The Tape Library (https://www.youtube.com/@TheTapeLibrary)
The Tape Library is a collection of documentaries and scary story videos that feature great and spooky visuals. Paired with those visuals is a great narrator that has a voice perfect for talking about horror. The Channels narration is kind of like that of Top 5s, which is also on this list, and has that strange blend of sounding almost soothing, but not soothing enough to keep you from being scared.
If you’re more into a TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society)/Ghost hunters type of paranormal viewing, then what you might enjoy most on this list is Paranormal Quest. Paranormal Quest follows a similar formula to the Travel Channel ghost hunting show by giving you some background information on a haunted location followed by a visit tothat location to ghost hunt. The team’s investigations are professional and respectful to the places that they are exploring, so it’s easy to like them and enjoy the content they upload.
Bedtime stories is a mix of great storytelling and awesome visuals that you haven’t seen before. What stands out about Bedtime stories is that for every video they upload, they create original illustrations like the one pictured above.
A testament to Bedtime Stories’ interesting content is their video “Eleven'' from 2019. At the time, it was a story that hadn’t received a lot of coverage, but Bedtime Stories made a great video about the case.2 years later, the topic of the story would become the subject of a Netflix documentary named “The House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths''. It really shows that the Bedtime Stories channels picks great stories to tell on their channel.
12. The Paranormal Files (965k Subscribers)
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The Paranormal Files (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4USkiTRh0Js&t=4919s)
Another one for ghost hunter fans! The Paranormal Files blends interviews and research with high quality ghost hunting footage to make for a really good all-around experience. Investigations on the channel can range from a half hour video to videos that are over 3 hours long which gives you a lot of content to watch.
If you’re interested in longer ghost hunting sessions and patient enough to wait for something to happen, then The Paranormal Fans is definitely a channel to subscribe to.
Chilling Scares is a youtube channel that uploads horror lists and first-person horror stories. The lists, paired with the actual footage that the videos reference, are really creepy because of the fact that you are watching footage that could be real. From creepy videos to creepy places, Chilling Scares has videos on a huge variety of paranormal content.
10. Reignbot (1.36 Million Subscribers)
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Reignbot (https://www.youtube.com/@ReignBot)
Reignbot is yet another great content creator for short documentaries and horror video analysis. The channel’s videos are a mix of detailed explanations mixed into clips of the content being analyzed or discussed. The formula makes for scary and interesting videos on a variety of topics like the paranormal or disturbing true crime.
9. MindseedTV (1.75M Subscribers)
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MindseedTV (https://www.youtube.com/@MindSeedTV)
Ouija boards, dybbuk boxes and spirit boxes- no stone is left unturned for MindseedTV. Trying to get the scariest content, the Mindseed team boldly uses everything at their disposal to communicate with ghosts and capture them on camera. The team's boldness in interacting with haunted objects is really fun to watch and also has that scary “what if'' quality to it.
MindseedTV currently has 5 seasons of their web series Hunting Purgatory on their channel so if you’re looking for something to binge, check it out!
8. BizarreBub (1.93 Million Subscribers)
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BizarreBub (https://www.youtube.com/@BizarreBub)
BizarreBub is a Youtube horror channel that puts together scary content compilations of videos from across the internet. The content featured includes things from Tiktok, Reddit, Youtube shorts and other social media platforms where people can upload videos of the scary things they witness. The channel also features some lists, but the compilations are what is uploaded more consistently. So if you prefer collections of smaller videos, BizzareBub would be perfect to check out.
7. Watcher (2.93 Million Subscribers)
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Watcher (https://www.youtube.com/@watcher)
Shane and Ryan fans, delight in even more content from your two favorite frenemy ghost hunters. After the success of their Buzzfeed Unsolved series (more on that later), Shane and Ryan are now uploading paranormal content to their own channel, Watcher. What you have here is more of the content that you can watch in their Buzzfeed videos but ramped up as the pair are even better equipped to go on their ghost hunting escapades.
6. Nexpo (3.27 Million Subscribers)
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Nexpo (https://www.youtube.com/@Nexpo)
Nexpo is a short documentary style YouTube content creator. His videos focus on horror stories that range from paranormal mysteries to disturbing things you can find on the internet. Nexpo’s ability to break down every story and piece of content he puts on the channel is great because as a viewer, you get a really descriptive and informative video that’s as informative as it is creepy.
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Top 5s (https://www.youtube.com/@Top5s)
I have been watching Top 5s on YoutTube for as long as I can remember and there is something to be said about how consistent the channel is with interesting content. For a long time the channel uploaded only Top 5s lists, which is where it got its name from, but eventually branched out into doing long form documentaries on haunted locations and true crime.
The channel has a formula that is perfected and the narration and music that accompany the lists and footage uploaded makes it all the better. Currently, Top5s is doing a great series where it covers Top 5 scary events or myths in cities that are suggested by viewers! Who knows, maybe it could be your city that’s featured next.
4. Nuke’s Top 5 (4.24 Million Subscribers)
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Nuke’s Top 5 (https://www.youtube.com/@NukesTop5)
“Did you see that''? The question is almost a catchphrase for Nuke’s Top 5 by this point. Sharing paranormal footage of ghosts and entities allegedly caught on camera, Nuke’s Top 5 regularly will play back and slow down videos and focus your attention on the creepy images caught on camera. There’s a reason for Nuke’s success, and it’s the almost never ending amount of footage that has been uploaded to the channel.
And with the channel always being open to viewer submissions, the library of content is only going to keep growing.
3. Buzzfeed Unsolved Network (5.39 Million Subscribers)
If you’re into a little chaos and skepticism with your ghost hunts, Buzzfeed Unsolved Network (more specifically their supernatural uploads) is a must watch. With Ryan being a firm believer and Shane being a stubborn skeptic, the two are always arguing their way through investigations in the funniest way possible.
Throw in the additional top tier research and breakdown of hauntings and there’s no surprise that the channel is watched by so many people. It’s also no surprise that when Shane and Ryan started their own channel, it also proved to be a success (as you already read about earlier in this list).
2. Mr. Nightmare (6.46m subscribers)
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Mr. Nightmare (https://www.youtube.com/@mrnightmare)
Mr. Nightmare is a scary story channel on YouTube that has gained a lot of popularity since it started in 2014. The channel’s narrator has the perfect voice for horror storytelling and it’s easy to get sucked into the stories that he tells about different cases of paranormal activity.
Mr. Nightmare is audio focused, with most videos having only static images that pair with the stories being told, but those images paired with great narration are effective and will definitely give you the creeps.
1. MrBallen (8.77 Million Subscribers)
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MrBallen (https://www.youtube.com/@MrBallen)
A natural and enthusiastic storyteller, MrBallen makes tells great horror stories that will make you feel like you’re sitting around a campfire. Even though his videos don’t offer a lot of additional footage like video evidence, MrBallen makes up for it with his ability to be descriptive and tell a story in a way that makes it easy to create a picture for yourself. An added plus is that MrBallen’s content is also dubbed and posted on MrBallen en Espanol, a supplementary channel that can be found on the main channels page for Spanish speakers.
From blowing into cartridges to spraying game discs with Windex and now trying to replace his GPU without blowing up his pc, Jonathan has a lifetime’s worth of gaming to write about.
Gamer Since:
2000
Favorite Genre:
RPG
Currently Playing:
Alan Wake 2
Top 3 Favorite Games:
FIFA 16, The Evil Within, The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2 - Smoke and Mirrors
