May 27, 2026

The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel: An Eerie Horror Story with a Terrifying Twist

The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel: An Eerie Horror Story with a Terrifying Twist
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Uncover the terrifying secrets of an abandoned railroad tunnel in this chilling tunnel horror story from Weekly Spooky. What begins as a late-night rendezvous twists into a fight for survival against hidden cruelty and inhuman creatures lurking in the dark.

Key Takeaways

  • This episode explores the eerie legends surrounding abandoned tunnels and the horrors that can be found within them.
  • The story blends coming-of-age themes with creature features and psychological horror, questioning who the real monsters are.
  • It delves into the dangers of betrayal and hidden secrets when a seemingly innocent encounter turns deadly.
  • Listeners will experience a terrifying twist that transforms desire and potential connection into a desperate fight for survival.
  • This is a must-listen for fans of atmospheric horror, creature features, and stories with impactful twist endings.
Horror stories, scary stories, eerie tunnel legends, and twist ending stories collide in this chilling episode of Weekly Spooky, where one winter night in the woods becomes a nightmare of desire, betrayal, and something inhuman lurking in the dark.

When Will follows his crush Travis into the freezing woods for a secret late-night smoke, he expects awkward tension, maybe a confession, maybe even the beginning of something he has been quietly hoping for. Instead, Travis leads him to an abandoned railroad tunnel, where rusting train cars sit in the blackness… and something moves where the flashlight cannot reach.

What begins as a tense coming-of-age horror story quickly twists into a terrifying fight for survival, as hidden cruelty, buried secrets, and unseen creatures close in from the shadows. The deeper Will goes into the tunnel, the more he realizes this place may not simply be abandoned — it may be occupied.

If you love scary stories with eerie atmosphere, creature horror, dark woods horror, abandoned tunnel stories, twist ending horror, and emotionally sharp tales where the real monsters may not all be hiding in the dark, this episode is built for you.

Turn out the lights, step carefully into the tunnel, and remember: sometimes the worst thing waiting in the shadows is not the first thing that reaches for you.

The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel — by Bruce Haney.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the premise of 'The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel'?

A late-night rendezvous in an abandoned railroad tunnel turns into a terrifying fight for survival when an unseen creature and hidden secrets emerge from the darkness.

What themes are explored in this tunnel horror story?

The story explores themes of desire, betrayal, hidden secrets, creature horror, and the psychological terror of abandoned places.

Who wrote 'The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel'?

The story 'The Thing That Lurks in the Tunnel' was written by Bruce Haney.

What makes this a good twist ending horror story?

The narrative cleverly shifts from a coming-of-age scenario to a fight for survival, with a terrifying twist that reveals unseen creatures and buried cruelties.

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The tunnel was supposed to be private, just a place

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in the winter woods where two boys could hide from

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parents and smoke a little weed. But something was already

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waiting in the dark, and by the time they realized

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the tunnel has a dead end, it's already too late

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to run. What's that? You want to be scared? Come

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with me. You will experience tales over our roam, ghosts

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and death. It is not recommended for the week at

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our listeners in the dark, it's more fun at that way. Wait,

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this is Weekly Speaking. Hello, my spookys, It's Wednesday, and

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you know what that means. It's time for a little

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spooky in your weekly. I'm your host and narrator, Enrique Kuto,

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back to basics with a truly scary story all about

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heading into the woods for a little fun and finding

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something else entirely. But before we get to that, I

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slash Join now. As for tonight, there are places you

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only find because someone else takes you there. A trail

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in the woods, an old rail road tunnel, a rusted

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train car sitting in the dark like it's been waiting

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for passengers who never came home. And maybe you tell

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yourself it's just shadows, maybe the sounds of leaves. Maybe

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the thing you saw move just beyond the flashlight was

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nothing at all. But what if the dark isn't empty,

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What if something lives there? Get cozy my spookies. This

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one is a classic. The Thing that Lurks in the

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Tunnel by Bruce Haney. I didn't want to go into

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those woods that night. Why go out there at a

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time when you can't see what could be lurking in

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the shadows. The fact that it was winter was a

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put off as well. It wasn't snowing or anything, but

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it was damn cold, and stupid me didn't think to

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bring a winter coat to the sleepover. But Trevor wanted

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to go out there, and I was kind of obsessed

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with him, so he got his way. I didn't think

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he was gay like me or anything, but I couldn't

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help crushing on him anyway. I prayed that I wouldn't

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be one of those gay dudes who had a straight

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guy kink. The reason for our little late night journey

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into the wilderness in the middle of winter was mostly

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marijuana related. Trevor had scored some supposedly dank ass weed

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and he was too afraid of getting caught to smoke

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it at his parents' house. His parents liked me and

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thought I was a good influence on him, but I

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was just good at hiding it. He brought the pot

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and I provided the smoking apparatus. The pipe was a

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cheap metal one I bought at a convenience store with

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my lunch money, foregoing my usual purchase of two deep

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fried barbecue burritos. We waited for his parents to fall

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asleep before we snuck out of his house. It would

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have been hard to explain why we were going into

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the woods at night in forty degree weather. The only

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thing inherently creepy about these woods was the time of day.

