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 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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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

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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:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

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? 

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

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?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

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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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Music:

Horror Music by Teles50

Horror Box by Magnetic_Trailer

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore arguably the most famous--and one of the scariest--urban legends: The Vanishing Hitchhiker. It's a familiar story of a motorist who encounters a hitchhiker along a secluded road, only to discover the hitchhiker is not quite what they appear to be.

Is The Vanishing Hitchhiker nothing more than an urban legend? Or is it truly an inexplicable and paranormal phenomenon? What should we make of the stories claiming to have encountered a ghostly hitchhiker?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/jbygi7/mysterious_hitchhiker/

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

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

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore the disturbing and horrifying case of Anatoly Moskvin, The Russian "Doll Maker." A selfproclaimed "necropolyst," Moskvin catalogued the dead in more than 700 cemeteries in the Nizhny Novgorod region in the mid-2000's. But, behind the seemingly "normal guy" facade was a dark secret that would shock the region--and the world.

What compelled Anatoly Moskvin to do what he did?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

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Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/anatoly-moskvin

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

https://medium.com/read-or-die/the-untold-story-of-anatoly-moskvin-who-mummified-dead-girls-like-dolls-dd6c75ed78f2

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

https://vocal.media/criminal/anatoly-moskvin-the-lord-of-the-mummies

https://wjconstantine.medium.com/anatoly-moskvin-unraveling-the-true-crime-tale-of-the-doll-maker-f490161ca6c7

https://dbpedia.org/page/Anatoly_Moskvin#:~:text=Anatoly%20Yuryevich%20Moskvin%20(Russian%3A%20%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9,his%20apartment%20in%20Nizhny%20Novgorod.

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a fascinating--and eerie--Creepypasta: The Beginner's Guide to Contacting a Cryptid. Written by Bucket28, this story won "Pasta of the Month" for November 2023; and features a step-by-step tutorial on how to contact a cryptid while deep in the woods. And even though it's a fiction story, I guarantee it's scary enough to keep you up at night!

Is it possible to contact a cryptid? And would you give this a try?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Sources:

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

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Template:Adminpick/November_2023

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore three cursed and haunted paintings--The Hands Resist Him, The Anguished Man, and The Woman of the Rain. Each are visually striking and eerie, and coupled with a scary backstory, I have no doubt these stories will keep you up at night. These paintings have it all--shadow figures, possessed artists, paint mixed with blood, and more!

Is there such thing as a haunted or cursed painting? Can an evil spirit attach itself to a work of art and torment its owner? And are these three paintings haunted?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

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Sources:

The Hands Resist Him

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-hands-resist-him-the-moving-haunted-painting-that-scares-its-owners-to-death/

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

https://pop-culture.net/hands-resist-bill-stoneham-haunted-painting-urban-legend

https://stonehamstudios.com/haunted

https://allthatsinteresting.com/haunted-paintings

The Anguished Man

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Anguished_Man#articleComments

https://www.liveabout.com/the-anguished-man-a-haunted-painting-3973896

https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/124421/the-anguished-man-the-worlds-most-haunted-painting-is-not-for-sale/

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

https://allthatsinteresting.com/haunted-paintings/2

The Rain Woman/Woman of the Rain

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-rain-woman-the-worlds-most-haunted-painting/

https://theghostinmymachine.com/2021/11/15/encyclopaedia-of-the-impossible-the-rain-woman-cursed-painting/

https://www.paraspear.com/paranormal-paintings.html

https://allthatsinteresting.com/haunted-paintings/6

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Join me in The Red Treehouse as we explore a controversial--and terrifying--story: The Haunting of Doris Bither. In the 1970s, Doris Bither claimed her home was haunted by several entities. The phenomenon was standard--lights flickering on and off, doors opening and closing by themselves. But, then, she made another claim: the entities were physically--and sexually--assaulting her.

To this day, the case remains as controversial as ever, even with a fictionalized novel (published in 1978) and a mainstream Hollywood film (released in 1982). Was Doris Bither truly terrorized and assaulted by invisible entities? Or were the supposed hauntings something else entirely? 

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://laghosttour.com/the-entity-house/

https://frightfind.com/the-real-entity-house/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/incubus

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

https://madmonster.com/2020/04/28/a-victim-as-elusive-as-the-entity/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21521-psychosomatic-disorder

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