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6 True Scary Urban Exploration Horror Stories From Reddit

Lets Read!March 31, 201736 min258,978 views
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Abandoned Hospital Library Encounter

  • 😨 An urban exploration trip to an abandoned library near a hospital took a terrifying turn when the group discovered a man in the basement.
  • 🗣️ The man's unsettling response, "I'm addicted to following the sound of women's voices," and his maniacal laughter, caused the explorers to flee immediately.

Mysterious Trailer of Bones

  • 🏚️ While exploring woods, friends found a mysteriously placed, furnished trailer filled with the decaying remains of numerous animals.
  • 💀 The discovery of skeletons packed into the refrigerator, oven, and piled a foot deep on the floor of a back bedroom created a deeply disturbing and unexplainable scene.
  • ❓ The narrator later tried to relocate the trailer but could not find it, leaving the mystery of the "trailer of bones" unsolved.

Basement Discovery During Exploration

  • 🏢 Explorers investigating an abandoned house found a hidden hatch leading to a basement.
  • 🔊 Upstairs, they heard frantic sounds of struggle and a muffled voice, suggesting a drug deal gone wrong or a violent altercation.
  • 🏃 Fearing involvement, they quickly escaped through a basement window.

Paper Mill Intrusion and Drug Bust

  • 🏭 While exploring a paper mill, a group heard loud crashes and yelling voices, prompting a hasty retreat.
  • 🚗 An idling dark blue SUV parked near a locked gate made them suspicious, especially after a drug bust was later reported at the same location.

Barbed Wire Chase and Gang Encounter

  • 🚲 Two friends on mountain bikes were confronted by a group of older youths in a wooded area who aggressively demanded they approach.
  • 🏃 The friends fled, throwing their bikes over an 8-foot barbed wire fence to escape the pursuers.
  • 🚓 The chase continued on bikes through the neighborhood until the friends hid in a backyard, and the homeowner called the police, leading to their safe retrieval.

Asylum Footsteps and Eerie Silence

  • 🏥 A photographer exploring an abandoned asylum heard heavy, deliberate footsteps following them through the corridors.
  • 🚪 The footsteps seemed to disappear and reappear, leading the photographer to hide in a patient cell.
  • ❓ Despite the close encounter, the follower never revealed themselves, leaving the photographer uncertain if it was another explorer or something more sinister.
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