I hope you like my narration of this classic story! let me know what you think and if you would like me to do more Classic Creepypastas like this! Also, remember to like and share! (if you want to)
Ronnie, I'm curious. Is there a specific reason for not including the video? I've never heard this pasta or seen any of the video so I'd genuinely like to know 👍
I CLICKED INSTANTLY. Your narrations are the perfect way to pass time doing dull work, my friend. And I never even _dreamed_ you were gonna cover this classic. Happy Holidays! One of Many Huge Fans
I just gotta say; I really appreciate how the audio is used in Dark's videos. Many storytellers on YT just put generic scary ambience in the background and call it a day. But in Dark's videos, it's obvious how the background audio is a conscious choice. It supports the narrative so perfectly. Everything from the creepy sound effects to the sombre piano music. It really makes a difference! It's way more immersive! Keep up the brilliant work!
I didn't expect this classic to be getting a 2022 narration, it brings me back to 2010 (which I feel old for saying). I hope "Classics" becomes a new series; these older stories are important to internet culture so it's nice to hear them again.
I don't know how I've managed to do that, but I've never read or heard the story itself up to this point, and oh boy, what a masterpiece I've got for a first time! I really love your voice and tone, you are easily the best narrator out there.
@@Darksomnium that’s dope, looking forward to it. maybe some SCP foundation stuff would be fun too. keep up the good work man, thank you for the reply as well :)
It's so nice to hear you read again, along with RomNex. You two are the best readers. On the male and female sides. Thank you for your stories. I didn't even give this one time to cool. Pulled up right away. Have a great day. You made mine!!!
I can barely believe that i haven't seen anyone else mention this, but here goes: The fact that you not only used audio from the actual game AND, if I'm not mistaken, even wrote your own subtle version of Song Of Healing is incredible. I heard those first two notes and knew exactly what you were doing. Phenomenal job, good sir. Thank for allowing us to revisit this story like never before.
See now. THIS is why you're my fav narrator. You take a classic, and make it so much more than others have managed. Excellent work boss man. As always 💖
Oooh that sound really interesting! I really like the concept of narrating old/classic creepypastas with newer and better quality. I can tell this one is gonna be good
@The Dark Somnium I think u could do that old "rabbits creek"story justice. Where a kid tries to capture pics of a mountain lion using a screaming rabbit recording & a motion detecting camera
I always thought of this one as a very silly story, despite it being kind of legendary. But your narration does give it a depth that I appreciate. I really enjoyed it.
I can tell you worked really hard on this one. Your immersion in this one reminds me of Left Right game and other long ones where you thru out the story have different tones and states of panic or whatever emotion you’re expressing, your immersion is still unmatched. That’s why you’re the best at what you do. Close your eyes and listen and it’s like we are right next to you, or even inside the story. Beautiful. The vocabulary of these writers helps a lot too. So much immersive writing in creepypastas. That’s why I’ve listened to them for 10 plus years.
Your narrations of these stories has become one of my favorite things to listen to. I first heard your version of Left Right Game and have been hooked since. These especially hit so much better in the early AM darkish ride to work. I have heard this story before but I know this will reinvigorate it.
What an epic tribute. This is hands down the best version of Ben Drowned I've ever heard, and I'm so stoked you did this! Only you could take an iconic classic like this to a whole other level, absolutely brilliant.🔥
Thank you sooooo much @The Dark Somnium for your hard work and effort. I appreciate everything you post because it helps me cope with my life problems hearing you narrate these beautiful stories.
WAAAAAAAHHHH MY CHILDHOOD!! I'm so happy you read this story, creepypasta brings back so many feelings of nostalgia since that's what got me into horror :DD
Man it’s been so long since I’ve heard this it was one of the first creepy pastas I heard thank you for reading it in the way you do, it doesn’t feel like narration just plain and really good voice acting
This was the first CReepyPasta I ever watched and read. Great job, this brought me back full circle, and it still hits like the first time. Great job really enjoyed this.
