Spooky Story Time

Where's Barnaby Been?

Sun, 03 May 2026 02:00:00 -0000

Cats disappear. It’s what they do. But when Barnaby - a grumpy, soot‑coloured moggy with a decade of predictable habits - vanishes for exactly twenty‑four hours and returns bone‑dry in a storm, something about him is… different.

In this unsettling spooky story, a beloved housecat comes back marked: a perfect white triangle bleached into his fur, too sharp and too precise to be natural. His eyes shift from murky green to bright, predatory gold. And his behaviour changes from aloof to observational — not affectionate, not curious, but analytical, as though studying the narrator rather than living with her.

What begins as odd staring escalates into something far stranger.

For listeners who love uncanny pet horror, slow‑burn domestic dread, and stories where the familiar becomes alien, this episode delivers a creeping, existential terror that lingers long after the final line.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Gaslight

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

Some hauntings don’t start with ghosts - they start with people.

In this chilling psychological story, a woman escapes an emotionally manipulative partner, but no longer understand the broken reality she now has to inhabit.

For listeners who love psychological horror, domestic dread, unreliable reality, and stories where trauma becomes a doorway, this episode blurs the line between haunting and manipulation in a way that lingers long after the final line.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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ScareBnB

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

A work trip becomes a waking nightmare in this claustrophobic, slow‑burn horror story about a Victorian rental, a locked blue door, and something inside that wants out.

Twelve years ago, a medical sales rep books a last‑minute “Charming Victorian Suite” after the local hotels fill up. The host, Elias, is polite but unsettling. The deadbolt is industrial‑grade, the frame is warped, and the wood is scarred with deep gouges that look less like scratches… and more like claw marks.

For listeners who love locked‑room horror, uncanny hosts, and stories where the danger is already inside the walls, this episode delivers a suffocating dread that lingers long after checkout.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Scariest... Tech & Gadgets

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

From baby monitors to security cameras, we rely on technology to keep us safe. But sometimes, our gadgets are the reason we're not safe, as this super spooky compilation proves.

EchoLink(00:00)

Remote User (09:24)

The Elevator (18:28)

The Baby Monitor (25:24)

Ticking (33:16)

Sometimes the biggest threat isn't from ourselves, but things we create. Sweet dreams!

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Sasquatch

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

Some nights in the wilderness feel alive. Not with animals, but with attention. In this gripping story, a solo backpacker in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest learns that the deepest parts of the Cascades still belong to something older, heavier, and far more curious than any human.

It’s 1994, and a young hiker determined to prove her independence sets up camp miles beyond the marked trails. The forest is unnaturally still, the air thick and watchful. She wakes to the unmistakable sound of something circling her tent.

Years later, she still avoids the deep woods. She reads the tribal stories, the missing‑hiker reports, the accounts, and she knows what she heard that night wasn’t a bear, wasn’t a hallucination, and wasn’t alone.

Some places in the Pacific Northwest don’t belong to us. Some things still walk there, curious and heavy, just outside the glow of a dying fire.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Frequencies

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

Some encounters don’t leave scars - they leave signals.

In this unnerving long‑haul horror story, a former night‑shift lorry driver recounts the night the CB radio in his cab tuned into something that wasn’t human, wasn’t local, and wasn’t meant for earthly ears.

It’s the late 1980s on a fog‑choked stretch of the M6. He's alone in his lorry, cycling through static to stay awake, when the noise begins - a rhythmic clicking pulse, like a Geiger counter finding something alive. Then comes the voice.

What follows is a terrifying escalation.

For listeners who love cosmic horror, roadside liminality, alien contact stories, and the terror of being noticed by something vast, this episode delivers a slow, existential dread that lingers long after the signal fades.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Garden Gate

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

Some doors are meant to stay closed, and some gates open themselves.

In this creeping, woodland‑rooted horror story, a quiet cottage on the edge of Blackwood becomes the site of a slow, deliberate haunting. What begins as a simple nuisance , a garden gate swinging open every night, turns into a terrifying encounter with something that moves without shape, breathes without lungs, and knows exactly how to slide a steel bolt back in the dark.

This isn’t a ghost story. It’s a tracking story - about something older than the woods, something that marks those who witness it, and something that doesn’t stop once it chooses you.

For listeners who love folk horror, unseen entities, woodland dread, and stories where the predator is patient, this episode delivers a slow, suffocating terror that follows you long after the gate swings open.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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I'm Still Here

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

What starts as a quiet evening becomes a slow, suffocating descent into dread when an African Grey parrot begins speaking in a voice no living person could produce.

In this unnerving story, Apollo’s usual cheerful chatter is replaced by rasping whispers. Its behaviour shifts - pacing at night, staring down the hallway toward the perpetually cold guest room, warning not to look behind them. Every attempt at rationality fails: no carbon monoxide, no intruder, no tragic building history. Just a parrot who seems to be listening to something no one else can hear.

And then, just as suddenly as it began, the voice stops.

For listeners who love domestic horror, uncanny animal behaviour, and stories where the supernatural hides in the mundane, this episode delivers a creeping dread that settles under your skin and refuses to leave.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Old Well

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:00:00 -0000

Some wells don’t just hold water.

In this chilling spooky story, a teenage girl spends a sweltering summer at her Great‑Aunt Martha’s isolated Valley home, where the air feels thick enough to drown in and the locals whisper about an ancient fieldstone well known only as The Sieve.

Natalie is bored enough to ignore every instinct telling her to stay away from the ring of dead oaks behind the garden. When she slides the well’s rotting wooden lid open, the darkness inside feels alive. Dropping a quartz stone should have produced a splash. Instead, she unlocks something much darker.

For listeners who love folklore‑rooted horror, rural dread, and stories where the earth itself feels sentient, this episode delivers a slow, suffocating terror that follows you long after you leave the woods.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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White Van Man

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 02:00:00 -0000

Routine is supposed to make life feel safe - the school run, the familiar streets, the predictable rhythm of weekday mornings. But for one exhausted young mother, routine becomes the perfect hunting ground for something that shouldn’t exist.

In this unnerving spooky story, a white van begins appearing behind the her car every morning. Not close. Not threatening. Just there — two cars back, turning when she turns, idling when she idles. At first, she rationalizes it. Then she tests it. And when the van follows her through three pointless right turns, the fear becomes impossible to ignore.

What follows is a slow, suffocating descent into obsession.

Was it a stalker? A vehicle with a fake plate? Or something that slips through the blind spots of ordinary life, feeding on patterns, waiting to be noticed?

For listeners who love slow‑burn paranoia, uncanny everyday horror, and stories where the mundane becomes monstrous, this episode lingers long after the engine goes quiet.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Organist

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

A tired veterinary intern seeks quiet in an old Norman church, and finds a presence that never stopped rehearsing when a late‑night visit to St. Jude’s turns from solace into dread when she sees a gaunt woman in the locked organ loft, her hands pantomiming frantic playing above the keys.

The vicar reveals the church’s secret: Elspeth Vance.

If you like: atmospheric church hauntings; slow‑burn supernatural encounters; first‑person confessional horror; stories about obsession and the things left behind when someone can’t let go - press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Return of the Tide

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

Some encounters don’t fade with time - they wait, like a tide pulling itself back toward shore. In this chilling spooky story, a former cannery worker recalls the night he crossed paths with something that should have been lost to the Atlantic decades earlier.

It’s 1992 on a fog‑choked Maine wharf, long after closing time. With rain turning the roads to sludge, he takes a forbidden shortcut across a rotting pier. Under a flickering sodium lamp, he hears it first: a dragging, uneven gait. Then he sees the figure...

Some things lost at sea don’t stay lost.

For listeners who love maritime horror, ghostly returns, and stories where the past refuses to stay buried beneath the waves, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Claire

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

Some memories feel sacred, warm, and comforting. For me, it was the Summer at the lake house tucked deep in the pines, where a rickety dock creaked beneath my feet, and I played every day with my friend Claire.

