Lemme know if you want PART 2! 🕓 TIME STAMPS: 00:00➤La Isla de las Muñecas 06:32➤Sedlec Ossurary 09:12➤The Scarecrows of Nagoro 11:47➤The Salem Witch Trials 31:24➤Unit 731 55:02➤Oradour-sur-Glane
Yessss please!!! We want part 2!! Side note, my son stumbled upon one of your older videos about Time travel and he used some of the points in his science class and oh man... his teacher was highly impressed!! Lol 6th grade was rocked last week 😅
@@Josie-qn9zp I was rather surprised. But he loves science , and scary stuff and he was going through my RUclips Playlist and when I read the paper my mouth dropped and I asked " where did you get your info? " . " You mom. Well, Let's Read, but not the scary part. " I can never say he didn't learn something from RUclips now. Lol
@@heatherdavis345 that is truthfully so adorable! I, also, love scary and science! Thats why I stidy astrophysics. Tell you son to go into physics if he wants scary science! Theres so much homework its frightening...
If I learned anything from Buzzfeed Unsolved, its that the dolls or potential ghosts aren't remotely the scariest part of that island, its the unimaginable amount of spiders
This is probably one of the most upsetting video you have done, especially the last 2 stories. Thank you for getting the victims stories out there and most importantly thank you for treating them with respect.
This one was really horrible and made me physically ill, all those sick, terrible experiments done by the Japanese. I lived in Germany in the 80s and visited some of the death camps and the ss headquarters and those places were enough to make you sick just standing on the premises. THE ATTMOSPHERE WAS PURE EVIL. Listening today brought that feeling back to me and I cried for awhile.
Thank you, Tawnya. Finally, a commenter with feelings. I too, felt physically ill. It appears that most of the comments are made by sociopaths with zero regard for innocents suffering. God bless you.
@@52ponybike I think it is more likely the supposed sociopaths dont like the historical narrative of one single evil being forced upon them. With all evils in the world people tend to focus on the one most remote from their own reality: which is why they love to hate Nazis; but will defend whatever evil they themselves are guilty of.
Unit 731 committed what must be the worst war crimes. Man Behind The Sun is a good film to watch about it. It's difficult viewing but a great example of just how cruel people can be to each other. Maruta was used as the codename of the camp as they taught the soldiers to treat the people like blocks of wood.
I wish they never pardon the criminal behind this atrocities. Specialy the head doctor who suddenly become christian after learning that his about to die
@@bluecyclist7850 I just don’t understand how you could be so cold and callas to human suffering. He should have had done to him what he did to others .
My aunt told me visiting Oradour-sur-Glane sometime after the war , apparently there was still a very strong smell of decay and burned rags everywhere. Truly horrifying stuff.
I think lazy actually has covered most the places in the video. I really love hearing the different details and insights from the multitude of readers.
“More weight” whilst in unimaginable pain, where they are trying to force you admit guilt where you are not guilty, knowing that you will suffer twice as much, is so depressingly amazing. He knew what was up and was willing to die to prove his innocence.
The Salem Witch Trials brought me right back to my high school english class. It’s interesting to hear that some of the deaths and details were slightly altered in The Crucible to keep things pg 😂
There's a few errors in the Salem Witch Trials. Off the top of my head: The Hammer of Witchcraft was a weird conspiracy-theorist rant for witch-hunters whose author claimed that a cleric was a co-author to make it reputable--apparently, the guy protested but nobody's been interested enough to stop pretending he wrote the book. Giles Corey refused to plead because if the trial got past that point, his property was entirely forfeit, traditionally to his accuser--but if he died without pleading, his heirs would still inherit. He knew he was going to die, but he wanted the best outcome for his heirs.
I hear all kinds of supernatural, ghost, and creature stories, but the most horrifying, cruel, horror stories are of humans ability to inflict so much pain and torture on other humans and other innocent creatures. There are no words effective to describe these horrible actions. Pure evil.
ahhh yes, my favorite part of the day. curling up in bed listening to Joel 😭incredibly thankful for you. it might sound silly but your videos are one of the only things that help relax my mind and drift off to sleep🖤
This was a great video, a sad look at some of humanity’s history but you did an excellent job with background and details, and being respectful to the victims and their stories. RIP to all those poor innocent souls 💔
Unit 731... any Dark Pictures fans in the audience? Especially with the location being Japan occupied Manchuria, and the details of the horrific experiments performed on POWs, I would think it's safe to say this is the place that formed the basis for the place where "Manchurian Gold" was first manufactured. The heartless manner of the experiments, the use of various viruses and vivisections, also makes me think of Resident Evil's own Umbrella corporation.