I've heard this story before, but I do like how you read stories that make the stories feel more realistic almost like you're in the story, I am a truck driver and really enjoy listening to yours and lighthouse stories when I drive, was wondering when we can get some long ones again, one of my favorites was The Nightmare fighting tournament, keep it up, you're doing great
The sound effects you include in the video are *absolutely unnerving.* Sometimes I think the sound is occurring in reality, especially when the sound comes from just one side of my headphones. I’ve been startled many times in various stories I listened to on your channel. In this video, the quiet but clearly maniacal laugh (that came out of only one side of my headphones) scared the living daylights out of me as I’m alone in Washington Square Park in NYC - well not entirely alone as there are other people here of course but I’m by myself here alone - & it’s dark out & there’s a chill in the air from the winter wind. I had my back turned to the walkway, facing a bench as I rummaged through my bad, so I couldn’t see anyone behind me nor in my periphery if beside me. Suddenly I heard the laughter coming from the left & I was absolutely petrified me for a moment there. I startled & looked around to see no one near me on the pathway, realizing after what felt like an eternity but only lasted a second or two that it was coming from the video. This is why your channel is so brilliant & stands apart from all other horror story / creepy pasta channels. Ever since finding your channel I haven’t listened to even a single horror story video by another channel/ creator. Once you go The Dark Somnium, you won’t go back to any other of ‘em. lol
It has been years since I’ve listened to these creepypasta stories! You really made it come to life once again and hit me with nostalgia! Another banger story especially with your narration! Keep it up!!!
Holy crap that ending. I’ve never heard this one before but I loved it. Best narrator out there. Thank you for another great one. I had to listen to it twice.
this was awesome! both the story and your channel are things I've not visited in a while and they both are even better than I remember! keep up the awesome work!
Oh my *god*. I already liked this story, and I am hard to scare, but with your skills and quality you actually had me unnerved the whole time. Great job man. Definitely a top tier adaptation!
Great narration Ronnie, as always! But I am a little disappointed in the ending, I was hoping for a big climax and a reveal, oh well. Keep up the great work , I think I've watched every one of your videos and you still give me chills xD
This game was such a major part of my childhood and this story was wickedly unnerving. What an amazing presentation of an amazing story. Thank you for the case of the creeps, Darksomnium!
one of my favorite story tellers reading one of the stories that got me into creepypasta as a whole makes me ecstatic, I would love to hear you do more of the 'og' creepypastas like laughing jack : )
You are one of my favorite voices and this was the pasta that got me into pasta, I remember when it first came out. Gonna listen to this tomorrow, thank you for all your work. We love you!
tbh I've been thinking what it is about this story that has made it hold up so much better than so many other old video game creepypastas (many of which were, admittedly, arguably kind of knockoffs of it), and tbh I think the biggest thing is that the psychological hell that the haunted cartridge puts the protagonist through feels somehow more sincere than in a lot of similar stories, like it doesn't try to lay the horror on too thick with excesses like gore images popping up in the game or characters having "hyper-realistic eyes" (seriously, why was that such a cliche in creepypastas for a while? lol), it stays mostly true to the original material in a game that I think most people remember finding fairly creepy and disturbing in itself when they played it as kids, and it doesn't jump from 0 to 100 like some of those "I played Pokémon, but Lavender Town was all messed up and then a demon talked to me through the game and then my whole family was dead" sort of stories so often do, and I think for that reason it's saved from feeling childish and silly in the way some of those other stories do (to me, at least). Like it uses a lot of both restrained and effective horror, and it appeals to "negative nostalgia" but also has enough of an overall story as to still suspend disbelief and not just feel like pandering to the game's fans. Like I guess to me it just feels a lot more "grown up" than a lot of other creepypastas of this type, and it feels like a lot of other "haunted cartridge" pastas (practically a genre unto itself) were really just attempts at duplicating "Ben Drowned" without the authors grasping a lot of the subtleties that made it effective. Anyway, sorry for the mini-essay on your comment, this just as came to right now and I feel like I needed to share it with someone lol.