But the lake house never existed, and the truth is far darker.

In this haunting story, a cherished childhood memory fractures under scrutiny, and the question that lingers is the one no one wants to ask: what really happened to Claire? And why was I the last person to see her?

For listeners who love psychological horror, unreliable memory, and stories where the past refuses to stay buried, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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My Raggedy Ann

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

A childhood doll becomes the center of a decades‑long haunting in this unsettling first‑person story about memory, fear, and the things that follow us into adulthood.

Annie is a second‑hand Raggedy Ann doll with a dark presence. As the years pass, things that begin as small, explainable incidents escalate into something far more disturbing.

For listeners who love haunted‑object stories, childhood dread, and slow‑burn psychological horror, this episode explores the terror of growing up with something that watches—and the fear that it might still be watching.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Night the Lights Went Out

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

A childhood ritual becomes a lifelong fear when a summer blackout in a creaking Massachusetts Victorian reveals a staircase that shouldn’t exist.

When the power cuts out during a violent thunderstorm, I leave my younger brother in the attic and begin counting the familiar fourteen steps down to the second floor. But in the pitch‑black silence, the house feels different - heavier, colder, wrong.

The adults blame shadows and panic, but I know what I felt.

For listeners who love atmospheric hauntings, childhood liminality, and stories where the familiar becomes terrifying, this episode explores the thin line between memory and the unknown... and the steps we’re too afraid to count.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Crayons

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

A quiet babysitting shift turns into a night of escalating dread when four‑year‑old Sam begins drawing a figure he calls the Tall Man - a faceless shape waiting “for the clicks.”

As rain lashes the windows and the house settles into its cavernous nighttime silence, soft taps begin at the sliding doors. Then heavy knocks at the front door. And then the unmistakable sound of window latches being turned, one by one, from the outside.

But the most disturbing detail isn’t the intruder’s tools or his escape into the woods. It’s Sam’s final drawing: the bedroom they hid in…

For listeners who love grounded horror, home‑invasion dread, and stories where the real monster is human, this episode delivers a slow, suffocating terror that lingers long after the rain stops.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Scariest... Horror for Women

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

From pregnancy and childbirth to stalkers and scary real life situations, women have a lot of things to be scared about. All. The. Time.

Women: we feel your pain.

Men: take note.

What's Left Behind (00:00)

My Stalker (09:06)

The Birth (19:06)

The Baby Monitor (26:46)

The Driver Who Knew Everything (34:38)

The Waltz of the Forgotten Hearts (42:33)

These are not just scary stories, but reality for so many women out there. Let this terrifying compilation be a wake up call.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Scariest... Spooky Stories About Kids

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0000

From creepy dolls to haunted houses, this extra spooky compilation brings you some of our best horror stories about kids and children.

The Music Box (00:00)

The Things Tommy Sees (08:20)

A Miniature Haunting (14:48)

St. Ainsley's (23:44)

The China Dolls (34:11)

Black-Eyed Children (42:31)

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Shopping Mall Lock-In

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

Most people think getting locked in a mall overnight would be inconvenient, maybe even funny. But when the lights die section by section, the escalators fall silent, and the mannequins start to move, the empty mall becomes something else entirely.

Some places don't close... they just wait.

If you love liminal‑space horror, uncanny retail settings, or stories where the familiar becomes deeply, disturbingly wrong, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Guest of the Cold

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

On the first night of winter in Oakhaven, you’re supposed to bolt the door, draw the blinds, and ignore every sound that comes from outside. It’s an old superstition - a warning about the Guest of the Cold, a presence said to descend from the mountains when the first frost hits.

Eli never believed any of it… until last November, when the temperature dropped twenty degrees in three hours and something began knocking on his door.

What began as a harmless local legend quickly turned into a suffocating encounter with something ancient - something that knew his name - and Eli realized the rule wasn’t about locks at all. It was about attention. Acknowledgment. Fear.

If you love folklore‑driven horror, winter hauntings, or scary stories where the cold itself feels alive, press play. Some guests don’t need an invitation. They only need you to listen.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Echoes of Windrush

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I joined a simple heritage walk to learn more about my neighborhood.

Then the street shifted beneath my feet, the air changed, and I found myself walking through Brixton as it was in the 1950s... with someone limping steadily behind me.

One moment I was photographing a mural, and the next, the world around me had slipped decades backward. The gastropubs were gone. The streetlights were dim and yellow. The smell of coal smoke and fried fish hung in the air. And a tall man in a trilby hat began following me.

When I came back, a rusted Windrush badge clutched in my hand that hadn’t been there before.

If you’re drawn to time‑slip hauntings, cultural echoes, or stories where history refuses to stay quiet, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Black-Eyed Children

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I used to think the Black‑Eyed Children were just an old internet myth, until two kids knocked on my basement door at 2:14 AM and asked to be invited inside.

This is the one encounter I still can’t explain.

I was twenty‑four, living in a basement suite with a ground‑level window and a bad habit of working until dawn. The knock wasn’t normal, and when I looked through the peephole, two kids stood shoulder‑to‑shoulder, asking to come in and use my phone. Their voices were monotone, too calm, and too adult. And when one leaned toward the peephole, I saw their eyes...

Some knocks aren’t meant to be answered.

If you’re drawn to modern folklore, uncanny encounters, or stories where the old rules of invitation still apply, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Waltz of the Forgotten Hearts

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

My grandmother always said the Winter Gardens weren’t haunted - they were remembered. And the day she told me about the waltz she danced with someone who wasn’t there, I stopped believing ghosts were meant to be frightening.

This story has shaped the way I understand the unseen.

My Grandma Rose was elegant, dramatic, and full of stories, but none stayed with me like the one about the abandoned Victorian Winter Gardens she and her friend Agnes snuck in as teenagers, expecting dust and silence.

This isn’t a tale of terror, but a reminder that some memories refuse to fade, and some hearts never stop waltzing.

If you’re drawn to gentle hauntings, bittersweet echoes of the past, or stories where love lingers long after the dancers are gone, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Starlings

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I used to think I was just anxious, until the shelving unit collapsed. Since then, I’ve been remembering things that haven’t happened yet.

I’m telling this because tonight feels different. For six months I’ve been living with these “glitches” - memories of futures that haven’t arrived, flashes of grief for strangers I’ve never met, the bone‑deep certainty of disasters that sometimes happen and sometimes don’t. My wife thinks I’m spiralling. The doctor thinks I’m delusional. But the copper smell is back, the power is out across the block, and the air feels heavy, like the world is holding its breath.

If the world is unchanged by morning, then I’m just another man who lost himself in the dark. But if it isn’t… you’ll understand why I had to tell this.

If you’re drawn to apocalyptic dread, psychic‑glitch horror, or stories where the future presses in from the edges of the present, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Doppelgänger: The Other Me

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I was on my usual Tuesday commute when a woman slipped through the closing tube doors—wearing my coat, my ring, my face. She didn’t look surprised to see me. She looked expectant.

I’m telling this because what happened on the Northern Line that morning has been bleeding into my life ever since. She sat directly opposite me, mirroring every detail of my appearance down to the childhood scar on my nose and the frayed cuff I’d been meaning to fix. I ran at Bank, convinced it was a hallucination brought on by exhaustion. But over the next four months, people kept insisting they’d seen me in places I’d never been - on buses, in cafés, settling my bills, picking up my dry cleaning, even waving at my sister from a window I wasn’t near.

I’m still listening for the hiss of tube doors outside my flat, wondering when she’ll decide it’s time to step out of the periphery again.

If you’re drawn to uncanny doubles, identity horror, or stories where someone else begins to live your life better than you do, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Surgery: The Man Who Finished the Job

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I woke up from what was supposed to be routine gallbladder surgery and saw a tall figure sitting in the visitor’s chair; too still, too silent, and too close to the ceiling.

When it touched my wrist, everything went black.

