Lights Out
Lights out everybody, turn everything off, sit back and relax while your mind is taken on a dark and twisted journey filled with thrills and chills. Each week Josh and the boys will take you through a dark story, case, or event involving a wide range of topics including the occult, hauntings, cryptids, alien abductions, serial killers, and demonic possession. So if you’re looking for a chill creepy paranormal and true crime podcast to escape with look no further than Lights Out. New episodes are released every Friday, make sure you subscribe and follow the show on social media @lightsoutcast
Our Editor's Take
Listeners of Lights Out may feel like they have turned on an audiobook instead of a podcast. In other true crime shows, the hosts might quip, banter, and analyze the crimes as they go. But in this podcast, it's one continuous story that unfolds over an hour (or two).
The Lights Out podcast host, Josh Thomas, has a deep, calming voice. It carries the listener through the narrative like a well-written supernatural horror novel. But it's not. These are real-life cases that Thomas has researched to the full extent. They have witness accounts, photographic evidence, letters, and court cases.
The podcast includes reports such as the horrific Cheshire home invasion murders. The burglars, in that case, had an alleged involvement with a Satanic cult, which led them to a life of crime. Other episodes are about the history of unexplained phenomena. This includes the tale of the Black Shuck, a demonic dog that haunts the English countryside.
There is usually a paranormal or mysterious element to the cases on Lights Out. These accounts might sit outside of reason. But the host does his best to bring as much proof as possible. When aspects are assumptions, he always makes a point of underlining that.
The one thing that unites the episodes is how gruesome they are. Thomas doesn't censor any of the horrific details when describing the crimes. When possible, he also goes into the perpetrators' childhood. He discusses the early life moments that influenced their actions. He explores their motives and psyche to understand better where everything went wrong.
Listeners of Lights Out might find the podcast is most effective at nighttime. Not only is Thomas' voice soothing enough to lull them into sleep, but the tales become that much spookier and haunting during those quiet hours. New episodes drop each week.
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