Horror Stories - 3 Terrifying TRUE Spring Horror Stories | You’ll Never See Spring the Same Again

Episode Date: April 24, 2025

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Obsession, rated R. Under 17, 90M, Without Parent. Only in Theaters May 15th, with special engagements in Dolby. Hello everyone and welcome back to horror stories. I know many of you use these episodes to fall asleep so before you drift off, I'd love it if you could leave a comment letting me know where you're listening from around the world. Also, don't forget to like and subscribe if you're enjoying the episodes. Story one, I'm a single man in my mid-thirties. This happened a few years ago during a pretty dark period in my life. I had just gotten out of a five-year relationship with the woman I thought I'd one day marry and start a family with. It's safe to say that I felt completely

lost at the time. I'm not going to lie. The emotional impact of that breakup was pretty severe. I spent entire weeks sulking and completely neglecting myself. I'd get up without talking to anyone, go to work without saying a single word to anybody, and come back home just to spend the rest of the day lying in bed. The weekends were even worse. I'd forget to eat and wouldn't leave the house. I'd binge watch movie after movie like a zombie, not even paying attention to what I was watching. But enough with the sob story. I'm doing much better now, although I still sometimes think about the life I could have had if things had turned out differently. Anyway, it was a Saturday night, and I was slumped on the couch, barely moving,

except to lift my hand and put on another random movie. I don't even remember what it was. Just another senseless action flick I'd forget the moment the credits were. rolled. For context, I was in my room, which is on the second floor of my house. I've got a couch and a TV in my bedroom, so I basically never watched television anywhere else. At some point, I checked my phone. It was just after 9 p.m. I remember that clearly because it was the fourth time my mom had called that day. I didn't want to ignore her, but I let the call ring out. I knew she was just worried, but I wasn't in the mood to talk. I didn't want to hear the same old

questions again. If I had eaten, if I'd gone outside to get some fresh air. Eventually I got tired of the movie I was watching and pulled up the menu. I really didn't feel like watching anything else, but I randomly selected a horror film I'd never heard of before. One of those generic ones with a blurry thumbnail. I figured I'd let it play in the background until I fell asleep. About 20 minutes in, I realized the movie was even worse than I'd expected. The sound was a little bit of a little bit of a total mess. Every time a character spoke, I had to crank the volume up just to understand a single word. And then, out of nowhere, some sound effect would blast through the speakers and nearly blow out my eardrums. Even so, for some reason, I kept watching it. I guess I was just too lazy to switch it

again. At some point, I started noticing a strange noise in the movie. It was a sharp metallic clanging sound, like a pipe hitting concrete. The weird thing was, it had nothing to do with what was happening on screen. No one was holding anything metal. They weren't in a factory or anything like that. It also didn't match the jump scares. It just showed up every minute or so, like it had accidentally been put on a loop. It was always the same sound, same volume, same pitch, too consistent to seem like an intentional design choice. On top of the terrible editing, I kept wondering how something like this even made it onto a streaming platform. The film's poor quality made it even harder for me to stop watching,

partly because I was mentally roasting it, and partly because I was curious just how far something so badly made could go. About halfway through the movie, I got up to go to the bathroom, and for some reason I paused the movie, even though I really didn't care what was happening. When I came back and sat down, I hovered my finger over the play button. Just as I was about to press it, I heard that same sharp metallic sound again. But this time the movie was paused.

I froze staring at the frozen screen. No audio, no movement. But the sound had come through clearly, like it was coming from somewhere inside the house. And that's when I realized it had never been part of the movie. I stayed perfectly still, trying to convince myself I had imagined it. I stared at the pause TV and strained to hear, hoping it was just a trick of the mind. But about 45 seconds later, the sound came again. Same impact, same volume.

I didn't hesitate for a second. I jumped up, grabbed a knife I kept on my desk, and started checking the house, room by room, looking for any sign that someone might be hiding inside. But no one was there. I checked every corner and found nothing out of place. As I walked back upstairs, my heart still pounding. I heard the metallic sound again. This time it was fainter, which made me think it was coming from my room.

