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TRIGGER WARNING: SA content A woman looks back on a backpacking trip to Indonesia, where she faced two completely different types of danger. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Amy Anderson. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork (visual identity) by Hanneke Rozemuller. The artwork and video for this episode was hand-drawn and edited by Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening.

For trigger warnings: scroll down. A struggling hotel owner invents a haunting story to attract guests, but everything goes awry when a true believer checks in. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Tim Fielder. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork by Hanneke Rozemuller. Special thanks to Mollie Mascaro from New Orleans for fact checking. Thanks for listening. Trigger warnings: child abuse, stalking

For trigger warnings: scroll down. A man looks back on a trip to Japan with a friend that, years later, became tainted by the revelation of a gruesome crime. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on ⁠Patreon⁠. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was written by Jelle Havermans and narrated by Tim Fielder. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Original artwork by Hanneke Rozemuller. Thanks for listening. Trigger warnings: suicide, violence

An urban explorer recalls a traumatising visit to an abandonded school building and its adjacent pool on Halloween's Eve, 15 years ago. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. Music by Kevin MacLeod. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening!

For trigger warnings: scroll down, A New York mobster runs into trouble when making his way to the Mexican border. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Soren Narnia from the Knifepoint Horror Podcast. Make sure to check it out! It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening!

For trigger warnings: scroll down. A young girl recalls the terrible things that happened to her village in the fall of 1902. When livestock is found brutally killed, townsfolk blame a rabid animal. But it doesn't take them long to realize it must be something bigger... and far more dangerous. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Shelby Scott from the Scare You To Sleep Podcast. Make sure to check it out! It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening. Trigger warnings: violence, harm against animals, mental illness, SA

For trigger warnings: scroll down A young man desperate for a room takes an offer in a bad neighbourhood of 1980s Amsterdam. While everything seems fine at first, the flat turns out to have a sinister secret. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening. Trigger warnings: suicide, violence, stalking

For trigger warnings: scroll down A young goth woman with a fascination for the occult investigates an urban legend which supposedly took place near the village she grew up in, somewhere in The Black Forest, Germany. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Shelby Scott from the Scare You To Sleep Podcast. Make sure to check it out. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening! Trigger warnings: violence against children, violence

For trigger warnings: scroll down In the late seventies, a location scout travels to a remote Californian town in search of a suitable filming location. He expects to find solitude and rustic charm, but stumbles upon something else... Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening. Trigger warnings: drugging, depression, violence

For trigger warnings: scroll down In the early nineties, an adventurous American backpacker travels to the highlands of Vietnam. While hiking in the remote wilderness, she realises that she's not alone... Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This episode was read by Shelby Scott from the Scare You To Sleep Podcast. Make sure to check it out! It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Thanks for listening. Trigger warnings: stalking, violence, mental illness

For trigger warnings: scroll down A fisherman recalls a gruesome find he did in 2003, which might or might not have predicted the terrible fate of the ship he was working on during that time. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. Music by Kevin MacLeod. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening. Trigger warnings: violence, mental illness, thalassophobia

For trigger warnings: scroll down When a veteran finds out his long time girlfriend is cheating on him, he starts planning his sinister revenge. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This short Halloween special is narrated by Soren Narnia from the Knifepoint Horror Podcast. Make sure to check it out! It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin McLeod. Thanks for listening.  Trigger warnings: violence, stalking, mental illness

For trigger warnings: scroll down By accident, a truck driver discovers that something sinister has happened to the birds in a small town somewhere in Virginia. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Music by Kevin McLeod. Thanks for listening.  Trigger warnings: harm against animals, violence, illness

TRIGGER WARNING: SA content A man recalls the horrible event that he has been obsessed with throughout his adult life. Set in a desolate fishing town on the Alaskan coast, this story centres on an urban legend with origins in a gruesome part of the town’s history. Want to help us release more episodes? Consider supporting us on Patreon. This story is released under an attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons license. This story was narrated by Peter Yearsley. Music by Kevin MacLeod. It was written by Jelle Havermans. Thanks for listening!