Best Based On A True Scary Podcasts (2025)

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Make the Man Go Away | Real Ghost Stories 16:51

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When Mark, a hardworking mechanic trying to turn his life around, moved into a modest three-bedroom ranch with his wife Jenna, their 3-year-old son Sam, and 1-year-old daughter Ella, the first months were peaceful. But soon, small strange events began: objects vanishing and reappearing in impossible places—keys in the freezer, phones behind the cou…

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Portraits From the Other Side | The Grave Talks 43:10

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Maella Ginn is a gifted medium and spiritual artist who has found a remarkable way to keep the memory of loved ones alive. She creates stunning, one-of-a-kind portraits using a small amount of cremation ashes, layering each painting with intention, love, and the story of the soul it represents. Her work offers…

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3 Disturbing TRUE Pizza Delivery Horror Stories That Will Terrify You 32:01

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☕ Support the show, send your own horror stories, and help shape future episodes.🎧 Join the darkness here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/horrorstoriesnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] 3 Disturbing TRUE Pizza Delivery Horror Stories will take you deep into the most chilling real-life experiences of late-night pizza delivery dri…

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Haunting Escalates from Shadows and Footsteps to a Ghostly Whisper | Real Ghost Stories LIVE! 22:26

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Some hauntings start small: a shadow in the corner, a door left open, a faint sound in the night. But sometimes they build into something you can’t ignore. In this unforgettable letter, a listener shares how his quiet home began to feel wrong, how his guitar strings vibrated with no one playing them, and how one night he clearly heard a voice lean …

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When the House Breathed Back: A California Haunting | After Midnight 20:57

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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Sleep Paralysis or Something Darker? The Presence That Crept Out of the Shadows | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC! 31:58

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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True Ghost Story: A Dead Woman’s Last Visit to the Man She Loved | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC! 34:23

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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Who Was Typing on His Laptop at 3 A.M.? | Real Ghost Stories 23:25

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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From Tragedy to Ghost Hunter | The Grave Talks 47:48

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! After losing someone close to him at just eight years old, Tim Maile’s faith in life, death, and everything in between was shaken. The tragedy left him questioning whether there was any meaning or order to the universe. Years later, when Tim finally moved into a home of his own, he discovered that the other si…

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4 Disturbing New House Horror Stories | Real Life Scary Stories 31:38

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Ball Lightning or Ghostly Energy? | Real Ghost Stories LIVE! 11:30

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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The Spirit That Claimed Her: A True Ouija Board Haunting | After Midnight 25:18

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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The Midnight Visitor: The Devil at the Door | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC! 40:06

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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454 Suicidal OCD vs. Real Suicidal Thoughts: How to Tell the Difference (with Taboo Tracie) 52:30

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The Ghost in the Blue Shirt Everyone Saw but Couldn’t Explain | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC! 30:54

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What If the Thing Watching You as a Child Never Truly Left? | Real Ghost Stories 26:29

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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When Ghosts Target You, Part Two | The Grave Talks 17:10

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By Real Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio

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The Terrifying Night a Dead Phone Rang with An Evil Laugh on The Other End! | Real Ghost Stories LIVE! 17:49

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What would you do if a phone started ringing in your hand… even though it had no battery inside? That’s the chilling moment that launched one listener’s terrifying ghost story. In this segment of Real Ghost Stories Online, we hear from Chaz, who describes a series of creepy encounters inside his friend’s Illinois home. From a photo of a deceased gr…

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The SCARIEST Urban Legends of the Modern Age 26:28

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Urban Legends used to spread through literal word of mouth. But in the digital age, they’ve taken on a life of their own. Some live online, buried in forums, creepypastas, and videos that dare you to play along. Here are the Scariest Urban Legends of the Modern Age.To Get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/SCARY 👀 Watch This Episode On…

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Moberly-Jourdain Incident | Did These Scholars Travel Through Time? 1:13:00