The room I had just left, and that didn't make any sense. Then it hit me. I had left some windows open. It was spring and the weather had finally started to warm up, so I'd gotten into the habit of opening them at night to let in fresh air. I started thinking, what if the sound was. coming from inside the house but outside. For some reason that idea scared me even more. I went to the window and pulled the curtain aside just enough to look out into the backyard without

making myself too visible. And there it was. One of the deck chairs was placed in the middle of the lawn, about 20 feet from the house. Standing right next to the chair was a child. I couldn't make out his features because it was already pretty dark, but his silhouette was far too small to be an adult. No doubt about it. It was a kid. He was holding what looked like a PVC pipe, which explained the sound I'd been hearing. I think he saw me peeked through the window because the moment I did, he slammed the pipe against the chair forcefully. I pulled away from the glass instantly, a chill running through my body.

I know it might sound silly to be scared of a child, but I couldn't understand what the hell a kid was doing in my backyard at that hour. I wondered if he had some kind of mental issue. but thinking about it more that didn't really explain anything. Then another thought hit me, one that was even more disturbing. That kid had probably been standing there for almost an hour, and that's what truly freaked me out. I tried to calm my breathing and think clearly.

Maybe he was lost. Maybe he had wandered too far from his house and didn't know how to get back. I told myself I couldn't just sit there and do nothing. So I went downstairs and made my way to the bed. back door, trying to keep myself steady. I even turned on the porch light, thinking it might help make the kid feel less scared, or at least help me see him better. But just as I was turning the doorknob, I froze. Something felt off. I felt like I was walking into a trap. If that kid really was lost, wouldn't he have rung the doorbell, or shouted for help? Even if he were scared, would

banging on a chair for an hour really be his only idea? It made no sense. Something in my gut told me not to open that door, so I slowly stepped back. I slid over to a small window to the left of the door, one that looks out over the porch and part of the backyard. I turned off the lights behind me and used two fingers to gently lift the blinds just enough to see without being seen. And there they were. Two men dressed completely in black, crouched by my back door. like they were waiting for me to open it so they could ambush me. I must have stared too long because one of them suddenly turned his head and looked straight at me through the glass. I dropped the blinds instantly and dialed 911 without hesitation.

I was running upstairs when I heard loud banging at the back door. They were trying to force it open. I sprinted into the bathroom and locked the door. At that point I was completely panicked. I felt frozen. I could barely breathe. It was like my whole body was paralyzed by fear. Soon after I locked myself in, I heard a loud crash from downstairs.

They had gotten inside. I could hear them moving through the house. The footsteps were clear. Someone was walking through the rooms right below me. Then someone started coming up the stairs. I held my breath as I listened to them walking down the hallway. The bathroom doorknob moved slightly, with a slow, deliberate turn that sent a chill through me. Then came a loud, violent bang, like someone was trying to kick the door in.

That's when I completely lost it. I screamed at the top of my lungs that I had called the police and they were already on their way. Whoever was on the other side of the door bolted down the stairs. A few seconds later, I heard a door slam. And then, silence. The police arrived shortly after. I told them everything that had happened, but they couldn't do much. I didn't have security cameras and I hadn't seen enough to give a helpful description.

The only thing that made them take the case a little more seriously was the involvement of a child. According to them, that meant the people who had been there weren't just impulsive criminals. They were willing to go much further. And that's what truly scared me the most, too. It still freaks me out to think about the role that kid played. Any explanation I come up with is just as chilling as the next. The cops told me I was probably the target of a random attack, but to me the whole plan seemed way too elaborate.

