Let Me Tell You A Scary Story

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Hi there, I'm Anna Dark.Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story', which, as the name suggests, is a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.Join me here Monday to Friday as I tell tales of intrigue, the paranormal, and the outright spooky!If you have a true story of something scary that happened to you and you would like me to read it out on the show, then please send it to me at letmetellyouascarystory@yahoo.comIf you enjoy this podcast, please leave me a positive review on Apple Podcasts. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Now if you're ready, let

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Sunday Shocker: Every Night, the Old Woman in the Rocking Chair Moves Closer.
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Friday Night Frights: My Father Left Me One Rule — Keep Water by the Bed.
Last Friday at 5:31 AM

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Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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Today's stories:

My Father Left Me One Rule — Keep Water by the Bed — from Rhoul Jones. Read by Vincent Patrick.

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Throwback Thursday: We Broke Into an Abandoned Building. Something Was Inside Waiting
Last Wednesday at 8:49 PM

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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Today's story:

'The Old Building we Broke in to' from u/bennymemer208
 
'The Girl in the Cabin' from u/Nina_Hagen
 
'A Duplicate of my Friend' from u/aquathehufflepuff
 
If you have a true story of som...


Episode 251: I Drive the Pickup Van for a Rural Funeral Home. Every Body Bag I’ve Ever Transported Has Been Silent. Tonight One Wasn’t
Last Tuesday at 7:56 PM

Hi there,

I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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I Drive the Pickup Van for a Rural Funeral Home. Every Body Bag I’ve Ever Transported Has Been Silent. Tonight One Wasn’t — From Stanley Amos. Read by Robert Hessenberg.


If you have a true story of something scary...


Episode 250: I Worked at a Call Center. One Night, the Calls Started Coming From Upstairs. Liminal / Backrooms
Last Monday at 9:44 PM

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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Today's story:

I Worked at a Call Center. One Night, the Calls Started Coming From Upstairs. — From Patrick Rustler. Read by Robert Hessenburg.


If you have a true story of something scary that happened to you and yo...


Monday Chiller: I Returned to Clear Out My Mother’s Apartment After She Died… and Now the Building Is Turning Me Into My Little Sister
Last Monday at 5:10 AM

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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I Returned to Clear Out My Mother’s Apartment After She Died… and Now the Building Is Turning Me Into My Little Sister — From Danni Becker. Read by Kirsty Strazinski.


If you have a true story of something scary that h...


Sunday Shockers: I Worked for a Famous Horror Author. Then I Saw the Ghost in His House
05/31/2026


Sunday Shockers is proudly sponsored by Echo On Publications — the home of horror.

From chilling novels and terrifying tales to official movie novelizations and dark fiction from some of the genre’s most exciting voices,

Echo On Publications has something for every horror fan. Click the link in the show notes and discover your next nightmare today.

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Friday Night Frights: I Cleaned Out a Storage Unit That Had Been Locked Since 1998. Something Was In There.
05/29/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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Today's stories:

I Cleaned Out a Storage Unit That Had Been Locked Since 1998. Something Was In There — from Donald Favero. Read by Rick Jacobs.

If you have a true story of something scary that happened to you and yo...


Throwback Thursday: Summer Camp Nightmare
05/27/2026

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Today's stories:

Strange Lights: from u/Albertjweasel

'He followed us Home' from u/bennymemer208

'Summer Camp Nightmare' from u/Em-O_94

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Episode 249: I Took a Job Cataloguing Evidence at an Abandoned Police Station. Something Was Still Logging Crimes... / Kamikaze Karma
05/26/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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I Took a Job Cataloguing Evidence at an Abandoned Police Station. Something Was Still Logging Crimes...—From Cheryl Porter. Read by Ava Reynolds.

Kamikaze Karma — From Gary D.

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Episode 248: I Thought There Was a Wet Spot on My Apartment Floor Until It Started Moving
05/25/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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I Thought There Was a Wet Spot on My Apartment Floor Until It Started Moving — From Neve Hewitt. Read by Kirsty Strazinski.


