True Scary Stories

The Ozarks: Where Missing Girls Carve Their Own Names

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling disappearances in Drisking, Missouri, a town nestled deep in the Ozark hills where a mysterious sound echoes from the forest. We explore the strange rituals of its children, the chilling local legends, and the unexplained metallic sound known as Borrasca that silences playgrounds and hints at something far more sinister than logging equipment.

Location: Drisking, Missouri
Event: Disappearance of Whitney Walker
Age: 14
Discovery: Name carved into a tree
Local Legend: Men without skin

- Whitney Walker's textbooks were left in her room, contradicting the official story of her running away.
- Sam Walker found his sister's name freshly carved into a tree on the day she disappeared.
- The town of Drisking was built over hollowed-out iron mines that were imploded in 1951.
- Children in Drisking perform a ritual at the "Triple Tree," carving their names and reciting a verse.
- Parker Landy, a six-year-old, described "men who lived in Borrasca" as having no skin.

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Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Valentine She Never Received, Then Waved

A physics graduate, a man of logic, finds himself drawn to a white headstone in an old Edinburgh cemetery. He places his hand on it, then reads the name: Lisa Maine, a girl he knew for three weeks, fifteen years old, vivid and quick to laugh. What unseen force led him to her grave, thirteen years after she vanished?

In this episode, we delve into a haunting story of a forgotten Valentine's card and a tragic disappearance. We explore the narrator's journey from strict rationalism to an inexplicable encounter, questioning the boundaries of what can be proven and what lingers beyond our understanding.

Person: Lisa Maine
Location: Edinburgh
Event: Disappearance of Lisa Maine
Date: February 15th
Object: Valentine's card

- The narrator, a physics graduate from Edinburgh University, had not believed in anything unmeasurable since his teenage years.
- He met Lisa Maine at a school social dancing class in late January when they were both fifteen.
- On February 14th, he bought chocolates and a red Valentine's card, which he tied with a ribbon from his mother's curtain.
- Lisa Maine's official date of death is recorded as February fifteenth.
- He kept the un-given Valentine's card, ribbon, and chocolate box for thirteen years.

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OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories  a scary story podcast for the late night hours.
Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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Dagon's Mirror: What Jamie Saw Before He Changed

A boy walked into Gunner's Clough on Halloween and returned hours later, never to speak again. He died by suicide exactly thirteen years to the day after his return, banging his head in a slow, measured rhythm, as if keeping time with something unseen. What did Jamie Birtle witness in those woods that silenced him forever?

In this episode, we delve into the chilling events surrounding Gunner's Clough, a feral woodland in Barton, Cheshire, where strange lights and disembodied voices are reported. We explore the unsettling history of Sebastian Fredrick Marsh, known as Uncle Marsh, whose cottage housed grimoires filled with archaic scripts and names like Father Dagon and Cthulhu, and whose own disappearance into the Irish Sea remains a mystery.

Person: Jamie Birtle
Location: Gunner's Clough, Barton, Cheshire
Date: Halloween
Status: Never spoke again after returning from the woods
Event: Died by suicide exactly thirteen years later

- Jamie Birtle was committed to Byron House, where he would bang his head against the wall for hours.
- A child named Maggi Hagen was found dead in Gunner's Clough, ruled an accidental drowning with no formal investigation.
- Sebastian Fredrick Marsh, known as Uncle Marsh, lived in a leaning cottage with diseased orange fungus on its exterior.
- Uncle Marsh collected grimoires with names like Father Dagon, Mother Hydra, and Cthulhu underlined in the margins.
- On July 24, 1954, Sebastian Fredrick Marsh walked naked into the Irish Sea, and his body was never recovered.

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OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories  a scary story podcast for the late night hours.
Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Tape, The Ranger, The Suicide: National Park Disappearance

A veteran fire lookout witnessed an unidentified object descend into a national park, prompting three trained personnel to investigate. Days later, search teams found a melted cassette recorder with an intact tape, a handgun with human skin on the grip, and no bodies-but the radio operator who received the initial call was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the back of the head, officially ruled a suicide. What did the tape record in the final moments before their disappearance?

In this episode, we delve into the unsettling events of August 2006, when a strange object landed in a U.S. national park, leading to the disappearance of three individuals and a mysterious death. We explore the details of the investigation, the evidence found, and the chilling final sounds captured on a cassette recorder.

Event: National Park Disappearance
Date: August 12, 2006
Location: U.S. National Park
Status: Unexplained Disappearance, Unsolved Death
Evidence: Audio Recording, Melted Recorder, Handgun with Skin

- Lewis de Lacroy, a 42-year-old fire lookout in his 20th season, observed an object 20 feet in diameter descending at 20 mph.
- Three people-Lewis, Ranger Matthew Golding (31), and Ranger Jillian Bridgemore (36)-entered the forest to investigate and never returned.
- Nicholas Fio (53), the radio operator, was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the back of the head, officially ruled a suicide despite no weapon at the scene.
- Search teams found a partially melted button, a fused cassette recorder with an intact tape, and Golding's 9mm handgun hanging 80 feet high with burned human skin on the grip.
- The cassette recorder captured the sound of a sharp exhale and an ozone smell before the recording ended.

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OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories  a scary story podcast for the late night hours.
Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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The Husband Who Became a Baby: A True Story

A woman watched her house burn, calmly telling firefighters her husband was inside. They found a delivery man's body, but her husband was gone. What happened to the man who asked his wife to play pretend, and why did her brain scan show advanced dementia at 36?

In this episode, we delve into a domestic case that baffled investigators, exploring the strange circumstances surrounding a house fire and a missing husband. We uncover the unsettling details of a marriage that transformed into something far more unusual, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions.

Person: The wife
Age: 36 years old
Condition: Advanced dementia
Object: Packed lunch
Event: House fire

- Firefighters found one body, belonging to a delivery man, but the husband was not found.
- Police records showed no marriage certificate, wedding photographs, or shared travel history for the couple.
- The wife's brain scan revealed lesions consistent with advanced dementia, unusual for her age.
- The husband, an accountant, asked his wife to play pretend, with her as the mother and him as the child.
- Within two weeks of the roleplay beginning, the husband quit his job and his hands began to change size.

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OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories  a scary story podcast for the late night hours.
Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies.

Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales  true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news.

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