2 Scary Urban Exploration Horror Stories | They Were Waiting Inside
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What is discussed at the start of this section?
Have you ever noticed how abandoned buildings almost seem to invite you inside? A broken window. A door hanging slightly open. A narrow path through years of dust that almost feels… intentional. Most people assume those places are empty. That whatever happened there ended years ago. But what if someone never actually left? What if every board laid across a hole in the floor? Every unlocked door, every little arrow scratched into a wall, wasn't there to help you find your way out, but to make absolutely sure you kept going deeper. Today, we're looking at two disturbing urban exploration stories from people who thought they were simply exploring abandoned buildings. The first follows three friends who venture beneath the streets of Cincinnati into the city's long-abandoned subway tunnels, only to realize someone has been documenting everyone who enters.
The second comes from a forgotten warehouse in Portland, where a route known online as the Easy Side turns out to be something far more sinister than anyone could have imagined. But before we get into those stories, if you enjoy scary stories, make sure to subscribe and turn on notifications. We upload new episodes every week, and if you like listening on the go or for sleep, you can also find the Just Creepy podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else you get your podcasts. Leaving a rating or review helps grow the show. Now, let's get into it.
I'm changing names and leaving out exactly how we got in. Because I don't want this tied back to anyone involved. And I really don't want some idiot reading this and trying it. That's not me trying to make this sound mysterious. I mean it. I used to think urban exploring was mostly harmless. Dumb sometimes. Illegal sometimes. but mostly just people walking around dead places with flashlights, taking pictures of old tile and rusted signs, then going home feeling like they'd discovered something. I don't think that anymore. This happened in Cincinnati under Central Parkway, in the old unfinished subway tunnels. I was living in Dayton at the time, working a warehouse job I hated, and spending most weekends doing anything that made the week feel less like a loop.
My friend Caleb was the one into urbex. He was careful about it, or at least he seemed careful. He didn't break windows, didn't tag anything, didn't steal old signs off walls. He just liked places people had abandoned and forgotten about. Our other friend was Nolan. Nolan was the kind of guy who said yes too fast, then got nervous once we were already doing the thing. The three of us had talked about the Cincinnati subway for years.
If you're from around there, you probably know the basic story. It was supposed to be this big transit project a long time ago, then it got abandoned before trains ever ran through it. Parts of it still exist underground. Tunnels, platforms, old station areas, sealed off sections beneath the city. Caleb had been obsessed with it since high school. He'd show us old maps and grainy pictures people had taken down there, and most of them looked the same. Concrete walls, dirt floors, graffiti, pipes, standing water, and black space beyond the flash.
It wasn't even pretty in the normal abandoned building way. There weren't grand staircases or peeling murals, it just looked like a long concrete throat under the city. But that was part of what made it interesting. It wasn't a place that had died, it was a place that had never really lived. Caleb had tried to get in before with other people, but they either backed out or couldn't find a way that didn't involve doing something stupid in public. Then one night in February, he called and said he'd figured it out.
I remember the exact night because it had snowed earlier that week, and by then the sidewalks were covered in that gray slush that looks like chewed-up newspaper. It was cold enough that your face hurt walking to your car. Caleb sounded excited, but not loud. That bothered me later. He sounded like someone trying to stay calm because he knew he was about to do something he'd wanted to do for too long.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:15–4:40
2
What happens when the friends enter the abandoned subway?
4:40–10:02
3
What unsettling discoveries do they make during their exploration?
10:02–22:38
4
How does the atmosphere shift as they delve deeper into the tunnels?
22:38–49:54
5
What disturbing evidence did Caleb find in the tunnels?
49:54–52:28
6
How did the group react to the unsettling discoveries in the warehouse?
52:28–53:14
7
What happened during the attempted escape from the warehouse?
53:14–54:15
8
What shocking revelation did the narrator uncover after the incident?
54:15–1:47:09
Speakers
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