True Scary Stories

Paul Young 217: The Cycle of Blank IDs In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of Paul Young, an ordinary office worker whose life takes an extraordinary turn when he encounters a doppelganger. Explore the unsettling details of a case where personal identity is erased, and a sinister cycle of replacement is revealed. Person: Paul Young Age: 34 Occupation: Office worker Residence: Fourth floor, apartment 417 Weapon: .38 revolver - Paul Young, an office worker, found his key didn't fit his apartment door. - Inside apartment 417, a man identical to Paul Young was waiting. - Paul's driver's license, work ID, and bank card were all completely blank. - The doppelganger possessed perfect identification documents with Paul's details. - The doppelganger explained they were the same person, diverged from a common point. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com. OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for the late night hours. Every…

Santa's Sleigh: The Abduction No One Believed A sixteen-year-old boy boards a sleigh on Christmas Eve, bound for a place called the North Pole, but this is no fairy tale. Seth recounts the worst Christmas of his life, beginning with a mysterious business card from "Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign" handed to him by an unauthorized elf in a shopping mall. What impossible events followed this strange encounter, and why did Seth choose to go? In this episode, we delve into Seth's chilling account of an abduction that defies explanation, tracing the years of documented cruelty and neglect that preceded his extraordinary Christmas Eve. Discover the details of his life in Florida and the strange invitation that offered an escape from his tormentors. Person: Seth Age: Sixteen Location: Florida Event: Christmas Eve abduction Organization: Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign (ORRC) - Seth received a business card from an unauthorized elf at a shopping mall. - The card read "Outcast Rescue and Relocation…

She Wrote From the Grave. Then He Vanished A letter arrived from a woman six days dead, her familiar handwriting asking Peter Thorne to return to Greyfork. He almost ignored it, until he learned five other people received the exact same message on the same day. How could a drowned woman send letters, and what did it mean for Peter's own disappearance? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling account Peter Thorne left behind, exploring the strange events on Greyfork Island that began with a posthumous letter and led to his vanishing in 2023. We uncover the island's dark history, from a 1919 UFO impact site to a mysterious canyon that may have driven Peter's father to madness. Person: Peter Thorne Location: Greyfork Island, Illinois Event: Posthumous letters received Year: 2023 Cause of Death: Drowning - Macie's letter arrived on a Thursday, six days after her official cause of death by drowning. - Five other people received the identical letter on the same day as Peter. - Greyfork Island's economy relies…

The Museum of Humanity's Final War In this episode, we delve into an anonymous account from an online forum about a military history enthusiast's encounter with a mysterious curator and a subterranean museum. The story explores the chilling details of a place that defies rational explanation and the unsettling exhibits it holds. Person: Military history enthusiast Location: American Mid-West Event: Encounter at an abandoned gas station Status: Unexplained Topic: Paranormal experience - The account was posted anonymously to an online forum dedicated to paranormal experiences. - The narrator was approximately eighteen or nineteen years old at the time of the events, which occurred roughly twenty years prior to his writing. - The gas station was located at coordinates found on the same forum, off a minor road with no Google Maps listing or signage. - The curator, described as an academic-type, had an ice-cold palm and deep blue eyes with "barely concealed malice." - The subterranean chamber was approximately…

The Root That Claimed Her Soul In this episode, we delve into the unsettling discovery of a sealed room in a basement, revealing an iron bed frame, a rotted mattress, and a leather diary. The narrative explores the strange circumstances of a young man's confinement and the inexplicable events that led to it. Person: Justin Paring Date: June 12, 1909 Location: Hidden room in a Victorian house Object: Leather diary Detail: Root pushing through mortar - The house was built before 1884, according to local cadastral records. - A folded note was found tucked into a crack in the basement wall. - The hidden room contained an iron bed frame and a cedar chest. - Justin Paring completed his diary on his 21st birthday. - He was locked in the room at approximately 13 years old, documenting eight years of confinement. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com. OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for the late night hours. Every episode is horror…

The Moon Rock That Took Her Sister An eight-year-old girl touches a pulsing orange rock, screams for four seconds, and vanishes into an unmarked ambulance. Twenty years later, a man with a dark mark on his wrist signs a contract for a lunar mission, only to discover a hidden city beneath the moon's surface. What ancient secret did they unearth, and what price will the crew pay for disturbing it? In this episode, we delve into the chilling events surrounding Fort Alsbury, a clandestine lunar base where a routine water extraction mission uncovers something far more ancient and terrifying. From a mysterious moon rock to an impossible subterranean city, this story explores the thin line between scientific discovery and cosmic horror. Person: Renee Location: Fort Alsbury Object: Moon rock Event: Discovery of a subterranean city Status: Classified program - An eight-year-old girl's scream lasts four seconds after touching a warm, pulsing orange rock the size of a bowling ball. - An unmarked ambulance takes Renee…

Stars Carried Her: Then The Line Went Dead An ankle monitor reported Lou was "nowhere" on September 29, 2020, after her last call to her therapist ended with a chilling question about the stars. Lou had vanished before, returning with unexplained scars and a cryptic phrase: "the stars carried me, and no one could hear them dancing." What truly happened to Lou, and why did her twin, L, also disappear after speaking of night visitors? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling case of Lucinda G., exploring the weeks between her two disappearances. We examine the strange details surrounding her return, the uncontactable family, and the peculiar therapeutic services she received, all leading up to the moment the line went dead. Person: Lou (Lucinda G.) Date: September 29, 2020 Location: Undetermined Status: Missing Therapist: Dr. K. Rawlings - Lou's ankle monitor reported her as "nowhere" on September 29, 2020. - Her last documented call was at 3:38 AM, ending with her therapist asking, "What in the hell is…

