An Empty World, A Time Traveler, Another Dimension | Liminal Spaces: The Reality In-between

In the past year or so, three internet mysteries popped up that really got my attention. They may seem very different, but trust me, they're connected.

The first one is about a girl who found a door in the basement of her AirBnB. She opened it and inside was an abandoned shopping mall.

The second story is about Javier aka Unico Sobreviviente, who woke up in a hospital in the year 2027, in an alternate universe. In his version of the future -- everyone on earth has vanished. He's the only one left, and he has video to prove it.

The third mystery is known as the Backdoors. A reality adjacent to ours that, if the conditions are just right, you can accidentally slip into. Then you find yourself lost in an endless maze of dingy carpet, fluorescent light, and yellow wallpaper.

And around every corner--

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I don't know who you are or what you did for a living before this, but you have become one of my favorite channels. You are absolutely amazing and I have learned so much in the few weeks I've been listening to you. I'm hooked on your stories and the way you narrate them. It's an amazing show... so entertaining. If our high schools and colleges taught their material the way you present your materials, we'd have a nation of eager learners and well- educated people. Learning while being entertained...what a concept! Thank you and keep up the great work/show.

[karenmassey]

Your talking about the malls makes me realize how much our world has changed since the 80’s and 90’s. Going to the mall during Christmas time used to be the event of the year. Now they’re mostly completely gone. It’s like we live in an entirely different world now.

[SinfernalGaming]

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[AllenUry]

Back in my "younger days, " I had to pull "all-nighters" to complete time sensitive projects. There's nothing quite like being alone in a big office building at 3:00 in the morning. Spooky as hell.

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I’m a night shift nurse. I only take the long route to labs because I feel like the empty part of the hospital at night is how horror movies begin. 😂

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This channel gives me a certain kind of peace that's hard to describe, almost a relief from all the crazy things going on.

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I have never seen a channel cover such a wide variety of non-mainstream topics that wasn’t a skeptic or debunking video. I love that you leave us guessing and questioning our own reality and existential existence.

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I love the format of telling the story as it is reported first and then bringing up the holes in it after. It allows the listener to be invested and emerse themselves into the subject and then also be informed to the reality of it. At the end of the video it makes it so people have to make up their own mind as to what is worth consideration.
Really the best of both worlds.

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This guy does not get enough credit! Not only is he absolutely fascinating to listen to, he teaches in a way all ages can understand, he's got likeability, charismatic, intelligent, articulate, he's got the comedy to a T, creative af. Absolute perfection. Thanks for all you do and all the work you clearly put in to each and every video. Be proud you're absolutely doing something very worthwhile. Reaching countless lives. Outstanding 🎉❤

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Every comment is praising your channel and overwhelmingly showing how much they enjoy this content.... Crazy. haven't seen support like this in a while. Very happy to find your page a month ago.

[pelman]

There are other channels that cover this kind of content but you manage to give it meaning. Those empty malls of our youth aren't just buildings, they are stark reminders of how quickly modern life changes. Very moving really, thanks!

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You’re an absolute beast of a storyteller my friend, and have quickly become my favorite channel. Thank you for all the hard work and time you put into your videos, as always I look forward to the next one!

[LittlefootOnthetrail]

This story really got me. I went to visit the mall but for a lack of a better word... I grew up in. The mall was dead. There was no one and only a few stores open. looked around for a while just feeling out of place. As I was leaving I saw Auntie Anne's Pretzels. For old-time's sake, I stopped and got a pizza pretzel ad a cup of cinnamon bites. I sat down in the mostly empty mall looking around and eating my snack. The food was obviously old. Something back in the day you would never get from that place. Everything was quiet. I just felt like I was invading a space I was no longer welcome in. I tossed what was left of my stale snack and went home. That was about a week ago. I still feel bad. Something about being in that mall just got to me and I have not gotten over it yet.

[ananthakrishnan]

There is one incident that happened in my childhood that I will never forget, in my apartment complex there is a long passage which connects one apartment complex to another (from block E to block F), it's like a concrete square tunnel with lighting but no windows or doors, I travel through this passage to reach my friends house in adjacent apartment complex to play on his PC everyday. One time I was up late like 10pm playing Pitfall on his PC (this was pretty late for me considering I studied in primary school then, I used to go to sleep by 9pm everyday) and I hurried back since my mom would be furious. I ran through that passage then I stopped immediately and backed up, there was a door in the passage which I have used hundreds of times before but have never seen that door till now, I was surprised then curious so I looked closely at that door, it made me feel weird (not scary but like familiar, like I have already seen the door before). The door looked exactly like other doors of the apartments but it's pearly white in colour. I stood there for few secs before remembering that my mom might be waiting for me with a ruler to beat me up, I panicked and ran back to my appartment, offcourse I received a scolding but luckily no beating. The next day I arrived at that same passage, that door was gone. I stood there several minutes wondering about last night, about what really happened and I got goosebumps. I am still wondering to this day? What if I had opened that door? And checked it when I had the chance and now I will probably wonder about this incident till the day I die.

[equinoxb]

Those zombie malls made me so nostalgic. It's sad we've lost these experiences today 😞