The Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at Night

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a strange--and scary--story: The Mysterious Emails from Jack Froese. In late 2011, Jack Froese's friends and family received strange emails from him--not all that scary.

Except, Jack Froese died five months before the emails were sent. And they weren't generic emails, either; they contained specific content relevant to each recipient.

Did Jack Froese really communicate with his loved ones from beyond the grave? Or is there a more natural explanation? And what would you do if you received an email or text message from a loved one who passed away?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetimes-tribune/name/john-froese-obituary?id=15681316&fhid=7550

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-arrhythmia/symptoms-causes/syc-20350668#:~:text=A%20heart%20arrhythmia%20occurs%20when,Some%20heart%20arrhythmias%20are%20harmless.

https://theghostinmymachine.com/2018/06/25/unresolved-jack-froese-emails-question-life-death/

https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-how-can-the-dead-send-us-emails-the-ethical-dilemma-of-digital-souls-154646

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dead-man-emails-jack-froese_n_1346194

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/03/ghostwriter-mysterious-emails-sent-from-beyond-the-grave

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Join me in The Red Treehouse, as we explore a series of unsettling and scary Search and Rescue Stories. For most of us, a hike through the woods is both beautiful and relaxing. But for some of us, the woods are foreboding and a place where your worst nightmares can come to life. These stories are guaranteed to keep you up at night! What would you do if you found yourself lost in the middle of the woods? How would you react?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

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

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/I%27m_a_Search_and_Rescue_Officer_for_the_US_Forest_Service,_I_Have_Some_Stories_to_Tell

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore the infamous, controversial, and creepy “Devil Made Me Do It” case. In February 1981, a young man named Arne Johnson committed a horrific act of violence against his landlord—stabbing him several times in the torso and killing him. What appeared to be an open-and-shut case was anything but, because Arne Johnson claimed he’d committed the act while being possessed by a demon. 

Was Arne Johnson possessed by an evil spirit when he killed his landlord, Alan Bono? Or did Ed and Lorraine Warren exaggerate the situation?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

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Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-1st-report-of-arne-chey/78803726/?locale=en-US

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

https://time.com/6325498/the-devil-on-trial-netflix-true-story/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/arne-cheyenne-johnson

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a45570050/david-carl-glatzel/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkvetEYB94Y

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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? 

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

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?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

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?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

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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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Horror Music by Teles50

Horror Box by Magnetic_Trailer

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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?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

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SOURCES

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

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