I’m telling this because twelve years later, I still don’t understand what happened in that recovery room. The lights were dim, the monitor was silent, and a man-shaped shadow in a charcoal suit sat watching me. When he stood, he didn’t make a sound. When he pressed his long, grey hand to my wrist, I felt a static charge that went straight through my bones.

If you’re drawn to medical horror, post‑op nightmares, or stories where something uses a moment of vulnerability to make a permanent change, press play. I don’t think I was haunted. I think I was altered.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Elevator: The Voice That Knew Too Much

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I stepped into an old mall elevator for a quick ride to the third floor. Five minutes later, the lights died, the emergency phone crackled to life, and a voice started reciting my secrets back to me.

I’m telling this because I still don’t understand how it knew so much. One moment I was exhausted, leaning against the wall, waiting for the doors to open. The next, the elevator shuddered, the lights flickered out, and the emergency ballast bathed everything in a sickly red glow.

If you like claustrophobic horror, uncanny encounters, or stories where something uses your own past against you, press play. I take the stairs now. Always.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Attic: The Thing That Learned My Name

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I was fifteen when something in the attic above my bed started dragging itself toward me every night, and by the time I found the carvings in the beams, it already knew my name.

I’m telling this because this is the one story from my childhood I still can’t shake. My parents bought a tall, narrow Victorian, all charm and “original features,” but my attic bedroom felt wrong from the first night. The sound that started in the far corner wasn’t an animal, but every time I mentioned it, my parents dismissed it as nightmares or hormones.

But the sound wasn’t a dream. It paused when I pounded on the ceiling. It waited for my heartbeat to settle before moving again...

If you like slow‑burn hauntings, childhood terrors, and stories where the house itself feels hungry, press play. I still don’t sleep in rooms with crawlspaces.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Sweet Dreams: The Man in the Corner

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I signed up for a paid sleep study because I was exhausted and broke. By the seventh night, the researchers weren’t asking if I saw the man in the corner... they were asking what he was doing.

I’m telling you this because I need people to understand what the Miller‑Vaine Institute was really studying. I thought I was just being monitored while I slept. Instead, every morning the lead researcher asked me about a figure I’d never seen, until the night the corner of the room began to deepen, stretch, and reach toward my bed.

When they showed me footage of myself reaching out to something invisible, whispering like I was praying, I ran. I didn’t even stop to put on my shoes.

I’m still filling every corner of my house with lamps and bookshelves, because once you see him, he doesn’t stay in the corner anymore.

If you’re drawn to psychological horror, sleep‑study nightmares, or stories where something in the dark becomes real the moment you acknowledge it, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Lights in the Sky: The Night the Road Went Silent

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I was driving home on a foggy Sunday night when a formation of orange‑red lights began pacing my car along the A303. Silent, precise, and moving in ways nothing man‑made should.

I still don’t know what I saw. One moment it was just drizzle, darkness, and a sleepy podcast. The next, five or six glowing orbs were hovering above the tree line, drifting, then darting across each other with impossible speed. No sound, no aircraft shape, no logic. Just pure, unblinking light moving like it was alive.

I’m not saying it was extraterrestrial, but I know it wasn’t normal.

If you’re drawn to eerie road encounters, UFO‑style sightings, or stories where the night sky suddenly feels too close, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

A special thanks to PastMaster for being the podcast you can hear - do listen and follow their show, it's really great.

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The Perpetual Glow

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I thought I knew every inch of Black Peak, until a lantern‑bright glow appeared in the fog and began moving toward me, like it had been waiting.

This is the one hike I can’t explain away. I’d spent years on those mountains, confident, experienced, unshakeable. But the day the fog rolled in, I saw a warm, amber light drifting through the trees, too steady to be a reflection, and too old‑fashioned to be a headlamp.

I followed it at first, thinking it was another hiker. Then it stopped responding to my calls. Then it circled me. Silently. Perfectly. Like it wasn’t being carried at all.

This is the closest I’ve ever come to believing the mountains hold something older than us.

If you love eerie wilderness encounters, ghost‑light legends, or stories where nature feels alive and watching, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Tall Man

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I thought sleep deprivation was making me see things... until my baby started smiling at something pacing in the nursery, and toys began coming back with fingerprints too big to be his.

This is the story I’ve never said out loud. It started with a shadow on the baby monitor. I tried to explain it away - bad lighting, exhaustion, anything rational - but then Leo began giggling at things I couldn’t see, and offering his toys to someone who wasn’t there. Someone he calls The Tall Man.

This is a quiet, unsettling account of early motherhood, sleep deprivation, and the creeping dread of something unseen taking an interest in your child.

If you’re drawn to domestic hauntings, eerie nursery stories, or the uncanny presence of imaginary friends who feel a little too real, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Empty Stall

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I heard someone sobbing in the stall next to mine in the campus bathroom. When security opened the door, the stall was empty. Locked, silent, and impossible.

I still feel the cold tile under my slippers and the echo of that hysterical wail. It was finals week, the library a fluorescent tomb, and the crying started soft and private before escalating into a raw, terrified sound that made my skin crawl. But there was nothing - no backpack, no jacket, no sign anyone had been inside.

The memory has followed me ever since: the sudden, aggressive absence where a person had just been, and the way the room went from frantic noise to impossible quiet in a heartbeat.

I’m still not sure what I heard - an actual person, a sound carried through pipes, or something else. If you’re drawn to campus hauntings, press play and listen close.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Driver Who Knew Everything

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0000

I got into a ride‑share after my car broke down and the driver called me by my full name - my private middle name - and then told me he’d been waiting for this ride.

I ran.

I’m still running.

I’m telling this because it happened to me and because I need other women to hear what can happen when a stranger knows more than they should.

One ordinary Tuesday night my car died on the M2. A black Audi arrived, the driver said my name like he owned it, and then he started reciting details about my life that no app should know. When I tried to get out, the door was locked. I escaped by throwing myself from the car and running across gravel. The police found the car abandoned; the driver vanished.

This episode is a tight, urgent account of that ride: the small, chilling moments that made my skin crawl, the instant I realized this wasn’t a routine pickup, and the raw panic of getting out alive.

If you listen to safety stories, true‑crime warnings, or tense personal horror, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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My Last New Year: The Toast that Changed My Life

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

A stranger at a crowded bar raised a crystal flute and toasted me with three words... “to your last New Year,” then vanished.

That toast has been the drumbeat of my life for a year.

I’m telling this quietly because I don’t want to invite more attention, only to share what it’s like to live under a sentence.

One midnight, a man in an impossibly sharp suit appeared beside my booth, offered a single, chilling toast, and left behind a heavy crystal flute. Since then I’ve quit drinking, lost my job, and turned every day into a ritual to avoid whatever he meant. I’ve had tests, scoured forums, and catalogued every near‑miss as if it were a clue. The calendar has become a cliff.

This episode is an account of paranoia and prophecy: the night itself, the months that followed, and the small, obsessive measures I’ve taken to survive. If you’re drawn to tense, psychological horror - prophecies, ominous strangers, and the slow erosion of normal life - press play and listen close. I’m counting down the days, and I need you to hear this.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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We Are Happy: My Uninvited Guest

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

I came home one evening to find my keys on the kitchen counter and my slippers arranged like a message. By the time I hid a camera, the footage showed someone who looked exactly like me, living my life, smoothing my comforter, and leaving a strand of dark hair on my shoes. I’m terrified, and I need you to hear this.

For six months my apartment has been subtly rearranged. Small, intimate intrusions at first. A strand of hair that wasn’t mine. A hidden nanny cam that captured a version of me walking in and acting like she belongs.

I’m not sure whether I’m being gaslit, stalked, or haunted, but I’m done staying silent.

This is a story about identity, invasion, and the uncanny terror of being replaced in your own life.

If you like tense, intimate horror that blends psychological dread with uncanny phenomena, doppelgängers, domestic hauntings, and the slow erosion of safety, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Belfry's Bell: The Salted Hand’s Toll

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Windward is a coastal village where the sea keeps a terrible bargain.