I've been listening to you and romnex for almost a year now and I have to say, you both are wonderful in your narrations! It's the best thing to listen to with the type of job I work where I'm mostly alone with my headphones in, cleaning. Much love to you and keep up the good work!
I like this story. It really gives out the detail needed for us to know what happened. It’s realistic in some way too. I think creepypasta stories may be better in some way than the nosleep stories or maybe they’re both. I was listening to this at school by the way. Don’t want to bother but I hoped you like the art I made for your narrations
Very nice hearing this old classic with your narration and custom sounds and music. It was extraordinarily refreshing and iconic! Can't wait to hear everything to come!
Oh I can't wait for some more classics, your production values would make them amazing, ben the caver on here was honestly one of the best youtube experiences I've had
man, this is the best narration of Ben Drowned I've ever heard. Really love listening to these classic creepypastas. Reminds me HOW MUCH it scared me back in the day
Didn't know you did gaming based stories. Kind of nice hearing this story again and better written too. :3 Cant wait to hear more of the stories about the lost settlement.
Thank you dark!! For all the uploads lately, I'm an over the road truck driver and your stories are the best! And they keep from falling asleep... Thank you
This is a classic banger fr fr, thanks for covering this one. I was in my late teens when I heard about this one and it creeped me out so bad and even as a 29 year old I still had to hug my dog when I was listening to your narration LOL
That nightmare with the statue in the game following him reminds me of one of my own nightmares, back when I was a child. I had started playing diablo 2 recently, and just gotten to about halfway through act 3. Small backstory for those who don't know: When you arrive at act 3 for the first time, shortly after you leave town, there's a dark figure, who walks a short distance and then disappears. When he disappears, some glowing orbs will form and a few small demons will appear from those orbs, nothing too difficult to deal with but they are certainly strange and do not appear anywhere else until act 4. Another small background information, towns in diablo 2 are safe zones, no demons can enter and your character can't die while in town. Characters are also unable to use any of their combat skills inside town (the skill icon will turn from white to red to signal that the skill can't be used), and of course the town is also where characters respawn if they die. In my dream I was in the town of act 3, and I noticed it was strange that suddenly the skill icons turned from red to white. It was also not the usual diablo 2 view from above, but instead a first person perspective. Then all of a sudden those glowing orbs started to appear, but instead of them just being very few they appeared all over the screen, and a huge mass of those demons popped out, right in the middle of the town. They started attacking not only me but also the npcs (who are neccessary to buy healing potions, get quests, etc). So I had to fight very hard and desperately, trying to save at least the most essential npcs, which was very difficult because in act 3 they are particularly spread out, more than in any other town. I saw one npc after another slowly die and I knew I wouldn't be able to last for very long until the whole town was killed by demons, completely preventing me from progressing further or, eventually, preventing me from doing anything other than just dying over and over. When health was very low and I had run out of potions (with the potion merchant already dead) I woke up. Today I can smile about it, but back then when I was still a child it wasn't a very nice dream, I was quite upset about it and had to start up the game immediately just to confirm that everything was still as it should be and all the crazy things were really just a dream. Also, imagine noticing a single icon popping up on your desktop. My desktop is so full that the icons literally extend past the screen. Whenever I want to select something I just click on a random location, type the first few letters of the name of whatever I want to open/execute, and hit enter. It's the only way to navigate my desktop. lmao One weird thing about the whole infection thing if this "ben" entity can really spread through cables it would already be everywhere. Like, why wouldn't it be able to just spread to anything connected to the internet?
I've been into creepy pasta for about 3 years now and this is my first time hearing this one. I'm so glad it's on your channel because I definitely prefer it that way. You were the very first creepy pasta narrator I ever listened to and by far one of the greatest at it. No disrespect to any other top notch narrators like Romnex and many others, I just really prefer your voice it's extremely relaxing. Paired with your music and audio effects I have a hard time not falling asleep and having to replay the story a couple times over lol. Once again great job DS!¡
I hope you like my narration of this classic story! let me know what you think and if you would like me to do more Classic Creepypastas like this!