Nothing strange has happened since that night, and I've moved on with my life. I moved to a different place and try not to dwell on it too much. I just hope sincerely that the kid is okay, though I know the chances are very slim. Story 2. It's 24 as I'm writing this. I'm a senior student graduating in a couple of weeks. Let me get a quick rant out of the way. I've never understood how most of my friends survive an entire spring break in Miami or any other party-filled destination. Honestly, I just can't handle that kind of thing.

So throughout all my college years, spring break was always the perfect excuse to go home and rest. This last one was no exception. I basically disappeared for a week to disconnect from academic stress and pointless drama. I was especially frustrated this time because I had put together a perfect, request for a grade revision on a midterm, and my annoying class assistant rejected it without any valid reason. Anyway, it was Monday morning, and I had no specific plans besides working out, which for me was more than enough. I've always been an early morning gym guy. It's the only thing that makes me feel like I have my life together. So even though I was home on break and technically

had no obligations, I set my alarm for 6 a.m. and forced myself out of bed. I've been a. I've figured if I got to the gym early enough I could avoid the crowds. By 6.20 I was dressed, out of the house, and driving. The gym is about 15 minutes away, down quiet streets and residential neighborhoods where nothing much ever happens. It was a nice place to grow up, though it started to feel dull once all my childhood friends moved away and got on with their lives. While I was driving, listening to some chill beats on YouTube, something caught my eye. There was an ice cream truck parked by the curb, turned off, no lights, no engine running. Maybe it wouldn't have been so weird in the summer, but this was mid-March. The weather was still chilly and kids were still in school. There was no

reason an ice cream truck should be there at 6.30 in the morning. It just didn't fit the environment at all. When I passed by the truck, I slowed down just enough to glance through the driver's side window. It was empty. As I turned the corner and left it behind, I couldn't stop thinking about it. I don't know why, but there was something unsettling about the scene. It wasn't just that it was too early in the year for ice cream trucks. I couldn't even remember ever seeing one in my neighborhood. Not even when I was a kid. My area just wasn't that type of place.

As weird as it was, I brushed it off and stuck to my routine. I finished my workout, grabbed a quick bite, and headed home. Feeling pretty productive for such an early hour. but when I turned on to the same street as before, the truck was still there in the exact same spot. That made me stop for a moment. Knowing the neighborhood, I figured someone would have already called the police. This is the kind of area where people get twitchy if you park in front of their house for more than a few minutes. In fact, I remembered a time when some grumpy lady complained because my friends and I had parked outside her place, even though we were just waiting for a buddy

who lived next door. I say this to make it clear that it wasn't crazy to think the truck should have already been reported. But nope, still there. Curiosity got the better of me. Instead of going straight home, I looped around the block to pass by the same spot again, just to see if anyone was inside this time. And there was. As I drove by the second time, I must have been super obvious with how slowly I was going, because the guy in the front seat stared directly at me for several seconds. Something about him gave me the creeps. He had a long, almost cartoonish nose and a scruffy beard that looked like it hadn't seen a razor in years. He definitely looked like someone living in his vehicle. I got a really bad vibe. I went straight home. My parents were at work, so I had the

whole house to myself. I spent the next few hours killing time. At some point in the afternoon, I went down to the mailbox to grab the mail. And just as I got to the end of the driveway, I looked out toward the street and felt my soul leave my body. The same ice cream truck was there, parked on the opposite side of the street, about three houses down. It wasn't facing me, but I knew, without a doubt, it wasn't a coincidence. I stood still, not moving, trying to process what I was seeing. Had that man really followed me home? I knew he had.

There was no other logical explanation. I grabbed the mail as naturally as I could and walked back inside, trying not to give away that I had noticed him. Once upstairs I went into one of the guest rooms. There's a window that faces the street and gives a better angle. I pulled the curtain back just enough to see outside. And yeah, the truck was still there. I watched it for several minutes, but nothing happened. I wasn't sure what I expected to see, but I couldn't stop looking.

