The Hit The Lights Podcast

When someone has a scary thing happen to them they are often keen to share it online through social media platforms... Most of the incidents that occur are just everyday frights like near misses in cars or other creepy things that freak people out. However every now and then someone posts a story that sends a chill down your spine, in this video we look at just a few of them…..prepare yourself for...

In this episode we will investigate the online enigma that has come to the attention of the world- known simply as ‘Pegasus’; the online software used by governments to spy on us via our smartphones, tablets and computers. Time to put those phones on silent and double check your connection folks as we delve into the terrifying mystery that is - ‘The Pegasus Spyware Conspiracy’. Support the show Su...

Thanks to Tyler, Sandra, Valli-Marie, Thomas and Stu. Want us to dig up creepy stories and unsolved mysteries form your hometown? Check out our 'Too Close to Home' tier over on Patreon for more information: https://www.patreon.com/Top5sOffical Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a review on your preferred podcast platform, it really helps! Check our our videos on YouTube Got...

In this video we will seek to identify and describe some of the most baffling and authentic sightings of unidentified flying objects which appeared during World War Two. Were the sightings legitimate or just figments of people’s imagination? Were the witnesses reliable or just trying to make sense of a world gone mad? And what did the government know of these sightings and what did they hide from...

We always say true life stories are scarier than any horror film or novel, in this list of 25 true horror stories we look at some of the terror some people have had to endure... some with happy endings, some without! As with all our bite size compilations if you want us to expand on any of them let us know in the comments… Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a review on your...

There will always be a slight risk attached to hikers who venture deep into vast areas of wilderness in the many National Parks throughout the world. However, the amount of unfortunate souls who either vanish off the face of the earth during these hikes or end up dead in odd circumstances seems excessive. Some of the incidents involving young children or inexperienced hikers are easily explained....

If you go down to the woods today, it is quite possible you will encounter more that you bargained for! In this video we look at 25 bitesize stories of forest’s that have offered up more than just a serene walk through the trees. As always with these shorter stories if you would like us to expand on them let us know in the comments. Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a revi...

From tragic events to hauntings and vampires to murder. In this video, we look at another collection of 20 stories, videos and photos that we hope will chill you, and that will most certainly leave you terrified. Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a review on your preferred podcast platform, it really helps! Check our our videos on YouTube Got any questions? email us at: in...

Was This Village Abandoned Because of Bigfoot? In today's episode we dive further into the mystery touched upon in our Bigfoot video over on the Top5s YouTube. What events occurred so that all of the residents left this town? Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a review on your preferred podcast platform, it really helps! Check our our videos on YouTube Got any questions? em...

Thanks to Matthew, Paul, Alicia, Mary & Sarah. Want us to dig up creepy stories and unsolved mysteries form your hometown? Check out our 'Too Close to Home' tier over on Patreon for more information: https://www.patreon.com/Top5sOffical Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a review on your preferred podcast platform, it really helps! Check our our videos on YouTube Got any qu...

Welcome to another episode of Too Close to Home, the series where we dig up creepy stories, haunted places and mysteries from our very own Patreons hometowns… In this episode we’re looking at Joshua, Dave, Will, Ally and Emilio… and do we have some good stories in store for you five. If you want us to dig up stories from your area, head on over to Patreon and join our ‘Too Close to Home’ tier! htt...

SCP stands for Secure, Contain Protect. The SCP Foundation is a fictional secret organization responsible for capturing and containing various paranormal, supernatural, and other mysterious phenomena that are unexplained by mainstream science. Their aim is to ensure their existence and dangers are hidden from society. The foundation holds thousands of files that document an SCP object and the mean...

Many of us are familiar with fictitious scary stories - whether they're rooted in hollywood movies, folklore, or wild rumours. Sometimes, however, the truth can be much, much stranger than fiction - and often, much more horrific. The truth doesn't lie, or sugar-coat itself, it simply shows itself for what it is. Throughout history, many real-life horror stories have been told in their own gruesome...

