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0 | Cut off a man’s finger…well part of it | A few years back I worked for the Agricultural department for the state I live in. I ran a hydraulic probe that was used to get samples from farm trucks that majority of the time contained soybeans. I sit inside a RV where the controls are and where the vacuum brings the sample in to be bagged. There was a foreman that... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/qqww6g/cut_off_a_mans_fingerwell_part_of_it/ |
1 | The sea shell I picked up years ago shattered | 6 years ago when I was 17 years old, my dad took our family island hopping in Indonesia. One island we stop by had a small market selling handmade souvenirs and coconut water. There, I saw a big sea shell. It was coral coloured with a iridescent finish. There was other prettier sea shell but somehow I was attracted to ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1h9dave/the_sea_shell_i_picked_up_years_ago_shattered/ |
2 | It looked like an Emu ran through a clothes line | The image of it is burned into my brain, but I have absolutely no idea what I saw that night.
This took place in Southern Arizona last October. I (34F) had gone on a date with an individual I came to find out was not such a great person. But the date went fine and ended on a platonic note.
We sat in his car and talke... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1gj7n8e/it_looked_like_an_emu_ran_through_a_clothes_line/ |
3 | Their Car Broke Down | Summer, 1981. I was 16 years old at the time living in San Antonio, Tx. I didn't want to be stuck at the house. My brother Mark was 22 years old, married, and a distance truck driver with just over 3 years of experience. Mark and his wife went to visit my parents and I the day before he headed out for his next delivery... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/64qs86/their_car_broke_down/ |
4 | Man in a safety vest flagged us down (mother and young daughter) and jumped in | My mom and I were on a road trip, I was about 8 or 9 (F). There was a man wearing a safety vest on the side of the highway and he was waving his hands as if he was trying to warn us of danger ahead, so my mom pulled over - and without hesitation, he jumped in the back seat.
I remember him talking about inappropriate s... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1is48h0/man_in_a_safety_vest_flagged_us_down_mother_and/ |
5 | I ran into a (CULT?) in my woods just 1 1/2 miles back from my house, help... | So just recently I had 2 friends over. One of them will be Sally, and the other will be Veronica. The morning of the sleepover we decided to go into the thick forest behind my house. Veronica didn't want to go, but she went anyway. When we go out into the woods behind my house, it's a full-on nature hike, so I usually ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/u1he3h/i_ran_into_a_cult_in_my_woods_just_1_12_miles/ |
6 | The time I came across a POSSIBLE Skinwalker / Spirit | THIS STORY IS A BIT LONG I’M SORRY IN ADVANCE
So this happened back in August of 2021. I was hanging out with my now ex best friend, and we were around my house outside, just for some fresh air, since at the time, the inside of my home was very humid all day & night. It was getting late, around 11PM now, but he wanted... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1dxl01j/the_time_i_came_across_a_possible_skinwalker/ |
7 | Key West Haunting | I (28m) and my fiancé (27f) like to go on ghost walks whenever we go on vacations. Most cities have them if you know where to look and generally they are pretty cheesy. Some person drags you around, tells you the “haunted history” of the city and tries to freak you out. They tell you to take pictures and feel the energ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/12xr0rx/key_west_haunting/ |
8 | I once witnessed a key blink out of existence. | When I was in college, my girlfriend at the time lived in an apartment off-campus. The back door was in a closet-sized back room, which she kept a hide-a-key in for when I came over. It sat on a very dusty wooden support beam nailed to the wall.
One night, I came home and went to grab the key when it slipped out of my... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1180qv1/i_once_witnessed_a_key_blink_out_of_existence/ |
9 | car accident disappeared? then police appear somewhere else? | so just a bit ago im facetiming with a friend who is driving around with their phone mounted, i heard a loud screech and honking and asked them what happened. apparently they were turning and the car turning behind them got T-boned, they didnt even drive a block and turned around to go make sure everyone was ok (they S... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/jc3rjs/car_accident_disappeared_then_police_appear/ |
10 | I saw someone standing under the street lamp across from my home. | If you were to ask me if I believed in the paranormal, I'd tell you I'm on the fence about it.
If someone were to tell me a house is haunted, I wouldn't believe them unless I myself experienced something out of the ordinary. I believe that creepy things do happen, but I like to go into situations with the mindset of t... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/149jmlq/i_saw_someone_standing_under_the_street_lamp/ |
11 | So I'm not sure whether this might be a demon or not but I'll let Reddit user's decide... | I live in this house that has 4 bedroom's. The room next to mine is a spare/office room that my stepdad uses most of the time. Recently, I've noticed that I've had this.. off feeling. It feels like I'm being watched all of the time, even if I'm in a different room. The feeling of being watched is so strong that I alway... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/l2ke8t/so_im_not_sure_whether_this_might_be_a_demon_or/ |
12 | None of us can explain this experience | The events of this story are true. Idk if it was a glitch, a time slip, but it still freaks me out.