Eventually I had to give up. I couldn't spend the entire day glued to a window. I tried focusing on my laptop to get some stuff done, but I couldn't concentrate. Every half hour or so, I'd feel the urge to go back to the guest room and check out the window. And every time I did, the truck was still visible, but in a different spot. That meant the driver was deliberately moving around the street. For some reason. I didn't know whether it was a good idea to call the police.

technically nothing had happened. I wasn't sure what I'd even say. Even now I wish I had reacted like any sensible person and called the cops or just ignored it altogether. But curiosity got the better of me. My older brother is a bird-watching nerd, so I went into his room to grab a pair of binoculars I knew he kept there. After a few minutes of rummaging through his stuff,

I finally found them and headed back to the guest room. I pulled the curtain open and aimed the bird. binoculars straight at the truck. What I saw chilled me to the bone. Through the driver's window I could see the same man from before, but he wasn't just sitting there. He was also looking at my house with a pair of binoculars. As soon as he realized I was watching him, he jerked his binoculars down, started the engine and sped off. I was frozen. That guy had been spying on me in my house for at least three hours after following me from the gym. That's when I finally called the police. I had no idea what I expected them to do. I just didn't know what else to do. I told the dispatcher

that an ice cream truck had been hanging around the neighborhood all day, that I saw a man inside watching my house through binoculars, and that he had taken off the second I made eye contact. The woman was pretty calm. She said they'd send a patrol to keep an eye on the area and be on alert. She mentioned that the vehicle should be easy to spot because of how noticeable it was. And that was it. I didn't know what to do next. When my parents got home later that day, I told them everything. Obviously, they were concerned, but they also told me it probably wasn't worth obsessing over.

I was already exhausted, so I ended up falling asleep pretty quickly that night. Hours later, I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night. reflexively I grabbed my phone from the nightstand it was just after 3 a.m. I sat in bed trying to figure out what had woken me when I heard it it was faint almost imperceptible at first I focused trying to hear it more clearly and then panic started creeping in it was a melody the classic jingle of an ice cream truck before I could react I heard a soft click against my window like something had gently tap the glass. And then it all made sense. Someone had been tossing pebbles at my window. That must have been what woke me up. The music alone was too faint to do it. I froze staring at

the wall across from me. I kept telling myself I had to look out the window that I just needed to get up and check. But every time I tried to move, my body locked up. Finally, I forced myself to do it. I walked silently to the window, stood to one side. and counted to three in my head. In one quick motion, I pulled the curtain and looked outside, and there he was. The same man stood in the middle of my front yard, directly beneath my window, and on either side of him, holding his hands, were two small children, or at least they seemed like children based on how short they were.

The darkness made it impossible to see their faces clearly. I didn't waste another second. Ignoring the thunder in my chest, I backed away from the window and went. straight to wake up my dad. I already had 911 dialed on my phone as I did. My dad is a pretty tough guy, so I figured he'd want to handle things himself. But when he went downstairs to check things out, the man was gone. He had vanished in the few minutes it took us to get outside. The police arrived a little later. A few days passed and we never heard anything else. I eventually had to go back to school, but my parents promised they'd stay alert. It's been almost a month's

then. And thankfully, my parents haven't mentioned seeing anything strange since. The reason I decided to write this now is because my mom called me a few days ago. Apparently, a news story broke about a missing person's case in our city. It was about a pair of six-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, who had disappeared from a neighborhood about 30 minutes from where we live. The moment she said it, my mind went straight back to that night, to those two small figures standing beside the man in my yard. The very thought turns my stomach. Why would someone do something like that? Why stand outside my house for hours, throwing pebbles at my window in the middle of the night?

Why risk exposure if he was involved in something as serious as a kidnapping? Maybe he thought I had figured something out, connected the dots. But if he really had kidnapped those kids, wouldn't he want to avoid any attention? And then there's the kids themselves. I wonder if they were already with him when I saw the truck for the first time that morning, or if he picked them up later, I can't stop thinking about it. The only explanation I can come up with is that someone capable of abducting a child just doesn't think like the rest of us.