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I always imagined that nighttime is when the animals and

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ghosts and ghoulies are out waiting for someone dumb enough

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to enter the woods during their time. So are we

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just going to walk in fifty feet, hide behind a tree,

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and tooke up? I asked, hoping it was the case. Now, Willie,

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I want to show you something, he said, it's will

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w I l L. I hate it when you call

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me Willie. Just follow me. It's pretty cool, okay, I said,

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not wanting to let on that I feared being in

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the woods at night, but he could tell there isn't

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anything to worry about. Man, I've only seen one bear

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out here. Thanks, that's really reassuring, just fucking with you. Okay,

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that's good, good for you. Remember what they say about

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bear safety. You don't have to outrun the bear, just

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the person you're with. And I can run faster than you,

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so I know I'll be safe. Hardy harr You beat

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me at one track meet, and now you think you're

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top shit. As we walked, Travis pulled out his little

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bag of weed and I handed him my pipe before

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he had finished loading it. We arrived at What I

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Is Sae assumed he had taken me out there to see. Dude,

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what is that? I asked, staring at the large cement tunnel.

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There used to be a railroad line that went through here. Really, yeah, okay,

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well cool, I saw it. Let's smoke this bowl and

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head back. Don't you want to go inside? Travis asked,

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not really, Come on, man, it's private. We won't be bothered.

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My heart started to beat a little faster, not from

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fear of the tunnel, but from his use of the

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word private. That's a line I heard in movies forever,

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usually when the guy is trying to go up to

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make out point with a girl. Maybe Travis is gay,

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or at least by curious, He stepped into the tunnel,

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then held his hand out to me. You coming, he asked.

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I wish it hadn't, but my voice cracked when I

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said OK. He chuckled a bit but smiled at me,

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so I grabbed his hand. Travis pointed his flashlight into

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the tunnel. If I knew we were going in the

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woods on this sleep over, I would have brought one too,

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or possibly just stayed at home. Lighter, Travis said. I

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reached into my pocket and handed him the cheap little

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lighter I had stolen from my parents. It took him

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three tries before it lit. The spark illuminated the tunnel

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more than his cheap flashlight. That was the first time

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I saw it, well, the first time I saw something,

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something that had moved in the shadows. Travis started coughing.

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Fuck man, it's good shit, dude, Did you see that what?

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I'm not sure I thought. I thought I saw something.

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Travis handed me the pipe and I hit it. Being

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that I was a little more experienced than he was,

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I didn't cough. It wasn't dank weed, it was harsh,

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I thought, no wonder he coughed. Come on, man, let's

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venture a little further. I want to show you something.

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As we walked deeper into the tunnel, we came across

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what had remained of the rail line, and when we

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followed it, we came across abandoned train cars. No away.

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Being so amazed by it, the thought of the thing

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moving in the dark was no longer on my mind.

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Travis didn't wait. He jumped on the back of the

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steps and went through the back door that was already

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ajar since he took the only light with him. I

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found myself in the dark with that one sense gone.

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I noticed my hearing was heightened, and I began to

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make out something moving in the darkness. Step by step,

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I could hear it approach me, or was it just

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leaves that had blown in over the years moving around.

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I felt no breeze, but tried to convince myself that

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that was the case. Then I heard a voice. I

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couldn't tell what it was saying, or if it was

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even saying words. I didn't stick around to find out.

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I reached out my hands, trying to find the ladder

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to get up on the train car. Just as I

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found it, I swear I felt something touch my back.

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I flew up those rungs and hurried into it, nearly

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tripping over the garbage that littered the floor. Dude, Hugh okay,

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Travis asked. I looked around the room as I caught

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my breath. Is somebody living in here? There does appear

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to be more garbage than the last time I came here,

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Travis said. He moved his flashlight around. Is that an

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empty bag of PEBQ crisps over there? I guess why,

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Travis said, Man, they haven't made those in years. Hey, man,

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we can sit over here, Travis said, as he swept

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garbage off one of the few remaining seats. I don't know,

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we should get going back. Come on, man, we can't

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smoke at my house, and it's more private here, Travis said,

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illuminating his face with the flashlight so he could flash

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his baby blue eyes at me as he sat down.