The Thing Wearing My Son's Face On a Thursday night in late May, a figure resembling Paul Combs' son emerged from the darkness, moving with an unsettling gait and stopping to stare directly into streetlights. Paul, a widower still grieving his missing son, approached the figure only to hear a single, chilling word escape his lips: "Dad." What unspeakable horror had returned to Birchwood Lane? In this episode, we delve into the terrifying events that unfolded when Paul Combs encountered a creature that had taken on the appearance of his long-lost son, Jake. Discover the unsettling details of the figure's arrival, Paul's desperate attempts to rationalize its strange behavior, and the tragic consequences that followed. Person: Paul Combs Location: Birchwood Lane, Hancock County, West Virginia Event: Arrival of a mysterious figure Status: Son's body found in Los Angeles Object: Yellow velcro wallet - The figure moved in lurching increments, stopping dead beneath each streetlight. - Paul Combs, 52, had worked 30…

The Dead Man's Confession: Nile, Ash, and the Impossible Tape A recording exists that should not. It was made by a scientist, Dr. Samuel Russell, who was already dead according to all physical evidence, yet his calm voice describes something climbing from the dark by the Nile River. What impossible confession did he leave behind? In this episode, we uncover the unsettling story of Dr. Samuel Russell, an archaeologist who stumbled upon a wooden crate with five layered shipping labels spanning 140 years and four continents. Inside, a defaced Predynastic Egyptian stone tablet led him to a secret tomb in the Sahara Desert, built not for treasure, but to hold something inside. Person: Dr. Samuel Russell Location: Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow Artifact: Predynastic Egyptian stone tablet Origin: Sahara Desert Previous Owner: Dr. Fitzsimmons - Dr. Samuel Russell traveled from New York to Glasgow for a "routine favor" at the Kelvingrove Museum. - He found a wooden crate with five shipping labels, having crossed four…

The Tent Zipper Sealed. Then Came the Sound Robert Francis, a practical and skeptical man, meticulously planned an eight-day solo cycling trip in Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. But his journey took a terrifying turn when he encountered an unmarked stone cairn and took a strange object, leading to a final sound heard not from the forest outside his tent, but from inside it, with the zipper sealed shut. What truly happened to Robert Francis in the Scottish wilderness? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling disappearance of Robert Francis, exploring the strange sequence of events that began with an ancient stone and ended with an impossible sound. We examine the details of his trip, the peculiar forest he discovered, and the chilling circumstances of his last known moments. Person: Robert Francis Location: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Scotland Object: Black bicycle frame with "R, O, B" painted in white Event: Disappearance during a solo cycling trip Status: Missing - Robert Francis planned his eight-day…

Down Here: The Cellar Door Was Open A two-word whisper in the dark, a storm rolling in, and a friend's unlocked front door. David found the cellar door wide open, a single bare bulb swinging, and strange marks in the dust leading to an unexpected doorway. What happened in that cellar, and who whispered those words? In this episode, we delve into a chilling account that begins with an urgent phone call and leads to a terrifying discovery in a familiar, yet suddenly alien, family home. Explore the unsettling details of a friendship fractured, a storm-swept night, and the inexplicable events that unfold when David answers a desperate plea. Person: David Person: Eric Person: Aalia Event: Urgent phone call Location: Eric's family home - David had not spoken to Aalia or Eric in two years. - The phone call came on a Thursday night during a storm warning. - The front door of Eric's house was unlocked. - The cellar door was fully open, pushed against the wall. - Eric had been seeing a "black haze" for three weeks,…

Six People. Five Seats. One Killer Six people drive into the Gila National Forest in a five-seat car, a detail no one mentions until it's too late. One of them will die, killed by the person writing this account, who still doesn't know if what he killed was ever human. What truly happened on that trip to the Gila Loop? In this episode, we delve into Evan's chilling account of a backcountry trip that began with a simple miscount and spiraled into something far more sinister. Discover the unsettling events that unfolded in the quiet of the forest, where rational explanations break down and the number of people in the group keeps coming up wrong. Person: Evan Location: Gila National Forest, New Mexico Date: August 2016 Event: Backcountry trip Status: Unconfirmed account - Six people drove in a five-seat Prius to the Gila National Forest. - Evan, his brother Ian, Ian's girlfriend Yessica, Oliver, and Amy were the initial group. - Evan, suffering from social anxiety, had not left his apartment for over a year…

The Ozarks: Where Missing Girls Carve Their Own Names In this episode, we delve into the unsettling disappearances in Drisking, Missouri, a town nestled deep in the Ozark hills where a mysterious sound echoes from the forest. We explore the strange rituals of its children, the chilling local legends, and the unexplained metallic sound known as Borrasca that silences playgrounds and hints at something far more sinister than logging equipment. Location: Drisking, Missouri Event: Disappearance of Whitney Walker Age: 14 Discovery: Name carved into a tree Local Legend: Men without skin - Whitney Walker's textbooks were left in her room, contradicting the official story of her running away. - Sam Walker found his sister's name freshly carved into a tree on the day she disappeared. - The town of Drisking was built over hollowed-out iron mines that were imploded in 1951. - Children in Drisking perform a ritual at the "Triple Tree," carving their names and reciting a verse. - Parker Landy, a six-year-old, described…