Also, remember to like and share! (if you want to)
I'm absolutely here for it, this is legendary!
Ronnie, I'm curious. Is there a specific reason for not including the video?
I've never heard this pasta or seen any of the video so I'd genuinely like to know 👍
I CLICKED INSTANTLY.
Your narrations are the perfect way to pass time doing dull work, my friend. And I never even _dreamed_ you were gonna cover this classic.
Happy Holidays!
One of Many Huge Fans
@@scrappydoo7887 i did, its only mentioned at certain times though. it first comes in at 10:29
Depends on the story
I haven't heard this story in ages. Thank you for bringing back some good old memories 🖤
I hope you like my narration of it! :)
is this an old story or something? where did it come from
@@BooveCG it is more than 10 years old or so, cant rememeber the specific year, so yes, you could say this story is one of the older ones
@@BooveCG It is one of the OG creepypastas. I think it was published around 2010 for the first time.
It was posted on 4chan
Dark Somnium reading Creepypasta classics would be an iconic series omg
Please make these a thing! That would be fantastic
I just gotta say; I really appreciate how the audio is used in Dark's videos. Many storytellers on YT just put generic scary ambience in the background and call it a day. But in Dark's videos, it's obvious how the background audio is a conscious choice. It supports the narrative so perfectly. Everything from the creepy sound effects to the sombre piano music. It really makes a difference!
It's way more immersive! Keep up the brilliant work!
this!! came to comment the same thing
He's also the producer of all that music, so yeah.. every piece of audio in these stories is absolutely intentional.
I didn't expect this classic to be getting a 2022 narration, it brings me back to 2010 (which I feel old for saying). I hope "Classics" becomes a new series; these older stories are important to internet culture so it's nice to hear them again.
I don't know how I've managed to do that, but I've never read or heard the story itself up to this point, and oh boy, what a masterpiece I've got for a first time! I really love your voice and tone, you are easily the best narrator out there.
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Welcome to the Ben drowned family brother
This was my first time hearing the story aswell
I actually haven’t either
Same thing man, and I was huge on creepypastas back in the day.
Already heard this story twice, but if anything in this world i certain, then it's Somniums ability to give story's something unique.
thank you! :)
i’ve heard this story loads of times. but this is the first time it’s genuinely scared me. well done as always Somi
its a fun story for sure, im definitly going to do some more classics :)
@@Darksomnium Oh hell yeah! I get so nostalgic and still get goosebumps from the classics!
@@Darksomnium that’s dope, looking forward to it. maybe some SCP foundation stuff would be fun too. keep up the good work man, thank you for the reply as well :)
I have never heard this story! Is this about a real game? I mean not about what he went thru lol but is this based on a real nintendo game?
@@Darksomnium please do!!! I love hearing your take on the classics like this
I seriously just screamed, “YES” when I saw this pop up in my feed. This is one of my favorite stories, so glad you decided to narrate it!
Dang somni you are pumping these narrations out like crazy! Can’t wait to listen to this one
i hope you like it! next video will be out wensday :)
@@Darksomnium Honestly quite incredible
@@Darksomnium yee
Omg I just saw you in another comment section!! UA-cam’s a small world
@@zoeywilliams4848 This is truly one of the times ever
I read Ben Dover...
Lol I actually know someone called Ben Dover 😬🤣
Haha funy
If you say so
Bro!! I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought it was "Ben Dover" 🤣 I was already thinking, "man, these new titles getting out of hand" 😂
I read Ben Downer
It's so nice to hear you read again, along with RomNex. You two are the best readers. On the male and female sides. Thank you for your stories. I didn't even give this one time to cool. Pulled up right away. Have a great day. You made mine!!!
thank you so much :)
I can barely believe that i haven't seen anyone else mention this, but here goes:
The fact that you not only used audio from the actual game AND, if I'm not mistaken, even wrote your own subtle version of Song Of Healing is incredible. I heard those first two notes and knew exactly what you were doing. Phenomenal job, good sir. Thank for allowing us to revisit this story like never before.
