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Horror Story: True Paranormal Mysteries and Hauntings

Horror Stories

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True paranormal mysteries, strange encounters, haunted places, and creepy legends. Horror Story brings you real-life horror stories, haunted places, ghost sightings, and paranormal mysteries that linger. Told in a cinematic, documentary-style format, each episode explores terrifying events. Whether it’s haunted houses, cursed objects, or unexplained phenomena, your host Edwin Covarrubias guides you through the darkest corners of folklore and the chilling experiences that people swear are 100% real. If you're a fan of true crime, creepy podcasts, and binge-worthy horror series, come on in. Subscribe now and uncover the stories that haunt our world.

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  1. The Mystery of the Green Children of Woolpit

    · 16 min · S6 E16

    On should have been a regular sunny day, harvesters in the small town of Woolpit, England, made a strange discovery. In a pit made to trap wolves that would attack their livestock, they found two children: a young boy…

  2. The Dark Watchers of California

    · 42 min · S6 E15

    For centuries, hikers and travelers have seen strange beings at the top of the Santa Lucia Mountains. Witnesses describe them the same way: tall men, wearing capes or cloaks, with a walking stick by its side, and wide…

  3. Ketell: The Young Man Who Could See Demons

    · 14 min · S6 E14

    This is a lesser-known, short eerie legend of Ketell, as found on Chronicon Anglicanum by Radulphi de Coggeshall. You might recognize the chronicle's name because it's the same one where the story of the Green Children…

  4. The Mystery of The Somerton Man

    · 34 min · S6 E13

    On November 30, 1948 in South Australia, a man in a suit appeared on the beach. Despite the many efforts of detectives, scientists, and the public, the man could not be identified. What made this mystery bizarre, was…

  5. The Witching Hour: What Actually Happens at 3 AM?

    · 19 min · S6 E12

    They say that if you suddenly jolt awake at 3am, the devil was just by your side. But is there more to it? Known as the "Devil's Hour" or "Witching Hour", this time of the night has some eerie reasons to be feared.…

  6. The Haunted Lagoon: Venice's Islands of Plague, Madness, and Mystery

    · 21 min · S6 E11

    Venice is famous for its beautiful canals, but hidden beyond the tourist crowds lies a darker history that few visitors ever see. In this episode, we explore the infamous island of Poveglia, a place long associated…

  7. Horrors of the New World: Early Accounts From the Spanish Conquistadores

    · 18 min · S6 E10

    When the Spanish arrived in what they called "The New World," they documented the life of the indigenous people, new plants, and animals. They would report this back to their own governments. But along those…

  8. The Terrifying Mysteries of Skinwalker Ranch

    · 31 min · S6 E9

    When the Sherman family purchased a ranch in Utah, they started noticing strange things. Supernatural beings, orbs, and strange sounds were emanating from the ground. Eventually, the psychological toll made them…

  9. Haunted Utah: Ghosts of the Promised Land

    · 24 min · S6 E8

    For generations, Utah has been known as a place of faith, pioneers, and the search for a promised land. But beneath that history lies something far stranger. In this episode, I explore the eerie connection between…

  10. When Scientists Vanish Without a Trace

    · 28 min · S6 E7

    A retired Air Force general with ties to some of America's most classified programs vanishes from his own home without leaving a trace. Nothing digital, no footage or anything. But his disappearance may be part of a…

  11. Shepherdstown: Everyone Sees Ghosts Here

    · 24 min · S6 E6

    They say that Shepherdstown is one of the most haunted towns in the United States. Things seem to linger long after they happened, but here's the interesting part: they may not belong to the dead. In this episode, we…

  12. The Truth About Shadow People

    · 32 min · S6 E5

    A dark figure at the foot of the bed. A weight on the chest. A scream that won’t come out. We're going to look at the terrifying world of shadow people. We might have heard of The Hat Man and the Old Hag, but did you…

  13. The Musician That Made a Deal With the Devil

    · 24 min · S6 E4

    A failed musician disappears… and returns months later as a master. This is the legend of Robert Johnson, the man said to have made a deal with the devil. Stories of haunted crossroads rituals and ghostly recordings…

  14. Strange Stories From My Uncle's Ranch in Mexico

    · 15 min · S6 E3

    In the city of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, Edwin's uncle has a small ranch that has been haunted by a commonly-found object in the desert: rocks. At odd times, rocks can be heard striking the roofs of his neighbors…

  15. The Black-Eyed Children of Abilene

    · 24 min · S6 E2

    On a quiet night in 1996, a routine stop to pay an internet bill turned into one of the most infamous paranormal encounters in modern history. Two children. Coal-black eyes. And a single chilling demand: let us in.…