One time when I was around 9, I was sitting in the back seat of my sister's Jeep Cherokee, along with my cousin (she's also the same age as me). My sister was driving, and my other cousin (around the same age as her lik... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1kgs3gt/none_of_us_can_explain_this_experience/ |
13 | Can anyone explain this? | On Friday I had skipped school. So basically I was just planning to sit in bed all day, and do schoolwork. It was around 8-9 am, when I all of a sudden got really tired. I was doing something on my phone, and my eyes started to flutter shut every once in a while. At one point I had dropped my phone, but I still had my ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1gzzyvk/can_anyone_explain_this/ |
14 | I could never explain it | This happened to me 2 years ago now and I still remember it like it was yesterday I’ve always tried to rationalise it but never could.
I live in the countryside of Ireland right in the middle of nowhere so its very rare that I hear noises outside and when I do 99% of the time it’s a cow that’s escaped the field beside... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1f8pqoo/i_could_never_explain_it/ |
15 | Wierd night I can't explain | This story isn't super scary just a few weird things that happened to me one night that I couldn't explain.
In early 2019, I was 21 and my little brother was 15 and he had just passed his drivers ed class. To celebrate his achievement, I took him to go eat at Red Robin and watch a movie at the movie theater. Before we... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/19dkqfb/wierd_night_i_cant_explain/ |
16 | Something I can't explain | Hello. I've only had two paranormal experiences in my lifetime, but, I'll go with this one.
When I was around 7-9, me and my older sister decided to camp in our back garden. Our parents owned a house next to this massive field, and we had a really big tent. It was the summer. We had a chill time, our cats were inside,... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1725jy2/something_i_cant_explain/ |
17 | Can somebody help explain these events? | About 3 years ago I lived with my Mom, Dad, Sister, and Grandmother in a 4 bedroom home. One day I had a friend over. He was a very close friend and one of my best friends who I had over very often. We were smoking and probably listening to music in the middle of the day while we were home alone. Dad was at work while ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/16p0w55/can_somebody_help_explain_these_events/ |
18 | I need help to explain this | Before I moved out of Kentucky, when I was younger, probably around 7, I lived in a very small town. Our town had a big art center building and tons of walking paths.
One weekend me and my parents decided to walk around these paths at night (probably around 8-9:30ish) we parked are car in the parking lot of the art bu... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/uz6evm/i_need_help_to_explain_this/ |
19 | To this day nobody can explain. | I was born in 2002 in Detroit Michigan, my mom was younger when she had me and my dad wasn’t around so we lived with my grandma and grandpa, the area started to get really bad so we decided to move to a nicer neighborhood and this would take place in 2004, the house was a very decent size 4 bedrooms, and 3 baths, now I... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/l7a4ay/to_this_day_nobody_can_explain/ |
20 | A creature I saw that I can't quite explain. | So I am from Alexandria Kentucky and I saw something last night that I couldn't entirely explain. Last night was Midnight madness for our school. Its basically some stupid football event during the summer but everyone goes to see people they haven't seen over summer. I went with my two friends and one of their girlfrie... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/cksszx/a_creature_i_saw_that_i_cant_quite_explain/ |
21 | Please explain these dreams | This is gonna get weird so please proceed with caution ⚠ ⚠ ⚠
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Believe me or not this is 100% true, the full story no extra shit included in this.
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My entire life has been filled with ghosts and spirits and bad luck. Growing up I was introduced to ba... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/7b0ykr/please_explain_these_dreams/ |
22 | Can someone please explain me this? | Hi Redditors, I am a 25-Year-old woman currently living in New orleans.
I've been noticing something really strange for the past couple of weeks and was wondering maybe someone out here can help me figure out why it’s happening with me.
I work in downtown and my office building is very calm and nice.
I come to work ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/6gagdp/can_someone_please_explain_me_this/ |
23 | Creepy Reoccurring Dream Experience (please help try and explain this event) | When I was in elementary school (I think it may have been in the 3rd grade) I started having reoccurring nightmares that at the same time each day a giant beast would come to take me. It was a huge goat like creature slightly bigger than a house, and the only way it could take you was if it saw you through a window. Th... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/67jv13/creepy_reoccurring_dream_experience_please_help/ |
24 | Can anyone explain this? | This isn't really a story more of an experience I can't explain. First of all, I have a dog named paxx. He's your stereotypical dog best friend. He follows me around everywhere, we sleep together, we eat together, we pretty much do everything together. He's also pretty protective over me and will bark, growl, and bite ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/506aex/can_anyone_explain_this/ |
25 | Figure in my doorway | When I was around 12 maybe 13 years old (24 now) I was staying at my dads for the weekend. We watched movies and ate junk food, a usual occurrence when I got to see him. My brother was usually with us but he was staying with a friend that night. He decided it was time for bed around 11 that evening, I went about my usu... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/ggbprr/figure_in_my_doorway/ |
26 | The ghost in the doorway | This is kinda long and full of errors since I wrote it in a rush.