"The Hammer of Witches" is not a manual for witches. It's a 1486 manual for witch hunters, written by Heinrich Kramer (a churchman) in Germany. It's also known by its Latin title "Malleus Maleficarum" (literally "The Hammer for the Evil", i.e. a destructive instrument to deal with evil forces) or by its German title "Der Hexenhammer" (literally "The Witch-Hammer", i.e. the meaning is closer to "The Hammer for (the destruction of) Witches"). It IS the most definite compendium on witches, demons and other unholy forces, but its main purpose is to explain how to recognise and destroy them, not to conjure up demons. So... if Tituba was quoting *that*, she may have been closer to being a witch hunter than being a witch. I don't know how she would have gotten her hands on this book - it was very popular all over Europe and translated into many languages, but Salem in North America was a bit off the usual book salesmen's tracks. Anyway, I can imagine, that as a black or mixed woman from the Caribbean she would have adhered to a syncretic faith like Voodoo or Santeria, where Christianity mixed with African and Native American beliefs. So she may have had a very basic, literal understanding of fending off bad spirits, and if she had access to that book, she may have seen it as a source of words, that repelled evil. Meaning, she wasn't trying to cast a spell as a witch, but trying to use a protective prayer, to fend off witches.
Thank you for including a story from Mexico my man. Mexico is rich with these type of stories slot of story tellers are missing out on tons of material. Great job!!!! 👍
Thank you so much for sharing Isla de Las Muñecas ❤ not many people know about the sad truth behind the island. Love your channel and will continue to listen 💕
Always makes my day better whenever Joel makes a new video would love to see a part 2 and another of some photos with dark backstory’s to them keep up the good work my man 🙏🏽💯btw I’ve always wanted to visit Isla de las munecas in my native Mexico I really hope to go there one day cause ever since learning about its origin it has interested me a lot
The last 2 stories should be heard by everyone, it's important for people to know this history. I watched an interview recently where just about every person had no idea what the Holocaust was.
Salem really is a knarly piece of our history. It's quite insane how the judicial system accepted the accusations and then would change laws to fit their criteria. Thanks again Joel!
In reference to the Witch Trials: this happened again in the 1950's with Sen. Joseph McCarthy leading a "witch hunt" for communists during the height of the Cokd War. This prompted Arthur Miller to write his famous play "The Crucible" which took place during the Witch Trails but was an allegory of contemporary America at that time.
The thing about the Salem witch trials is that we can look back now and recognize extreme mental illness and even psychedelic use. The theory goes that on their harvest that year, the conditions were just right in the storehouse for psychedelic growth. People were tripping, and on top of it all the power complex of the church was tearing a hole in itself
I had heard of most of these, with the exception of “Unit 731”! It blows my mind that the government bodies of the world can perform acts such as this and get away with it for a period of time. So heartbreaking.
It is quite unbelievably what people are capable of doing to each other! The second last one for instance, there were 300, intelligent, educated, supposedly normal people, who did or witnessed terrible cruelty, apparently without turning a hair! We are such a flawed species!
Apropos of Salem: "A population quite contumelous", indeed. Many years ago, my high school put on "The Crucible". At that age i found it all thoroughly upsetting. It's also quite odd how all the victims as well as almost every accused "witch" were female, and nearly all of the accusers as well as the punishers were male. Very telling, those facts.
Another great video from lets read, love your channel so much that it inspired me to start making creepypastas also. I still watch your videos every day, please never stop lets read
This was a hard one to listen to. It is absolutely terrifying what humans are capable of doing to other humans, but at the same time, your voice and your delivery is so smooth that I am intrigued by the fact that you are able to both calm and horrify me all at once!!! You are excellent at what you do, and I absolutely love your videos. Bravo!!!
ive been to a small ossuary before. the entirety of the walls and ceiling were lined with the skulls of the monks who worshipped nearby.. it was surreal.