A single, monstrous bell toll at 3 a.m. names the next soul to be claimed by an ancient covenant, and this time, I became the unwilling successor to the Salted Hand.

What begins as local folklore unfolds into a visceral, maritime horror: a belfry stained with brine, a dragging sound from the dark, and a cold, salt‑scented mark on the narrator’s hand that marks the passing of a burden no one can refuse.

Listeners who enjoy coastal folklore, ritualistic hauntings, and stories where place itself demands sacrifice will find this episode haunting and unforgettable.

Press play to feel the bell’s resonance and follow a tale about covenants, the weight of inherited duty, and the way the sea keeps its promises.

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The Man in the Red Suit: A Christmas Horror

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Havenwood’s quaint December charm hides a ritual that chills the town to its bones.

Each Christmas Eve, a reclusive resident dons an immaculate scarlet suit and walks the streets in silence. At first a local eccentric, his midnight rounds become something far darker when families begin to change, children fall ill, and a tiny carved token appears on a windowsill.

But one year, Arthur stops outside my home. A perfectly carved wooden mouse is left at the window, etched with the initials A.F. and the single word NICE. That small object becomes a terrifying guarantee and a parent’s ultimatum: keep their child on the right side of Arthur’s inscrutable tally or face consequences no one can explain.

This episode blends folklore and domestic horror, exploring how a silent figure in a red suit can become an arbiter of fate.

Is Arthur Finch is a protector, a judge, or something far worse?

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The December Deliveries: Twelve Years of Christmas Cards

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

I never thought a greeting card could ruin my life, but for twelve Decembers it has. Every year a new card arrives—first a glittery Santa, then a photo taken through my window, then a strand of my own hair tucked behind a pressed flower—and each one escalates the terror. I moved, changed my locks, installed cameras, and even filed reports, but the cards keep coming, always beginning the first week of December and always getting closer.

This episode is my story of escalation and resolve. I describe the creeping dread of being watched, the small, personal details the sender somehow knows, and the moment this year’s card arrived with a jagged hole and a message that felt like a final warning. I tell you why I’m done waiting for the police to catch whoever is doing this, why I’m going back to the place it started, and how I’m preparing to confront the person—or thing—behind the annual harassment.

If you like tense, personal horror that blends true‑crime dread with domestic invasion terror, press play. This is for listeners who want a chilling, first‑person account of obsession, surveillance, and the holiday season turned into a countdown. I’ll be honest, raw, and unflinching—this is my plan, my fear, and my last chance to stop the December deliveries.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Yellow House: Confronting a Nightmare

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

A twenty‑year nightmare becomes disturbingly real when I return to my childhood street to confront the source of decades of sleep‑paralysing dreams.

What was meant to be a rational, daylight exorcism of memory turns into a confrontation with an impossible, decaying house that matches every architectural detail of the recurring dream.

A brass key, a chipped ceramic fawn, and a black‑peepholed door built on a void forces them to face the terrifying possibility that the dream is not merely a product of the mind but a place that can appear, and disappear, at will.

This story blends psychological horror with uncanny architecture and the sensation that some places are alive with intent. For fans of suburban hauntings, dream‑logic horror, and stories where the boundary between waking life and nightmare collapses.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Outside Lock: A Flat Share Mystery

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Turn off the lights for tonight's chilling tale of shared living gone impossibly wrong. In The Outside Lock, a new tenant moves into a perfect Victorian flat and meets their roommate Chloe only once - a brief glimpse through a cracked door.

For three months, Chloe exists only as notes on creamy cardstock, the scent of rosewater, and precise morning sounds. But when she discovers Chloe's door is bolted from the outside and uses the spare key to investigate, they find an empty room with only a farewell note thanking them "for never asking." Yet every morning at 7:30, the clink still sounds from the vacant, locked room.

A haunting story about the tenants who were never quite alive and the keys that open doors to nothing. Perfect for grown-ups who've lived with strange roommates.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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EchoLink: A Conversation with the Dead

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

On this episode, a grieving sibling downloads a viral app as a desperate distraction and receives a reply that should be impossible.

What begins as cynical curiosity turns into a bone‑deep shock when the app answers with private memories only the narrator and their late sister shared. A hidden locket, a childhood secret about a botched haircut, and a napkin note no one else knew about arrive as text messages from beyond - or from a disturbingly clever scam.

This episode explores themes of loss, longing, and the dangerous comfort of technology that promises to bridge the final silence. Listeners who enjoy modern ghost stories, tech‑tinged hauntings, and emotionally charged twists will find this tale both unsettling and heartbreakingly human.

Tune in to decide for yourself whether EchoLink was a cruel trick or a last, impossible message from someone who won’t let go.

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The Last Train Home: A Midnight Journey Into the Unknown

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0000

On this chilling episode of Spooky Story Time, you are invited aboard a late‑night train where routine commutes dissolve into something far more sinister. An exhausted passenger awakens to find themselves surrounded by eerily silent travelers, a conductor who speaks in robotic monotone, and a landscape outside the window that feels less like Kent and more like a void.

What begins as a missed stop spirals into a surreal nightmare of flickering lights, distorted station signs, and a carriage full of passengers who seem more statue than human. Was it simply the fever dream of an overtired commuter - or did the train make a stop that isn’t on any timetable?

This haunting tale of The Last Train Home will leave listeners questioning the boundary between dream and reality, and whether some journeys are destined to run “on schedule” forever.

Perfect for fans of ghost stories, urban legends, and uncanny encounters, this episode captures the unsettling atmosphere of everyday life slipping into the paranormal. Press play, and step aboard a train ride you’ll never forget.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Music Box: The Melody That Played Itself

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Turn off the lights for tonight's unsettling tale of childhood terror in an old house. In The Music Box, a ten-year-old moves into a house where their grandmother's antique music box sits gathering dust.

The seven-note melody is eerie enough, but when the box begins playing on its own with the key wound down, things take a darker turn.

Incomplete phrases, random sequences, and then one October night, the music box appears at the foot of the bed, playing single notes that grow closer and closer. By morning, it's back on the mantel - with the key fully wound.

A chilling story about heirloom objects that listen, melodies that break their own rules, and the terror of knowing something is playing its own game.

Perfect for grown-ups who remember childhood objects that felt wrong.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Nana Jo's Thanksgiving : The Guest Who Never Leaves

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Turn off the lights for tonight's chilling tale of holiday horror.

A college student accepts an invitation to spend the holiday with a friend's family. But the dining room holds something wrong: Nana Jo sits motionless at the head of the table hours before dinner, staring at an empty seat with food that looks days old on her plate. They soon realise this family's Thanksgiving has a permanent, unexpected guest.

A haunting story about the anchors that hold the dead in place and the families who silently accept their presence year after year.

Perfect for grown-ups who dread holiday gatherings for reasons they can't explain.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Last Vacancy: The Motel Room Stuck in 1621

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Turn off the lights for tonight's unsettling tale of roadside horror.

In Last Vacancy, a desperate traveler caught in a blizzard takes the last available room at the Sunset Motel. But Room 7 is not all it seems, and most terrifying of all - a voice from Room 8 that sounds exactly like the traveler's mother, humming childhood lullabies and speaking to someone who isn't there.

A chilling story about motels that exist outside of time, the smell of failed purification rituals, and the horror of hearing a familiar voice in an impossible place.

Perfect for grown-ups who've stayed in strange roadside motels.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Baby Monitor: Whispers from the Bedroom

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

An exhausted new mother hears strange sounds through her baby monitor - first an off-key lullaby, then whispers that know her name. But when the voice reveals a childhood secret that no one else knows, the horror gets dangerously real.

A chilling story about the technology we trust, the guilt we bury, and the voices that know us better than we know ourselves.

Perfect for grown-ups who understand that some secrets never stay buried.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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My Mirror Image: A Haunted Inheritance

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

I move into my late aunt's isolated Sussex cottage and discovers a massive antique mirror in the guest room. At first, the reflection shows only subtle differences, but during a power outage, the reflection stops following.

