Checkout the story connected to this one: ruclips.net/video/6VHhGO4ATj4/видео.html Checkout the authors website: www.anewkindofmonster.com/ The short book, Second Death, that explains a bit about what Helen was doing and where she went: www.amazon.com/dp/B09MLRZ8T9 I hope you like the video, make sure to like and share it (if you want to)
@@starblade1 consider watching wendigoon and papa meats main channels aswell, they make a variety of content so it might not all appeal to you but definitely something to check out
The part about Hellen’s movements being described like a bird’s rather than a human’s reminded me that animals literally perceive time at a different speed than us. Some birds probably move jerkily like that because their perception is so sped up (though at a much smaller scale than Hellen was)
I once heard that since flies have ~3,000 lenses per eye they perceive time much slower which is why they’re able to avoid flyswatters so effectively. Went ahead and fact check this as I heard about that in elementary school. It seems perception of time is based off size as smaller creatures have faster metabolic rates and typically faster reflexes.
The odd part is there's multiple aspects to what is perception of time. We found the language you speak natively impacts how you perceive time. Humans likely don't have consistent time perception either since there's a handful of diseases that mess with our internal clock. Etc It's fascinating
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This is such a unique and interesting horror concept. Having a short attention span and being easily bored myself, the idea of being forced to simply wait for days on end is genuinely terrifying.
The first part was one of the most original and best written stories I've read. I did not expect a sequel but I'm so grateful that it's here! And I'm double grateful for you covering it somnium!!
@@Darksomnium The original story is by far the scariest scenario in any piece of media I have witnessed, I was super excited to see a follow-up and so far it's living up to the original
@@tonypraf8641I love that concept it’s always fascinated me to imagine someone comprehending thousands of years in minutes someone could invent and comprehend almost everything in a day
The first part was probably one of the most terrifying sounding stories you’ve narrated, never expected it to have a sequel! Excited to listen to it and see what the doctor has to say about their patient lol
The Glenmont story literally is one of my favorite stories, because it blurs the line of reality and science fiction. Officials actually considered using hallucinogenics to make prison sentences feel like lifetimes within minutes, creating a perception of being in prison forever even. Literally one of my biggest fears, and a whole other level of inhumane treatment and new war crimes. Also listening to this at work made time go by so slow 😂
Prison sentence drugs? That reminds me of "The Thousand Year Stare" from a story in 2000 AD. Called "Savage". Volgans invade England, and they want scientists to study to make new weapons. So, they give them a drug called The Stare. Or, Thousand Year Stare. It makes a person's perception of time slower, and their thoughts faster. They find a team of scientists, who are all old men and women. At the beginning, they were young. But with the Stare drug, they aged rapidly, saying that they felt "so cold and so alone", with only their thoughts for company. It's a horrible thought. Being stuck in one's own head.
@@Bobin10101 Yeah, and maybe God exits and maybe a giant invisible dinosar floats around the sun and mabye unicorns are real. You can "maybe" anything. Dosn't make it true.
The first part of this story gives off such an intense feeling of despondency and captivity, I can't wait to listen to part 2. Truly a sequel I never knew I needed.
Didn't expect to get a cosmic horror touch to the continuation and smart idea not using much sound effects during the characters being under the influence. Great story and as always beautiful narration DS!
Talking about losing perception of time, I've forgotten how many years I've been listening to your narrations as they're truly amazing and timeless, you're a brilliant artist!!
The first part of that story really stuck with me. I didn't expect it to get another part but I'm really glad it did. This surely is one of my most favourite storys
@@ScientificEndevourOfTheMind Well, consciousness is often misunderstood to some extent. I suppose one could say, it’s longer than you’d think. And now we’ve seen the other side. Perceiving 8,000,000 years in such a short span of time in his mind… must’ve been eternity in there.
What I love about this story(and the first part) is the amount of detail the author delves into and the true psychological horror behind it. You can actually imagine being still and barely moving as you try to get your body to work for days on end or spending a significant amount of time still, especially if you're in an uncomfortable position or with outside stimulants annoying you, and to others, its just a regular minute of time, no one to keep you entertained, even if you could move your body. This is way scarier than any monster, ghost, alien, supernatural force, or even god, this is literal torture.
Didn’t expect my personal favorite so far to get a sequel! As a person with severe ADHD this story resonates with me way too much. Sometimes it is painful to wait 20 minutes without anything to focus my attention on, and seeing how a guy spent a grillion years in his own head is the scariest thing.
My son introduced me to you because he loves to listen to you while he is writing his own stories or getting ready to sleep, and I understand why. You are a wonderful storyteller and the stories you choose are beautifully written! I end up listening to a playlist of you while doing chores and have begun saving your stories for my own mother to listen to. We can't wait to see what you post next!
@@dieselmunkeyhe didn’t take a sleeping so he “only” experienced 100 and something years of time, unlike the first test subject who experienced the 8 million during/after the cross reaction of the 2 drugs
I honestly adore the fact you really do reach out to all of us. I think you underestimate how we appreciate you. I am going to like all of the times you've commented. ❤️ stay awesome and I hope you're out of the heat
This was such a fantastic listen. The author did an incredible job building the mental picture of what's happening and relaying the sheer anguish of such an incomprehensibly bleak situation.
