We had a blast writing such a unique monster for this one! Hope everyone's more scared of balloons now 🎈🎈🎈
@jessetoler8171
5 ай бұрын
It'd make a good 20min short. You write your own stuff?
@Shadowstar1311
5 ай бұрын
We?
@amandajecmen1987
5 ай бұрын
@@Shadowstar1311 if you read the description it says who all is involved with the stories
@Marcus.junius.brutus
4 ай бұрын
Man these stories make my day
@janette2422
4 ай бұрын
@@jessetoler8171 the channel is now writing their own stories, yes, with their own art; they're the foundation of the Lighthouse Universe!
@wellingtonjunior6524
5 ай бұрын
I do believe the MC is also dead. One: the Geiger counter was "crazy" he says and with no protection, he's taking full dose. Two: The head is the source, which he for some reason thought going straight to it and hold on to was a good idea. Three: The baloon seems like a mobile elephant foot.
@sparkplug1018
5 ай бұрын
Forgot the metallic smell they encountered, that’s never a good sign
@klipklapklop3359
5 ай бұрын
"People come here all the time it can't be that dangerous" - said people inside chernobyl nuclear power plant control room
@corvuscolbrand
4 ай бұрын
This really killed the story for me since, in actuality, you can't get anywhere near the plant itself and it's inside a giant coffin to block the radiation
@5amH45lam
5 ай бұрын
...and twenty years later we all got cancer and died. THE END.
@joannajordan38
4 ай бұрын
😂
@shadowepicguy3270
3 ай бұрын
Fr 😂
@lynnetrathen4587
Ай бұрын
Yep 😂🤦🏻♀️
@LumiKat117
5 ай бұрын
Anyone else think "Oh hey, an evil version of Balloonie. Doofenshmirtz would be proud!" 😂
@Dumpsterfiregrace
5 ай бұрын
Oh thank God I'm not the only one!! 🤣☠️
@catlover2223
5 ай бұрын
Doofenshmirtz: “You’ve changed Ballonie!” You know Doof is always a good guy deep down.
@horrorfan1455
5 ай бұрын
I noticed I was a Phineas and Ferb super fan as a kid😂
@Shadowstar1311
5 ай бұрын
I totally forgot about Doofenshmirtz and Ballooney. What a wholesome villain.
@Shadowstar1311
5 ай бұрын
@@catlover2223I've always thought he was good deep down, just very damaged.
@KarmaTea
5 ай бұрын
A good twist on a creature from Junji Ito’s story. Almost sounds like a prequel, except in Junji Ito’s story, everyone’s faces were already on the balloons before death.
@AxolotlQueen
4 ай бұрын
my exact thoughts!
@RainbowKaraokeJunk-vt9pu
4 ай бұрын
Definitely could tell it was inspired by that story because I was like wait I know a story like this.
@keberTxelArM
4 ай бұрын
My first thought, "This is the Ukrainian hanging balloons"
@jessepolvinen5596
15 күн бұрын
Listened to the story on Spotify. Came here for this exact thing.
@CHERYLee-s6r
5 ай бұрын
Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought them back.
@leneecasteel2005
5 ай бұрын
Curiosity killed the cat, but the HOPE of satisfaction brought it back. Hope you had a great hump day!!
@CHERYLee-s6r
5 ай бұрын
@@leneecasteel2005 you as well
@chrisjohnson970
5 ай бұрын
Far be it from me to correct things, but Chernobyl is the name of the nuclear plant, not the city. The city is Pripyat(sp?)
@gartenschnecci9896
5 ай бұрын
Exactly.
@theanarchonazbolinquisition
5 ай бұрын
Well it’s clearly written from the perspective of a really stupid person so it checks out
@sebastianacevedo9444
5 ай бұрын
I like the correction I wasn't the only one thinking that
@angiep2229
5 ай бұрын
And it's still a working power plant. It's only reactor 4 that blew. It was bothering me but I managed to let it go once we got to the balloon.
