Gregory Burkart
Whatever You Do… DON’T Call This Phone Number
I’ll bet you read that headline, hit the link and looked for the number immediately, didn’t you? Next question: Did you dial the number without reading the rest of this article? Seriously? Well, I did warn you right up there in the headline, so I can’t be held accountable for what might happen. Now, let me […]
Gregory Burkart
We Dare You to Listen to “Gloomy Sunday” — The Song That Kills
Many legends and myths throughout human history have involved songs, chants or musical incantations believed to bring misfortune or even death upon those unfortunate enough to hear them. One of the most famous examples of this is the legendary account of the Sirens in Homer’s Odyssey, whose seductive songs were capable of luring sailors to […]
Gregory Burkart
This Gruesome “Glitch” Will Turn Your Browsing Session Into a Living Nightmare
In past entries, I’ve referenced various domains, links and files which are rumored to trigger a wide assortment of unfortunate consequences, such as: 1) technical issues like pesky malware and system crashes; 2) mysterious phenomena including strange visions and visitations; and 3) mentally and physically threatening after-effects — including madness and even violent death. This […]
Gregory Burkart
This Attempt to Recreate “The Ganzfeld Experiment” Produced Nightmarish Results
The following information comes from a series of posts by user EvraVon53, who reveals how he tried his own replication of the controversial “Ganzfeld Experiment” while in college. Though the date of the attempt is not given (it’s assumed to be during the past decade), this particular test has been around since 1974. The goal […]
Gregory Burkart
Is it Magic… or Murder? The Sinister Secret of “The Jaywalk Game”
If you recall our previous coverage of a mysterious, mythical road-based ritual known as “11 Miles,” you may see some strong similarities in today’s creepypasta. But unlike that surreal scenario, this “game” is not for the casually curious… not for anyone, for that matter, since it potentially involves deliberate vehicular manslaughter. With that said, consider […]
Gregory Burkart
A Doomed Explorer’s Journal Documents the Terrifying Search for “Subject C”
The horrors of World War I are well documented by historians, journalists and many other chronicles of humanity’s atrocities, and among the worst of these is the development of chemical and biological weaponry — deployed in the bloody trenches of Europe on a massive scale, with apocalyptic results. But countless whispered rumors and hastily hidden […]
Gregory Burkart
The Terrifying Day a Sick Child Met “Mister Widemouth”
The following story, originally credited to user perfectcircle35, is a first-person recollection of a dark and horrifying encounter the author claims to have experienced when he was only five years old… an encounter he now says he’s fortunate to have survived. The author recalls having a rather unsettled early childhood, partially due to his family’s […]
Brennan Klein
Enter the White Void with Poppy — YouTube’s Most Ethereal and Disturbing Personality
I’m down the rabbit hole, guys. By random happenstance, I fell through a portal on YouTube into an Internet I don’t recognize anymore. It looks just like the one I used to know, but there’s something ineffably different. In short, I met Poppy. Allow me to introduce you. Poppy is a self-described “kawaii Barbie child.” […]
Gregory Burkart
This Postmortem Photo of “Loana the Bloodthirster” Bears a Deadly Curse
According to most sources, the photograph you see here was reportedly taken in 1909, during an era where staged photographs of the recently deceased were a common practice, and at the time considered a dignified way of honoring the dead. The passing of more than a century has obscured most of the stories behind these […]
Gregory Burkart
The Horrifying, Unexplained Events Behind the “Death” of Gibbon, KY
The date was May 7, 1926. The location was the small community of Gibbon, a rural Kentucky township whose entire human population eventually died under mysterious circumstances following a bizarre phenomenon… an event which began on that horrible, fateful night and remains unexplained nearly a century later. A record of these bizarre events is reportedly […]
Gregory Burkart
The Transcript of This Frantic Police Call Hints at Unspeakable Horrors
This nightmarish viral tale allegedly originated in Australia (possibly a first for this column), and was first shared online a little over a year ago. But the Reddit account from which it originated — identified only by the Australian phone number 61-795-280-942 — has been mysteriously removed. That same phone number corresponds to the transcript […]
Gregory Burkart
This Police File Recounts a Cop’s Horrifying Encounter with a Mutilated Murder Victim
You might not think a routine police report could potentially harbor one of the creepiest unsolved mysteries in the history of viral lore… but if creepypastas have taught us anything, it’s never to underestimate the power of the written word. Even a generic title like “report.doc” could potentially hide details of an encounter so horrifying […]
Gregory Burkart
The Horrifying Theory Behind a Bizarre Photo Nicknamed “Danny Boy”
This creepy viral phenomenon is one of many tales revolving around a single strange photograph [like these, for example], which may have first surfaced with no available backstory — as is the case for so many vintage photos posted online. As the saying goes, nature — not to mention the internet — abhors a vacuum, […]
Gregory Burkart
This Eerie Video is the Only Evidence of a Fatal Chatroom Encounter
Today’s topic should drive home a piece of advice you probably don’t need, but should hear anyhow: When talking to strangers on the web, it’s best to exercise the same caution you would in flesh-space… especially if you’re wandering into questionable territory. For example: If you’re familiar with the popular chat site Omegle (or others […]
Gregory Burkart
The Dark and Horrible Secret of GREYWATER GARDENS
As with so many creepypasta tales, this entry was posted anonymously… and given the author’s grim secret, it’s easy to understand why he didn’t wish his identity to be discovered. As it turns out, on the property known as Greywater Gardens, it would seem dark secrets are a kind of currency. The author does not explain […]