See now. THIS is why you're my fav narrator. You take a classic, and make it so much more than others have managed. Excellent work boss man. As always 💖
Thank you
Oooh that sound really interesting! I really like the concept of narrating old/classic creepypastas with newer and better quality. I can tell this one is gonna be good
ill probably do some more classics soon :D
@@Darksomnium nice
@@Darksomnium YESSSSS
@The Dark Somnium I think u could do that old "rabbits creek"story justice. Where a kid tries to capture pics of a mountain lion using a screaming rabbit recording & a motion detecting camera
A DS narration of the Russian Sleep Experiment would be dope.
I always thought of this one as a very silly story, despite it being kind of legendary. But your narration does give it a depth that I appreciate. I really enjoyed it.
Wow, thanks! :)
I can tell you worked really hard on this one. Your immersion in this one reminds me of Left Right game and other long ones where you thru out the story have different tones and states of panic or whatever emotion you’re expressing, your immersion is still unmatched. That’s why you’re the best at what you do. Close your eyes and listen and it’s like we are right next to you, or even inside the story. Beautiful. The vocabulary of these writers helps a lot too. So much immersive writing in creepypastas. That’s why I’ve listened to them for 10 plus years.
One of the best ones yet love listening to your channel
He finally did it
He’s ascended into legendary creepy pasta status
He’s finally covered one of the great classics
Well, he's pretty great
Ooh, a classic one!! I love it
Your narrations of these stories has become one of my favorite things to listen to. I first heard your version of Left Right Game and have been hooked since. These especially hit so much better in the early AM darkish ride to work. I have heard this story before but I know this will reinvigorate it.
Thanks so much Zach:)
What an epic tribute. This is hands down the best version of Ben Drowned I've ever heard, and I'm so stoked you did this! Only you could take an iconic classic like this to a whole other level, absolutely brilliant.🔥
God this is such a classic. From the haunted cartridge story, to the rest of the ARG, BEN Drowned is such a good story.
i hope you like my narration of it :D it was a fun story to do for surel.
What a CLASSIC… brings back memories from over a decade ago. Wow. Good job Ronnie.
My man's doing classic creepypastas! What a wonderful time to be alive.
Oh my god yes, please revisit more of the classic ones
God thank you! Iv been wanting to hear this video for a while but I could only find it with voices I didn't care for. Beautifully done thank you!!!
Thank you sooooo much @The Dark Somnium for your hard work and effort. I appreciate everything you post because it helps me cope with my life problems hearing you narrate these beautiful stories.
i hope things get better for you, and im so glad the videos can help in any way :)
Great reading! Thank you for helping make a couple hours drive interesting up here in rural Maine at night! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
WAAAAAAAHHHH MY CHILDHOOD!! I'm so happy you read this story, creepypasta brings back so many feelings of nostalgia since that's what got me into horror :DD
I got to see the last chunk or two of this story drop in real time back in the day. Many thanks for the nostalgia trip.
Brings back memories of listening to old creepypastas years ago
Man it’s been so long since I’ve heard this it was one of the first creepy pastas I heard thank you for reading it in the way you do, it doesn’t feel like narration just plain and really good voice acting
thank yiou so much :)
I love this story and I had read it... but not heard it.
Just finished it. Never gets old 💚🖤
Thank you for including the videos too!
im so glad you liked it :)
This was the first CReepyPasta I ever watched and read. Great job, this brought me back full circle, and it still hits like the first time. Great job really enjoyed this.
Classic! This was a great narration as always, thanks dude :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m at work rn but I can’t wait to hear what you’ve created for us this time Ronnie, your narrations are always the best
i hope you have a good day at work matthew!
@@Darksomniumfinally able to listen to this one in so excited to hear your take on this story!
I can see why this became such a popular story back in the day. thanks for narrating it, Dark Somnium :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
RONNIE YOU KNOCKED IT OUTTA THE PARK WITH THIS ONE oh man you captured the vibes perfectly and really did this classic justice, have a good one man!
