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

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We know the story well--a woman, driving along a deserted road, is suddenly stalked by another vehicle whose driver is flashing his high beams and moving erratically.

Except, it isn't what it seems...

What's going on? And why is the driving scaring her to death?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

HighBeams (FearsomeFrights)

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

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Haunting the local train stations in Japan, a vengeful spirit awaits it's next victims. Her name is Teke Teke, after the distinct sound she makes while dragging her torsos along the ground in search of her missing legs...

Who is Teke Teke?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

How I Became a Japanese Urban Legend (MollyKittyKat)
https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/How_I_Became_a_Japanese_Urban_Legend#articleComments

https://yokai.com/onryou/?srsltid=AfmBOoqaFV-IVSKUhKaIrZ0jCw68b08ZDT0jT2AveJZYG5d0eMz3xIR0

https://yokai.com/teketeke/?srsltid=AfmBOopr6PKg9vR4DiKRVTO5xuRsDTjfgWEM9lzJ_fvw4g5Qaz2GZjZC

https://www.kowabana.net/2018/06/30/kashima-san/#google_vignette

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Stalking the Los Llanos region of Colombia and Venezuela is a vengeful spirit carrying a bag of bones, and stalking his next victim. You'll know he's close by the whistle--but how close you hear it determines whether or not your time is up.

Who is El Silbón?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

Bonilla, V.S. The history behind El Silbón: Exploring historical and psychological elements to the urban legend. Pandion: The Osprey Journal of Research and Ideas, 5(1), 1-6.

https://folklore.usc.edu/tale-of-el-silbon/

https://www.jahernandez.com/posts/el-silbon-of-los-llanos-in-south-america

https://mythlok.com/urban-legends/el-silbon/

El Silbadór – The Whistler (Creepypasta)

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Have you ever gone out to an abandoned bridge at midnight, turned off the car, rolled down the windows, and listened?

What did you hear? Or rather, what should you hear?

Join me in The Red Treehouse to find out!

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Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

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The ocean is vast, uncharted, and terrifying--and according to legend, it's haunted by a cursed ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman.

Join me as we explore the haunting--and haunted--urban legend of The Flying Dutchman. Is this ghost ship real? And what does a sighting mean for the one who sees it?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://www.visitingthedutchcountryside.com/dutch-folklore/the-flying-dutchman/

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/fata-morgana-mirage

https://media.bom.gov.au/social/blog/292/mirrors-in-the-sky-demystifying-the-legend-of-the-flying-dutchman/

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/07/12/for-250-years-people-have-spotted-the-flying-dutchman-the-phantom-ship-doomed-to-sail/

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One of the most enduring urban legends in Mexico is that of La Pascualita, a seemingly ordinary mannequin in a bridal storefront.

But, apparently not everything is at it seems, because for nearly 100 years, people from all over have asked the question, "is La Pascualita really a mannequin?"

Join me as we explore the scary urban legend of La Pascualita--is she a mannequin, or something far darker?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://www.meri.org/resource/news/embalming-process/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20339029852&gbraid=0AAAAACxUzGzesy1v2SEL2vLud0XMenxxZ&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk_bPBhDXARIsACiq8R1jM4cIu2iU5Nkup3_qPPFytpTw95y4TjdpFawxgv7E_iN35WTl7ZYaAhuHEALw_wcB

https://www.livescience.com/how-long-bodies-take-to-decompose

https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-pascualita

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-pascualita

https://www.odditycentral.com/pics/la-pascualita-the-corpse-bride-of-mexico.html

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Walk into the bathroom, dim the lights, stare into the mirror, and say, "Bloody Mary" three times.

Then, pay close attention. Who--or what--do you see?

Join me as we explore the scary Bloody Mary urban legend--is it real or nothing more than an outsized story?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22603-eisoptrophobia-fear-of-mirrors

https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/this-optical-illusion-plays-tricks-on-your-brain/#:~:text=Why%20do%20we%20some%20times,eyes%20away%20after%20a%20while.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-sense-chaos/201408/monsters-in-the-mirror-no-really-literal-monsters

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2026/04/19/why-are-humans-afraid-of-the-dark-an-evolutionary-biologist-explains-the-ancient-fear-we-cant-shake/

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/sports-and-leisure/bloody-mary-folklore

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-bloody-mary-legend

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Is it possible that one wayward encounter can seal your fate?

In this episode, we explore the mysterious and disturbing story of Christopher Case—a man who claimed he had been cursed by a witch and would die within a week.

What followed was a chilling countdown filled with paranoia, ritualistic fear, and an unexplained death that still haunts investigators and paranormal enthusiasts to this day.

Was it psychological terror… or something far darker?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

https://drhpod.medium.com/the-man-who-scared-himself-to-death-c290ce718a8

https://themorbidlibrary.com/2021/11/15/the-unsolved-christopher-case/

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19910504&slug=1281135

https://jasonrobertsonline.com/the-last-days-of-christopher-case/

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Often considered the most haunted location in Puerto Rico, Oso Blanco Prison, was home to a dark, violent, and tragic past--and spirits who may have never left...

Is Oso Blanco Prison truly haunted?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

Sad Rap Beat by Defekt Maschine

Sources:

Oso Blanco (2009). Directed by Christian Suau.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/puerto-ricans-struggle-over-once-grisly-oso-blanco-prison/

https://www.telegram.com/story/news/state/2014/05/17/bc-cb-puerto-rico-prison-preservation-20140517/37014437007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z114038e009800v114038d--44--b--44--&gca-ft=174&gca-ds=sophi

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Often considered one of the most haunted locations in the world--and with a horrifying, dark, and tragic history attached to it, Poveglia Island sits quiet and abandoned in the Venetian Lagoon.

Except, it's tranquility is said to be a facade--because, the restless spirits of the over 100,000 who died there, still live there today.

And it's beautiful exterior and elegant interior offer guests a chance to vacation amidst the splendor of scenic views and crisp mountain air.

What happened on Poveglia Island? Is it really haunted or just an outsized myth?

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Music:

Into the Dark by Shakibhasansayed

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Sources:

https://www.visitvenezia.eu/en/venetianity/discover-venice/poveglia-the-mysterious-ghost-island-that-wants-to-be-reborn

https://www.cdc.gov/plague/signs-symptoms/index.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-plague

https://allthatsinteresting.com/poveglia-island#:~:text=In%20Venice%20%E2%80%94%20Europe's%20dominant%20trading,Hell%2C%20just%20in%20Northern%20Italy.

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/types-of-ghosts

https://thechasfoundation.org/how-americas-mental-health-system-evolved/

https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/art-culture/poveglia-island

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