This haunted house story is about a rotary phone that wasn’t connected to anything. It rang five times on our first Halloween in the house, and every time, the same old woman asked me the same question. I’d always rolled my eyes at scary Halloween ghost stories. Then I picked up the phone. My husband … Read more
This scarecrow horror story happened on a county highway in northern Iowa on Halloween night, 2022. There was a scarecrow at every mile marker, and every one of them was facing the road. I’ve told this Halloween night story every October since, and I still can’t drive that road. I was driving home from my … Read more
Most scary babysitter stories start with a phone call. Mine started with a seven-year-old in a dinosaur costume who came back from the sidewalk and asked me why the old man upstairs kept waving at her friends. Anyone who collects home alone scary stories knows the worst part is finding out you were never alone. … Read more