@robert23456789
5 ай бұрын
Oh who is telling the story here
@cocoman00
5 ай бұрын
These stories frustrate me sometimes. It's like these people can't help themselves. How can you be so curious that you risk your safety?
@TomMJH
5 ай бұрын
They have to be, otherwise there would be no scary story
@LordRain1031
4 ай бұрын
Because it's fictional and without bad decisions, there would be no horror story. 🤷♂️
@gothgirl4evr881
2 ай бұрын
People do it everyday in real life. It's not only curiosity, it's also the search for the most perfectly dangerous selfie or tic tok video🤦🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
@rwme4698
27 күн бұрын
To echo @gothgirl4evr881: by being human. People die all the time IRL falling from cliffs after climbing over safety rails for 'a better picture'
@theycallmeklee
5 ай бұрын
Getting some real Junji Ito vibes with the balloon heads lol
@QuietLumina
5 ай бұрын
I thought so too! That has to be the inspiration.
@NikkiTheViolist
5 ай бұрын
omg you're right!
@Aeradyren
3 ай бұрын
I was thinking that too! That story really stuck with me.
@AlixMiller-r8v
5 ай бұрын
Interestingly reactor 1 and 2 were still running normally until the year 2000. Also the Azur swimming pool which most know from CoD was open until 1996 and mostly used by workers of the powerplant, scientists and liquidators.
@jegorrizaev9494
5 ай бұрын
I feel for the protagonist, and get that without dumb decisions there wouldn't be a story . But for fs sake sooo many dumb decisions and foreboding signs to get out . Love your narration as per usual!
@IW3527
5 ай бұрын
For real, so far the first 15 minutes reads like a creepypasta from the perspective of some potential Darwin award winners 😂
@diegonatan6301
5 ай бұрын
It is possible to have stories without the characters making dumb decisions, it just takes effort, but since the writers of those stories are not paid I'm not really bothered much, I feel offended though when the same thing is made by professionals, be it book authors or hollywood screenwriters.
@jegorrizaev9494
5 ай бұрын
@@diegonatan6301 that's what I mean , you can make a smart mc in a shitty situation. But it was a fun story. I don't complain that mc.donalds isn't serving stake 😂
@Angie.313
5 ай бұрын
I wish you'd post more often I love the stories they have never failed to always pull me in. Great job!
@@S1LV3R_11 Been Mrballen fan way before lighthouse but Mr ballen I'm pretty much listen to every other narrator storyteller out there but no one else matches these guys only thing Mrballen went from 3,4 sometimes 5 times a week to just once on Sunday and Mr lighthouse here has been by far the best next in line everything else falls short pretty much
@scrappydoo7887
5 ай бұрын
No need when you have a thousand patrons and members paying monthly lol
@gothgirl4evr881
5 ай бұрын
When i first found this channel he used to post every night but I'm guessing that the stories productions take longer then they used to
@Toxic_0_
5 ай бұрын
I always get more annoyed than scared when the people in the story have unbelievably low levels of self preservation. Room full of radioactive dust? Let’s just go and touch everything
@lynnetrathen4587
Күн бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@ventusargentum9957
4 ай бұрын
That moment when it is clearly weak to fire and this guy _doesn't_ go back with a few others and flamethrowers. Like seriously. That's gotta be one of the easiest weaknesses to exploit. Especially since it's *_drawn to heat._*
@karenroot450
5 ай бұрын
I’ve a question for all you who fall asleep to the videos. How do you know where in the story you’ve left off at ?; considering you’ve now fallen asleep?? Yes this is a genuine question. Great scary story. That description of that balloon head was terrifying! Helps to have a good imagination ! Thanks for reading to me
@youngslegacy9375
5 ай бұрын
I typically just listen to the whole thing then sleep. If I fall alseep durring the video, I'll just forward back to the last stuff I heard/remembered. If I dont remember anything, I'll just listen to it again lol.
