3 Terrifying TRUE Fair Horror Stories の全文書き起こし

was sorry for singing like an idiot. 72 00:03:49.509 --> 00:03:51.590 I thought whoever was in there would say something, or 73 00:03:51.710 --> 00:03:55.110 at least acknowledge me, but the stall was quiet. There 74 00:03:55.150 --> 00:03:58.060 was no response at all. I turned back to the 75 00:03:58.120 --> 00:04:00.259 sink and hurried as fast as I could to finish 76 00:04:00.300 --> 00:04:03.069 freshening up. I kept turning around to look at the 77 00:04:03.129 --> 00:04:06.280 stall and the boots hadn't moved at all. I started 78 00:04:06.310 --> 00:04:09.300 to feel anxious. Part of me felt like there was 79 00:04:09.340 --> 00:04:11.620 a very slight chance that I may be in danger. 80 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:15.120 But honestly, I felt like the person in the stall 81 00:04:15.159 --> 00:04:18.720 may have been in trouble. Since I heard that sound initially, 82 00:04:18.980 --> 00:04:22.000 I hadn't heard another noise come from the stall. It 83 00:04:22.019 --> 00:04:25.000 didn't even sound like someone was breathing in there. I 84 00:04:25.040 --> 00:04:27.170 grabbed all my stuff and threw it in my backpack. 85 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:30.310 Just as I was getting ready to leave... I shouted 86 00:04:30.350 --> 00:04:32.189 to the stall again and asked if they were okay 87 00:04:32.230 --> 00:04:36.569 in there. But again, there was no response. No sound 88 00:04:36.610 --> 00:04:39.600 at all. I got closer to the stall, and I 89 00:04:39.699 --> 00:04:42.699 asked if they were okay. But this time, I practically 90 00:04:42.779 --> 00:04:47.759 shouted it. And once again, there was no response. I 91 00:04:47.800 --> 00:04:50.610 positioned myself right outside the stall and lightly knocked on 92 00:04:50.620 --> 00:04:54.069 the door. I asked one last time if everything was okay, 93 00:04:54.209 --> 00:04:57.089 and just like every other time, there was nothing but silence. 94 00:04:58.250 --> 00:05:00.829 and I didn't hear anything. I started to suspect the worst, 95 00:05:01.329 --> 00:05:03.649 like something horrible might have happened to whoever was in there. 96 00:05:04.910 --> 00:05:07.509 I started to slowly open the stall door, but I 97 00:05:07.529 --> 00:05:10.769 didn't get very far. Whoever was on the other side 98 00:05:10.790 --> 00:05:12.939 of the door slammed it shut in my face, but 99 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:16.420 still didn't say anything. That was all I needed to 100 00:05:16.500 --> 00:05:20.300 ease my conscience. Clearly, whoever they were, they were alive, 101 00:05:20.459 --> 00:05:23.240 and that's all I needed to know. I don't know 102 00:05:23.279 --> 00:05:25.480 why they wouldn't make a sound, or what business they 103 00:05:25.519 --> 00:05:27.750 would have to hide in a stall, but it wasn't 104 00:05:27.769 --> 00:05:30.899 my place to know. After they slammed the door, I 105 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:33.980 basically ran out of the bathroom and left that person behind. 106 00:05:35.180 --> 00:05:37.100 I ran back to the RVs to finally meet up 107 00:05:37.120 --> 00:05:40.060 with my friends who were already partying. I told them 108 00:05:40.120 --> 00:05:43.420 about the strange encounter in the bathroom. Just like me, 109 00:05:43.959 --> 00:05:46.079 they also thought that this person may have been in trouble, 110 00:05:46.860 --> 00:05:48.579 and they wanted to go back and try to help him. 111 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:51.699 They eventually convinced me, and we made our way to 112 00:05:51.740 --> 00:05:54.879 the secluded bathroom. There were four of us who made 113 00:05:54.920 --> 00:05:58.519 the trip. When we got to the bathroom, it was empty, 114 00:05:58.639 --> 00:06:00.959 which prompted my friends to think that I was messing 115 00:06:00.980 --> 00:06:03.769 with them or lying, until one of them checked the 116 00:06:03.810 --> 00:06:06.649 stall where the man was. On the back of the 117 00:06:06.689 --> 00:06:11.209 toilet was a backpack. It was open but empty. When 118 00:06:11.250 --> 00:06:13.470 one of my friends picked up the bag, they noticed 119 00:06:13.490 --> 00:06:17.430 something weird about it. It wasn't just empty. It looked 120 00:06:17.449 --> 00:06:19.550 like it was cut open and shredded in parts of 121 00:06:19.569 --> 00:06:21.839 the bag, like someone was trying to get into the 122 00:06:21.860 --> 00:06:24.800 bag with a knife. It could have been a coincidence 123 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:26.740 and not belong to the man who was in the stall. 