Why?! It sounds utterly pointless so far! 🤣 What exactly is there to be gained from that? Ok you cam definitely argue that the drug’s NORMAL effects could actually have some pretty crazy practical uses in the right circumstances. But the adverse?? No way 😂 There is absolutely no use for it. Brain speed is worthless if it turns you into a vegetable damned to eternally suffer as God in your mind lol
@@DivineAdversity777 I mean just in the first few seconds she got Days if not Weeks of work done just reading and writing emails, after that she was able to read Dozens of scientific papers and Wikipedia articles before it all went down That's without even mentioning that this woman Obviously had a Scientific Fascination with her work and was able to watch the last moments of life with a level of detail that No Human being can achieve, who the fuck Knows what a mind as brilliant as hers can get from just that observation. And even After that she Wilingly jumped into the Portal, her Pursue of Knowledge was such a powerful driving force for her that she decided that she would Die that day and she would die seeing things that No Human Being was ever meant to see She went as she wanted to go and achieved in a few seconds scientific advances that would take her colleagues multiple lifetimes to achieve
Hey guys, I just listened to My Daughter Wants To Eat a Woman Who Shares Her Birthday which is another story by this author and it’s a bit of a backstory for Helen. This is the third story I’ve listened to in this little series he has and I’m looking for more but that is a really solid listen on its own merit and sits very well in between these two stories. I don’t know how well it would sit reading after this story though.
Oh wow that's a mind bender. I loved this one as much as the first. The details that you put into these narrations are not overlooked. The sound of the alarm speeding up gradually as his mind comes back to terms with the regular flow of time was awesome. Great work as always man.
What i find fascinating is that regardless of how fast (or slow, i guess) the main character perceives time, the light turning on and off was still instantaneous, which (kind of?) puts into perspective just how mind-numbingly fast light actually travels
You know in the back of my brain I was trying to sort that out. I just couldn't make the concept fully cohesive. Thank you for putting it into words Kinda feel the opposite of the Drug in the stories effect right now because I'm only 1/4 of the way through my 2nd 12 hour shift this weekend. Think I got 4 hours of sleep cause this isn't my normal shift anymore I'm running on monster energy and my sheer stubbornness. Told the boss I got loaned to I'm getting too old for this BS, he agreed with me but I swear to God it feels like the man works 24/7 the past month or so
Light continuously hits the retina until one instant, there is no more of it. Light could be traveling at 2 inches per year, and it would function the same.
@@coultersheppard2052 that's true but only applies to two-dimensional objects (or like a flat surface in real life). If you're in a room, the light bouncing off of the floor right under you has a _much_ shorter time to travel than the walls of the room, so if you can think at light speed, the light closest to you would disappear but you could still see the walls in the distance because the light hasn't disappeared yet. My point is that the entire room became dark instantly, so the difference in mental capacity for time is still nowhere near close to noticing the difference in light between objects right next to him and the light on the far side of the room. hope that makes sense 🙂
I’m glad to know there’s a sequel. I’m on the spectrum, I’m constantly needing stimulation (entertainment, music, drawing, weightlifting, etc) so if I was trapped in my mind 150 years with everything moving so slow.. I’d probably lose my mind by the 10th year lol. Great narrations as always man! Love listening to you at work while running a machine
As a sensory seeking autistic person with ADHD, the idea of being forced to spend several conceived years of nothingness, with nothing but my own thoughts and not even something to look at is the worst thing i can imagine happening to me. Thank you so much for this story
Kinda same here. And i can't stop thinking about how it would actually feel, trying to imagine it... Would my brain really start to hallucinate lives and whole civilisations or I'd just go nuts? On the one hand it sounds terrible, on the other it's like a trick against mortality, you will live a thousand lifetimes and not meet it.. aside from the part where you lose all your real life - it's not the worst option...
Omg same. I’ve long suspected I’ve got ADHD and i already have problems with patience. This sounds like torture on a whole new level. Eight million years of perceived consciousness? That’s a time span longer than modern human history!
Hey Dark Somnium! I just wanted to thank you, I don’t know if you’re even going to read this but I’m so grateful for you narration. I was an insomniac and nothing had ever been able to make me fall asleep until I heard your narration, it’s truly amazing and because of you I can finally sleep again. So thank you
One of the beautiful things about this community, is people sharing their experience when a narrator makes them fall asleep. In other words, someone making you fall asleep is a bad thing! But here, it's awesome, and then when you have time you can listen to the stories while awake :)
These are AMAZING! I love how the author tries to grapple with incomprehensable lengths of time and torture and just things so unreal and outside of the standard human condition. Reminds me a bit of that game called The Longing where it takes 400 irl days for your king god to wake up but on an even larger scale.
Well now I feel like we’ve been promised a part three! It stands alone just fine, but I want to know how this fits into national defense, it seemed like there is background he was building. Perfect narration, as always. Sound effects and music, perfection. And yeah I love your thoughts at the end. You’re so gosh darn lovable, we don’t deserve you ❤
seriously i would love to see what happens and what happened to helen and if shes okay and what the point of her job was in the first place, this story was amazing and deserves a 3rd part
This needs a part 3! I need to know why she jumped into that portal. I want to know if she felt any guilt or remorse for the experiment, and I want to know how the mc can just live life at that pace again after spending a lifetime in that state
I liked how the danger of not getting the antidote was way scarier to the protag than any risk of getting painfully murdered for months by a cosmic horror. Really puts things into perspective. Also I've always been a huge fan of stories where drugs affect physical reality through altering perception ever since I've PKD's works (especially Now Wait for Last Year) and I think the extreme level of slowdown in these two stories is pretty similar, so I got some extra kick out of that.