When I was about 8 years old my mother and, at the time, step dad was looking for a new apartment. I was never allowed to join them except once. I remember walking past the first bedroom that was in the hall and grabbed my moms’ hand. I looked her dead ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/bl03xp/the_ghost_in_the_doorway/ |
27 | The time I almost shit my pants in the middle of the night. | Let me give you a bit of background. My mom and dad got divorced when I was around six years old. My mom moved to a small town, and my dad stayed in a house in the middle of the woods in rural California. My dad's house is built so that you enter into the living room, and to your left is the kitchen and then a hallway ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/sz9unp/the_time_i_almost_shit_my_pants_in_the_middle_of/ |
28 | A story that happened yesterday night, and still can’t process it.. | Okay so a little backstory here,
Yesterday , my dad asked me to go with him to the hospital because he forgot some of his stuff in his office or wherever, and it was at like 10 PM.
My dad is a internist in a hospital, the hospital has buildings for different departments , E.g one for heart diseases, one for lung issu... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1k4n5wx/a_story_that_happened_yesterday_night_and_still/ |
29 | The Person On The Roof | Ok, so this took place sometime in August, 2018. This is more my boyfriends story than mine but oh well. Anywho him and I were playing Xbox all day. My parents left to see a movie with their friends and my brother, whom I will call Allen, and I were left home alone. You see, I live in Michigan and the weather is never ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/7zszvr/the_person_on_the_roof/ |
30 | Fancy woman in fur coat appears in the middle of the woods in 100°F heat | When I was kid we had these woods near our house. Nothing too spooky, there were some deaths but not at all frequently and they were the occasional old teenager/college kids who practiced Wicca or edgy Satanism. Not that this matters to the story but I’ve had other stories here.
We were out dead of summer, shorts and ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/hsiwqa/fancy_woman_in_fur_coat_appears_in_the_middle_of/ |
31 | Great Grandpa with the Striped Shirt | When I was younger (about 7 or 8 maybe?), my family lived in this creepy two-story house that was super old. The basement was never a place I wanted to go by myself, but my dad had a little den down there by our laundry room so I'd make my way down there when I had to.
My great grandpa had passed just a couple years p... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1jabke9/great_grandpa_with_the_striped_shirt/ |
32 | The man on the golf course ( on going) | This happened today, Sunday the 24th. I’ve been in the golf business for almost 10 years now and have never seen anything like this. It was a slow rainy day. Only a few golfers out and I was the only employee working at this time. The phone suddenly rings and I’m told a strange man is digging in our sand bunker with… o... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/16rj5gj/the_man_on_the_golf_course_on_going/ |
33 | Of course it was a camping trip | Ok so I was about 6-7 when this happened and I was absolutely TERRIFIED of the woods at night, I was more nervous about skinwalkers then bears or wolves. One night after we told scary stories we went to lay down in the tent (it was me my mom and my dad) I was in the middle right infront of this big window that looked o... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/v0l2yr/of_course_it_was_a_camping_trip/ |
34 | Of course this would happen while watching a scary movie | So at the time of this occurrence I was in 6th grade, had just stopped being such a baby about scary things. My 2 friends convinced me to watch Insidious. Not the scariest movie ever but had a few good jump scares. After we watched the movie we got ready for bed. We were sleeping on an air mattress in my living room wh... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/ho9ya3/of_course_this_would_happen_while_watching_a/ |
35 | I was kidnapped and got away in Long Beach CA | I was homeless in Long beach, CA. in 1980 at 16 years old because my mom was in Federal Prison and my Dad lived in Texas. I was staying in cars and garages. I was hitch hiking from downtown to belmont shores on day and was given a ride by a dude who was kinda strange but I wasnt worried. I was already a hard drug user ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/yi3934/i_was_kidnapped_and_got_away_in_long_beach_ca/ |
36 | Locked in the Basement | This true story happened to my sister. For privacy reasons I'll call her Jane. Let me first say, the house we lived in was definitely haunted. The neighborhood was across the street from a cemetery and strange things happened in that neighborhood. We were told our neighborhood was built on top of a portion of the cemet... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1kpjxv0/locked_in_the_basement/ |
37 | The Time I'd Found A Dybbuk Box In My Grandma's Basement(She Still Has It But Locked In A Bigger Box And Hidden) | This was a week ago when this happened. I was heading out to my grandma's place for the weekend to help her out around the house, I barley see her which sucks but I we had a fun time talking and playing board games and cards. But that changed. On Saturday, In the Afternoon, she asked me to get fire wood down in the bas... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/tqzvsg/the_time_id_found_a_dybbuk_box_in_my_grandmas/ |
38 | 3 A.M. Hotel Wakeup Call | This is an event that happened very recently, and it will probably be the single most terrifying experience in my entire life.