@the_blorpy_man
5 ай бұрын
Whenever I fall asleep while listening, I typically rember nothing lel Either I rewind to the last thing I rember, like youngslegacy, or just restart the whole thing after I'm awake
@pahul751
5 ай бұрын
I seem to lock my phone shortly after I fall asleep, so usually the last thing I remember is seconds before where I left off
@QuietLumina
5 ай бұрын
I just end up listening from the start later on when I’m not sleeping lol
@TwoJaysMoon
5 ай бұрын
I just relistened to the whole thing
@josephfenech9037
4 ай бұрын
Your story telling is always so engrossing Stephen! I found your channel about 6 months ago, and I am hooked. :) I listen to every single one of your new posts (although I don't always manage on the day), as I slowly go through your older content, and they're all gold! Keep up your amazing work, and take care! :)
@donutpredator4945
5 ай бұрын
Listening to this while at work
@Axelle114
5 ай бұрын
Someone was definitely reading/watching some Junji Ito before they wrote this. Loved it, as always!
@xeriandark3547
5 ай бұрын
When I was a toddler, I was deathly afraid of balloons. I just barely remember it, and most of what I know about it comes from family. Always wondered why the hell I'd ever be afraid of a balloon? I always just assumed someone popped one, and it scared me. I never would have imagined a ballon could even BE creepy until this story. Also... none of them had a balloon's worst nightmare. A sewing needle. Sure, the knife didn't work, but a needle just might have. Why? Superman fears Kryptonite and balloons fear needles, lol 😆
@catlover2223
5 ай бұрын
You’ve found their one weakness!
@Zephyrrrrrrrrrr
5 ай бұрын
cant wait listen to my favorite narrator tell a story about my favorite things you should do more stories about creepy woods!
@michpratt1
5 ай бұрын
Lighthouse and Darkness Prevails are my top narrators. Check out Datkness too. He has thousands of videos and reads stories very similarly to Stephen here😊
@Richardkitts1914
5 ай бұрын
I dont know if anyone has told you this but your videos are perfect for going on drives in Grand Theft Auto 5. I just get in the main characters car, turn on a story, and drive
@larale2323
5 ай бұрын
Lmfao thats kinda bad a$$ Breuh!
@jmax8692
5 ай бұрын
Wow… that’s not bad ass that’s cringe but at least you’re not wasting gas
@jtmthe122
5 ай бұрын
Hear me out same for Spider-Man
@scrappydoo7887
5 ай бұрын
You spelled "sucks ass" wrong @@larale2323
@scrappydoo7887
5 ай бұрын
@@jmax8692agreed
@KCG42069
5 ай бұрын
This is gonna be good! Love your narrations Steven keep up the great work 🖤
@bhushanbansode2492
4 ай бұрын
I used to hear your audio stories at night but now I saved it only for day😅
@s3audi2009
5 ай бұрын
I love me some lighthouse horror stories
@nathanlamb1794
5 ай бұрын
Me too
@outofsight...
5 ай бұрын
Yep
@larale2323
5 ай бұрын
I second, third, and 150th that Bro!
@therealcoltstonewolfe
5 ай бұрын
Yeah these stories are awesome. And he's brilliant at reading them. Makes you feel like your in the story.
@mrrob7531
5 ай бұрын
Great story and great narration. I just wanted to say I like the added touches like background pics of the place and the words written on the wall…all of that really brought the story together and to life.
@karlaschmiedlin8016
5 ай бұрын
There have been nature studies in the area. What you need to worry about are all the wild animals like bears that now live in the area. You don't need monsters, because regular nature is coming back and taking possession.
@daniellewillis2767
4 ай бұрын
There's a really cool video of a very large back of wolves just sauntering down the main street through town. Similar videos of bear, moose, musk oxen....I wouldn't be surprised if Almasty and Yeti weren't poking around as well...
@Valwitt2
Ай бұрын
It’s nice when you appear personally at the beginning of the video as the story teller. Makes the story more real.
@gappergob6169
5 ай бұрын
Lighthouse without rule-based stories?! 😮
@scrappydoo7887
5 ай бұрын
Yup. It's the only one I've bothered with in ages
@horacecrowe3520
4 ай бұрын
you have the best stories hands down and your voice is more than sufficiently creepy this story too has great images and graphics
@amanda9087
5 ай бұрын
I love listening to these stories. Your voice is so soothing!