Well these were fascinating but deeply saddening. But important as well. To learn from our human history we have to know it. 731 is just beyond description of relentless horror and human cruelty. It should never be forgotten or repeated.
What's scary is how easy it seems for humans to dehumanise each other. Especially when you consider that it's all happening again, right now. With all our scientific and sociological advances, we haven't seemed to advanced at all.
I can't remember where this line comes from but I believe it's true... Human beings are capable of some of the most beautiful dreams and the most horrible nightmarish actions.
Lemme know if you want PART 2!
🕓 TIME STAMPS:
00:00➤La Isla de las Muñecas
06:32➤Sedlec Ossurary
09:12➤The Scarecrows of Nagoro
11:47➤The Salem Witch Trials
31:24➤Unit 731
55:02➤Oradour-sur-Glane
Yessss please!!! We want part 2!!
Side note, my son stumbled upon one of your older videos about Time travel and he used some of the points in his science class and oh man... his teacher was highly impressed!! Lol 6th grade was rocked last week 😅
Me! Me! I want a part 2!
@@heatherdavis345 thats hilarious!
@@Josie-qn9zp I was rather surprised. But he loves science , and scary stuff and he was going through my RUclips Playlist and when I read the paper my mouth dropped and I asked " where did you get your info? " .
" You mom. Well, Let's Read, but not the scary part. "
I can never say he didn't learn something from RUclips now. Lol
@@heatherdavis345 that is truthfully so adorable! I, also, love scary and science! Thats why I stidy astrophysics. Tell you son to go into physics if he wants scary science! Theres so much homework its frightening...
If I learned anything from Buzzfeed Unsolved, its that the dolls or potential ghosts aren't remotely the scariest part of that island, its the unimaginable amount of spiders
Yesssss I saw that too! All they did was get enmeshed in spiders and their webs. Ugh
Spot on! You can appease a spirit..the only solutions to spiders is fire or an ott 40!
For sure and it took them a while to notice so who knows how many they got on themselves....ewe, that place is my nightmare!
Actually that could be said of "Mexico en generale". Lol.
@@double_d_8885Ewe, a female sheep. 😆
This is probably one of the most upsetting video you have done, especially the last 2 stories. Thank you for getting the victims stories out there and most importantly thank you for treating them with respect.
This one was really horrible and made me physically ill, all those sick, terrible experiments done by the Japanese. I lived in Germany in the 80s and visited some of the death camps and the ss headquarters and those places were enough to make you sick just standing on the premises. THE ATTMOSPHERE WAS PURE EVIL. Listening today brought that feeling back to me and I cried for awhile.
Thank you, Tawnya. Finally, a commenter with feelings. I too, felt physically ill. It appears that most of the comments are made by sociopaths with zero regard for innocents suffering. God bless you.
@@52ponybike
I think it is more likely the supposed sociopaths dont like the historical narrative of one single
evil being forced upon them. With all evils in the world people tend to focus on the one most remote from their
own reality: which is why they love to hate Nazis; but will defend whatever evil they themselves are guilty of.
You have a beautiful soul! Those who never forget the horrors are willing to fight against the enemy and the evil! I hope you are happy and safe!
The Chinese have done equally horrible things during wars (in fact they continue to do so). War is ugly.
Unit 731 committed what must be the worst war crimes. Man Behind The Sun is a good film to watch about it. It's difficult viewing but a great example of just how cruel people can be to each other. Maruta was used as the codename of the camp as they taught the soldiers to treat the people like blocks of wood.
Yeah what a terrible thing 731 was…. Almost makes you wish they would have dropped those bombs sooner .
I wish they never pardon the criminal behind this atrocities. Specialy the head doctor who suddenly become christian after learning that his about to die
@@bluecyclist7850 I just don’t understand how you could be so cold and callas to human suffering. He should have had done to him what he did to others .
Or is is callous… lol spelling was never my strong suit.
hamburger cheeseburger bigmac whopper !!!1
My aunt told me visiting Oradour-sur-Glane sometime after the war , apparently there was still a very strong smell of decay and burned rags everywhere. Truly horrifying stuff.
