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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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Mukunda Egen: Lost in the Denali Fog
Knee pain prompted a different route. Fog erased the view between two companions, and a day hike became a search involving more…
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Tenaya Peak: Trapped on the Rock as Lightning Closed In
Their route was manageable in good weather. A storm turned it into an exposed overnight wait, with lightning close enough to raise…
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Chelyabinsk Meteor: The Flash Before the Windows Broke
Cameras recorded a bright trail across the sky. The danger on the ground arrived as pressure, broken glass and damaged buildings.
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Air Florida Flight 90: Five Survivors in the Icy Potomac
The aircraft hit a busy bridge before entering the river. The emergency then involved people in the water, damaged vehicles above and…
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David Johnston: Watching Mount St. Helens from Coldwater II
His work required getting close enough to understand a dangerous volcano. The eruption reached the ridge from which he was watching it.
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Keyhole Canyon: Seven Canyoneers and a Sudden Flood
The weather changed faster than the search could begin. Seven people were inside a narrow Zion canyon when floodwater arrived.