Reddit Explains Conspiracy & the Unknown

We Don’t Know What We Saw | Paranormal Encounter or Something Else?

December 06, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 20.4 MB

OP and their friend were driving back from the fair in October. They were on a long, narrow dirt road and they saw a car blocking the road, when suddenly a man in a dark hoodie came lumbering toward them in a creepy manner. OP quickly reversed back over a hill they came over, when they decided maybe they could just speed past and squeeze on the side of the car. After coming back over the hill, just 15 seconds later, there was no one there. The hooded figure and the car had completely disappea...

The Dancing Plague and Laughing Plague

December 05, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 22.6 MB

There was an instance of mass hysteria in history when a group of 400 people began to dance and couldn’t stop. They danced until people started dying. Another instance of hysteria happened in a town, but this time it was because of laughter. They laughed for 16 days straight. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What’s Your True, Unexplained Story of Being in a Place that Shouldn’t Exist? Part 2

December 04, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 17.7 MB

While driving through Illinois to get to Chicago, OP and their friends stopped at a Taco Bell. They went inside and noticed that all the people around them were having conversations in English, but none of them made any sense. They were just saying words in no particular order as if they were mimicking human behavior. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What’s Your True, Unexplained Story of Being in a Place that Shouldn’t Exist? Part 1

December 01, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 27.4 MB

OP was out driving in an unpopulated area and came across a town. They were a bit lost, so decided to go find someone and ask for directions. They searched everywhere in the town, but there was nobody to be found until finally they crossed paths with an old man who directed them to a lonely road where they found a woman in a road construction uniform, except there was no construction. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our In...

What Are Some Weird Real Life X-File Type Mysteries?

November 30, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 17 MB

One redditor comments about hallucinations at sea and how while their father was out sailing, he saw the sea covered with coffins. Their grandfather, while also sailing, said he was being followed by a swarm of crows and a group of motorcycles. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

My Taxi Driver May Be Stalking Me | Scary Pizza Delivery Story

November 29, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 19.9 MB

OP was out getting drinks with her friend when she decided it was time to go home. So her friend called her a taxi from a service she had never used and a man came to pick her up. This man asked a lot of personal questions, got her instagram after pressuring her for it, and then dropped her off at her home. This is when he kept reaching out to her and wouldn’t leave her alone. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram ...

Did Anyone Have an Imaginary Friend as a Kid That Turned Out a Little Too Real? Or Turned Out to Be Not Friendly at All?

November 28, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 25.9 MB

A redditor had two imaginary friends. One was really nice and the other was super mean and would often trash their room. The nice friend would always tell the mean one to stop. The odd thing about this is that this redditor was a very honest child and had some very detailed descriptions of these imaginary friends. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Was Something That Happened to You as a Child That You Didn’t Realize Was Scary, Creepy, or Dangerous Until You Got Older?

November 27, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 16.2 MB

When one redditor was 2 years old, a clown came to his birthday party. He pulled out what they thought was a water gun, but it was a real gun. He proceeded to take all the Mom’s watches and purses, and then left. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Is the Downright Scariest Thing that Has Ever Happened to You, Be It Paranormal or Otherwise?

November 24, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 23.2 MB

Golfman11 said that one time they woke up and their eyes were super dry. They opened them, and it was pitch black. They couldn’t see a thing, but they knew there was a light in the room because their alarm went off, signifying that the sun was out. They rubbed their eyes and cried until they were moisturized enough to where they could see again. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Are Some Crimes That Will Most Likely Never Get Solved, but Are 99% Sure Who Is Responsible?

November 23, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutes - 28 MB

We read multiple comments about different mysteries, including the Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance which involved the murder of five members of the same family in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, followed by the disappearance of the patriarch of the family, Xavier Pierre Marie Dupont de Ligonnès. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Cops and Other Law Enforcement People of Reddit, What Were Some Cases That Made You Think That Something Supernatural Was Going On?

November 22, 2023 11:00 - 14 minutes - 33.6 MB

While out patrolling, a cop comes across a woman frozen in the street. After trying to figure out what’s wrong with her, he decides to take her to the hospital and on the way she stares at the sun, damaging her eyes. He drops her off at the hospital and calls them a week later to discover she’s still frozen. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What’s a Conspiracy Theory That You Heard That Kind of Made You Think Maybe They Were Right?