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Monday Chiller: My New Security Job Had One Rule- Never Watch Camera 8 for More Than a Minute.
05/25/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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My New Security Job Had One Rule- Never Watch Camera 8 for More Than a Minute — From Jean Gibb. Read by Ken Jackson.


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Sunday Shadows: I Started Dreaming About the 9/11 Disaster Weeks Before It Happened
05/24/2026

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I'm Anna Dark. Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read to you scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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Today's stories:  

I Started Dreaming About the 9/11 Disaster Weeks Before It Happened / Unseen Depths  from Dawn Kaye

 If you have a true story of something scary that happened to you and you would like me to read it out...


Friday Night Frights: I Opened a Letter at Work That Knew Things It Shouldn't Have Known
05/21/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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I Opened a Letter at Work That Knew Things It Shouldn't Have Known — From Steven Furness. Read by Robert Hessenburg.


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Throwback Thursday: The Ouija Board Spirit Children
05/20/2026

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Today's stories:   The Ouija Board Spirit Children from u/ItsOk_ItsAlright

The Old Man in the Closet from u/Gold_Introduction747

Was she trying to burn us alive? from u/bobbybrown666420

If you have a true s...


Episode 247: I Blew Up My Own Fishing Boat. Tomorrow, I’m Lying to the Police About Why / Dem Bloody Fishermen
05/20/2026

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Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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I Blew Up My Own Fishing Boat. Tomorrow, I’m Lying to the Police About Why — From Fred Geller. Read by Robert Hessenburg.

Dem Bloody Fishermen — From Gary D.

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Episode 246: I’m a Psychiatrist. My Patients Describe the Same Man in Their Dreams.
05/19/2026

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I’m a Psychiatrist. My Patients Describe the Same Man in Their Dreams. — From Dora Richardson.

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Monday Chiller: My Sleep App Keeps Recording Conversations I Don’t Remember Having
05/18/2026

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My Sleep App Keeps Recording Conversations I Don’t Remember Having — From Lynn Woods. Read by Melanie Craven.


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Sunday Shadows: Every Night at 3AM, Something Tried to Pull Me Out of Bed / Titanic Ghosts
05/17/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

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Every Night at 3AM, Something Tried to Pull Me Out of Bed — From Amanda Spivey.

Titanic Ghosts — From Gary D.

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Friday Night Frights: There’s a Door in My Apartment Building That Only Appears After Midnight
05/15/2026

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There’s a Door in My Apartment Building That Only Appears After Midnight — From Coleen Sanders. Read by Kirsty Strazinski.


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Throwback Thursday: The Man at my Bedroom Window
05/14/2026

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Today's stories:  

The Man at my Bedroom Window and The Grey Lady from Natalie Young  

Cherry Pie by Gary D

Who was Daniel Wamsel? From Russ

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Episode 245: Four Days Into a Blizzard, Something Knocked on My Cabin Door.
05/13/2026

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Four Days Into a Blizzard, Something Knocked on My Cabin Door — From Hailey Devon. Read by Kirsty Strazinski.


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Episode 244: My Old Friend Asked Me Over for Drinks. He Had a Weird Baby Monitor in the Guest Room.
05/12/2026

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My Old Friend Asked Me Over for Drinks. He Had a Weird Baby Monitor in the Guest Room — From Dominic Hayes. Read by Chritopher Zalinski.


If you have a true story of something scary that happened to you and yo...


Monday Chiller: There's a Midnight Radio Broadcast That Knows My Name.
05/11/2026

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There's a Midnight Radio Broadcast That Knows My Name — From Heidi Ramerez. Read by Kirsty Strazinski.


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Friday Night Frights: I Found a Home Video Of My Mother That Shouldn’t Exist
05/07/2026

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I Found a Home Video Of My Mother That Shouldn’t Exist  — From Sophia Jones. Read by Melanie Craven.


