Not gonna lie, after the father sent the second child I began to suspect that the father was either: A - An imposter sending the kids to their death or that B - The Father and the Mother were sending their kids to die to save themselves. Sorta like an offering. The part about the bell tied to the things tooth was really interesting and the terror of imagining having that thing stare at you all night just waiting for the candle to go out is amazing as it is terrible.
I think that the author was really saying that the father continued to believe that by ignoring his rising fear .. and continuing to send his children outside… it would somehow make it less real… almost an extreme version of the saying “ in for a penny… in for a pound” - and of course ur talking about a time in history when the patriarch ruled the house?… so the mother was behaving as an extremely dutiful wife … again… overriding all common sense and natural instinct!?….. And then finally .. the great grandma… talked about listening to natural instinct in order to be safe from the creature?…. Clever and creepy story … but a lot of imagination and poetic license involved?…. Quite a horrible tale! ♥️
Kudos to the person who tied the bell to it in their last moments. They must have been thinking of someone else, trying to save them. That’s the epitome of selfless. It’s also really the only way of knowing when it came back around as everyone near it is silenced and it was even more dangerous before the sort of warning bell
This story was kinda scary but it was more frightening hearing the father issue the same command to all his children 1 by 1i think! Also the way that the mother doesn’t take her own action to try & save them until there’s only 1 child left was crazy! I can’t imagine any mother behaving that way. Of course it was perfectly narrated as usual. Thanks Stephen. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😎🇦🇺✌️
The suspense ones are always the most scary. I can't believe that father, though. I guess that is what makes it evil, too. Not the scary thing in the dark, but the father willing to sacrifice his children. Even if he didn't know what was going on, after the first kid disappeared, he should have been the first one out the door with his weapon like any normal father in the country at that time would have, not sending the rest of his kids into danger. And the mother should have made the father go, too, or gone sooner herself.
What in the world is wrong with this dad? He obviously knew something since he lied about the wind so his kids wouldn't worry. He sent out the eldest son first which makes sense, but when he didn't come back, the dad should've gone. If he was totally shook by fear, why would he send the young kids out at night? If the mom didn't know anything was wrong until the end, why did she lock the door? And if they locked the door, why did they then send out another kid? It makes the dad look really despicable and reprehensible, like he intentionally killed his kids. He wasn't frozen in inaction by fear. He kept sending them. If he was so afraid, why did he run out himself after his wife? As a parent, and knowing other parents, I don't get that. The urge to protect your kids is like primal instinct. If he was just a coward, I would picture him locking the door after he sent out the eldest, realized something bad happened, and huddling in fear with his remaining family, or at least played it off like "They're probably just fooling around. When they get back we'll unlock the door"
I'm not even to the end yet and I had to come looking for a comment about the dad. SMH The "it's just a game" line" made me so mad. The dad was a hot horrible mess.
What an excellent tale and what an excellent narrator. I was like saying ‘Don’t send them out’ louder and louder each time they did. Your narration made me feel fear each time that bell was mentioned or rang. Thanks for this. x
@@shineyluna1268 I'll take the snarling beast, lol, or the story about the monster that hid in the cabin with the hiker because there was something worse outside all night. Sorry, but this story was the worst, I can't get past the father & mother enabled behaviors.
I'm glad I waited until the end of the story to make s comment because I was ready to tear this one to shreds because of the behavior of the father and mother I'm glad the author was self aware it's really refreshing to hear a story where the characters aren't just stupid for the sake of the plot the author put in the work and earned the rite to make the father irrational and I love that the entity wasn't described it let's our imagination create a monster more terrifying than any story can make this really reminds me of the old mid 2000s and 20 teens creepypastas
Yeah for sure. This was very clever. I definitely got the feeling that this was someone who grew up with creepypasta during the same time and is now as a parent writing out parental fears. Very very clever
I gotta say that one was really freaky! I love it! Thank you for all your wonderful narrations. I always get excited when I see a new Lighthouse Horror story☺️
People around me probably think Im having a mental moment! Here i am getting mad at the father and yelling at him to go out there himself if it's " just a game"!
What horrid parents. "It's just a game." This was an interesting story, but I wish there had been some indicator of why the dad absolutely refused to accept that something was wrong. Think I would have been annoyed with my grandma for refusing to tell me what she saw.
I was completely and utterly wrapped up in this story from start to finish! Hats of to you and the author! This will definitely be listened to again when I get up tomorrow! Great Work!
And congratulations.....200k! You're awesome, truly love the stories that you narrate and appreciate all of your hard work so we can enjoy them. Much love 💋
You have one of the best creepy pasta channels on RU-vid. I'm so glad that I found your channel. Keep up your awesome work and your channel will have 1 million subscribers soon.
Very different very interesting. It's almost like you can hear the level of the father's Madness going up as our reader goes on. I knew he had to realize at least part of the way through if not half of the way through that his children were not coming back and something was wrong! Wow like they say you there are times when you can be right or you can be happy and I think this is one where he should have cut his losses right away and protected his family LOL love the story though love the creepiness and love that the grandmother actually tells him the whole story. She's funny though she tells him the whole story and then says a boy your age shouldn't know certain things exist and you already pretty much brought him all the way to the point where it's time to tell him what's up and then that's how you're just going to end it? LOL I'm so glad that she at least went on.
These types of stories are why I fell in love with this genre. It was fantastic. I love the original title of this story but to be hours your videos title drew me in. Thank you for reading this.