Part one was already one of my favorite stories, so I cannot wait to see what this one brings :) Definitely didn’t expect a sequel, but I’m very excited to listen to it.
This is the coolest story I’ve heard yet, and nobody could do it better. Totally agree with your take on it. I was experiencing slow, drawn out anxiety and apprehension. I love psychological thrills and concepts like this! Thanks for masterfully delivering it as always. What a ride!
This is an awesome story. Did the writer go to med school? I'd guess the answer is a yes. Very well written and engaging. I also hadn't expected a part 2. I hope we get more from this author. This is an amazing story.
@@Datadog-1 sometimes you need to take some liberties with science in order to write a fictional story, but also in general I think the level of science here is something anyone with a biology degree who had at least one anatomy class could accomplish as long as they did research. Maybe with research even someone without a science background could write this
it’s actually not all all exaggerated when saying this is the channel most of my time spent on youtube goes to. The stories NEVER disappoint and it’s not read out by a monotone person who doesn’t even care. These stories really help me throughout my day as whilst I’m listening to them my brain focuses on the storyline rather than doing whatever neurodivergent brains do :)
the sound design on this one was incredible! the complete silence during the drugs effect coupled with the constant narration of thoughts made the eventual slow arrival of sound feel almost shocking, like i couldn’t believe i was hearing sound again. i felt completely immersed. amazing work again, ronnie!
It’s weird, the way it’s written you feel the speeding up as he’s coming out of it. It never occurred to me that he would have to relearn to function normally after learning to function so slowly. Really intense!
I have a feeling that Helen knew since she agreed and sort of forced the main character to go through with this that only one person can live and she made the choice for him. She probably understood this is what she signed up for and the protagonist didn’t. And her looking at him while going into the portal was sort of a confirmation that taking the antidote is okay
What a wonderful surprise. The fact that there is a sequel by itself surpasses my expectation. To be bestowed with the experience of such talent, dedication and gripping plot development felt criminal.
I gasped in shock when I saw the title! I never expected this story to get a sequel or for you to narrate it. The original video was how I got into your channel and content so I'm super happy Also amazing work!
glad i checked out the youtube channel, i would only listen to somnium on spotify during work, i clean a huge food warehouse and listening to these get me thru my day peacefully.
You are the best period! I hope we never have a conversation on the phone/in real life because it would scare the hell out of me. Keep up the good work and I wish you good health.
Awesome story and reading, as always! The gruesome boredom honestly sounds much more terrifying than any man-liquifying interdimensional creature. Also really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the story, hope we get more of those on future videos
Props to the author for the work they must have done with regards to the math and science topics. The math, neuroscience, physiology, etc. is all really accurate. As a big math nerd I was especially impressed by the Markov process/stochastic tensor bit.
the first part of this story was definitely way more "cosmically" terrifying, but this was definitely very interesting, the moments after he sobered up, the awful reality of adjusting to regular time ❤ great narration
Wow, incredible yet chilling concept! First off, phenomenal story writing! Second, the idea of follow ups to some of these stories is a great idea. You should definitely consider doing part II's or summaries for more stories
This is right up there with borrasca for me. Incredibly well written and an amazing idea for a story. You can tell the author thought about this for a very long time to insert details that I wouldn't have personally thought about with a hyper brain. And as always, your narration was extremely well done. I can't imagine another narrator doing this as well as you did.
I’m sure you’ve read this plenty of times, but sleep is a great problem to me, and your readings have been absolutely incredible help. Sleep is a far greater horror to me than the subjects you read of. Thank you so much for being here on this platform!
I like how all these story’s link together. Hellen is the miracle child from the story “my daughter wants to eat her mother” she is the child of the devil
The story felt like it does a really good job on making you sympathize a little with the main character. I loved the quiet horror in the background as his mind races.
I really really like the original and the sequel, I'm very glad you did this story. The unique way that this particular terror is far more likely than any other possible path; it all leads there. The only true conclusion is the void.
I had to stop everything I was doing to listen to this one. I did NOT expect a sequel! And I'm really happy you opted to add your thoughts at the end again. I said it before on an earlier video but I really hope you make that a regular thing you do ❤️ love this channel and your narrations and the amazing music and sound effects you do. You're truly a narrative artist.
This one was super well written. I decided to go out of my house (rare) to a nearby cafe on a rainy day and played this one as I sat to eat something hot and watch the rain. It was such a great pick for the mood of the day. This is also the first video of yours i listened to that has commentary. Hearing about what went on in the creative process with the sound and audio choices are really interesting, especially after listening to the finished product. Good job 😊😊
So excited to listen to this later today. The first part is one of my favourites. I've made it a ritual to always listen to your stories while walking on a trail through a forest near my home after sunset. Also became a member today (after nearly 2 years of religiously listening to your narrations) Keep up the great work!
I came here straight from creep cast's fastest episode..... so fucking cool to here the two stories they read get entangled together like this. Definitely going to pick up the audio book after thjs
I feel like this sequel started out pretty good, but became pretty convoluted later on. Should've keep it a little more grounded enough to keep the imersion.
