THEY ALMOST BROKE IN | 15 True Scary REDDIT Stories

Welcome to a spine-chilling compilation of true and terrifying tales sourced directly from the depths of Reddit. In this video, we dive into the darkest corners of the internet to unearth stories that will send shivers down your spine. From eerie encounters in abandoned buildings to inexplicable phenomena that defy all rational explanation, these tales are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Whether you're a fan of the macabre or simply seeking a dose of adrenaline, join us as we explore firsthand accounts of the unexplained and the unsettling. Brace yourself for a journey into the unknown, as we unravel the most bone-chilling stories that Reddit has to offer. If you dare, hit that play button and prepare for a night of restless intrigue...
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[@LetsReadPodcast]

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[@monico1283]

So clearly the guy who "thought he knew what a narcissist was until he actually met a TRUE narcissist" still has no idea what a narcissist is

[@PsychGirlRaven]

I’m taking it you don’t either. I diagnose, and you must have missed the many clues in the story if you think this. The person I. This story would easily meet criteria.

[@monico1283]

@@PsychGirlRaven you "diagnose"? Oh please 🙄 Good luck when you actually meet a narcissist some day.

[@narelle-creative-arts]

Lol THANK YOU …true narcissist lol try a compulsive liar 🤣🤣 forget the downloading of movies..I’d be out of there out of annoyance and boredom 😅

[@Electron42]

@@monico1283Based on your comment, mission accomplished chief

[@monico1283]

@@Electron42 you're classifying me as a narcissist based off of ONE comment I made via text.? This is why everyone thinks they know 10 narcissists.. 🙄

[@game301]

It takes a special kind of person to write a whole ass "scary story" about being lightly touched on the arm...

[@LakesideAmusementPro]

Sounded like a Karen to me.

[@lydiapetra1211]

Some people are very sensitive to touches especially by strangers. .

[@g1rl_veteran]

​@@lydiapetra1211I get that, my son is autistic and is sensitive to being touched too, but a whole story? This just drips with "pay attention to me"...

[@lydiapetra1211]

@@g1rl_veteran yes I know that about autistic people..... she might be one herself....that's ok for the story ..she shared her fears..

[@game301]

@@lydiapetra1211 it's not story-worthy, neurodivergent or otherwise 😂

[@Crazybatladyx]

My dog made me feel so safe living in a sketchy area. Dog really are such good protectors.

[@PsychGirlRaven]

I protect my dogs. Not the other way around.

[@ravenfinch4455]

“I studied npd for years” I’m so tired of everyone giving other people disorders just because they check a few boxes. Society these days thinks everything has to have a a label. So cringe

[@PsychGirlRaven]

🙄 imagine how I feel. Im a psychologist. But guess what? He got it right.

[@g1rl_veteran]

And the way OP wanted to let us all know of their alleged expertise in the field.

[@catcactus1234]

@@PsychGirlRavenIsn’t it unethical to diagnose people outside of medical contexts without their consent as a psychologist?

[@SoberCatboy]

In truth, someone with NPD is going to be extremely good at hiding it. It's onky when the mask slips that you van identify it. People with NPD tend to love bomb.

[@SoberCatboy]

​@@PsychGirlRavenBut what about love bombing and masking? NPD people aren't known for putting it out there and making it obvious. They come off as very likeable at first.

[@pixiehopper8]

The guy telling the story in #7 was just as cringy as the guy he was talking about. Especially when it came to comments like, “As if someone like me would be scared of a guy like this. I do martial arts!.”, and “ Then I whipped out my blade. “ 🙄🙄🙄 If he was so fearless, then why were his hands sweating so bad that he couldn’t use his phone minutes ago? Lol He also doesn’t seem to understand what a narcissist is, because that’s not the behavior the guy with him was showing at all.

[@andi_lou_who]

I feel kinda bad for Matt in the last story being thrown out into the snow. I hope he was okay.