Now this one caught me off guard!
Cheers for the hour long classic reading (and an even longer editing you took)!
i hope you like my narration of it :)
@@Darksomnium Of course!
love the classics! Keep up the good work
thank you :)
PUMPING THEM OUT!! Love to to see it! 👏 Thanks for the killer content DS
Stressing out over finals when this pops up, thanks for the much needed break Ronnie!
im sure you will do great on your finals emma, i believe in you! :)
Wow, haven’t seen this in a while. Update: I passed all my finals and graduated college. Thanks Ronnie again for drawing me out of my head
I almost forgot about this story. I'm glad to hear it again, especially with such amazing narration, thanks for bringing back great memories!
Thanks for listening :)
I've heard this story before, but I do like how you read stories that make the stories feel more realistic almost like you're in the story, I am a truck driver and really enjoy listening to yours and lighthouse stories when I drive, was wondering when we can get some long ones again, one of my favorites was The Nightmare fighting tournament, keep it up, you're doing great
The sound effects you include in the video are *absolutely unnerving.* Sometimes I think the sound is occurring in reality, especially when the sound comes from just one side of my headphones. I’ve been startled many times in various stories I listened to on your channel. In this video, the quiet but clearly maniacal laugh (that came out of only one side of my headphones) scared the living daylights out of me as I’m alone in Washington Square Park in NYC - well not entirely alone as there are other people here of course but I’m by myself here alone - & it’s dark out & there’s a chill in the air from the winter wind. I had my back turned to the walkway, facing a bench as I rummaged through my bad, so I couldn’t see anyone behind me nor in my periphery if beside me. Suddenly I heard the laughter coming from the left & I was absolutely petrified me for a moment there. I startled & looked around to see no one near me on the pathway, realizing after what felt like an eternity but only lasted a second or two that it was coming from the video. This is why your channel is so brilliant & stands apart from all other horror story / creepy pasta channels. Ever since finding your channel I haven’t listened to even a single horror story video by another channel/ creator. Once you go The Dark Somnium, you won’t go back to any other of ‘em. lol
It has been years since I’ve listened to these creepypasta stories! You really made it come to life once again and hit me with nostalgia! Another banger story especially with your narration! Keep it up!!!
Man you are on a roll lately. With all these stories I hope you're getting enough sleep!
Holy crap that ending.
I’ve never heard this one before but I loved it.
Best narrator out there. Thank you for another great one. I had to listen to it twice.
really happy about your rendition of this classic! i hope you do more! 💓 amazing video as always
Thank you so much!!
This was always my favorite creepypasta! Fantastic job
this was awesome! both the story and your channel are things I've not visited in a while and they both are even better than I remember! keep up the awesome work!
Thank you :)
I always loved this story!!! super excited to hear your narration of it!!!
Oh my *god*. I already liked this story, and I am hard to scare, but with your skills and quality you actually had me unnerved the whole time. Great job man. Definitely a top tier adaptation!
I am surprised you have only 600k subscribers! I haven't heard a better narration of this story and others in my life, good job man!
thank you so much :D
"Anasi's Goatman Story" would be a great classic to dig up and bring back to life.
i remmeber that one, ide love to do it :)
Great story and fabulous narration ❤️
Kinda nice hearing this classic again after so long.
I remember this!!! So excited for your take. You are the best, I'm serious. Every time you post, I get so excited. Thank you ronny.
I really appreciate the fact that there is video too. A real masterpiece
The sound design and music is amazing! Somnium you made this classic even better!
Great narration Ronnie, as always! But I am a little disappointed in the ending, I was hoping for a big climax and a reveal, oh well. Keep up the great work , I think I've watched every one of your videos and you still give me chills xD
thank you so much :)
Haven't heard that one in some time! It is truly a classic. Amazing narration as always, love your work
Yes, finally! It is as much of a classic as Ted the Caver!
Your narration is always top draw.
Great content as always 👏 👌
This game was such a major part of my childhood and this story was wickedly unnerving. What an amazing presentation of an amazing story.
