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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore two scary listener stories--including a terrifying encounter with an evil creature--and a strange rain--while on a road trip; and a devilishly anxiety-inducing tale of a NYC subway train.

What scary experiences do you have? What has given you the creepy feeling that you were being watched? What has made you do a double-take to make sure there was nothing hiding in that dark corner of your room? And is it possible that whatever you experienced is something the rational mind can’t simply explain away? 

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Sources:

First Story submitted by RoseBlack2222:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1e0lmfc/if_you_cant_hear_the_drops_during_a_downpour_run/?share_id=9cgYCp7Z3hC8uLPeknejv&utm_content=1&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

Second Story submitted by OJ Richards:

https://www.ojrichards.net/post/the-chop-chop-train

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a fascinating--and eerie--Creepypasta: The Stairs and the Doorway. Written by Eric Dodd, this story won "Pasta of the Month" for December 2015; and features a tense build-up with a terrific Lovecraftian payoff. And even though it's a fiction story, I guarantee it's scary enough to keep you up at night!

What if the staircase that made you feel uneasy was actually a doorway to a terrifying evil?

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Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/          

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Stairs_and_the_D

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore the mystifying--and scary--real-life story of Clairvius Narcisse, The Haitian "Zombie." When we think of zombies, it's likely disease-infected, flesh-eating reanimated corpses come to mind. And though zombies make for entertaining movies, tv shows, comics, and video games; we know they're the stuff of fiction.

Except, in the case of Clairvius Narcisse--who was declared dead and buried in 1962; only to reappear in 1980.

And the story he told is the stuff of literal nightmares.

Did Clairvius Narcisse really die and come back as a zombie? Or is there a natural--and far darker--explanation?

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SOURCES

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zombie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/zombie

https://travelnoire.com/clairvius-narcisse-haitian-zombie

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750019.html#:~:text=8%2DHOURS)%20EXPOSURE-,Tetrodotoxin%20interferes%20with%20the%20transmission%20of%20signals%20from%20nerves%20to,to%20respiratory%20arrest%20and%20death.

https://www.biologyonline.com/articles/dead-man-walking

https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/zombie2.htm

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/natural-life-zombies/

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as I read you a classic horror short story--The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs. This one has been adapted countless times over the past 120+ years, including one of my favorite all-time horror stories: Pet Sematary by Stephen King. A story about the consequences of messing with fate, this one will make you think while making you feel uneasy.

So, sit back, pull up the covers, and pay close attention as I read The Monkey's Paw.

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as I read you a classic horror short story--The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe. This one is an absolute classic in the genre, though it was received with mixed reviews when first published. Not a paranormal story, this one uses realism and the five senses to build suspense and terror!

So, sit back, pull up the covers, and pay close attention as I read The Pit and the Pendulum. 

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a strange and scary case--the "disappearance of Joanna Lopez." In 1989, a strange missing persons PSA was broadcast into homes across the Chicago area.

A low-quality, black-and-white picture of a woman only known as Joanna Lopez was broadcast into homes with an alert indicating she was missing, and a phone number to call. Though unusual, this wasn’t necessarily strange.

Except, it’s very possible Joanna Lopez not only wasn’t missing; but she doesn’t exist at all. 

Was she a real person who went missing in 1989? Or is this case nothing more than an urban legend?

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SOURCES

https://www.reddit.com/r/joannalopez/comments/stgcrs/major_news_joanna_lopez_may_have_just_been_found/

https://urbanlegend.fandom.com/wiki/Joanna_Lopez

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Chicago_Jane_Doe_(1994)

https://owlmid48.medium.com/joanna-lopez-missing-person-or-hoax-467af313e53

https://defrostingcoldcases.com/missing-joanna-lopez/

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a truly unsettling and scary game--The Staircase Ritual. Though this game is supposed to help exorcise the ghosts living in your home (and staircase), I can't quite tell if this is more summoning ritual than exorcism rite.

Let me say up front, this ritual takes time—a lot of time—and needs to be done in two parts over two days. The first day is preparation for the ritual itself and can likely be done in 10-15 minutes. But the second part—the actual ritual—takes 13 hours to complete and requires a steady resolve to see it through and nerves of steel; because, honestly, it’s creepy as hell. 

Do you have the courage to complete this ritual and face the unknown entity--or entities--inhabiting your home?

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SOURCES

https://theghostinmymachine.com/2014/10/22/the-most-dangerous-games-the-staircase-ritual/

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore the tragic--and mystifying--case of Teresita Basa. In 1977, Teresita was murdered in her own home by an unknown assailant. Investigators followed every lead, but despite their efforts, the case went cold. Until a few months later, when a couple walked into a local police station and told a baffling story--Teresita had come to them from beyond the grave and named her murderer.

Did Teresita Basa's spirit really come back from the grave to solve her own murder? 

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SOURCES

https://charmainewilding.medium.com/when-the-dead-speak-did-teresita-basa-solve-her-own-murder-44ac5e7c06a2#:~:text=Born%20in%20the%20Philippines,while%20residing%20in%20the%20Philippines.

https://allthatsinteresting.com/teresita-basa

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Teresita_Basa#:~:text=Details%3A%20Born%20in%20the%20Philippines,victim%20of%20a%20violent%20crime.

https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/teresita-basa-the-filipino-nurse-who-solved-her-own-murder-a2836-20230707-lfrm

https://news.abplive.com/crime/most-shocking-crimes-teresita-basa-murder-case-of-filipino-nurse-in-us-that-baffled-all-1648953

https://jimharold.com/the-strange-and-sad-case-of-teresita-basa-by-em-hilker/

Lights Out: She Solved Her Own Murder from Beyond the Grave. Mile Higher Media.

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore 6 scary stories about haunted staircases. For most of us, walking up and down the stairs is a subconscious activity--it's something we do without thinking much about it. But, what if I told you, there are haunted staircases all over the world and in all types of locations.

What happens when a normal staircase becomes the place of your worst nightmares? Are ghosts and spirits especially drawn to staircases, and if so, why?

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SOURCES

https://weird-world.net/ghosts-haunt-staircases/

1.     First story from deleted Reddit user:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/s/jJC2gYJSKh

2.     Second story from Jack

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Stairs

3.     Third story from Chris Cataldi

Find Chris on Threads and Instagram: @chriscataldi

4.     Fourth story from D.A. Hinckley

Find D.A. on Threads: @d.a.hinckley

5.     Fifth story from Deb Scaife and her daughter, T-Bird

Find Deb on Threads: @deb_createsfunandluvskindness

6.     Sixth story from Claire

Find Claire on Threads: @claires_nonsense

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as I read you a classic horror short story--An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce. It's likely you've heard a variation of this story before--it's been riffed on countless times over the past 135 years. A tight story with a twist ending, this one will make you think along with scaring you!

So, sit back, pull up the covers, and pay close attention as I read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.

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