True Scary Stories

No Footprints in the Snow: Chestnut Street's Last Stand

A seven-year-old girl stands barefoot in flannel pajamas on a porch at twenty below zero, yet she doesn't shiver, doesn't move like a child, and the voice that comes out of her is not her own. What did this ancient, hungry presence want inside?

In this episode, we delve into three terrifying nights on Chestnut Street, where a man named Craig confronts an impossible horror that defies rational explanation. This is a story where the world does not continue as it was, and the true nature of what was being taken becomes chillingly clear.

Case: Chestnut Street Incident
Location: Chestnut Street
Temperature: Twenty below zero
Witness: Craig
Duration: Three nights

- A seven-year-old girl in flannel pajamas appears barefoot on a porch at 10:55 PM.
- The girl floats several centimeters above the porch, with no footprints in the snow behind her.
- Her eyes glow with a yellowish light, unrelated to the porch lamp.
- The voice from the girl is low and atonal, asking to be let in.
- Five dark shapes are observed drifting around a neighbor's front door.

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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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I Opened the Hatch. It's Heading for Earth's Core

A man named Owen stumbled upon a pond where nothing grows, the surrounding trees singed, and the air thick with ash. Buried beneath its murky surface for 54 years, 7 months, and 8 days was something that spoke to him, revealing secrets of human consciousness and a dead woman named Jamie, before ascending as a curved arc of light and driving itself towards the Earth's center. If it could show him things powerful enough to break him, why did it need his permission at all?

In this episode, we delve into Owen's terrifying encounter with an unknown entity that lay hidden in a desolate pond, exploring the profound questions it left behind about grief, existence, and the consequences of opening a hatch to the unknown.

Person: Owen
Location: A pond in the woods
Object: Cylindrical metal object
Duration Buried: 54 years, 7 months, 8 days
Destination: Earth's core

- Owen is a forty-something auto mechanic, deaf in his left ear due to an accident eleven years prior.
- His wife, Jamie, died on their honeymoon in Granada when their boat was struck by a rogue fishing vessel.
- The pond is located in a clearing where trees stop abruptly, their branches singed at the tips.
- Owen discovered a massive, cylindrical object of smooth metal beneath the pond's surface.
- The entity communicated with Owen, sharing insights about human consciousness and grief.

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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 Drowned Man in My Trunk Was Still Alive

Imagine waking up in an endless dark, standing between two lines of cold white light, surrounded by hundreds of silent, motionless people. This is the reality for Joshua, who spent two years unaware of his own death, only to find himself in a mysterious queue leading to an unknown light or a terrifying vortex. What happened the night this story concludes that cannot be undone, and why is his ex-girlfriend Sally two people behind him in this strange line?

In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of Joshua's awakening in a surreal afterlife, where the rules are demonstrated in four-second bursts of horror. We explore his struggle to remember his past, the unexpected reunion with Sally, and the unsettling discovery of a familiar figure at the front of the line.

Person: Joshua
Person: Sally
Location: An endless dark void
Status: Deceased
Event: Waiting in a silent line

- Joshua woke up standing in darkness with two parallel lines of white light at his feet.
- Hundreds of people stood motionless in the line, facing the same direction.
- A man who stepped out of line was gone in approximately four seconds, taken by three shapes with eyes the color of burning coal.
- Joshua's ex-girlfriend, Sally, whom he had not spoken to in two years, was standing two people behind him in the line.
- There were twelve or thirteen people ahead of Joshua in the line.

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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 Astronaut Who Predicted His Own Death

In this episode, we delve into the chilling case of Ben Waitley, an astronaut whose journal contained an exact timestamp of his own demise before it occurred. We explore the strange circumstances surrounding his death, the cryptic messages he left behind, and the inexplicable events that followed for the sole survivor.

Case: Classified Orbital Station Incident
Date: March 17, 2018
Location: Low Earth Orbit
Status: Unexplained
Person: Ben Waitley

- An alarm sounded at 04:26 AM, indicating Ben Waitley's death, 36 seconds after it happened.
- Waitley's journal contained the word "aneurisma" next to the exact timestamp of his death.
- The journal also had the incomplete word "imulation" with a date matching the rescue ship's arrival.
- Waitley had tracked a comet since age ten and converted its emissions into unsettling audio.
- The sole survivor, Reynolds, heard rhythmic knocking from the hull days before rescue, with no mechanical explanation.

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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 Island That Only Appears at Night

An island that only exists at night, rising from a flat, silent ocean, and the men who found it almost never returned. What chilling secret did the darkness hide, and what did the Quartermaster witness that changed him forever?

In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of a man known only as the Quartermaster, the sole survivor of a voyage to a mysterious island. We explore the strange phenomena encountered by the crew of the Harpy and the desperate search for a lost naval frigate.

Person: The Quartermaster
Ship: Harpy
Commander: John Powell
Captain: Pal Powell
Lost Ship: Gray Ghost

- The island only appeared at night, rising from a flat and silent ocean.
- The Quartermaster survived by floating on a barrel for two days.
- The Gray Ghost, a naval frigate, went silent three nights before the Quartermaster's story begins.
- The ocean became completely flat, like ice, and the Harpy's wake disappeared instantly.
- A central fissure split the black rock island vertically, wide enough for a small vessel.

