True Scary Stories

Hope Street: The Headless Driver and the Vanishing Car

Three months after his disappearance, a delivery driver's remains were found on Hope Street, but the medical examiner noted a chilling detail: his head was gone. One expert suggested rats, while another pointed to a single neck bone and used the phrase "surgical precision." What truly happened on that abandoned street?

In this episode, we delve into the unexplained case of Jones, a delivery driver with a secret habit that led him to Hope Street on a fateful Monday night. Explore the unsettling events that unfolded after a late delivery, from a strange impact to an inexplicable sound beneath his car, leading to a mystery that remains officially unsolved.

Case: Unexplained Disappearance
Person: Jones, delivery driver
Location: Hope Street, South Side
Business: Satisfaction Chinese restaurant
Time: Just before midnight

- Jones had a university degree in political science but worked as a delivery driver.
- He played a game while driving, scoring points for hitting small animals with his car.
- On the night he disappeared, he turned onto Hope Street at 11:47 PM to cut ten minutes from his route.
- He heard a loud, wet squelch and a high-pitched sound after swerving, but saw no carcass in his rearview mirror.
- A methodical scraping sound began beneath his car less than two minutes later, moving from rear to front.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Building That Erased Itself: Rochester Heights

In this episode, we explore the unsettling disappearance of Rochester Heights, a high-rise building in East Oakland, and the strange events surrounding its last known resident. Discover the chilling details of a place that absorbed people without acknowledging them, and the terrifying secret hidden within its walls.

Location: East Oakland
Building: Rochester Heights
Resident: Chris
Object: Diary
Animal: Butterball

- The building's owner claims the lot has been vacant for six months.
- Chris lived on the fourth floor, apartment 405, in a building with failing infrastructure.
- Harold, a resident, kept a diary that never mentioned Chris, despite their proximity.
- Chris found Butterball, a poodle, deliberately placed inside a blood-soaked crescent moon frame.
- Elena and Macy were heard discussing Harold in hushed, frightened tones.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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Paul Young 217: The Cycle of Blank IDs

In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of Paul Young, an ordinary office worker whose life takes an extraordinary turn when he encounters a doppelganger. Explore the unsettling details of a case where personal identity is erased, and a sinister cycle of replacement is revealed.

Person: Paul Young
Age: 34
Occupation: Office worker
Residence: Fourth floor, apartment 417
Weapon: .38 revolver

- Paul Young, an office worker, found his key didn't fit his apartment door.
- Inside apartment 417, a man identical to Paul Young was waiting.
- Paul's driver's license, work ID, and bank card were all completely blank.
- The doppelganger possessed perfect identification documents with Paul's details.
- The doppelganger explained they were the same person, diverged from a common point.

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Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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Santa's Sleigh: The Abduction No One Believed

A sixteen-year-old boy boards a sleigh on Christmas Eve, bound for a place called the North Pole, but this is no fairy tale. Seth recounts the worst Christmas of his life, beginning with a mysterious business card from "Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign" handed to him by an unauthorized elf in a shopping mall. What impossible events followed this strange encounter, and why did Seth choose to go?

In this episode, we delve into Seth's chilling account of an abduction that defies explanation, tracing the years of documented cruelty and neglect that preceded his extraordinary Christmas Eve. Discover the details of his life in Florida and the strange invitation that offered an escape from his tormentors.

Person: Seth
Age: Sixteen
Location: Florida
Event: Christmas Eve abduction
Organization: Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign (ORRC)

- Seth received a business card from an unauthorized elf at a shopping mall.
- The card read "Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign" with a phone number, but no address or website.
- Seth's school had 20-25 students per grade, from pre-kindergarten through twelfth.
- An elf named Tinsel Elfr Hollywood the Third appeared at Seth's second-floor window on Christmas Eve.
- Tinsel pulled a full-sized red electric guitar from his hat and offered Seth an invitation to the North Pole.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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She Wrote From the Grave. Then He Vanished

A letter arrived from a woman six days dead, her familiar handwriting asking Peter Thorne to return to Greyfork. He almost ignored it, until he learned five other people received the exact same message on the same day. How could a drowned woman send letters, and what did it mean for Peter's own disappearance?

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling account Peter Thorne left behind, exploring the strange events on Greyfork Island that began with a posthumous letter and led to his vanishing in 2023. We uncover the island's dark history, from a 1919 UFO impact site to a mysterious canyon that may have driven Peter's father to madness.

Person: Peter Thorne
Location: Greyfork Island, Illinois
Event: Posthumous letters received
Year: 2023
Cause of Death: Drowning

- Macie's letter arrived on a Thursday, six days after her official cause of death by drowning.
- Five other people received the identical letter on the same day as Peter.
- Greyfork Island's economy relies on fishing and Colton's Crater, a 1919 UFO impact site.
- Peter's father worked at Colton's Canyon and his diary contained looping figures and drawings of grey shapes.
- The canyon was closed in the 1950s due to "radioactivity" and later reopened under a secret agreement with the military.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Museum of Humanity's Final War

In this episode, we delve into an anonymous account from an online forum about a military history enthusiast's encounter with a mysterious curator and a subterranean museum. The story explores the chilling details of a place that defies rational explanation and the unsettling exhibits it holds.