[@Hobby-Enthusiast]

Yes, I wasn't in that situation, but even so I feel that was totally heartless. Who notices someone is out of it/not fully there, then kicks them out into the cold on an insanely cold night. At least call someone on his phone to pick him up.....or stay away from him and call him a taxi, or an ambulance. This story was really sad, poor Matt!

[@casuallyceltic]

That's literally how a kid in my town died. He was blackout drunk and his "friends" dropped him off on his porch in the middle of winter but didn't make sure he got inside or even ring the bell to alert his parents that he was out there.

[@missdawna]

Yeah, me too. Some people just lack empathy.

[@Iuxinterior]

me too, obviously op shouldn’t have to entertain a drunk stranger with his partner but the guy was desperately trying not to freeze. they should’ve at least called the non emergency cops to get him home

[@BjornWithASlash]

Story number 7 is so cringy. “As if someone like ME would be intimidated by someone like HIM” and then claims the other guy is a narcissist 😂😂😂

[@ravenfinch4455]

People just want to label everyone something these days. Had a friend who claimed all her friends were narcissists but once everyone started to get word of the bs lie she said she went A WALL. Claimed everyone was against her and that she can see thru everyone. I dislike these people sm

[@pixiehopper8]

This was the exact point in the story that I came down to the comments! Lol The guy telling the story was ridiculous.

[@mattstefon4878]

Yeah. I mean, I can sorta see “narcissistic” personality traits in the odd guy the poster’s talking about, but I don’t see why they’d think he was a narcissist?

[@wplains]

@@pixiehopper8I was wondering why that was a scary story and also wondering why OP sat around listening to this lunatic? It was a very boring story.

[@pixiehopper8]

@@wplains I agree! Lol

[@JS-to4yu]

That story with the “narcissist”, sounds more like someone going through some kind of manic episode (schizophrenia maybe), because what in the world?

[@MsMtheory]

Exactly 💯

[@Stratocaster42]

Yeah that whole story annoyed me. The guy writing sounded way more narcissistic than the guy he was describing 😂

[@kamarashiffner2803]

Not to mention NPD is an actual disorder. It takes time to diagnose, and people who attempt to diagnose someone with such a complex disorder are ignorant and annoying. The common person lacks the education to properly diagnose most disorders, as they are internal experiences and require many years to truly understand. The way many of them manifest within someone differs, along with traits.

[@stickywebb7631]

Yeah, I think he entertained this guy way longer than anyone else would, and also doesn’t understand what a narcissist is.

[@Rey_Palpatine]

It could be any number of things. The stuff the guy said sound a lot like delusions you might have with certain mental illnesses. Making up crazy stories about yourself could be a symptom of narcissism, but it could also be a symptom of bipolar or a few other personality disorders. You can't really diagnose the guy just from this one interaction

[@QuentrixMovies]

"He was just staring...menacingly." Is this a SpongeBob reference? 😂

[@sir.spookeys.stories]

1am here in England, ready for bed and no need to worry about work tomorrow! Let's go! My favourite horror story narrator on KZbin!

[@TASmith-ou3is]

Are you Mr. Spook?

[@abnobahadara659]

Exactly the same here in Essex, but at 5.30 am lol

[@valeriehamilton6186]

Nice enjoy your weekend

[@ijustchangedmyname7794]

Night, from across the pond

[@yennefer2774]

Good night from the badlands ❤

[@kylemiller8783]

That last story, I get why they kicked him out of their apartment, but I mean, come on. The poor guy was drunk, his supposed friends had just ditched him, and it was snowing. They could have at least let him stay until he sobered up or their neighbors woke up, or called someone else to come get him. Like the police. Anything would have been better than what they did. That was just craptastic.

[@christracy2144]

Man, the last one. It was scary cold said the OP. A messed up kid wanders in and scares them. He gives no sign of being violent. Out you go, says OP and partner, "we don't know you personally so feel free to die of hypothermia outside our home, go on, shoo". FFS, at least call the cops to take him somewhere to stay warm till he sobers up or even an ambulance in case he'd been drugged, attacked or was already hypothermic. Thank goodness for these heartless people's lady neighbour.

