Horrorstiry is awesome too. The guy has a mesmerising but intense voice. I love Mr Ballen. Ive only just found this channel. Please do let me know of other similar ones if you come across any!@@lilywilliams8693
Worked a long busy day, had to pick my son up from school, had to deal with him being bad all afternoon and now I finally got to have a beer and this pops up. Night is made ❤
Never forget that there are people in this world that are predators. Ready to harm someone who shows weakness. Time and again these stories indicate situations where people have the ability to defend themselves and advertise it in dire situations, and often that is enough.
And unfourtunately those predetors can spot a vonaruble person a mile away also when they say the victoria didnt do anything is because frozen in fear is a very very real thing just hopefully they soap out of it and their serviva l instincts kick in
Yeah if some tweaker lady was standing by my car I'd be aggressive, because it's the only way to get people like that to back off. They take advantage of gullible or hesitant folks.
Maybe, just maybe, the problem is not within people that 'show weakness' (aka live their lives and try to enjoy it, and are being HUMAN), but within those who want to harm other people?
Nope sure don't, well, ALMOST never.. majority of the time, not without some form of expectation, alterior motive, or hidden agenda. Unfortunately, there's WAY too much evil in this world, with too many truly evil & terrifying real-life monsters, from (other sick & psychochotic humans to supernatural/paranormal, etc), to active serial killers, human-trafficking/child exploitation/sex rings, & drugging, abduction and harvesting/selling/purchasing organs in the black market world. Everyone out there, stay vigilant and ALWAYS carry protection and learn how to listen to your intuition and "gut feeling", & listen to it to fight & survive.
@@orangewarm1when skanks make it known they wanna party and also to he hospitable during the holidays at family gathering if you aren't an addict/alcoholic
I work midnights, and I love listening to these in bed when I get home...but I hate falling asleep before they are over! I have to always listen again when I get up lol...either way, thank you for the great entertainment
3 is out there causing untold TERROR with her tiny box cutter that makes even the strong buckle...they were so lucky to make it out alive facing some SERIOUS firepower like that...😅
Right?? 4 people versus 1 whose only weapon is a boxcutter. There is no way that situation should have ended with them being robbed. I'm not even trying to laugh, but come on.
I love scary stories and true crime, but I also have ADHD and lose interest rather quickly, or simply get distracted while listening to other people. I end up switching videos part way through A LOT. But I NEVER get bored of your story telling! The absolute best :) Thank you so much for helping me get through the work day and the stress of life ❤
It's not legal everywhere to do so, which is ridiculous. I won't go without one. I go out of my way to make sure I'm in an area where I can have a proper weapon.
UFO & Hiker With Gear: That is the most beautifully rendered thumbnail, I think I have ever seen. The lines, composition & colours, are absolutely perfect. I want a poster of it on my wall.
This channel should be called "Stuff that would never become a story if people took any responsibility to protect themselves and were armed or at least had some bear spray or something"
@@jasongarcia2140 well, maybe some of them are, but i think creating such a story though not being true, is a way to entertain and creep people out, the reason we are all here
@@jasongarcia2140id actually wager a lot of them aren’t. There are so many channels that call them true stories but a lot have inconsistencies and jump from one thing to another
I love the hiking and camping stories the best, puts me in situations mentally so i can prepare if any of it happens to me. Most needed tool is bear mace apparently!
Story 3: mistake #1 hiking, mistake #2 letting a strange person in your car, mistake #3 how a thin woman managed to rob 4 people. Survival skills are not stronge with you four, never go hiking again.
Am I the only one who expected a confession to murder or something along those lines from the ‘burner email’ story 4? Bit of a dud in the end. 🤷♀️😂 Love your channel Joel! 👏👏👏🫶
Does anyone in here remember the story from a bunch of years ago, about the girl working in a kiosk and the Russian customer who initially flirts with her, but ends up hinting at suicide and trying to kill her in her kiosk?
Yeah, my sister had a creepy story about coming home from work seeing the maintenance man standing by her open door and was confused. He said he thought he heard someone screaming and thought it may be an emergency. She was creeped out, sent a complaint to landlord and tried to hit on her a few times.
"You know, Monsters are real Timmy" "Gee dad, They are?". "yeah, Like they don't have claws or fangs, They don't have wings or howl at the moon". "Well, What do they look like dad?". "You and me Timmy, You and me".