Person: Military history enthusiast
Location: American Mid-West
Event: Encounter at an abandoned gas station
Status: Unexplained
Topic: Paranormal experience

- The account was posted anonymously to an online forum dedicated to paranormal experiences.
- The narrator was approximately eighteen or nineteen years old at the time of the events, which occurred roughly twenty years prior to his writing.
- The gas station was located at coordinates found on the same forum, off a minor road with no Google Maps listing or signage.
- The curator, described as an academic-type, had an ice-cold palm and deep blue eyes with "barely concealed malice."
- The subterranean chamber was approximately sixty feet high and two football fields in length, with professional lighting and exhibit cases.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Root That Claimed Her Soul

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling discovery of a sealed room in a basement, revealing an iron bed frame, a rotted mattress, and a leather diary. The narrative explores the strange circumstances of a young man's confinement and the inexplicable events that led to it.

Person: Justin Paring
Date: June 12, 1909
Location: Hidden room in a Victorian house
Object: Leather diary
Detail: Root pushing through mortar

- The house was built before 1884, according to local cadastral records.
- A folded note was found tucked into a crack in the basement wall.
- The hidden room contained an iron bed frame and a cedar chest.
- Justin Paring completed his diary on his 21st birthday.
- He was locked in the room at approximately 13 years old, documenting eight years of confinement.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Moon Rock That Took Her Sister

An eight-year-old girl touches a pulsing orange rock, screams for four seconds, and vanishes into an unmarked ambulance. Twenty years later, a man with a dark mark on his wrist signs a contract for a lunar mission, only to discover a hidden city beneath the moon's surface. What ancient secret did they unearth, and what price will the crew pay for disturbing it?

In this episode, we delve into the chilling events surrounding Fort Alsbury, a clandestine lunar base where a routine water extraction mission uncovers something far more ancient and terrifying. From a mysterious moon rock to an impossible subterranean city, this story explores the thin line between scientific discovery and cosmic horror.

Person: Renee
Location: Fort Alsbury
Object: Moon rock
Event: Discovery of a subterranean city
Status: Classified program

- An eight-year-old girl's scream lasts four seconds after touching a warm, pulsing orange rock the size of a bowling ball.
- An unmarked ambulance takes Renee away, and her family never receives a follow-up call.
- Twenty years later, Quinton, with a dark mark on his wrist, joins a non-governmental lunar research mission.
- The mission's drill breaks through a wall six weeks early, revealing a city of grey ziggurats beneath the lunar surface.
- Owen Sanders dies within the hour after the drilling machine powers on without input and moves toward him.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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Stars Carried Her: Then The Line Went Dead

An ankle monitor reported Lou was "nowhere" on September 29, 2020, after her last call to her therapist ended with a chilling question about the stars. Lou had vanished before, returning with unexplained scars and a cryptic phrase: "the stars carried me, and no one could hear them dancing." What truly happened to Lou, and why did her twin, L, also disappear after speaking of night visitors?

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling case of Lucinda G., exploring the weeks between her two disappearances. We examine the strange details surrounding her return, the uncontactable family, and the peculiar therapeutic services she received, all leading up to the moment the line went dead.

Person: Lou (Lucinda G.)
Date: September 29, 2020
Location: Undetermined
Status: Missing
Therapist: Dr. K. Rawlings

- Lou's ankle monitor reported her as "nowhere" on September 29, 2020.
- Her last documented call was at 3:38 AM, ending with her therapist asking, "What in the hell is THAT?"
- Lou had previously disappeared on September 1, 2020, reappearing malnourished with deep scars and cuts.
- She returned from her first disappearance saying, "the stars carried me, and no one could hear them dancing."
- Her twin, L, who also disappeared, had spoken for years about something visiting them at night.

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OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories  a scary story podcast for the late night hours.
Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Thing Wearing My Son's Face

On a Thursday night in late May, a figure resembling Paul Combs' son emerged from the darkness, moving with an unsettling gait and stopping to stare directly into streetlights. Paul, a widower still grieving his missing son, approached the figure only to hear a single, chilling word escape his lips: "Dad." What unspeakable horror had returned to Birchwood Lane?

In this episode, we delve into the terrifying events that unfolded when Paul Combs encountered a creature that had taken on the appearance of his long-lost son, Jake. Discover the unsettling details of the figure's arrival, Paul's desperate attempts to rationalize its strange behavior, and the tragic consequences that followed.

Person: Paul Combs
Location: Birchwood Lane, Hancock County, West Virginia
Event: Arrival of a mysterious figure
Status: Son's body found in Los Angeles
Object: Yellow velcro wallet

- The figure moved in lurching increments, stopping dead beneath each streetlight.
- Paul Combs, 52, had worked 30 years at Number Nine Coal Company.
- Jake Combs had been dead for weeks, possibly months, in a drainage culvert.
- Amy, Paul's wife, died two years prior from lung cancer.
- The Great Southern Brood of cicadas had emerged two weeks earlier on a 13-year cycle.

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OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories  a scary story podcast for the late night hours.
Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

Press play on our late night horror stories and late night scary stories, from storytime horror to a full horror stories compilation or scary stories compilation  real scary stories, scary stories based on true events, and dark stories to keep the lights on.

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