I remember lazy talked about the first one many moons ago. Was nice hearing the deep lore behind it from you
I remember many moons and rivers ago people use to actually talk like this lol. Alright OH!
I think lazy actually has covered most the places in the video. I really love hearing the different details and insights from the multitude of readers.
Ryan and Shane on buzzfeed unsolved!
@@amandam8609 yee
lets read and lazy are my 2 favorites... tho for a while a couple years back lazy seemed to lose his groove.
Love the idea behind this one. Me and my sister visit allegedly haunted places every so often just for fun.
Pleasure seeing you here sir! I literally just got done listening to ur new stuff just a few mins ago for the second time!🤣
@@kristenwoodard6051 Lol great to see you here too;)
Reply please
I wish I could visit haunted places with my sister.
@@lukaposeidon8490 Sure;)
I'd definitely like to hear more of these historical type things. It's a really nice change of pace.
When someone says that humans are intrinsically good, I'd like to have them watch these experiments.
Dang... 😱 Those Unit 731 "scientists" were pure evil.
They were monsters and were never punished for their evil deeds! Ughhhhh! it's not fair to the victims! They deserved Justice!
“More weight” whilst in unimaginable pain, where they are trying to force you admit guilt where you are not guilty, knowing that you will suffer twice as much, is so depressingly amazing. He knew what was up and was willing to die to prove his innocence.
Everytime I hear about unit 731 and the Nanjing massacre I get brought to tears. It is not spoken of or taught about enough.
The Salem Witch Trials brought me right back to my high school english class. It’s interesting to hear that some of the deaths and details were slightly altered in The Crucible to keep things pg 😂
The crucible right?
@@Jtown240 yes thank you!
You mean white-washed to downplay the tragedy
@@janetwebster6782 thx academic America🙃
Wow, again a great one. I think u just became one of my favorite story readers with the best quality stories.
There's a few errors in the Salem Witch Trials. Off the top of my head: The Hammer of Witchcraft was a weird conspiracy-theorist rant for witch-hunters whose author claimed that a cleric was a co-author to make it reputable--apparently, the guy protested but nobody's been interested enough to stop pretending he wrote the book. Giles Corey refused to plead because if the trial got past that point, his property was entirely forfeit, traditionally to his accuser--but if he died without pleading, his heirs would still inherit. He knew he was going to die, but he wanted the best outcome for his heirs.
I hear all kinds of supernatural, ghost, and creature stories, but the most horrifying, cruel, horror stories are of humans ability to inflict so much pain and torture on other humans and other innocent creatures. There are no words effective to describe these horrible actions. Pure evil.
ahhh yes, my favorite part of the day. curling up in bed listening to Joel 😭incredibly thankful for you. it might sound silly but your videos are one of the only things that help relax my mind and drift off to sleep🖤
I remember reading a play in 10th grade English about this exact Salem witch trial. People accused others for more land or just out of anger.
I can appreciate the time and work that was put into your videos, this one especially. I also love listening to your clear and smooth voice.
This was a great video, a sad look at some of humanity’s history but you did an excellent job with background and details, and being respectful to the victims and their stories. RIP to all those poor innocent souls 💔
Unit 731... any Dark Pictures fans in the audience? Especially with the location being Japan occupied Manchuria, and the details of the horrific experiments performed on POWs, I would think it's safe to say this is the place that formed the basis for the place where "Manchurian Gold" was first manufactured. The heartless manner of the experiments, the use of various viruses and vivisections, also makes me think of Resident Evil's own Umbrella corporation.
McArthur giving the Unit 731 scientists immunity for their crimes is the most American thing I ever heard.
Yessss thank you Joel was staring and waiting for this
"The Hammer of Witches" is not a manual for witches.
It's a 1486 manual for witch hunters, written by Heinrich Kramer (a churchman) in Germany. It's also known by its Latin title "Malleus Maleficarum" (literally "The Hammer for the Evil", i.e. a destructive instrument to deal with evil forces) or by its German title "Der Hexenhammer" (literally "The Witch-Hammer", i.e. the meaning is closer to "The Hammer for (the destruction of) Witches").
It IS the most definite compendium on witches, demons and other unholy forces, but its main purpose is to explain how to recognise and destroy them, not to conjure up demons.