124 00:06:27.420 --> 00:06:29.399 We just didn't want to take that chance, just in 125 00:06:29.439 --> 00:06:31.250 case it belonged to him and he decided to come 126 00:06:31.290 --> 00:06:34.069 back for it. We left the bag and went back 127 00:06:34.110 --> 00:06:36.629 to the RVs. We just chalked it up to a 128 00:06:36.689 --> 00:06:40.310 weird encounter and went about our lives. After that night, 129 00:06:40.550 --> 00:06:42.569 I decided to take a break from that bathroom and 130 00:06:42.610 --> 00:06:44.769 just use the one near the RVs like everyone else. 131 00:06:45.990 --> 00:06:48.439 Two nights after the encounter, a bunch of us were 132 00:06:48.500 --> 00:06:52.199 outside the RVs drinking and having a good time. Around 133 00:06:52.259 --> 00:06:54.329 three in the morning, Everyone turned in for the night. 134 00:06:55.209 --> 00:06:57.290 I decided to sit out for a little while longer 135 00:06:57.389 --> 00:07:00.189 since it was such a beautiful night out. I was 136 00:07:00.230 --> 00:07:02.939 more tired than I thought. I ended up dozing off 137 00:07:03.019 --> 00:07:06.240 outside only a few minutes later. The only reason I 138 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:08.899 woke up was that I heard someone walking outside which 139 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:12.459 at this hour wasn't likely. I got out of my 140 00:07:12.540 --> 00:07:16.720 chair and looked around. I didn't see anyone. It was 141 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:19.819 so quiet where I was standing. I figured

I must 142 00:07:19.860 --> 00:07:21.899 have woken up with a vivid dream and just thought 143 00:07:21.939 --> 00:07:25.050 I heard someone walking While I was standing there in 144 00:07:25.089 --> 00:07:29.769 the quietness of the RVs, I heard something again. It 145 00:07:29.810 --> 00:07:32.110 was faint, but it was clearly the sound of someone 146 00:07:32.149 --> 00:07:35.410 walking on the gravel where the RVs were parked. I 147 00:07:35.449 --> 00:07:38.790 still didn't see anyone where I was standing. I walked 148 00:07:38.829 --> 00:07:40.569 a few steps and made my way to the back 149 00:07:40.610 --> 00:07:43.790 of my parents' RV. I couldn't believe what I saw. 150 00:07:44.889 --> 00:07:47.660 Standing on what looked like a plastic crate was a person, 151 00:07:48.399 --> 00:07:50.279 and he was looking in the windows of my parents' RV. 152 00:07:51.779 --> 00:07:54.379 couldn't really tell any details of his appearance other than 153 00:07:54.439 --> 00:07:57.399 he looked old, was bald, and had a long white beard. 154 00:07:58.500 --> 00:08:00.149 He had his hands over his eyes as he was 155 00:08:00.209 --> 00:08:03.149 peering into the window. He didn't see me at first. 156 00:08:03.589 --> 00:08:06.089 I must have stood there for 20 seconds before I 157 00:08:06.129 --> 00:08:10.089 finally said something. During that time, the man stopped looking 158 00:08:10.129 --> 00:08:13.310 into the window and started trying to open it. That's 159 00:08:13.329 --> 00:08:16.649 when I finally shouted some gibberish. The man looked at 160 00:08:16.689 --> 00:08:19.920 me like he was startled. Before I could say anything else, 161 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:23.540 I noticed the man's boot It was the same left 162 00:08:23.660 --> 00:08:25.100 boot with a hole in the top of it that 163 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:28.120 I'd seen in the bathroom two nights prior. I didn't 164 00:08:28.139 --> 00:08:31.379 know what to do. While I was standing there, the 165 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:33.419 man jumped down from the crate and ran off into 166 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:37.049 the ocean of RVs. I went inside my parents' RV, 167 00:08:37.250 --> 00:08:40.370 woke them up, and told them what happened. My dad 168 00:08:40.389 --> 00:08:42.570 alerted the security at the fair, which was kind of 169 00:08:42.610 --> 00:08:46.029 a joke, and eventually the cops were called. I did 170 00:08:46.070 --> 00:08:48.710 my best to describe the man, but honestly, it was dark, 171 00:08:48.870 --> 00:08:50.710 and I just couldn't really tell what he looked like, 172 00:08:51.409 --> 00:08:54.809 other than the beard. When I was inside talking to 173 00:08:54.850 --> 00:08:57.269 my parents, I was looking at the window where the 174 00:08:57.309 --> 00:09:00.850 man had just been moments ago. To my absolute horror, 175 00:09:01.529 --> 00:09:04.429 the window he was looking through was unlocked, meaning he 176 00:09:04.460 --> 00:09:06.360 could have easily propped it open if

