Can you share a particularly terrifying labour and delivery horror story?
Well, a lady I know went into labour prematurely. The baby was very small and fragile. There were problems with the baby's breathing right from the start. And during the delivery, there were issues with the placenta detaching too early. It was a nightmare for her and her family.
In one story, a mother was in labour and the hospital was understaffed. She was left alone for long periods, in a lot of pain. When it came time for the delivery, the doctor who finally showed up seemed inexperienced. There were mistakes made during the delivery process, like not handling the umbilical cord correctly. Thankfully, in the end, both mother and baby survived, but it was a very harrowing experience.
There was a woman who had an undiagnosed uterine rupture during labour. She suddenly had extreme pain and started bleeding profusely. It was a life - threatening situation for both her and the baby. The medical team had to act very quickly to try and save them.
Can you share a particularly terrifying sonic horror story?
Sure. There's a story about a haunted radio station. Every night at midnight, a strange sonic signal would override the normal broadcast. Listeners would hear a distorted voice whispering menacing things. One listener, who was alone in his house, started to feel a cold presence after hearing the sonic horror. He tried to turn off the radio, but it wouldn't stop. The voice got louder and louder until he ran out of his house in fear.
Can you share a particularly terrifying cartel horror story?
There was a cartel horror story where a family was targeted because the father was a police officer who was trying to clean up the area from cartel influence. The cartel first killed his dog as a warning. When he didn't back down, they set fire to his house while his family was inside. His wife and two children died in the fire. The officer was then shot dead on his way to work the next day. This kind of ruthless behavior by cartels is truly terrifying.
Can you share a particularly terrifying hitchhiker horror story?
Well, a hitchhiker once got into a van with a group of people. They seemed friendly at first, but then they blindfolded him and took him to an abandoned building. They were part of a human trafficking ring. The hitchhiker managed to escape when one of the captors made a mistake and left a small window unguarded. He squeezed through it and found help.
Can you share a particularly terrifying classroom horror story?
A horror story in a classroom could be when a teacher set up a pop quiz that no one was prepared for. Everyone was so stressed and some students even started crying because they knew they were going to fail. It was like a nightmare situation for the whole class.
Can you share a particularly terrifying embalming horror story?
There was this embalming horror story where an embalmer was embalming a body that had been found in a forest. The body had strange symbols carved into its skin. As the embalmer worked, it seemed like the symbols were starting to glow faintly. The embalmer was so freaked out that he almost stopped the process. But he knew he had a job to do. As he continued, he could swear that the air in the morgue got colder and colder. After the embalming was done, he couldn't shake off the feeling that something really strange and otherworldly had happened during that process.
What are some labour and delivery horror stories?
A friend of mine had a horror story. During labour, the epidural didn't work properly. She could still feel a great deal of pain. Then, there were issues with the baby's heart rate dropping suddenly, and it was a very scary situation for everyone in the delivery room.
Can you share some funny labour and delivery stories?
Sure. One story is about a woman who was in the delivery room and suddenly started laughing uncontrollably during a contraction. It turned out she had just remembered a really silly joke her partner told her earlier. The laughter actually helped her relax a bit in that intense moment.
Can you share a particularly terrifying public school horror story?
At a public school, there was a problem with rats. They had infested the school basement where some of the storage rooms were. Once, during a school play rehearsal, a rat ran across the stage. The students were screaming, and the rehearsal was a mess. The school took a while to deal with the rat problem, and during that time, everyone was on edge, afraid that a rat might show up anywhere in the school.
Can you share a particularly terrifying Hurricane Katrina horror story?
A group of people in a nursing home were abandoned by the staff. They were in a building that quickly filled with water. Many of them were in wheelchairs or had limited mobility. They were terrified as the water reached their waists and then their necks. Some managed to survive by clinging to floating objects until they were finally rescued, but not all were so lucky.
Can you share a particularly terrifying camp counselor horror story?
There was a camp counselor who found a blood - soaked shirt in the woods near the camp. They were immediately alarmed. As they started to look around more, they heard what sounded like someone crying in pain. They followed the sound and came across a small, hidden clearing where there were signs of a struggle. It was really scary not knowing what had happened there. Thankfully, it turned out to be some pranksters from another part of the camp, but at the time it was truly terrifying.