver me timbers😊
I remember the first story..
Order Up!
The mic is very crispy tonight, I see.
The first story makes no sense. Spoiler alert:
Why would a group of people go to the trouble of kidnapping someone to pin a robbery on… but then physically accompany her throughout the whole crime… & then think they would steal a pile of cash from a table, & knock the lady out to make it look as though she did it? Who would walk into their apt and say “Hey this lady somehow removed all my money from the premises (because it’s nowhere to be found) came back, & knocked herself out?” 🤔
I work in a warehouse processing clothing and bedding for our thriftstore, but i listen to these stories as i work quite often and today my boss came to me and asked me about one of the stories😂 apparently as she was working nearby she was listening too
Great stories. Even though I've heard em all before.
When you make compilations of old videos, could you please put that in the title?
Listened Tue@3:08pm 27/🌞/24🇬🇧
Who was the murderer brother of the dementia grandma?
I’m so glad someone else is asking this lol I need to know!!
Richard Ramirez I think I remember in the documentary interviewing ppl who knew him how nice n protective he was over his sister n how he always wld beat up her bullies for her...he hada big family tht disowned him n he terrorized everyone in different cities as he went on different killing sprees..thts my guess
@@amberadams2935It can't be. Ramirez was born in 1960, so that would make him the mothers age. If the grandmother is old enough to get dementia and all her sisters have past away, the it must be someone from way earlier.
@@amberadams2935Can't have been Ramirez. He had three brothers and one sister. The grandma in the story mentioned having 3 sisters only. His first murder was a woman, not some random bar fight.
There has got to be some way to find out! Let's GOOOOO internet sleuths... ☮️🫶
HOLD UP … I gotta know who #6 is about!!! We all true crime junkies on here which technically makes us detectives, right? I’ve read the comments so far and NOTHING! I was thinking maybe Milet from Australia bc his family changed their last names but for the most part they all know who he is to them. And then u have the deranged nephew that turned out to be a murderer as well so he changed his name back to match his uncle.
We gotta figure this name out folks!!!
Came to the comments to see if anyone else knew who it was!
*Milat, and, no, there were five Milat boys, no girls. My dad served in the navy with the second youngest brother, whose case i transcribed when he went to court in 2018.
I'm pretty sure I've heard all of these stories before on this channel
You should really make some black screen story videos, so it would be easier falling asleep to these. You, by far have the best stories on youtube, other channels have atleast half of their stories that are boring or too unbelievable so I don't like them, but never once have I heard you tell a story that was anything less than super interesting.
Ah Spyro and Crash Bandicoot, the good old days.
Popped this on the last 2 hours of work when I got home and parked it was over. That’s my story Joel
♡
We need to find Davey!!!
She deserved him.
Anyone figure out who the uncle was
Who else is watching this before work in the morning
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I've heard these first 2 before
Story's that have already been told
Scare me!❤
Stories to listen to before bed? For me it was uploaded during the day so I'll need to wait a while. Don't want to spoil the mood after all.
Thank you again for these videos and stories. I wish my channel would have so much followers like yours 😅 But I just started recently
Scaryyyyyyttt