A haunting story about mirrors that trap more than light and the question of what happens when your reflection decides it no longer wants to be you.

Perfect for grown-ups who avoid looking at mirrors in the dark.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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2.17am: The Man on the Driveway

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

A homeowner living on an isolated property discovers a tall figure standing at the end of their driveway - appearing at exactly 2:17 every single night, without fail.

Security cameras capture his instant arrival but never his approach. Motion sensors fail to detect him. Police find no evidence.

With a desperate attempt to confront him up close, the true horror becomes clear: this isn't random trespass. It's calculated, repetitive, and impossibly patient.

A chilling story about the watchers who appear like clockwork and the question of what happens when they finally decide to move. Perfect for grown-ups who check their locks at night.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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His Last Watch: The Lighthouse Keeper's Journal

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

A Grandfather's death leads to the discovery of his keeper's log from Point Obsidian lighthouse. But what begins as routine weather reports slowly deteriorates into frantic accounts of something massive in the fog - something that waits for the light's rhythm and scrapes along the catwalk two hundred feet up.

When they visit the decommissioned lighthouse to understand what broke their Grandfather, they hear it too. But the true terror lies in the journal's final page...

A chilling story about the things that wait in fog and the final words we're too afraid to know. Perfect for grown-ups who love maritime horror and atmospheric mysteries.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Remote User: The Smart Lock That Didn't Listen

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

A homeowner three hours away in a conference room receives a notification that their smart lock has been disengaged - but they're the only one with access.

What follows is a terrifying digital game of lock and unlock, repeated over and over, until security camera footage reveals something impossible standing in the living room. A tall, indistinct shadow that doesn't walk but flows, reaching toward the camera and waiting for the door to finally stay open.

A haunting story about modern security systems, the things that learn to manipulate them, and the cold certainty that something dark now knows where you live.

Perfect for grown-ups who rely on smart home technology.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Mr. Silas: The Neighbor Who Never Saw Daylight

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0000

A twelve-year-old growing up on picture-perfect Willow Lane becomes fixated on the mysterious neighbor who only emerges at dusk to stare at the sky.

But it's the rhythmic scraping sounds from his basement at 2am - a methodic, labored sound - that truly disturb. And when curiosity finally gets the better of them... they're not prepared for what they discover.

A chilling story about the neighbors we never truly know and the secrets buried beneath suburban normalcy. Perfect for grown-ups who remember the strange adults from their childhood neighborhoods.

This episode features: neighbor horror, suburban mysteries, basement secrets, childhood terror, nocturnal rituals, and atmospheric dread perfect for bedtime listening.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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My Parents' House: Chapter III - The Unbroken Glass

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Three years after moving out, I return home to house-sit with my skeptical boyfriend. When the unmistakable sound of shattering glass sends us into panic mode, police rush to the scene, and... no windows are broken, nothing is damaged.

My boyfriend, who never believed the stories, finally sees what can't be explained.

A chilling finale about the darkness that follows us, the skeptics who become believers, and the question of whether we carry hauntings with us or if they're always part of who we are.

Perfect for grown-ups who know some places never truly let you leave.

This episode features: phantom sounds, police involvement, skeptic conversion, lasting hauntings, inherited darkness, and atmospheric dread perfect for bedtime listening.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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My Parents' House: Chapter II - The Ouija Board

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Despite my grandmother's warnings to stay away from ouija boards, me and my sister decide to experiment. But what begins as innocent curiosity and nervous giggles evolves into weekend rituals that attract increasingly darker entities.

When we invite friends to film a session, the spirit we contact becomes manipulative and violent, culminating in tears, destroyed equipment, and a mysterious light turning on in a locked shed.

A cautionary tale about doors that should never be opened and games that are never truly just games. Perfect for grown-ups who know that some warnings should be heeded.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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My Parents House: Chapter I - The Friday Night Visitor

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0000

My parents moved us all to an old wartime bungalow, now a beautiful house with a huge garden. We were so happy. It was our new family home.

But when my youngest sister begins having secret conversations with an invisible friend, it becomes clear the house harbors more than just memories.

The real terror begins on Friday nights - descending footsteps, phantom visitors, mysterious noises and more.

This is my story of how a childhood home became a gateway to the unexplainable. Perfect for grown-ups who love atmospheric family horror and slow-burn mysteries.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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A Three-Part Halloween Special, Beginning October 26th

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:06:00 -0000

A trilogy to die for.

This Halloween.

Chapter I - 26th October

Chapter II - 29th October

Chapter III - 31st October

Patreon Followers gain exclusive early access to all three chapters on Sunday 26th October.

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My Freshman Year: The Spirit in Northwood Hall

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A student moves into Northwood Hall, the oldest dorm on campus, expecting the typical freshman experience. Instead, they encounter whispers at the edge of hearing, flickering lights, objects that move on their own, and a mournful sob from an empty bed.

What begins as small, dismissible incidents escalates into a constant presence that transforms their college experience into something darker.

A haunting story about old buildings with long memories and the spirits that never graduated. Perfect for grown-ups who remember their own strange dorm experiences.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Climb: A Haunting on the Hogsback

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Three experienced climbers attempt the standard route up Mount Hood's South Side - a beginner's mountain that has claimed over 150 lives. When a fall leaves one climber dangling over a sheer drop, they feel something impossible on the rope below - an intelligent tug, pulling downward.

A haunting story about the ancient entities that dwell in high places and the mountains that claim what falls to them.

Perfect for grown-ups who love outdoor horror and the thin places where nature meets the supernatural.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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A Miniature Haunting: The Dollhouse with Secrets

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A determined eight-year-old finally persuades their parents to buy an elegant Victorian dollhouse from an antique shop. But the carefully arranged miniature world begins to rearrange itself each night - a cup nudged, curtains loosened, dolls repositioned as if by unseen hands.

When mysterious lights glow from painted windows and a grandmother doll stands facing a door she couldn't have reached alone, the line between imagination and reality becomes terrifyingly thin.

A chilling story about toys that might be more than toys and the things that dwell in small spaces. Perfect for grown-ups who remember toys that felt watched.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Necklace: A Curse from the Woods

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A sixteen year old discovers an exquisite silver necklace buried beneath a maple tree in the woods behind their family home, but what begins as an exciting find becomes a nightmare of whispers, shadows, and a presence that grows bolder each day.

When the face trapped within the stone finally reveals itself, the price of keeping such dark beauty becomes terrifyingly clear.

A chilling story about cursed objects, ancient entities, and the treasures that come with a terrible cost. Perfect for grown-ups who know that some finds are better left buried.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Eyewall Witness: Something Watches from the Hurricane's Heart

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A seasoned Lowcountry resident prepares to weather Hurricane Hecate like any other storm - until the air pressure drops unnaturally, shadows move on their own, and something ancient scrapes through the empty attic above.

But the true terror arrives in the eye of the storm, when the wind dies and a tall, thin figure stands watching from the flooded yard, testing the boundaries of the house.

A chilling story about the things that ride inside hurricanes and the observers that wait in impossible stillness. Perfect for grown-ups who know that some storms bring more than wind and rain.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Birth: A Newborn in Dark Company

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A woman goes into premature labor alone in a remote Cascade mountain cabin, but a road closure strands her husband hours away.

The physical agony of childbirth becomes secondary to a far more primal terror - the cold, heavy presence in the loft above, drawn to her blood and fear like a predator to prey.

A haunting story about the moments when we're most vulnerable and the unseen things that hunger for new life. Perfect for grown-ups who understand that some births bring more than one witness.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Fish Called Sparkle: Something in the Wall

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A father's innocent decision to secretly replace his daughter's dead goldfish spirals into a nightmare when fish after fish dies inexplicably in the same tank.

What begins as a white lie to protect a child's feelings becomes a desperate investigation that uncovers something cold, dark, and humming inside the bedroom wall - something that's been draining life away, night after night.

