One story I heard was about a girl who noticed the same man everywhere she went - at the grocery store, near her work, and even outside her apartment. He would always stare at her intently. One day, she found a strange note in her mailbox with details about her daily routine. It was so creepy.
The unpredictability. You don't know what the stalker will do next. They could go from just observing to actually harming you at any moment. For example, in some stories, the stalker suddenly breaks into the victim's house. It's that sudden escalation that is really terrifying.
A colleague of mine had a really bad experience. An internet stalker created a fake profile using her pictures and started interacting with people she knew, spreading false rumors about her. It was so horrible as she had to deal with the aftermath of people believing those lies. She had to go through a lot of trouble to prove it wasn't her and get the fake profile taken down.
Well, there's the story of the 'Grim Sleeper'. He was a real - life stalker and serial killer. He stalked his victims, mostly women in South Los Angeles, over a long period. There was also a case that inspired many horror stories, about a stalker who would leave creepy messages and objects at his victim's doorstep every night. It drove the victim crazy with fear. Also, in some urban legends, there are tales of shadowy figures that stalk people in desolate areas at night.
Perhaps there was a stalker who created a false online identity to get close to her inner circle. This stalker spread false rumors about Bjork in an attempt to manipulate her situation. He was constantly trying to disrupt her life and career by causing chaos in her relationships with friends and colleagues.
One that comes to mind is the case where a stalker would leave strange and threatening notes at the victim's doorstep every night. It really freaked her out and she ended up having to move multiple times.
I heard about a backlot where a fire had broken out during filming long ago. Years later, people working on the backlot at night said they could still smell the faint odor of smoke and hear the screams of the actors who were supposedly trapped in the fire that day. It was really terrifying.
There's a story of a group of friends who explored an old asylum in NYC. As they walked through the dark hallways, they heard voices whispering and doors slamming on their own. They also saw scratches on the walls that seemed to form strange symbols. It was as if the place was haunted by the tortured souls of the patients who were once there. They ran out as fast as they could and some of them still have nightmares about it. The asylum has a really dark history of inhumane treatments and many people died there, which might be the reason for all the spooky happenings.
I heard of an rci horror story in a smart home setting. The rci system that controlled all the home appliances went haywire. Lights were flashing on and off randomly, the stove turned on by itself, and the doors started locking and unlocking. The family living there was terrified, especially when they couldn't stop it. They had to call in experts to completely reset and reinstall the system to make their home safe again.
I've heard of a Zoom horror story where someone joined a call and there was a voice that no one else could hear coming from their device. It was like a whispering voice that was saying things that made no sense.
One really terrifying coroner horror story involves a body that was brought in after a supposed accident. But as the coroner examined it, they realized that there were signs of torture that were carefully hidden. The more they dug into the case, the more they realized that there was some sort of dark conspiracy involved. The thought of such evil lurking beneath what seemed like a normal case was truly frightening for the coroner.