The Valentine She Never Received, Then Waved A physics graduate, a man of logic, finds himself drawn to a white headstone in an old Edinburgh cemetery. He places his hand on it, then reads the name: Lisa Maine, a girl he knew for three weeks, fifteen years old, vivid and quick to laugh. What unseen force led him to her grave, thirteen years after she vanished? In this episode, we delve into a haunting story of a forgotten Valentine's card and a tragic disappearance. We explore the narrator's journey from strict rationalism to an inexplicable encounter, questioning the boundaries of what can be proven and what lingers beyond our understanding. Person: Lisa Maine Location: Edinburgh Event: Disappearance of Lisa Maine Date: February 15th Object: Valentine's card - The narrator, a physics graduate from Edinburgh University, had not believed in anything unmeasurable since his teenage years. - He met Lisa Maine at a school social dancing class in late January when they were both fifteen. - On February 14th, he…

Dagon's Mirror: What Jamie Saw Before He Changed A boy walked into Gunner's Clough on Halloween and returned hours later, never to speak again. He died by suicide exactly thirteen years to the day after his return, banging his head in a slow, measured rhythm, as if keeping time with something unseen. What did Jamie Birtle witness in those woods that silenced him forever? In this episode, we delve into the chilling events surrounding Gunner's Clough, a feral woodland in Barton, Cheshire, where strange lights and disembodied voices are reported. We explore the unsettling history of Sebastian Fredrick Marsh, known as Uncle Marsh, whose cottage housed grimoires filled with archaic scripts and names like Father Dagon and Cthulhu, and whose own disappearance into the Irish Sea remains a mystery. Person: Jamie Birtle Location: Gunner's Clough, Barton, Cheshire Date: Halloween Status: Never spoke again after returning from the woods Event: Died by suicide exactly thirteen years later - Jamie Birtle was committed to…

The Tape, The Ranger, The Suicide: National Park Disappearance A veteran fire lookout witnessed an unidentified object descend into a national park, prompting three trained personnel to investigate. Days later, search teams found a melted cassette recorder with an intact tape, a handgun with human skin on the grip, and no bodies-but the radio operator who received the initial call was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the back of the head, officially ruled a suicide. What did the tape record in the final moments before their disappearance? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling events of August 2006, when a strange object landed in a U.S. national park, leading to the disappearance of three individuals and a mysterious death. We explore the details of the investigation, the evidence found, and the chilling final sounds captured on a cassette recorder. Event: National Park Disappearance Date: August 12, 2006 Location: U.S. National Park Status: Unexplained Disappearance, Unsolved Death Evidence:…

The Husband Who Became a Baby: A True Story A woman watched her house burn, calmly telling firefighters her husband was inside. They found a delivery man's body, but her husband was gone. What happened to the man who asked his wife to play pretend, and why did her brain scan show advanced dementia at 36? In this episode, we delve into a domestic case that baffled investigators, exploring the strange circumstances surrounding a house fire and a missing husband. We uncover the unsettling details of a marriage that transformed into something far more unusual, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. Person: The wife Age: 36 years old Condition: Advanced dementia Object: Packed lunch Event: House fire - Firefighters found one body, belonging to a delivery man, but the husband was not found. - Police records showed no marriage certificate, wedding photographs, or shared travel history for the couple. - The wife's brain scan revealed lesions consistent with advanced dementia, unusual for her age. - The…

The Zoo: Why He Never Came Home A human voice transmits from the other side of the galaxy, claiming to be nine years old the last summer it stood on Earth. This voice, from a distance light takes thousands of years to cross, states it is not coming back-not because it can't, but because it has chosen not to. What happened to this child and their family that led to such an impossible choice? In this episode, we hear a chilling account of a nine-year-old taken from a secluded valley farm, along with their entire family, and transported across the galaxy. The narrative details the physical alterations performed without consent, the separation from siblings, and the eventual rescue by a Malik diplomat, Gabriel, from a mineral extraction operation. The story culminates in a diplomatic visit to a moon orbiting a gas giant, where an unexpected discovery in a galactic zoo changes everything. Person: Gabriel Race: Malik Age at Abduction: Nine Age at Rescue: Fifteen Location of Rescue: Moon orbiting Sirius Event:…

No Footprints in the Snow: Chestnut Street's Last Stand A seven-year-old girl stands barefoot in flannel pajamas on a porch at twenty below zero, yet she doesn't shiver, doesn't move like a child, and the voice that comes out of her is not her own. What did this ancient, hungry presence want inside? In this episode, we delve into three terrifying nights on Chestnut Street, where a man named Craig confronts an impossible horror that defies rational explanation. This is a story where the world does not continue as it was, and the true nature of what was being taken becomes chillingly clear. Case: Chestnut Street Incident Location: Chestnut Street Temperature: Twenty below zero Witness: Craig Duration: Three nights - A seven-year-old girl in flannel pajamas appears barefoot on a porch at 10:55 PM. - The girl floats several centimeters above the porch, with no footprints in the snow behind her. - Her eyes glow with a yellowish light, unrelated to the porch lamp. - The voice from the girl is low and atonal,…