[@SNixon14]

Story 11, the problem in this story is that just giving a look with your eyes is going to do absolutely nothing but what could get someone to back off is to use your words. Tell the creep to piss off, threaten to kick them where it hurts most and if neither those work, call the police. And her husband saying she overreacted? she underreacted. Girls need to start standing up for themselves instead of letting these creepy perverts walk all over them.

[@ec5625]

Her husband sounded like an asshole, telling her to walk outside to the car to call the police?? She would be safer in the shop. Then he told her she overreacted. 🤨

[@chiefsmakahoe0444]

Yw her husband kinda seemed like an idiot terrible info go outside call the cops woman get abducted and killed and tortured and graped all the time I'd have never told my wife that I'd have been like call the cops lock ur sekf in the bathroom im onnmy way

[@mattvolk1164]

Well I slightly disagree I've spent years in the State Penitentiary and it's amazing what a good hard look will do standing up straight looking at someone straight into the eyes will tell that person you're not a victim

[@nujudalsaleh3118]

I can’t sleep without this channel in my life, thank you for all of my good nights, Love from Saudi Arabia

[@stickywebb7631]

If someone is following you persistently, just giving them “stern looks” is pretty laughable.

[@FlyerHigher]

A stern look will change a psycho killer in his tracks- nobody wants a stern look twice -gasp!!

[@Crazybatladyx]

My ex was a narc. True monsters when you get in their bad side.

[@PsychGirlRaven]

Was he really though, or did you just label him as such??

[@Crazybatladyx]

@@PsychGirlRaven being I am a registered therapist I think I should know. Also, other mental health professionals have labelled him as such. 😱

[@jrzjnz7573]

Story 7... the endless bragging and delusions of grandeur are both so familiar. I remember I was eating with "this person" and he suddenly put his food down and said "I'm the closest thing to God on this Earth" then continued to eat. He was also always sizing people up, bragging, claiming everyone wanted him to be the leader of everything, chatting people up all loud and was also manipulative and a pathologocal liar. His best 2 qualities are he can fix any car he encounters and has a bubbly optimistic personality. Anyway, I absolutely agree with the writer of story 7. Most people being labeled Narcissist are really just self centered and mean.

[@JackedInterior]

Yesssss!

[@lynnajames8906]

Sitting at work listening to my favorite Narrator! Won't get off till 2:00. Thanx for saving my night Joel ❤

[@haleys9109]

The story about the random man who spoke nonsense is by far my absolute favorite story. The way you read it made me lol.

[@theche3se69]

so fucking jacked for let’s read

[@LakeReeder]

story 14... "they got a shower in here!" LMAO

[@daviddelarosajr1758]

Let’s read Rocks

[@FlyerHigher]

What do the rocks have written on them?

[@Notreallyherehidden]

Diolch, da iawn ti!, ffantastig fideo.Nos da, nos da pawb ❤

[@starsvoltage8846]

Hi. I just wanted to thank you joel and all of the listeners. Anytime I’ve ever had an issue and needed some tlc!! This group had been amazing and extremely healing. Not only does joels soothing voice and perfect mood enhancing stories have come to my n my family’s rescue but the chat response has been a virtual hug😘

[@ashleybrown1666]

I agree...Joel is the BEST narrator on KZbin, and the buttersock cult is the BEST community to be in

[@g1rl_veteran]

@starsvoltage8846 the Buttersock Cult is amazing!!!

[@thejggang9964]

Monsters intro nice

[@robbieberg9452]

Story 7 lol has no idea what a Narcissist is

[@briannaharwood707]

I absolutely love the sleep but hate that I fall asleep and don't know which story I fell asleep at so I can continue at the next one the next night. It's a tragedy, really😢

[@KirkWilson86]

I suffer from this problem daily too lol

[@Flamsterette]

Thanks for the upload!