he had just 177 00:09:06.399 --> 00:09:10.379 a few more seconds without me catching him. Unfortunately, this 178 00:09:10.399 --> 00:09:13.399 is where my story ends. They never caught the man 179 00:09:13.580 --> 00:09:15.720 or found out who he was or what he wanted 180 00:09:15.899 --> 00:09:18.799 or even where he came from. I guess the good 181 00:09:18.860 --> 00:09:21.950 news is that the man never came back. I moved 182 00:09:21.990 --> 00:09:24.100 away a few years later, and I stopped going to 183 00:09:24.120 --> 00:09:26.720 the fair with my parents. They still go with the 184 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:29.500 horses every year, and to this day, I still ask 185 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:32.360 my dad if the guy ever came back. As of 186 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.019 the time of me writing this story, the man has 187 00:09:35.080 --> 00:09:46.950 yet to come back. I've heard and read a lot 188 00:09:46.970 --> 00:09:49.029 of stories on the internet, and I've always been very 189 00:09:49.110 --> 00:09:52.549 quick to dismiss them as fake. After the experience I had, 190 00:09:52.690 --> 00:09:55.039 and now putting it into writing, I can see how 191 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:58.909 many of these stories can definitely be true. My experience 192 00:09:58.940 --> 00:10:01.639 seemed so unreal and unlikely to happen, and yet it 193 00:10:01.679 --> 00:10:04.759 did happen, and was truly the most horrific experience of 194 00:10:04.779 --> 00:10:08.460 my entire life. To protect the identity of my hometown 195 00:10:08.559 --> 00:10:11.139 and everybody involved in this story, I'm going to refrain 196 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:14.820 from using anybody's real name. The night started like any 197 00:10:14.879 --> 00:10:17.970 other typical fair-going night. If you've ever been to a 198 00:10:17.990 --> 00:10:20.340 town fair, then I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. 199 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:24.320 Lots of fried food and a ton of people. It 200 00:10:24.360 --> 00:10:26.440 was late in the summer, and my hometown holds a 201 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:29.100 pretty big fair to cap the end of the summertime festivities. 202 00:10:30.039 --> 00:10:32.250 I attended the fair with my two best friends, Kevin 203 00:10:32.330 --> 00:10:35.990 and Jeff. Once arriving at the fairgrounds, we decided to 204 00:10:36.009 --> 00:10:38.149 meet up with my girlfriend at the time, Jamie, and 205 00:10:38.169 --> 00:10:41.250 her two friends, Amanda and Jill. We were having a 206 00:10:41.269 --> 00:10:44.210 blast eating food, checking out the local items for sale 207 00:10:44.230 --> 00:10:47.090 at the tents, listening to music, and walking around just 208 00:10:47.149 --> 00:10:49.970 taking in the environment. I don't know if this is 209 00:10:50.009 --> 00:10:52.950 just all fairs, but something about our town fair brings 210 00:10:53.009 --> 00:10:56.269 out some strange people. This was evident when we came 211 00:10:56.309 --> 00:10:59.070 across a homeless looking man dressed like a clown just 212 00:10:59.190 --> 00:11:03.240 wandering around the fair. This almost creature looking man with 213 00:11:03.379 --> 00:11:05.429 skin that looked like it was hanging off his bones, 214 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:08.440 a red rubber nose, and a clown wig came up 215 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:11.570 behind us, grabbed my friend Kevin, and asked for some 216 00:11:11.610 --> 00:11:15.250 spare change. It was honestly harmless, but it just kind 217 00:11:15.269 --> 00:11:18.399 of gave our entire group a brief little scare. The 218 00:11:18.419 --> 00:11:21.720 look on Kevin's face was priceless. He shouted no at 219 00:11:21.740 --> 00:11:24.259 the clown, and we basically ran further into the fair 220 00:11:24.299 --> 00:11:27.179 so we could get away from this guy. After creating 221 00:11:27.220 --> 00:11:30.019 a nice distance from the homeless clown man, we decided 222 00:11:30.070 --> 00:11:31.970 to take a break from walking and laugh off the 223 00:11:32.029 --> 00:11:35.870 entirely wild and weird situation. This is when I noticed 224 00:11:35.929 --> 00:11:39.210 another strange person in the distance. From what I could see, 225 00:11:39.990 --> 00:11:42.389 It looked like this person was wearing a solid red mask, 226 00:11:43.210 --> 00:11:46.690 along with a black hood, jeans, and work boots. As 227 00:11:46.750 --> 00:11:49.389 weird as all of that was, the most frightening thing 228 00:11:49.450 --> 00:11:51.370 was that he was holding an axe of some kind. 229 00:11:52.190 --> 00:11:54.129 I feel like it's important to note at this point, 230 00:11:54.230 --> 00:11:56.580 we were on the midway of the fair, which contained 231 00:11:56.620 --> 00:11:58.759 tons of rides and games as far as you could see. 232 00:11:59.840 --> 00:12:02.620 Also on the midway were a bunch of horror-themed attractions, 233 00:12:03.259 --> 00:12:05.379 so even though this person gave me pause because he 234 00:12:05.399 --> 00:12:07.929 was wearing a mask and holding an axe... I was 235 00:12:07.990 --> 00:12:11.090 not really concerned because there were haunted house exhibits all 236 00:12:11.149 --> 00:12:14.009 over this section of the fair. I just assumed this 237 00:12:14.070 --> 00:12:16.450 person with the axe was part of the horror attractions. 