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Exploring the theories behind the purported sci-fi mystery of the women who experienced a time slip, the Moberly-Jourdain Incident. Support us directly: https://www.redwebpod.com In 1901, two women took what should have been a casual stroll through the gardens of a French estate. But as they walked, an oppressive feeling came over them, people and …

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Every Move, the Haunting Followed Her | After Midnight 15:11

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For most kids, bedtime means night-lights and favorite blankets. For her, it meant wondering what was already standing in the dark. At just five years old in a San Fernando Valley rental, she sat up in bed and saw a glowing boy framed in her doorway — silent, shimmering like moonlight trapped inside a child’s shape. Too terrified to scream, she hid…

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The Christmas Spirit That Wasn’t So Jolly | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 34:37

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Christmas Eve is supposed to be magical—a night filled with joy, anticipation, and holiday wonder. But for one teenager, it became something far darker. This true story of a haunted Christmas begins with a simple tradition: sleeping by the warm glow of the wood stove on an air mattress. But in the middle of the night, the sound of footsteps echoed …

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The Boy at the End of My Bed — True Story from a Haunted Attic! | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 31:24

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A bedroom shouldn’t feel unsafe. But for one listener, the converted attic of her childhood home became the stage for a true story that reads like a gothic nightmare. We bring you three encounters — a pale boy in a red shirt standing at the foot of the bed, an invisible weight settling down beside a teenager in the dark, and a midnight visitation t…

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Who Was the White Lady Floating Above the Crib? | Real Ghost Stories 27:05

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This is a chilling true story of a quiet family haunting that starts with a game…and ends with unanswered questions. After the birth of baby Chris, a new entity began appearing in the living room of a multi-generational house — first noticed by the grandmother and then confirmed by the mother. What looks like a harmless shadow at the doorway quickl…

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When Ghosts Target You, Part One | The Grave Talks 43:41

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! When Brian Dietz says, “When ghosts target you, pay attention,” he’s speaking from experience. What began as a routine business trip to New Orleans — one of the most haunted cities in the world — turned into a life-changing paranormal encounter. After checking into his hotel room, Brian felt an overwhelming se…

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3 Creepy TRUE Gas Station Horror Stories That Will Keep You Up 34:00

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☕ Support the show, send your own horror stories, and help shape future episodes.🎧 Join the darkness here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/horrorstoriesnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] 3 Creepy TRUE Gas Station Horror Stories That Really Happened.Working the late shift at a gas station might sound quiet and uneventful—but for some, i…

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The Haunted House, the Lightning Cross, and the Psychic Child | Real Ghost Stories LIVE! 1:48:53

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A haunted basement. A ghost that calls on the hospital phone. A cat brothel (?!). A child who claims to have died in a space capsule. Welcome to one of the most unhinged, unforgettable, and emotionally charged episodes of Real Ghost Stories Online Live. In this full 2-hour LIVE episode, Tony Brueski, Carol Hughes, and Todd Michaels are back with a …

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The Possession That Nearly Killed Him | After Midnight 26:39

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Some hauntings never end. They don’t stay in basements or bedrooms—they follow you, waiting years if they must, to strike again. This is the true ghost story of Kevin from South Florida, a man whose life has been stalked by shadows since childhood. It began with tragedy—the death of his sister, the grief of his father’s passing—and it deepened when…

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A Murdered Worker Clung to Me — The Factory That Won’t Let Go | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 33:09

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What would you do if a spirit followed you home from a ghost hunt? In tonight’s episode we bring you three chilling, true accounts from listeners across North America. First: a sensitive investigator visits the Sun-Kissed production factory in Mesa, Arizona, and becomes overwhelmed by a furious female spirit — a worker who claims she was raped and …

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A Childhood Home Full of Ghosts and Secrets | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 35:37

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What would you do if your childhood home held secrets the living couldn’t explain? For one family in Fort Worth, Texas, the paranormal was woven into everyday life. It began with blankets mysteriously placed over a sick infant and porcelain music boxes winding themselves in the night. A little girl claimed to play with her “Mima”—a grandmother who …