@NERYBO69
5 ай бұрын
Agree ❤
@SherryTooley
4 ай бұрын
You by far are the best at telling these stories. Please keep up the good work.
@lelandbaker9239
Ай бұрын
You obviously haven't listened to wartime stories. That dude is fantastic
@angiesalinas6813
4 ай бұрын
OMG I'm new to listening to you and I just love everything about you. Your voice and how you tell each and every story. It's just so great. Thank you
@Mammavan4
5 ай бұрын
Love your voice so much.❤ it just got something that relaxes me. You have Come so far already so proud to be one of your fans🥰
@ZombieQueen819
5 ай бұрын
I could listen to your channel all day every day
@kevinfidler6287
5 ай бұрын
What an odd entity. It added an additional level of creepiness to the story.
@arbiteramon
5 ай бұрын
Best part of the day when a new story drops
@phoenixredd721
5 ай бұрын
My day always is so much better when I get ready to lay down and realize Lighthouse has uploaded! 🤍💯💪🏼🥇
@cindyshay1269
4 ай бұрын
These guy write some pretty entertaining stories!! Thank you!!
@FloridaMan0561
5 ай бұрын
LHH back with another new story for us all, thanks again man!!!
@blackgaia102
5 ай бұрын
'There's something hiding in Chernobyl. And it's hungry.' Me: YOUR MOTHER.
@outofsight...
5 ай бұрын
No, your mom
@aricaeksorevon7127
5 ай бұрын
Muscle man reference here
@tsubakiofmelancholy6297
5 ай бұрын
@@outofsight...No. It was me. I haven't had any good food for a while.
@Jaris84R
5 ай бұрын
Me: Russian soldiers 😅
@gavinsepicgaming9835
5 ай бұрын
FEED THEM TO THE MONSTER FOR THAT JOKE
@ScullyPop
5 ай бұрын
The Lighthouse narrations are extraordinary.
@gregg4600
5 ай бұрын
Hi Stephen! I am here. Your voice is so calm and soothing in your awesome narration style! Keep us spell bound!
@keepinitbreezy8426
4 ай бұрын
Crazy story! Chernobyl was always one of my favorites to listen to.
@TheMysteryman19
5 ай бұрын
lighthouse horror rocks :) u are awesome man
@Prizzlesticks
4 ай бұрын
The real scary thing about Chernobyl are the very hungry dogs that need more food and head pats!! I'm being totally serious, a bunch of pets were left behind, eventually roaming and having pups. There's not a lot of food, though, so they are skin and bones. But very good dogs. ...Of course, I say that, but the concept of this monster balloon is actually incredibly unnerving. I might have a nightmare over it. Neat~
@marydrake8491
5 ай бұрын
Cool I listen to Light house stories at work too !!😊
@GarryDKing
5 ай бұрын
7:15 me noticing those were patreon shoutouts just by recognizing the name "Marc from Earth"
@anklemania
5 ай бұрын
I had a pen pal from Chernobyl in the late 70's/early 80's.
@larale2323
5 ай бұрын
Ŵhaaaaaah?!? CRAY CRAY! WAS HE/SHE DEAD? A CRYPTID? JKJK
@MojosGarden
5 ай бұрын
Did you ever have any contact with them post-meltdown?
@Dheimos01
5 ай бұрын
@@larale2323, the reactor thing happened 1986. When they wrote him, it had not happened. And since real life isn't a creepy pasta, they where not retroactively killed by radiation that moves back in time (though, that's a nice plot for a story) When the people moved, they left almost everything behind, jewellery per example. The person writing them most likely had left their address back in Chernobyl, so they couldn't write them anymore, but probably where relatively safe .
@Dheimos01
5 ай бұрын
@@MojosGardenI expect them to have left everything behind, and likely neither had the address nor the time to write. Especially after loosing everything.
@anklemania
5 ай бұрын
@MojosGarden no the letters stopped. It seems from the videos I have watched, they left everything behind. The town looks like all of the people just disappeared.
