13 True Scary Reddit Stories: From Illegal Tattoos to Terrifying Encounters

The Tattoo Artist's Dark Secret

• 💡 A 16-year-old narrator and her friend got cheap, illegal tattoos from a man who was later arrested for horrific crimes, including kidnapping, assault, and torture.
• ⚠️ The experience left the narrator with a permanent reminder and guilt, questioning if they were unknowingly present during his crimes.

Home Invasion Scare

• 🏠 While home alone with her drug-addicted mother, a 14-year-old narrator heard her front door open and footsteps inside.
• 🔪 A scraping noise was heard outside her locked bathroom door, followed by the doorknob being slowly turned, creating intense fear until the intruder left.

The Blocked Road Encounter

• 🚗 Two young women were driving down a remote dirt road when a truck blocked their path, with the driver exhibiting strange behavior and dilated pupils.
• 😨 After backing away, they encountered the same truck and driver blocking another road, forcing them to speed away in fear.

Near Abduction on Foot

• 🚶 A woman was walking home when a man offered her $20, then grabbed her waist and tried to pull her into his car.
• ✊ She bit his hand, screamed, and used her self-defense training to escape by going limp, preventing him from closing the car door.

Suspicious Train Passengers

• 🚆 On a train journey, two men fixated on the narrator, constantly staring and taking turns to observe her, making her feel increasingly unsafe.
• 😨 The situation escalated when one man began undressing, prompting the narrator to move to a different compartment and seek help from another passenger.

The Photographer's Unwanted Attention

• 📸 A man interested in buying a TV asked a 10-year-old girl if she would model for him in a bikini, making her mother deeply uncomfortable.
• ⚠️ Despite the mother's refusal and attempts to get him to leave, he persisted, showing a sinister interest in the child.

Deep Sea Encounter

• 🎣 While working on a fishing boat, a young deckhand hooked an enormous squid, which then latched onto the bottom of the boat.
• 🦑 The creature was so powerful it severed one of its own arms to escape, leaving the deckhand with a bizarre trophy.

Rest Stop Unease

• 🚻 At a desolate rest stop, a man exhibited strange behavior, repeatedly entering and exiting restrooms and staring intently at the narrator.
• 🚨 The narrator felt a genuine sense of danger and quickly left, unsure of the man's intentions.

The Persistent Dog Owner

• 🐶 A mother felt increasingly uneasy as a man repeatedly approached her and her children in a park and playground, insisting they pet his dog.
• ⚠️ Despite being in a no-dog zone, the man persisted, raising the mother's suspicions about his motives.

Roommate's Disturbing Behavior

• 🏠 A woman felt uneasy around her boyfriend's roommate, Rob, who displayed unsettling behavior, including dangerously reckless driving and seeming to enjoy her pain when she was injured by a thrown chair.
• 😠 Rob's smug satisfaction at her distress solidified her decision to end the relationship.

Ominous Conversation with a Waitress

• 🍽️ A waitress had a deeply unsettling conversation with a customer whose daughter shared the same name and had passed away.
• 💬 The customer's intense, wide-eyed stare and ominous pronouncements about her daughter being "beloved by God" left the waitress feeling deeply disturbed.

Disturbing Online Buyer

• 💻 A seller listing butchering equipment and a typewriter received a frantic message from a potential buyer who requested video calls and eventually initiated a Facebook Messenger call.
• 😳 The seller discovered the buyer was inappropriately touching himself during the call.

Harassment After Work

• 🏢 A woman was approached by a man outside her workplace who made uncomfortable comments about her appearance and followed her to her car.
• 😨 Despite stating she had a boyfriend, he persisted, leading to a panic attack and ongoing harassment via calls and workplace encounters.