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True Scary Stories
Read true scary stories and first-person accounts of frightening encounters, unexplained events and real moments that still resist an ordinary explanation.
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Nutty Putty Cave: The Passage That Would Not Let Go
At Nutty Putty Cave in 2009, rescuers reached John Edward Jones but could not free him. Read the documented rescue effort and…
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Susan Kuhnhausen: The Stranger Waiting in Her House
Susan Kuhnhausen survived a planned attack at her Portland home in 2006. Read the documented murder-for-hire case and her later advocacy as…
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Franklin Expedition: The Ships That Waited in the Ice
The Franklin expedition lost 129 men after Erebus and Terror became trapped in Arctic ice. Explore the written record, Inuit testimony and…
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Batavia Shipwreck: Surviving Was Only the Start
The Batavia shipwreck in 1629 left survivors facing organised murder on isolated islands. Read the documented killings, resistance and the rescue ship’s…
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Carroll Deering: The Schooner With No Crew
The Carroll Deering grounded off Cape Hatteras in 1921 with nobody aboard. Follow the last sightings, delayed boarding and hoax that failed…
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Joyita Mystery: The Vessel That Floated Back Empty
The Joyita mystery left 25 people missing after a 1955 Pacific voyage. Examine the damaged vessel, failed communication and limits of the…