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The Midnight Visitor in the Blue Dress | Real Ghost Stories 22:39

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When she was only three, she slipped out of a guest bed in her aunt and uncle’s home in the dead of night — barefoot, clutching her shoes, and walked up Maple Hill until a passing couple found her standing alone in the freezing dark. Police called her family at 2:45 AM. When asked why she’d left, the tiny child said a woman in a blue dress woke her…

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Voices From the Ghost Box: Who’s Really Talking Back? Part Two | The Grave Talks 22:01

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Ghost Box communication has become one of the most talked-about methods of reaching the other side. But what’s really happening when voices break through the static? Are they earthbound spirits, echoes from another dimension—or something far darker? For decades, Bruce Halliday has been at the forefront of ghos…

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"I Died in a Space Capsule” — When Kids Remember Past Lives | Real Ghost Stories LIVE! 15:38

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At two years old, Harper said she “died in a space capsule.” She even described the fire. There had been no TV, no stories, no hints of anything space-related. So where did that come from? In this episode, the team dives into shocking stories of kids who remember things they shouldn’t—including possible past lives. What does that mean for memory, t…

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The Hooded Spirit That Followed Him for Life | After Midnight 23:19

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Some ghost stories fade with time. This one only grows sharper. For one man, his earliest memory isn’t of toys, school, or laughter—it’s of a ghost. At just four years old, he woke in his parents’ bedroom to see curtains stir on a still night… and then it appeared. A hooded figure, glowing bluish-green, towering nearly seven feet tall. Featureless.…

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What My Grandpa Proved About Life After Death | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 33:14

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Alzheimer’s stole everything from him—his memory, his words, even the ability to recognize the family he loved. For ten long years, his family watched the disease strip him away piece by piece until he passed. His granddaughter was left broken, questioning whether the afterlife even existed—or if her beloved grandfather was still lost, confused, an…

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Out-of-Body Terror: The Orb That Wouldn’t Leave | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 34:38

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At 16 years old, he thought he was just drifting off to sleep—until the air in his room changed. A glowing orb appeared, hovering closer and closer, making his skin tingle as if electricity crawled across his body. Then, the bed beneath him turned to quicksand. He sank deeper and deeper, heart pounding, until he slipped free of himself entirely. Fo…

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The Red-Hood Figure at 2 AM | Real Ghost Stories 22:17

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What begins as family superstition (her nan and grandad who “felt” things) turns into something far darker: a series of chilling encounters inside a modern, five-year-old house that make her question reality. First, it’s a quilt that lifts as if someone crawled into bed, then a red-hooded figure standing at the foot of the mattress. Later came crus…

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Voices From the Ghost Box: Who’s Really Talking Back? Part One | The Grave Talks 40:38

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! Ghost Box communication has become one of the most talked-about methods of reaching the other side. But what’s really happening when voices break through the static? Are they earthbound spirits, echoes from another dimension—or something far darker? For decades, Bruce Halliday has been at the forefront of ghos…

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(Preview) Movie Club | Heretic (2024) 4:31

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On this episode of Movie Club, Alfredo takes Trevor, Christian, and Jillian through the plot of the theological horror movie Heretic. What did you think of the movie? Did it warrant good discussion? Let us know! Sensitive topics: death, gore, discussion of self-harm involving minors "Awkward Meeting", "Crypto", "Echoes of Time v2", "Redletter", "St…

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We Found a Red Symbol Under the Carpet—Then the Cross of Light Appeared | Real Ghost Stories LIVE! 23:28

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A red diamond symbol painted beneath the floor. Black closets. A lamp that glows… even when it’s not plugged in. Then came the lightning cross—hovering in the hallway with a ball of energy at its center. Is this stray voltage from faulty wiring? Or a spirit trying to make contact through raw energy? This segment blends real ghost encounters with st…