I just graduated college in the Midwest and received an offer from a major bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. Thus, the most logical next step for me was to search for housing options in the C... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1khxfhp/3_am_hotel_wakeup_call/ |
39 | What's in the desert? | When I was 19, I was living with my mom, her boyfriend, and my boyfriend, in a high desert town, that neighbors Joshua Tree National Park. I lived across town from my current house, on a dirt road called Bonita Trail. All the other roads in the area were paved, but for some reason, ours wasn't. There were also no stree... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/4kivkq/whats_in_the_desert/ |
40 | The Man Outside | Copy to BlackBox
(This is a rewrite of this story I wrote)
I was in second period math class one day with my four other friends. (For privacy reasons I'm calling them L, Female, S, Female, J, Female, and Z, Male.) We had a very chill and laid back teacher, where as long as you finished your work on time. You can rela... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1dj0kkc/the_man_outside/ |
41 | The Man Outside | About four months ago I began to hear strange things from friends around my neighborhood. For context, I am 17 and live in a nice and expensive neighborhood with my mother and sister. Around 5 everyday I would take my dog out to a nearby park where there would be around 5-10 people there with their dogs everyday at the... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/l3m2ch/the_man_outside/ |
42 | The man outside | When my mother was younger (early twenties) she lived in a small country town down in Victoria (Australia).
She frequently visited two of her friends, a young married couple. On the property lived the wifes sister who occupied a small little granny flat a short walk from the house. The property the couple and the sist... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/8s2u8p/the_man_outside/ |
43 | The man outside my window | When I was a sophomore in high school, I was on the phone late one night with my then girlfriend. It was probably about 2 am, and I was starting to fall asleep on the phone, when all of the sudden I heard this loud tap on my window. It sounded like someone was throwing a rock at my window trying to get my attention or ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/6zc0g8/the_man_outside_my_window/ |
44 | I got called by a person pretending to be my friend | So a few months ago i got called by a man claiming to be my friend.
I got called by a anonymous number in the middle of the day (it was Sunday or Saturday i do not remember) so i pick up
Hello? I side
Hello i am Sam (not my real friends name)
And at first i thought it was his father because my friend has a high pit... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1gb3u96/i_got_called_by_a_person_pretending_to_be_my/ |
45 | "I was hiding from your mom." "My mom is dead." | One of the creepiest stories I know personally is from my best friend when he was home at his house babysitting a friend's kid. The kid who's name was Junior, was roughly 4-5 I wanna say. His dad was a courier, so would often be doing deliveries late at night, David (my best friend) was a teen by this point, so being h... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/18bzclt/i_was_hiding_from_your_mom_my_mom_is_dead/ |
46 | Pale figure at a movie theater | This took place awhile back when I was in middle school. My best friend and I had a day off school because the power was out after a huge storm that went through the area a few days before. We decided to have a 4 day long sleepover at my friends house and on the second day her mom drove us to the local mall to hang out... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1ksy8ak/pale_figure_at_a_movie_theater/ |
47 | Eyes in the woods. | This happened to me when i was younger, and i still don't know what that thing was.
I was around 7 or 8 and i was playing with my brother and a few other friends, a simple game of tag spilt into groups since we were a lot of kids. Me and my brother were running from the boy who was chasing us until we all stopped sinc... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1fd3nzf/eyes_in_the_woods/ |
48 | The place I called home | When I was young, between 9-12 I lived in a home that had been built in the 40s. It stood in a spot where a war was fought and was once a brothel. First sights of the place were normal, but the minute we walked in I knew something was off. Not long of being there for a while, we heard noises and felt strange things. Fr... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/6sbhzl/the_place_i_called_home/ |
49 | Man on motorcycle pulls gun on me and my cousin when we were kids | Firstly I’d like to say this is all true (to my knowledge), however it was a long time ago now, I am now 19 and it happened when I was roughly 8/9 and my cousin 10/11.
