True Horror Stories

scary stories to read in the dark 10 Haunted House Signs That Mean You Should RUN Have you ever woken up at exactly 3:00 AM feeling watched? You aren't alone. One father I interviewed saw a tall, black mass leaning over his wife's side of the bed. It wasn't a dream. These are...See more

scary stories to read in the dark The Night I Met My Sleep Paralysis Demon And It Was Real I always thought sleep paralysis was just a trick of the mind. Until the night I felt fingers. Not a weight on my chest, but a distinct, cold grip sliding up my leg. I couldn't move,...See more

scary short stories to read My Twin Sister Vanished for Three Days and Came Back Terrifyingly Different My twin sister vanished for 3 days. She came back... wrong. She smiles like she’s practicing. But today, the coat closet creaked open on its own. I heard breathing inside...See more

scary stories to read in the dark Beyond The Dyatlov Pass Incident and the Mysterious It Caused Imagine waking up in a freezing tent on a dark mountain. Something is out there. It’s so terrifying that you don’t unzip the door you grab a knife and slash your way out from the...See more

story scary short I Bought a Cursed Object on the Dark Web and the Bizarre Disasters That Followed Did you know some mirrors don't reflect they remember? I thought buying a cursed object on the dark web was just for content. Then the power cut out. Then the accidents started....See more

scary stories to read in the dark Disappearance of My Hiking Group in the Alaskan Wilderness We thought it was a little girl crying for help in the fog. But when my brother walked into the mist to save her, the voice changed. It didn't sound like a child anymore. It sounded...See more

The Witching Hour: Why Waking at 3 AM is a Warning Heard the three knocks at exactly 3:03 AM? Elias did. Alone in his Chicago home, heart pounding, he opened the door to nothing... but a grave-like stench of sulfur hit him. Then came the raspy breathing from the shadows, pinning...See more

horror short stories to read A Real-Life Horror Story of Phrogging and Home Invasion He blamed the missing food on stress. He blamed the footsteps on the house settling. But when he finally opened the attic hatch, a stranger smiled back at him. The police found a "nest" in the...See more

horror short stories to read I Found Terrifying Ritual Symbols Hidden in My New Apartment I watched the shadow on my bedroom wall detach itself. It wasn't a trick of the light it was a 3D void shaped like a man with a broken neck. It glided toward me and whispered, "You are the...See more

short horror stories to read Real Encounters With Spirits You Should Never Summon Back Mark was blinking in panic, but his reflection in the mirror? It stared back stone-still... and then it smiled. This is a true ghost story about a summoning ritual gone horribly wrong. Four...See more