  16. The Skeleton Saint: Faith, Delusion, and Crime

    · 28 min · S6 E1

    In this episode, we examine the disappearance of six-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, a medically fragile child who was last seen months before authorities were alerted. What started as a routine welfare check turned…

  17. Ghosts in the Fog: A True Railroad Haunting

    · 29 min · S5 E35

    In the hills outside Philadelphia lies Duffy’s Cut, a stretch of railroad haunted by whispers, strange lights, and a century-old secret. What began as a ghost story passed down through generations slowly revealed a…

  18. The Ghost Sickness: True Documented Cases of Mass Spiritual Possession in Malaysia

    · 20 min · S5 E34

    Horror strikes in the schools of rural Malaysia as girls suddenly begin screaming, claiming that there are evil spirits around them. And in a shoe factory, more women (up to 30 at a time) begin acting strangely and…

  19. Silent Fields: The Horror of Oregon’s Ranchlands

    · 23 min · S5 E33

    There is horror in the fields. When ranchers in Oregon stumble upon their most valuable bulls mysteriously mutilated, fear spreads across the community. No blood. No tracks. No answers. What they uncover connects to…

  20. Creatures of the Hills: Duendes and Spirits in the Shadows of Mexico

    · 27 min · S5 E32

    In this horror story, we'll explore the forests and rivers of Mexico exploring stories of duendes, "the little people", that have haunted generations in Latin America. Where did these stories come from and were they…

  21. The Castle of Giants: Paranormal Mysteries of the Šumava Mountains

    · 23 min · S5 E31

    In the remote Šumava mountains of the Czech Republic, legends of giants, strange lights, and translucent beings are whispered through a mix of folklore and extraterrestrial mystery. From a prehistoric “Giant’s Castle”…

  22. When the Dead Came Back

    · 18 min · S5 E30

    In the winter of 1892, the quiet town of Exeter, Rhode Island, became the stage for one of New England’s most infamous cases of vampire panic. Tuberculosis, then called “consumption”, was killing families one by one,…

  23. There's a Ghost in Your Bed

    · 25 min · S5 E29

    In 1987, a family purchased a set of second-hand bunk beds for their young daughters. Almost immediately after they started being used, their children started reporting a strange apparition, visions, and objects moving…

  24. The Mystery of The Serbian Dancing Lady

    · 21 min · S5 E28

    In 2019, a woman was spotted dancing on the street in Belgrade, Serbia. Rumors spread about her carrying a knife and chasing people, and bystanders were warned not to look her in the eye. Then in 2022, the video was…

  25. The Most Terrifying Human Experiment Ever

    · 28 min · S5 E27

    In the shadow of Cold War paranoia, a secret Soviet experiment aims to push the limits of human endurance by keeping test subjects awake for an extended period using a mysterious gas. As the days stretch on, the…

  26. How Governments Disappear Humans

    · 31 min · S5 E26

    There is a chilling pattern of how governments have systematically dehumanized, displaced, and exterminated entire groups of people throughout history using bureaucratic steps. Drawing from real atrocities such as the…

  27. The Haunted Girl of Princess Street

    · 31 min · S5 E25

    In 1878, Esther Cox from Amherst, Nova Scotia started experiencing strange paranormal occurrences in her home. And it wasn't just her. Her own family, clergymen, and doctors also witnessed the bizarre events. But since…

  28. Buried in the Woods: Haunting Stories from Forgotten Places

    · 34 min · S5 E24

    In this episode of Horror Story, we journey into three hauntingly mysterious woodlands. First, we head to Athens, Texas, to uncover the layered legends of Fuller Memorial Park, a quiet burial site wrapped in rumors of…

  29. The Silent Mysteries of Antarctica

    · 33 min · S5 E23

    In one of the most remote places on Earth, strange stories have surfaced quietly, rarely, and often without explanation. This episode follows what people claim to have seen, heard, and felt in Antarctica, and what…

  30. The Body in the Coal Yard: A Haunting Mystery

    · 28 min · S5 E22

    Zigmund Adamski, a retired miner, leaves his home on a quiet afternoon in 1980 and vanishes. Days later, his body is discovered on a heap of coal. With no signs of violence, and no clear cause for what happened, this…

  31. The House of Faces

    · 25 min · S5 E21

    In the quiet Spanish village of Bélmez de la Moraleda , an ordinary home became the center of one of the strangest unexplained phenomena of the 20th century. María Gómez Cámara experienced what started as a mysterious…

  32. The Real Witches of Romania

    · 27 min · S5 E20

    Witches paying taxes. Curses that make headlines. Haunted mountains and rituals that still shape lives in 2025. In this episode, we journey deep into Romania’s Carpathian Mountains—a place where folklore, fear, and…

