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Oct 4, 2022 · Looking for some scary stories to tell your friends around a bonfire? Check out these 14 creepy tales inspired by folklore and urban legends, from The Hook to The Green Ribbon.
- The Shadow. "I didn't know that's what it was called until much later. I was living in a house in Laguna Beach that had been there since the 1920s. In it's history, it had been a speakeasy, a brothel and a house for smuggling illegal immigrants.
- Ghost Bro. "My house was built in 1904. It is a single family home, wood frame setting on a concrete block foundation. I have been living here for about 12 years.
- The Eerie Attic. “A few years ago, I moved into a one-bedroom apartment in Melbourne, Australia,” they went on to recall. “It was my first time living on my own.
- The Phantom Patient. “The ambulance company that I used to work for had a ‘haunted’ ambulance: rig 12,” recounts Reddit.com user Zerbo. “A lot of EMTs had stories about it, but I never put much stock in paranormal stuff.
- "Lacrimosa," by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. La Llorona is a fixture of Mexican folklore. In this story, Silvia Moren0-Garcia—author of the horror novel Mexican Gothic—puts a modern twist on the age-old tale, by casting a homeless woman as the legendary La Llorona.
- "The Left Right Game" Adapted into a podcast in 2020, "The Left Right Game's" first incarnation was as a post on "No Sleep" subreddit, where users submit fictional stories often framed as urban legends.
- "Selfies," by Lavie Tidhar. If you're looking for a small story that packs a big scare, check out this imaginative riff of a fixture of the modern age: the cellphone.
- "Abraham's Boys," by Joe Hill. Joe Hill comes from horror pedigree: His father is the Stephen King. With this short story (and all of his novels), Hill shows his own distinct, but equally chilling, style.
Sep 13, 2021 · From tales of haunted hotels that you can still visit and houses crawling with specters, and supernatural encounters straight out of a Halloween movie, these scary ghost stories, which are actually said to be true, will kill (pun intended) at your autumn bash, your kids' sleepover or an adults-only wine or, err, candy corn cocktail night.
- Kimberly Zapata
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