With the death of Eddie Van Halen and watching Cobra Kai, I’m recalling my youth with a weird mix of nostalgia and confusion, particularly the years 1986

I’ve looked forward to this time each year for many years now, and finally am feeling brave enough to contribute. My writing style is not brilliant, so bear with me.

Over twenty years ago, my then-boyfriend and I booked a 3 week trip to South Africa. His childhood best friend was marrying a South African girl, and we would fly into Johannesburg to attend their wedding and then rent a car to travel around the country.

Shadow Man

I did! 4 years ago I posted it in the comments after the scary stories were already selected.

Great story! Did you submit this one before? Sounds familiar.

Last year, I posted a creepy story I fondly call “The Peanut Butter and Jelly Story” which happened while my friend and I were home alone. This year I thought I would even it out with two nice ghostly visitation stories.

I’m not a believer in the supernatural. But my family does have a rich lore of eerie stories that have been passed down for generations, and even one or two that I’ve been part of. I don’t know what to make of them or what the implications are. They’re just creepy as hell. My daughter encouraged me to add some of them…

I think it is a big mistake to write off the idea of Trump winning again, even in a joking way. I was not shocked he won last time and won’t be if he does again...I will be sick, depressed, maybe even suicidal...but not shocked. Don’t put too much faith in polls...

Ah man, that’s what I get for assuming. I just thought everyone in the spooky community (or spooky community adjacent, as it happens) would know. Anyway it’s a radio that creates constant white noise through white spirits are said to be able to communicate.

“...working on my doctorate in advanced laziness...”

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that NegativeEd would miss the joke, and take the comment ... negatively

I know this was in jest, but I happened to read a feature about Kilmer a little while ago, and it was genuinely interesting:

fap = masturbation (usually male).

Hey! Sorry if I offended you. Didn’t mean to. I guess I was just trying to “sound” funny by phrasing my question that way. I enjoyed your story. I had never heard of a spiritbox, but I’ve got a little story of my own in that same vein if it has to do with spectral audio.

Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today,Rush!

They really know their audience with that ad!

“Oh, election simulation!” —Jeffrey Toobin

And then no details from park officials, the hospital, nothing.  Just text messages from her daughter as one source, and a “family friend” as the other.  Who found her and took her apparently head injured, dehydrated, undernourished self to a hospital near Zion?  And which hospital is that?

Limited sympathy here, actually. If you can’t see yourself on Zoom, you’ve probably minimized your Zoom window and navigated to some other website. This man has an enviable job and couldn’t remain focused and professional for the duration of a Zoom meeting? Maybe it’s just because I’m a fucking teacher and have to be…