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Someone Kept Setting a 3:10 Wake-Up Call in Room 214

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Dim hotel hallway with a thin strip of lamplight under the door of room 214, night shift hotel horror story

This night shift hotel horror story starts with a wake-up call for a room nobody could be in. Room 214 was out of order and locked in the system, and every night at 3:10 a.m., something in that room still picked up the phone. I worked the night audit at a highway hotel for almost … Read more

The Song Requests for the Woman in the Blue Corolla

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Small radio studio at night with a blinking request line and car headlights in the window, late night radio horror story

This late night radio horror story begins with a sweet little song dedication for the woman in the blue Corolla. Then the caller kept phoning back to tell me exactly where she was driving, and I kept reading it on the air. I hosted overnights at a small radio station in south Georgia for three … Read more