Really hoping that whoever inevitably makes a TikTok called “Vaccine” to the tune of “Jolene” does a good job.

He can’t run again if he’s in prison, right?

I hope this becomes a trend in the future - I suffer from cluster headaches and there is a lot of new “research” that suggest micro-dosing magic mushrooms essentially cures them. I’ve yet to try, but I’m game lol 

I have always enjoyed reading these, but Old Gray Thing is the first time I have ever legitimately been terrified by one of these stories. I was going to say this could be a movie, but honestly it’s more frightening to read than it could ever be to watch.

The gas station kid! Full body goosebumps. Kids are weirdos. Kids at night where they aren’t supposed to be are terrifying.

Creepy gas station kid is this year’s spookiest for me. So disturbing.

That’s so interesting! As an amateur visual artist I actually considered doing a portrait of the sleep paralysis creature I saw, but decided against it. Even if it was just an unfortunately timed neural glitch, it’s not an image I want to give more energy or life to, you know?

Nahhhhhh, nope nope nope!!!

Lol! Well I’m guessing the average Jezebel reader doesn’t have your level of technical printmaking knowledge. And based on the signature and title, I gathered it was an amateur piece made for a family member. The only eerie thing about it for me was the striking visual similarity to my sleep paralysis, almost like the…

I’m a printmaking professor. It looks like a print I see at minimum once a year from students who make things last minute, as the fabric is material we have in printshops anyway.

It’s funny how something so mundane to me is so eerie to others.

You can’t see in the picture, but they signed it. It says “Angel - with love to Margie our dear sister - Kristen (illegible), 5/8, 94.” So I know it’s a limited edition textile print by somebody, but the artist’s name is too faded out to Google her.

Yes! I posted it last year but way past the deadline, and decided to repost it as as a contest entry this year to see if it would be included.

I’ve had some run ins with the paranormal, your story sent many a chill down my spine. I’m glad you’re ok! Shit like that prays on fear and will only grow stronger and eventually cross the plane...

It actually doesn’t bother me anymore, it’s an interesting conversation piece that goes well with my decor and I don’t feel anything attached to it. Plus I’ve always had a soft spot for the macabre. That said, I am not responsible for any hauntings or curses that may arise from viewing it.

Aww yeah it’s Halloween leeeet’s goooo! *spooky skeleton dance*

I don’t believe the “Uncle Billy” one, sorry. It sounds like every stereotype about traumatized, mentally-ill soldiers crammed into one story. Like you really think the guy is responsible for gutting a “murder victim” and you don’t call the police? You change your name, but somehow a guy who can’t even connect to…

Just fuck off with this shit. You're not original. You're not funny. You're a fucking pain in the ass, now go away.

I second that! I hate trying to read all of the stories in the comments section every year -- hundreds of stories, thousands of replies. Both my phone and my computer browser won’t let me bookmark where I am in the comments to pick up where I left off reading.

Old Gray Thing creeped me out big time. Actual goose bumps reading it.

Just Lexapro? I feel like a psych drug veteran. I mean, I am really. Here’s my super fun giant list of drugs I’ve tried and tested: