A friend of mine told me about a time when she was driving on a lonely road at night. Her car suddenly started acting up, and she pulled over. Then she saw a figure in the distance slowly approaching her car. She was terrified and managed to get her car started again just in time to drive away. She said she'll never forget that feeling of dread.
I heard a story from my grandfather. He was in the army and once they were stationed in an old fort. At night, soldiers would hear strange voices and see apparitions. They all were really scared but couldn't do much. My grandfather said it was the most horrifying time of his life. He believed that the fort was haunted by the spirits of soldiers who died there long ago. There were so many unexplained things that happened during their stay, like objects moving on their own.
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.
One of the most horrifying real - life stories I've heard was about a group of friends exploring an abandoned building. As they went deeper into the building, they found strange symbols painted on the walls. They also smelled a really bad odor. Then, one of them heard a whisper in their ear, but when they turned around, no one was there. They started to feel really uneasy and decided to leave. Later, they found out that the building was once a place where some really bad things happened in the past, and people claimed it was haunted.
A family's car broke down near an old cemetery. As they waited for help, they heard strange noises coming from the cemetery. It sounded like something was digging. Then they saw a figure rise from behind a gravestone. They quickly locked the car doors. Thankfully, help arrived soon and they left, but they were all shaken by the experience.
The most disturbing one I heard was when a family thought they were renting a house. They paid the deposit and first month's rent. But when they showed up on moving day, the 'owner' had already rented it to someone else and refused to return their money. They were left homeless and out of a large sum of money.
I heard a story about a hitchhiker. A driver picked up a girl on a lonely road at night. She was very quiet. When they reached her destination, she got out and said, 'Thanks for the ride. By the way, there's a body in the trunk.' Then she vanished. The driver was horrified and when he checked the trunk, there was indeed a body. It gives me chills just thinking about it.
In a summer camp deep in the mountains, there was a story of a group of campers who found a dead body in the woods. They were out on a nature walk when they stumbled upon it. It was an old hiker who had probably passed away from natural causes, but for the young campers, it was a horrifying discovery. They had to wait for the authorities to come, and the whole experience haunted them for a long time. It was a really disturbing encounter that no one expected at a summer camp.
One is the Amityville Horror. The story of the Lutz family's experiences in that house was terrifying. There were claims of strange noises, cold spots, and apparitions. Another is the case of the Enfield Poltergeist. Furniture moving on its own, objects being thrown around, and voices were reported in a normal London home. These real - life events inspired horror stories that spread widely with hashtags.
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.
A disturbing one is the story of a large oil spill. The oil spread across the ocean, coating birds and marine animals. The birds couldn't fly as their feathers were stuck together by the thick oil. They just sat there helplessly, waiting to die. It was heart - breaking to see such beautiful creatures in that state because of human carelessness.
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.