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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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emocional que espeja el final

Thirty years ago, Matt Pritchard watched his father disappear into a red limousine with tinted windows. No explanation, no call, just gone. Now, Matt drives a luxury car, taking on a mysterious contract that echoes his father's vanishing act. What dark secret connects these two journeys, and can Matt escape the same fate?

In this episode, we delve into the chilling story of Matt Pritchard, a man whose life is shaped by a thirty-year-old mystery. We explore the strange circumstances of his new job, the unsettling passengers he encounters, and the cryptic clues that suggest a deeper, more dangerous game is at play.

Person: Matt Pritchard
Event: Father's disappearance
Vehicle: Red limousine
Object: Gold ticket with ruby and trident symbol
First Passenger: Man in clown makeup

- Matt was ten years old when his father, Henry Pritchard, vanished into a red limousine.
- Matt now drives a Rolls-Royce Phantom named Roy for a car service in New York.
- He accepts a full month's contract from Mr. Thomas Develin, paid in advance.
- Develin gives Matt a gold card that syncs with Roy's GPS, revealing destinations 150 feet at a time.
- The first passenger is a clown who robs a pharmacy using a brass knuckle glove and a bugle.

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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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Hell's War Room: The Decision That Almost Ended Everything

In this episode, we delve into an eyewitness account from the Ninth Circle of Hell, where a war room beneath Lucifer's Palace hosted a gathering of demonic and human generals. The narrative explores the chilling details of a planned invasion of Earth and the single, inexplicable factor that prevented its success.

Location: Ninth Circle of Hell
Observer: Nameless condemned soul
Attendees: Lucifer, Ashtaroth, Leviathan, Erwin Rommel, Belisarius, Boudicca
Object: Holographic globe displaying Earth in real-time

- The war room walls are carved from eternal ice, maintaining a constant, bone-chilling temperature.
- A holographic globe, roughly the size of a football field, displayed Earth's surface in real-time, including cities and military installations.
- Among the human generals present were Erwin Rommel (WWII), Belisarius (6th-century Byzantine Empire), and Boudicca (1st-century Iceni queen).
- Belisarius, blinded by Emperor Justinian, coordinated three attack fronts simultaneously without sight, sensing positions like a deep-sea creature.
- Lucifer appeared in a designer suit, embodying "the face of power in the mortal world," with a voice both divine and skull-pressuring.

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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 Woman in White: He Dreamed Her Before She Existed

When firefighters arrived at Duu Manor, it was gone-not damaged, but vanished down to its stone foundation, with no bodies and no fire. The rental car of the man who drove up the night before was found at the airport, keys in the ignition, engine cold. What happened to Adrien Duu, and why had he been dreaming of a woman in white his entire life?

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling disappearance of Adrien Duu and the Duu Manor, exploring a family legacy steeped in dark secrets and unexplained phenomena. Discover the chilling details of an inheritance that refuses to stay buried, and the spectral woman who haunted Adrien's dreams long before she appeared in his waking life.

Person: Adrien Duu
Location: Lake Champlain, Vermont
Event: Disappearance of Duu Manor
Status: Unresolved
Period: August, nearly two centuries

- The Duu Manor vanished completely, leaving only its stone foundation at the edge of a cliff.
- Adrien Duu had been dreaming of a woman in white since childhood, long before her physical manifestation.
- The first Adrien Duu built the manor on land previously owned by a woman who disappeared after refusing his offer.
- Adrien's mother was institutionalized and died, with his father dismissing her as a "lunatic."
- Bones are said to rest under the manor's foundation, according to Duu family accounts.

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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 Dream Photo: Luke Vanished, Hand Writes Alone

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling account of a man whose reality unravels after receiving a cryptic message, leading to the inexplicable disappearance of his son and the erasure of his wife's official existence. What could cause such a complete rewrite of a life?

Person: Anonymous Attorney
Event: Son's Disappearance
Location: Southeastern United States
Status: Unexplained
Topic: Reality Distortion

- A text message with a blank sender arrived at 6:40 AM on a Tuesday.
- The message read: "You saw something you shouldn't have," with irregular typography.
- A photograph taken inside his dream appeared on his phone two days later.
- His four-year-old son, Luke, was erased from all photographs and official records.
- His wife's birth certificate was also found to be non-existent in county records.

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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 Machine: Still Inside?

In this episode, we explore the unsettling story of a man who entered a unique machine designed to eliminate all sensory input. Discover the extreme selection criteria, the machine's bizarre design, and the profound psychological impact of complete isolation.

Person: Dr. Monison
Duration: Three days
Payment: Five thousand dollars
Machine type: Sensory deprivation
Experiment goal: Study the human mind in total isolation

- The man was nine months behind on rent and facing eviction when he saw the classified ad.
- The machine resembled a mechanical sarcophagus, three times larger than a human body.
- Its interior lining was soft rubber, maintained at human skin temperature.
- An anesthetic agent was introduced to eliminate all tactile sensation.
- A sequence of bells was the only signal to indicate the end of the 72-hour experiment.

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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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