Our creepy stalker stories are the most realistic stories on QuietDread, and some readers find them the hardest to shake. There are no ghosts here. Just a rideshare driver who plays your favorite song before you get in, a coworker who knows your badge log, a running app map with one extra route on it, and a Christmas card that arrives every year from someone you never met.These stalker horror stories are about routines, the small details we give away without thinking, and the moment you realize someone has been paying attention. Read them, then check your privacy settings. For something less close to home, browse our best horror stories to read at night.
This scary halloween story starts with a flyer in my mailbox and a house that went all out for trick-or-treaters. I filled out the raffle sheet like everybody else, and on November first, the prize came to my door. I don’t usually do Halloween. I live alone in a duplex, I work early, and I’m … Read more
The scariest thing a stranger can say is your name. Each stalker encounter below comes from someone who learned that the hard way — people who found out, too late, that someone had been watching long enough to learn things no stranger should know. We like to believe we blend into the crowd, that we’re … Read more
This stalker story is one I’ve never been able to explain, and I’ve stopped trying. I just lock my doors now. All of them, every night, twice. It started on a Tuesday, on my drive home from work. I noticed the headlights behind me — a silver sedan, keeping a steady distance. I didn’t think … Read more