238 00:12:17.600 --> 00:12:20.019 A few minutes later, we decided to do some rides 239 00:12:20.059 --> 00:12:21.659 so each one of us could have alone time with 240 00:12:21.720 --> 00:12:25.120 our dates. It was nice for a moment, until I 241 00:12:25.179 --> 00:12:28.179 noticed the person with the red mask again. We were 242 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:31.019 on one of those old-fashioned wooden roller coasters when I 243 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:34.360 noticed the man was standing behind the attraction. It was 244 00:12:34.399 --> 00:12:38.409 sketchy because he was by himself, just standing there. It 245 00:12:38.450 --> 00:12:41.470 seemed weird, and if it were an

actor, it wouldn't 246 00:12:41.509 --> 00:12:43.580 make sense for them to be standing back there alone. 247 00:12:44.759 --> 00:12:46.960 As soon as the ride ended, I kind of dashed 248 00:12:47.000 --> 00:12:50.639 toward the exit of the ride, leaving Jamie behind. As 249 00:12:50.679 --> 00:12:52.740 I was going through the exit, Kevin and Jeff were 250 00:12:52.779 --> 00:12:56.730 walking over. I ran right by them. They were kind 251 00:12:56.769 --> 00:12:59.889 of annoyed and finally yelled for me to stop. I 252 00:12:59.929 --> 00:13:03.169 didn't stop, though. I continued to run behind the coaster 253 00:13:03.230 --> 00:13:05.350 so I could confront the man in the mask, but 254 00:13:05.389 --> 00:13:07.009 he was gone by the time I got back there. 255 00:13:08.169 --> 00:13:10.090 I walked back over to the exit of the roller 256 00:13:10.129 --> 00:13:12.350 coaster where my group of friends were still huddled around. 257 00:13:13.389 --> 00:13:15.629 Kevin and Jeff were trying to get Jamie to explain 258 00:13:15.649 --> 00:13:17.950 what was going on, but she didn't have any idea. 259 00:13:19.029 --> 00:13:21.070 When I got back over, I told them about the 260 00:13:21.110 --> 00:13:23.230 person with the red mask and axe and how I 261 00:13:23.269 --> 00:13:26.490 felt like something wasn't right with him. They were all 262 00:13:26.529 --> 00:13:29.049 looking at me like I was an idiot. I told 263 00:13:29.070 --> 00:13:30.700 them that I wanted to find some kind of fair 264 00:13:30.740 --> 00:13:32.779 security just to see if this man was in fact 265 00:13:32.820 --> 00:13:35.539 part of the fair. The group laughed and told me 266 00:13:35.559 --> 00:13:38.340 to calm down. They pointed to one of the haunted 267 00:13:38.379 --> 00:13:41.460 houses and there was a zombie standing outside scaring people 268 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:44.720 in line. A few more exhibits down was a fun 269 00:13:44.779 --> 00:13:47.879 house where a killer clown was messing with people. They 270 00:13:47.919 --> 00:13:50.029 told me to relax and that the Axeman had to 271 00:13:50.070 --> 00:13:53.070 be part of the fair. I ultimately agreed and went 272 00:13:53.110 --> 00:13:54.830 back to trying to have a good time with my friends. 273 00:13:55.950 --> 00:13:57.629 Toward the end of the night, we were just getting 274 00:13:57.649 --> 00:13:59.610 ready to leave and head back to Jamie's house for 275 00:13:59.629 --> 00:14:02.149 some night swimming when Jeff wanted to get some ice 276 00:14:02.190 --> 00:14:05.169 cream before we left the fair. We agreed to stop 277 00:14:05.240 --> 00:14:08.730 on the way out. While Kevin, Jeff, Amanda, and Jill 278 00:14:08.769 --> 00:14:11.269 waited in line, Jamie and I sat off to the 279 00:14:11.340 --> 00:14:15.220 side and just people watched until Jamie's facial expression changed 280 00:14:15.279 --> 00:14:19.000 completely and she looked like she'd seen a ghost. As 281 00:14:19.059 --> 00:14:22.080 soon

as I noticed the expression change, I turned and 282 00:14:22.139 --> 00:14:25.590 noticed the Axeman standing in the distance. He was probably 283 00:14:25.629 --> 00:14:28.250 about 30 or 40 feet away from where we were sitting. 284 00:14:29.169 --> 00:14:31.730 We weren't anywhere near the Midway anymore, so there should 285 00:14:31.750 --> 00:14:33.370 be no reason for this man in the mask to 286 00:14:33.409 --> 00:14:36.740 be near us. I decided no more games, and I 287 00:14:36.820 --> 00:14:39.879 ran after the man. At full speed, I chased him 288 00:14:39.899 --> 00:14:42.159 through one of the animal tents, and of course, he ran. 289 00:14:43.169 --> 00:14:45.370 If he truly was part of a fair attraction, I 290 00:14:45.389 --> 00:14:48.830 don't think he would have ran. Unfortunately, because of the 291 00:14:48.870 --> 00:14:51.610 number of people still walking around the fair, I lost him. 292 00:14:52.750 --> 00:14:55.070 When I walked back to Jamie and my friends, I 293 00:14:55.129 --> 00:14:56.950 told