A chilling story about the unseen dangers in our homes and the question of what else might be slowly taken from those we love. Perfect for grown-ups who understand that the most terrifying threats are often invisible.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Thing That Wore My Brother's Face: A Shapeshifter in the Family

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A weekend fishing trip to an isolated Arizona cabin becomes a nightmare when something begins stalking the brothers through the night.

But the real horror begins when they return home, and one brother realizes that what came back with him isn't his sibling at all - it's something that wears Danny's face but forgot how to be human.

A chilling exploration of body snatchers, doppelgangers, and the terrifying possibility that those closest to us might not be who they seem.

Perfect for grown-ups who love creature horror and psychological terror.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Hide and Seek: My Journey Into The Hollow

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A nine-year-old's summer visit to her Uncle's countryside home takes a terrifying turn when a simple game leads into The Hollow - a patch of forest where time seems to stop and reality bends.

What begins as innocent play between cousins becomes a nightmare of unnatural silence, fleeting shadows, and the growing certainty that something is watching from between the trees.

A chilling story about the thin places where our world meets something else entirely. Perfect for grown-ups who remember the terror of being lost and alone as a child.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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Lily's House: The Ouija Board That Opened the Door

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Two teenage best friends discover an antique Ouija board in a dusty attic and make contact with a lonely spirit named Lily, but what begins as innocent curiosity quickly becomes a nightmare when their "harmless game" releases something that refuses to stay silent.

A chilling story about the consequences of dabbling with forces beyond our understanding and the generational trauma that follows.

Perfect for grown-ups who remember their own teenage experiments with the supernatural.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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The Moor Lights: My Close Encounter at Dartmoor

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Turn off the lights for tonight's otherworldly tale of mystery on the moors, when a landscape photographer's dawn shoot on Dartmoor becomes an encounter with the impossible.

What begins as a simple photography expedition transforms into a night of missing time, unexplainable phenomena, and visions that defy human comprehension. When the familiar landscape reveals hidden valleys and structures that shouldn't exist, some shots are better left untaken.

Perfect for grown-ups who love UFO mysteries and atmospheric horror.

Listener discretion advised.

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The Man Under the Lamp: A Midnight Game Gone Wrong

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A university student decides to try a seemingly harmless midnight dare on a quiet residential street - stand under a streetlamp, ask "what do you see in me?" three times, and never look up.

But some games have rules for a reason, and some voices that answer in the dark are better left unheard.

This is a haunting story about curiosity, consequence, and the shadows that follow us long after we walk away.

Listener discretion advised.

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What's Left Behind: My Doctor Nightmare

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A routine visit to my doctor became the beginning of a psychological nightmare that blurs the line between care and obsession. When professional attention turns into something darker, the real horror isn't just the stalking - it's what remains in your mind long after it stops.

This is a story about the abuse of power, vulnerability, and the twisted psychology of being "chosen" by the wrong person.

Listener discretion advised.

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My Long Walk Home: Trapped in the Street that Never Ends

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

What should be a routine ten-minute journey from pub to flat becomes a nightmarish loop through the same stretch of road, where familiar landmarks repeat endlessly and reflections whisper warnings behind glass. And when the street itself seems determined to keep you walking, how do you break free from a path that leads nowhere?

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The Pull of Deep Water: What Lurks Beneath the Quarry

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0000

DISCLAIMER: This episode contains references to drowning, which some listeners may find distressing.

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Two cousins decide to swim in an abandoned limestone quarry on a perfect summer day - but some waters hide secrets that have been waiting decades to surface.

When Ben dives deep and discovers something that shouldn't exist, the quarry reveals its true nature as a watery grave that's far from finished collecting, in this haunting story about the dangers that lurk beneath beautiful surfaces and the voices that call from deep, dark places.

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Back to School: The Students Who Never Left

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

DISCLAIMER: This episode contains references to suicide and abuse, which some listeners may find distressing.

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Two seventeen-year-old friends break into an abandoned grammar school that's been empty for fifteen years - or so they thought.

What they discover inside defies explanation: perfectly preserved classrooms, recent homework assignments, and an attendance register with entries from last week.

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The China Dolls: Silent Watchers

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A seven-year-old receives what should be a cherished gift - a beautiful porcelain doll. But when well-meaning relatives mistake terror for passion, the collection grows into a silent audience of watchers with painted smiles and unblinking stares.

What happens when you must pretend to love what you fear most?

This spooky story is a masterclass in psychological horror that explores the thin line between childhood imagination and genuine terror.

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Whispers in White: A Childhood Ghost Encounter

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

An eight-year-old discovers their old family home harbors a mysterious presence - a woman in white who haunts the hallways with floral perfume and midnight footsteps.

What starts as strange scents and distant sounds escalates into a terrifying encounter that will leave you questioning what lurks in the shadows of your own home.

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Wrong Turn: The Ghost Town That Still Haunts Me

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

I used to think I knew better than my satnav, until the time I took a wrong turn and drove into the most terrifying experience of my life. Maybe it was a ghost town, or maybe it was something else, but I never want to go back to that place again.

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What Grows in the Dark: The Horror in my Garden

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Some gardens attract more than just butterflies. This is the story of a little cottage on Elmwood Lane, where my sanctuary became a stalking ground for something far more sinister than I ever imagined.

If you've ever felt watched while gardening alone, this spooky story will make you question every shadow in your yard.

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Cabin 7: The Summer Camp from Hell

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Some summer camps hold more than just memories—they hold secrets that should never be disturbed. This is my true story of Camp Wildwood, where Cabin 7 sat empty for a reason I was too young to understand.

If you've ever felt something watching you from the darkness, this spooky story will make you check every corner of your room. Because some camps never let their secrets go.

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Close Call with the Circle: My Escape from a Dangerous Cult

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

The thing about cults is they don't look like cults at first. They look like hope, community, and belonging. I didn't realize I was being recruited... until it was almost too late to escape.

This is my true story of cult recruitment—a terrifying real-life experience that started as a gap year adventure and nearly ended with my complete disappearance. What began as working on an organic farm with happy, enlightened people gradually revealed itself as something far more sinister.

Cult manipulation isn't just what you see in documentaries. It's the slow erosion of your autonomy, the way questioning becomes impossible, the gradual isolation from everyone who loves you. It's realizing that the person you trusted most has been systematically destroying your ability to think for yourself.

In this chilling episode, I share how I was drawn into Lydia's inner circle, the red flags I almost ignored, and my terrifying midnight escape from a group preparing to disappear forever into rural Montana. If you've ever wondered how intelligent people get trapped in cults, or if something about a group doesn't feel right, this episode might save your life.

Sometimes the most dangerous predators don't lurk in dark alleys—they offer you everything you've been searching for.

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Unexplainable: Was I Abducted by Aliens

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

The thing about unexplained phenomena is they start small, like a radio tuned slightly off frequency. I didn't realize how much my life was changing... until I lost six hours in a single night.

This is my true story of mysterious encounters—a terrifying real-life experience that began in childhood and escalated into something I still can't fully explain. What started as strange dreams and metallic tastes gradually became lost time, unexplained marks, and encounters with beings that shouldn't exist.

Alien abduction isn't just what you see in documentaries. It's the constant fear of losing time again, the sleepless nights checking locks, the way every shadow makes your heart race. It's realizing that something has been taking you, studying you, and leaving behind evidence you can't ignore.

In this chilling episode, I share the warning signs that haunted my childhood, the escalating terror of lost memories, and how I learned to live with questions that may never have answers. If you've ever experienced missing time, strange dreams, or unexplained marks on your body, this episode might help you understand you're not alone.

Sometimes the most terrifying stories aren't about fiction—they're about the mysteries we live with every day.

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Last Call at Harper's: True Paranormal Bar Story - Haunted Jukebox, Shadow Figures & Ghostly Mirror

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Some dive bars hold more than just memories—they hold spirits that never left. This is the true story of Harper's, a downtown bar where the paranormal was part of the regular shift.

