True Scary Stories

Paul Young 217: The Cycle of Blank IDs In this episode, we delve into the chilling account of Paul Young, an ordinary office worker whose life takes an extraordinary turn when he encounters a doppelganger. Explore the unsettling details of a case where personal identity is erased, and a sinister cycle of replacement is revealed. Person: Paul Young Age: 34 Occupation: Office worker Residence: Fourth floor, apartment 417 Weapon: .38 revolver - Paul Young, an office worker, found his key didn't fit his apartment door. - Inside apartment 417, a man identical to Paul Young was waiting. - Paul's driver's license, work ID, and bank card were all completely blank. - The doppelganger possessed perfect identification documents with Paul's details. - The doppelganger explained they were the same person, diverged from a common point.

Santa's Sleigh: The Abduction No One Believed A sixteen-year-old boy boards a sleigh on Christmas Eve, bound for a place called the North Pole, but this is no fairy tale. Seth recounts the worst Christmas of his life, beginning with a mysterious business card from "Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign" handed to him by an unauthorized elf in a shopping mall. What impossible events followed this strange encounter, and why did Seth choose to go? In this episode, we delve into Seth's chilling account of an abduction that defies explanation, tracing the years of documented cruelty and neglect that preceded his extraordinary Christmas Eve. Discover the details of his life in Florida and the strange invitation that offered an escape from his tormentors. Person: Seth Age: Sixteen Location: Florida Event: Christmas Eve abduction Organization: Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign (ORRC) - Seth received a business card from an unauthorized elf at a shopping mall. - The card read "Outcast Rescue and Relocation Campaign" with a phone number, but no address or website. - Seth's school had 20-25 students per grade, from pre-kindergarten through twelfth. - An elf named Tinsel Elfr Hollywood the Third appeared at Seth's second-floor window on Christmas Eve. - Tinsel pulled a full-sized red electric guitar from his hat and offered Seth an invitation to the North Pole.

She Wrote From the Grave. Then He Vanished A letter arrived from a woman six days dead, her familiar handwriting asking Peter Thorne to return to Greyfork. He almost ignored it, until he learned five other people received the exact same message on the same day. How could a drowned woman send letters, and what did it mean for Peter's own disappearance? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling account Peter Thorne left behind, exploring the strange events on Greyfork Island that began with a posthumous letter and led to his vanishing in 2023. We uncover the island's dark history, from a 1919 UFO impact site to a mysterious canyon that may have driven Peter's father to madness. Person: Peter Thorne Location: Greyfork Island, Illinois Event: Posthumous letters received Year: 2023 Cause of Death: Drowning - Macie's letter arrived on a Thursday, six days after her official cause of death by drowning. - Five other people received the identical letter on the same day as Peter. - Greyfork Island's economy relies on fishing and Colton's Crater, a 1919 UFO impact site. - Peter's father worked at Colton's Canyon and his diary contained looping figures and drawings of grey shapes. - The canyon was closed in the 1950s due to "radioactivity" and later reopened under a secret agreement with the military.

The Museum of Humanity's Final War In this episode, we delve into an anonymous account from an online forum about a military history enthusiast's encounter with a mysterious curator and a subterranean museum. The story explores the chilling details of a place that defies rational explanation and the unsettling exhibits it holds. Person: Military history enthusiast Location: American Mid-West Event: Encounter at an abandoned gas station Status: Unexplained Topic: Paranormal experience - The account was posted anonymously to an online forum dedicated to paranormal experiences. - The narrator was approximately eighteen or nineteen years old at the time of the events, which occurred roughly twenty years prior to his writing. - The gas station was located at coordinates found on the same forum, off a minor road with no Google Maps listing or signage. - The curator, described as an academic-type, had an ice-cold palm and deep blue eyes with "barely concealed malice." - The subterranean chamber was approximately sixty feet high and two football fields in length, with professional lighting and exhibit cases.

The Root That Claimed Her Soul In this episode, we delve into the unsettling discovery of a sealed room in a basement, revealing an iron bed frame, a rotted mattress, and a leather diary. The narrative explores the strange circumstances of a young man's confinement and the inexplicable events that led to it. Person: Justin Paring Date: June 12, 1909 Location: Hidden room in a Victorian house Object: Leather diary Detail: Root pushing through mortar - The house was built before 1884, according to local cadastral records. - A folded note was found tucked into a crack in the basement wall. - The hidden room contained an iron bed frame and a cedar chest. - Justin Paring completed his diary on his 21st birthday. - He was locked in the room at approximately 13 years old, documenting eight years of confinement.

The Moon Rock That Took Her Sister An eight-year-old girl touches a pulsing orange rock, screams for four seconds, and vanishes into an unmarked ambulance. Twenty years later, a man with a dark mark on his wrist signs a contract for a lunar mission, only to discover a hidden city beneath the moon's surface. What ancient secret did they unearth, and what price will the crew pay for disturbing it? In this episode, we delve into the chilling events surrounding Fort Alsbury, a clandestine lunar base where a routine water extraction mission uncovers something far more ancient and terrifying. From a mysterious moon rock to an impossible subterranean city, this story explores the thin line between scientific discovery and cosmic horror. Person: Renee Location: Fort Alsbury Object: Moon rock Event: Discovery of a subterranean city Status: Classified program - An eight-year-old girl's scream lasts four seconds after touching a warm, pulsing orange rock the size of a bowling ball. - An unmarked ambulance takes Renee away, and her family never receives a follow-up call. - Twenty years later, Quinton, with a dark mark on his wrist, joins a non-governmental lunar research mission. - The mission's drill breaks through a wall six weeks early, revealing a city of grey ziggurats beneath the lunar surface. - Owen Sanders dies within the hour after the drilling machine powers on without input and moves toward him.