November 21, 2023 11:00 - 13 minutes - 29.9 MB

One theory says the province of New Brunswick is denying the existence of Eastern cougars so they won’t have to delegate and designate a huge bunch of land as protected wildlife habitats. Another theory says NBA refs are still rigging games. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Coffee Shop Stalker

November 20, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 20.9 MB

OP was a coffee shop worker and one day was approached by a guy that asked for her number. She said no, rejected him, and walked away. She thought everything was fine after that, but the guy just kept coming back and watching her. He even rattled the bathroom knob while she was in the bathroom. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Birds Aren’t Real

November 17, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutes - 15.6 MB

Are birds actually government-issued drones? Created by a 20-year-old college student, the Birds Aren’t Real movement has drawn intrigue from all over the internet. They believe that throughout the years, the government has slowly been killing off every single bird and replacing them with surveillance drones. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

An Instant Manifestation

November 16, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 24.6 MB

OP had an awesome glow in the dark skeleton onesie that her friend wanted to buy for herself. After looking around the store and asking the employees, it became clear that there was no onesie in her size that they’d be able to use, until they returned a few moments later and the exact onesie she needed was suddenly there. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Perfectly Legal but Creepy

November 15, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 19.2 MB

Paparazzi, who get paid to stalk people. Or also social media accounts whose sole purpose is to stalk people in public, bugging them until the person freaks out, which they post online to show their followers. It’s legal to check if a doorknob is locked as long as you don’t enter. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Unstable Psychiatrist Loses His Crap After I Ghost Him | Almost Kidnapped/Murdered in My Neighborhood While Walking

November 14, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutes - 20.5 MB

OP had a psychiatrist they were supposed to see once a month for 20 minutes, but eventually he had her coming in twice a week and their appointments would go over an hour each time. Eventually she had to just stop answering his calls and ignore him as things got more uncomfortable, which sent him into a rage. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Missing Person

November 13, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 16.3 MB

This young man left a note to his parents that he was going somewhere. He says some strange things like he might get lost and be unable to come back, but no details about where he’s going. After disappearing, they found the vehicle, but were never able to find him. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Window Creeper | Followed in the Woods

November 10, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 17.9 MB

OP saw a man outside her window staring at her and was immediately freaked out. Her boyfriend made sure to reveal himself, which sent the man running. All was good after that, until OP found herself alone and noticed two holes cut in her screen for window access. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Man on My Patio

November 09, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 20.9 MB

While OP was playing PlayStation, they heard a noise coming from their patio outside the window. They thought it was their cat that went missing, but when they went to check, they instead saw a tall guy with black hair standing on the patio, making those weird noises. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Is the Scariest or Creepiest Thing You Have Seen or Heard? Part 2

November 08, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 17.9 MB

A girl commented about when she was working the night shift at work and heard a massive crash of one of the windows on the front of the building. Someone had thrown a sizable rock through the front. She hurried to her car and took off home, but realized she didn’t unlock her car when she got in. Things were definitely not right. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Is the Scariest or Creepiest Thing You Have Seen or Heard?

November 07, 2023 11:00 - 9 minutes - 20.8 MB

Someone was watching their niece late at night and decided to watch the new James Bond movie after putting the niece to bed. While watching the movie, suddenly the niece whispered into their ear, “You know James Bond murdered Jesus, right?” That was the last time they offered to babysit. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Man Stalking My Sister in the Woods | The Work Stalker

November 06, 2023 11:00 - 11 minutes - 25.5 MB

“As we made our way back, quickly and quietly, I felt the sense that I was being watched. We made it to our bikes, which were thankfully still there. I told my sister to pick up her bike, so we could walk through the rest of the trail without the noise of our bikes clicking. This way we could hear everything going on around us. Then I saw towards the entrance of the trail where it was much easier to see footprints that there was one set of large boot prints on top of my sister’s small footpri...