I’m kind of a lurker here on the channel for quite a while now, I’m slowly catching up with all the stories and I just wanted to personally thank you for narrating all these brilliant stories and I really appreciate the music and sfx you add, they really add a whole nother depth to the experience! I’ll be back tomorrow for yet another tale 🫡
Checkout the story connected to this one: ruclips.net/video/6VHhGO4ATj4/видео.html
Checkout the authors website: www.anewkindofmonster.com/
The short book, Second Death, that explains a bit about what Helen was doing and where she went: www.amazon.com/dp/B09MLRZ8T9
I hope you like the video, make sure to like and share it (if you want to)
Dude! I can't believe there is finally a part 2! Part 1 was pretty intense!
I was wondering if this was a sequel!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!
Thank you for the suggestion Somnium, will check the other one first!
I genuinely didn't think this would get a sequel
LOVED IT.
Thank creepcast for sending me your way
Haha me too. That's probably been my favorite yt channel all of this year. Hyped every time I see the upload
@@starblade1 consider watching wendigoon and papa meats main channels aswell, they make a variety of content so it might not all appeal to you but definitely something to check out
Same!
I wonder why there were only 3 people that died instead of 12 from the last part
Agreed!
The one story I didn’t expect to get a sequel
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The moment I read the title I said to myself "is it that guy that has a very slow sense of time?" and then I read your comment. Very cool
What is the previous one called??
It would make sense if the dude in the metro ended up ok after the ER trip to make the first post
@@circumcizednun1814"If you're armed in the Glenmont Metro, please shoot me"
it’s actually extremely impressive that even just from the title alone it’s immediately recognizable what this story is a sequel to!
Yeah the writer of this story really struck gold with the concept
Ikr
I had that exact same reaction, I love that story so much so this is a treat for sure!
That's my favourite thing about this channel... the possibility of a sequel.
@@K.Esmerelda-zy7cf you can find it on this same channel it’s called “if you’re armed and at the glenmont metro please shoot me”
This was a banger. The fact that so little happens, yet my attention was kept the entire time just shows how good the writing is.
This was great psychological horror story. The protagonist deserves a part II for his actions.
This is the part 2
@@chelseacatastrophe4766What's part 1 called
@@VonDutchNL if you're are at glentmont station....and search there is sfm virsion of it too but don't watch that over somnis
@@VonDutchNL ”if you’re armed and at the glenmont metro please shoot me”
there’s a link in his comment at the top to it, it’s only about 20 minutes
I'm more interested in what Helen is doing tbh.
The part about Hellen’s movements being described like a bird’s rather than a human’s reminded me that animals literally perceive time at a different speed than us. Some birds probably move jerkily like that because their perception is so sped up (though at a much smaller scale than Hellen was)
I once heard that since flies have ~3,000 lenses per eye they perceive time much slower which is why they’re able to avoid flyswatters so effectively.
Went ahead and fact check this as I heard about that in elementary school. It seems perception of time is based off size as smaller creatures have faster metabolic rates and typically faster reflexes.
as each rain drop falls it displaces air and the fly senses this and adjusts its position they can literally dodge rain drops crazy
The odd part is there's multiple aspects to what is perception of time. We found the language you speak natively impacts how you perceive time. Humans likely don't have consistent time perception either since there's a handful of diseases that mess with our internal clock. Etc
It's fascinating
When I heard that, my mind’s eye decided that Helen is played by Kaitlin Olson.
@@stop7556That IS fascinating! Time is crazy tbh. It’s completely subjective yet a universally adopted concept among humans lol
"Gaining experience and gaining ignorance is the same biological phenomenon" this author is very intelligent.
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@@Jcjcjd-d2oDid bro write this comment on Metanovex?!
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The way this author adjusted the pacing of the story to match the effects of the drug was just absolutely masterful...
This is such a unique and interesting horror concept. Having a short attention span and being easily bored myself, the idea of being forced to simply wait for days on end is genuinely terrifying.
Same problem here... waiting and boredom makes my brain run in idle mode... i absolutely hate that...
Especially not being able to STOP waiting. Can't sleep, can't turn off, can't die. Literal eons of torture.
@@shaylethorne2387says something about our Existence.
I wouldn't say short attention span but very VERY long attention span
Just go crazy it will make the trip seem short.
"Dear legs, I hope this letter finds you well. Please jump off the platform" is probably my favorite part of the story XD
The first part was one of the most original and best written stories I've read. I did not expect a sequel but I'm so grateful that it's here! And I'm double grateful for you covering it somnium!!
I hope you like it! :)
@@Darksomnium The original story is by far the scariest scenario in any piece of media I have witnessed, I was super excited to see a follow-up and so far it's living up to the original
@@tonypraf8641I love that concept it’s always fascinated me to imagine someone comprehending thousands of years in minutes someone could invent and comprehend almost everything in a day
@@tonypraf8641yes, I remember an episode of black mirror where they explored this, excellent series.
@@incisorboydo u remember the name of the episode or what season it was?
The first part was probably one of the most terrifying sounding stories you’ve narrated, never expected it to have a sequel! Excited to listen to it and see what the doctor has to say about their patient lol
There’s a sequel planned then I take it? Nice!
@@justinTime077this… is a sequel.. lol
the first part really put into perspective just how fucked u can end up if u mess with time... it was actually quite horrifying
@@justinTime077 this is the sequel
@@Termina_ I figured it out 😄
The humor of the "Dear legs, please move" at 53:33 is cracking me up. I think just a hint of humor in the midst of horror is such a nice touch.
