7 True Scary Stalker Horror Stories from Reddit (Vol. 9)

Stalker from Instagram

• 💡 A 19-year-old woman was stalked by a 28-year-old man she met on Instagram after she initially strung him along.
• ⚠️ He drove to her town, found her, and later showed up at her house, demanding she go with him, leading to her father confronting him.
• ⚖️ After repeated visits and police intervention, the stalker was sentenced to 21 months in prison for harassment and resisting arrest.

Online Dating Obsession

• 🎯 A woman met Michael on Tinder, but he became possessive and paranoid, leading her to block him across all social media platforms.
• ✉️ He bombarded her with over 4,000 emails and 300 phone calls, even contacting her friends and family, forcing her to change her life for safety.
• ⚖️ Michael was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail, suspended for a year, and given a five-year restraining order.

Dungeons & Dragons Harassment

• 🎲 A Hong Kong student met a man in an online Dungeons & Dragons group, who became fixated after their characters were romantically paired.
• 💻 He escalated from asking personal questions to demanding a long-distance relationship, then became abusive when rejected, sending threats and doxxing information.
• 🔒 The student had to stop playing D&D online due to his persistent attempts to find her, fearing he might travel to Hong Kong.

OnlyFans Stalker

• 💸 An events manager, laid off due to quarantine, started an OnlyFans account for income and was subsequently stalked by a subscriber.
• 📍 The subscriber found her apartment building after she inadvertently revealed her location in photos, leading to a confrontation where he demanded more for his money.
• 😨 She deleted her account and lives in fear, unsure of his intentions or if other subscribers might also find her.

Tinder Date Escalation

• 💔 A man met a punk girl on Tinder, and after a one-night stand, she became overly attached and refused to leave his apartment.
• 🗣️ She then falsely accused him of assault in the street and vandalized his apartment building with graffiti calling him a predator.
• ⚖️ Although she didn't go to the police, she spread rumors, causing him significant distress and fear for his safety.

Doctor's Patient Stalker

• 🩺 A general practitioner in the UK was persistently pursued by a patient who used stomach pains as an excuse to see him.
• ⚠️ The patient, after being dismissed by the doctor who suspected she was faking symptoms, drank bleach in an attempt to end her life and see him again.
• 😨 The doctor realized she was a mentally unhinged stalker who would go to extreme lengths to see him.

Gym Trainer Obsession

• 🏋️‍♀️ A gym PT had a client become obsessed with him, attending all his spin classes and continuing even after an injury.
• 🔥 She escalated from leaving notes with her number to setting his car on fire, leading to her arrest.
• 🔒 Despite a restraining order, the PT lives in fear of her future actions due to her history of obsession and mental illness.