The story concerns two well-behaved children, living with their mother and their baby sibling in the forest. One day the children meet a strange little girl, who tells them that she has a tiny man and woman in a box, and will only show them to naughty children. The children return home, and do their best to be naughty despite ... Read More »
New Chilling Tales narrator Otis Jiry brings this tale by Craig Groshek to life with his 15+ years of voiceover experience. Listen as he tells the tale of an old man and his young son, who live alone in the rural countryside in some very depressing conditions following the death of the boy’s mother. The boy, with no friends and ... Read More »
This tale was heavily adapted by author Craig Groshek from a story originally found on DeviantArt.com, as written by user BlueyedRED. When a teen grows tired of her parents’ nagging, she retreats to her garage for some peace and quiet. Soon, however, she is joined by some curious – and welcome – visitors. Before long, the idea of “getting away ... Read More »
Please welcome new Chilling Tales narrator Henrique Couto as he makes his first appearance on our site today! In this Scottish legend, as adapted by author John Macklin his book, World’s Most Bone-Chilling “True” Ghost Stories, a band of witches places a curse on an infant, and the girls’ guardians, in an attempt to protect her from the bizarre spell, ... 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 »
When his friend Cunningham warns Van Cheele that there is a wild beast in his woods, he pays scant attention. But later, following an encounter in the woods with an uncanny, wild-looking youth who speaks of an appetite for child-flesh, Van Cheele begins to wonder if there might be a connection between the youth and the recent disappearance of a ... Read More »
From Nancy Robert’s 1978 book Appalachian Ghosts comes this tale, originally titled “The Angel of Death,” about a woman and her ill husband. In a desperate attempt to make sense out of her new circumstances, the wife visits a witchwoman of sorts, and is told some alarming news: that under no circumstances is she to let anyone open the cemetery gate across ... Read More »
This excellently produced, abbreviated rendition of the Washington Irving tale (the full text of which is below) was produced by the Columbia River Entertainment Group as part of their rare and wonderful Scary Stories Around the Fire with Uncle Guts audio CD, released back on September 15, 2005. The tale features the vocal talents of Tom Joyal, Maria Casler, Garth ... Read More »
This story from folklore, collected and transcribed by author W.K. McNeil in his book, Ghost Stories from the American South, and narrated by Mr. Creepypasta, purportedly provides evidence that the creature / entity Slenderman (or “Slender Man”) existed well before its supposed “invention” in the late 2000s. The story, about a boy and his family out in a rural area, ... Read More »
Emma Froh narrates this tale as written by one of our very own narrators, Steven Long. A World War-era army wife is left alone when her husband Paul is called to duty overseas. She grows afraid of the everyday noises in her own home after his long absence. However, everything changes when Paul miraculously reappears, apparently relieved of his duties ... Read More »
Once there was a girl named Jenny. She was just like all the other girls, except for one thing: Jenny always wore a green ribbon around her neck. This story from Alvin Schwartz’s I Can Read book In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories terrified many a child growing up. With this wonderful film adaptation by a pair of ... Read More »
In this S.E. Schlosser tale of terror from Texas, featured on Schlosser’s website, www.americanfolklore.net, as well as in her published collection of Texas folktales and scary stories, Spooky Texas: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore, a cocky fiddle player comes face-to-face with a challenger in a bar and the two agree to a duel of sorts. But the fiddle ... Read More »
Narrated by Anne Marie, this is the tale of a mother, in needle of a cradle for her newborn baby, who just happens to find one washed ashore, and decides to take it home. When the cradle begins rocking itself, the mother blames it on the wind. But the truth soon comes out. This classic tale comes from the epic ... Read More »
This is the story of a shopkeeper who sees the same woman rush into her store several nights in a row, always grabbing a bottle of milk and then running out into the night. After several nights of this bizarre behavior, he and a few friends decide to follow her, to find that she is returning – to a graveyard. ... Read More »
From the book Railway Ghosts and Highway Horrors by Daniel Cohen, and as narrated by storyteller Barnabas Deimos, comes this thrilling retelling of a tale from the desolate highways of the United States. Prior to reading the story in this book, I had never heard this particular tale, which revolves around a truck driver who visits a diner late at night which ... Read More »
In January 2012 the winner of a contest to promote Daniel Radcliffe’s new movie “The Woman in Black” was announced. Budding young writer, Nicola Torch, age 16, from Lancashire, England, beat 177 other haunting and harrowing tales to become the winning entry with her story “Fear of Hue.” The story is a classic tale of a haunting. As part of ... Read More »
From the book Scary Story Reader, as narrated by storyteller Steven Long, comes this retelling of a tale from Ireland about a spoiled youth named Tad O’Cain, who after spending many nights in bars engaged in all sorts of debauchery, gets a wake-up call to return to a more noble lifestyle. What it takes to get him to realize the ... Read More »
Today Jonathan Jones and Chilling Tales bring you something a bit different. This original short story by author Kayla Anderson, produced here with her kind permission, tells the tale of a girl left alone as her father went off to war. She is left to tend to a mirror in the basement of their home, tasked with cleaning it daily ... Read More »
The best musical version of “The Hearse Song” I have ever heard – check out more of Harley Poe’s work online at www.chainsmokingrecords.com. If you’re interested in purchasing the book this song/story was originally published in, click here to check out Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The Hearse Song Source: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Author: Alvin ... Read More »
Narrator Edward Bennett tells this cautionary tale of a boy and his father who live together on a lake. The boy gives his father the age-old excuse typically used to stay up at night, the one regarding a monster under the bed. His father, of course, brushes it off as nonsense – perhaps a bit prematurely. Writer Mark Newton wrote ... Read More »
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