Lenny Dirickson

November 03, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 18.3 MB

In 1998, Lenny Dirickson was having breakfast with his son when an unidentified man inquired about a horse Lenny had for sale. Lenny left with the man, but failed to return home. It was later revealed that Lenny had never advertised he had a horse for sale, leading to many unanswered questions. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What’s a Horrifying/Creepy Experience You’ve Lived Through? Part 2

November 02, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 30 MB

When very young, one redditor was taking swimming lessons and the instructor decided it would be a good idea to throw them into the deep end of the pool to accelerate their learning. After their grandpa heard about it, he sent some of his old army veteran friends to teach the instructor a lesson of their own. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What’s a Horrifying/Creepy Experience You’ve Lived Through?

November 02, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 23.7 MB

One redditor nearly got run off the road while on the way home from work one night. A man pulled up in a windowless van behind her and asked if she was OK. He offered for her to wait in his van with his wife and kids, except that when looking in her rearview mirror, she could clearly see there was no one in there. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What’s the Creepiest Thing You’ve Heard at Night?

October 31, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 16.3 MB

“Used to live on the ground floor. At 2 AM, some random crackhead knocked on my window and asked if I had 50 cents for a lighter. It should have been creepy, but I found the situation so absurd that I just laughed, gave him the fifty cents, and he was on his way.” Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Bumpy Man

October 30, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 19 MB

OP’s little toddler son was in the other room and suddenly started laughing. He was looking over her shoulder into the darkness, so she asked him what was so funny, to which he replied “The man” as he continued gazing over her shoulder. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Scariest Things Morticians Experienced at Work

October 27, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 26.9 MB

“A friend of mine is a mortician. Her scariest incident happened very early in her career. She was alone and had music going, and was walking past the drawers when one of the bodies kicked the door and popped the drawer open just a crack.” Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Do Not Open | Hikers of Reddit, What’s the Most Messed Up Thing You’ve Seen?

October 26, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 22.3 MB

While washing her dishes, OP picked up the phone and talked to her friend, who said he would come over for a bit. While showering, OP heard a loud knock on the door and called for them to come in, but no one opened the door. Peter called a moment later and told her not to open the door because he just saw a strange woman going up to her apartment and crawling up the walls on all fours. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our ...

The Basement Part 2

October 25, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 34 MB

The OP continues his story about Charlie McCarthy. After another encounter with the doll, he decides to bury it in a place that no one would know about, and then he ends up moving with his family. Years pass and life is good, until Charlie finds a way back into his life. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Basement Part 1

October 24, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 31.5 MB

The OP recounts a time when they were young and had to sleep in their basement all alone for a while. Their dad got them a ventriloquist doll, which they at first loved, but later came to realize there was something dark and sinister about it. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Face in the Window of My Mom’s Basement | My Mother’s Stalker

October 23, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 26.5 MB

OP’s mom was alone down in the basement one night and when she looked up, she noticed a very disturbing face staring at her through the window, which looked dead and had no body. It has disturbed her to this day. We also tell a disturbing stalker story that you’ll definitely want to hear. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Dead Cafeteria Lady | The One Experience I Can’t Explain

October 20, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 17.8 MB

OP was asked to go get some dresses from the stage for their choir class. As she was looking in the dark, a lady asked her what she needed, and then proceeded to help her. She said her name was Diane, but when OP went back to tell her teacher what happened, she learned that Diane had died 12 years before. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Parents of Reddit, What Is the Most Dark or Chilling Thing Your Children Have Said?

October 19, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 19.2 MB

“My niece drew a picture of a man in her room that she kept telling her parents about. He had two different colored eyes and one was gray. When asked why it was gray, she responded, ‘Because he can see the storm coming.’” Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Apparition in My Friend’s Home | The Wendigo

October 18, 2023 17:40 - 8 minutes - 19.7 MB

OP was watching a movie with some friends when they thought they saw something move on the side of their eye. It looked like an extremely tall man with extra long limbs, walking past the doorway in the dining room. OP later learned that they weren’t the only one to have seen this. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Woman in My Brother’s Bedroom | I’ll Never Go Hunting Again

October 17, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 15.4 MB

When OP’s brother was 5 years old, he would see this woman every night. He would also have these dreams where the same woman would be watching her son, and whenever she would turn her head for just one second, the son would run into the street and get hit by a car. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Weird Kid at School Earned Her Reputation

