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- Yesterday25 min
I Grew Up Across from an Old Graveyard
As a child growing up in the Philippines, the Dannah lived directly across from a school that locals believed had once been a graveyard. Stories of strange occurrences at the school were common, but didn't consider being a believer in ghosts until one night when the events began.After changing the sleeping position, a white figure was seen sitting at the foot of the bed. Years later, after moving to Canada, the unexplained experiences apparently weren't over.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW SoundGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
- 1 weeks ago52 min
In the Shadows of Brujería
For this family, the story began with a curse.In 1999, a woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, became so sick that her family feared she might die. During the ordeal, she saw her deceased father and believed he was calling her to follow him. And now, more than twenty years later, another terrifying episode started bringing strange visions, shadows, unexplained sounds, and an experience her daughter says changed everything she believed about the supernatural.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW SoundGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
- 3 weeks ago31 min
The Vacant Home, Witchcraft Consequences, and A Song that Lingers (3 Eerie Stories)
In these true scary stories, we hear from Jasmine and a strange scene that was later proven to be true after a series of strange coincidences. In the second scary story, Amanda tells us about the paranormal happenings in her life, things like premonitions, visions, and even physical objects moving. The third comes in from Juan, who tells us about a song (Tiptoe Through the Tulips) that seems to keep finding it's way back to scare a group of cousins.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
- 4 weeks ago27 min
The Final Breath: A Strange Presence Before a Family Death
When she was eleven years old, she traveled to Georgia with her family to visit her great uncle, who was dying from advanced dementia. During a family prayer at his bedside, she opened her eyes and saw something she still can't explain: a massive, dark figure leaning over him.The figure seemed to notice her.What happened next stayed with her for years, especially after her great uncle died shortly after the family returned home. Was it a shadow person, a spiritual presence, something connected to death, or simply something her young mind couldn't understand?You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW SoundGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
- Oct 1, 202626 min
Until We Meet Again: A True Story of Grief and the Unknown
After losing her older brother in a tragic car accident, a young woman struggled with overwhelming guilt and grief for years. Then one unforgettable dream finally gave her the peace she'd been searching for. Nearly two decades later, as her mother battled terminal cancer, she experienced another unexplained visitation that seemed to warn her of what was coming. Were these simply dreams born from grief, or messages from loved ones? This is a deeply emotional true story of loss, family, hope, and the mysteries that continue long after death.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Edwin CovarrubiasGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
- Sep 23, 202634 min
Monster in the Kitchen & The Hanging Figure (Two True Paranormal Stories)
A quiet afternoon of homework turns unsettling when a towering human figure appears behind a sheet separating a dining room from the hallway. Gabrielle assumes it's a family member playing a prank, but the figure disappears without footsteps, doors opening, or any obvious explanation. Then, years later, a four-year-old begins screaming at something invisible in the kitchen and describes it as being the same height as the doorway. After two family members passed away inside a home in Edinburg, Texas, one family began experiencing strange events they still can't explain. It included night terrors and a child screaming at something invisible in a dark hallway. But that wasn't all. There was a possible doppelgänger and an unsettling shadow figure. This true scary story explores the memories that have followed Anna into adulthood.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW SoundGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
- Sep 17, 202637 min
Something is Following Me: The Disturbing Sequel to a Family Haunting
Entities that you thought were watching out for you might not be what they seem.In this scary story, Corey updates us from our last episode called Checking Up On Me (https://truescarystory.com/episode/checking-up-on-me) with a terrifying realization: something appears to be following him. A series of unfortunate events, some of them tragic, seem to be tied to something that he cannot explain. The events are continuing to this day.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
- Sep 9, 202638 min
The Pattern of Fear: An Abandoned Doll, Haunted Homes, and the Unknown
A mysterious beam of white light appears in broad daylight when a seven-year-old child is home alone. Years later, that unexplained moment becomes only the first chapter in a lifetime filled with shadow figures, haunted homes, disappearing objects, electronic voice phenomena, and a terrifying experience involving an abandoned doll that led to a desperate attempt at an exorcism. Could these events all be connected, or is it simply a lifetime of impossible coincidences?You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovEditing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW SoundGet in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com
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