The line at the end goes so Damn hard
The Glenmont story literally is one of my favorite stories, because it blurs the line of reality and science fiction. Officials actually considered using hallucinogenics to make prison sentences feel like lifetimes within minutes, creating a perception of being in prison forever even. Literally one of my biggest fears, and a whole other level of inhumane treatment and new war crimes.
Also listening to this at work made time go by so slow 😂
Prison sentence drugs?
That reminds me of "The Thousand Year Stare" from a story in 2000 AD. Called "Savage".
Volgans invade England, and they want scientists to study to make new weapons. So, they give them a drug called The Stare. Or, Thousand Year Stare. It makes a person's perception of time slower, and their thoughts faster.
They find a team of scientists, who are all old men and women. At the beginning, they were young. But with the Stare drug, they aged rapidly, saying that they felt "so cold and so alone", with only their thoughts for company.
It's a horrible thought. Being stuck in one's own head.
Yeah, except there is a limit on the speed informaion can be processed based on physics. Cool story though.
@@timberwolfy9865like serial killers I assume?
@@Demortixxmaybe things exist beyond physics
@@Bobin10101 Yeah, and maybe God exits and maybe a giant invisible dinosar floats around the sun and mabye unicorns are real. You can "maybe" anything. Dosn't make it true.
The first part of this story gives off such an intense feeling of despondency and captivity, I can't wait to listen to part 2. Truly a sequel I never knew I needed.
let me know what you think!
Didn't expect to get a cosmic horror touch to the continuation and smart idea not using much sound effects during the characters being under the influence. Great story and as always beautiful narration DS!
Talking about losing perception of time, I've forgotten how many years I've been listening to your narrations as they're truly amazing and timeless, you're a brilliant artist!!
Thank you so much, I'm honored :)
The first part of that story really stuck with me. I didn't expect it to get another part but I'm really glad it did. This surely is one of my most favourite storys
I hope you like it!
Wait a minute....you mean to tell me that THE ENTIRETY OF THE FIRST STORY took place over just 90 MINUTES!???
90min, took 8,000,000+ years for that poor bastard
That means for every single second he experienced when the drug truly took effect, was approximately 1,481.4yrs
@@nameless5512 that must be fucking terrible
@@ScientificEndevourOfTheMind Well, consciousness is often misunderstood to some extent. I suppose one could say, it’s longer than you’d think. And now we’ve seen the other side. Perceiving 8,000,000 years in such a short span of time in his mind… must’ve been eternity in there.
@@nameless5512 Just a little jaunt through time. Or was it emesis?
the writing is absolutely exquisite. the way it feels like its dragging on is actually a genius idea and im so glad they chose that
What I love about this story(and the first part) is the amount of detail the author delves into and the true psychological horror behind it. You can actually imagine being still and barely moving as you try to get your body to work for days on end or spending a significant amount of time still, especially if you're in an uncomfortable position or with outside stimulants annoying you, and to others, its just a regular minute of time, no one to keep you entertained, even if you could move your body. This is way scarier than any monster, ghost, alien, supernatural force, or even god, this is literal torture.
yeah for sure, I can barely sit still for a few seconds so this would be torture haha, its a pretty uniqe story
Its like millions of years of solidary confinement, while surrounded by people, people that you know are free to live their lives as normal
I agree!
Didn’t expect my personal favorite so far to get a sequel! As a person with severe ADHD this story resonates with me way too much. Sometimes it is painful to wait 20 minutes without anything to focus my attention on, and seeing how a guy spent a grillion years in his own head is the scariest thing.
yall lucky i didnt go to astroworld cuz I wouldve sued him for A GRILLION DOLLARS
im so glad you enjoyed the first one! and i understand what you're saying, i have adhd also haha
My son introduced me to you because he loves to listen to you while he is writing his own stories or getting ready to sleep, and I understand why. You are a wonderful storyteller and the stories you choose are beautifully written! I end up listening to a playlist of you while doing chores and have begun saving your stories for my own mother to listen to. We can't wait to see what you post next!
You can't imagine how just absolutely HAPPY I was for him finally getting back to normal! It's one of the most "yes he did it!" moments
I still don't understand how the drug affected him in this way without him taking a sleeping pill...
@@dieselmunkeyhe didn’t take a sleeping so he “only” experienced 100 and something years of time, unlike the first test subject who experienced the 8 million during/after the cross reaction of the 2 drugs
It was a dude? I thought they were both females
@@Dreamstrafei also thought the protagonist was female
@@Dreamstrafere-listening to the first story, the doctor's gender is never specified, so I guess it could go either way
This is the best ad for meditation ever. I'm gonna start meditating regularly.
I’ve heard that people who meditate too much can slow down their heart beat
If you're armed at the Glenmont metro is 1 of my favorite stories you've done , thanks for the follow up to it
thats so awesome to hear :) I hope you like this part too!
I honestly adore the fact you really do reach out to all of us. I think you underestimate how we appreciate you. I am going to like all of the times you've commented. ❤️ stay awesome and I hope you're out of the heat
you and everyone in the community means alot to me, i wouldnt be here without you! :)
@Darksomnium 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 you are in a class of your own. Lol sage mode of creepy pastas
He is very dear to all and his voice is the key to my sanity! ❤ yet again another story worth the wait! Love you kiki
@leggo_ma_eggo 🥰🥰🥰 you found me! Lol you're it!