So... if Tituba was quoting *that*, she may have been closer to being a witch hunter than being a witch. I don't know how she would have gotten her hands on this book - it was very popular all over Europe and translated into many languages, but Salem in North America was a bit off the usual book salesmen's tracks.
Anyway, I can imagine, that as a black or mixed woman from the Caribbean she would have adhered to a syncretic faith like Voodoo or Santeria, where Christianity mixed with African and Native American beliefs. So she may have had a very basic, literal understanding of fending off bad spirits, and if she had access to that book, she may have seen it as a source of words, that repelled evil.
Meaning, she wasn't trying to cast a spell as a witch, but trying to use a protective prayer, to fend off witches.
Thank you for your excellent explanation. It must have taken a lot of research on your part.
Thank you for including a story from Mexico my man. Mexico is rich with these type of stories slot of story tellers are missing out on tons of material. Great job!!!! 👍
Thank you so much for sharing Isla de Las Muñecas ❤ not many people know about the sad truth behind the island. Love your channel and will continue to listen 💕
It's pretty well known, but I've always thought of it as a ghost story
Always makes my day better whenever Joel makes a new video would love to see a part 2 and another of some photos with dark backstory’s to them keep up the good work my man 🙏🏽💯btw I’ve always wanted to visit Isla de las munecas in my native Mexico I really hope to go there one day cause ever since learning about its origin it has interested me a lot
The last 2 stories should be heard by everyone, it's important for people to know this history. I watched an interview recently where just about every person had no idea what the Holocaust was.
Salem really is a knarly piece of our history.
It's quite insane how the judicial system accepted the accusations and then would change laws to fit their criteria.
Thanks again Joel!
One of the best entries yet! These real life stories are a real chilling listen.
In reference to the Witch Trials: this happened again in the 1950's with Sen. Joseph McCarthy leading a "witch hunt" for communists during the height of the Cokd War. This prompted Arthur Miller to write his famous play "The Crucible" which took place during the Witch Trails but was an allegory of contemporary America at that time.
I hope you're feeling better Joel. Always love to see you've uploaded thanks for the grindin. 😊
So damn good. Joel just kills it time and time again. No fail. 🙌
Oh, boy! Another Joel upload! Yay! Thanks, Let's Read! Have a great week, Everyone! 😊💜💙💚💛❤
Loved this video and would love to see a part 2. Very good choices .
You REALLY do your research!! Amazing channel, please keep uploading!!
Love you as always Let's 📚 ❤...thank you for being here and sharing....
The thing about the Salem witch trials is that we can look back now and recognize extreme mental illness and even psychedelic use. The theory goes that on their harvest that year, the conditions were just right in the storehouse for psychedelic growth. People were tripping, and on top of it all the power complex of the church was tearing a hole in itself
Ergot. It's trippy stuff.
This is going on my list of things to listen to on my bday wich is today. I have quite a few narrators to listen to and I'm excited.
Happy Birthday 🎊
Our start of the week can only be better when we watch LR's videos.
Definitely want a part 2!!
Thanks for all the hard work you put into each and every video!! You rock Joel!! ✌️👌
I had heard of most of these, with the exception of “Unit 731”!
It blows my mind that the government bodies of the world can perform acts such as this and get away with it for a period of time. So heartbreaking.
True world history stories hit different. Damn.
La Isla de la Munecas has always scared but intrigues me to visit, especially since I live in Mexico
It's been two months have you gone recently?
@@Tristinthereviewguy2003 Sadly no, I live in a whole other state from Isla de Las Muñecas
The whole time listening to UNiT 731 I kept saying out loud “that’s f’d up”. I had to pause the story a few times. Pure evil.
bless this channel for the content it uploads.
Weeelllllpppp, after that 2nd to last one, i won't be sleeping tonight. So thank you for that.
I've been counting down the minutes!
SOOOOO very badly needed this today! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Here for a good time I keep falling asleep before I even get through the first story for the last few nights😭
Thanks Joel 🤎🖤👍🏾 you are appreciated. Thanks for the upload
I'm so excited for this, I almost forgot what day it is Thank you Joel
Love how you provided the images! Great stories as always!
It is quite unbelievably what people are capable of doing to each other! The second last one for instance, there were 300, intelligent, educated, supposedly normal people, who did or witnessed terrible cruelty, apparently without turning a hair! We are such a flawed species!
