Episodes
We read multiple comments about different mysteries, including the Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance which involved the murder of five members of the same family in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, followed by the disappearance of the patriarch of the family, Xavier Pierre Marie Dupont de Ligonnès. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/23/23
While out patrolling, a cop comes across a woman frozen in the street. After trying to figure out what’s wrong with her, he decides to take her to the hospital and on the way she stares at the sun, damaging her eyes. He drops her off at the hospital and calls them a week later to discover she’s still frozen. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/22/23
One theory says the province of New Brunswick is denying the existence of Eastern cougars so they won’t have to delegate and designate a huge bunch of land as protected wildlife habitats. Another theory says NBA refs are still rigging games. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/21/23
OP was a coffee shop worker and one day was approached by a guy that asked for her number. She said no, rejected him, and walked away. She thought everything was fine after that, but the guy just kept coming back and watching her. He even rattled the bathroom knob while she was in the bathroom. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/20/23
Are birds actually government-issued drones? Created by a 20-year-old college student, the Birds Aren’t Real movement has drawn intrigue from all over the internet. They believe that throughout the years, the government has slowly been killing off every single bird and replacing them with surveillance drones. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/17/23
OP had an awesome glow in the dark skeleton onesie that her friend wanted to buy for herself. After looking around the store and asking the employees, it became clear that there was no onesie in her size that they’d be able to use, until they returned a few moments later and the exact onesie she needed was suddenly there. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/16/23
Paparazzi, who get paid to stalk people. Or also social media accounts whose sole purpose is to stalk people in public, bugging them until the person freaks out, which they post online to show their followers. It’s legal to check if a doorknob is locked as long as you don’t enter. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/15/23
OP had a psychiatrist they were supposed to see once a month for 20 minutes, but eventually he had her coming in twice a week and their appointments would go over an hour each time. Eventually she had to just stop answering his calls and ignore him as things got more uncomfortable, which sent him into a rage. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/14/23
This young man left a note to his parents that he was going somewhere. He says some strange things like he might get lost and be unable to come back, but no details about where he’s going. After disappearing, they found the vehicle, but were never able to find him. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/13/23
OP saw a man outside her window staring at her and was immediately freaked out. Her boyfriend made sure to reveal himself, which sent the man running. All was good after that, until OP found herself alone and noticed two holes cut in her screen for window access. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/10/23
While OP was playing PlayStation, they heard a noise coming from their patio outside the window. They thought it was their cat that went missing, but when they went to check, they instead saw a tall guy with black hair standing on the patio, making those weird noises. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/09/23
A girl commented about when she was working the night shift at work and heard a massive crash of one of the windows on the front of the building. Someone had thrown a sizable rock through the front. She hurried to her car and took off home, but realized she didn’t unlock her car when she got in. Things were definitely not right. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/08/23
Someone was watching their niece late at night and decided to watch the new James Bond movie after putting the niece to bed. While watching the movie, suddenly the niece whispered into their ear, “You know James Bond murdered Jesus, right?” That was the last time they offered to babysit. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/07/23
“As we made our way back, quickly and quietly, I felt the sense that I was being watched. We made it to our bikes, which were thankfully still there. I told my sister to pick up her bike, so we could walk through the rest of the trail without the noise of our bikes clicking. This way we could hear everything going on around us. Then I saw towards the entrance of the trail where it was much easier to see footprints that there was one set of large boot prints on top of my sister’s small...
Published 11/06/23
In 1998, Lenny Dirickson was having breakfast with his son when an unidentified man inquired about a horse Lenny had for sale. Lenny left with the man, but failed to return home. It was later revealed that Lenny had never advertised he had a horse for sale, leading to many unanswered questions. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/03/23
When very young, one redditor was taking swimming lessons and the instructor decided it would be a good idea to throw them into the deep end of the pool to accelerate their learning. After their grandpa heard about it, he sent some of his old army veteran friends to teach the instructor a lesson of their own. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/02/23
One redditor nearly got run off the road while on the way home from work one night. A man pulled up in a windowless van behind her and asked if she was OK. He offered for her to wait in his van with his wife and kids, except that when looking in her rearview mirror, she could clearly see there was no one in there. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 11/02/23
“Used to live on the ground floor. At 2 AM, some random crackhead knocked on my window and asked if I had 50 cents for a lighter. It should have been creepy, but I found the situation so absurd that I just laughed, gave him the fifty cents, and he was on his way.” Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 10/31/23
OP’s little toddler son was in the other room and suddenly started laughing. He was looking over her shoulder into the darkness, so she asked him what was so funny, to which he replied “The man” as he continued gazing over her shoulder. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 10/30/23
“A friend of mine is a mortician. Her scariest incident happened very early in her career. She was alone and had music going, and was walking past the drawers when one of the bodies kicked the door and popped the drawer open just a crack.” Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 10/27/23
While washing her dishes, OP picked up the phone and talked to her friend, who said he would come over for a bit. While showering, OP heard a loud knock on the door and called for them to come in, but no one opened the door. Peter called a moment later and told her not to open the door because he just saw a strange woman going up to her apartment and crawling up the walls on all fours. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our...
Published 10/26/23
The OP continues his story about Charlie McCarthy. After another encounter with the doll, he decides to bury it in a place that no one would know about, and then he ends up moving with his family. Years pass and life is good, until Charlie finds a way back into his life. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 10/25/23
The OP recounts a time when they were young and had to sleep in their basement all alone for a while. Their dad got them a ventriloquist doll, which they at first loved, but later came to realize there was something dark and sinister about it. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 10/24/23
OP’s mom was alone down in the basement one night and when she looked up, she noticed a very disturbing face staring at her through the window, which looked dead and had no body. It has disturbed her to this day. We also tell a disturbing stalker story that you’ll definitely want to hear. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 10/23/23
OP was asked to go get some dresses from the stage for their choir class. As she was looking in the dark, a lady asked her what she needed, and then proceeded to help her. She said her name was Diane, but when OP went back to tell her teacher what happened, she learned that Diane had died 12 years before. Submit your stories: [email protected] Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains
Published 10/20/23