Don’t Look Back
On the foggy night of their senior costume party Nicole and her date Mark were driving to their school in Mark’s old 1987 Toyota. They heard a special news report “…warning everyone the convicted killer, Owen the HangMan Helms, has escaped from the near-by criminal asylum he was last seen in a woods by Pinecrest…” Nicole started freaking out “That’s just on the other side of the valley! Mark turn the car around I want … Read entire article »
Your Cruise Control (NOT A JOKE)
Subject: Fw: Your Cruise Control (NOT A JOKE) Did you know this..I did not…. A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kilgore, Texas, she was traveling between Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence! When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened he told her something that every driver should know – NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON. She had thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain. But the highway patrolman told her that … Read entire article »
Carjacker Warnings.
You have just gotten into your automobile and started it when you notice a piece of paper has suddenly appeared on your back window. You immediately get out of your still running automobile to investigate the source of the note when a carjacker appears on the other side, jumps into your car and drives off. The criminal has your car and everything in it including your purse which contains your personal information. An attractive professional looking man approaches a lone female in a shopping mall parking lot and asks her to evaluate a new perfume by sniffing a sample sprayed on a handkerchief. Upon sniffing the supposed sample, the unsuspecting woman faints and is abducted by the man. The perfume is actually ether. A woman is loading her groceries into … Read entire article »
Big Liz
Big Liz was a slave girl who lived during the Civil war. Her master used her and his other slaves to deliver supplies to Southern troops. Big Liz managed to tell Union soldiers where the shipments were going, and many deliveries were intercepted by the north. Her master found out about her deception and plotted to murder the girl. He had a great deal of money and didn’t want it to be stolen by the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bridges and Tracks, Cars, Ghost Stories
Check the Back Seat!
A friend stopped at a pay-at-the-pump gas station to get gas. Once she filled her gas tank and after paying at the pump and starting to leave, the voice of the attendant inside came over the speaker. He told her that something happened with her card and that she needed to come inside to pay. The lady was confused because the transaction showed complete and approved. She relayed that to him and was getting ready … Read entire article »
The Hook Man
On a summer night in Pennsylvania, a boy and a girl drive out to a spot in the woods. Parked in the darkness, they heard on the radio that a man escaped from Allentown State Hospital, several miles from the local high school, and was terrorizing innocent people on a murder-spree. He was described to have lost his hand and years ago it had been replaced by a large metal hook. He had hacked off … Read entire article »
Turn on the Air Conditioning
The 3 Goldberg brothers, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner. On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees. The 3 brothers walked into old man Henry Ford’s office and sweet-talked his secretary into telling him that 3 gentlemen were there with the most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter. Henry was curious and invited them into his office. They refused and instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car. They persuaded him to get into the car which was about 130 degrees – turned on the air conditioner and cooled the car off immediately. The old man got very excited and invited them back to the office, where he offered them $3 million … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cars
The Two Hitchikers
A salesman driving along the highway one day saw a hitcher and decided picking him up would be a good way to relieve his boredom. After he did, he immediately regretted it because the man was large and menacing and his questions about the salesman’s business quickly made him nervous. Ahead he saw another hitchhiker and decided his best bet was to pick this one up too, especially since this one was well dressed and very clean-cut. As soon as the second hitcher got in the back seat he pointed a gun at the two men in the front and demanded their valuables. The front-seat passenger swung his arm back and smashed the robber in the head with his elbow, knocking him unconscious. Before the salesman could even say anything, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Cars
School Bus Railroad Tracks
One day, on their regular route home from school, a school bus full of children was crossing over the railroad tracks on their way to the next stop when something went wrong and the bus stalled straddling the tracks. As the driver struggled to restart the bus, the train alarm signal started to sound and the children saw a speeding locomotive coming quickly toward them. By the time the driver opened the doors and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bridges and Tracks, Cars, Children, Ghost Stories, Horrible Accidents
