There's the story of the Hinterkaifeck murders in Germany. An entire family was brutally killed on their farm. What makes it scarier is that there were signs of someone living in the house with the family for days before the murders. Footprints in the snow led to the barn but not away from it. No one was ever caught for these murders. It gives a very eerie feeling of an unknown killer being so close to the family without their full awareness.
One really scary true story is about the Bell Witch in Tennessee. The Bell family was haunted by a malevolent entity. It would pull people's hair, slap them, and make strange noises. It even predicted deaths in the family. Another is the story of the Amityville Horror. The Lutz family moved into a house where a mass murder had occurred. They reported seeing strange apparitions, cold spots, and feeling an overwhelming sense of dread.
One actually scary true story is about the Bell Witch. In Tennessee, the Bell family was haunted by a malevolent spirit. It would torment the family members, making strange noises, moving objects, and even physically attacking them. The poltergeist activity was so extreme that it became a well - known local legend.
One actually scary story is about the haunted house on Elm Street. People who walked by at night would hear strange noises, like whispering and moaning. Some even claimed to see a shadowy figure in the window. It was said that a family died there in a tragic accident years ago, and their spirits never left.
One is about the hitchhiker. A driver picks up a girl on a lonely road at night. She is very quiet. As they approach a cemetery, she suddenly says 'My home is here.' and disappears. The driver is shocked and when he checks the backseat, he finds a flower from the cemetery.
There was a man who liked to take late - night walks in the cemetery. One night, as he was walking, he noticed a figure in a white dress sitting on a gravestone. He thought it was just his imagination at first. But when he got closer, the figure turned its head slowly towards him, and it had no face. He ran all the way home and couldn't sleep for days.
It depends. Some might be based on real events but exaggerated or dramatized for effect. Others could be completely made up.
Sure. There was a story about an old, abandoned asylum. People who dared to enter at night reported hearing strange moans and seeing shadowy figures. Some said they felt cold hands touching them in the dark corridors. It was really terrifying.
I'm sorry I can't give you the exact ones from '13 true scary stories'. However, some common elements in true scary stories are unexplained disappearances. There could be a story about a hiker who vanished in a forest without a trace, and later people who entered the same forest reported feeling a strange presence and cold spots, which is really spooky.
The Dyatlov Pass incident is also a scary true story. In 1959, a group of hikers in the Ural Mountains died under mysterious circumstances. Their tent was cut open from the inside, and they fled out into the freezing cold. Some had strange injuries. To this day, the exact cause of their deaths remains a mystery, with theories ranging from avalanches to some sort of unknown force.
Sure. One could be about a haunted house where people heard strange noises at night. Another might involve a cursed object that brought misfortune to those who possessed it. And there could be a story of a ghostly figure seen in an old cemetery.
There might be a story of a cursed object. A person found an old doll in an attic. After bringing it home, they started having nightmares and feeling a sense of dread. Strange things would happen around the doll, like objects moving on their own.