True Scary Stories

They Took Him In His Own Clothes

In this episode, we delve into a chilling account of a man's memory, reconstructing a voice transmission broadcasting beyond Neptune. Discover the terrifying details of the Labyrinth, an experiment where survival means reaching the center, and the impossible choices Jamie faced within its walls.

Person: Jamie
Status: Combat veteran, unhoused
Location: Underpass, then a steel cell
Object: White tunic
Event: Disappearance and experiment

- Jamie woke in his own worn jacket and boots, with a neat white tunic folded beside him.
- The cell was roughly three meters by three meters, with steel walls and a deep red light.
- A flat, mechanical voice announced, "You are the subject of an experiment. This is the Labyrinth."
- Jamie encountered a wall of fire that advanced methodically, forcing him to run through a self-opening door.
- He found two machetes and a translucent, humming firearm, choosing only the machetes before facing "the competitor."

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

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

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The Ranger's Voice: It Came From Below

A man disappeared into the earth, a cabin was swallowed whole, and the only two witnesses were labeled "emotionally disturbed." What truly happened in The Preserve in the summer of 2012, and why does one detail still haunt Max?

In this episode, we explore the unsettling events that unfolded when two forestry students ventured into The Preserve. From strange movements in the dark to an impossible sound, this story delves into the unexplained disappearance of a ranger and the unsettling truth behind the official report.

Case: Disappearance
Location: The Preserve
Year: 2012
Witnesses: Max, Lily
Status: Unexplained

- Max, a forestry student, had spent more nights sleeping on bare ground than in a proper bed.
- Lily, a classmate, had green eyes that tended to settle on things longer than most people's did.
- The ranger they met was of medium build, middle-aged, with mud-caked boots.
- Max saw something roughly the size of a soccer ball move at ground level and drop vertically into the earth.
- Lily felt something large press against her tent, like the base of a thick rope dragging along the fabric.

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

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The Antlion of Sturgeon: My Brother's Coffin, Empty

A diary begins with four words no living person should be able to write: "I am, by all accounts, dead already." The man who wrote them believed he was already dead, and what he buried in the nights that followed may prove he was right. What truly happened in the village of Sturgeon?

In this episode, we delve into the chilling diary of Phineas A. Gerhardt, the cemetery keeper of Sturgeon, whose entries describe a profound sense of lifelessness and the unsettling events that followed the arrival of a mysterious stranger. Discover the secrets of the Antlion of Sturgeon and the dark history of the Gerhardt family.

Case: The Antlion of Sturgeon
Person: Phineas A. Gerhardt
Location: Village of Sturgeon
Object: Diary
Event: Arrival of a stranger

- Phineas A. Gerhardt believed his body had ceased vital functions without his awareness.
- The cemetery was located at the outermost edge of Sturgeon, separated by black walnut trees.
- The mausoleum Phineas used had two rows of empty stone shelves and a packed earth floor.
- The village newspaper attributed strange events to a figure called "The Antlion of Sturgeon."
- Phineas's youngest sibling, a twin, was "taken" from the family home around age fifteen.

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The Kid: They Never Found a Body

A midnight shriek, a guard's scream, and a body eaten alive in C-pod. Fifteen years later, the wind still sounds the same to a man who survived maximum security and a horror that defies explanation. What truly happened the night the power went out?

In this episode, we hear a firsthand account of a terrifying event inside a maximum-security prison. The narrator recounts the chilling story of "The Kid," a new inmate whose arrival coincided with a series of inexplicable and gruesome incidents, culminating in a lockdown and an unforgettable night of terror.

Case: The Kid
Location: C-pod, Maximum Security Prison
Event: Unexplained deaths and violence
Witness: Former inmate
Status: Unresolved

- A guard named Ainsley screamed for his mother while something ate him alive.
- Stutters was found dead in his bunk, full of stab wounds from a shiv made of melted plastic bags.
- Holbrook, a large and predatory inmate, was found on a gurney with his face stripped to bone and sinew.
- The Kid, soaked in blood, was strapped to a transport dolly, leaving a trail down the corridor.
- Mikey, a trigger man with six confirmed murders, was visibly frightened when discussing The Kid.

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

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The Boy Who Promised Won't Hurt

A wooden box sits in a Montana evidence room, unopened for thirty years, holding the secret of what happened in Walder Forest. A ten-year-old boy, found with surgical scars and a chilling two-word promise, drew pictures of a cabin, knives, and a woman labeled "mother." What unspeakable horror did he witness?

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling events of October 1993, when Sheriff's Deputy Harold Dawson and his team searched Walder Forest for answers. We explore the strange atmosphere of the forest, the discovery of an archaic cabin with a razor-wire snare, and the terrifying disappearance of a deputy.

Case: Walder Forest Incident
Date: Autumn 1993
Location: Clark County, Montana
Personnel: Harold Dawson, Jackson Shaw, Chris Stutson, Dean Terry, Lewis Watts
Status: Unresolved

- A wooden box has been in the Clark County Sheriff's Department evidence room for thirty years.
- A ten-year-old boy was found with surgical scars indicating the removal of a kidney, spleen, and part of a liver.
- The boy's vocabulary was reduced to approximately a dozen words, including "Won't hurt."
- A search team of five men entered Walder Forest, experiencing unusual sound and temperature changes.
- A razor-wire snare, man-sized, was discovered near the path to an archaic hunting cabin.

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

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