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Throwback Thursday: The Upside Down Ghost House
05/07/2026

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Today's stories:

Where Did My Husband Go? from Alana

The Upside Down House from Emily B
The Ghost Diner from Anon

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Episode 243: My Dog Went Missing… I Don’t Know What Came Back
05/06/2026

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My Dog Went Missing… I Don’t Know What Came Back — From Steve Hawkins. Read by Robert Hessenburg.


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Episode 242: I'm a Highway Patrol Officer. My Dashcam Caught Something I Wish I Never Saw.
05/05/2026

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I'm a Highway Patrol Officer. My Dashcam Caught Something I Wish I Never Saw - I Caught It Moving Without Me — From Roger Meadows. Read by Robert Hessenburg.


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Monday Chiller: Something Is Wrong With The House Next Door and I Think My Daughter Has Been Talking To It
05/04/2026

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Something Is Wrong with the House Next Door and I Think my Daughter Has Been talking To It — From Carmella Ricardi. Read by Julia Raveni.


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Friday Night Frights: My Neighbor Installed Cameras Everywhere. He Filmed Something That Shouldn't Exist...
04/30/2026

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My Neighbor Installed Cameras Everywhere. He Filmed Something That Shouldn't Exist... — From Simon Caruso. Read by Robert Hessenburg.

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Throwback Thursday: The Voice on the Intercom
04/30/2026

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Today's story:

Pines Apartments from u/Djstone1991   The creature in my garden — From u/Ghostknyfe0

The Blue Boy —from Gingersnapscat

The Voice on the Intercom — from u/pastelghost421

The Black Mist Humaniod — from u/Puzzleh...


Episode 241: I Found a List of Rules in the Woods — I Broke Every One / The Chilling Evening
04/29/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

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I Found a List of Rules in the Woods. — From Russel Tohay. Read by Melanie Craven.

The Chilling Evening — From Dawn Kaye. 

If you have a true story of something scary that happened to you and you would like...


Episode 240: I Work at a Daycare. Some Of The Children Wearn't What They Seem... / Bones In The Attic
04/28/2026

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I'm Anna Dark.

Welcome to 'Let Me Tell You A Scary Story,' a podcast where I read scary true-life stories from ordinary people.

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I Work at a Daycare. Some Of The Children Wearn't What They Seem... — From Jessica Daniels. Read by Melanie Craven.

Bones In The Attic and Cherry Pie — From Gary D. 

If you have a true story of something scary...


Monday Chiller: I Saw a Man Standing in the Air Outside My Bus Window
04/27/2026

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Todays story:I Saw a Man Standing in the Air Outside My Bus Window Finished — from u/latenighttv3, Read by Anna Dark.

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Friday Night Frights: I Work Night Shift at a Storage Facility… One Unit Is Always Open
04/23/2026

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I Work Night Shift at a Storage Facility… One Unit Is Always Open — From Mauren Shanks. Read by Camile Jones.

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Throwback Thursday: The Haunted Ghost Tour
04/23/2026

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Episode 239: My Reflection Keeps Watching My Baby… I Caught It Moving Without Me / Frozen Ghosts
04/22/2026

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My Reflection Keeps Watching My Baby… I Caught It Moving Without Me — From Carrie Sanders. Read by Anna Dark.

Frozen Ghosts — From Gary D. 

10% of the People I Meet Aren't Human — From Florence Sawyer. Read by Anna Dark.


Episode 238: I Found Recordings Hidden in My New House… I Wish I Never Pressed Play
04/21/2026

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I Found Recordings Hidden in My New House… I Wish I Never Pressed Play — From Janoz Evernol. Read by Maria Hernandez.

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Monday Chiller: My Husband Talks in His Sleep… Something Answers Back
04/20/2026

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My Husband Talks in His Sleep… Something Answers Back — From Terri Saint James. Read by Melanie Craven.

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Friday Night Frights: I Work Night Shift Pest Control… I Found Something That Wasn’t Dead Yet
04/16/2026

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I Work Night Shift Pest Control… I Found Something That Wasn’t Dead Yet — From Colin Fairbank. Read by Robert Hessenburg.

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