Horror Story: True Paranormal Mysteries and Hauntings

In the remote Šumava mountains of the Czech Republic, legends of giants, strange lights, and translucent beings are whispered through a mix of folklore and extraterrestrial mystery. From a prehistoric “Giant’s Castle” with glowing bones to Cold War–era UFO sightings ignored by radar, the region has long been a hotspot of unexplained phenomena. Some claim aliens refuel on its uranium-rich peaks, while others whisper of forest spirits luring wanderers away. Šumava remains one of Europe’s most unsettling landscapes of high strangeness, and today, we'll find out why.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.

In the winter of 1892, the quiet town of Exeter, Rhode Island, became the stage for one of New England’s most infamous cases of vampire panic. Tuberculosis, then called “consumption”, was killing families one by one, and superstition filled the gaps science couldn’t explain. When 19-year-old Mercy Brown died, neighbors whispered she wasn’t at rest… that she was undead and feeding on her brother from beyond the grave. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 1987, a family purchased a set of second-hand bunk beds for their young daughters. Almost immediately after they started being used, their children started reporting a strange apparition, visions, and objects moving on their own. Can objects be haunted? And if so, are there more true accounts that can prove it to us? In this episode, we explore the Tallman Bunkbeds Haunting, as well as mention the Hexham Heads Mystery, and the Haunted Dybbuk Box.Here's the story of the bunk beds on Unsolved Mysteries: https://youtu.be/aSJqmSfT62cYou can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 2019, a woman was spotted dancing on the street in Belgrade, Serbia. Rumors spread about her carrying a knife and chasing people, and bystanders were warned not to look her in the eye. Then in 2022, the video was shared on TikTok and it started an entire new type of digital lore, one that terrified those of us who believed we might encounter her out at night. She became known as The Serbian Dancing Lady, and I was surprised to find out that she was actually real.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In the shadow of Cold War paranoia, a secret Soviet experiment aims to push the limits of human endurance by keeping test subjects awake for an extended period using a mysterious gas. As the days stretch on, the experiment spirals beyond scientific control, revealing unsettling truths about the human mind, the nature of sleep, and the darkness that lies within us all. This is The Russian Sleep Experiment, a creepypasta story that gained traction and still unnerves us over a decade later.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! edwin@scarystory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

There is a chilling pattern of how governments have systematically dehumanized, displaced, and exterminated entire groups of people throughout history using bureaucratic steps.Drawing from real atrocities such as the Holocaust, the Khmer Rouge regime, the Rwandan genocide, and the Armenian genocide, as well as injustices in U.S. history like the internment of Japanese Americans and the treatment of Native and African Americans, I trace a common structure of how oppression builds: with labels, propaganda, silence, and “legal” processes. Societal fear and political power can normalize cruelty. So here's your reminder of the responsibility to notice, speak out, and act before it’s too late. Recognize familiar patterns and refuse to let history repeat itself.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 1878, Esther Cox from Amherst, Nova Scotia started experiencing strange paranormal occurrences in her home. And it wasn't just her. Her own family, clergymen, and doctors also witnessed the bizarre events. But since all of these accounts come from a single source that came to be known as The Great Amherst Mystery, written by an actor who stayed with the family in order to monetize the story, how much of it should we believe?You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In this episode of Horror Story, we journey into three hauntingly mysterious woodlands. First, we head to Athens, Texas, to uncover the layered legends of Fuller Memorial Park, a quiet burial site wrapped in rumors of escaped circus monkeys, occult rituals, and a vanished underground tunnel system. Then, we step into the heart of North Carolina to visit The Devil’s Tramping Ground, a barren circle where nothing grows and the Devil is said to walk each night. Finally, we end in the chilling Freetown-Fall River State Forest of Massachusetts, where real-life crimes and paranormal sightings merge within the infamous Bridgewater Triangle.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In one of the most remote places on Earth, strange stories have surfaced quietly, rarely, and often without explanation. This episode follows what people claim to have seen, heard, and felt in Antarctica, and what those accounts reveal about isolation, perception, and the unknown.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

