A couple of October’s ago, the boyfriend and I rented a cabin in Pigeon Forge, TN. While Pigeon Forge is quite the tourist destination and the mountains are covered with cabins, we picked this particular cabin because it was isolated. No neighbors for a mile in all directions. For real. It was perfect. We explored and…

I grew up in a 200 year old Vermont parsonage (well, we moved there when I was 8 or 9). It was most definitely haunted, but the spooks were well-behaved and only did the usual floor walking and chair-rocking night escapades. Most of the time we barely noticed...even when I was a teen and moved downstairs to the…

Amazing. I live in Phoenix. I’ll remember this next time I’m in Sedona.

This could be a ghost story or just a creepy as hell story, depending on whether you believe in ghosts or not.

Several years ago, I was studying for the Chartered Financial Analyst exams and it’s about as fun as it sounds. It requires spending a lot of free time in quiet places studying, reading,…

My stepdad was literally dirt poor in El Salvador as a child. He knew hardships that most of never know - myself included. My mother never went into too much detail but she said his nightmares were very consistent. She used to say he constantly woke up with the sweats and panic b/c it was always some scenario in which…

This unacceptably spooky event happened when my mom and I were visiting Sedona in December 2018. Sedona’s a crazy beautiful place with incredible hikes and a really amazing history. Being December, it was really cold and the days were short, but I was desperate to do as many hikes as possible and I…

I hope he died in some horrible way before he hurt someone.

Whats that thing in the next to the last pic? 😱

I didn’t. It may sound weird or selfish but because it’s an Airbnb I didnt want my guest score to be impacted if the host thought I was a weirdo for asking if the cabin was haunted.

The house was pretty creepy. On Christmas Eve, when the door slammed, I initially thought somebody had broken into the house and felt I was in danger from another human being. It was a relief that no one was actually there. After the activity started to happen regularly, it was still scary, but at least we knew it w…

I noticed that after I posted mine! I was telling my husband about it last night. All of the scares caused by women seem to be lady-ghosts. The scares caused by men are just...men. I’m betting the lady-ghosts were all done in by men.

I never did speak to him again. Never heard from him again. 

Second, I want to say that my rational homo sapiens brain does not believe in ghosts. It’s my irrational lizard brain that can’t quite manage to commit to full skepticism. So, although the story I am about to tell you is, to the best of my knowledge, 100% true, and I would swear in a court of law that it happened as…

I turned to my friend, and I swear I was about to make a joke about what we were watching, but what came out instead was “We need to get the kids together.” She didn’t seem surprised at all; she just nodded and said, “I know.”

this is my winner. gave me the f’n chills and i’m pretty hard to scare. what a nightmare. i’m so glad you’re okay. 

I am SO glad this did not end in a worse way!

I submitted this one far too late last year, so I guess I may as well send it in again? Here goes:

17 years ago, I found myself in rehab for alcoholism. The experience was positive and I’ve remained sober ever since. When my stint in rehab was finished, I couldn’t afford my old apartment and needed to find a new living arrangement. Thankfully, two of my fellow rehabbers, D. and A., needed a roommate and offered me…

I grew up in one of the project buildings in Westchester County in NY. I lived there from 12 until i was 26. But I never felt alone in that apartment.

I Don’t Want You

I am very glad something got your Amma’s attention.