One more is the story of the cursed tree on campus. Legend says that if you walk around it three times at midnight during a full moon, you'll have bad luck. Many students are afraid to even go near it, and there are tales of students who didn't believe it and then had a series of unfortunate events befall them.
The science building also has its share of scary stories. There's a rumor that in the basement, where old experiments were done, there are strange noises. Some say it's the result of a failed experiment that released some sort of 'unseen force'. It's a story that gets passed around among freshmen every year.
A popular one is the haunted campus chapel. People claim to see a nun - like figure near the altar at night. It might be because of the long history of the chapel and some tragedies that might have occurred there in the past.
The 'Haunted Auditorium' story is quite famous. In many colleges, there are large auditoriums that are said to be haunted. For example, in one college, there was an accident during a stage setup where a worker fell to his death. Now, during rehearsals or empty evenings, people say they can feel a cold presence and sometimes see a figure up in the rafters where the accident happened.
One of the most popular scary stories is 'The Tell - Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe. It's about a narrator who is haunted by the old man's vulture - like eye and eventually murders him. Another is 'Dracula' which features the iconic vampire, Count Dracula, who preys on the living. And 'Frankenstein' is also very popular, it tells the story of a scientist creating a grotesque creature.
Well, 'The Phantom on the Bridge' was also well - known in 2017. Legend had it that if you crossed a certain bridge at midnight, you would see a phantom figure. People who claimed to have seen it said it was a pale figure that would reach out as if to grab you. Many were too scared to even go near the bridge at night.
Popular ones from the list of scary stories include 'The Black Cat'. It's a story that delves into the human psyche and the idea of guilt. 'The Yellow Wallpaper' has also gained a lot of popularity over the years. It's a great example of psychological horror that many people can relate to on some level. 'Carmilla' is also quite popular, especially for those interested in vampire stories. The relationship between the main character and the female vampire is both strange and terrifying.
One scary dorm story I heard was about a girl who kept hearing strange scratching noises at night coming from the wall. Every time she got up to check, there was nothing there. But the scratching continued. It turned out that a rat had somehow gotten into the walls and was making the noise.
The 'Russian Sleep Experiment' story from 4chan is also well - known. It tells of a group of test subjects who were kept awake for an inhuman amount of time in a Soviet experiment. As a result, they started to go insane and exhibited very disturbing behavior, which is really spooky when you think about it.
One of the popular seon scary stories is about a cursed mirror. People who looked into it would see a distorted version of themselves, and then bad things would start to happen to them, like getting sick or having accidents.
One popular one is about a haunted elevator. People would get in and it would go to random floors, stop in between, and strange noises would come from the speakers. But then it turned out it was a prank by some teenagers who had hacked into the elevator system. It's scary when you're in it but funny when you find out the truth.
A very popular one is the 'Ghostly Tractor'. People say that at midnight, a tractor with no driver starts up and drives around the fields. It makes a lot of noise and leaves strange tracks in the soil.
Another popular scary fox story is the 'Fox - Demon'. In this story, the fox is not an ordinary fox but a demon in fox form. It can transform into different shapes to deceive humans. It often appears near crossroads at midnight, trying to lure travelers into the forest where they get lost forever. People are warned to stay away from crossroads at that time.