I Opened the Hatch. It's Heading for Earth's Core A man named Owen stumbled upon a pond where nothing grows, the surrounding trees singed, and the air thick with ash. Buried beneath its murky surface for 54 years, 7 months, and 8 days was something that spoke to him, revealing secrets of human consciousness and a dead woman named Jamie, before ascending as a curved arc of light and driving itself towards the Earth's center. If it could show him things powerful enough to break him, why did it need his permission at all? In this episode, we delve into Owen's terrifying encounter with an unknown entity that lay hidden in a desolate pond, exploring the profound questions it left behind about grief, existence, and the consequences of opening a hatch to the unknown. Person: Owen Location: A pond in the woods Object: Cylindrical metal object Duration Buried: 54 years, 7 months, 8 days Destination: Earth's core - Owen is a forty-something auto mechanic, deaf in his left ear due to an accident eleven years prior. -…

The Drowned Man in My Trunk Was Still Alive Imagine waking up in an endless dark, standing between two lines of cold white light, surrounded by hundreds of silent, motionless people. This is the reality for Joshua, who spent two years unaware of his own death, only to find himself in a mysterious queue leading to an unknown light or a terrifying vortex. What happened the night this story concludes that cannot be undone, and why is his ex-girlfriend Sally two people behind him in this strange line? In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of Joshua's awakening in a surreal afterlife, where the rules are demonstrated in four-second bursts of horror. We explore his struggle to remember his past, the unexpected reunion with Sally, and the unsettling discovery of a familiar figure at the front of the line. Person: Joshua Person: Sally Location: An endless dark void Status: Deceased Event: Waiting in a silent line - Joshua woke up standing in darkness with two parallel lines of white light at his feet.…

The Astronaut Who Predicted His Own Death In this episode, we delve into the chilling case of Ben Waitley, an astronaut whose journal contained an exact timestamp of his own demise before it occurred. We explore the strange circumstances surrounding his death, the cryptic messages he left behind, and the inexplicable events that followed for the sole survivor. Case: Classified Orbital Station Incident Date: March 17, 2018 Location: Low Earth Orbit Status: Unexplained Person: Ben Waitley - An alarm sounded at 04:26 AM, indicating Ben Waitley's death, 36 seconds after it happened. - Waitley's journal contained the word "aneurisma" next to the exact timestamp of his death. - The journal also had the incomplete word "imulation" with a date matching the rescue ship's arrival. - Waitley had tracked a comet since age ten and converted its emissions into unsettling audio. - The sole survivor, Reynolds, heard rhythmic knocking from the hull days before rescue, with no mechanical explanation. To listen ad-free and…

The Island That Only Appears at Night An island that only exists at night, rising from a flat, silent ocean, and the men who found it almost never returned. What chilling secret did the darkness hide, and what did the Quartermaster witness that changed him forever? In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of a man known only as the Quartermaster, the sole survivor of a voyage to a mysterious island. We explore the strange phenomena encountered by the crew of the Harpy and the desperate search for a lost naval frigate. Person: The Quartermaster Ship: Harpy Commander: John Powell Captain: Pal Powell Lost Ship: Gray Ghost - The island only appeared at night, rising from a flat and silent ocean. - The Quartermaster survived by floating on a barrel for two days. - The Gray Ghost, a naval frigate, went silent three nights before the Quartermaster's story begins. - The ocean became completely flat, like ice, and the Harpy's wake disappeared instantly. - A central fissure split the black rock island…

emocional que espeja el final Thirty years ago, Matt Pritchard watched his father disappear into a red limousine with tinted windows. No explanation, no call, just gone. Now, Matt drives a luxury car, taking on a mysterious contract that echoes his father's vanishing act. What dark secret connects these two journeys, and can Matt escape the same fate? In this episode, we delve into the chilling story of Matt Pritchard, a man whose life is shaped by a thirty-year-old mystery. We explore the strange circumstances of his new job, the unsettling passengers he encounters, and the cryptic clues that suggest a deeper, more dangerous game is at play. Person: Matt Pritchard Event: Father's disappearance Vehicle: Red limousine Object: Gold ticket with ruby and trident symbol First Passenger: Man in clown makeup - Matt was ten years old when his father, Henry Pritchard, vanished into a red limousine. - Matt now drives a Rolls-Royce Phantom named Roy for a car service in New York. - He accepts a full month's contract…

Hell's War Room: The Decision That Almost Ended Everything In this episode, we delve into an eyewitness account from the Ninth Circle of Hell, where a war room beneath Lucifer's Palace hosted a gathering of demonic and human generals. The narrative explores the chilling details of a planned invasion of Earth and the single, inexplicable factor that prevented its success. Location: Ninth Circle of Hell Observer: Nameless condemned soul Attendees: Lucifer, Ashtaroth, Leviathan, Erwin Rommel, Belisarius, Boudicca Object: Holographic globe displaying Earth in real-time - The war room walls are carved from eternal ice, maintaining a constant, bone-chilling temperature. - A holographic globe, roughly the size of a football field, displayed Earth's surface in real-time, including cities and military installations. - Among the human generals present were Erwin Rommel (WWII), Belisarius (6th-century Byzantine Empire), and Boudicca (1st-century Iceni queen). - Belisarius, blinded by Emperor Justinian, coordinated…