So true CREEPYPASTA narrators like him are awesome
Who else here after creep cast
haha
🫡 up creepin my cast
This was such a fantastic listen. The author did an incredible job building the mental picture of what's happening and relaying the sheer anguish of such an incomprehensibly bleak situation.
The fact that Helen put herself through that voluntarily has gotta make her one of the most badass characters in fiction
Why?! It sounds utterly pointless so far! 🤣 What exactly is there to be gained from that? Ok you cam definitely argue that the drug’s NORMAL effects could actually have some pretty crazy practical uses in the right circumstances. But the adverse?? No way 😂 There is absolutely no use for it. Brain speed is worthless if it turns you into a vegetable damned to eternally suffer as God in your mind lol
Or one of the craziest😂
@@DivineAdversity777 I mean just in the first few seconds she got Days if not Weeks of work done just reading and writing emails, after that she was able to read Dozens of scientific papers and Wikipedia articles before it all went down
That's without even mentioning that this woman Obviously had a Scientific Fascination with her work and was able to watch the last moments of life with a level of detail that No Human being can achieve, who the fuck Knows what a mind as brilliant as hers can get from just that observation.
And even After that she Wilingly jumped into the Portal, her Pursue of Knowledge was such a powerful driving force for her that she decided that she would Die that day and she would die seeing things that No Human Being was ever meant to see
She went as she wanted to go and achieved in a few seconds scientific advances that would take her colleagues multiple lifetimes to achieve
You spelt 'batshit insane' wrong
Hey guys, I just listened to My Daughter Wants To Eat a Woman Who Shares Her Birthday which is another story by this author and it’s a bit of a backstory for Helen. This is the third story I’ve listened to in this little series he has and I’m looking for more but that is a really solid listen on its own merit and sits very well in between these two stories. I don’t know how well it would sit reading after this story though.
Oh wow that's a mind bender. I loved this one as much as the first. The details that you put into these narrations are not overlooked. The sound of the alarm speeding up gradually as his mind comes back to terms with the regular flow of time was awesome. Great work as always man.
What i find fascinating is that regardless of how fast (or slow, i guess) the main character perceives time, the light turning on and off was still instantaneous, which (kind of?) puts into perspective just how mind-numbingly fast light actually travels
You know in the back of my brain I was trying to sort that out. I just couldn't make the concept fully cohesive. Thank you for putting it into words
Kinda feel the opposite of the Drug in the stories effect right now because I'm only 1/4 of the way through my 2nd 12 hour shift this weekend. Think I got 4 hours of sleep cause this isn't my normal shift anymore I'm running on monster energy and my sheer stubbornness. Told the boss I got loaned to I'm getting too old for this BS, he agreed with me but I swear to God it feels like the man works 24/7 the past month or so
Light continuously hits the retina until one instant, there is no more of it. Light could be traveling at 2 inches per year, and it would function the same.
@@coultersheppard2052 that's true but only applies to two-dimensional objects (or like a flat surface in real life). If you're in a room, the light bouncing off of the floor right under you has a _much_ shorter time to travel than the walls of the room, so if you can think at light speed, the light closest to you would disappear but you could still see the walls in the distance because the light hasn't disappeared yet. My point is that the entire room became dark instantly, so the difference in mental capacity for time is still nowhere near close to noticing the difference in light between objects right next to him and the light on the far side of the room.
hope that makes sense 🙂
Yes, but most lights wouldnt just shut off completely in an instant. You would see the light fade, even with flourescent lighting.
That’s only some lights
"The only difference between 'science' and just f*ckin' around is writing down the results" - Adam Savage
I’m glad to know there’s a sequel. I’m on the spectrum, I’m constantly needing stimulation (entertainment, music, drawing, weightlifting, etc) so if I was trapped in my mind 150 years with everything moving so slow.. I’d probably lose my mind by the 10th year lol. Great narrations as always man! Love listening to you at work while running a machine
As a sensory seeking autistic person with ADHD, the idea of being forced to spend several conceived years of nothingness, with nothing but my own thoughts and not even something to look at is the worst thing i can imagine happening to me. Thank you so much for this story
Kinda same here. And i can't stop thinking about how it would actually feel, trying to imagine it... Would my brain really start to hallucinate lives and whole civilisations or I'd just go nuts? On the one hand it sounds terrible, on the other it's like a trick against mortality, you will live a thousand lifetimes and not meet it.. aside from the part where you lose all your real life - it's not the worst option...
Omg same. I’ve long suspected I’ve got ADHD and i already have problems with patience. This sounds like torture on a whole new level. Eight million years of perceived consciousness? That’s a time span longer than modern human history!
I bet the autistic side of you, wouldn't see it as so bad lol.
Hey Dark Somnium! I just wanted to thank you, I don’t know if you’re even going to read this but I’m so grateful for you narration. I was an insomniac and nothing had ever been able to make me fall asleep until I heard your narration, it’s truly amazing and because of you I can finally sleep again. So thank you
im so glad that the videos are able to help you at all! thank you so much :)
One of the beautiful things about this community, is people sharing their experience when a narrator makes them fall asleep. In other words, someone making you fall asleep is a bad thing! But here, it's awesome, and then when you have time you can listen to the stories while awake :)
im so fucking sorry but...
