Scary Stories with the Shadow Teller

Scary Stories with the Shadow Teller

Horror stories inspired by true events and original scary stories. And...the horror stories inspired by true events are actually documented, researched, and confirmed. Bring an extra pair of underpants... Ur gonna need them...

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December 12, 2025 42 mins

These three disturbing road trip horror stories are inspired by real events. Featuring a black market surgery story, a motel lockdown, and a vanished family, these true horror stories will haunt you.A collection of travel nightmares that prove the most dangerous part of the journey is where you decide to sleep.Story 1: Don't Ask About Room 9Our journey begins on I-40 with a trucker horror story that exposes a dark secret. Jake ...

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These three disturbing Appalachian Mountains horror stories are inspired by real events. From a rental cabin horror involving hidden cameras to a chilling true crime tragedy, isolation is not safe.Three cautionary tales from the deep woods, where the only thing louder than the wind is the sound of your own heart breaking.The mountains have always kept secrets. In this collection of True Scary Stories, we venture deep into the Appal...

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These three disturbing Thanksgiving horror stories are inspired by real events. What begins as a day of feasting and family descends into a nightmare of true crime and documented murder you will never forget.Tonight, The Shadowteller invites you to pull up a chair to a table where gratitude has soured into terror. We present a trilogy of disturbing stories centered around a holiday of supposed thanks, each one a chilling piece of t...

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These three disturbing road trip horror stories are inspired by real events. Prepare for true scary stories of human trafficking and stalker horror that expose the true danger on the highway.A collection of disturbing true stories that peel back the layer of safety we assume exists on the open road. When the sun goes down and the miles stretch out, the interstate becomes a hunting ground. These true horror stories serve as a chilli...

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These three disturbing Appalachian Mountains horror stories are inspired by real events. Whether it’s a vanishing trucker or a ranger facing the unknown, these true scary stories reveal that the woods are watching.A journey into the heart of the Blue Ridge Parkway, where the scenic views hide a terrifying history of disappearances and unexplained phenomena. The mountains are old, and they do not forgive mistakes. In this collection...

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These three disturbing Alaskan horror stories are inspired by real events. In the frozen north, true alaskan horror stories expose the thin veil between safety and the unknown, revealing that the wilderness is always watching.The vast, frozen landscape of the north is beautiful, but it hides dark secrets. This collection of alaskan horror stories explores the terrifying reality of those who ventured into the cold and met a fate tha...

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These three disturbing park ranger horror stories are inspired by real events. From a chemical death in a boiling lake to a wolf attack in a forbidden valley, these true stories reveal nature's wrath.The wilderness is not a playground; it is a biological machine indifferent to your survival. While the National Park Service erects signs to protect the land, they are often there to protect *you* from a gruesome end. In this compi...

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These three disturbing Thanksgiving horror stories are inspired by real events. What begins as a day of feasting and family descends into a nightmare of true crime and documented murder you will never forget.Tonight, The Shadowteller invites you to pull up a chair to a table where gratitude has soured into terror. We present a trilogy of disturbing stories centered around a holiday of supposed thanks, each one a chilling piece of t...

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These three disturbing park ranger horror stories are inspired by real events and defy all logic. These true scary stories from the wilderness detail mysterious disappearances and terrifying park ranger supernatural encounters. What they found in the dark should have stayed hidden.The National Parks are America's greatest treasures, but they hold ancient secrets. The park ranger encounters chronicled in these reports are not th...

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These three disturbing road trip horror stories are inspired by real events. From frozen peaks to burning deserts, witness true horror stories where the highway ends and the nightmare begins.The Open Road is a TrapWe are often told that the journey is more important than the destination, but for the souls in tonight’s chronicle, the journey became a descent into madness. These true disturbing road trip stories reveal the terrifying...

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These disturbing Alaskan horror stories are inspired by real events. From an industrial freezer accident to fake surgery horror, witness three true alaska horror stories from the frozen dark.Three chilling tales from the edge of the world, where the cold is not the only thing that kills.Our first tale takes us to the brutal isolation of the Unalaska fish plant. In a workplace horror that defies belief, a graveyard shift worker name...

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These three disturbing park ranger horror stories are true scary stories inspired by real events. A grizzly bear attack. A ranger shooting. A fatal burnover survival attempt.From the deepest wilderness horror, where help is a whisper, come three survival stories of profound, real-life terror. These are not just creepy stories or any creepypasta; these are real stories of the primal, visceral, and psychological national parks horror...

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These three disturbing Appalachian Trail horror stories are inspired by real events. They say the Appalachian Mountains keep secrets. These are the true scary stories of hikers who stepped off the path and vanished into a waking nightmare. This is true horror.The Appalachian Trail is more than a path; it is a vein of ancient wilderness stretching across the spine of the Appalachian Mountains. For thousands, it is a place of peace. ...

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These 3 disturbing Thanksgiving horror stories are inspired by real events. From Black Friday violence in a mall to chilling Walmart horror stories, these scary true stories show the monster... is us.Welcome to a new collection of horror stories from 'Scary Stories with The Shadowteller.' These are not a creepypasta or reddit horror stories; these are disturbing true stories pulled from documented events. This is a story ti...

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These three Smoky mountain Horror Stories are inspired by real events. A few feet of silence, an impossible blue backpack, and a forbidden 911 call. Witness three tales of `great smoky mountains disappearances` where the truth is colder than the mountain air.Welcome, traveler. You have found 'Scary Stories with The Shadowteller.'Tonight, we journey deep into the ancient, silent woods of Appalachia. These mountains are old, and they...

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These three disturbing park ranger horror stories are inspired by real events. An inhuman entity hunts a veteran in the deep wilderness, a spectral ranger still guards his patrol route, and a phantom voice cries for help over a dead radio.**The Four Foot Stride:** You are never truly alone. Deep in the Thorofare region of Yellowstone, the most remote wilderness in the lower 48, a 20-year veteran ranger is on a routine solo patrol. ...

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These true Apple air tag horror stories are inspired by relevance. This is a chilling look at apple airtag stalking, where a simple device becomes a stalker's perfect weapon. Three tales of surveillance, paranoia, and the modern horror of being watched.Welcome to Scary Stories with The Shadowteller.Tonight, we examine the dark side of our own technology. The horror in these stories isn't a monster from an ancient book; it&#...

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These true sleepover horror stories are inspired by real events. What begins as an innocent night of movies and junk food twists into a chilling encounter with the paranormal and the unexplained.A sleepover is meant to be a fortress of friendship, a safe haven sealed against the world. But sometimes, the locks we trust are merely suggestions, and the walls we hide behind are thinner than we know. Tonight, we offer a preview of the ...

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These three true park ranger horror stories are inspired by real events. From a boy who vanishes during hide-and-seek to rangers finding impossibly staged scenes, these chilling tales reveal a primal fear......a fear known only to those who patrol the deepest, most ancient woods. In these accounts of unexplained phenomena and national park disappearances, the line between a simple accident and something far more sinister blurs into...

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6 Thanksgiving horror stories inspired by real events...

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