When I was 8/9 give or take, me and my cousin would hang out every now and again at his place, my parents were quite over protective of me so I never w... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1k5du2n/man_on_motorcycle_pulls_gun_on_me_and_my_cousin/ |
50 | When We Watched 12/12/12 | to start this off, my sister and i were at our home watching the movie 12/12/12 on our wii. no one else was in the house with us either as they were all at work. and so, we decided to watch this movie. now to set the scene; we have a ceiling tall tv stand and the wii is pushed all the way to the back into the cubby. no... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/cm8864/when_we_watched_121212/ |
51 | I believe I was nearly the victim of someone with malicious intentions | I have a family friend who owns a beautiful and very old house in a wealthy suburb of a large city. She was going on vacation and her husband was leaving for a business trip, so she asked me to cat-sit for her. I had done it for her before and adored the house and area, so I agreed.
The house appeared very small and q... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/ca4nmb/i_believe_i_was_nearly_the_victim_of_someone_with/ |
52 | My Sleep parylisis and what I believe to be something more | This one time when I was around 13, I was living in a trailer park with my parents. Both of my parents worked the night shift at a factory and my sister was moved out of the house by then. I don't believe in anything anymore, but I can't really explain this experience.
I was alone at home and playing videogames on our... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/6i4nkc/my_sleep_parylisis_and_what_i_believe_to_be/ |
53 | Disturbing figure at the side of my bed haunts me to this day. | This experience is the worst that I have ever had in my life and even though it happened almost 2 decades ago I still am enveloped in a primal fear when I remember it. I was about 15 or 16 at the time (32 now) and I would sleep on my right side at the edge of my bed facing my door. This is one of the reasons I don't li... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/swh6bu/disturbing_figure_at_the_side_of_my_bed_haunts_me/ |
54 | Creepy guy at the door late at night with a friend hiding to the side? | About 2 years ago my best friend was coming back home and was walking to our apartment at around 8pm. She saw two guys walking and she got a bad gut feeling from them and started walking faster but then ran to our door. I asked her why she ran in and she told me about the two. While we're sitting there a few minutes go... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/rtukz2/creepy_guy_at_the_door_late_at_night_with_a/ |
55 | On the side of the road | I know Maine isn’t the most original setting for a scary story. Following the countless works of Stephen King, I think you’d have to be a real hack to set a work of scary fiction anywhere in the state. For this reason, I hope you trust that I would not have chosen such a location for this story were it not true. This s... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/mz8q79/on_the_side_of_the_road/ |
56 | Woke up to myself on the side of the bed | This happened to me when I was about 10 or 11.
I was sleeping in my bedroom at my grandmother's house. My bed is directly in front of the door but on the other side of the room, so if you were to sit in it and face the door, you could see all of the bedroom and all the way to the kitchen.
I remember waking up to a sc... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/hejp7h/woke_up_to_myself_on_the_side_of_the_bed/ |
57 | Girl on the side of the road | So I'm writing this because of the videos I see or hear rather on YouTube. No one's going to believe me, I hardly believe myself I need to ask someone I was in the car with that night if we really saw what we did that night just to make sure I'm not crazy. So here it goes my story, I was young when it happen roughly 17... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/ae5sjv/girl_on_the_side_of_the_road/ |
58 | The first time I saw the shadow man | I'm 39 (m), living in Michigan. This is the story of the first (and last) time I had sleep paralysis. I had dated someone in the past who dealt with sleep paralysis and night terrors, so I was aware of what it entailed. But until experiencing it for yourself, you can never really understand the dread that over takes yo... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1e9p3ir/the_first_time_i_saw_the_shadow_man/ |
59 | My teacher saw the Michigan dog man | So for some context I live in west Michigan and we have this cryptid called the Michigan dog man. It is said to be a wendigo in the shape of a humanoid dog creature, a black werewolf with matted fur and floppy ears and a floppy dog face that haunts west Michigan. It became a running gag, when I’d talk to tourist custom... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/vodbpa/my_teacher_saw_the_michigan_dog_man/ |
60 | The time we saw The Rake | One night around 1:45 AM me and my 3 friends decided to go for a bike ride (The ride we took was over 2 miles). About half a mile through the ride me and one of my friends (Friend 3) start hearing howls. My friend looks at me and says it's just coyotes (I believed him because my town has a lot of them). We kept on goin... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/ckyooz/the_time_we_saw_the_rake/ |
61 | That one time i had the worst dream then hear the worst news the next day. | So me and my parents loved camping. I am an only child so i got my own tent whenever we went camping. I was maybe about 14 then i am 26 now. We lived up in Maine and there is a lot of woods where we lived. There was that one day, we were out in the woods doing our yearly camping trip. It was around 1 in the morning, i ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1hps0gi/that_one_time_i_had_the_worst_dream_then_hear_the/ |
62 | So I had the first ghost experience of my life | I was never one to really believe in ghosts. I always thought there was a logical explanation or some sort of exaggeration going on. That being said, I was raised a Christian and still have faith today although I’m not one who thinks that others can’t hold their own beliefs. Regardless, I had a pretty terrifying experi... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/dihrt9/so_i_had_the_first_ghost_experience_of_my_life/ |
63 | Me and My Friend Had The Exact Same Childhood Nightmare | Copy to BlackBox
I was around 4 at the time, in an old house in the middle of nowhere. I was an upbeat person who hated something that made no sense to me, a trait typical for children in my opinion. This is why, on one late night in my childhood home, a particular nightmare scarred me for months to come.
