I had an experience in an abandoned hospital. As I walked through the dimly lit corridors, I heard moans and the sound of dragging feet. I saw a figure in a patient's gown out of the corner of my eye. I ran, but the figure seemed to be chasing me. It was so terrifying.
One time I was on a road trip and stopped at a really old motel. In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of scratching on the window. I looked out, but there was nothing there. But the scratching continued. I tried to go back to sleep, but it was impossible. The feeling of unease stayed with me until I checked out the next morning.
When I was a kid, I went into an old cellar. There were cobwebs everywhere. As I was exploring, I heard a deep growl. I thought it was my imagination at first, but then I saw a large shadow on the wall. I quickly climbed out of the cellar, and I never went back in again. It was a very scary moment that has stayed with me all my life.
The noise. It's a deafening roar that makes your heart race. In many first - hand stories, people mention how the sound of the tornado is like a freight train barreling towards you.
The story of the haunted pumpkin patch is quite frightening. In this patch, there was a particularly large, gnarled pumpkin. Every Halloween night, it would seem to come to life. It would roll around the patch, chasing anyone who dared to enter. People said that it was possessed by an evil spirit that was trapped in the patch long ago.
There's a story about a Trick or Treat night where a group of friends decided to explore an abandoned asylum. They thought it would be a fun, spooky adventure. Inside, they heard strange moans and cries. As they walked deeper, they saw a figure in a white gown floating towards them. They tried to run, but the doors slammed shut. They were trapped inside with the apparition for hours until they finally found a small window to escape through.
A group of friends were locked down in a big house. They started to play with a Ouija board out of boredom. Soon, they felt a cold presence in the room. Things started to move on their own. A picture frame fell off the wall and shattered. They were so scared that they stopped using the Ouija board immediately, but the strange occurrences continued for a few days until they all decided to sleep in the same room together for safety.
The phone rang at 3 am. When I answered, all I heard was heavy breathing and then it said my name.
My phone took a picture by itself and in the photo was a figure I couldn't see with my eyes. It's just so creepy as it implies there is something in my room that I'm not aware of and it can interact with my phone. This makes me wonder if it has been watching me all along.
A really terrifying 2021 story was about a derelict asylum. Explorers went inside and heard screams that seemed to be from the past. They saw old hospital beds moving on their own and felt a cold presence. They also found strange markings on the walls that seemed to be some kind of ritualistic symbols.
The most terrifying encounter was probably when a firefighter entered a burning building that was supposed to be empty. But as he was making his way through the thick smoke, he heard a child crying. He followed the sound, but every time he thought he was close, the sound seemed to move further away. It was like the building was playing tricks on him. Eventually, he found out it was just an old, broken doll that was making the sound, but the stress and fear during that search were overwhelming.
The one where a guy was driving alone at night on a deserted road. His radio started playing strange static - filled voices. Then his car headlights started flickering. He saw a figure in the middle of the road that looked like a ghostly apparition. He slammed on the brakes and when he looked again, it was gone. Scary as hell.
The sense of being watched. In the forest story, the hikers feeling like the trees were alive and watching them added a lot of terror. Also, in the doll story, the girl feeling like the doll was somehow aware and watching her even at night was terrifying.