Thank you for the case of the creeps, Darksomnium!
one of my favorite story tellers reading one of the stories that got me into creepypasta as a whole makes me ecstatic, I would love to hear you do more of the 'og' creepypastas like laughing jack : )
This release schedule is the best! Great to have you back! You don't know me, but I missed you.
You are one of my favorite voices and this was the pasta that got me into pasta, I remember when it first came out. Gonna listen to this tomorrow, thank you for all your work. We love you!
Wow, thank you! :)
Lord seeing this brought me back to middle school and my marble hornets phase-- love the story though
haha awesome :)
Hell yeah! An old classic narrated by Ronnie! It’s my lucky day!
i hope you like it :)
i’ve always heard about ben drowned, such a classic from my childhood and now I can relive the dread through your narration
tbh I've been thinking what it is about this story that has made it hold up so much better than so many other old video game creepypastas (many of which were, admittedly, arguably kind of knockoffs of it), and tbh I think the biggest thing is that the psychological hell that the haunted cartridge puts the protagonist through feels somehow more sincere than in a lot of similar stories, like it doesn't try to lay the horror on too thick with excesses like gore images popping up in the game or characters having "hyper-realistic eyes" (seriously, why was that such a cliche in creepypastas for a while? lol), it stays mostly true to the original material in a game that I think most people remember finding fairly creepy and disturbing in itself when they played it as kids, and it doesn't jump from 0 to 100 like some of those "I played Pokémon, but Lavender Town was all messed up and then a demon talked to me through the game and then my whole family was dead" sort of stories so often do, and I think for that reason it's saved from feeling childish and silly in the way some of those other stories do (to me, at least).
Like it uses a lot of both restrained and effective horror, and it appeals to "negative nostalgia" but also has enough of an overall story as to still suspend disbelief and not just feel like pandering to the game's fans. Like I guess to me it just feels a lot more "grown up" than a lot of other creepypastas of this type, and it feels like a lot of other "haunted cartridge" pastas (practically a genre unto itself) were really just attempts at duplicating "Ben Drowned" without the authors grasping a lot of the subtleties that made it effective.
Anyway, sorry for the mini-essay on your comment, this just as came to right now and I feel like I needed to share it with someone lol.
I've been listening to you and romnex for almost a year now and I have to say, you both are wonderful in your narrations! It's the best thing to listen to with the type of job I work where I'm mostly alone with my headphones in, cleaning. Much love to you and keep up the good work!
I like this story. It really gives out the detail needed for us to know what happened. It’s realistic in some way too. I think creepypasta stories may be better in some way than the nosleep stories or maybe they’re both. I was listening to this at school by the way.
Don’t want to bother but I hoped you like the art I made for your narrations
Hey! Thank you so much, where can I check out the art :D
This story reminds me of those mediocre 2005 creepypastas like herobrine , sonic exe etc I love the nostalgia great job somnium
Dang haven't heard this in awhile, masterpiece by Dark as always
Very nice hearing this old classic with your narration and custom sounds and music. It was extraordinarily refreshing and iconic! Can't wait to hear everything to come!
Oh I can't wait for some more classics, your production values would make them amazing, ben the caver on here was honestly one of the best youtube experiences I've had
thank you so much :)
@@Darksomnium Of course Love you work man
man, this is the best narration of Ben Drowned I've ever heard. Really love listening to these classic creepypastas. Reminds me HOW MUCH it scared me back in the day
Thank you :)
Didn't know you did gaming based stories. Kind of nice hearing this story again and better written too. :3
Cant wait to hear more of the stories about the lost settlement.
a classic story with amazing narration and music which fit the story perfect, thanks Mr Somnium!
Thank you dark!! For all the uploads lately, I'm an over the road truck driver and your stories are the best! And they keep from falling asleep... Thank you
I’m loving these consistent uploads, keep up the great work brother 🤙
thank you! next video will be up wensday :)
EEEEEEE!! I have no words for how excited I am for this!!
