The Damned Litch

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## Overview

*The\_Damned\_Litch* was posted on YouTube on February 10th, 2021. The tape stars the character "*The Litch*" who was under the care of an unknown man simply referred to by the footage's text as "Ryan".

## Summary

This tape begins with a view of a cave-like entrance as howling winds are heard as the ambience. This scene - after a few seconds - abruptly cuts to black as text appears stating:

> "*Welcome back! I noticed you all enjoyed the found footage from last episode. So, just as you've all been waiting for...I was able to dig up more found footage.*"
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From there, a sight displaying a doll underneath a bridge can be seen. Besides the doll seems to be a camera hung up by something slightly off-screen. The text returns to state that the unknown person came across another urban legend, one that seemed to another doll/toy. From their words, it has a rubber face, a plush body, with gloves and shoes. The doll in question was found in an abandoned sewer in England by an explorer named Ryan (who would later on bring it back with him to sell off in an auction).

There is a sudden jumpscare via the screen glitching to reveal a red outline of - presumably - The Man in the Dark as the doll within the image disappears from beneath the bridge. Text appears apologising to the viewer about the technical difficulties due to unknown glitches becoming a recurring issue for them. After the brief apology, they decide to show the auction footage that was recorded when the doll was placed for sale.

The title of the event is known as the "*Bazathon 1984, Annual Auction*" as muffled but cheery music introduces us to a closer inspection of the doll along with a few nearby notes to describe its behaviour. It is labelled as a 19th century children's doll with a rubber head, a fabric-stuffed body accompanied by children's drawings as well as blood-stains. Another sentence - most likely to entertain the idea of this doll being linked to urban legends - is the ability to enduce irrational fears onto people which seemingly never existed previously. The price set for the item is - surprisingly - £1,666 (a supposedly cursed sequence of numbers usually associated with The Devil).

However, after the price is revealed, The Litch (the presumed name for this doll) turns towards the camera as the brightly lit background is darkened and the once cheery music is replaced by screams of terror and panic. After a momentary scene of black, the tape returns to view The Litch standing in a dimly lit room filled with various boxes and shelves. Behind it seems to lead into a pitch-black hallway. Gently in the background, "Oh My Darlin' Clementine" begins to play at random until a minute or two has passed, in which the light projecting onto The Litch goes out.

Supposedly, The Litch begins to speak to the viewer in this instance both via text and a disembodied voice overlaid with distortion by the following speech:

> "*You are not afraid of heights, you fear the fall. You are not afraid of the sea, you fear the creatures within it. You are not afraid of the knife, you fear the blood that will run. You are not afraid of the dark, you are afraid of the man...in...the dark.*"
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At this point, there seems to be nothing but silence as The Litch stands and stares at the camera. However, when looking towards the dark hallway behind it, the viewer can see a man begin to appear from the right side (who also stares towards the camera) as the scene concludes to yet another black screen.

The tape ends with heavily distorted ambience accompanying the scene from the beginning of the tape overall. Although - in this version of events - The Litch can be seen in the distance crawling through what could be the sewers as it stares at the camera one last time as the footage cuts.

## Trivia

* Battington made this tape due to a dedicated fan watching the majority of his tapes, presumably the Harmony & Horror series.
	+ The same fan was even able to voice the main character of this tape (The Litch). His Twitch can be found here.
* Many commenters have mentioned Battington's clever use of the jumpscare via the glitch and The Man in the Dark's appearance within the second half of the video. Others have considered The Man in the Dark's first encounter to be comedic than creepy.
* This is the second type of lost-footage video to be inspired around a YouTuber Battington enjoys.