The Woman in White: He Dreamed Her Before She Existed When firefighters arrived at Duu Manor, it was gone-not damaged, but vanished down to its stone foundation, with no bodies and no fire. The rental car of the man who drove up the night before was found at the airport, keys in the ignition, engine cold. What happened to Adrien Duu, and why had he been dreaming of a woman in white his entire life? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling disappearance of Adrien Duu and the Duu Manor, exploring a family legacy steeped in dark secrets and unexplained phenomena. Discover the chilling details of an inheritance that refuses to stay buried, and the spectral woman who haunted Adrien's dreams long before she appeared in his waking life. Person: Adrien Duu Location: Lake Champlain, Vermont Event: Disappearance of Duu Manor Status: Unresolved Period: August, nearly two centuries - The Duu Manor vanished completely, leaving only its stone foundation at the edge of a cliff. - Adrien Duu had been dreaming of a…

The Dream Photo: Luke Vanished, Hand Writes Alone In this episode, we delve into the unsettling account of a man whose reality unravels after receiving a cryptic message, leading to the inexplicable disappearance of his son and the erasure of his wife's official existence. What could cause such a complete rewrite of a life? Person: Anonymous Attorney Event: Son's Disappearance Location: Southeastern United States Status: Unexplained Topic: Reality Distortion - A text message with a blank sender arrived at 6:40 AM on a Tuesday. - The message read: "You saw something you shouldn't have," with irregular typography. - A photograph taken inside his dream appeared on his phone two days later. - His four-year-old son, Luke, was erased from all photographs and official records. - His wife's birth certificate was also found to be non-existent in county records. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com. OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for…

The Machine: Still Inside? In this episode, we explore the unsettling story of a man who entered a unique machine designed to eliminate all sensory input. Discover the extreme selection criteria, the machine's bizarre design, and the profound psychological impact of complete isolation. Person: Dr. Monison Duration: Three days Payment: Five thousand dollars Machine type: Sensory deprivation Experiment goal: Study the human mind in total isolation - The man was nine months behind on rent and facing eviction when he saw the classified ad. - The machine resembled a mechanical sarcophagus, three times larger than a human body. - Its interior lining was soft rubber, maintained at human skin temperature. - An anesthetic agent was introduced to eliminate all tactile sensation. - A sequence of bells was the only signal to indicate the end of the 72-hour experiment. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com. OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast…

Parents' Message Found in Cistern, 20 Years Later A chilling message, repeated in chalk and something darker, covered every square inch of a flooded basement wall, addressed by name to a specific person. It was signed by parents who had been dead for over twenty years, their bodies preserved in a cistern beneath their son's feet. What impossible truth was hidden in plain sight for decades? In this episode, we uncover the strange disappearance of William and Lisa Martin, who vanished the same week their son, Sam, left home at eighteen. We explore the unusual circumstances surrounding their eleven-thousand-square-foot brownstone house and the shocking discovery made two decades later that revealed a secret no one was meant to find. Person: Sam Martin Location: Martin house, Iowa Event: Discovery of bodies Status: Missing persons case reopened Date: Over twenty years later - Sam Martin was 24 years old when Sheriff Cain called him back to Iowa from San Diego. - The Martin house is an 11,000-square-foot…

The Drowning That Never Ends In this episode, we delve into the chilling story of Joshua, who finds himself in a dark sedan at the bottom of a lightless lake, unable to open the doors or even die. We explore the events that led him to this unique purgatory, including a hit-and-run and a desperate attempt to hide the truth. Case: The Drowning That Never Ends Person: Joshua Location: A lake Status: Undead Event: Hit-and-run - Joshua is trapped in a dark sedan at the bottom of a lake. - He has been inside the car long enough to lose track of time. - Joshua has tried dying, but his body self-corrects, and he wakes up in the same car. - Two years prior, Joshua hit a man named Milo with his car and fled the scene. - He later died by suicide but woke up in the lake, where time means nothing. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com. OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for the late night hours. Every episode is horror narration done right:…

He Woke Up Screaming With No Wound Saul Jackson woke up screaming, haunted by memories of a war that wasn't his, fed directly from the neural archive of a man abducted and enslaved. Now, he's on a diplomatic mission to Europa, a moon where an alien processing facility once sorted humans like cargo. What horrors await him in a place that remembers its past? In this episode, we delve into the terrifying reality of borrowed memories and a diplomatic mission to a moon with a dark secret. Discover the chilling truth behind an immersive VR experience and the repurposed alien amphitheater now hosting a trial. Person: Saul Jackson Location: Europa Event: Trial of Admiral Taz Status: Diplomatic Mission Source: Neural archive of Jamie Wallace - Saul Jackson experienced actual combat recordings of Jamie Wallace, indistinguishable from his own past. - The astery-built facility on Europa operated for decades before Earth knew of its existence. - The main corridor to the judicial chamber was the same one where prisoners…