@randymcmullen538
5 ай бұрын
I seriously think that you could narrate a reading of the tax code and it would still be awesome! Love to immerse myself in one of your stories… Sometimes even forgetting that it’s being read by one person… Every different character seems to be distinct and believable… The other creepypasta storytellers would benefit from listening to your channel to see how it’s done… If you ever decide to branch out and narrate a book for $ hit me up with a message, I’d be your first customer! I’ll keep spreading the word… Lighthouse Horror is the only channel for the best creepy pasta narrated stories!
@Mom2Johnny
5 ай бұрын
Have listened to your stories for quite some time now This is the first story that actually had me HELLA CREEPED OUT! Nicely done!!
@lyndellrobinson3611
5 ай бұрын
Superb work as always!
@nathanlamb1794
5 ай бұрын
I love this one keep up the good work and love your content
@theronharris9983
5 ай бұрын
This story reminds me of a variation of Junji Ito stories
@olgs37
3 ай бұрын
Lol, I'm a Chernobyl baby and it's always fascinating, seeing what kinds of interesting fantastical stories people cook up. I wish I got something cool, but unfortunately, all I was left with was several autoimmune diseases, a few degenerative musculoskeletal ones and a bunch of tumors. If only I'd gotten superpowers instead! Or turned into some sort of beast. (my experience isn't unique, btw. Quite a few people have experienced similar. I have several cousins who are equally ill as well as other people we know who were also in that area. Also, Chernobyl didn't "blow up"; it was a melt down)
@kungfusherman98
4 ай бұрын
All I could think of the whole time was balloon head reminds of Balloony from Phineas and Ferb.
@squishysocks5517
5 ай бұрын
Great story 💯 🔥 Yhank You
@lorddemonoss3945
4 ай бұрын
9:50 we all decided that "the device that was to save our lives" must be broken. Seriously 🙄 stupidity kills.
@TheOddDog0007
5 ай бұрын
Its always a good night when Lighthouse uploads🔥
@thetexaswanderer9197
5 ай бұрын
Great stuff!! Thank you! I couldn't help but think of Alcatraz when the you described the touristy feeling at such a dark place.
@lynnetrathen4587
Күн бұрын
Love me some lighthouse 😁 brilliantly narrated as usual. Thanks awesome story 🙂
@lorraineselby
4 ай бұрын
My Uncle Peter worked on the project with Warwick University (England) to design a roving vehicle that was remotely controlled. It drove to the centre of the accident site, buried the core and then buried itself. Quite high tech in the 1980’s. The vehicle had cameras, so they watched from a safe distance. He said the place was really eerie. Thanks for reminding me of my late uncle . Great story🙏🏼🙏🏼
@artemisvoltaire4743
5 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed your narration of this one! Thanks for all the great content
@lorddemonoss3945
4 ай бұрын
16:00 This is an excellent reason why you should unfriend some people. Also I'm getting some steven king "IT" heebie jeebies here.
@lindawahl9737
5 ай бұрын
It's definitely a great story, I can't wait for the next one. It's like I can see what's going on in my head. I definitely do not want to ever visit this place.
@peterhernandez3790
4 ай бұрын
Oh man . Great job like always
@christinebadagliacco8972
5 ай бұрын
Great story and video. Of course your narrative really brought it to life. Thanks for sharing. 💕
@NB-op8or
5 ай бұрын
That was one of the best creepy pastas I've ever heard!!!!!🎈
@LarryParamedic1
5 ай бұрын
Wonderful telling of a story. Thank You very much.
@dawnmclean2803
5 ай бұрын
Almost seen all your stories. I love them. ☘️thank you
@JonathanChim-e6h
5 ай бұрын
Damn that was good , you brought this story to life , thank you man . Who knew a ballon could make for great horror
@daniellewillis2767
4 ай бұрын
That head actually creeped me out
@kentworch
5 ай бұрын
Thank you Stephen for another awesome pasta. Top notch work as always, and definitely a somewhat creepy one. I don't know, there's just something about the monster just silently floating around following people that's kinda eerie. Anyway thank you for making my night/morning. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
@karenignatowski6620
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for another great narration. Simply love your voice & your face is pretty great, too!! Thanks again!