The only pa... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/8qeosl/me_and_my_friend_had_the_exact_same_childhood/ |
64 | The Haunting Factory 13 [Part 1] - The Haunting Midnight | Hey guys, this is SpookyApeAgency. My alias is Thomas (of course, that's not my real name). Let me share a slice of my terrifying, illogical experience in life. Hope you enjoy the story!
The eeriness of the workplace sometimes must be faced. The terror of another dimension occasionally brings forth terrifying figures.... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1e4t9o7/the_haunting_factory_13_part_1_the_haunting/ |
65 | I still feel the haunting. | So 2023 i was at my hometown, meanwhile my parents shifted to this new place, i am 17 right now.
Before starting, i have been seeing these things and idk sicne childhood i had a certain connection or i could see things that not everyone could.
Coming to the happenings, The place i live in (can't expose) but, it's fam... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1b623z5/i_still_feel_the_haunting/ |
66 | My real-life true scary story | This happened to me about a number of years ago, and I have never forgotten. One night, as I was lying in bed, trying to get some sleep, my black cat Sabrina scratched at my bedroom door to be let out. Tired, but mostly awake, I slipped out of bed and shuffled to my door and let her go out. However, she looked at me an... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1bz798s/my_reallife_true_scary_story/ |
67 | Real Life Chucky | So, I begin this story with a small briefing. Only three people in my life have heard me tell it, and one of those three being my mother. She believes this story to be false, and that I simply made something up because I was young. Well, I say this: I am now 28 and I still believe what I saw, and what happened to me al... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/jyj6ul/real_life_chucky/ |
68 | Real Life Super Weird Ouija Board Experience | So a couple of years ago ( I want to say like 2 or 3 ) me and my friend were bored. This was around the time that the Ouija Board trend was going around on YouTube and that kind of stuff has always (and still does) fascinate me, so we both decided to make an Ouija Board out of a rectangle of cardboard we cut off of a b... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/g5ohft/real_life_super_weird_ouija_board_experience/ |
69 | My dreams and real life crossed. This is completely real. | A little backstory for you: I’m Native American and in my culture we are very spiritual and believe that dreams have a greater meaning. Please be open minded to this. Also I’m sorry this is such a long story.
I’m 22 now, but when I was about 14 I started having very violent dreams. It would have made sense if I was go... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/7w17ix/my_dreams_and_real_life_crossed_this_is/ |
70 | Stories from my time as a real life superhero. | I’m what you would call a real life superhero, and I want to share some of my experiences from my years as a crime fighting vigilante. To those wondering I’ve always been into superheroes, but it wasn’t until I was around fifteen years that I decided to become a real-life superhero. Using an old navy-blue hoodie, black... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/7alk03/stories_from_my_time_as_a_real_life_superhero/ |
71 | I have a real life and internet stalker | if I do make any sort of mistake in spelling, punctuation, or anything of that sort..I apologize. I was just in a rush to get it off my chest
First off, I would like to state that I am a 16 year old female and I live in a small town in New York. I'm short for my age. I'm 5ft 3 and I weight 124 pounds. These events hav... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/687ywy/i_have_a_real_life_and_internet_stalker/ |
72 | My boyfriend saw me, but it wasn’t me. | Hey all. So, I’m writing this in a bit of a panic because some weird stuff just happened and it reminded me of a strange experience my boyfriend had a while back.
We live in a ground-level apartment in Nashville, with good security (key cards to access the buildings). A while back, maybe like 6 months ago, my boyfrien... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/14vl3i5/my_boyfriend_saw_me_but_it_wasnt_me/ |
73 | I heard my own voice, but it wasn’t me | Hello,
I’m 23 and in college. I live in a small college town in a 2 bedroom apartment by myself.
