# Beside the Dying Fire: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-11-05, Beside the Dying Fire has 120,000 subscribers, 6,874,329 total views, and 82 videos. It ranks #591,754 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Beside the Dying Fire](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Beside the Dying Fire is “Why Internet Predators Think They'll Never Get Caught”, a long-form video published Sep 28, 2026.
- These are Beside the Dying Fire’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Mar 29, 2021 and Sep 28, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 37,962. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “The Self-Loathing Interrogation of the Delusional Kevin Gregson” (600,969 views, Jun 21, 2021). Least viewed: “The Dark World of Internet Blackmail” (6,355 views, Feb 8, 2026).
- Median length: 40:52 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, Beside the Dying Fire’s consecutive uploads were a median of 33 days apart (shortest gap 14 days, longest 224 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 6, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Why Internet Predators Think They'll Never Get Caught](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/VMXbhoxT5kI/) | 2026-09-28 | Long-form | 281,560 | 28:52 | - |
| [Terrifying Police Encounters](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/LbYfmgPUBvc/) | 2026-07-20 | Long-form | 8,377 | 34:31 | 1.09x |
| [The Twisted Psychology Of Sovereign Citizens](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/mkChXzJb-l0/) | 2026-05-18 | Long-form | 28,647 | 34:46 | 2.94x |
| [Strange & Disturbing Things Found Online \[Vol VI\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/Z7J5yhq3ZEI/) | 2026-03-15 | Long-form | 8,253 | 36:03 | - |
| [The Dark World of Internet Blackmail](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/_uHDR9cJ5EM/) | 2026-02-08 | Long-form | 6,355 | 26:02 | - |
| [A Collection of Disturbing Disappearances](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/E-mTi_j2uLk/) | 2026-01-07 | Long-form | 10,390 | 49:16 | - |
| [The Dark Psychology of Serial Killers](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/RwKmmMQ1jeY/) | 2025-12-07 | Long-form | 17,393 | 1:21:20 | - |
| [The Shooting of Sam DuBose](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/Fz9IpTQd9N4/) | 2025-11-03 | Long-form | 12,095 | 1:30:42 | - |
| [Strange and Disturbing Things Found Online \[Vol 5\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/BNw-u4msh_M/) | 2025-10-06 | Long-form | 26,044 | 54:39 | 1.34x |
| [The Endless Corruption of ‘Apostle’ David Taylor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/x7y8EdCDjew/) | 2025-09-11 | Long-form | 59,054 | 57:31 | 2.74x |
| [AI Dating & The Epidemic of Loneliness](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/CKG3tJbsaGk/) | 2025-08-14 | Long-form | 20,019 | 40:02 | 1.44x |
| [What Lying About Epstein Looks Like](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/JZs5fGUU0Ko/) | 2025-07-16 | Long-form | 121,677 | 48:47 | 9.07x |
| [Strange and Disturbing Things Found Online \[IV\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/tm-TT3vkrPI/) | 2025-06-29 | Long-form | 21,232 | 25:39 | 1.52x |
| [The Mysterious Death in Room 348](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/pob2IzZ0LxE/) | 2025-05-27 | Long-form | 14,617 | 32:04 | 1.08x |
| [The Terrifying Case of Larry Gene Bell](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/aQCzrvUJzW0/) | 2025-03-16 | Long-form | 17,294 | 32:23 | 1.17x |
| [Explosive Police Encounters](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/19T1DLfNN-o/) | 2025-01-02 | Long-form | 11,783 | 45:06 | - |
| [Strange and Disturbing Things found Online \[III\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/XH8gcg-2-Ck/) | 2024-11-19 | Long-form | 41,705 | 37:46 | - |
| [The Wilder World of Sovereign Citizens \[Vol 2\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/NI9kP3Nf5to/) | 2024-10-15 | Long-form | 28,652 | 43:56 | - |
| [Pure Evil: The Case of Ed Edwards](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/YfTbOrTqE2E/) | 2024-09-10 | Long-form | 59,072 | 29:54 | - |
| [Disturbing Unsolved Mysteries \[III\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/ukFLmpe0lZ8/) | 2024-08-11 | Long-form | 21,036 | 25:19 | - |