They don't follow normal logic. That's probably why he was willing to take such a risk, just to terrify me. My mom got in touch with the police to see if there was any possible connection between what happened to us in the missing children's case. And if there's ever any update, I promise I'll share it. Story 3. This happened last spring about nine months ago. I work as a sales advisor at BMW, so my weeks are usually pretty hectic. When I'm not at the dealership, I'm answering calls. Sometimes I feel like I have more things pending when I'm off work than when I'm actually at the dealership. Strange as it sounds. Because of the nature of my job, I have to be a lot of

to answer the phone whenever it rings, especially if it's an unknown number, because it could be a client or someone interested in a vehicle. As you can imagine, I get a lot of scam calls, but I don't really have a choice. I have to answer them, just in case. One night after 10 p.m., my phone started ringing. It was a number I didn't recognize. Normally I would have answered without a second thought, but this time I was already in bed, winding down before sleep. Something about how late it was, made me let it ring until it stopped. They didn't leave a voicemail, so I figured if it was important they would. But a few minutes later, the same number called again. I sat up and answered. I was a little annoyed, but I tried to keep a polite tone in case it was an actual client. At first, all I could

hear was static, a thick uneven noise, like interference. I was just about to hang up when I heard something in the background, a voice. I brought the phone closer to my ear and listened more carefully. It was my voice. I have no doubt that it was me. That froze me for a moment. After a few seconds, I realized it wasn't just some random snippet. It was a conversation I had had that same day with a customer. A normal exchange, prices, availability, scheduling a test drive. Nothing private or compromising, but it was real. It was me talking. I still don't know if I did the right thing, but I hung up immediately. I sat there staring at my phone as if it might give me an answer. I wasn't panicking, but I wasn't calm either. It was a strange feeling, a mix of discomfort

and uncertainty. My first guess was that maybe it was the same customer I'd spoken to earlier, maybe replaying the conversation by accident or recording it to take notes. I don't know. It sounded far-fetched, but it was the only explanation that didn't lead me into darker thoughts. Of course, that didn't explain why the number was different from the one he'd called me from earlier, but it was the only theory I had. The next morning I decided to call him back, mostly to put my mind at ease. He answered right away, totally normal, even friendly. But when I mentioned what had happened the night before, he had no idea what I was talking about.

He sounded genuinely confused. I apologized for the confusion and hung up. For some reason I believed him. The rest of the day went by normally. I had some appointments, followed up with a few potential clients. Nothing out of the ordinary. I even forgot about the weird call for a while. But later around the same time I got another call.

The number wasn't saved in my phone either, though it was different from the previous night. This time I answered without hesitation. and exactly what I feared happened. It was another recording with lots of background noise, playing a conversation I'd had with a customer. But this time it was a different customer, a completely different conversation. I hung up without saying a word.

That night was when I really started to worry because it no longer felt like a coincidence. There was something more going on, and I noticed something even more disturbing. In the recording, only my voice was audible. there was no trace of what the customer was saying. It was like someone had recorded only my side of the conversation, like someone had been listening and recording everything from the outside.

I couldn't sleep well that night. My mind wouldn't stop going in circles, but I didn't know what to do. I've never thought of myself as a paranoid person. But what happened next showed me that everyone has a breaking point. For an entire week, every night the same pattern repeated. I'd get a call from a different number. and when I answered, I'd hear a recording of my voice. It was always a conversation I'd had that same day with a client.

I started recording those calls. I'm not sure exactly why. Maybe instinct. It just felt like the smartest thing to do. By the third or fourth day it was really getting to me. Not just in a this is weird and creepy way, but mentally. I was breaking down. I couldn't relax.

