Dark Conspiracies and Unsettling Truths - a DH Compilation

Bailey Sarian (0:00)

Hi, hi friends, hi, hello. Welcome to Dark History.

SPEAKER_2 (0:04)

So as you've probably noticed, I've been adding some compilation videos to kind of give me some time while I work on the new season of Dark History.

Bailey Sarian (0:13)

So in the meantime, I've been putting together some compilation videos for you because I like a theme and I think they're really interesting stories that maybe you should listen to. So in today's like little compilation, I've been noticing a little theme lately.

SPEAKER_2 (0:27)

As you know, I'm sure if you're a Dark History viewer, the more you learn about history, the more you realize that no one is telling the whole story. Everything's always edited, polished, wrapped in a neat little bow. When you dig just a little deeper or pull on the right string, woo buddy, everything just starts to unravel and then you feel like, where's my tin hat?

SPEAKER_3 (0:48)

And then you feel a little crazy.

SPEAKER_2 (0:49)

You're like, this is how people go crazy, I think.

Bailey Sarian (0:51)

Maybe, I don't know.

SPEAKER_2 (0:52)

So this week, I pulled together four.

Bailey Sarian (1:25)

So, you can see, light a candle, grab a snack, put on your jammies, smoke a little if you want, you know, I don't know, whatever you do.

SPEAKER_2 (1:32)

And let's get into some dark conspiracies.

Bailey Sarian (1:48)

First up, we have Urban Legends.

SPEAKER_2 (1:50)

In this episode, we're talking about the stories you swear you heard from your uncle Jim, you know, who like totally saw it happen.

Bailey Sarian (1:57)

From a cursed Japanese Kleenex commercial that people legit thought killed the entire cast, to the legend of La Llorona, alien abductions and the demon who sits on your chest while you sleep.

SPEAKER_2 (2:13)

Yeah, I usually see him too after taking a Benadryl, but you know, you're like, I need to sleep, and like that pink little Benadryl sometimes just really does a trick, but it comes at a cost, demon on your chest. So, let's get into it.

SPEAKER_5 (2:32)

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Dark History.

SPEAKER_6 (2:37)

Come close, my children.

Paul (2:39)

Let me tell you a few tales that involve strange encounters.

SPEAKER_5 (2:43)

I mean, the strangest, some might say.

SPEAKER_8 (2:45)

And these stories take place in a river, in a forest, or on your very streets.

SPEAKER_2 (2:54)

The creatures that haunt these stories are straight from our nightmares.

SPEAKER_6 (2:58)

Ooh, sometimes, literally.

SPEAKER_5 (3:00)

Today, we're talking about some of the spookiest conspiracy theories out there.

SPEAKER_2 (3:04)

I'm talking aliens, demons, and ghosts.

Joan (3:10)

Ooh, look, Paul's an alien. Isn't that cute?

SPEAKER_3 (3:16)

I love it. What are you, Joan?

SPEAKER_10 (3:19)

Psychotic?

SPEAKER_2 (3:20)

Listen, we're talking about conspiracy theories. Oh, niche ones, like well-known ones, and some that like maybe you've never heard of and in this much detail before.

SPEAKER_8 (3:33)

Yeah, that's the goal, okay?

SPEAKER_2 (3:35)

Now, I just want to clarify that when I say conspiracy theories, I mean like the kind that you'd probably hear on the Discovery Channel after 90 Day Fiancé, you know? Weird, creepy, a little unexplained, and fun, right? Not the crazy one that your uncle is like gonna ruin Thanksgiving over. It happens every year. And listen, like all this naturally started because of a 2 a.m. internet deep dive. Okay, listen.

Joan (4:06)

All about a Japanese Kleenex commercial.

SPEAKER_5 (4:11)

I know, I was looking it up, don't ask.

Joan (4:14)

This commercial is from the 80s, and it shows a woman, just a normal ass woman being a woman, and then there's a child like next to her, and we can't figure out, is the child dressed as a plant or like an...

SPEAKER_11 (4:27)

It has a horn.

SPEAKER_6 (4:30)

What plant has a horn?

SPEAKER_2 (4:32)

So anyways, it's a baby thing and a woman, I think. And they're using the Kleenex tissues, which makes sense because that's what the commercial's for. Okay, and then this whole thing, them like laughing and giggling at each other just goes on for 30 seconds too long.

SPEAKER_12 (4:48)

And you're like, what the fuck am I watching right now?

SPEAKER_2 (4:51)

But it's underscored with this a cappella version of a very uncomfortable song. It's weird, especially at 2 a.m., you know, when you wake up at 2 and you're like, no, why?

Paul (5:06)

Demons.

SPEAKER_12 (5:07)

That's always my first thought.

SPEAKER_2 (5:10)

So the voice is haunting and the whole commercial has no plot, and there's like no reason why this kid should be dressed up as this thing, this plant with a horn. I don't know. But stay with me. Apparently, when this first aired, many people felt the same way that I did, okay? They were creeped the hell out by it. So TV stations were flooded with complaints. There were requests to take it off the air, and then the Kleenex, like the brand itself, they started receiving complaints directly. I know, I don't even know when people were complaining though, like that flying tissue moment in the commercial really spooked me out.