You get to see detailed photos of the setting as well as of whatever it is the two people saw in their time on location. Of all the stories we read for this feature, this is the only one to make effective use of images. Read It Turns Out the Scratches Didn’t Come from a Bear After All This one hits all the notes it needs to to make you second guess your midnight pedestrian plans. You don’t have to be crazy original, just an effective storyteller. But don’t let their prevalence distract you from just how scary these roads can actually be and “The Limping Woman” reminds us these stories exist because they work.

So many devil roads, cursed highways, and satanist driveways exist across the US that you could probably make a cross country road trip from only ghost streets. Everyone can relate to it because everyone’s town/city/suburb/fortress/commune has some version of the haunted stretch of road. Our first pick is a straightforward urban legend.

Not only is that the rule, it’s way more fun. That means if you’ve clicked through, you have to allow yourself to get swallowed up in the world the poster has created. These stories are all true, even if they’re not, according to the subreddit’s description. If you have an account with Reddit, make sure you get over there and give OP an upvote. When we’re feeling the inexplicable itch to scare-poop our pants, we head over there to see if anyone’s posted anything lately. Everything on the subreddit is original fiction, so you won’t see these stories anywhere else (provided everyone’s following the “no plagiarism” rule). One of the best sources for myths, legends, and ghosts is r/nosleep. Yet we keep coming back for more, because for some sick reason, scary stories get our blood pumping in ways no other form of entertainment can. Every time we read a well-written one, we regret that we couldn’t get a room at Hook and Ladder 8. Scary stories are a morbid fascination we have.

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