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The Ghost That Tried to Comfort Her | After Midnight 18:39

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What’s more terrifying than a violent haunting? A ghost that tries to comfort you. For one teenage girl, the paranormal wasn’t something she sought out—it sought her. From the age of four, she was a beacon for the unexplained: a man in red walking calmly through her home, then returning in white, kneeling at the foot of her bed to pray. Later, a fu…

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The Haunted Statue Nobody Could Keep | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 35:57

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In the heart of London sits Watkins Books, the world’s oldest surviving occult bookshop. For more than a century, it has been a crossroads for mystics, seekers—and something unseen. Among its most notorious artifacts was a small skeleton statue carved from oxbow wood in Thailand. Customers adored its craftsmanship… until they took it home. Each tim…

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The Girl in the Red Dress That Crawled from My Closet | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 29:40

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It started as a game. Two kids, curious about an old Ouija board, set it up in a bedroom closet and asked innocent questions. But what answered wasn’t innocent at all. The planchette spelled out a horrifying message: their beloved grandmother, who had just passed, was “burning in hell.” At first, they blamed an older brother for messing with them. …

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She Knew His Dead Mother Before Meeting Him | Real Ghost Stories 28:30

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Since childhood she’s had uncanny premonitions — dreams that came true and gut feelings that never lied. As she grew older, those hunches evolved into visions: figures appearing at the edge of her life, not always malevolent, but impossible to ignore. Four presences return the most — a comforting Nana, a sad little girl, a watching stranger in the …

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Blue Hill’s Haunted Secret, Part Two | The Grave Talks 25:39

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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE In the heart of rural America, hidden among the fields of Blue Hill, Nebraska, stands a farmhouse with a chilling past. For over 120 years, it held its secrets—until one man made a discovery that would change everything. Deep in the cellar, the new homeowner unearthed a mysterious old wooden box. Inside were st…

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We Saw a Ghost Cat… Then Unleashed Total Paranormal Chaos | Real Ghost Stories LIVE! 18:12

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It started with a ghost cat. It ended with… a haunted feline brothel? This might be the most unhinged episode of Real Ghost Stories Online yet. A caller shares his chilling encounter with a shadow cat that vanishes into walls—and his cousin sees the same thing. But once Carol reveals a hotel that lets guests “check out cats,” Tony and Todd spiral i…

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3 Most Disturbing True Funeral Home Horror Stories You’ll Never Forget 31:53

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☕ Support the show, send your own horror stories, and help shape future episodes.🎧 Join the darkness here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/horrorstoriesnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [email protected] Dark Secrets Revealed: 3 Most Disturbing True Funeral Home Horror Stories will take you deep into the unsettling world of mortuaries, where reality is o…

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This Haunting Didn’t Want a House — It Wanted Her Son | After Midnight 20:33

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Some hauntings are tied to houses. Others to land. But the most terrifying kind are tied to people. In 2001, a young mother of three thought she’d found a dream apartment. Close to her kids’ school, her college, and daycare for her youngest, it seemed perfect. But soon, the ordinary became horrifying. A cupboard swinging open and shut on its own. S…

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When Grandma Said ‘You Can’t Come with Me' | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 32:06

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Some dreams fade the moment we open our eyes. Others burn themselves so deeply into memory that decades later, they still feel fresh—real, undeniable. This is one of those dreams. At only five years old, she lost her beloved grandmother Martha, the woman who had brought her and her father from the Dominican Republic to New York, who filled her earl…

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Scary Mary and the Bathroom Mirror | Real Ghost Stories CLASSIC 33:07

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What begins as a childhood sleepover ghost story turns into a chilling real-life mystery. At just nine years old, our storyteller was staying at her grandparents’ old farmhouse when her sister shared the terrifying tale of “Scary Mary”—a girl trapped inside mirrors after a tragic fire. That night, the story seemed like just another scary tale… unti…