This was about two weeks ago, I was taking the trash to my dumpster at my complex which wasn’t too far. I didn’t lock the door and I know for sure I didn’t because I have a camera. I was carrying heavy furniture so I know... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/11qr2h5/i_heard_my_own_voice_but_it_wasnt_me/ |
74 | Gonna ignore it But It Happened | My daughter is 9 months so sometimes, here and there she wakes up once for a night feed, she woke up at midnight, but when I looked at our stove clock, I could have sworn it said 2:47 - I start making a bottle for her, as I'm making it I hear her stop crying for a couple of seconds and it almost sounded as if she was h... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/glek1z/gonna_ignore_it_but_it_happened/ |
75 | The Knocking Man. | I used to think ghost stories were just weird late-night fuel — dumb stuff people tell on forums for kicks. That changed one October night, during my second year at UTokyo. I was living alone in this old family house near Hongo-sanchome, a quiet spot, nothing ever really happened. The house next door had been empty for... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1l1bqly/the_knocking_man/ |
76 | The Knocking won't stop! A True Tale of the Paranormal.... | Back in the early 70's northern England my Grandmother was abit of a psychic and would often use a crystal ball, tarot cards and the new sensation sweeping the UK the ouija board (it seems odd but the family did it together quite often)...a young relative I never knew or met had taken quite a fall off a church wall and... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/16u6gky/the_knocking_wont_stop_a_true_tale_of_the/ |
77 | The knocking on my bathtub | I’d like to preface this by saying that I heavily believe in spirits and ghosts. I’ve had many encounters in my life and I have tales from my family too that I love to retell quite often. Honestly, telling scary stories has been one of my favorite things since I was little!
Third grade Bee (that’s me, hi!) would gathe... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/13qepdb/the_knocking_on_my_bathtub/ |
78 | The cursed town in New Hampshire. | Let me preface this, while this story may not be outright terrifying, it is the strangest series of events I’ve ever witnessed, and it scared the shit out of me living through it…
Ok so, one day in late summer a few years back, me and my Girlfriend at the time are sitting in bed, just scrolling through our phones, no ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1ehkmdv/the_cursed_town_in_new_hampshire/ |
79 | The People in the Hallway | When I was little I saw many things. People always told me it was my imagination but I (i am not completely a spiritualist and formerly A Christian ) don’t believe it was just my mind.
I saw many things in my childhood home but what I saw most was Shadow people. They were lifesize cutouts with no definitive face/race/... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/r2zvot/the_people_in_the_hallway/ |
80 | The people in the grocery store | It was a nice summer afternoon I and my still current best friend that I will call Brandon for privacy reasons were in my mom's car on the way to the local coffee shop to see my aunt and my grandma. After about half an hour my mom could see we were bored so she let us go outside in the empty driveway and ride our bikes... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/nqss23/the_people_in_the_grocery_store/ |
81 | I feel like I'm living in a mystery drama show, and being the main character is nowhere near as much fun as people make it sound. | I (30F) moved country in August of last year to finally join my husband (35M) after being separated by COVID travel bans and political happenings.
Since I arrived, some increasingly creepy things have been happening.
It started small (relative to where we are now).
Social media accounts being hacked. Mail going miss... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1ctj1d6/i_feel_like_im_living_in_a_mystery_drama_show_and/ |
82 | The Peeping Tom Who I Met On The Job | Copy to BlackBox
The Peeping Tom Whom I Met On The Job
Quite a few years ago, long before my haunted resteraunt days, I did In-Home Care for the county that I live in. That particular job entailed me traveling from one client's home to another, pretty much all day. I met the Peeping Tom of this story at my second cli... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/12a373w/the_peeping_tom_who_i_met_on_the_job/ |
83 | One Time in the Woods.... | This was on Halloween 2014. I'll never forget it. It was about six in the evening and the sun was starting to set. My father, older brother, and I, always go to a park that is pretty small in comparison to other parks I usually see around the metroplex. I guess people are attracted to it's intimate setting cause it's u... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/6d4dub/one_time_in_the_woods/ |
84 | I see it now | I am 13 and i am a normal student. At the time of this story i was at least 7 or 8. At this point i have been living with my grandmother and grandfather. There was nothing unusual about this house. Before the time of this story nothing scary has happened in the house. But this time it was different. I was on my way to ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1il5ivb/i_see_it_now/ |
85 | Have you seen this demon? | I remember when I was a kid sometime before the age of 8 on a Easter morning I was just waking up and my sister and I were laying in my mothers bed and I saw a tall, skinny, bald, and hunched figure walking across my bedroom. I remember it was light grey or white and kind of resembles a human or a skin walker. The only... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/u8hjdr/have_you_seen_this_demon/ |
86 | Have you seen anything in the Redwoods? | my two sisters, my best friend and I were driving up through the Redwoods in California from a trip we took. i was about 13 at the time and we were heading back to our home in Oregon and it was late at night, about 10 or 11p.m. The first thing that happened was my friend's and my CD players went out nearly around the s... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/4y021v/have_you_seen_anything_in_the_redwoods/ |
87 | Clown tries to inject me with poison | Hello, I think this should go without saying but the events in this story are utterly disturbing, so viewer discretion advised. I was at my grandmas one late afternoon. I was about 7-8 so I was incredibly stupid and adventurous. My grandma’s house had four-wheeler trails all around it and I had a bb-gun and a pocket kn... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/r22boi/clown_tries_to_inject_me_with_poison/ |
88 | Something would watch me at my boyfriends house | I always believed in the paranormal, I’ve had experiences my whole life. I feel it’s a common thread in my family. Both my mother and grandmother are exactly the same. I was dating a guy in my early 20s. He was a little older and owned a beautiful old home. I remember seeing the exterior for the first time and just fel... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/11xdp1o/something_would_watch_me_at_my_boyfriends_house/ |
89 | My reflection smiled back at me at about 3 AM… | I often stay up at night to clean my house. I’ve always been a night owl and now that I have my own family, it’s so much easier to get things done when everyone is asleep.