October 16, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 22.9 MB

OP met a girl named Kelly who was considered weird by everyone at their school. Whenever someone was mean to Kelly, Kelly would give them an evil look and terrible things would happen to them a short time later. OP ended up dating her and getting married, until things between them started going downhill and OP received the look himself. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

The Hatch in the Ground

October 12, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 22 MB

One of our listeners and friend told a story about when he was younger and used to go to this old, seemingly abandoned property and explore it, discovering some strange and uneasy things about it. They later learned that it might be a bit more dangerous than they thought. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Pilots and the Scariest Things They’ve Seen While Flying

October 11, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 21 MB

An airline pilot tells about a time when he was ascending while flying, but as he and his co-pilots did so, all pressure systems inside the plane began to fail. There have been various instances where planes have lost all pressure inside the cabin and people have gotten injured and in some cases, everyone died. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Mummified Body Is Found Inside the Wall of the Long Shuddered Oakland Convention Center

October 10, 2023 16:33 - 7 minutes - 16.2 MB

Officials estimate he had been there for between three and five years based on the state of decay. The victim's body was found behind drywall and between two concrete pillars in the top tier of the auditorium in a cavity with only a 15-inch opening, according to the Oakland police department. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

I Stopped a Possible School Shooting When I Was in High School

October 06, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 12.9 MB

OP had a difficult time making friends until she met two individuals, a guy and a girl, who were friendly to her. While hanging out with her two friends, a group of guys all dressed in black from their school came over, beating up OP’s guy friend. The next day, that same friend revealed to OP his “solution” to repay them for what those guys had done to him. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explai...

What High School Conspiracy Turned Out to Be True at Your School?

October 05, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 21.1 MB

There was a rumor in someone’s high school after a girl was found dead in a river that her boyfriend had killed her. The case was cold until 25 years later when that same guy ended up killing his best friend of many decades and a woman at a rest stop to steal her car, proving he was the killer of the first girl. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Are Some Dark Events in History That Not Many People Know About? Part 2

October 03, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 29 MB

Bakedbrotato76 said that one time in the 70’s a film crew was filming an episode of the 6 Million Dollar Man and shooting at a fun house/amusement park. A stagehand was moving what he thought was a prop wax figure on a noose, only for one arm to fall off, revealing human flesh and bone. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Are Some Dark Events in History That Not Many People Know About? Part 1

October 02, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 22 MB

In 1985, a building in Philadelphia was bombed by police and city officials after a shootout with the occupants of the building. The building caught fire and burned down, killing 11 individuals, 5 of which were children after city officials instructed the firemen not to enter the building or engage in putting out the fire. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

What Is the Creepiest Encounter You Ever Had with Another Human Being?

September 29, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 22.5 MB

Nickldd92 said when he was 10 years old, he got up late one night to go get some water. His mom was also thirsty, so they both headed to the kitchen to get a drink when suddenly a car came flying into their driveway and a burly man dressed in black came walking very aggressively to their front door. At this moment, his mom quickly flipped on the light and he stopped, ran back to his car, and hauled his butt out of there. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel ...

Bone Chilling Thing the Weird Kid Did at School

September 28, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 18.8 MB

There was a kid that would keep his desk full of bark and sharpen them with his teeth, and then threaten to stab and scratch the other kids with these sharp objects. Another young man, 17 years old at the time, killed and buried his 7 year old neighbor. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Being Abducted by Aliens

September 27, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 12.2 MB

Today we read of r/AskReddit where redditors are asked: People of Reddit that have honestly believed they have been abducted by aliens, what was your experience like? Someone tells their story of when they believe they were abducted as a kid in the 1970’s. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Behind You | Someone Tried to Abduct Me

September 25, 2023 15:33 - 7 minutes - 16.2 MB

OP got home and noticed their cellar door open, which they never leave open, and then they heard a disturbing cry coming from within. Police came and took this individual away and after investigating inside they found kitchen knives, an ax, iron chains, and a board. OP later learned that this individual ran away from an asylum. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Ancient Giants Buried in the Mounds Across North America

September 25, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 25.3 MB

“When he noticed some bones protruding from the ground, he pulled a femur from the soil, and when he compared it to his own, it was 7 inches longer. He then moved the rest of the bones and laid them out, estimating that it would have stood about 8 feet tall.” Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

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