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7 True Scary Stories From New York

Lets Read!August 7, 202049 min175,359 views
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The Third Wheel's Revenge

  • πŸŒƒ A couple moving into a new NYC loft experiences unsettling noises and a feeling of being watched.
  • 😨 The narrator wakes to sounds of breathing, initially dismissing them as nightmares.
  • πŸ’‘ The disturbances escalate, leading the narrator to wake her husband, who confirms the breathing sounds.
  • 😱 The source is revealed to be their friend Eric, who had been secretly living in their apartment and confesses he didn't want to be the "third wheel."
  • 🏠 The couple relocates, traumatized by the invasion of privacy and claustrophobia.

The Mysterious White Truck and Owl Mask

  • 🌲 A couple traveling to a New York mountain cabin notices a white truck with kayaks following them, which they dismiss as coincidence.
  • 🌲 They later see the same truck in town, and then hear rustling and coughing sounds near their cabin, leading to a feeling of being watched.
  • πŸ¦‰ The next night, a figure wearing an owl mask with antlers appears at their sliding glass door, prompting a 9-1-1 call.
  • πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ The figure retreats when police arrive, but the couple encounters two more masked figures at the front door and the original figure at the back door, forcing them to flee.
  • πŸš— The couple spots the white truck again on the main road as they are being driven to a hotel by the police.
  • 🏚️ Upon returning with police, they find the cabin ransacked, with the truck gone, but security footage shows the masked figures stalking the property for days.

The Abandoned Building's Secret Vault

  • πŸ™οΈ Friends exploring an abandoned building in New York discover a hidden trapdoor leading to a massive underground room.
  • πŸšͺ Inside, they find a desk and a sealed vault, and hear banging sounds from within the vault when they try to open it.
  • 😱 Frightened, they flee, but return weeks later to find the vault open, revealing empty crates, blankets, and food scraps.
  • πŸ”₯ The building later burns down, leaving no trace of the vault or its contents.

The Creepy Abandoned Compound

  • 🌲 Hikers in upstate New York discover a secluded compound deep in the woods, filled with strange structures.
  • πŸ›– The compound contains numerous small huts made of various materials, a destroyed bench, black tubes, and a pile of debris with light switches.
  • πŸŽ… Statues of Santa Claus, religious iconography, carnival items, and a bus cut in half are found within the huts.
  • πŸ§β€β™€οΈ The area is littered with headless mannequins, and a larger hut contains religious statues and carnival equipment.
  • 😨 While leaving, the hikers hear shuffling sounds, increasing their paranoia and fear, and are later stopped by police for trespassing.

Unwelcome Visitors at the Cabin

  • ⛰️ A person staying at a secluded cabin in the Adirondacks hears shuffling and is approached by two men, Lewis and Tito, who claim the land is theirs.
  • 🌲 The men initially seem friendly but their demeanor changes drastically later that night.
  • βš”οΈ Lewis and Tito return, acting aggressively, with Tito wielding a bushwhacking sword, and claim they will be staying at the cabin.
  • πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ The narrator and his brother defend themselves, and the intruders retreat into the woods, claiming ownership of the land.
  • 🏠 The family leaves the cabin early, and the owner confirms the men's claims of building the house are false.

The Stalker in Western New York

  • 🏒 An employee working from home in Western New York begins experiencing strange occurrences after visiting a satellite office.
  • πŸ”’ The shed door at her home is found open with the padlock missing, and she feels a constant sense of being watched.
  • πŸ’» She notices a black car repeatedly driving by her house, and her computer's webcam light turns on unexpectedly.
  • πŸ• Her dogs react to a car and an open shed door, but show no interest in the shed itself.
  • 🚨 The IT department reveals an employee was terminated for attempting to access colleagues' computers, and the narrator suspects this employee was her stalker.

The Mysterious Phone Texts

  • 🏨 A group of friends on a school trip to New York City decide to explore their hotel floor at night.
  • πŸ§₯ One friend accidentally throws another's hoodie down a trash chute, which also contains the owner's phone.
  • πŸ”¦ They search the dark basement for the phone but find only laundry facilities and a locked stairwell.
  • πŸ“± They find the hoodie on a dumpster but not the phone, and later, the friend who lost the phone receives texts from his own phone number, including a picture of an "out of order" elevator sign and a message saying "come find me."
  • πŸ€” The friends are unnerved by the mysterious texts, unsure of who sent them or what might have happened if they had continued searching.
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