Working four years as a closing bartender at Harper's taught me that some places are permanently haunted. It started with ice-cold glasses appearing on freshly wiped bars and escalated into a supernatural nightmare that drove away customers and staff alike. The ancient jukebox played songs that were never recorded—personal lullabies from deceased mothers and unreleased tracks that songwriters never shared. The shadows moved with purpose, watching from darkened hallways, while the cracked mirror behind the bar reflected customers who weren't actually there.

Night after night, I witnessed the impossible. Glasses materialized from nowhere. The jukebox played memories instead of music. Dark figures stood in doorways that led to empty rooms. But the mirror was the worst—showing a crowded bar when the room was empty, reflecting the dead alongside the living.

This spine-chilling 15-minute episode explores what happens when your workplace becomes a paranormal hotspot. From mysterious cold spots to disembodied laughter, this is a story about a haunted bar that collected spirits like it collected memories. The night I heard breathing behind me in an empty room was the night I walked away forever.

Harper's shut down a year after I quit. New owners tried to renovate, but the spirits wouldn't let them. Now it sits empty, boarded up—but sometimes late at night, there's still a glow from inside. Still waiting for last call.

If you've ever worked alone at night and felt like you weren't really alone, this true haunted workplace story will validate your worst fears. Because some buildings never let their spirits go.

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The New Girl: When Your Friend Steals Your Life

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Sometimes the most terrifying predators aren't monsters—they're people who want to become you. This is my true story about Melissa, the new girl who joined our friend group and slowly began stealing our identities, one memory at a time.

It started innocently enough when Sarah invited her to trivia night. Melissa seemed perfectly normal—funny, smart, maybe a little too eager to fit in. But then came the little things that made my skin crawl. She remembered tiny details from conversations weeks ago, took notes on her phone during hangouts, and gave eerily personal gifts that felt like she'd been studying us.

The coincidences piled up. She'd appear at the same places we shopped, always with logical explanations. Then she started absorbing our stories, our mannerisms, even our clothing styles. But the real horror began when she started telling our experiences as her own—word for word, detail for detail.

The night she told Sarah's breakup story as if it were her own, we knew something was deeply wrong. She wasn't just befriending us—she was collecting us, building a personality from the pieces of our lives.

When I caught her claiming my most embarrassing college story as her own memory, the mask finally slipped. The conviction in her voice was terrifying: she genuinely believed she'd lived my experiences.

This spine-chilling episode explores what happens when friendship becomes identity theft. From social media stalking to breaking into apartments, this is a story about a woman who didn't just want to join our friend group—she wanted to replace us entirely.

If you've ever had a friend who seemed to mirror you a little too closely, this 12-minute true story will make you question everyone in your social circle. Because sometimes the scariest monsters are the ones who want to wear your life like a costume.

We needed restraining orders to escape her. But the real terror? She's still out there, probably wearing someone else's identity, and they have no idea yet.

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The House I Grew Up In: Whispers, Shadows, and the Figure in My Doorway

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Some childhood homes hold more than just memories—they hold secrets that follow you long after you've moved away. This is my true story of growing up in a house where the paranormal was just part of daily life.

From the age of five, I knew something was wrong with our ordinary suburban home. It started with whispers in the night—soft voices calling my name when everyone was asleep. Then came the footsteps pacing the hallway, the shadows that moved with a weight of their own, and doors that opened by themselves no matter how tightly I secured them.

The scariest moment came when I was thirteen. I woke up to find a tall, dark figure standing in my doorway—not a shadow cast by anything, but something with actual presence. Something that watched me from the darkness.

But the most terrifying experience happened when I was sixteen and home alone. Heavy footsteps moved from room to room upstairs, then raced toward the stairs. I waited for someone to come down, but no one did. The house was empty—or was it?

This spine-chilling episode explores what happens when your childhood home becomes a paranormal nightmare. From unexplained voices to shadowy figures, this is a story about growing up with the supernatural and the relief that comes with finally escaping.

If you've ever felt like something was watching you in your own home, this 10-minute episode will validate your worst fears. Because sometimes, the most terrifying hauntings happen in the most ordinary places.

My parents never admitted what they experienced, but their relief when we finally moved said everything.

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The Fall That Changed Everything: My Rock Climbing Near-Death Experience

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

I don't want any details of this story changed or names tweaked. It's my truth and it's the moment that changed my life.

One second I was reaching for a handhold on the rock face, and the next I was falling twenty-five feet toward jagged granite rocks below. Time slowed down in that strange way it does during catastrophe, and I had enough presence of mind to think, "This is it. This is how I die."

This is my true story of a rock climbing accident that nearly killed me—and how it transformed my entire perspective on life and death. What started as a routine climb with my friend Jamie became a nightmare of broken bones, betrayed trust, and the realization that we all walk each day on the edge of a precipice.

The rope caught me eight feet from the ground, but the impact shattered my ankle and compressed two vertebrae in my spine. The doctor told me if the rope had failed completely, we wouldn't be having this conversation. But the physical injuries were just the beginning.

For weeks afterward, I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I was falling again. The dreams were worse than reality—in them, the rope always snapped. It took years to recover mentally from those few seconds of free fall.

This episode explores how a near-death experience can strip away everything nonessential and reveal truths that change us forever. From the betrayal of finding out my friend had used worn equipment to save money, to the moment my seven-year-old daughter helped me climb again, this is a story about falling, being caught, and finding grace in the space between.

Sometimes we glimpse our deepest truths in our darkest moments. This is mine.

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Night Shift at the City Morgue: Why I Quit My Job with the Dead

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

You want to know why I quit working at the city morgue? This story will mess with your head for weeks.

I thought working the night shift at the morgue would be easy money. Dead people don't complain, right? Wrong. So fucking wrong.

What started as strange little things—tools moved overnight, body bags mysteriously unzipped—quickly escalated into a nightmare that made me question everything I thought I knew about death. The humming that came from upstairs at exactly 2 AM every night. The wet, sliding sounds from locked storage rooms. The handprint on the wall that was too big to be human.

This is my true story of working alone in a 1950s morgue basement, surrounded by the dead and something far worse than corpses. From unexplained shadows that appeared in photographs to the sickly sweet smell of something rotting that shouldn't exist, every night brought new horrors.

The worst part? I wasn't the first night shift worker to quit. And I wouldn't be the last.

This spine-chilling episode explores what happens when your workplace becomes a paranormal nightmare. If you've ever worked alone at night and felt like you weren't really alone, this story will validate your worst fears.

Some jobs just aren't worth the money. Especially when the dead won't stay dead.

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A Bump in the Night: Stalked by Shadows in the Midnight Hour

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

The nightmares started three days ago. Now something is hunting in the storm-lashed streets, and it knows exactly where to find me.

In this spine-chilling episode of Beth's Spooky Story Time, we follow a tormented soul driven from their flat by terrifying dreams and glimpses of shadowy figures. What begins as sleepless nights plagued by nightmares escalates into a horrifying midnight encounter with something ancient and malevolent lurking in the rain-soaked alleyways.

When desperation finally forces our narrator to investigate the source of their terror, they discover that some fears are all too real. Standing seven feet tall with burning pale eyes and too many sharp teeth, this creature of shadow and bone has been watching, waiting, and hunting.

This spooky story was submitted by The Midnight Hour. Follow them on Facebook now: https://www.facebook.com/existentialdarkness/

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Tommy's Ghost Encounters: A Child's Paranormal Experience

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 02:00:00 -0000

What happens when your toddler starts describing people who aren't there? This spine-chilling true story follows my son Tommy, who began seeing terrifying supernatural figures in our home from age three—including a man with no eyes and a crying lady dressed in black.

At first, we dismissed it as typical childhood imagination. But Tommy's eerily detailed descriptions and chilling comments made us question everything. Were these just imaginary friends, or was our three-year-old actually seeing ghosts?

We started journaling every paranormal encounter Tommy described, torn between fascination and absolute terror. As he grew older, the ghostly sightings gradually faded, but the mystery of what he experienced still haunts us today.