them what I did, and how I was pretty 294 00:14:57.009 --> 00:15:00.230 sure that this person wasn't part of the fair. Jeff 295 00:15:00.309 --> 00:15:03.970 didn't agree. He thought the opposite. He said that this 296 00:15:04.029 --> 00:15:06.769 person was probably paid to stalk people and freak them out. 297 00:15:07.529 --> 00:15:09.720 He said that it clearly worked on me, and he 298 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:12.899 was right about that. The way he explained it, it 299 00:15:12.940 --> 00:15:15.259 gave me some solace that this man probably could have 300 00:15:15.299 --> 00:15:18.080 just been part of the affair. Either way, they got 301 00:15:18.100 --> 00:15:19.899 their ice cream, and I was just happy we were 302 00:15:19.940 --> 00:15:23.960 finally leaving. A few hours later, we were still at Jamie's, 303 00:15:24.019 --> 00:15:27.090 sitting around the fire after we went swimming. It was 304 00:15:27.129 --> 00:15:30.129 still just the six of us enjoying some conversation and laughter. 305 00:15:31.269 --> 00:15:33.649 Our bliss suddenly turned to panic when we heard an 306 00:15:33.789 --> 00:15:36.590 unnatural amount of shuffling through the forest that sits behind 307 00:15:36.629 --> 00:15:40.309 Jamie's house. The way it sounded, it couldn't have been 308 00:15:40.330 --> 00:15:43.649 an animal or the wind. We stopped talking and tried 309 00:15:43.669 --> 00:15:47.149 to stare into the dark trees. When we stopped talking, 310 00:15:47.549 --> 00:15:51.100 the shuffling sound also stopped. All we could hear was 311 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:54.179 the crackling of the fire. Then, out of the darkness 312 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:56.879 of the trees, was the person with the red mask 313 00:15:56.919 --> 00:16:00.259 from the fair. He sprinted out of the forest, axe 314 00:16:00.299 --> 00:16:03.929 in hand, The expressionless red mask gave the Axeman an 315 00:16:04.009 --> 00:16:07.759 even more terrifying and menacing appearance. I couldn't believe this 316 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:10.779 was happening to us. From where we were sitting, the 317 00:16:10.820 --> 00:16:13.000 house was too far away, so we ran to the 318 00:16:13.059 --> 00:16:16.179 small shed next to the pool. It was a small 319 00:16:16.220 --> 00:16:18.460 room filled with all the pool toys and chemicals for 320 00:16:18.500 --> 00:16:22.220 the pool. While we were running, we were screaming for help, 321 00:16:22.360 --> 00:16:25.620 but like every cliche out there, Jamie truly lived in 322 00:16:25.639 --> 00:16:27.720 the middle of nowhere, and all of our cell phones 323 00:16:27.740 --> 00:16:29.639 were in the house with our clothes, as we were 324 00:16:29.700 --> 00:16:32.750 only wearing our bathing suits. I arrived at the pool 325 00:16:32.769 --> 00:16:35.750 house first and opened the door. I just about pushed 326 00:16:35.830 --> 00:16:38.629 everyone in and made my way in last. And just 327 00:16:38.669 --> 00:16:40.830 as I tried to shut the door, the man threw 328 00:16:40.850 --> 00:16:43.000 down his axe and actually slightly cut the top of 329 00:16:43.029 --> 00:16:45.720 my arm. The man beat on the door like a 330 00:16:45.779 --> 00:16:49.539 horror movie villain. We all yelled, and by some stroke 331 00:16:49.580 --> 00:16:52.059 of luck, Jamie had a landline phone in the small 332 00:16:52.080 --> 00:16:55.600 little pool shed and dialed 911. The axe man must 333 00:16:55.620 --> 00:16:58.340 have heard the conversation because they immediately stopped trying to 334 00:16:58.360 --> 00:17:01.500 break down the door. We peered out the window and 335 00:17:01.549 --> 00:17:03.960 noticed the axe man just standing there, facing the door, 336 00:17:04.000 --> 00:17:07.240 but not moving. The dark eyes stared out of the 337 00:17:07.279 --> 00:17:09.519 red mask while they stood there with the axe gripped 338 00:17:09.559 --> 00:17:12.779 in two hands. After just a couple of seconds, he 339 00:17:12.839 --> 00:17:15.460 removed the mask, and I was surprised that it wasn't 340 00:17:15.480 --> 00:17:19.099 a he at all. It was a woman. She had 341 00:17:19.140 --> 00:17:21.480 makeup running down her face as if she was crying 342 00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:24.960 all night. She fell to her knees and began to sob. 343 00:17:25.759 --> 00:17:28.980 The emotions we all felt at this moment were almost indescribable. 344 00:17:30.089 --> 00:17:31.799 That's when I noticed Jeff looked like he was going 345 00:17:31.819 --> 00:17:34.640 to be sick. The woman with the axe was his 346 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:37.759 ex-girlfriend from college, a woman none of us had met. 347 00:17:38.940 --> 00:17:40.839 He was in shock and was at a complete loss 348 00:17:40.880 --> 00:17:43.740 for words. Jamie tried to talk to the girl, but 349 00:17:43.819 --> 00:17:47.079 she just kept crying. A few minutes later, the cops 350 00:17:47.119 --> 00:17:50.579 arrived and promptly arrested the axe woman. We