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I walked over and sat next to him. My heart

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beat faster as he took another hit, then handed it

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to me. A few minutes later, I was starting to

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feel relaxed from the weed and stopped worrying about whatever

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it was I had seen, convincing myself that it was

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my imagination. So I heard you were gay, Travis blurted

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out from whom I said, then quickly followed it with

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a panicked I'm not it's cool, man, Travis said, I

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don't judge, he finished, while grabbing my hand and placing

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it on his thigh. I thought maybe I would be

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generous and let you have a little fun what I

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couldn't believe my ears. I was aching to be with

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a guy, but I thought it would be years, maybe

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not until I got to college, that I would meet

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another gay person. Yeah, man, you're my buddy. Just don't

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tell anyone I'm not a Travis caught himself before saying

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the f slur. I'm not gay, but I figure a

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mouth is a mouth. Plus Jenny won't put out fucking

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cock teas. My heart was broken. He didn't want me,

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he just wanted to use me. I would be lying

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if I said that I didn't contemplate it. He was gorgeous,

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and to put it bluntly, I was hard just at

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the thought of it. I was just about to say

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okay when we heard something on the roof of the railcar.

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What the fuck was that? Travis said, before we heard

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another thumb. How would I know this is your hangout?

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We both stayed quiet and listened. Then we heard a

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screech of a door or roof hatch being opened. Fuck,

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Travis said, and stood up. I guess we've got to

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see what this is, or we could just leave. I offered, Nah,

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you're right, this is my hangout and whatever made that

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noise is interrupting my plans. This was a plan, I asked, Yeah,

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of course, it's not like we're great friends. Travis laughed.

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Why did you think I invited you over? I figured

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you'd be good for a bej We're seventeen man who

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has spent the nights at this age. Fuck you calm down,

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Travis said. I might be gay, and you might be

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well kind of hot, but you're a prick and I've

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got no interest in letting you be my first come

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on with that shit. You know you want me. I

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looked him in the eyes and considered it. You have

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to be kind to me, Okay, of course I can't

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kiss you, though, Travis said, you have to hug me after.

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That's fair. Travis unzipped his pants. But then we heard

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noises on top of the car that we couldn't deny,

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or footsteps. Damn it, Travis said, as he zipped his

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pants back up. Dude, let's go, I said, No, I

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want to find out who the cock blocker is. I

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got a knuckle sandwich with their knees on it. Come on,

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you're the one with the flashlight and you dragged me

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out here. I want to go. You know the way back,

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Travis said, then went through the broken doorway that led

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to the other train car. Fine, I will I said,

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before turning around and trying to make my way back

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out of the railcar without the aid of a light.

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It was nearly impossible. Fuck, I said to myself, and

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then turned around to follow the way Travis had gone.

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Don't leave me. He turned the flashlight towards me, and

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as he did, I saw something move in the darkness again.

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Over there, I said, pointing frantically. But when he turned

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the flashlight back, it was gone. What did you see,

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Travis asked. I don't know, I said, frustrated. I keep

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only getting a glance of it. The best I could

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say is I believe it was walking upright, but it

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didn't quite look human. Sure, Travis laughed. It moved too fast.

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By the time my brain registered it, it was gone.

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Let's just go don't you want to know what it is? No,

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I'm scared. Why do you see any dead bodies around here?

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Travis asked. All I see is a bunch of garbage.

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I'm sure whatever it is, I can kick its ass.

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Sure you could, I said, it's true. Man, Remember what

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happened to Jake when he tried to mess with me.

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You're the one who did that to Jake. Yeah, he smiled.

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He had to have his jaw. Why shut well? He

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was trying to get with Jenny. But you don't care

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about her. Of course I do, he said. If you cared,

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you wouldn't be trying to make moves on me. A

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BJ is not cheating. I bet Jenny wouldn't see it

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that way. You are about this close to getting the

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fuck beat out of you, Travis said, while holding up

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his fist. But I still might let you make it

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up to me. Dude, fuck off, I said, deciding that

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I would risk the darkness. I couldn't be around him anymore.

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I went from being attracted to him to hating him.

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Plus he probably could have kicked my ass. I stumbled

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my way through the rail car and made it out

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the door before I heard Travis. Oh god, My brain

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told me to run, but I couldn't leave him behind,

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so I turned around. That was when I saw the

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light coming towards me. Travis was running. When he got

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out of the door, he pushed me and I fell

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off the back, hitting my head on the old railing.