[@sheilamcfadden6261]

Oh yes some great stories I’m about to listen to ❤Thanks JOEL your awesome ❤

[@Dr_Larken]

Free cookies!

[@moon8rager212]

Ope I missed the live, time to settle in for the stories

[@Dr_Larken]

Clearly I’m your number one fan!

[@dennilewis9006]

Clearly, you are... as well as a half million other #1 fans...

[@carolball5764]

Misery !!😂😂

[@g1rl_veteran]

​@@dennilewis9006actually, over a million 😂

[@50srewindwithmakib69]

My dad is a narc… it’s complete hell when he gets mad at me for stupid little things but I can’t leave him like my mom did. Exactly like the dude in that one story…

[@lydiapetra1211]

Why would you put up with abuse and with toxic dad? Save yourself ... while you can!!!

[@50srewindwithmakib69]

@@lydiapetra1211 I’m out for now! I stopped going to his house when I was 12 (4 years ago now) and he was so mad at me. Slowly I stopped going on trips with him after both my grandparents on his side passed, I completely cut contact with him last year after he took my phone and wouldn’t let me talk to my mom unless he was standing there. (I went to his house because it was my grandmas first heavenly birthday and I wanted to be sure my dad was okay because he has been somewhat suicidal before/threatened it) he also searched through all my bags and rooms before taking my phone and going through all my messages with my (now ex) boyfriend. But now he’s having another daughter with my stepmom and that has had a toll on my mental health, I’m not sure what to do. I want to meet and be around my sister, but I can’t handle my dad and his girlfriend. And my brother and sister are both mad because I don’t go with my dad anymore :/

[@CircusCuties]

@@lydiapetra1211May be due to a financial or legal situation. They would love to leave, as stated by the latter half of the comment

[@ReneeShieldsReshi]

Some maintenance guys are HORRIBLE. The one in the apartment I used to live in, served as both a maintenance man and a leasing agent, which meant that he knew every tenant's personal business. He would tell tenants what other tenants' source of income was and/or where they worked and which car they drove and their precise age, and if they were disabled - he'd disclose what their disability was. He told tenants other tenants' first and last names and informed others whenever someone was behind on rent or was facing eviction and even when one tenant got a late (August) income tax rebate check - he told several tenants. This may not seem all that bad to some, but for a recluse person or one who is extremely private, it was HELL. ...Just imagine all your neighbors knowing most of your personal business and YOU were not the one who told them, but rather a scrawny little middle-aged maintenance guy. ...Oh, and the few times that someone confronted him, he denied it all, and if the property owners did get after him about it, we [tenants] didn't her anything about it.

[@amemooress6291]

Damn. The last OP straight up kicked an incoherently drunk dude out into a snowstorm to die. 😅

[@baphhhzzz]

If I had a nickel for every time you say "as if though"

[@erikameyers6230]

finally someone mentions this

[@Juiceeong]

Average Toronto bucktee😂😂

[@itendzinplural9563]

Been listening to you for years :) thank you

[@angelofdarkness6028]

Thanks for the brilliant narration and content Much Love Joel 💕😊😎✊

[@djpempek]

Thank you Joel

[@lynn4488]

Wittery da best

[@frederic450]

Thanks!

[@SamanthaSkates]

Just gotta say, I’ve been listening for years and loved watching on KZbin when I had premium. Decided to cancel that and switched to listening to the podcast on Spotify premium…but have had to stop listening there too because the mid-show ad reads are SO jarring and personally, I always listened to you to fall asleep, and no longer can because the ads always wake me up. I wish you just did the ad reads at the beginning/end. I miss it 😢

[@lynnen264]

Best voice ever

[@loisshaver4929]

Ohhhhhh sounds good!

[@LaughterDarknessYT]

I'll add your channel to my list. Excited to see your content.

