Upvoted / NoSleep: Scary Stories

An eight-year-old boy calls 911 when his mother suddenly collapses, but becomes suspicious when a strangely cheerful man in a nurse's uniform arrives instead of paramedics.

A narrator recounts a terrifying evening when shadowy figures approach their grandfather's house, prompting him to retrieve a rifle and search for their missing grandmother.

A horror story about a princess character trapped in a dystopian amusement park, forced to relive her role daily while suffering physical and emotional torment.

A ghost narrates his death and afterlife, watching his family move on while his guilt-ridden brother tries to summon him for forgiveness.

A couple discovers a mysterious carved board in their new home's basement that appears to be an occult object, leading to unsettling events.

A person describes their routine of watching local news, which takes an unsettling turn when anchors casually report a mysterious chemical leak with no corroborating information from other sources.

A 24-year-old man describes how his curiosity about witchcraft on TikTok leads him to consider using a message spell to contact his attractive coworker, despite his insecurities about dating.

A narrator recounts eerie events in the British village of Witchford, focusing on a mysterious clock tower that stopped at a specific time, hinting at supernatural horror.

A child describes a friendly encounter with a mysterious street musician who plays by a pool, contrasting with her angry mother's reaction.

A first-person horror narrative about a worker closing alone at night in a nearly abandoned mall, where a missing coworker and a pale, translucent entity create a tense, supernatural atmosphere.

A man recounts his wife's increasingly strange behavior, including childhood trauma from going missing in the woods and peculiar rules, which escalates after the discovery of a child's skeleton in those same woods.

A person describes living in a stunning but eerie historic apartment building through a housing program, balancing gratitude for the opportunity with fear of supernatural presences.

This horror story explores the idea that cryptids and monsters are not just in remote wilderness but are actively preying on people in cities, using the disappearance of Amelia Meager as a chilling example.

A gerontology scientist investigates her brother's discovery of the legendary Fountain of Youth, leading to a mysterious diving expedition with supernatural implications.

A woman reflects on wasted youth and becomes intrigued by a friend's seemingly ageless beauty and energy, hinting at a deeper, possibly supernatural mystery.

A Wyoming farmer recounts the terrifying events on his isolated farm where crops and livestock mysteriously die, leading to a disturbing discovery of blackened land and dead animals.

A 15-year-old boy recounts waking up at 1:13 AM to find his family and dog missing, trapped in a seemingly endless night with the clock frozen, leading to panic and fainting.

A husband narrates his wife Emily's escalating supernatural symptoms during pregnancy, including migraines triggered by church bells, an aversion to cutlery, and a disturbing ultrasound image, as she transforms into something feral.

A Disneyworld nighttime security guard recounts eerie experiences and strange occurrences while patrolling the parks after hours, building suspense in a creepy horror narrative.

A man recounts his wife's sudden and terrifying descent into obsessive, manic behavior that disrupts their marriage and his sanity.

A man seeks revenge on his prankster wife by convincing her she has a terminal illness after she suffers from a severe migraine.

A narrator describes unsettling and inexplicable events on a local news broadcast, including disappearing people and strange camera cuts, creating a horror story atmosphere.

This episode humorously presents survival tips for high school reunions, framed as dangerous events with a 5% fatality rate, based on personal experiences and advice.

A cleaning service worker named Courtney describes her disturbing first day cleaning the extremely filthy home of a hoarder named Stephen, who makes unsettling comments about her appearance.

A narrator recounts their lifelong supernatural curse that spreads misfortune and tragedy to anyone nearby, with effects intensifying when fewer people are around.

A narrator recounts a childhood memory of living with their mother and aunt, where a mysterious argument led to their mother becoming bedridden and the imposition of quiet footsteps on the stairs due to a monster in the cupboard.

A narrator describes a terrifying experience with a reCAPTCHA that asks to select squares containing people in a forest photo, revealing increasingly unsettling details.

A narrator recounts a terrifying experience in a hotel room where they encounter a dying man in the bathroom who disappears, leaving them questioning reality.

A person recounts a terrifying experience of being alone at home and hearing a single knock at the door, which triggers memories of neighborhood warnings about never opening the door after just one knock, culminating in the chilling realization that the voice outside belongs to their long-lost sister.

An animal control expert specializing in cryptids shares a public service announcement about the invasive and dangerous hidebehind cryptid that cannot be easily removed from human settlements.

A couple adopts a large shelter dog named Joey, who initially seems gentle but exhibits unsettling changes like shifting eye color, sparking a creepy horror narrative.

A deceased narrator describes her existence in Satan's waiting room, reflecting on her past as an abusive mother and unfaithful wife while contrasting herself with other spiteful ghosts.

A woman's dog uncovers a corpse in the garden that turns out to be an identical copy of herself, leading to a terrifying supernatural mystery.

A narrator recounts a chilling experience where blinking streetlights in a Walmart parking lot and outside their home hint at a supernatural presence.

A narrator continues a creepy story where their boss, who gives them extra money for resembling his dead daughter, exhibits erratic and threatening behavior during a tense domestic scene.

A man recounts his first night of a cross-country road trip with his dog, where his romanticized camping plans go awry due to inexperience and mosquitoes.

A person recounts how their best friend's obsession with the dark web led to an urgent and terrifying situation after discovering horrifying content.

A person reflects on finding a box of childhood items while moving out of their parents' house, leading to emotional sorting and nostalgic memories.

A narrator recounts their father's experience of seeing angry faces in bathroom floor tiles due to pareidolia, but after his death, they begin seeing happy faces that leave messages, suggesting something more sinister.

A narrator grapples with witnessing their father's murder and his unsettling supernatural return, blurring reality and trauma.

This horror story episode continues a serial murder investigation in a small village, focusing on mysterious clock tower chimes that seem to be counting down and sparking rumors among the terrified residents.

A narrator recounts a chilling encounter where a conversation about MLMs turns sinister when a mysterious figure appears behind them in a mirror.

A couple moves into a new home and receives a friendly welcome from their neighbors, but things take an unsettling turn when the husband borrows a tool and discovers the neighbor's obsessive organization.

A father recounts a chilling horror tale where his imaginative four-year-old daughter's pretend potion-making inadvertently summons a terrifying, chaotic entity.

A woman describes her escalating conflict with her teenage stepdaughter who has been taking photos of her while she sleeps and engaging in increasingly aggressive behavior.

A narrator picks up a well-dressed hitchhiker in rural New Jersey who pays generously for gas, leading to an unsettling conversation about hunting.

Upvoted NoSleep presents Surplus, a horror-comedy short story by Reddit user LightInTheDungeon, read aloud.

In this horror sci-fi story, astronaut Bellamy is trapped in a lander while Commander Shaw warns that the rest of the crew is contaminated by an alien entity.

Upvoted NoSleep presents a performed reading of Open the Airlock by Reddit horror writer DoverHawk, a first-person science fiction horror story set aboard a lunar lander during the first crewed moon mission since 1972.

A NoSleep horror story by Reddit user LightInTheDungeon follows a narrator who moves to a small island town after a natural disaster destroys their home, only to find the other residents behave in deeply unsettling ways.