Many of us are familiar with fictitious scary stories - whether they're rooted in hollywood movies, folklore, or wild rumours. Sometimes, however, the truth can be much, much stranger than fiction - and often, much more horrific. The truth doesn't lie, or sugar-coat itself, it simply shows itself for what it is. Throughout history, many real-life horror stories have been told in their own gruesome, creepy or unsettling ways, and today, we're bringing you 10 of the very best. Hit the lights, sit back, and enjoy. 

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We’ve all heard the legend of an ancient, abandoned underwater city, a deep sea relic of a once-mighty and powerful civilization known for its cutting edge technology and vast assortment of riches and treasure. It’s been told through media since the dawn of storytelling, through cave art and lost languages, through paintings and sculptures, through tapestry and weaving, through books and scrolls, through film and television and every digital media since. Its legitimacy has been argued by scholars and historians for eons, attempted to be proven real by adventurers and collectors and geographists through missions both extraordinary and deadly. It has pushed experts and amateurs alike to their limits, pressing us all to the boundary of fact and fiction, folklore and fairytale, fiction and nonfiction. It has no answer, only an infinite ledger of questions, all reverberating through the chambers of both optimism and pessimism. Without a doubt, the question that rules them all asks one simple thing… Did Atlantis really exist?

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Many of us are familiar with fictitious scary stories. Sometimes, however, the truth can be much, much stranger than fiction - and often, much more horrific. The truth doesn't lie, or sugar-coat itself, it simply shows itself for what it is. These are 15 real life horror stories. Hit the lights, sit back, and enjoy. 

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When someone has a scary thing happen to them they are often keen to share it online through social media platforms... Most of the incidents that occur are just everyday frights like near misses in cars or other creepy things that freak people out. However every now and then someone posts a story that sends a chill down your spine, in this video we look at just a few of them…..prepare yourself for 20 minutes of pure real life horror.

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In this episode we will investigate the online enigma that has come to the attention of the world- known simply as ‘Pegasus’; the online software used by governments to spy on us via our smartphones, tablets and computers. Time to put those phones on silent and double check your connection folks as we delve into the terrifying mystery that is - ‘The Pegasus Spyware Conspiracy’.

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In this video we will seek to identify and describe some of the most baffling and authentic sightings of unidentified flying objects which appeared during World War Two. Were the sightings legitimate or just figments of people’s imagination? Were the witnesses reliable or just trying to make sense of a world gone mad? And what did the government know of these sightings and what did they hide from the public? Let us open our eyes and seek the truth once more.

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We always say true life stories are scarier than any horror film or novel, in this list of 25 true horror stories we look at some of the terror some people have had to endure... some with happy endings, some without! As with all our bite size compilations if you want us to expand on any of them let us know in the comments…

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