I couldn't think straight. Every so often I'd find myself staring out the window, convinced someone was out there watching me. I started locking the front door with three locks. Then I began leaving lights on in every room at night. At one point I even dragged a chair in front of my bedroom door, like that would somehow protect me from something. Looking back, it's hard to explain why I did those things, but my mind just wasn't working right. I was in a different emotional and mental space. Every time the phone rang, even during the day, I'd step outside and answer it from the car.

I felt safer there, where I could see everything around me. It sounds ridiculous, but I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me. At one point I ended up talking to the police. I felt ridiculous doing it, but I thought that if someone really was monitoring me, I at least needed to file an official report. The officer I spoke to was kind, although from the start. I could tell he wasn't taking it very seriously. He said they could try to trace the numbers,

but unless there was a direct threat or evidence of harassment, there wasn't much more they could do. I don't know if they actually looked into anything or just filed it away and forgot about it. Either way, it didn't help. If anything, it made me feel even more alone in all this. A few days later, without warning, the call stopped. That anxiety-filled week of checking every corner,

of answering calls only from my car seemed to have scared off whoever was behind it. Part of me wanted to believe it was over, but I couldn't relax. In fact, the sudden silence made my paranoia even worse. My mom has schizophrenia, so I always assumed there was a chance I could develop some kind of mental illness over time. But watching it unfold in front of my own eyes was terrifying. I was becoming the kind of person who thinks the whole world is watching them. a paranoid recluse. Eventually, I decided to change my personal phone number completely.

It was a nightmare to make the switch. I had to reconnect with all my clients, update my info everywhere, and risk losing important opportunities. But I did it. I couldn't shake the feeling that my old number had somehow been compromised. A few more days went by without anything. Complete silence.

And just when I started to believe it was finally behind me, The worst thing happened. One night after work, I got one last call. It was exactly like the others. I answered, and immediately I heard another one of those recordings with static noise, playing a conversation I'd had earlier that day. I tried to stay calm. This time I didn't hang up.

Instead of staying silent like before, I decided to speak. I said something like, I don't know who you are or why you're doing this, but if it's money you want, I have it. I went on to say I'd be willing to pay just to be left alone. I gave them my address and said they could come talk to me directly if it meant putting an end to all this. And for the first time, I got a response, a voice on the other end.

But it wasn't a normal voice. It was distorted, like they were using a voice modulator. And all they said was, 11 o'clock. Then they hung up. I know exactly what you're thinking. Why the hell would I give my address to someone like that? Honestly, I don't have a rational answer. I was acting completely irrationally.

I know that. But it's impossible to explain how the mind works when you're in that kind of state. So I'm not even going to try. The next four days were, without exaggeration, the most traumatic and distressing of my life. I'm not sure how much I can write without getting into graphic detail. but I'll do my best. I have a firearm at home. I bought it for personal safety.

That night I took it out of the box, loaded it, and sat at the kitchen table waiting. I can't begin to describe all the thoughts that went through my mind while I sat there. During those four hours, I considered a lot of things, and if it hadn't been for pure chance, I probably wouldn't be here writing this now. Just remembering that night makes my stomach turn.

11 p.m. came and went. No one showed up. I don't want to imagine what I would have done if someone had. That night I ended up sleeping at the kitchen table gun in hand. It was without a doubt the worst night of my life. But thankfully that was the last time anything happened. I never got another one of those mysterious calls again, though it didn't undo the damage that had already been done. Mentally and emotionally, I was completely wrecked. It took a long time, multiple therapy sessions, and time away from work to really start recovering. Even now, when I think back to everything that happened, I still get chills. I was one step away from completely losing my mind. I'll never have an explanation for what happened to me. I have no idea how that person managed to record my conversations, or who they were, or why they did it.

I don't even know why they suddenly stopped. They just did. Since then, I've moved out of that house, Not that it changes much, but at least it makes me feel like I'm trying to move forward. If there's one thing all of this left me with, it's a deep fear of the future. I can't help but think that somehow I'm destined to end up like my mom. Maybe telling this story will help me start to heal. Maybe it won't, but I needed to get it out.