La Llorona – a haunting figure from Latin folklore – is said to be a ghostly spirit who wanders rivers and waterways, searching for her lost children. With her mournful cries and chilling presence, La Llorona serves as a cautionary tale of maternal love, loss, and the consequences of betrayal. But some believe “The Weeping Woman” is very real and very threat ... Show More
Sep 2024
The Ghost in the Nightgown: A Mother's Paranormal Nightmares
In this chilling episode of True Scary Story, Fatima recounts her encounters with the paranormal, which intensified during her pregnancy and after the birth of her daughter. Raised in a religiously complex family, she initially dismissed these experiences as tricks of the mind, b ... Show More
20m 50s
Sep 18
Creatures of the Hills: Duendes and Spirits in the Shadows of Mexico
In this horror story, we'll explore the forests and rivers of Mexico exploring stories of duendes, "the little people", that have haunted generations in Latin America. Where did these stories come from and were they always considered works of the devil? I'll uncover chilling acco ... Show More
27m 27s
May 2025
Four Dark Figures: Hauntings in the Midwest
From a childhood marked by horrifying sleep paralysis, to encounters with ghostly apparitions and unexplained phenomena in historically haunted locations like the Granger House in Marion, IA—this is not a tale of a single haunting, but of a life shadowed by the unexplained.
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30m 48s
Jul 2025
Encounters x291 - Urban Legends Experienced in Real Life
This week’s Encounters dives into the dark, strange, and often terrifying world of urban legends that turn out to be a little too real. La Llorona, BEK, Goat Man, The Devil’s Tree and Slender Man?! Are these just haunting tales passed around the campfire? What happens if they tur ... Show More
59m 53s
Jun 2025
Episode 327 - Haunting of the Ocean Born Mary House
A woman is seven months pregnant on a transatlantic voyage in 1720, giving birth in the belly of a rat-infested ship — when suddenly, pirates attack. But instead of plundering, one pirate hears the newborn’s cry and makes a deal: name the baby Mary, after his mother, and he’ll sp ... Show More
57m 1s
Nov 2024
Something Evil Lurks in My Grandmother’s House
For as long as Cassidy can remember, her grandmother's house has been a place of unshakable fear. In this chilling true story, she recount decades of eerie encounters with a shadowy presence, a figure with piercing red eyes, and a cloud of darkness that seems to follow her family ... Show More
15m 48s
Aug 2024
True Hauntings: Growing Up With the Unknown
In a small town near Victorville, California, experience a true horror story filled with eerie encounters and paranormal activity. We will explore Melissa's chilling events with her grandmother in Juarez, Mexico, to unsettling experiences in her own home. In this series of storie ... Show More
15m 32s