  33. Dreams Of The Falling Airplane

    · 22 min · S5 E19

    In 1979, an ordinary man began having the same nightmare—night after night, always the same. A plane, a runway, a fiery crash. He told someone. He tried to warn them. This is the story of David Booth's terrifying…

  34. The Exorcist of the Vatican

    · 32 min · S5 E18

    The true story of Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s chief exorcist, who claimed to have fought real demons for over 60 years. From wartime Italy to secret Vatican chambers, this chilling story follows the cases…

  35. The Ghost Who Typed Back: A Digital Mystery

    · 34 min · S5 E17

    In the mid-1980s, a teacher living in a quiet English village began receiving impossible messages—left on a borrowed computer, in a house that held strange energy. Known as The Dodleston Messages, this mystery involves…

  36. The Woman Who Came from Nowhere

    · 24 min · S5 E16

    In 1970, a woman was found dead in Bergen, Norway’s remote Ice Valley — burned, unidentified, and surrounded by a trail of strange clues. Decades later, no one knows who she was, why she came, or what really happened…

  37. The Village That Disappeared Overnight

    · 26 min · S5 E15

    In the heart of India’s Thar Desert lies Kuldhara, an abandoned village shrouded in mystery. Once a thriving community, it now stands as a haunting relic of the past, with stories of strange whispers, eerie footsteps,…

  38. Death by Exorcism

    · 26 min · S5 E14

    What happens when an exorcism goes too far? In this episode of Horror Story, we explore real cases from Romania, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and beyond—where belief in possession led to fatal rituals. These are…

  39. The Valley of Headless Men

    · 23 min · S5 E13

    A chilling dive into the eerie legend of Canada’s Nahanni Valley, where natural beauty masks centuries of terror. From Indigenous warnings to modern disappearances, the story unfolds like a haunting puzzle. With…

  40. The Most Chilling Call in Radio History

    · 24 min · S5 E12

    La Mano Peluda was a popular Mexican radio show where people called in with their paranormal encounters, sharing them live. But during one of these transmissions, Josué Velázquez shares how he is accompanied by a demon…

  41. Beware of the Water Babies

    · 20 min · S5 E11

    Pyramid Lake and Lake Tahoe have been surrounded by dark mysteries since the beginning. Tales of entities that surround the bodies of water and are the ones responsible for the many disappearances in the water. We…

  42. A Jewel Worth Dying For

    · 24 min · S5 E10

    The Hope Diamond is one of the most famous jewels in the world, but its beauty hides a chilling past. From its origins in India to its journey through the hands of kings, queens, and the wealthy elite, this mysterious…

  43. Real Horror Behind the Smiles

    · 22 min · S5 E9

    For decades, people around the world have reported eerie clown sightings—clowns appearing in places they shouldn’t be, watching from the shadows, lurking in the woods, and even knocking on doors in the dead of night.…

  44. The Ghostly Storm Watcher of South Carolina

    · 17 min · S5 E8

    A lone figure in gray stands on the shores of Pawleys Island. Those who see him are given an unspoken warning—and those who listen are spared from disaster. Who is he? Why does he appear before deadly storms? This is…

  45. Summoning Ghosts With AI

    · 25 min · S5 E7

    The boundaries between artificial intelligence and the paranormal have begun to blur, leading to eerie, unsettling discoveries. What happens when an AI system generates something that refuses to disappear? What if…

  46. The Darkest Song Ever Written

    · 16 min · S5 E6

    There’s a song so haunting, so steeped in tragedy, that it became known as "The Hungarian Suicide Song." A melody that was banned, whispered about, and linked to chilling stories across the world. But what is the truth…

  47. Calico: The Story of a Ghost Town

    · 14 min · S5 E5

    Calico Ghost Town, once a bustling mining community in California, now stands as a hauntingly empty relic of the past. There's the eerie history of this ghost town, where long-dead residents, including a mail-carrying…

  48. The Man Who Met the Devil

    · 21 min · S5 E4

    Aleister Crowley, the "father of satanism", performed rituals in order to meet with the devil himself. The Devil’s Gate in Pasadena, California, has a dark history filled with disappearances, strange rituals, and…

  49. Dolls Aren't Supposed to Move

    · 22 min · S5 E3

    Step into a world where ordinary toys become the stuff of nightmares. In this episode, we delve into the unsettling histories of two dolls with terrifying reputations. From mysterious origins to inexplicable events…

  50. The Ghost Train of Bintaro

    · 14 min · S5 E2

    A tragic railway in Jakarta becomes the center of eerie hauntings and chilling ghost stories. This episode explores the accidents that cursed the tracks, the legends of restless spirits, and one passenger’s terrifying…

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