@paragon7934
5 ай бұрын
Wow, had a lighter the whole time and didn't think to make a fire the 1st time it killed your friend smh
@thebluerose7648
5 ай бұрын
I was listening to another story and switched so fast when I saw the notification.
@franciebelcher4594
4 ай бұрын
That was fun, although being taken out by a radioactive balloon is pretty embarrassing✌😁
@cleipot_
5 ай бұрын
Love it. Reminds me of a manga Junji Ito made ❤
@amandaofhouserobinson6707
5 ай бұрын
Brilliant narration as always ! Thankyou!❤😊
@whisper1113
5 ай бұрын
He makes these stories perfect!!
@harkwin9277
5 ай бұрын
The Amazing World of Gumball too a dark turn
@lorastolle3786
4 ай бұрын
I really do enjoy your stories!
@learninghowto101
3 ай бұрын
Balloonhead reminded me of one of the junji ito stories. Though the only similarity is it being a balloon, having same face as the victim.
@lalalisa8579
5 ай бұрын
One of the greatest
@davidponseigo8811
5 ай бұрын
Am I crazy that I actually want to go to Chernobyl. I have been all over the world as a Combat Security Contractor protecting company assets for oil companies, basically a private soldier and I want to go and do something that is scarier than combat.
@Mammavan4
5 ай бұрын
I don't think that means you are crazy just want to see all in life. I think you have a lot of awesome stories to tell
@MeowingCat835
5 ай бұрын
Not crazy, in fact, you are an average human being with alive mind, curious about life.
@SheepLiver
5 ай бұрын
you might have a death wish, but no you're not crazy imo
@MeowingCat835
5 ай бұрын
@@SheepLiver actually if you stay in Chernobyl in designed areas and for limited amount of time, everything will be okay
@skimask5911
5 ай бұрын
Liar
@moniiglo222
4 ай бұрын
I listen to these daily like a podcast and also when taking a nap 😅
@Hawkmoon1981
4 ай бұрын
Oooh, I'm like a minute in and i already feel Greg isn't going to make it. He's gonna be too focused on his pictures until it's too late.
@terrychambers6726
3 ай бұрын
The one thing that stands out with these stories (apart from them being by far the best out there) is there is never any swearing whatsoever. That is so refreshing.Thank you Lighthouse for having & keeping to standards. So rare these days
@ScottPhx
4 ай бұрын
Don't you mean they were wandering around Pripyat? Chernobyl is the power plant not the city.
@DaveTexas
5 ай бұрын
This was definitely a creepy one! It seems to have taken elements from Stephen King’s It along with John Carpenter’s The Thing and placed them in an even creepier setting than either story’s original locations.
@angiep2229
5 ай бұрын
Are some of those images you used here of Pripyat? If so, that's pretty cool.
@xeniosaias
3 ай бұрын
You never disappoint
@oneenigma4u
4 ай бұрын
33:33 Can't help but think what would have happened if he would have used the flare to burning instead of a lighter
@Metsugolden
5 ай бұрын
This reminds me of that Junji Ito story about the balloon with your face chasing you. But in that story they could talk and try to lure you out.
@ceewood3358
5 ай бұрын
TRULY HORRIFYING!!!!
@LeisureLizard
5 ай бұрын
Out of all the monstrous things that could come out of Chernobyl, killer balloon head was not on my bingo card.
@rubazaar891
5 ай бұрын
After a few hours of praying, cleaning, and cooking the food, I made my way to the cemetery. I parked in the oldest part of the area, it being the only hallowed section. My mind slid into blissful slumber, UNTIL
@carrolllewis7471
5 ай бұрын
"Killer Balloon ? " wow . just wow .
@mlogan2k2
4 ай бұрын
'How stupid does the protagonist need to be for this story to work?' 'Yes.'
Пікірлер: 551