Category: Creepy

There are three types of people in this world. Some invite spirits and go out of their way searching for them. Some believe the stories of others. And then some want nothing to do with it and find themselves starring in their very own nightmarish episode. Here are 10 of the craziest tales of paranormal… Continue reading 10 Craziest Tales of Paranormal Encounters

For many, the U.S. is the authority on creepy, especially when it comes to urban legends and haunted locations. However, several countries around the world hold their own when it comes to eerie stories that will send a chill down your spine. Here are 10 non-American urban legends to get your heart pounding and chills… Continue reading 10 Sinister Non-American Urban Legends

You know that feeling when you hear a sound, and it just sends chills right down your spine? Creepy, right? We all know that nature produces all sorts of interesting sights and sounds. From creepy animals to (previously) unexplained sounds that go bump in the night, there’re all sorts of sounds to be wary of… Continue reading Top 10 Creepiest Sounds You Can Hear in Nature

We all know that the Slender Man is nothing more than a pure urban legend created online in 2009 on an Internet forum. However, since then, it has taken on a life of its own, even being connected with several attempted murders as well as a spate of suicides and a possible mass suicide attempt.… Continue reading 10 Blurred Lines around the Reality of the Slender Man Legends

Among other magical abilities, witches in history have long been thought to consort with the dead. Be it with a Ouija Board at the height of the spiritualism movement or via the old, alleged maleficium, it’s easy to put witches and ghosts in a similar, mystical camp. However, every now and then, supposed witches do… Continue reading Top Ten Ghosts and Cryptids Based on Witches

Most eerie tales are set in scary locations and include creepy details such as unseen fingers about to trace a burning image on your cheek or loud unexplained thumps sounding up from various parts of the house, making it impossible to fall asleep. Others are based on old urban legends about killers with hooks for… Continue reading 10 More Haunted Landmarks around the World

Cave diving is insane. That may be the shortest and most subjective opening sentence in Listverse history, but it is also supported by a mountain of evidence. A gruesome, water-logged, decaying, lightless mountain of evidence, scattered and wedged into thousands of cramped, jagged chambers beneath the Earth. Combining the isolation and desolation of cave exploring… Continue reading 10 Creepiest Tales of Cave Diving

There’s just something about podcasts, more than many other media, that inspires fanatical devotion. The same can be said, and arguably more so, for the true crime genre. When the two combine, then you’d be safe in assuming that more than a few smash hits are in store. For the better part of a decade,… Continue reading Top 10 Creepiest Podcasts for True Crime Junkies

There’s no fooling anyone. If you go to a cemetery at night, you’re doing one of two things: partying or ghost hunting. Well, I mean, you’re not going to have a picnic with your long-buried great-great-grandma at midnight, are you? No. Most likely, you’re ghost hunting. If you weren’t, an entire category of YouTube would… Continue reading 10 Cemeteries You Wouldn’t Want to Spend the Night In

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