all gave 351 00:17:50.619 --> 00:17:53.279 our statements and then somehow went back on with our lives. 352 00:17:54.440 --> 00:17:56.720 As I was writing this story and reliving this nightmare, 353 00:17:56.900 --> 00:17:59.789 I was continuously reminded of just how ludicrous it sounds. 354 00:18:00.859 --> 00:18:03.140 My advice to everyone and anyone I get to share 355 00:18:03.180 --> 00:18:05.680 this story with over the years is if something does 356 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:08.769 not feel right, chances are you're right in some capacity. 357 00:18:09.890 --> 00:18:11.609 If I had gone to the fair security when I 358 00:18:11.690 --> 00:18:14.269 first saw the axe wielder, this entire night could have 359 00:18:14.289 --> 00:18:17.990 been avoided. Always be aware of the strangeness around you. 360 00:18:28.740 --> 00:18:30.910 I grew up in a small town. One of those 361 00:18:31.029 --> 00:18:33.930 backwoods towns where everything is just beat up and run down. 362 00:18:35.009 --> 00:18:37.099 There's a weird charm about growing up in a place 363 00:18:37.130 --> 00:18:41.640 like that. It's quiet and can be peaceful. But when 364 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:44.400 you grow up in these types of places, you grow 365 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:47.799 up believing every little urban legend or piece of local lore. 366 00:18:48.920 --> 00:18:51.170 Even if you say you don't believe the local legends, 367 00:18:51.250 --> 00:18:53.970 deep down in your core, it's like you're hardwired to 368 00:18:54.009 --> 00:18:57.490 believe it. When I was in high school, I was 369 00:18:57.589 --> 00:19:00.930 way too cool for that nonsense. With that being said, 370 00:19:01.559 --> 00:19:03.400 I will say that there was one night where I 371 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:06.720 wasn't too sure what I believed anymore. A night that 372 00:19:06.759 --> 00:19:10.220 I still think about often. Let me paint the picture 373 00:19:10.259 --> 00:19:13.579 for you. A small little town would hold this county 374 00:19:13.680 --> 00:19:17.099 fair every year on the last weekend of August. It 375 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:18.960 was a tradition that the town had been doing for 376 00:19:19.000 --> 00:19:23.000 like 75 years. One of the classic town legends that 377 00:19:23.059 --> 00:19:25.349 I was referring to has to do with this county fair. 378 00:19:26.559 --> 00:19:29.240 As the legend goes, apparently one of the first years 379 00:19:29.259 --> 00:19:32.099 the fair was running, a young woman named Virginia met 380 00:19:32.140 --> 00:19:34.609 up with a boy on a date. The boy in 381 00:19:34.630 --> 00:19:38.130 the story was never given a name. Virginia was wearing 382 00:19:38.170 --> 00:19:41.529 a white dress with flowers on it. On this date 383 00:19:41.549 --> 00:19:44.170 that they were on, they decided to ride the Ferris 384 00:19:44.210 --> 00:19:47.839 wheel together. Once they got to the top, the boy 385 00:19:47.880 --> 00:19:51.980 allegedly murdered Virginia. When the Ferris wheel came back around, 386 00:19:52.240 --> 00:19:54.900 the boy was gone and poor Virginia's body was found 387 00:19:55.000 --> 00:19:59.720 stabbed and the white dress wasn't white anymore. So why 388 00:19:59.759 --> 00:20:02.920 is this considered a local urban legend? Well, to answer 389 00:20:02.960 --> 00:20:06.019 that question, it's because there's no documented evidence that a 390 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:09.900 woman named Virginia was murdered at the fair. Actually, there's 391 00:20:09.940 --> 00:20:12.319 no evidence that anyone was ever murdered at the fair. 392 00:20:13.380 --> 00:20:15.599 For decades, people have claimed to see the ghost of 393 00:20:15.640 --> 00:20:18.420 Virginia every year at the fair, again with no proof. 394 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:21.779 But this was one of those stories that every generation 395 00:20:21.839 --> 00:20:24.319 seemed to tell their kids, and everyone at school would 396 00:20:24.359 --> 00:20:27.839 talk about it. Since it's a small town, everyone knew 397 00:20:27.880 --> 00:20:30.869 the story of Virginia, and for some reason, most of 398 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:33.869 the people here believe it, even though there's literally no 399 00:20:33.950 --> 00:20:37.539 proof that it ever happened. When I was in high school, 400 00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:40.400 even though I didn't believe any of this, I still 401 00:20:40.440 --> 00:20:42.579 liked the idea that our small town had this fun 402 00:20:42.619 --> 00:20:46.349 little lore. The summer before going into my senior year 403 00:20:46.380 --> 00:20:48.890 of high school, a few friends and I decided that 404 00:20:48.910 --> 00:20:50.569 we were going to break into the county fair in 405 00:20:50.589 --> 00:20:52.509 the middle of the night to show off for the girls. 