Bruh the parents must know something was up. After the second kid vanished it should have told them enough. If your kids keep disappearing, you don't send more of them out there, you stop and either investigate yourself or keep everyone inside and ignore it
Hey lighthouse.... bravo buddy on another well done narration... you really know how to emote fear in your voice... and it translates to your audience perfectly......keep up the fantastic work.. and congrats on 200k... I'll see you at 400k buddy!
Thanks for uploading this, I remember hearing this story years ago when I first got into creepy pasta but couldn’t find it after. it’s one of my favorites
Well, this story had some interesting details in it, a few that remind me of things that I saw or heard as a young boy, I appreciate it when an author makes an effort to give the setting some color. I remember when my grandmother had her 98th birthday, she was a Swedish immigrant, and was still telling dry jokes. But my Grandpa Fawkes grew up on a farm in Iowa, and he lived to be 99, he had some good stories, too. It's amazing to think of just how long ago it was that he died, he was born in 1901. Edited by typos, damnit.
another great narration by the best channel on the platform. and, over 230k subs, that is so awesome. thank you for making that many lives more enjoyable.
Oh wow. Great story and narration. I don't think I want to hear a bell ever again. Do you think you will be doing My Return to the Half Priced Voodoo Shop? I have gone through your videos and can't find that one. Thankyou Lighthouse.
I live in Iowa. But I would have asked again about what she saw. I'll decide what I need to know exists. Granny already said quite a bit sh might as well tell me everything.
That's was scary to hear bell rang in the middle of the night , i only hear bell rang at Sunday morning , i miss listening Lighthouse Horror stories almost 3 weeks because visiting mom that live near mount Kinabalu no reception there , thank you again for the thrill . ; )
So I just lost my great grandma a year ago next month and I miss her with all my heart, but I'd she had told me some ish like this before she passed, I wouldn't let her die til she told me wtf she saw...that's just me tho
Hey brother! Great narration as always!!! Wanted to update you on stuff, My mom is doing well with the continued Chemo treatments, me on the other hand.. my ankles keep swelling up an I’ve been getting a bunch of blood work done cause the doctor may think a few different things may be going on with me, at age 33 I’m having chest pains an been blacking out only to find myself laying on the floor. But my doctor thinks I could have a failing heart, failing liver, a tumor in my head which I have headaches all day everyday, also I may have Hepatitis C which all this being told to me has me pretty scared for my life right now. Idk how I could have gotten Hepatitis C maybe when I was taking care of my grandpa when he was home slowing passing away till the one night he left us, but during that he had Hepatitis C cause he had a bunch of different body parts failing him. And right now I have a little heart monitor stuck to my chest an when I feel odd, dizzy, chest pains I press a button on it and it’ll mark that part of the whole time it’ll be recording my heart. An to top it all off my anxiety, depression and PTSD feels like it’s getting worse! It’s like come on man! Give me a damn break! But anywho.. I’ll update y’all when I learn more about my condition. Love y’all! Stay Safe!
HepC can be cured and is no longer a death sentence. My father died from it, but my uncle and many others have been able to be treated and no longer have it. It is incredible how far medicine has come so please have hope.
It’s interesting how the father did that because he clearly couldn’t come to terms with the fact that he made a mistake that maybe killed his kids. His brain couldn’t handle the idea.
Somebody please help me understand... This is the first time I've heard this story, and I love it! However, the part I haven't wrapped my head around is when great-grandma said "this is for you, and maybe your brother, but NOT YOUR PARENTS." Why would she keep this from them? The main character is 27, so it's not that she's afraid that the story would only be believed by children. Anyone have any insight or ideas?
I think its because adults are more likely to listen to their pride (i.e. her father and mother) than the possibility of the supernatural, and if the guy told his parents some kind of monster was there outside, told by a very old gramma, they'd just brush it off and tell him it's not real like her parents did, but the kids then had instinct and imagination to know something was wrong but due to their parents they listened to them instead of the instinct. Idk if i make sense sorry
Maybe the great-grandma senses the unease of the mc whenever he looks at the bell. Maybe he has asked her about it multiple times previously and told her that he feels a disquiet looking at it. I think she also feels that mc was most likely to believe her than anybody else. It was almost as if she was waiting for him to come down to her that night.
I was convinced both parents knew they were doing this on purpose. But the mom changed later on. The dad was shady. He knew what was going on. He didn’t want to believe it. So do parents get possessed? is this why the grandma tells her grandchild it’s for the kids only to know this secret?
I Absolutely Love Your Storytelling Talent Lighthouse! 💖 I look every single night and this Story was Incredible, just EXCELLENT! 🥰 Thank You So Very Much! 🤷♀️✌💜👻🐕🦺🐈⬛🐢🐾🐠💋👀🙏
That man would rather send his children to die than admit he’s wrong and that something took his children because of him. How can all but one of your children vanish and you stay in denial? After the twice is a coincidence but three is a pattern. He killed them for his own peace of mind.
I know it's just a story but MY GOD does the dad agitate me and the mom HELLO???? Is she right in the head or smtg??? How can she just let them go knowing what will happen
Usually I’m not scared by the stories and listen to them on the back burner mind games with this made me stop playing my game and just listen The story is a 10 out of 10 terror
Worst dad ever! Anyone else would've thought about going out with a gun and backup. After the second son was lost, the father should've changed his actions.