One night a few months ago, I ended up staying up into the early hours of the morning. I was tinkering with something by my living room mirror and ... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/o7831x/my_reflection_smiled_back_at_me_at_about_3_am/ |
90 | THE PRESENCE THAT WAITS FOR ME AT NIGHT | Stories of sleep paralysis are nothing new... most of us all know the symptoms of such an event. Being paralyzed not being able to speak or move, a demonic weight smothering the room, your heart pounding with adrenaline coursing through your body causing a fight or flight reaction.
This story is not about understandin... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/isjaz2/the_presence_that_waits_for_me_at_night/ |
91 | I'm starting to think something watches me at night | Hey, I've always had some scary feelings at night, but recently they are getting worse. Here is some background: I am not really afraid of anything, I love horror movies/books so things like that don't really scare me anymore, I have sort of become desensitized to it. Anyway, ever since I was little, I always loved nig... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/8i1wbe/im_starting_to_think_something_watches_me_at_night/ |
92 | I think about his almost every day | This isn’t my story, but ever since my manager told me this in casual conversation, I have thought about it pretty much every day.
So to start I’ll give you a little background about my old manager. I was working in the restaurant business at the time and he transferred in to my location after being a chef for many ye... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/ofr2dx/i_think_about_his_almost_every_day/ |
93 | Was I (14) almost robbed or worse? | I (14 f) was walking home from school, in a secluded street where I usually walk alone. I had my phone out when an older man around his late fourties suddenly screamed "Help!" I looked back for curiosity, saw him on the ground, and started to walk a little faster. Then he caught up to me and looked terrified, holding a... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1fgx3c1/was_i_14_almost_robbed_or_worse/ |
94 | What was in my dream? Was I even dreaming? | I was at my friends house just laying in the bed like usual when something happened that I couldn’t explain and scared me to the point I didn’t even understand what was going on anymore. My friend lives very out of town and kinda in a sketchy area, not sketchy as in normal sketchy but as in witch craft and a known cult... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1ebz21n/what_was_in_my_dream_was_i_even_dreaming/ |
95 | Was I protected by this black lab? | My oldest sister and her husband moved into an apartment that was originally a large old Victorian home in Concord, New Hampshire. I was about fourteen at the time. My sister wanted me to see her new apartment and spend the weekend with her since her husband planned to go hunting with his father and friends. She always... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1ds9d75/was_i_protected_by_this_black_lab/ |
96 | Was I still asleep? | I'll keep this fairly brief. This actually happened to me last night. I don't know what time it was but I know it was pretty late. I was already in bed. My significant other was out in the living room with headphones on. I had been dozing for a while but had woken up to my cat meowing beside me. When I woke up, I heard... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/87b02a/was_i_still_asleep/ |
97 | Was I imagining it? | When I was a little kid (2 or 3 I think) I slept in my grandmother's room. She loves to keep lots of photos of everyone in the family, in fact there is a whole wall just covered with pictures of my uncle, cousins, aunts, great great grandparents, my sister, and my mother and father. None of the photos themselves are cr... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/5gjv2m/was_i_imagining_it/ |
98 | I think my house is haunted | This happened about 5 days ago. I have no idea and I have been staying in a hotel since this. So for info I take showers everyday in the night with the lights turned off, this is just relaxing to me anyway my dad is a truck driver and brings his friends to my house frequently when he comes back anyway (this will be cri... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1jcv7dc/i_think_my_house_is_haunted/ |
99 | I think my house is haunted (True Story) | I think my house is haunted (True Story)
So for context, I’ve had my house for 13 years and it was made in the early 90’s.
There has not been a large amount of occurrences but instead a few small ones like cabinets being open or doors randomly opening. But this one caught my attention.
One day I was in the master be... | https://reddit.com/r/TrueScaryStories/comments/1fd36xn/i_think_my_house_is_haunted_true_story/ |
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