A lot of things scare me. Plane crashes scare me. Terrorist attacks scare me. Plagues scare me. The thought of choking on food when nobody is around scares me. I am a bundle of nerves. But I’ve long believed myself to be someone who is not that spooked out by scary stories, especially at my big age. I love spooky…
Last week, we shared the winners of this year’s scary stories contest, and as always, we’re sharing another round of even spookier, even freakier tales. These tales have it all: creeps, crypts, and more. Get to scrolling and enjoy.
In the years Jezebel has been compiling your terrifying stories for our annual Scary Stories contest, some of them haunt us months and years after we first read them. Such is the case with user thatredguy’s “Look at Me,” a winner of our Scary Stories contest in 2014.
Folks, I fully chose the wrong time to move in to my first solo apartment. You submitted hundreds of stories about your encounters with the paranormal, the other-worldly, and the just plain creepy. There was no way to just pick 10—but after much deliberation and breaking out into at least one cold sweat myself, I…
I don’t like watching horror movies. I scare easy and feel anxious enough in my daily life that the idea of feeling anxious during recreational activities does not appeal. That said, I do like to read (or be told) plot summaries of horror movies so I can just know what happened and move on with my life.
Like many (I suspect), I hate scary stories and I also LOVE scary stories. Walt Whitman once said he contained multitudes, and I think he woulda said the same about me. This scary story is about a couple that moves in to a new apartment, meets their freaky neighbors, and—I won’t spoil it—experiences some truly…
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT THE FUCK. PLEASE WATCH THIS ANIMATED SCARY STORY VIDEO WE MADE USING A SCARY STORY SUBMITTED BY JEZEBEL COMMENTER CHAOTICEVA, ONE OF THE WINNERS OF LAST YEAR’S SCARY STORY CONTEST. UPON FIRST VIEWING, I WAS LIKE YEAH! OK! SMOKY EYE UPDO GSTAAD! BUT THIS STORY FUCKED ME UP, AND NOW I’M REALLY UPSET…
Waking life can be a nightmare, this much we know, and in the spirit of that, we kick off Jezebel’s favorite time of year: Our annual scary stories contest, in search of YOUR most terrifying and fucked up real-life stories. Past years’ winners have made me literally afraid to sleep in my own house for weeks on end.…
On Friday, after announcing the winners of Jezebel’s annual scary story contest, we promised you a round of bonus stories. You’ll find new terrifying tales—and two extra treats below.
Clear your weekend plans and procure a fainting couch: Here are the winners of Jezebel’s 2017 scary story contest and, trust us, you’re gonna need to lie down.
Against all odds, we’ve somehow made it to October 2017, inarguably the best month of a mostly shitty year, and any year, period. As the weather gets brisk and Halloween approaches, another highly anticipated event looms like the full moon on an eerie night: The annual Jezebel scary story contest.
Here’s a story that includes an old house in the middle of nowhere, a stranger lurking in the shadows (and not in the friendly Boo Radley way) and a popular hook-up app. It just might be the scariest modern dating story you ever hear...but is it real?
Happy Halloween! You didn’t think we’d let you off with just the one post of winners from this year’s spooky story contest, did you? Read these reader-submitted bonus stories... if you dare.
We’ve read your emails and dug deep into the grave—sorry, the greys—to find the most buried, most frightening stories submitted by you, our dear readers, for this year’s Halloween scary story contest. What we’ve unearthed are 10 of scariest tales of ghosts, demons, stalkers, and murderers that we’ve ever read.
Gather round, ghoulies, ghosties, and goblins. It’s time for what is both the best and most dreaded time of the year: Jezebel’s annual spooky stories contest! I know it’s exciting, but try not to lose your head...
Memphis has a new crime trend: thieves have been stealing hair weave bundles, and these “hair heists” have resulted in at least four people being killed. According to a report by local station WMC Action News 5, though, some Tennesseans think they’ve identified the source of the problem: cursed hair.
I’m sorry. Did you really think we would limit ourselves to only ten of your scariest stories this Halloween?
We asked and you delivered. With over 3,000 comments on this year’s Scary Story contest, this year’s submitters brought their best—sharing hair-raising, spine-tingling tales that were so scary that certain Jezebel writers were forced to sleep with their lights on. These are the ten most terrifying.
Welcome, boys and GHOULS, to Jezebel’s annual Spooky Stories contest. Hope you brought your nappy bag because you’re about to wet your diaper.
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