If You Miss the Last Bus in Our City, the Route Zero Stops for You

City bus with a glowing route zero sign stopped at an empty night bus shelter in the rain, scary urban legend

Every city has a scary urban legend about its public transit. New York has the ghost train. Chicago has the phantom L stop. In Pittsburgh, among the people who ride the late buses, it’s Route Zero. The story goes like this. If you miss the last bus home and you’re standing alone at the stop … Read more

My Robot Vacuum Kept Cleaning Around Something in My Empty Apartment

Robot vacuum app map showing a round blocked spot beside a bed, scary apartment stories

Most scary apartment stories are about noises through the wall. Mine is about my robot vacuum, and the obstacle it kept bumping into in the middle of my empty living room while I was at work. I know most scary stories to read online are made up, so I’m going to tell this one exactly … Read more