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I Grew Up Haunted
Tonight’s terrifying account begins with childhood night terrors and evolves into something much more disturbing. After years of seeing the same shadow figure, playing with Ouija boards, and experiencing terrifying dreams, one person began to question whether she was more than haunted… perhaps even a doorway for spirits themselves. You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Edwin Covarrubias and the Scary FM team.Get in touch to share your story throu...
Every House Was Haunted: A San Antonio Family Mystery
In this true scary story, James, a listener from San Antonio shares a terrifying multi-generational haunting that began in the early 1950s after his grandmother encountered a mysterious man wearing a top hat. Everywhere they lived, from newly built homes to eerie trailers filled with porcelain dolls, strange paranormal activity seemed to follow the entire family for decades. Was something invited in… or was the family marked from the very beginning?You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincov<br...
The Hauntings Kept Finding Them Again (Two Eerie Stories)
Tonight’s episode features two unsettling true paranormal stories from people who spent years hoping the activity in their lives would finally stop. Kaylee begins describing terrifying encounters beginning in early childhood: ghostly figures standing at the foot of her bed, crosses mysteriously disappearing, growling outside her room, violent sleep paralysis, and a towering shadow entity that seemed to follow her for years. Even after tattooing a cross onto her body appeared to stop the activity, a psychic medium later warned her that whatever was attached to her was only waiting to come back. Did it return?The second st...
Why I Don't Play With Spirits (Two Stories)
It was replying to them with undeniable accuracy. There was a ghost with them in the room… or maybe something worse.In these true scary stories, we’ll hear from Vanessa who retells her experience in joining a group of friends to use the ouija board. When that didn’t work, they turned to a ghost box (a spirit communication device), and they were able to contact the other side. Unfortunately for them, the session turned hostile.In the second story, Kristy tells us about a childhood encounter in a remote house where someone, or something, was moving object...
Dreams of the Dead: Chilling Premonitions That Came True
From a haunted childhood home in India to a quiet cemetery in Canada, Nitika recounts a lifetime of unsettling encounters that defy explanation. It all starts with a strange moment on a terrace soon unfolds into a series of deeply personal experiences with disturbing visions, prophetic dreams, and a chilling encounter that may have uncovered a real crime. Are these coincidences, intuition, or something far more supernatural? You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound d...
The Man Who Crawls Along the Floor: What I Saw on the Night Shift
What starts as a routine overnight shift in a downtown Oakland call center slowly turns into a series of chilling, unexplained encounters. We hear about shadowy figures lurking in cubicles and an eerily disturbing presence that crawls across the floor. Even worse, the experiences intensify as the workplace changes locations. Even new offices bring new horrors: strange atmospheres, unexplainable shapes, and something that seems aware. This is a firsthand account of persistent, escalating paranormal activity in places meant to feel ordinary: your everyday workplace.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.<...
What Never Leaves: True Stories of Lingering Presences and Haunted Spaces
In these true scary stories, two storytellers recount deeply unsettling experiences that followed them from childhood into adulthood. Breanna tells us about a ghostly family frozen in time and a presence that lurks in the shadows of a shared home. Rowan then joins us to tell us about a house that seems to replay moments from beyond reality itself. These experiences are far more disturbing than either expected.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and In...
Who Is That Walking Around at Night? (Two Haunting Encounters)
Two chilling firsthand accounts explore what happens when something unseen keeps showing up over and over. In Chelsea’s story, a series of escalating disturbances follow her across multiple homes. The strange thing is that they seem to be always tied to one relationship, and always ending the same terrifying way. In our second story, Rebecca recalls a childhood experience in her grandmother’s house, where a simple search for a missing adult turns into a moment that her family will never forget. How do you explain what happened?You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days...
Generations of Fear: Shadow Figures and a Child’s Midnight Terror
Two deeply unsettling firsthand accounts unfold. In the first, Cailynn recounts years of encounters with shadow figures tied to a dark presence that seems to follow her family across multiple homes and generations. In the second, Pablo shares a single, unforgettable night when his young son woke in absolute terror, fixated on something standing in their doorway that no one else could see. Together, these stories explore the terrifying unknown, the instincts that take over in moments of fear, and the unsettling idea that some presences don’t need to be seen to be real.You can get these ad...
The Last Visit: A Best Friend’s Spirit Returns Home
On a quiet August night, an unexplained voice echoes through a home... seemingly real. By morning, tragedy strikes with shocking news that changes everything. As grief unfolds, strange dreams and lingering questions behind loss, but also something beyond it. This is a story about friendship, sudden death, and the haunting possibility that some connections don’t end when life does.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW So...
The Beating Heart in the Closet: Stories From My Grandmother's House
In this true scary story, we hear about eerie childhood memories inside James' grandmother’s house in Corpus Christi, Texas. There, he experienced paranormal encounters that seemed to follow him into adulthood. Tonight, he shares a lifetime of unexplained experiences. Strange noises in dark hallways, religious statues turning overnight, shadow figures, and an object brought back from Iraq that may have carried something with it. Was it a haunting tied to a place… or something far more personal?You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on T...
Alone on the Ridge: A Midnight Mystery in Washington’s Backcountry
In 2008, a hunter scouting for an upcoming elk season deep in the Blue Mountains of Washington planned nothing more than a quiet night alone in the wilderness. But after falling asleep on a remote ridge, he woke to a pounding, unexplained headache and struggled to catch his breath. As he tried to figure out what was happening to his body, an eerie whooping call began echoing through the darkness, coming from a large animal that seemed to be challenging him.Thank you, Reid, for sharing your story with us.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free...