Jonathan Jones narrates this popular creepypasta cautionary tale of a teenager and his friend Bradley, who spend some time in an online chat room together one night.  All goes well until Bradley starts behaving strangely.  The friend thinks nothing of it at first, until things get more strange the next night. Chat Author: Anonymous (credited to “Jack” on CreepyPasta.com) Narrator: Jonathan ... Read More »

Jonathan Jones narrates this rendition of a popular urban legend about a young boy and his sister who are left home alone when their parents go out for the night.  This cautionary tale serves to remind us of few things.  First, listen to your mother.  Second, when there’s a knock on your door in the middle of the night, just leave ... Read More »

You know what is every parent’s worst nightmare?  Losing their child.  This tale follows Carol, a mother, who is coping with the disappearance of her six-year-old son Norman.  Narrated by David Cummings of the No Sleep Podcast, and written by Anton Scheller, this tale, which rings of truth, will leave you unsettled and unable to forget that, sometimes, the worst ... Read More »

Word to the wise: do not read the following story (or listen to it!) if you are already scared of the woods, or of trees, camping…or masks.  If you have a camping trip coming up, this tale of a group of friends who pitch a tent in a clearing and go on a hike, only to find a box hidden ... Read More »

Jonathan Jones narrates this first-person psychological tale of terror by author Georgia Brandon, about a man living alone in an apartment, who is kept awake at night by the noises emanating from his neighbor’s apartment.  His paper-thin walls do nothing to soften the banging…or the tapping…the desperate, pleading tapping, which seems to beg for his attention.  Who…or what…is trying to ... Read More »

This is perhaps the most popular creepypasta story / meme on the entire Internet, with the exception of Slenderman.  It is the story of a disgruntled youth who goes to extreme measures to change his appearance after becoming a sociopath rather suddenly, following some…unpleasant…events.  The rendition of the tale is told here by YouTube phenomenon Mr. Creepypasta.  Please show your ... Read More »

In this S.E. Schlosser tale of terror from Pennsylvania, featured on Schlosser’s website, www.americanfolklore.net, as well as in her published collection of Texas folktales and scary stories, Spooky Pennsylvania: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore, a couple gets into a car wreck in quite possibly the worst location possible – the site of a grisly axe murder in Erie, Pennsylvania. ... Read More »