406 00:20:53.849 --> 00:20:57.690 Since we didn't believe the Virginia story even happened, by extension, 407 00:20:57.759 --> 00:21:01.380 we definitely didn't believe in the Virginia ghost. So, being 408 00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:05.250 stupid teenagers... Breaking into the supposedly haunted fair was the 409 00:21:05.289 --> 00:21:07.430 best way to prove to the girls that we were brave. 410 00:21:08.829 --> 00:21:11.390 I just liked the idea of doing something risky like this. 411 00:21:12.430 --> 00:21:14.329 There weren't a lot of ways to get an adrenaline 412 00:21:14.369 --> 00:21:17.170 rush in my small town. There were eight of us 413 00:21:17.259 --> 00:21:20.799 in total that night. The girls we were with were terrified. 414 00:21:21.539 --> 00:21:23.759 Every little sound the wind was making made them jump. 415 00:21:24.819 --> 00:21:27.720 The girl I liked, Nadine, was draped over my arm. 416 00:21:29.140 --> 00:21:32.079 There is something objectively creepy about a fair when everything 417 00:21:32.140 --> 00:21:35.099 is dark and turned off. It did feel a bit 418 00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:38.240 ominous as we walked around. I don't know exactly how 419

00:21:38.279 --> 00:21:40.799 it happened, but before I knew it, Nadine and I 420 00:21:40.859 --> 00:21:43.880 were separated from the rest of the group. I was 421 00:21:43.940 --> 00:21:47.440 nervous to mess things up with Nadine. I wasn't exactly 422 00:21:47.480 --> 00:21:49.470 the smoothest guy when it came to talking to girls. 423 00:21:50.329 --> 00:21:52.809 I was in my own head like crazy and oblivious 424 00:21:52.829 --> 00:21:56.269 to how terrified Nadine was. I didn't even realize it 425 00:21:56.309 --> 00:21:58.650 at the time, but she kept freezing while walking every 426 00:21:58.690 --> 00:22:01.430 couple of steps. It took me a few minutes to 427 00:22:01.470 --> 00:22:04.869 realize that. When I finally noticed, I asked her what 428 00:22:04.910 --> 00:22:07.789 was going on. She told me she kept hearing something 429 00:22:07.849 --> 00:22:09.910 walking on the other side of the rides, but it 430 00:22:09.930 --> 00:22:13.869 was too dark, so she couldn't see. I told her 431 00:22:13.890 --> 00:22:15.910 that it was just the wind whipping through the openings 432 00:22:15.970 --> 00:22:19.869 of the rides, but she didn't accept that answer. I 433 00:22:19.910 --> 00:22:22.650 kept laughing it off, and finally, she hit my arm 434 00:22:22.690 --> 00:22:25.490 and told me to listen. While I was standing there, 435 00:22:26.170 --> 00:22:29.730 I heard what was undeniably the sound of footsteps. It 436 00:22:29.789 --> 00:22:33.410 sounded like walking and it was getting closer. I looked 437 00:22:33.450 --> 00:22:36.579 at Nadine and she was so scared. She looked like 438 00:22:36.599 --> 00:22:40.259 she was going to be sick. I wasn't scared. I 439 00:22:40.279 --> 00:22:41.940 heard the sound for sure, but I thought it was 440 00:22:41.980 --> 00:22:44.099 either one of our friends or maybe even a deer 441 00:22:44.119 --> 00:22:46.680 or coyote since the woods were directly next to the fair. 442 00:22:48.079 --> 00:22:50.519 Just as the walking was getting louder and sounded like 443 00:22:50.539 --> 00:22:52.559 we were going to see whoever it was any second, 444 00:22:53.259 --> 00:22:57.319 the noise just stopped. Once again, it was completely quiet 445 00:22:57.380 --> 00:23:01.079 except for the wind. I couldn't help myself. In that 446 00:23:01.119 --> 00:23:04.599 moment of silence, I screamed next to Nadine, causing her 447 00:23:04.640 --> 00:23:08.539 to scream in a panic. I started to laugh. She 448 00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:10.799 cursed me out and repeatedly hit me on the arm. 449 00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:14.380 She started to storm away, and naturally I chased her. 450 00:23:15.359 --> 00:23:17.839 She wasn't actually mad. I could tell she wanted me 451 00:23:17.900 --> 00:23:19.900 to chase her because she jumped the railing of one 452 00:23:19.920 --> 00:23:21.700 of the lines of a ride and tried to sit 453 00:23:21.769 --> 00:23:24.710 and hide in one of the ride carts. I slid 454 00:23:24.730 --> 00:23:26.869