Hey there Let’s Read! I hope your having a great day and weekend! These were so damn creepy! Gotta be extra careful camping nowadays! Not like in the past. What with cryptids, weird things but even worse other people! Thanks for sharing these stories with us! I love this channel and the diversity of content! Love the way you narrate and your voice! Thanks
Please people, choose a tense and stick to it! So many of these stories randomly jump between past and present tense and it drives me crazy and completely pulls me out of it. Do they not teach tense consistency in schools anymore? Or maybe Joel, couldn't you just maintain the tense even if the "writer" didn't? ❤
I wish story #4 listed a location. Does anyone know what kinds of plants would cause that? I'm assuming it would have to be something they brushed up against and not ingested since that wasn't implied.
Story 3 is not creepy or scary, just dumb, four people in the car probably with a couple layers of clothes fearing a small woman with the smaller knife known to mankind... I can't feel anything orher than pitty for the writer if the writer thinks it was scary, must be the weakest person ever...
The hiking, wilderness, park ranger, 4/11 stories are my ALL TIME favourite topic and nobody does them better than Lets Read.
I watch Mr Ballen as well! he also does these types of videos, if you like let’s read you should check him out!
Horrorstiry is awesome too. The guy has a mesmerising but intense voice. I love Mr Ballen. Ive only just found this channel. Please do let me know of other similar ones if you come across any!@@lilywilliams8693
Ballen Original
Back in the Day.
@@noelmiles4235am l😊 I’m
Worked a long busy day, had to pick my son up from school, had to deal with him being bad all afternoon and now I finally got to have a beer and this pops up. Night is made ❤
Never forget that there are people in this world that are predators. Ready to harm someone who shows weakness. Time and again these stories indicate situations where people have the ability to defend themselves and advertise it in dire situations, and often that is enough.
1 reason I always carry a knife. Still illegal but it's better than nothing. Would carry a gun if I could.
Inability?
And unfourtunately those predetors can spot a vonaruble person a mile away also when they say the victoria didnt do anything is because frozen in fear is a very very real thing just hopefully they soap out of it and their serviva l instincts kick in
Yeah if some tweaker lady was standing by my car I'd be aggressive, because it's the only way to get people like that to back off. They take advantage of gullible or hesitant folks.
Maybe, just maybe, the problem is not within people that 'show weakness' (aka live their lives and try to enjoy it, and are being HUMAN), but within those who want to harm other people?
Camping stories are my favorites! Thank you Joel
Mine too!!
Hi from the northern highlands Scotland! Its 02:18 and this is helping me get back to sleep
It's 2:34am in FL and I'm about to do the same!😂
254 am Cali
Sleep well from Argyll Scotland 🏴
Oh how I'd love to exp ur country, Ireland, Wales. Git relatives maybe Cobb on an island off coast of Scotland.
@@patsywhitten4739 we have the means to protect our islands
Excited to finally collaborate with you, still appreciate the opportunity.
Saw you in the live last chat last night, I'm looking forward to it too!
Word yall!😊
I'm excited as well❤
Glaaaaaaaaaazing
@@Justbecause7777what does that mean???
Joel's voice is a natural magnesium supplement 😂
I can see why you have this name on RUclips.
Just kidding
@jasongarcia2140 you must not listen to the lives 😅
@@Milkyway109 clearly 😂
Yeah, too bad i don't have same kind of voice in my horror stories. :D
@@Film-Facts-Guru but his voice is real ! What do you mean ?
Absolute perfect timing, I hope everyone is having a great day!! Much love from Colorado!! ❤
Dudes don't buy women alcohol "just to be nice".
Nope sure don't, well, ALMOST never.. majority of the time, not without some form of expectation, alterior motive, or hidden agenda. Unfortunately, there's WAY too much evil in this world, with too many truly evil & terrifying real-life monsters, from (other sick & psychochotic humans to supernatural/paranormal, etc), to active serial killers, human-trafficking/child exploitation/sex rings, & drugging, abduction and harvesting/selling/purchasing organs in the black market world. Everyone out there, stay vigilant and ALWAYS carry protection and learn how to listen to your intuition and "gut feeling", & listen to it to fight & survive.
In what circumstances should you buy alcohol?
Well never for minors.
@@orangewarm1when skanks make it known they wanna party and also to he hospitable during the holidays at family gathering if you aren't an addict/alcoholic
Hiking HORROR story’s! My absolute favorite 😎🤘🏻
I work midnights, and I love listening to these in bed when I get home...but I hate falling asleep before they are over! I have to always listen again when I get up lol...either way, thank you for the great entertainment
Woot! Love me some hiking and camping scary stories!❤❤❤
Thanks for the upload!