This is my all time favourite video of yours!
I just read all of these recently in a magazine thank you so much for these stories love them all.🤩🤩
Apropos of Salem: "A population quite contumelous", indeed. Many years ago, my high school put on "The Crucible". At that age i found it all thoroughly upsetting. It's also quite odd how all the victims as well as almost every accused "witch" were female, and nearly all of the accusers as well as the punishers were male. Very telling, those facts.
Another great video from lets read, love your channel so much that it inspired me to start making creepypastas also. I still watch your videos every day, please never stop lets read
Awesome as always :) keep the good work up please ♥️
Oh wow I’ve watched this like 3 times already🥰! Amazing job
This was a hard one to listen to. It is absolutely terrifying what humans are capable of doing to other humans, but at the same time, your voice and your delivery is so smooth that I am intrigued by the fact that you are able to both calm and horrify me all at once!!! You are excellent at what you do, and I absolutely love your videos. Bravo!!!
This is by far my favourite video I've seen in a long time 💞 loved it so much I'm extremely grateful you've made my week 💞💞💞 xxxxxx
Looking forward to this one! Thank you Joel
Absolutely adore you...and these stories. 💜Thank you Luv for all of the care you put into all that you do.
Joel is one of the most respectful narrators out there for sure
ive been to a small ossuary before. the entirety of the walls and ceiling were lined with the skulls of the monks who worshipped nearby.. it was surreal.
I think bringing an abandoned city back to life with dolls representing people is a beautiful idea
That nagoro village makes me think of the movie House of wax
Thanks for the educational topic. Horrific but needs to be known.
This video was really informative. Kind of like a history lesson.
I really like how this video turned out, Joel!
I need to get my Let's Read on!! Joel you never disappoint me!!
Well these were fascinating but deeply saddening. But important as well. To learn from our human history we have to know it. 731 is just beyond description of relentless horror and human cruelty. It should never be forgotten or repeated.
Great content, love this kind of video 🙏🏼
Very nice video! The added photos does wonders
You are much loved, Joel… ♥️
I'm snowed in with 29 inches of snow ❄️ ☃️ so kinda perfect timing
Chillingly sad, but awesome video none the less.
You keep putting out some great stuff lately. Thank you for keeping us entertained. I know it’s not easy to do buddy.this was top notch
Dude, these thumbnails of late have been 🔥
Lol Joel!! I'm loving this thumb nail bwhahaha🤣🤣Love you buddy thank you for the awesome stories, you never disappoint!
NEW SUB. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. GREAT JOB OF STORYTELLING
Great reading style. In addition, I find the images of a skull in an space suit both on your logo and your live presentations to be very nightmarish.
@PeRFeCT IMPeRFeCTiON Without question.
I wish I could catch his live stuff more often :c
As Shane Madej said when he and Ryan Bergara were going over the Salem Witch Trials, "maybe they were just bored"
Amazing timing. Winding down for bed. 💯✨💤😴
Watched 19/1/21 8:45AM 🇬🇧
Stepped up your game like Lazy Masquerade has. Your best video to date, hope there will be a part 2.
Unit 731 was so scary! I didn't know most of the stories and was fascinated that it actually happened....this was educational.
Thanks!
What's scary is how easy it seems for humans to dehumanise each other. Especially when you consider that it's all happening again, right now.
With all our scientific and sociological advances, we haven't seemed to advanced at all.
Really interesting - well researched and presented - Cheers 🤗
Thanks for the upload Joel you’re amazing ❤️😊
I can't remember where this line comes from but I believe it's true... Human beings are capable of some of the most beautiful dreams and the most horrible nightmarish actions.
Studying chemistry has been really boring, your stories really help me stay entertained!
10:58 No one gonna mention how the scarecrow on the right looks like Greg from the Disney+ Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie?
Thank you again!!! 😊💜💜💜
.....well that was simply horrifying 😳
Nagoro makes me feel more sad than creeped out, honestly. :c
Loved the koren story plz do Science experiment on humans video
One of your best uploads 🙏🙏🙏🙏 thanks and love from Germany ❤️🇩🇪
My Monday is fixed now 🙌 lol. THANK YOU 😊