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I don't think I quite blacked out. If I did,

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it was only for a few seconds. I came to

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as something used my body to soften their landing as

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it jumped off the back of the railcar and ran

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after Travis. I heard footsteps running in the distance that

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had to be his. I rolled under the train car

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as I heard whatever it was that landed on me

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chase after him. With a moment of calm, I noticed

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that my face was wet. I touched it and realized

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I had a nasty gash on my forehead. I heard

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a tussle, followed by Travis screaming, oh God, get off me.

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That's when I knew it was time to run. I

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didn't dare go the way they were, so I ran

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the other way, deeper into the tunnel, not knowing how

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long it was. The longer I ran, the more I

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wondered about how long it could be. I also began

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to wonder if there were more of these things. After

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a few minutes of running, I heard footsteps coming my

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way again, picked up my pace, and a few yards

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later I slammed into a wall of rocks. I never

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even thought about the possibility that the tunnel didn't go through.

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I felt around desperately for a crevice or opening that

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I could fit through, but I found nothing but more

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rocks and then bones, some that were dry like they

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had been there for years, and a few that seemed

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to still have a bit of meat left on them.

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I couldn't help but cry out. Seconds later that thing

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was on me, attacking and trying to bite me. I

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grabbed the first thing I could get my hands on,

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which happened to be one of the fresher bones, a

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big one, and I began to hit him with it

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as hard as I could. When I felt his grip loosen,

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I took off, running back towards the train car and

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the entrance. But then I heard another set of footsteps

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heading in my direction. I ran as fast as I could.

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I was surprised that one of them caught up with Travis,

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because he was a heck of a runner. I hoped

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that I had just enough speed over him that I

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could outrun whatever they were. I could feel them getting

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closer to me. As I was approaching the back of

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the railcar. My eyes adjusted to the lack of light

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and I spotted it in just enough time to leap,

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just like I was jumping a hurdle in track. I

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landed on the back of the platform. The two things

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that were chasing me smashed into the back of the train.

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I didn't slow down. I entered the train and just

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kept moving. But that's when I heard things moving around

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inside too. I suddenly got the idea that this was

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their home behind me. As I ran, I heard the

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two who were chasing me climb up the train. The

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car was full of garbage, and I had to slow

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my stride not to trip. As I did, I could

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hear them catching up. I knew nothing about these creatures

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or their weaknesses. I had no plan but to keep

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moving forward, even as they grabbed at me. I kept

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jerking my arms away as they tried to pull me back.

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I gained a bit of distance when I exited the

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other side of the train and leaped as far as

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I could and ran and ran. I could barely make

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out the entrance of the tunnel from Travis's flashlight. Being

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that it was on the ground, I knew he was dead.

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I thought about grabbing the flashlight as I ran by,

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but I wasn't slowing down for anything. I felt some

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relief when I exited the tunnel. The further I got

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away from it, the better I felt. Eventually, I made

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it back to Travis's house, where I called the police

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before waking up his parents and telling them what had happened.

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I tried to tell his father to wait for the cops,

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but he didn't listen. He went out looking for his boy,

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and neither was ever seen again. When the officers went

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out with their huge lights, Travis's body was gone and

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there was no sign of his father. When they got

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to the end of the tunnel and found bones of

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various degrees of age, they knew I wasn't lying, but

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in the end, their disappearances and the bones were all

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chalked up to wildlife. From that point on, I didn't

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spend much time in the woods. I would like to

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say I learned my lesson about falling for assholes, but

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it took a few more crummy situations before I found

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someone worth my time and love. So my spookys maybe

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don't follow anyone into the woods at night because they

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want to show you something. Ly, if that something involves

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an abandoned tunnel, a rusted train car, and whatever the

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police are politely calling wildlife. But we're not done with

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the weirdness just yet. Last week we launched a new

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show on Thursdays called Thursday Thrills, a quick creepy ride

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into strange stories, Internet nightmares, haunted places, and eerie little

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corners of the world worth talking about. And tomorrow we're

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stepping into the back rooms, yellow walls, damp carpet, buzzing lights,

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empty rooms that go on forever. We'll dig into the mythology,

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to get back to that old spooky grind for myself,

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for my executive producers Rob Fields and Bobbletopia dot com,

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my producer Dan Wilder, and my composer Ray Mattis. Stay

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safe out there, Spookys, avoid tunnels and find somebody who

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truly deserves your love. Hey, I mean it, You're worth it.

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See you tomorrow. Thank you for listening. To make sure

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to find your way back next week week. But for

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now you are safe. Trust me.