Woods stories, my favorite!
Joel your timing lol. My fiance and I are going camping tomorrow and we’ll be hiking too 😂
Good luck with that!!!
Haha! Great timing indeed, bring a weapon 💯
Be safe, guys
Don’t worry, I was watching the whole time 😶🌫️ keeping a close eye on you.
As an European it always amazes me that Americans have access to guns whenever they want but they need to be 21 to drink. Strange!
In some states, yes. Strange people! Lol
You have to be 21 to buy guns, too. Not to mention background checks and long waiting periods. Buying alcohol is wayyy easier.
How does a group of 4 grown adults (2 grown men) let themselves get robbed by a skinny woman with a box cutter 😂
3 is out there causing untold TERROR with her tiny box cutter that makes even the strong buckle...they were so lucky to make it out alive facing some SERIOUS firepower like that...😅
Right?? 4 people versus 1 whose only weapon is a boxcutter. There is no way that situation should have ended with them being robbed. I'm not even trying to laugh, but come on.
Need to take a nap while listening to a new LET'S READ video!
Goodnight everyone 🖤
Listen to these to help me sleep, it really helps man. Thanks for doing these!
joel never disappoints.
I love scary stories and true crime, but I also have ADHD and lose interest rather quickly, or simply get distracted while listening to other people. I end up switching videos part way through A LOT. But I NEVER get bored of your story telling! The absolute best :) Thank you so much for helping me get through the work day and the stress of life ❤
Love listening to hiking stories
Love your stories befor i go to sleep!!!
WHAT A GOOD MORNING! EARLY FOR THIS
Thanks Joel needed this post after my extra long long long day at work
That last story was like the movie A perfect getaway. 😱 Excellent movie, but damn, that's wild in real life!! 😬
Love ❤it when I hear it all come together. Thanks Joel 🎉
Still amazed by your voice acting... thanks Joel ❤
Doesn't anyone carry a weapon especially going into the woods ???
Everything's a weapon
Everyday, Everywhere.
@@Randomusername599 I agree. The .40 cal Glock is a good rock
It's not legal everywhere to do so, which is ridiculous. I won't go without one. I go out of my way to make sure I'm in an area where I can have a proper weapon.
@mikearringtonbf52 yea sure buddy. Tell that to the bear or mountain lion trying to eat you, or worse a psychopath in the woods.
Hiking, outdoors, backwoods, etc are always my favorite.
Thank you Joel
You always make my night!!!!
Today is a perfect day in Missouri for outdoor recreation. Not hot at all...very comfortable.
Just hearing it is enough to haunt you, imagine if you were in that situation you would probably be so scared you couldn't sleep.
🤭
These were really well curated! Someone did a phenomenal job selecting these stories.
Bedtime!! Grabbing the snacks, let's goooo
Don't forget our snacks.
Got my snaques
Great stories Joel! Really enjoyed these. 😊
Story 5: told ya, the Fae are out there…
Who'd you tell
Yaay..new one..right on time ❤
UFO & Hiker With Gear: That is the most beautifully rendered thumbnail, I think I have ever seen.
The lines, composition & colours, are absolutely perfect.
I want a poster of it on my wall.
This channel should be called "Stuff that would never become a story if people took any responsibility to protect themselves and were armed or at least had some bear spray or something"
"People who have zero common sense or street smarts" 😂
Joel's voice is so soothing and im here for it 😃
I leave in 2 days for a 2 month solo hiking trip, probably not a good time to listen to this but I will anyway lmao
Awesome
I am also a writer of stories and I hope to become a storyteller like you one day
Well, what are you waiting for? 🙂Submit a story or two, it's a great forum.
Agreed, you should try it, i am thinking about it too in fact!
These are true stories though no?
@@jasongarcia2140 well, maybe some of them are, but i think creating such a story though not being true, is a way to entertain and creep people out, the reason we are all here
@@jasongarcia2140id actually wager a lot of them aren’t. There are so many channels that call them true stories but a lot have inconsistencies and jump from one thing to another
Abby, with the golf club, seriously! And you're called Joel 😂
I was wondering if anyone else caught on to this 😂😂
I love the hiking and camping stories the best, puts me in situations mentally so i can prepare if any of it happens to me. Most needed tool is bear mace apparently!
Love the vidssss homie💨💨
Excellent story's 👍
🖤🖤🖤best timing as per usual
The guy at the bachelorette party somehow got really lucky and unlucky within a short span of time.
