13 Creepy Stories To Keep You Up For The Rest Of Your Life

No Halloween is complete without blood-red candied apples and horror movies. The Hotel Monte Vista has numerous paranormal guests they can't get rid of. The hotel, which opened in 1927 as the Community Hotel — named after the townspeople who helped raised the funds for it to be built — has a history of underground opium dens, speakeasies, and gambling.

Yes, we've all seen the film - but, once again, the horror movie was based on real life events. A haunted house or a haunted place could be best used for a dark story. A lot of bad shit went down in my family at that period of time in my life, and my mother, a heavily religious lady, said there was a lot of "evil" in our lives at that time.

Scary costumes, scary movies, scary stories — it's Halloween season, so bring on all the creepy stuff. At this time in my life things were going amazingly, extraordinarily well for me, and I say that because my teenagehood had been rather darkly overcast. Ghost hunters and psychics often tout the Scottish capital as a one of the most haunted places in the world, and learning the tales and legends is a fun (and sometimes scary) way to understand more about the city.

Ever since then, people who've worked at the house have reported hearing strange sounds, like those of drunken laughter or horse hooves, and some have claimed to have seen a man in period clothing galloping along on horseback in the forest outside the manor, particularly on New Year's Eve or in the dark early hours of the morning.

Add in the true stories grab bag of ghosts, creepy shots, and gothic feel and you have a paranormal sure thing. This weekly podcast tells the true stories behind what keeps you awake at night and afraid of the dark. Now, Hollywood is looking to cash in on this true life horror story and at the same time help the family that was affected.