Zigmund Adamski, a retired miner, leaves his home on a quiet afternoon in 1980 and vanishes. Days later, his body is discovered on a heap of coal. With no signs of violence, and no clear cause for what happened, this case has haunted investigators and skeptics alike for over four decades. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In the quiet Spanish village of Bélmez de la Moraleda , an ordinary home became the center of one of the strangest unexplained phenomena of the 20th century. María Gómez Cámara experienced what started as a mysterious mark on a kitchen floor that turned into a decades-long enigma that drew scientists, skeptics, and paranormal investigators from around the world. The events that unfolded inside that house leave behind a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

Witches paying taxes. Curses that make headlines. Haunted mountains and rituals that still shape lives in 2025. In this episode, we journey deep into Romania’s Carpathian Mountains—a place where folklore, fear, and real-world consequences collide. These aren’t fairy tales. This is modern witchcraft, spiritual warfare, and a haunting cultural history that refuses to die.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comVoicemails: fanlist.com/scaryYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 1979, an ordinary man began having the same nightmare—night after night, always the same. A plane, a runway, a fiery crash. He told someone. He tried to warn them. This is the story of David Booth's terrifying premonition.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! @edwincov on social or hello@horrorstory.comVoicemails: fanlist.com/scaryYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

The true story of Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s chief exorcist, who claimed to have fought real demons for over 60 years. From wartime Italy to secret Vatican chambers, this chilling story follows the cases that defined his career—and the evil he believed was hiding (and still hides) in plain sight.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comVoicemails: fanlist.com/scaryYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In the mid-1980s, a teacher living in a quiet English village began receiving impossible messages—left on a borrowed computer, in a house that held strange energy. Known as The Dodleston Messages, this mystery involves a person communicates claiming to be living there, at that same place, but in the year 1541.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comMy other podcast mentioned: ScaryStoryPodcast.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In 1970, a woman was found dead in Bergen, Norway’s remote Ice Valley — burned, unidentified, and surrounded by a trail of strange clues. Decades later, no one knows who she was, why she came, or what really happened in those final hours. Today, we only refer to her as The Isdal Woman.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

In the heart of India’s Thar Desert lies Kuldhara, an abandoned village shrouded in mystery. Once a thriving community, it now stands as a haunting relic of the past, with stories of strange whispers, eerie footsteps, and a chilling presence that lingers in the ruins. In this episode, we explore the history, legends, and unsettling experiences that continue to surround this enigmatic place.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comVoicemails: fanlist.com/scaryYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

What happens when an exorcism goes too far? In this episode of Horror Story, we explore real cases from Romania, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and beyond—where belief in possession led to fatal rituals. These are not tales from horror films, but real events where faith, fear, and fanaticism collided.Warning: This episode contains disturbing content related to violence and death during exorcisms. Listener discretion is strongly advised.You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincovGet in touch HorrorStory.comJoin our community:Facebook.com/scarypodInstagram.com/scarypodtiktok.com/@truescarypodyoutube.com/scarystorypodcast

A chilling dive into the eerie legend of Canada’s Nahanni Valley, where natural beauty masks centuries of terror. From Indigenous warnings to modern disappearances, the story unfolds like a haunting puzzle. With explorers going missing, decapitated bodies, and strange forces at play, this episode ventures into one of the world’s most mysterious and terrifying places.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea you want to send? Send me an email or DM! hello@horrorstory.comVoicemails: fanlist.com/scaryYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.Get in touch on HorrorStory.com

La Mano Peluda was a popular Mexican radio show where people called in with their paranormal encounters, sharing them live. But during one of these transmissions, Josué Velázquez shares how he is accompanied by a demon and confesses to performing horrible acts, live on air.What happened after, was a series of strange occurrences at the recording studio, eventually ending to the death of the show's beloved host, Juan Ramón Sáenz.You can find Edwin social media as @edwincovHave an idea? Send me an email or DM! edwin@horrorstory.comVoicemails: fanlist.com/scaryYou can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime.HorrorStory.com