6 True Scary Zoom Call Horror Stories

Story 1: The Window Watcher

• 👤 A woman working from home noticed a figure watching her through her apartment window during a Zoom call.
• 😨 Initially dismissed as a prank, the figure reappeared, prompting her to investigate, but found no one outside.
• 🏠 Later, she discovered her apartment had been broken into, with drawers ransacked, but nothing valuable taken.
• 🕵️ Forensics found DNA on her underwear, leading to the arrest of a man with a history of public exposure, who had been stalking her.

Story 2: The Obsessed Gamer

• 🎮 A man, going through a divorce, found solace in online gaming and connected with a fellow player named "Kaye."
• 💔 Kaye became increasingly possessive and abusive, harassing him and contacting his ex-wife, threatening to ruin his custody battle.
• 😱 During a work Zoom call, Kaye appeared on screen, looking unwell, and revealed she had cut his name into her arm.
• 🏥 Kaye was later revealed to be staging a horror movie scene and, after a confrontation with her boyfriend, had a mental breakdown and was hospitalized.

Story 3: The Yoga Interruption

• 🧘 A yoga teacher transitioned her business online via Zoom during the pandemic.
• 💥 During a class, a client's microphone produced feedback, escalating to the sound of breaking glass and shouting.
• 📢 It was discovered that protesters had targeted the client's apartment, throwing rocks and causing damage.

Story 4: The Zoom Sniper's Regret

• 💻 A hacker who enjoyed crashing Zoom calls accidentally stumbled upon a room with a distinctive punctuation-based name.
• 😨 Upon entering, the hacker witnessed a horrific act of child abuse and immediately exited, deeply disturbed.
• 🚔 Despite attempts to find the room again to report it to the police, the hacker was unsuccessful but learned that reporting the platform can aid investigations.

Story 5: The Son's Attack

• 👨‍🦳 Dwight Powers, a 72-year-old man, was participating in an Alcoholics Anonymous Zoom meeting.
• 🔪 His son, Thomas Scully Powers, entered the room and brutally attacked Dwight with knives, stabbing him repeatedly.
• 📺 Other participants witnessed the entire violent assault on the Zoom call and called 911, but did not know Dwight's address.
• ⚖️ Thomas was arrested and charged with murder, with his defense exploring mental health defenses, though he was found lucid.

Story 6: The Domestic Dispute

• 👧 A young girl was attending her first day of Zoom classes when a domestic argument erupted in her home.
• 💥 Loud pops were heard, and the teacher muted the girl's microphone as the situation escalated.
• 🔫 The girl's screen went black after a gunshot was heard, and she was later found to have been shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend.
• 🚌 The perpetrator was later apprehended after taking hostages on a bus.