into the cart with her and put my arm around her. 455 00:23:27.829 --> 00:23:30.789 We were having a moment. I was about to lean 456 00:23:30.849 --> 00:23:32.769 in and go for the kiss when she stopped me 457 00:23:32.970 --> 00:23:35.690 and asked me again if I heard it. I was 458 00:23:35.730 --> 00:23:38.779 annoyed at first, but then I did hear it. It 459 00:23:38.799 --> 00:23:40.960 was clearly the sound of someone walking on the metal 460 00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:43.599 platform of the ride, and they were getting closer to us. 461 00:23:44.880 --> 00:23:47.119 It sounded like the footsteps were right outside the cart 462 00:23:47.180 --> 00:23:50.380 we were in. They just stopped abruptly, just like before. 463 00:23:51.680 --> 00:23:53.140 I was sure that this had to be one of 464 00:23:53.160 --> 00:23:56.500 my friends trying to mess with me. I decided to 465 00:23:56.579 --> 00:23:58.740 jump out and try to scare him before he could 466 00:23:58.779 --> 00:24:03.410 scare us, but when I did, nobody was there. This 467 00:24:03.470 --> 00:24:05.930 was a little weird because I clearly heard something that 468 00:24:05.970 --> 00:24:08.750 I was sure was someone walking, and now there was 469 00:24:08.789 --> 00:24:12.569 nobody there. I couldn't blame it on an animal this time. 470 00:24:13.589 --> 00:24:15.880 Instead of searching all the carts or trying to find 471 00:24:15.920 --> 00:24:18.640 an answer, Nadine and I just ran off the ride. 472 00:24:20.200 --> 00:24:23.559 mood was completely dead now. Whatever charge we had a 473 00:24:23.579 --> 00:24:26.980 few moments ago was gone. We tried making our way 474 00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:29.500 back to the group, but we were having trouble finding them. 475 00:24:30.460 --> 00:24:32.720 We were passing the Ferris wheel, so I couldn't help 476 00:24:32.759 --> 00:24:35.740 but make a joke about the Virginia legend. I asked 477 00:24:35.779 --> 00:24:37.849 Nadine if she wanted to take the ride up and 478 00:24:37.880 --> 00:24:40.589 see if we could find them, but instead of using 479 00:24:40.670 --> 00:24:44.289 her name, I pretended to accidentally call her Virginia on purpose, 480 00:24:44.890 --> 00:24:47.589 just to get a rise out of her. It worked. 481 00:24:48.569 --> 00:24:50.829 While standing outside of the ferris wheel and taking my 482 00:24:50.890 --> 00:24:54.190 playful slaps from Nadine, I noticed that the mood was 483 00:24:54.250 --> 00:24:58.380 potentially setting in again. Once again, I was leaning in 484 00:24:58.410 --> 00:25:02.059 for a kiss. Just before I was able to, we 485 00:25:02.099 --> 00:25:06.240 both heard this unsettling squeaking sound. We turned and looked 486 00:25:06.259 --> 00:25:08.259 at the ferris wheel, trying to figure out what that 487 00:25:08.299 --> 00:25:11.559 horrible sound was. I noticed that one of the ferris 488 00:25:11.579 --> 00:25:14.839 wheel carriages was shaking back and forth, and that's what 489 00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:18.289 was making that horrible sound. I took a few steps 490 00:25:18.349 --> 00:25:21.089 closer to see how it was moving and I just 491 00:25:21.130 --> 00:25:25.430 about fell over. Sitting inside one of the carriages was 492 00:25:25.490 --> 00:25:28.210 a woman. I could only see the top of her 493 00:25:28.250 --> 00:25:31.960 head but I saw long dark hair. We also heard 494 00:25:32.019 --> 00:25:35.720 a kind of humming sound. I pulled Nadine away and 495 00:25:35.759 --> 00:25:37.960 motioned with a finger to my lips to be quiet. 496 00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:41.599 I think our footsteps away were audible enough for the 497 00:25:41.619 --> 00:25:45.339 woman to hear us though because her humming stopped. As 498 00:25:45.380 --> 00:25:48.099 we got further away... I took a look back to 499 00:25:48.130 --> 00:25:50.660 the ride, and I saw the woman now peering her 500 00:25:50.720 --> 00:25:54.039 face over the edge of the carriage. At this point, 501 00:25:54.140 --> 00:25:57.240 we were far enough away where I pulled Nadine and said, run, 502 00:25:57.640 --> 00:26:01.289 pretty loudly. The sight may not sound super terrifying based 503 00:26:01.349 --> 00:26:05.130 on my description, but it was. When we finally met 504 00:26:05.170 --> 00:26:06.849 up with the group, we told them that we should 505 00:26:06.869 --> 00:26:10.390 just leave and that we would explain later. When I 506 00:26:10.450 --> 00:26:13.579 left that fair that night, I was struggling to comprehend 507 00:26:13.619 --> 00:26:17.109 what I just witnessed. It's like I said before, that 508 00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:21.329 people in this town are hardwired to believe the local legends. Honestly, 509 00:26:21.349 --> 00:26:24.410 I could have just witnessed a young homeless woman, but instead, 510 00:26:24.890 --> 00:26:27.849 my brain went right to Virginia. I'm sure there's a 511 00:26:27.869 --> 00:26:30.470 ton of different explanations for what Nadine and I witnessed 512 00:26:30.490 --> 00:26:33.180 that night. It's just sometimes hard to try to believe 513 00:26:33.380 --> 00:26:36.079 that the least scary explanation is what we saw.