This episode explores the thin line between childhood imagination and genuine paranormal activity. Could children be more sensitive to the supernatural? Are imaginary friends sometimes not so imaginary after all?

If your child has ever described seeing people who weren't there, this episode will give you chills—and maybe some answers.

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My Real Stalker Horror Story: When Home Becomes a Prison of Fear

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 02:00:00 -0000

The thing about stalking is it creeps up on you slowly, like a shadow growing longer each day. I didn't realize what was happening to me... until it was almost too late.

This is my true stalker horror story—a terrifying real-life experience that turned my safe haven into a prison of fear. What started as strange coincidences and odd feelings gradually escalated into a nightmare that consumed my daily life.

Stalking isn't just what you see in movies. It's the constant looking over your shoulder, the sleepless nights, the way every sound makes your heart race. It's realizing that someone has been watching you, learning your routines, and slowly invading every aspect of your life.

In this chilling 10-minute episode, I share the warning signs I missed, the escalating terror I experienced, and how I finally escaped this real-life horror story. If you've ever felt like you're being watched, or if something just doesn't feel right, this episode might save your life.

Sometimes the most terrifying stories aren't about ghosts or monsters—they're about the living.

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The Haunted Miller House: What We Found in the Forbidden Attic

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Sometimes places are off-limits for a reason. The old Miller house on the edge of town was one of those places—abandoned, decaying, and wrapped in decades of dark rumors.

We'd all heard the stories growing up. Whispers about what happened in that house, about the family who disappeared, about the strange shadows that moved through the gables long after sunset. But curiosity has a way of overcoming fear, especially when you're young and foolish.

This is the true story of what we discovered when we finally broke into the Miller house. What we found in that attic wasn't just old furniture and cobwebs—it was something far more terrifying than any local legend could have prepared us for.

Some doors should never be opened. Some secrets should stay buried. And some houses should be left alone forever.

If you've ever been tempted to explore an abandoned house, this 8-minute spine-chilling episode will make you think twice. Because what's hiding in the shadows isn't always what you expect.

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House Fire Survival Horror: My True Story of Escaping Death by Flames

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:00:00 -0000

What's your worst fear? A house fire? Being burnt alive? What would you do if you were faced with that nightmare—would you freeze, or would you do whatever it takes to survive?

This is my true story of surviving a house fire that nearly claimed my life. In this terrifying 7-minute episode, I share every heart-pounding moment from the first smell of smoke to my desperate escape through flames and chaos.

House fires happen faster than you think. One moment you're safe in your home, the next you're trapped in a burning nightmare where every second counts. This isn't just a horror story—it's a survival story that will change how you think about fire safety forever.

I'll tell you about the split-second decisions that saved my life, the mistakes I made, and the terrifying moments when I thought I wouldn't make it out alive. This episode isn't for the faint-hearted, but it might save your life.

Whatever you do, check your fire alarms before you go to sleep tonight. Because when fire strikes, you have minutes—not hours—to survive.

This true survival horror story will leave you breathless and grateful for every safe night's sleep.

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My First Apartment Ghost: Sadie's Haunting Experience with an Unwanted Roommate

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Moving into your first apartment is supposed to be exciting—a milestone of independence, freedom, and new beginnings. But what happens when you discover you're not living alone?

This is my cousin Sadie's haunting true story about her first apartment and the terrifying supernatural roommate she never signed up for. What started as minor annoyances—doors opening on their own, strange sounds in the night—quickly escalated into a full-blown paranormal nightmare.

Sadie thought she was just adjusting to apartment living. The creaking floors, the cold spots, the feeling of being watched—surely these were normal for an old building, right? But when objects started moving on their own and she began seeing shadowy figures in her peripheral vision, she realized she had an unwanted house guest.

This 8-minute spine-chilling episode explores what happens when your dream apartment becomes a haunted nightmare. From unexplained noises to direct supernatural encounters, Sadie's story will make you think twice about those "too good to be true" apartment deals.

If you've ever lived alone and felt like something was watching you, this episode will give you chills. Because sometimes, the scariest roommates are the ones you can't see.

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TICKING: The Story About the Mysterious Pocket Watch

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 02:00:00 -0000

A mysterious old man left me with a pocket watch. He disappeared, but the watch kept ticking. Exactly why, or why me, I'll never know, but this is my story...

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All stories have been suggested or submitted by listeners. If you’ve had a spooky experience, email your story to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ now.

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THE SPACE BETWEEN: The Story About A Haunted Forest

Wed, 28 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Have you ever lost minutes, hours, or even days, and had no idea how it happened? You blink, and time seems to have disappeared? It happened to me once, too.

Call it aliens or call me crazy, but I know what I experienced, and it was real.

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All stories have been suggested or submitted by listeners. If you’ve had a spooky experience, email your story to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ now.

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SYCAMORE STREET: The Story About Our Haunted House

Sun, 25 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

When we headed for Sycamore Street, we thought it was the start of new life. A fresh start. But the nightmare had only just begun...

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All stories have been suggested or submitted by listeners. If you’ve had a spooky experience, email your story to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ now.

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GOODNIGHT, MR. LANGLEY: The Story About My Time as a Care Home Nurse

Wed, 21 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Care homes are creepy. Especially when they have an empty abandoned floor. So if you want to keep the scary stuff away, always say goodnight to Mr. Langley.

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THE FISHERMAN'S STRANGE CATCH: The Story About a Sea Monster

Sun, 18 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

You spend enough time on the water, you start to think you’ve seen it all. But nothing - and I mean nothing - prepared me for this night.

This was no loch ness, nor a megalodon... it was something else.

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ST. AINSLEY'S: The Story About My Creepy Boarding School

Wed, 14 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

St. Ainsley's is not your average boarding school. Things happen there. Things I can't explain.

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CHEATING DEATH: The Story About the Time I Should Have Died

Sun, 11 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

DISCLAIMER: this episode contains material which some listeners may find distressing.

What does it feel like to die? Have you ever had a near death experience? Or have you been there when someone a loved one passed away, wondering what they could possibly be feeling in those final moments?

This is no Final Destination. This is real life.

This is what really happens when you cheat death.

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3.33: The Story About the Midnight Man

Wed, 07 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Have you heard of The Midnight Man?

I have...

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MY ROOMMATE TIM: The Story About My Brush With the Occult

Sun, 04 May 2025 03:00:00 -0000

Personal space is hard when you have housemates. There are rules; there's a code. Things were going well with my roommate Tim - at first he seemed like the perfect flat mate, but then I discovered his secrets...

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CELLS: The Story About My Encounter with a Serial Killer

Sun, 04 May 2025 02:45:00 -0000

Prison can be a scary place, even at the best of times. My experience was next level, and it's all because of one inmate. I'll never fully understand what happened, but this is my story...

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THE GIFT: The Story About My Family Blessing... and Curse

Sun, 04 May 2025 02:30:00 -0000

The women in my family have a gift.

At least, I thought it was a gift, but then I spoke to them...

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MAN BY THE ROAD: The Story About a Ghostly Roadside Dweller

Sun, 04 May 2025 02:15:00 -0000

I was always warned never to pick up a hitchhiker, and I never took that advice seriously, until the night I saw the man by the road.

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THE FACE IN THE GLASS: The Story About a Cabin in the Woods

Sun, 04 May 2025 02:00:00 -0000

Have you ever been to a place that just felt... off?

This story is about a cabin in the woods, and the one and only night I spent there with friends. If I knew the history of the woods surrounding it, I probably wouldn't have gone, nor would I be surprised about the face in the glass...

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Beth's Spooky Story Time Trailer

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:29:00 -0000

From creepy ghost stories to true tales, these are the perfect scary bedtime stories for grown ups. Fall asleep to creepy tales narrated by Beth, with a new short story every Sunday and Wednesday. These are not for kids!

So turn off the lights, lock the doors, and wrap up tight... it's time to begin.

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