The Book That Comes Back: Children Mapped It First A man finds a journal in a dead kitchen, every light bulb broken, knowing its words are wrong. Weeks before any adult, children discovered a portal in Virginia woodland, mapped its rules, and returned with copies of A Tale of Two Cities that were identical, unpurchased, and contained unsettlingly altered text. What did the children find on the other side that made a familiar book so disturbing? In this episode, we explore the unsettling discovery of a portal by children who systematically tested its properties and brought back strange artifacts. We delve into the experience of an analytical adult who investigates the portal and the eerie, empty suburb it leads to, where the atmosphere itself seems to have ceased circulating. Case: The Virginia Woodland Portal Location: Virginia woodland, past the old Dodson lot Portal Shape: Irregular oval, roughly ten feet tall First Artifact: Copies of A Tale of Two Cities Anomaly: Text in books was identical but altered -…

Mars Colony: The Murderer Asked, Can I Go Home Now? A man stands on Mars, twenty years into a permanent mission, asking a question with no answer after committing a murder. What drove a founder of humanity's most successful off-world colony to kill his roommate in his sleep, and then calmly ask if he could go home? In this episode, we explore the chilling events at Cronos, a Martian colony of seventy-two people in Gusev crater, where a meticulously planned permanent settlement became the scene of an unthinkable crime. Discover the psychological toll of two decades of absolute confinement and the shocking lack of protocol for murder in a place built to be humanity's future. Person: Nigel Location: Cronos Colony, Gusev Crater, Mars Event: Murder of Richard Cloud Date: Twentieth anniversary of Cronos founding Status: Unprecedented event in colony history - Nigel, a founder of Cronos, killed his roommate Richard Cloud in his sleep on the colony's twentieth anniversary. - The Cronos colony, funded by Proyecto…

She Plays Dice With Your Five-Year-Old Daughter Jake Reynolds, a broke law school dropout, thought he understood patterns and systems-until a mysterious woman appeared at his blackjack table. She played by no rules, won every hand, and her unsettling green eyes hinted at a deeper, unexplainable force. What impossible game was she truly playing? In this episode, we delve into the story of Jake Reynolds, a young man who believed he could beat the odds with card counting. His encounter with a silent, winning stranger in a casino challenges everything he thought he knew about chance, strategy, and the hidden order of the world. Person: Jake Reynolds Location: Casino Time: Thursday night in November Age: Twenty-three years old Status: Broke - Jake Reynolds had $300 saved from restaurant shifts. - He had been playing blackjack for 40 minutes when the woman appeared. - The woman had shoulder-length blonde hair and very green eyes. - She doubled down against a dealer showing nineteen and won with a twenty-one. -…

The Whistlers: She Shot Her Husband, But He Was Already Gone A folklorist ventured into the wilderness to study a legend, but instead documented a different horror. Her diary, found in a backpack, details a series of inexplicable deaths and a chilling phenomenon known only as "The Whistlers." What truly happened to Ruth and her team in the remote Red Hill? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling entries of Ruth's journal, chronicling her expedition to a remote, closed-off area. From the discovery of a man with an impossible gray pallor to the disappearance of her colleagues, this story explores the terrifying events that unfolded as Ruth pursued an ancient legend. Person: Ruth Location: Northern Idaho Event: Discovery of Gary Law Date: September fifth Status: Four of six permit holders dead by December - A diary was found in a backpack purchased for eleven dollars at an estate sale. - The last entry in the diary is dated December second. - Gary Law, a tailor from Utah, was found dead on the trail with…

The House That Refuses To Burn A man in Wales has tried to burn down his house fourteen times, but the fire never catches. Something stops it, not wind or damp stone, but an unseen force. What compels Daniel Whitmore to remain in a home that defies all logic? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling account of Daniel Whitmore and Dust Wall Manor. Discover the strange history of a house that doesn't decay, a hidden portrait that changes, and a family line that mysteriously begins in the late 1400s. Person: Daniel Whitmore Location: Wales Building: Dust Wall Manor Education: Postgraduate degrees in history and political science Family Founder: Sir Isaac Whitmore - Daniel Whitmore attempted to burn his house down fourteen times. - Dust Wall Manor shows no deterioration, despite its age. - Sir Isaac Whitmore built the original core of the manor in the 1480s. - Every previous attempt to complete the Whitmore genealogical record stopped without explanation. - Daniel found three sets of family records that all…

She Knew: The Bridge, The Note, The Cost In this episode, we explore the story of Jasper Lambert, an ordinary man who made extraordinary choices to save his wife, Amelia, from a terminal illness. We uncover the chilling details of his encounters with Doctor D.D. and the escalating prices he paid for more time. Person: Amelia Lambert Person: Jasper Lambert Location: Sturgeon Condition: Stage-four glioblastoma Object: Black card with red velvet lettering - Amelia Lambert was 32, obsessed with cryptozoology and Roman history, and loved Mike Patton's voice. - Jasper found out about Amelia's stage-four glioblastoma two months after they moved into their new house. - A physician gave Jasper a black card with red velvet lettering, asking, "Do you want more time?" - The first contract cost Jasper his sense of security, granting Amelia 30 more days and improved health. - The second contract cost Jasper the ability to filter the supernatural, and he was given an amuletto. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes,…

