Thank you so much for this recommendation! I tried out all the podcasts everyone recommended here, but “That’s Why We Drink” was too amateurish for me, “No Sleep” was faaaar too fictional, “Let’s Not Meet” was too Reddit-y, “Last Podcast on the Left” was too bro-y, but “Snapped” was JUST RIGHT. Glynn Washington’s…

Oh nooooooo!!! Always lock your doors. Broken door locks are unacceptable. The serial killer Richard Chase—known as The Vampire of Sacramento— would go around trying doorknobs and if they were locked, he took it as a sign that he was not welcome, but if they opened, it was a sign that he could come in and do as he…

That’s beautiful! I’m so glad you’re alive today. I sure hope you get the chance to thank him someday. <3

I’m an ostrich with my head in the sand, too! There are times that I’m pretty sure I would see something if there were something to see, but I put my blinders on, stare straight ahead. I don’t look at mirrors in the dark, hell— I rarely ever open my eyes in the dark now that phone lights are a thing. My husband felt a…

That actually happened to me! I was just running an errand downtown when a woman walking in front of me turned around to face me and said she could sense my energy and had a message for me. Then she gave me her card for her psychic business. In the moment it blew my mind, but I later rationalized it as a pretty nifty…

You mean the bark was coming from inside the (dog)house?

Not to scare you, but it’s weird that you think being related to someone means they can’t hurt you— in fact relatives are the most likely to do so. You should trust your self-preservation instincts around everyone. 54% of murders are committed by people the victim knew; 24% of murders are committed by family members.…

I am so sorry but I tried to star your post and instead Kinja somehow took away a star. This was a great story and one of my big-city-livin’ fears.

Yup, after I finished the backlog of Lore and then My Favorite Murder, I tried Last Podcast on the Left (since MFM references it often)... but UGH. Bros talking loudly at one another. No thanks—- I couldn’t make it through the first episode.

Ooooh! I have a space heater blowing straight at me, but your story still gave me chills!

That’s so sad! Poor woman. :(

Oh my godddd!!

There’s nothing like Lore on an overcast October evening.

After I read all the entries, my dog’s pre-bedtime potty breaks from now until December will end with both of us running back home as fast as we can the moment he’s done. I don’t know if he senses my fear or just humors me or just loves running as fast as we can. But he’s a great terror-buddy!

Bodyguard era rarities. ...guard-era rarities... garderararities. I can’t stop saying it.

Terrible truth about dogs?? What terrible truth about dogs???

hahahaha! I love it— he really took it as a challenge.

That was my favorite part. Cast away any doubts about his lyrical ability— that’s true genius! :P

I watched it about a million times and laugh/sobbed too, thanks to a former complicated relationship with an untreated alcoholic.

Very lucky! I was probably 9 when I read it. Stephen King was definitely the unwitting destroyer of my innocence. haha