Please do more of the classics
Honestly i miss classic creepypastas. Sure most of them weren't well written. But they stayed in your mind. Great narration btw!
Thanks for reading such a classic! I'm so excited to give it a listen later!
AAHHHHH this was the very first creepypasta I ever read! The nostalgia 🖤 Thank you 🥹
In all honesty I think this story hasn't aged too well, but your narration certainly makes up for it.
I LOVE WHEN YOU DO THE CLASSICS
the last few lines thank you for opening this and freeing me and the saying you shouldn't have gave me chills for a sec
>:D
@@Darksomnium thanks ben
DUDE! This narration was awesome! I was ready for horror schlock which doesn’t really scare me- but DAMN. This terrified me. Awesome.
So glad to see the regular uploads again,
You rock
next video will be up wensday :)
@@Darksomnium And I thought my day can't get any better.
This is a classic banger fr fr, thanks for covering this one. I was in my late teens when I heard about this one and it creeped me out so bad and even as a 29 year old I still had to hug my dog when I was listening to your narration LOL
That nightmare with the statue in the game following him reminds me of one of my own nightmares, back when I was a child. I had started playing diablo 2 recently, and just gotten to about halfway through act 3. Small backstory for those who don't know: When you arrive at act 3 for the first time, shortly after you leave town, there's a dark figure, who walks a short distance and then disappears. When he disappears, some glowing orbs will form and a few small demons will appear from those orbs, nothing too difficult to deal with but they are certainly strange and do not appear anywhere else until act 4. Another small background information, towns in diablo 2 are safe zones, no demons can enter and your character can't die while in town. Characters are also unable to use any of their combat skills inside town (the skill icon will turn from white to red to signal that the skill can't be used), and of course the town is also where characters respawn if they die.
In my dream I was in the town of act 3, and I noticed it was strange that suddenly the skill icons turned from red to white. It was also not the usual diablo 2 view from above, but instead a first person perspective. Then all of a sudden those glowing orbs started to appear, but instead of them just being very few they appeared all over the screen, and a huge mass of those demons popped out, right in the middle of the town. They started attacking not only me but also the npcs (who are neccessary to buy healing potions, get quests, etc). So I had to fight very hard and desperately, trying to save at least the most essential npcs, which was very difficult because in act 3 they are particularly spread out, more than in any other town. I saw one npc after another slowly die and I knew I wouldn't be able to last for very long until the whole town was killed by demons, completely preventing me from progressing further or, eventually, preventing me from doing anything other than just dying over and over. When health was very low and I had run out of potions (with the potion merchant already dead) I woke up. Today I can smile about it, but back then when I was still a child it wasn't a very nice dream, I was quite upset about it and had to start up the game immediately just to confirm that everything was still as it should be and all the crazy things were really just a dream.
Also, imagine noticing a single icon popping up on your desktop. My desktop is so full that the icons literally extend past the screen. Whenever I want to select something I just click on a random location, type the first few letters of the name of whatever I want to open/execute, and hit enter. It's the only way to navigate my desktop. lmao
One weird thing about the whole infection thing if this "ben" entity can really spread through cables it would already be everywhere. Like, why wouldn't it be able to just spread to anything connected to the internet?
I've been into creepy pasta for about 3 years now and this is my first time hearing this one. I'm so glad it's on your channel because I definitely prefer it that way. You were the very first creepy pasta narrator I ever listened to and by far one of the greatest at it. No disrespect to any other top notch narrators like Romnex and many others, I just really prefer your voice it's extremely relaxing. Paired with your music and audio effects I have a hard time not falling asleep and having to replay the story a couple times over lol. Once again great job DS!¡
There's more to the story, Jadusable has the rest of it on his UA-cam. You can't really narrate it though.
Ben Drowned is one of my favorite memories from my high school days, it's the best!
Thank you for another great story and narration I love your voice it's very soothing ❤️
My favorite narrator reading classic creepypastas hits a nostalgiac spot I didn't know I had
Your voice is somehow so calming that it helps me sleep at night, but also so intriguing that I’m super focused when I want to