My Daughter, Fused to Stone: Corona's Vanished City A police officer finds his daughter's upper body emerging from a glacial boulder in a Swedish forest, her lower half inexplicably fused with the stone. DNA confirms her identity, yet he has no daughter, and the scene defies all logic. How did Isabella end up trapped in solid rock, and what is the truth behind the impossible city of Corona? In this episode, we delve into the chilling discovery of a girl found embedded in a rock and the mysterious notebook that details a city called Corona, which vanished into a jungle. We explore the strange events, creatures, and the vertical shaft beneath Fresia Square that led to children being sent into the unknown, leaving behind a haunting, unresolved case. Person: Leelas Location: Northern Sweden Status: Unresolved Object: Notebook Discovery: Glacial boulder - Isabella's upper body was found emerging from a glacial boulder, her lower half inside the stone. - The moss beneath the boulder was saturated with blood beyond…

Close Your Eyes: The Basement Rule He found a rule in a pitch-black basement, surrounded by machetes and bear traps, with something dead three feet away. The rule: keep your eyes open and you'll see nothing; close them, and you'll see everything. What impossible truth did he uncover when he finally shut his eyes? In this episode, we delve into a chilling account from a teenager's search for genuine fear, far from jump scares, leading him to an abandoned farmhouse at the edge of an Ohio forest. Discover the terrifying secret hidden within its basement, where a simple rule defied all logic. Person: Hans Location: Midwest Ohio Setting: Abandoned farmhouse Discovery: A rule about seeing in the dark Object: Bear traps - The rule was discovered in a basement filled with hanging machetes and rusted bear traps. - The narrator, 13, moved to a suburb in Midwest Ohio from near the Appalachian Mountains. - The abandoned farmhouse was located one to two miles into a dark, tangled Ohio forest. - The basement floor had a…

The Four Seconds Nobody Saw A security camera captured a man standing behind Terry Schultz for exactly four seconds before a door opened, a man who should not have been there. Nobody was watching the monitor that night, and this crucial footage went unnoticed until it was too late. What happened when someone decided everyone in that room would answer for a past injustice? In this episode, we delve into the methodical events of a night where a film producer's condo became a sealed trap. We explore the intruder's meticulous planning, the guests' unwitting roles, and the chilling transformation of a luxury building into a scene of retribution. Person: Carmine Montell Location: Carmine Montell's building Event: Industry gathering Weapon: Spring-loaded knife Tool: Battery-powered screwdriver - A security camera recorded four seconds of an unknown man behind Terry Schultz. - The intruder used a fake online identity to befriend Terry Schultz and gather details. - Every external door in the condo was screwed shut,…

They Drank From The Well. Only One Child Returned A wedding videographer, trained to observe and stay behind the camera, receives an email offering $8,000 to document a secluded religious community. His son was born with unprecedented deformities, and this mysterious offer arrives during his family's darkest hour. What secret did this isolated community hold, and why did they specifically seek him out? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling story of Dowhy, a man desperate for a solution to his son's condition, who accepts a job that leads him to a remote settlement in West Virginia. He encounters a leader who issues a chilling warning about a well, and a congregation of people with visible physical differences, all of whom arrived within the last month. Person: Dowhy Location: One hour from Pleasantview, West Virginia Event: Documentation of a religious community Payment: $8,000 Status: Unexplained healing - Dowhy's son, Alan, was born with unprecedented deformities despite healthy prenatal results. -…

The Buried Roller Coaster with Four Ways to Die Five people went underground inside an abandoned amusement park and never came back up. The one who survived has spent years being told to say nothing about the roller coaster buried beneath Adventure Valley, which does not appear on any blueprint. It has four buttons on its control panel, each a different color, and each color is a different way to die. What secrets were buried with the park? In this episode, we uncover the chilling story of Adventure Valley Amusement Park, which operated for about fifteen years before closing in 1989. We delve into the mysterious financial discrepancies, the ambitious plan to reopen the park, and the terrifying discovery of a hidden track that led to an unimaginable fate. Case: Adventure Valley Amusement Park Location: Valley Park Drive South, exit nineteen Opened: Early nineteen seventies Closed: Nineteen eighty-nine Owner: Abel Bissette Discovery: Secondary lever labeled "Track B" - Five people went underground and never…

The Challenger Deep: They Heard a Voice A U.S. government recording, never acknowledged, captures a calm, feminine voice speaking perfect English from the deepest Atlantic. It gave coordinates, a date, and then said in Latin: "my blood for you." Two men followed those coordinates and never returned, leaving behind a chilling mystery of the deep ocean. In this episode, we delve into the account of a journalist who uncovered this story from Jack Brady, a former Navy sailor and rescue diver. Brady, who worked for a clandestine government unit, revealed details of a terrifying dive in 1982 where he encountered a decomposed body with black, purposeful eyes that opened underwater. Person: Jack Brady Location: South of the Falkland Islands, Bahamas Date: July 13, 1982 Event: Underwater encounter Organization: Ocean Studies Unit (OSU) - A voice from the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean gave coordinates and a date, ending with "my blood for you" in Latin. - Jack Brady, a 71-year-old former Navy diver, worked for…

The Grins: My Friend Returned, Unaged, Glazed White A child found wandering a highway, bald and coated in a white glaze, spoke only one name: Trevor. Twenty years earlier, Trevor had vanished at age seven, yet the boy found was unaged, his body unchanged. What happened to Trevor, and why did he return only to die with a chilling warning? In this episode, we uncover the unsettling story of Trevor's disappearance and reappearance, beginning on a rural farm twenty years ago. We explore the strange events surrounding a mysterious house that only children could see, and the terrifying entities known as "The Grins." Person: Trevor Event: Child abduction Location: Rural farm Status: Unaged, returned, died Time: Twenty years later - A seven-year-old boy vanished from a farm and reappeared two decades later, physically unaged. - The returned boy was bald and covered in a hardened white glaze. - He spoke only one name, belonging to a man who recognized his voice despite the twenty-year gap. - A mysterious three-story…