Animals are incredible; as pets, they are faithful, loveable companions; in the wild, they are majestic, enigmatic, unpredictable and incredibly tough; they fight to survive and use every ounce of their inner strength to overcome some of the most extreme circumstances or situations they find themselves in. In this video, we look at not only the largest and most ferocious animals on the planet but...

Sometimes if you want to find true horror, you only have to look at humans. For centuries, they have inflicted terrible cruelty and pain on their fellow species. Not necessarily because they are psychopaths or sadists, but simply because they believe in an ideology that dehumanises their victims, whether that is through war, or a strong belief in injustice, religion or immorality, the grim truth i...

We’ve got a lot to thank the Ancient Egyptians for; they appeared to be at the forefront of everything we know today. From creating the modern calendar to inventing surgical instruments and writing techniques, the ancient Egyptians were indeed masters of innovation. However, even with today’s modern techniques, we still can’t figure out how they did some of the things they did....A classic example...

In this video, we will investigate the strange tale that took place on a warm summer night at a rural farmyard in 1955 and the family who became so haunted by what they experienced that they had to leave their livelihoods behind. What did the Sutton family see and experience on that night? Would anyone believe them? What would become of those haunted souls and what explanations are there for what...

The planet we live on is full of mysteries, some that are modern-day and with the passing of time will become solved, and then others that have endured for centuries with no solution in sight. In this video, we’ll be taking a look at both modern and old… So from the CIA’s version of a Cicada 3301 statue outside their HQ that no one can seem to crack, to an unusual and disturbing illness that mysti...

The genetic makeup of identical twins has always been a fascinating biological occurrence- not to mention a miracle for families to conceive. But what if the creation of a twin or lookalike was purposely configured to preserve the status of a worldwide phenomenon? In this video we revisit the age of peace and love; an era that defined music, artistic expression and one of the most bizarre cases of...

Want us to dig up creepy stories and unsolved mysteries from your hometown? Check out our 'Too Close to Home' tier over on Patreon for more information: https://www.patreon.com/Top5sOfficalEpisode narrated by Top5sMusic by CO.AG ________ Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a review on your preferred podcast platform, it really helps! Check our our videos on YouTube Got any q...

The saying goes that fact is stranger than fiction - but the same can be said for horror. Oftentimes, the horror stories that unfold before us in the real world are so much creepier and disturbing than the likes of a Stephen King novel or a Conjuring movie. In today's video, we'll be taking a look at 5 Scary Real Life Horror Stories… Episode narrated by Top5sMusic by CO.AG ________ Support the sho...

The reptilians, which are often called lizard people, reptiloids, saurians or draconians, are the blood-drinking, humanoid shapeshifters that are believed to roam the Earth with the single objective of enslaving the human race in mind. These extra-terrestrial reptilians are suspected of taking important and greatly influential roles in human society, such as being political leaders, corporate exec...

When you say the word “zombie” people often conjure up images of hordes of the undead walking the Earth and feasting on the living. This image has been greatly influenced by popular culture’s take on the phenomena which has even built on it to include diseases and science creating their own zombie hordes... But just how did this perception of zombies come about and is there any truth in it? Episod...

The human brain is an extraordinary organ. Functioning at optimal levels, it is our best friend, performing tasks from regulating our breathing and heart rate, to coordinating our movements, allowing us to interpret touch, and develop reasoning. There are approximately 86 billion neurons in the brain, which fire information electrochemically, via connections called synapses, at speeds of up to 250...

Want us to dig up creepy stories and unsolved mysteries form your hometown? Check out our 'Too Close to Home' tier over on Patreon for more information: https://www.patreon.com/Top5sOfficalEpisode narrated by Top5sMusic by CO.AG ________ Support the show Support us on Patreon Consider leaving us a review on your preferred podcast platform, it really helps! Check our our videos on YouTube Got any q...