[@jacobbowling263]

Joel you rock and you’re awesome.

[@weecheekyburdi]

How are the babies jac

[@jacobbowling263]

@@weecheekyburdi The twins are doing great they are very cute.

[@hayleyobeirne7754]

Let’s read rocks. But certainly even more when on lsd 😅🙏

[@ashleybrown1666]

Goodnite fam

[@SuperAmytha]

Ty!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kymberlyn420]

My malinois is the biggest lover too. But definitely loud and intimidating ❤

[@alliexmt8660]

“The middle aged woman is strong with her, so she immediately pulled up the next door app” LMAOOOO💀💀

[@emiemmyemi]

Goodnigjt guys

[@scoutmom405]

Listen 2 me: You can text 911 If you can't call for ANY reason

[@CampingHorrors]

I love your channel❤❤❤

[@cherylmoore3349]

Great story's 😂

[@SvnLeafClvr]

Thank you Joel!

[@g1rl_veteran]

Hey!!!

[@SvnLeafClvr]

@@g1rl_veteran heeey! 🤗

[@g1rl_veteran]

​@@SvnLeafClvrhey 7! How's it going?

[@SvnLeafClvr]

@@g1rl_veteran good Hun! :) and yourself?

[@g1rl_veteran]

​@@SvnLeafClvrtucking in to bed giving this a re-listen. Love me some Joel for nighty night time. It should be called "Lets Sleep" lol 😂

[@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324]

Who else is watching this while they at work?👨🏾‍🔧

[@lavenderwindsor632]

Perfect timing

[@ytgytgy]

Apartment-converted victorian homes, hipstery neighborhood close to campus, snow n cold...could be anywhere, but I swear the final story took place in Duluth MN.

[@cindyhesson9213]

Thanks Joel ❤❤

[@gamalielcenteno4801]

👍👍👍

[@blessedmommy18]

Man I'll have to say, the first story, the dogs being lovers or not, that's only to people who mean their families no harm. They sense things we don't. So I truly guarantee if those people broke in, your dogs would definitely, at least, bite them in a warning to protect their pack, which is their family. Guarantee it!

[@juleslund1515]

Hey it said that you got 70 likes in less than 8 minutes

[@lesliedirenzo6172]

Better than 🥓, that says it all.

[@melindaschluter1669]

I am never noticed on your live streams. It goes to fast. ❤❤❤ plus i am more of a lurker. Lol

[@g1rl_veteran]

You gotta put yourself really out there. Own your place in the Buttersock Cult!

[@melindaschluter1669]

@@g1rl_veteran i earn it by watching all the videos, lol. Love them all!!! ❤❤❤

[@ashleybrown1666]

Joel, my hero!!

[@joeynorris3978]

@LetsReadPodcast I have a creepy story!!! Once upon a time there was a girl who was listening to lets read all grumpy and sad that her day came and went. and then at the end of the video Letsread said "happy birthday" she waited all day for family to call no one did. so she missed your vid. today she heard that and jumped seven feet high. thinking you were a spy. its me i am she lol October babies RULE! but truly thanks for the upload!

[@Reflecter16]

Joel was going through it with these stories on the live stream. 😂

[@game301]

I can only imagine the terror of being touched on the arm

[@jacquib1018]

How does someone with so many anxiety issues manage to go to work every day

[@LeleluvsLife]

❤❤❤❤

[@babycakes904]

GREAT episode my man

[@jesse2456]

Sorry but the story where they mentioned their anxiety every 3 seconds made me want the burglars to break in so they’d shut up lol

[@darthmama]

😂😂😂

[@ApacheMustache]

Your comment is giving me MAJOR anxiety! Not really, I just wanted to say ANXIETY a couple more times...

[@donaldduck9493]

The world we live in now. “I can’t tell someone to leave because my anxiety won’t let me”. Sounds like someone was coddled and breastfed way too long.