Awesome edition! Love this topic...one of my favorites...
Let's Do This! (ie. Read)
That intro man !!
Story 3: mistake #1 hiking, mistake #2 letting a strange person in your car, mistake #3 how a thin woman managed to rob 4 people. Survival skills are not stronge with you four, never go hiking again.
i literally came to the comment section for this how tf does a frail women rob 4 people w a box cutter like blade wtffff
Am I the only one who expected a confession to murder or something along those lines from the ‘burner email’ story 4? Bit of a dud in the end. 🤷♀️😂 Love your channel Joel! 👏👏👏🫶
Does anyone in here remember the story from a bunch of years ago, about the girl working in a kiosk and the Russian customer who initially flirts with her, but ends up hinting at suicide and trying to kill her in her kiosk?
Great as always ❤❤❤
I love cryptid stories, can you bring more on?
I'm hiking right now 😂
Story 3 that lady woulda gotta a broken nose and absolutely no money 😂
Story 3: I got robbed by a sweet old lady on a motorized cart. 😂
First story was very scary.
Too many maintenance men at my apartment complex have been creepers. Looking into gym windows. Asking questions about dating. Leering. No thank you!
If I ever saw that happen to somebody I'd say something to that creep. 😢
Yeah, my sister had a creepy story about coming home from work seeing the maintenance man standing by her open door and was confused. He said he thought he heard someone screaming and thought it may be an emergency. She was creeped out, sent a complaint to landlord and tried to hit on her a few times.
You are all under arrest! Love your channel and your narrations!!
Thanks Let's Read! This was an instant classic. 😮
Leave it to a Reddit user to let one woman with a box cutter rob 4 adults in a confined space
Fantastic! Waiting for part III. 😊
24:35
I always enjoy your stories. Ty for posting these. I'll never go hiking again.😊❤
I'm so glad I found your channel. This is the kind of horror content I need 😍
i’m here so early!
57:17 Hiya from NorCal! Love you RUclipsJoel!👍🤘🌹
Like Velma 😂😂😂😂
I came to the comments just for this!😂
"You know, Monsters are real Timmy"
"Gee dad, They are?".
"yeah, Like they don't have claws or fangs, They don't have wings or howl at the moon".
"Well, What do they look like dad?".
"You and me Timmy, You and me".
Listened 10:28pm Fri 6/9/24/🇬🇧
Hiking can be fun, but WE always needs to stay vigilant at all costs.
Even if for a moment, it never hurts to get ready.
Hey there Let’s Read! I hope your having a great day and weekend! These were so damn creepy! Gotta be extra careful camping nowadays! Not like in the past. What with cryptids, weird things but even worse other people! Thanks for sharing these stories with us! I love this channel and the diversity of content! Love the way you narrate and your voice! Thanks
Please people, choose a tense and stick to it! So many of these stories randomly jump between past and present tense and it drives me crazy and completely pulls me out of it. Do they not teach tense consistency in schools anymore? Or maybe Joel, couldn't you just maintain the tense even if the "writer" didn't? ❤
Great stories!
Thank you for the funny stories
The first story sounds like an episode of Not Going Out that I've seen.
Great Stories Joel 👍 👍
Nite nite ❤
I was just talking about how I’d love to go camping soon…instantly no thanks 😄
I wish story #4 listed a location. Does anyone know what kinds of plants would cause that? I'm assuming it would have to be something they brushed up against and not ingested since that wasn't implied.
Who else is waiting for there pizza order while listening to this
Better tip
Remember, no pineapple on mine.
@@racerx009 lol
@@ngkngk875 yeah
@@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324 you didn’t tip did you, tell the truth.
Sudden psychotic breaks are not uncommon
❤❤❤❤ stories like these is why I don’t like hiking, that and a lot of it is because of leg and foot pain as soon as I get home
I love hiking but will never ever go alone anymore.
Story 1 sounds like the plot of a found footage movie and I’m here for it
I wonder what ethnicity the podcast producer is?
Yo these woods be vibing
That last story hit hard
Story 3 is not creepy or scary, just dumb, four people in the car probably with a couple layers of clothes fearing a small woman with the smaller knife known to mankind... I can't feel anything orher than pitty for the writer if the writer thinks it was scary, must be the weakest person ever...
Goin through a weird time and I need some solid good time replication
I hope it will get better for you, friend!
Let's read... let's goooooo!
5:09 you're filming a documentary but didn't film any of this? Right....
Nice one