I'm relatively new so I haven't had too many scary things happen, but there have been a handful of places that gave me bad vibes.

Once, in an old abandoned house, we found a completely bare room that was covered in scattered pages torn from the Bible. A week later when we went back to check the place out again, it had been demolished.

Another time, we were in an old abandoned building that could have been some sort of schoolhouse, or maybe a church? It was pretty cool until we circled around the back and found the crumbling wall that led to the basement, which was full of cradles/cribs...


What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you while exploring?

I haven't explored just whole lot of places yet. But I guess close encounters to hobos/scrappers. And climbing stairs on the outside of a mill, being over 100 ft. in the air...and there are 4 stairs in a row that are broken, so you have to make it up from 1 to 5 hopefully without falling. And the stairs starting to break as you climb them. Being a little scared of heights doesn't help the experience either. Ha.

Back when I was sixteen, I spent an entire night with my friend Cody, watching videos about Slenderman and all the Marble Hornets videos that were out at the time. The next day we went to explore a three mile long drain tunnel in our neighborhood called "The Tunnel of Death" for the first time. About a mile in, somebody had spray painted a picture of Slenderman on the wall, and just using the shitty flashlights we had that were basically just toys, we saw it from about 20 feet away and it looked real. We sprinted out of the tunnel so fast that I threw up when we got out.

Orangedrink's package.

Posted by vokapolis Back when I was sixteen, I spent an entire night with my friend Cody, watching videos about Slenderman and all the Marble Hornets videos that were out at the time. The next day we went to explore a three mile long drain tunnel in our neighborhood called "The Tunnel of Death" for the first time. About a mile in, somebody had spray painted a picture of Slenderman on the wall, and just using the shitty flashlights we had that were basically just toys, we saw it from about 20 feet away and it looked real. We sprinted out of the tunnel so fast that I threw up when we got out.

hahahahaha oh man... Good ol' slendy

No toilet paper. (turns out, socks can easily be sacrificed).

You might want to check out this thread http://www.uer.ca/...=1&threadid=107114 , similar topic with some really good stories.

Orbz.

Hearing a scream and a thump from another explorer falling.

Standing in the yard of my my favourite farmhouse explore, Only to see a beatup farm truck drive up the precarious hill driveway.

Thread necromancy!

I just want to share this with anyone who hasn't seen it; it definitely fits with this thread. 2 guys explore a burned-out meat factory in Baltimore, nothing happens but the setting is just over-the-top creepy. It looks like it's about a month old but I just saw it yesterday

https://www.youtub...atch?v=YTLqJ76hosI

He goes back 2 more times, I don't think the next 2 are as creepy as the 1st

I think I would literally shit myself

Posted by LuminousAphid Thread necromancy! I just want to share this with anyone who hasn't seen it; it definitely fits with this thread. 2 guys explore a burned-out meat factory in Baltimore, nothing happens but the setting is just over-the-top creepy. It looks like it's about a month old but I just saw it yesterday https://www.youtub...atch?v=YTLqJ76hosI He goes back 2 more times, I don't think the next 2 are as creepy as the 1st I think I would literally shit myself

THAT'S A DOPE LOCATION I'D BE SO DOWN.

Somewhat related, but I do not watch scary movies so I find it quite a bit easier to explore dark areas by myself than my friends who do watch scary movies. Anyone else relate?

Posted by Landser THAT'S A DOPE LOCATION I'D BE SO DOWN. Somewhat related, but I do not watch scary movies so I find it quite a bit easier to explore dark areas by myself than my friends who do watch scary movies. Anyone else relate?

I don't watch scary movies, but I have watched a lot of real-life stories about people getting kidnapped, murdered or worse (thank you investigation discovery for forever ruining my false sense of safety) so I relate to your friends' points of view more haha. The world is a scary place man, it all comes down to how aware you are of what can happen if you're not careful. Lack of fear can be really bad for your health

edit; also if you liked that, watch this one:
https://www.youtub...atch?v=Dm2ZI-pT6kU

just to be clear these aren't mine and I'm not affiliated with this guy, I just find these two videos very creepy. With the commentary ob this one it's even creepier IMO

falling thru a floor from the 4th floor to the 3rd

Watching someone fall ~30 feet and hearing the dull thud of them smashing into wet concrete.

Posted by WarBird69 Watching someone fall ~30 feet and hearing the dull thud of them smashing into wet concrete.

One sound I don't need to know. How that happen and turn out?

Posted by Axle Hearing a scream and a thump from another explorer falling.

Imoto?

Having a bunch of crackheads try to run my friend and I over with a black suv at the entrance of a site

Posted by blackhawk One sound I don't need to know. How that happen and turn out?

Something happened while rappelling, not sure if mistake or equipment failure. In any event, they broke their femur (I think). Everything turned out great, considering! They got prompt medical treatment and made a full recovery, and no one got arrested!

Posted by WarBird69 Something happened while rappelling, not sure if mistake or equipment failure. In any event, they broke their femur (I think). Everything turned out great, considering! They got prompt medical treatment and made a full recovery, and no one got arrested!

Big ouch. Worst fracture there is. I'm cringing just thinking of it.
Sounds like they might have misjudged the distance. A common descent mistake on ladders and ropes. I avoid the temptation to jump the last few... feet.