[@ROCKSTAR13133]

Don’t be a jerk!

[@aceman67.]

Same, phone anxiety to call the cops over burglars actively trying to break in is crazy

[@RockerRed]

Love you KZbin Joel!💗👍🤘🎃

[@minutemuse]

Story #2: I’m beginning to think this person might have anxiety.

[@MsMtheory]

OK so the djgammarabbit story... man.. Why are you humoring them that long if you're uncomfortable?

[@chopsandtoots]

Because people are pushovers and it's easier to be passive. So tired of hearing, "I was raised to be polite." Raised to be polite means saying thank you if someone holds a door open for you. People conflate "politeness" with "passiveness" way too often. Had a creepy guy at a train station try to get me to follow him to his car and I flat out refused and ignored him, and he didn't bother me after that. It's pretty easy to figure out if you're one to fight back and if you don't, people will prey on that.

[@rvngsevrzity8051]

Ayeee more stories ❤️

[@amaliachristina]

🖤

[@ProjectHailMary]

Narcissist man has LORE

[@aimee9743]

THANKS FOR SAYING HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me! I appreciate it so much! sorry I didn't post a comment sooner

[@verdellcouncil6616]

Yes stories

[@Pilgrimetro]

I have met a narcissist before, and they will try and make you feel like you mean nothing

[@mikaelholz]

49:12 "must have been the wind"

[@Highland804]

If we would have gone back, not if we would have went back.

[@ellesandralady8596]

❤❤❤

[@ayleen7558]

I'm sorry, but what is up with people with "anxiety"?! Does it really make you useless? And to the guy in the last story....Really?! You put that poor kid out in the snow to freeze?

[@courtneypage3101]

The story with the girl touching the other makes me wonder if she was silently asking for help..

[@jooniespersona9130]

he's untouchable because he touch himself😂

[@curewhite3085]

yippie🎉

[@Nat-eb1ix]

Thats... not narcissism. Not at all. People need to stop throwing around words that they don't understand.

[@ravenfinch4455]

YESSSS THANK YOU!!! I thought I was the only one who got tired of people labeling everything just to be the “victim”

[@BitchChill]

It's like how everyone thinks they know a socio/psychopath

[@lydiapetra1211]

Actually that sounded like a psychopath!!!

[@Nat-eb1ix]

@@lydiapetra1211 not quite! Maybe experiencing psychosis, but what is considered "psychopathy" is actually antisocial personality disorder. Folks with APD can be very charming and conniving, or they can be obviously antisocial, but the thing to remember is that they dont feel emotions like guilt and empathy in the same way as others. CEOs are 3x more likely to have APD than the general population, according to a 2010 study (DOI: 10.1002/bsl.925)

[@for-real-countrygirl4192]

No joke story 7 sounds like , exactly like a guy I dated. I dated him long enough to figure out he was full of BS and every word that came out of his mouth was lie. Thank God it didn't take long to realize he was a complete narcissist. He tried to stalk me for a while until I started dating a 6ft 4in 250lb cop who was 15 years his junior. He ( crazy guy) lied to me about his age. Said he was 42 but was actually 52. I was like 32. I tried to sneak and look at his license once but he had taken something sharp and actually scratched it off😂😂 I'm so thankful to have gotten out of that no worse for wear

[@bernieheartdragon1888]

What a complete badass this woman is!

[@Nordic_E.T.]

LETS READ ‼️ JAMAICA IN DA BUILDING!! WHA GWAN?!

[@Stratocaster42]

I love your channel and have listened to hundreds of episodes, but these were the worst non-story stories Ive ever heard :( not your fault, just that theres a lot of people writing things that really arent as interesting as they think

[@specialk082599]

I love having a weird name and hearing it in unexpected places (Kenner)

[@db1232]

Quick on the click

[@thatsmytypeofbroccoli208]

❤

[@TraciWithAn-i]

I love it when you whisper in my earbuds 🗣️👂🤤