DARK SODIUM
@@soupmuncher1862tut, tut fkn tut:)
@soupmuncher1862 lol don't give Ronnie any ideas! 🤣🤣 it will be his new discord handle
These are AMAZING! I love how the author tries to grapple with incomprehensable lengths of time and torture and just things so unreal and outside of the standard human condition. Reminds me a bit of that game called The Longing where it takes 400 irl days for your king god to wake up but on an even larger scale.
im so glad you liked it! and yeah its such a terrifying position to be in.
Well now I feel like we’ve been promised a part three! It stands alone just fine, but I want to know how this fits into national defense, it seemed like there is background he was building.
Perfect narration, as always. Sound effects and music, perfection. And yeah I love your thoughts at the end. You’re so gosh darn lovable, we don’t deserve you ❤
seriously i would love to see what happens and what happened to helen and if shes okay and what the point of her job was in the first place, this story was amazing and deserves a 3rd part
@@ILuvmaplesyrup7017 yeah what happened to helen bro
Yess! Amazing storytelling
This needs a part 3! I need to know why she jumped into that portal. I want to know if she felt any guilt or remorse for the experiment, and I want to know how the mc can just live life at that pace again after spending a lifetime in that state
Yeah, I'm so curious about it, too. I've got theories in my mind but I'm having trouble articulating it into a coherent text.
The author has a website, check it out! 👍
She was a scientist and she saw a Once in Multiple Lifetimes chance of seeing something no human being was even Meant to see and she took it
Wtf. Why did it go from a unique “medical trial gone wrong” to a generic “the government is evil and made a portal”
There is another story that explains this. You should look at the authors website or watch the creep cast video
I liked how the danger of not getting the antidote was way scarier to the protag than any risk of getting painfully murdered for months by a cosmic horror. Really puts things into perspective. Also I've always been a huge fan of stories where drugs affect physical reality through altering perception ever since I've PKD's works (especially Now Wait for Last Year) and I think the extreme level of slowdown in these two stories is pretty similar, so I got some extra kick out of that.
Part one was already one of my favorite stories, so I cannot wait to see what this one brings :) Definitely didn’t expect a sequel, but I’m very excited to listen to it.
I hope you like it!
Loved it! Was definitely a very unique story. Nice job 👍
This is the coolest story I’ve heard yet, and nobody could do it better. Totally agree with your take on it. I was experiencing slow, drawn out anxiety and apprehension. I love psychological thrills and concepts like this! Thanks for masterfully delivering it as always. What a ride!
This is an awesome story. Did the writer go to med school? I'd guess the answer is a yes. Very well written and engaging. I also hadn't expected a part 2. I hope we get more from this author. This is an amazing story.
Lol. If the author went to med school they certainly didn’t graduate.
@@Datadog-1 sometimes you need to take some liberties with science in order to write a fictional story, but also in general I think the level of science here is something anyone with a biology degree who had at least one anatomy class could accomplish as long as they did research. Maybe with research even someone without a science background could write this
@@Datadog-1i mean, he still coould graduate and write fictional story when he bend praaaaty heavely the reality
it’s actually not all all exaggerated when saying this is the channel most of my time spent on youtube goes to. The stories NEVER disappoint and it’s not read out by a monotone person who doesn’t even care.
These stories really help me throughout my day as whilst I’m listening to them my brain focuses on the storyline rather than doing whatever neurodivergent brains do :)
the sound design on this one was incredible! the complete silence during the drugs effect coupled with the constant narration of thoughts made the eventual slow arrival of sound feel almost shocking, like i couldn’t believe i was hearing sound again.
i felt completely immersed.
amazing work again, ronnie!
It’s weird, the way it’s written you feel the speeding up as he’s coming out of it. It never occurred to me that he would have to relearn to function normally after learning to function so slowly. Really intense!
Who’s here after the last Creep Cast episode?
@@dylanfuller8146 meeeeee!
The first part of this story has been living in my head rent free for the last 6 months.
I remember your original cover of this story. Wasn't sure how it could have improved but this was amazing. Thank you again, Dark Somnium.
I have a feeling that Helen knew since she agreed and sort of forced the main character to go through with this that only one person can live and she made the choice for him. She probably understood this is what she signed up for and the protagonist didn’t. And her looking at him while going into the portal was sort of a confirmation that taking the antidote is okay
HIIIII RONNIE!! thank you for the consistent uploads and thank you for continuing this story! love youu youre awesome
Glad you enjoy it!
I’ve heard thousands of creepypastas over the last 6ish years, and this is bare none One of the best stories I’ve heard!
Same but its not my number 1 just top 10
What a wonderful surprise. The fact that there is a sequel by itself surpasses my expectation. To be bestowed with the experience of such talent, dedication and gripping plot development felt criminal.
One of my favorit stories you have given so far. I couldn’t imagine going theough that
the first one was my absolute favorite story on your channel, seeing that you covered a sequel made my day. thank you.
I gasped in shock when I saw the title! I never expected this story to get a sequel or for you to narrate it. The original video was how I got into your channel and content so I'm super happy Also amazing work!
awesome! I hope you like this one :)
Hard to beat story, probably the best one ever
you always absolutely nail the sound design of these videos, thank you for all the work you do
glad i checked out the youtube channel, i would only listen to somnium on spotify during work, i clean a huge food warehouse and listening to these get me thru my day peacefully.
You are the best period! I hope we never have a conversation on the phone/in real life because it would scare the hell out of me. Keep up the good work and I wish you good health.
