He thought he knew more about spiders than anyone else. But there was one secret he wished he'd never learned. Case 223 is one of the most bizarre tales in my ghost story archive - more like something out the realms of weird fiction when compared to our usual paranormal accounts. This could be a tough episode if you suffer arachnophobia. And it's maybe not one for fans of London Zoo either.

The broke in. They made it their home. And then the building fought back. Patrons help to keep the project going. If you'd like to become one, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

We're back for full episodes just in time for Halloween.

It was supposed to be a joke. Something to scare her. Now it’s on the loose. And she doesn’t know when it’s watching.

“We have spoken together upon that which—which has befallen us. We had thought to go out, without telling anyone of the terror which has come into our—lives. She is with me in believing that tonight’s happenings are under a special ruling, and that it is God’s wish that we should tell to you all that we have suffered since—since—”

When a predator enters the home, there’s nothing a mother won’t do to protect her cubs. New Ghost Stories Volume Three is available now - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Patrons help to keep the project going. If you'd like to become one, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

She saw him amongst the foxes. She became obsessed by him. And how she could escape her horrible life at home. New Ghost Stories Volume Three is available now - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Patrons help to keep the project going. If you'd like to become one, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

She was the girl of his dreams. She went with him into the forest. Nothing was ever the same again. New Ghost Stories Volume Three is available now - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Patrons help to keep the project going. If you'd like to become one, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

She was controlling, she was abusive. And even when she was gone, he still couldn’t escape her. New Ghost Stories Volume Three is available now - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Patrons help to keep the project going. If you'd like to become one, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

It was an accident. He didn't meant to. But the guy wants revenge. It's just a question of when...

She couldn’t cope with life anymore. So she built a barrier. To keep the world out... and imprison herself within...

There is no room number 13 in the hotel. At least not during the day. At night, Herr Anderson's room seems smaller, and there is strange wailing from next door...

Just because it's Grandma's first Christmas without Grandad, it doesn't mean that she's going to be spending it alone... New Ghost Stories Volume Three is available now - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Patrons help to keep the project going. If you'd like to become one, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

He’d tried to get the ball back. Now he seemed traumatised. What on earth did he find down there? Patrons help to keep the project going. If you'd like to become one, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories New Ghost Stories Volume Three is available now - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

Work deadlines. Rows with his wife. Baby crying all night. He could just about handle it. Until he realised he was being watched… If you'd like to become a patron, just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Take a look at New Ghost Stories Volume Three - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

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He was so perfect, so well-behaved. But why won’t he talk to his mother? Why will he only talk to his imaginary friend?

It was my birthday recently - so here's an extra bonus episode. Laura hasn't many days left to live. If she gets reincarnated, what sort of animal will she be... Patrons can enjoy an additional story - just visit https://www.patreon.com/newghoststories Pre-order New Ghost Stories Volume Three - https://amzn.to/3DCiyhH Find more content on my Substack - https://davidpaulnixon.substack.com/

She was only gone 18 months. Why does home feel so different? Why can she hear footsteps in the dark…

He really wanted that house. When she died, it might’ve just been a coincidence. Her cats didn’t think so…

"The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply; "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death." A special treat to celebrate the first year of the podcast.

She could hear it through the walls. She couldn’t hear herself think. And that was just the beginning - it was about to get so much worse.

A flash of lightning took everything from her. Now she walks through the storms, hoping to find what she lost.

New job. New car. New penthouse apartment. Everything was awesome. Except for the dripping sound. And the figure in the bathtub.

I did a reading recently for The Daily Ghost, who writes a ghost story for every day of the year. He's raising money for First Story, a charity that promotes creative writing in schools. In this story, two ex-soldiers go hunting at night for a vicious beast. Find out more at patreon.com/dailyghost