Stars Carried Her: Then The Line Went Dead An ankle monitor reported Lou was "nowhere" on September 29, 2020, after her last call to her therapist ended with a chilling question about the stars. Lou had vanished before, returning with unexplained scars and a cryptic phrase: "the stars carried me, and no one could hear them dancing." What truly happened to Lou, and why did her twin, L, also disappear after speaking of night visitors? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling case of Lucinda G., exploring the weeks between her two disappearances. We examine the strange details surrounding her return, the uncontactable family, and the peculiar therapeutic services she received, all leading up to the moment the line went dead. Person: Lou (Lucinda G.) Date: September 29, 2020 Location: Undetermined Status: Missing Therapist: Dr. K. Rawlings - Lou's ankle monitor reported her as "nowhere" on September 29, 2020. - Her last documented call was at 3:38 AM, ending with her therapist asking, "What in the hell is THAT?" - Lou had previously disappeared on September 1, 2020, reappearing malnourished with deep scars and cuts. - She returned from her first disappearance saying, "the stars carried me, and no one could hear them dancing." - Her twin, L, who also disappeared, had spoken for years about something visiting them at night.

The Thing Wearing My Son's Face On a Thursday night in late May, a figure resembling Paul Combs' son emerged from the darkness, moving with an unsettling gait and stopping to stare directly into streetlights. Paul, a widower still grieving his missing son, approached the figure only to hear a single, chilling word escape his lips: "Dad." What unspeakable horror had returned to Birchwood Lane? In this episode, we delve into the terrifying events that unfolded when Paul Combs encountered a creature that had taken on the appearance of his long-lost son, Jake. Discover the unsettling details of the figure's arrival, Paul's desperate attempts to rationalize its strange behavior, and the tragic consequences that followed. Person: Paul Combs Location: Birchwood Lane, Hancock County, West Virginia Event: Arrival of a mysterious figure Status: Son's body found in Los Angeles Object: Yellow velcro wallet - The figure moved in lurching increments, stopping dead beneath each streetlight. - Paul Combs, 52, had worked 30 years at Number Nine Coal Company. - Jake Combs had been dead for weeks, possibly months, in a drainage culvert. - Amy, Paul's wife, died two years prior from lung cancer. - The Great Southern Brood of cicadas had emerged two weeks earlier on a 13-year cycle.

The Dead Man's Confession: Nile, Ash, and the Impossible Tape A recording exists that should not. It was made by a scientist, Dr. Samuel Russell, who was already dead according to all physical evidence, yet his calm voice describes something climbing from the dark by the Nile River. What impossible confession did he leave behind? In this episode, we uncover the unsettling story of Dr. Samuel Russell, an archaeologist who stumbled upon a wooden crate with five layered shipping labels spanning 140 years and four continents. Inside, a defaced Predynastic Egyptian stone tablet led him to a secret tomb in the Sahara Desert, built not for treasure, but to hold something inside. Person: Dr. Samuel Russell Location: Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow Artifact: Predynastic Egyptian stone tablet Origin: Sahara Desert Previous Owner: Dr. Fitzsimmons - Dr. Samuel Russell traveled from New York to Glasgow for a "routine favor" at the Kelvingrove Museum. - He found a wooden crate with five shipping labels, having crossed four continents and six cities over a century. - Inside the crate was a Predynastic Egyptian stone tablet, catalogued in 1883, with its inscription deliberately defaced. - Russell secretly used modern imaging techniques to recover the inscription, which pointed to a tomb in the Sahara Desert. - Dr. Fitzsimmons, who found the tablet in the Sahara, wrote a letter repeating "A thing of ash" before disappearing.

The Tent Zipper Sealed. Then Came the Sound Robert Francis, a practical and skeptical man, meticulously planned an eight-day solo cycling trip in Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. But his journey took a terrifying turn when he encountered an unmarked stone cairn and took a strange object, leading to a final sound heard not from the forest outside his tent, but from inside it, with the zipper sealed shut. What truly happened to Robert Francis in the Scottish wilderness? In this episode, we delve into the unsettling disappearance of Robert Francis, exploring the strange sequence of events that began with an ancient stone and ended with an impossible sound. We examine the details of his trip, the peculiar forest he discovered, and the chilling circumstances of his last known moments. Person: Robert Francis Location: Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Scotland Object: Black bicycle frame with "R, O, B" painted in white Event: Disappearance during a solo cycling trip Status: Missing - Robert Francis planned his eight-day solo cycling trip for eleven months. - He found a dense cluster of trees surrounded by a precise ring of dead grass. - Inside the forest, he discovered a stone cairn, roughly three feet wide, seven feet long, and two feet high. - He removed a triangular, black, polished stone, about the size of a human hand, from the cairn. - The last sound he heard came from inside his sealed tent after midnight.