Awesome story and reading, as always! The gruesome boredom honestly sounds much more terrifying than any man-liquifying interdimensional creature. Also really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the story, hope we get more of those on future videos
I feel like I’ve lived a lifetime listening to this story. Incredibly immersive.
Props to the author for the work they must have done with regards to the math and science topics. The math, neuroscience, physiology, etc. is all really accurate. As a big math nerd I was especially impressed by the Markov process/stochastic tensor bit.
There is no way this vid was only just over an hour, it felt waaay longer but really interessting. Really well written as well as read!
Both of them was very well written. 100% a fate worse than death.
the first part of this story was definitely way more "cosmically" terrifying, but this was definitely very interesting, the moments after he sobered up, the awful reality of adjusting to regular time ❤ great narration
Comically?
@@xXJLNINJAXx no lmao, can't believe that typo stayed for two months
I loved this story - very intense and gripping. And your narration was amazing. Great job!
This guy deserves everything he gets in life, great story.
Absolute fkn banger thank YOU for this one. Also really like your thoughts at the end can't wait for more!
Just imagine how quick the rest of the guy's life will flash
Wow, incredible yet chilling concept! First off, phenomenal story writing! Second, the idea of follow ups to some of these stories is a great idea. You should definitely consider doing part II's or summaries for more stories
My decision to go back and listen to the first story was soo worth it. Love the psychological horror stuff more than traditional horror
I’m also a fan of your comments at the end. I’ve said this about romnex’s stories too. It makes me enjoy your channels that much more.
this takes "for what felt like an eternity" to a whole new level
This is right up there with borrasca for me. Incredibly well written and an amazing idea for a story. You can tell the author thought about this for a very long time to insert details that I wouldn't have personally thought about with a hyper brain. And as always, your narration was extremely well done. I can't imagine another narrator doing this as well as you did.
This story is one of my favourites that I've heard, I'm so glad tyo see it has a sequel
I'm so glad you like it!
I’m sure you’ve read this plenty of times, but sleep is a great problem to me, and your readings have been absolutely incredible help. Sleep is a far greater horror to me than the subjects you read of. Thank you so much for being here on this platform!
One of my favorites by far. Genius story.
I think this is my favourite story plot so far. And as always fantastic job narrating! Thank you for sharing this gem!
I like how all these story’s link together. Hellen is the miracle child from the story “my daughter wants to eat her mother” she is the child of the devil
Wow this was incredible, likely the most well written story I’ve ever listened too.
A god tier coincidence, literally re listened to the original yesterday while walking to the store😂 Never expected it to have a sequel too!
haha good timing!
SAME! After listening to it, I was surprised it was two years old! Then this sequel!
best story i have heard in a while thank you
Loved part 1… blew my mind.
Haven’t listened to this one yet but just starting just now.
The story felt like it does a really good job on making you sympathize a little with the main character. I loved the quiet horror in the background as his mind races.
I really really like the original and the sequel, I'm very glad you did this story. The unique way that this particular terror is far more likely than any other possible path; it all leads there. The only true conclusion is the void.
I love your story telling so much! I listen to every release. Thank you for this amazing sequel narration 💕
Thanks for listening
Killer work. Really enjoyed this one. Also kind of reminded me of that drug from the movie Dredd, and the ending. Keep up the great work.
WOW!!! What an incredible sequel! Even better than the first story! I'm very impressed.
I had to stop everything I was doing to listen to this one. I did NOT expect a sequel! And I'm really happy you opted to add your thoughts at the end again. I said it before on an earlier video but I really hope you make that a regular thing you do ❤️ love this channel and your narrations and the amazing music and sound effects you do. You're truly a narrative artist.
This one was super well written. I decided to go out of my house (rare) to a nearby cafe on a rainy day and played this one as I sat to eat something hot and watch the rain. It was such a great pick for the mood of the day.
This is also the first video of yours i listened to that has commentary. Hearing about what went on in the creative process with the sound and audio choices are really interesting, especially after listening to the finished product. Good job 😊😊
So excited to listen to this later today. The first part is one of my favourites.
I've made it a ritual to always listen to your stories while walking on a trail through a forest near my home after sunset.
Also became a member today (after nearly 2 years of religiously listening to your narrations) Keep up the great work!
oooo thats awesome! stay safe :)
Yeaaaaa I’m good. After sunset walking through a forest listening to a skinwalker story seems like a heart attack waiting to happen
haha xD
Welcome to the family! ❤️
Hands down, one of the coolest stories I've ever heard on this channel!
I was hopping for a part 2 the the original story and you did really good narrating and writing thank you
I came here straight from creep cast's fastest episode..... so fucking cool to here the two stories they read get entangled together like this. Definitely going to pick up the audio book after thjs
I think I preferred the first one. Felt more grounded in reality. I just wasn't expecting monsters and all.
I feel like this sequel started out pretty good, but became pretty convoluted later on. Should've keep it a little more grounded enough to keep the imersion.
Sequels are never going to be as good. Just how it is
I’m kind of a lurker here on the channel for quite a while now, I’m slowly catching up with all the stories and I just wanted to personally thank you for narrating all these brilliant stories and I really appreciate the music and sfx you add, they really add a whole nother depth to the experience! I’ll be back tomorrow for yet another tale 🫡
been watching for i wanna say like 4 years you really needa go back and listen to his older stuff
I was just thinking about the first story the other day. Great stories man!
Holy shot I read the story on the no sleep subreddit a week ago and it’s my favourite! And now there’s a sequel?! So hyped