The Attic's Thirteenth: It Left Notes An old man spent his life destroying every trace of two months he spent at Byron House, a building that had burned down sixty years before he wrote a final warning letter. This letter, addressed to a man named James, begins with the chilling instruction: "Do not read this." What terrifying secret did he witness in an asylum that officially had no remaining evidence, no crime scene, and no body? In this episode, we uncover the unsettling account of a young medical student's rotation at Byron House, a private mental asylum in northern England. Despite official records, something unseen and unexplained resided in the attic, leaving behind cryptic notes. What was the "thirteenth patient" that no one spoke of, and what did the practitioner see when he disobeyed the strict instruction not to look through the attic door's slot? Person: The practitioner Location: Byron House, Barton, northern England Period: Early 1950s Status: Burned down 60 years prior to letter Topic:…

Hello: The Site That Saw You Back A self-taught hacker stumbled upon a philosophical riddle chain that led him to a mysterious website. What he typed into the prompt wasn't a question, but an admission, and something on the other side already knew he was coming. What did he truly encounter on the site, and what saw him back? In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of a man who accessed a nameless website, discovering hidden content and a video that changed everything. Explore the strange events that followed, including mysterious visitors and an unsettling text message. Case: The Nameless Site Person: Self-taught hacker Location: Paris catacombs, Classified space station Kronos 1 Status: Ongoing surveillance Event: Encounter with a mysterious website - A man typed "What also seeks me" into a prompt and gained access to a site with an unknown writing system. - An agent named Ben stated that 80% of the site's content was fabricated, designed to mislead. - The remaining 20% included a video from the…

The Perfume: You Walked a Mile Asleep In this episode, we delve into the bizarre experience of a seventeen-year-old boy in a small Florida beach town who stumbled upon a mysterious music stream called Relax FM in the summer of 2016. What happened when the channel seemed to find him back? Person: Tony (Anthony) Age: 17 Location: Florida beach town Event: Woke up on courthouse steps Date: Summer 2016 - Tony last remembered being on a church roof, one mile away, listening to music. - He discovered a live stream called Relax FM on YouTube, playing lo-fi hip-hop. - The viewer count for Relax FM dropped from 230 to 1, then to 0, with Tony as the sole viewer. - The channel, Relax FM, only appeared in search results when Tony was logged into his personal account. - His mother smelled an unfamiliar woman's perfume on his clothes after the incident. To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com. OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for the late night…

The Salesman Who Knew Your Father An ordinary Tuesday evening turns into a chilling encounter when a mysterious salesman, Mr. Black, arrives at a man's door, selling an encyclopedia of "remarkable lives." Every electronic device in the house dies, and the Ring doorbell camera records nothing but an empty porch. What impossible truth does this salesman reveal about the man's past, and what happens when he opens the unmarked book? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling arrival of a salesman who seems to know more than he should. From the inexplicable failure of a security camera to the transfer of a strange warmth, this story explores the thin veil between the mundane and the truly bizarre. Person: Mr. Black Item: Encyclopedia of remarkable lives Location: Kansas City Event: Ivan Robson's execution Date: September 15, 1932 - The salesman, Mr. Black, was dressed in a tweed suit and carried a leather briefcase. - Every electronic device in the house went dark the moment Mr. Black crossed the threshold. -…

They Erased His Family. He Remembers A man weeps uncontrollably in a restaurant, triggered by a stranger's gesture, remembering a childhood with brothers and a farmhouse that no one else recalls. What if the absence of these memories wasn't natural, but engineered? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling account of a man who experiences "the float," a vivid memory of a past that contradicts all official records and the recollections of everyone around him. Discover the disturbing truth behind a family declared legally dead and a song used as a weapon. Person: A man, husband, father of Derek Event: The float, a memory of a childhood that should not exist Location: A farmhouse at the edge of a field, roughly thirty minutes outside a city Object: A rectangle of bluish-white light, approximately thirty meters out Figures: Three figures in gray jumpsuits, faces the color of ash - The protagonist remembers two brothers, Anthony and Zeke, despite growing up as an only child. - He recalls seeing a…

The Witch Elm's Lock: He Was Trying To Finish A psychiatrist described a man's statement as "woefully and worryingly repugnant in its authenticity" just hours before the man killed a doctor and vanished from a locked psychiatric facility. He was found attacking frozen earth with a shovel, not trying to escape, but trying to finish something. What did he say before he disappeared, and what unspeakable horror was he trying to complete? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling case of Benjamin Harper, an American priest found violently disturbing a cemetery in Barton Parish, Cheshire. We explore the chilling details of his confinement, his cryptic testimony, and the unexplained events that followed his escape, including the death of a ward physician. Person: Benjamin Harper Location: Barton Parish Cemetery, Byron House Date: Early hours of December 5th Status: Disappeared from locked psychiatric facility Event: Attacked frozen earth with a shovel - Benjamin Harper, an ordained American priest, was found…