Who Is Lights Out?
Internal links: Lights Out, Murder, Serial Killers, Dark True Crime, Paranormal, Hauntings, Occult. Source links: YouTube .
Lights Out is a YouTube-based true crime and paranormal podcast built around dark, immersive storytelling. The channel description invites listeners to “turn everything off” and settle in for cases and events involving murder, serial killers, the occult, hauntings, cryptids, alien abductions, and demonic possession. According to the supplied YouTube metadata, the channel has about 540K subscribers and roughly 1K videos.
The Format
The show’s appeal is in its mix of chill, late-night atmosphere and subject matter that ranges from grounded criminal cases to supernatural lore. The creator record identifies Josh and the team behind the show as guiding listeners through a different dark story, case, or event each week, with new episodes released on Fridays. That breadth helps Lights Out sit at the intersection of true crime, horror, and paranormal podcasting rather than fitting into only one lane.
Why It Matters in the Creator Graph
Lights Out has been added to the True Crime Gods creator graph for editorial expansion because its catalog overlaps with several high-interest true crime categories, including murder, serial killers, and dark true crime. At the same time, the show regularly reaches beyond conventional case coverage into hauntings, cult-like movements, cryptids, and demonic possession. That hybrid identity makes it a useful reference point for audiences who move between true crime channels and paranormal investigation content.
Representative True Crime Coverage
Among the channel’s most-watched long-form true crime episodes is “Enter The Gruesome World Of Pazuzu Algarad's House Of Horrors”, a 2020 episode listed in the supplied data at about 849.7K views. The description preview says the episode covers Pazuzu Algarad, who was charged with murdering two people near Winston-Salem and burying them in his backyard, with authorities alleging Satanic rituals at the Clemmons, North Carolina property.
Cases With Heavy Human Consequences
The channel’s true crime catalog also includes episodes such as “The Most Evil Mother in America: The Shocking Case of Shelly Knotek”, listed at about 489.9K views, and “The Brutal Unsolved Keddie Cabin Murders”, listed at about 474.8K views. These full-length videos show the channel’s focus on disturbing family abuse allegations, unsolved killings, and cases that remain emotionally difficult for audiences and families alike.
Paranormal and Haunting Episodes
Lights Out also has a strong paranormal footprint. The representative watchlist includes “Warren Files: The Chilling Haunting Of The Perron Family”, listed at about 719K views, and “Warren Files: The Enfield Poltergeist”, listed at about 556.7K views. The channel also features folklore-adjacent material such as “Chilling Stories Of The Black Eyed Children”, a 2020 full-length episode listed at about 411.3K views.
Recent Long-Form Episodes
The supplied latest long-form episode data shows Lights Out continuing to publish extended case coverage. “From Pregnancy Hoax To Death Row: The Maternal Instinct Killer”, published July 6, 2026 in the source data, covers the killing of Reagan Simmons-Hancock and her unborn child, with the description preview stating that Taylor Parker was found guilty of murder and abduction. Another recent entry, “They Buried Themselves Alive For The End Of The World”, published June 29, 2026 in the source data, covers an Orthodox cult that retreated into an underground cave near Nikolskoye, Russia, during an apocalyptic standoff.
Editorial Note
This feature is based on the supplied creator record, YouTube channel metadata, and full-length video references. The biography text was seeded from YouTube metadata and should receive human editorial review before publication, especially for tone, case sensitivity, and any additional sourcing beyond the channel page.