| [When Your Roommate is a Murderer - The Case of Robert Powell](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/SACrxZ182vg/) | 2024-07-23 | Long-form | 13,606 | 26:51 | - |
| [Catching and Embarassing Online Predators](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/0VFKXXT6C64/) | 2024-06-09 | Long-form | 73,896 | 44:39 | - |
| [Strange and Disturbing Things Found Online \[II\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/xTdUzpZ6r2A/) | 2024-04-30 | Long-form | 253,074 | 31:21 | - |
| [That Magic Moment…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/8UX5jc1A46c/) | 2023-12-26 | Long-form | 33,881 | 41:45 | - |
| [Killer or Just Stupid? - The Case of Steve Pankey](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/gBWpZeXkMOA/) | 2023-10-10 | Long-form | 34,218 | 41:42 | - |
| [Amber Guyger: Murder by Autopilot](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/k6nYCUwCp5E/) | 2023-08-16 | Long-form | 28,884 | 50:59 | - |
| [Strange and Disturbing Things Found Online](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/jhZH1UthZ4I/) | 2023-07-06 | Long-form | 101,468 | 33:46 | - |
| [Retrospective on the Case of Gabby Petito](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/ydtz__-i58Y/) | 2023-06-06 | Long-form | 75,352 | 57:15 | - |
| [How to Beat The Reid Technique](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/xfPgM2wqROY/) | 2023-03-15 | Long-form | 129,265 | 38:38 | - |
| [Creepy Unsolved Mysteries \[II\]](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/ze7KPmkRGKo/) | 2023-02-19 | Long-form | 26,971 | 26:33 | - |
| [The Wild World of Sovereign Citizens](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/A8Hw_bEOd2E/) | 2023-01-11 | Long-form | 423,758 | 55:37 | - |
| [A (Very) Poorly Planned Kidnapping - The Case of Sherri Papini](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/ciUoFgxnmgk/) | 2022-12-08 | Long-form | 65,597 | 51:58 | - |
| [Bizarre and Tragic Deaths](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/dPUdt2if7tg/) | 2022-11-16 | Long-form | 31,971 | 25:41 | - |
| [When Laci Vanished - The Murder of Laci Peterson](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/ybUT_SIhNmM/) | 2022-10-17 | Long-form | 48,530 | 1:04:44 | - |
| [The Right to Remain Silent - The Case of Grant Hardin](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/zxjOIWP22rE/) | 2022-03-07 | Long-form | 82,293 | 40:02 | - |
| [Unsolved Mysteries](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/7DdlXUB7RtY/) | 2022-02-08 | Long-form | 24,819 | 22:11 | - |
| [The Murder of DeeDee - The Case of Gypsy Blanchard](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/HCzZAqOI070/) | 2021-12-30 | Long-form | 61,740 | 1:03:32 | - |
| [Mysterious Disappearances](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/2bNOU7tbydM/) | 2021-12-16 | Long-form | 31,958 | 26:54 | - |
| [The Farting Serial Killer - The Case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/kel4hxg562E/) | 2021-11-09 | Long-form | 517,833 | 49:47 | - |
| [Bill Cosby has a Problem](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/jjSmFPfs7o8/) | 2021-10-12 | Long-form | 49,932 | 50:56 | - |
| [After the Interrogation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/FH0PEU2ttV0/) | 2021-09-15 | Long-form | 171,301 | 57:48 | - |
| [The ‘Seeking Arrangement’ Killer](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/M73MWiPrFYQ/) | 2021-08-26 | Long-form | 212,952 | 45:59 | - |
| [Something just didn’t feel right](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/stspIvQO0QQ/) | 2021-08-09 | Long-form | 286,124 | 34:43 | - |
| [The Case of the I-10 Shooter](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/2SesgFiQJL4/) | 2021-07-20 | Long-form | 545,789 | 1:09:26 | - |
| [The Self-Loathing Interrogation of the Delusional Kevin Gregson](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/frbEqtrx9bg/) | 2021-06-21 | Long-form | 600,969 | 55:09 | - |
| [The Odd Interrogation of Matthew Boynton](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/L1xIfhfw2IM/) | 2021-05-24 | Long-form | 151,693 | 42:10 | - |
| [5 MORE REAL UNSETTLING 911 Calls (Vol 2)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/o1UZCKeFUQg/) | 2021-05-03 | Long-form | 13,246 | 18:19 | - |
| [The Interrogation of Alek Minassian](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@besidethedyingfire/videos/q14MBeQk0Kc/) | 2021-03-29 | Long-form | 536,272 | 35:38 | - |

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