The Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at Night

In 1964, Jim Templeton snapped a photo of his 5-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, hoping to commemorate a relaxing day near Solway Firth. The series of pictures came out perfect -- except for one, which showed a strange figure dressed in a white suit and what appeared to be a helmet. The photo was unsettling -- because Jim Templeton claimed no such figure was there the day he took the photo... The Solway Firth Spaceman: The Photograph that Shouldn't Exist | DARK ROOTS 009 Real Horror. True Stories. Under 10 minutes. Dark Roots is a Red Treehouse mini-series featuring real horror, paranormal encounters, unexplained mysteries, disappearances, true crime, urban legends, and disturbing cases from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In August 1977, in a small home in Enfield, North London, a series of scary occurrences occurred -- knocking, scratching, moving furniture, objects hurled. And something else...targeting 11-year-old Janet Hodgson. .. The Enfield Haunting: The Demon That Spoke Through a Little Girl | DARK ROOTS 008 Real Horror. True Stories. Under 10 minutes. Dark Roots is a Red Treehouse mini-series featuring real horror, paranormal encounters, unexplained mysteries, disappearances, true crime, urban legends, and disturbing cases from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In September 1966, in a small home in Pontefract, England, the Pritchard family experienced what appeared to be a minor haunting -- objects moving locations, strange knocking, and furniture sliding out of place. But what started as an annoyance, quickly escalated to something far more horrifying -- a violent entity that targeted 14-year-old Diane Pritchard... The Black Monk of Pontefract: The Haunting that Turned Violent | DARK ROOTS 007 Real Horror. True Stories. Under 10 minutes. Dark Roots is a Red Treehouse mini-series featuring real horror, paranormal encounters, unexplained mysteries, disappearances, true crime, urban legends, and disturbing cases from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In November 2014, Kenny Veach claimed to have found a strange cave with a distinct feature in the Nevada desert -- an entrance shaped like a capital letter M. Even stranger, was the overwhelming fear he experienced as he drew closer. He ultimately left, but vowed to return. And when he did, the unthinkable happened... The M Cave Mystery: The Vanishing of Kenny Veach | DARK ROOTS 006 Real Horror. True Stories. Under 10 minutes. Dark Roots is a Red Treehouse mini-series featuring real horror, paranormal encounters, unexplained mysteries, disappearances, true crime, urban legends, and disturbing cases from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the mid-1990s, a journalist had an unsettling and genuinely scary encounter with two children standing in a parking lot. The situation didn't make sense -- it was late at night, the kids were elementary-age, and there was something strange about their eyes... Black-Eyed Children: The Terrifying True Story Behind the Legend | DARK ROOTS 005 Real Horror. True Stories. Under 10 minutes. Dark Roots is a Red Treehouse mini-series featuring real horror, paranormal encounters, unexplained mysteries, disappearances, true crime, urban legends, and disturbing cases from around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices