The Spooky Files

The Spooky Files has officially reached 25 episodes, so I’m taking a short summer break. New episodes will return August 3rd with more haunted places, strange encounters, listener stories, and unexplained files. In the meantime, catch up on past episodes, revisit your favorites, or send in your own spooky story for a future episode. 📩 Send your story: thespookyfilespodcast@gmail.com 🌐 Website: h...

Call lights going off in empty rooms. Footsteps in unused hospital wings. Patients seeing loved ones no one else can see. In this episode of The Spooky Files, we explore haunted hospitals and nursing homes, including Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Rolling Hills Asylum, Linda Vista Community Hospital, and eerie medical-worker stories from the edge of life and death. 📩 Send your story: thespookyfilespod...

Basement doors opening on their own. Footsteps below the floor. Dogs refusing to go downstairs. In this episode of The Spooky Files, we explore haunted basement stories, Portland’s Shanghai Tunnels, Nina at Old Town Pizza, and the underground tunnels of the Stanley Hotel. 📩 Send your story: thespookyfilespodcast@gmail.com 🌐 Website: https://thespookyfilespodcast.com/__ Sources: Travel Portland,...

What if someone saw you somewhere you never were? This week on The Spooky Files , we’re talking about doppelgängers — eerie doubles, impossible sightings, “I just saw you” encounters, and loved ones appearing in two places at once. Have a spooky story of your own? Send it to thespookyfilespodcast@gmail.com or visit https://thespookyfilespodcast.com/ Sources for this episode include Encyclopaedia B...

Something is watching from between the trees. Today on The Spooky Files , we share eerie forest encounters, haunted woods legends, unseen footsteps, strange figures, and stories about the terrifying feeling of being followed outdoors. From infamous haunted forests to chilling listener-style stories, this episode explores what might be hiding in the woods after dark.

Some of the scariest stories aren’t paranormal at all. Today on The Spooky Files, we explore real stories of people who narrowly escaped serial killers — including survivors connected to Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Rodney Alcala, Bobby Joe Long, Richard Ramirez, and Robert Hansen. These are the survivors who trusted their instincts and got away.______________________________Got a story? Email thesp...

Some people claim they knew death was coming long before it happened. In this episode of The Spooky Files, we dive into real, documented stories of people who appeared to predict their own deaths - from Abraham Lincoln’s chilling dream before his assassination to Martin Luther King Jr.’s haunting final speech. Were these coincidences, subconscious warnings, or something far stranger?______________...

What happens when the woods go silent, and something is watching? In this episode of The Spooky Files , we’re stepping away from ghosts and into the world of Bigfoot-style encounters—strange figures in the tree line, massive footprints, and something far too tall to be human.

What if the people we love don’t fully leave? In this episode of The Spooky Files, we explore true paranormal stories of lingering loved ones—unexpected moments, quiet signs, and experiences that feel too personal to ignore.

Some people hear their name… and ignore it. But what if it wasn’t your imagination? In this episode of The Spooky Files , we’re sharing true stories from people who experienced something that didn’t just follow them… but knew who they were. After this, you might think twice before answering. 👻

There’s something different about stopping on the road at night. From empty gas stations to quiet rest stops in the middle of nowhere, these are four stories from people who had encounters they can’t fully explain. Got a story? Email thespookyfilespodcast@gmail.comFind me other places online at https://thespookyfilespodcast.com/

They woke up… but couldn’t move. From shadow figures in the corner to something breathing right next to them, these sleep paralysis stories felt far too real to be dreams.

Some connections don’t end when they’re supposed to. In this episode of The Spooky Files , we share real stories of phone calls, voicemails, and texts from people who are no longer here — moments that are just as emotional as they are unsettling.

What does it mean when something feels wrong… but you can’t explain why? In this episode of The Spooky Files , we share true stories of intuition, instant dread, and moments when people knew they needed to leave before anything actually happened. Was it instinct… or something more?

What does it mean when you hear a knock at the door… but no one is there? In this episode of The Spooky Files , we explore true stories of phantom knocking, unexplained doorbells, and moments when people felt something unseen was trying to get their attention. Would you answer the door? 👻

Not every paranormal experience feels dark. In this episode, we share true stories of guardian angels, divine intervention, and unexplained protection. From near-death experiences to moments that can’t be explained, these accounts leave one question behind: Was it a coincidence or was someone watching over them?

What happens when a spirit doesn’t stay behind? In this episode of The Spooky Files , we explore true stories of paranormal attachments and spirits that followed people home. From unexplained activity to lingering presences that wouldn’t leave, these encounters didn’t end when the location did. Can a ghost attach itself to someone? And what happens when it does?

There’s something about water that feels peaceful… until it doesn’t. In this episode of The Spooky Files, we dive into chilling encounters on lakes and beaches — unexplained figures in the water, lights that move with intention, and footprints that end where the shoreline begins.______________________________Got a story? Email thespookyfilespodcast@gmail.comFind me other places online at https://l...

Some encounters don’t stay where they happen. In this episode of The Spooky Files , listeners share real stories of ghosts and presences that followed them home — from a movie theater, a hospital, and a funeral.

Not every scary story involves a ghost. In this episode of The Spooky Files , we explore real moments where reality didn’t behave the way it should — a grocery aisle that didn’t exist, a familiar routine that suddenly reset, and encounters that left people questioning what they experienced.

When you move into a house, sometimes the past moves in with you. In this episode of The Spooky Files , listeners share real stories of homes with secrets — an attic door that unlocks itself every night, a voice humming from inside the walls, and a rocking chair that won’t stop moving. These are the hauntings no one warned them about.

Sometimes what you see doesn’t fit into any category. In Episode Five of The Spooky Files, we explore real encounters with creatures people couldn’t identify — a deer with human eyes, something long-limbed watching from a barn roof, and a woman who followed a hiker out of the woods without leaving footprints.

Hotels are places people pass through, but sometimes something stays behind. In Episode Four of The Spooky Files, listeners share real stories of haunted hotels and motels: a room that kept calling the front desk long after it was closed, a woman heard crying in a locked pool bathroom, and a hotel room where furniture kept turning itself upside down.

Kids notice things adults don’t. In Episode Three of The Spooky Files, we explore stories where children knew things they shouldn’t, like details about places they’d never been, people they were never told about, and memories that didn’t belong to them. These aren’t imaginary friends or playful stories. These are moments that made adults stop laughing… and start listening.

There’s something about nighttime driving that makes the world feel creepy. In Episode Two of The Spooky Files, we explore real stories from people whose late-night drives took a turn into the unexplained — a cyclist who vanished into mist, a GPS that seemed determined to lead someone somewhere they shouldn’t go, and a hitchhiker who may not have ever made it home.