The 21 Scariest Websites to Visit Online

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Co-authored by Brittney Crabb and Sophie Burkholder, BA

Last Updated: November 12, 2025 Fact Checked

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• 973 Eht Namuh
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• The Buzzer Livestream
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• Creepypasta
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• The Darkest Blog
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• Death Clock
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• Ever Dream This Man?
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• The Ghost in My Machine
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• Google Earth
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• GO TO BED
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• Hekate Station
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• Is It a Game?
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• Mysteries on the Web
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• Plane Crash Info
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• r/horror
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• r/nosleep
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• r/unresolvedmysteries
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• Scary for Kids
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• The Secure, Contain, Protect (SCP) Foundation
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• Texas Death Row Information
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• This Person Doesn’t Exist
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• YouTube
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• Yvette’s Bridal Formal Blog
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• Video
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• Tips

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Looking for a bit more fright in your life? Fortunately, you have the internet at your fingertips! Woohoo! For all things creepy, crawly, horrifying, and hair-curling, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve put together the ultimate list of the scariest websites that exist on the internet—from endless horror story collections and terrifying survival games to inexplicably cryptic web pages and unsettling Google Earth locations. Read on, click through, and see what you can find…but we’re warning you now that these spine-tingling sites are certainly scary. You’ve been warned!

What are the creepiest websites on the internet?

Paranormal and horror content creator Brittney Crabb recommends The Ghost in My Machine and Scary for Kids as two of the scariest websites online. Other creepy options include:

• Creepypasta: A collection of creepy, user-submitted short stories.
• Death Clock: A personalized “estimate” of your exact death date.
• Hekate Station: A cryptic, cult-like site with eerie images and clickable links.
• r/nosleep: A Reddit forum full of the most panic-inducing user stories.
• Yvette’s Bridal Formal Blog: The creepiest bridal business page you’ll ever see.

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973 Eht Namuh

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   This strange, semi-disturbing site opens with a maze made out of the letters that spell “abracadabra.” If you click the letters at the top of the page (and keep clicking), you’ll be transported to all sorts of weird, scary, and unsettling content. You might see religious texts, philosophical ramblings, numerical puzzles, creepy visuals, etc. As far as we can tell, the site’s creepy contents are endless…or maybe that’s because no one’s ever made it to the end in one piece.
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The Buzzer Livestream

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   "The Buzzer," also known as UVB-76 or UZB76, is a radio station that broadcasts from (allegedly) a Russian military station. Set at 4625 kHz, the channel has been broadcasting nonstop since 1982, and it mostly just emits a monotonous tone (that’s also kinda eerie). Very rarely, the “buzzing” signal will be interrupted by a voice transmission in Russian. Some believe that it transmits Morse code, coded messages, doomsday messages, or military signals…but no one knows for sure.

   • The most recent interruption (as of publication) came on September 9th, 2025, when a cryptic voice listed (seemingly) random numbers and letters.

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Creepypasta

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   Creepypasta is a well-known horror website with vast collections of spooky user-submitted stories. There’s new content posted practically every day, in categories like “Body Horror,” “Ghosts and Spirits,” “Based on True Events,” and more. The term “creepypasta,” in general, refers to stories that were copied, pasted, and sent around in the early days of the internet.
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The Darkest Blog

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   The Darkest Blog is a great site for anyone who’s into horror and/or scaring themselves pantsless! This unique horror blog has scary stories to read, short-form horror films to stream, and other spooky types of content to send a chill down your spine.

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Death Clock

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   Okay, we’re getting truly morbid now. The ominously-named Death Clock is a website that claims to tell you the exact date of your death. The AI calculator asks for your birthday, gender, BMI, country, alcohol consumption, outlook on life, and whether or not you smoke. Then, it’ll give you your “estimated” death date.

   • Of course, there’s no true science to this website, and there’s no evidence that it’s accurate (like, at all).
   • That being said, it can still be a scary time to muse on your own death (and when it may or may not be happening).
   • After you've checked out Death Clock, take our "When Will I Die?" quiz and see if the dates line up….
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Ever Dream This Man?

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   At ThisMan.org, you can find an explanation of a phenomenon known as “ever dream this man?” During the early 2000s, a well-known psychiatrist reportedly discovered that several of his patients had been seeing the face of the same man in their dreams. These patients claimed that they’d never seen this man in real life, but that he’d repeatedly appeared in their dreams and even given them personal life advice. All of the patients referred to this dreamt-up individual as “this man.” At least 8,000 people worldwide (as of 2025) have claimed to have seen this man in their dreams.

   • No one knows why or how this has happened, and no one has ever claimed to recognize the man from their real life.
   • The website exists to explain the phenomenon, and provide a picture of “this man” – have you seen him?

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The Ghost in My Machine

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   TheGhostinMyMachine.com bills itself as an “internet campfire,” and it’s perfect when you’re looking for something spooky. Paranormal and horror content creator Brittney Crabb explains, “[This website] dives right into all kinds of creepy internet lore, paranormal rituals, creepypastas, and legends. It’s like a rabbit hole of horror stories you can get lost in!”
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Google Earth

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   Now, Google Earth isn’t explicitly scary, but it has been host to some chilling, unnerving, and blood-curdling sights and locations that can *actually* be found around the world. Here are a few examples of the scary things you can see on the Google Earth web page, as well as a link to their precise coordinates:

   • Face in the Desert: This structure in Nevada’s Mojave Desert looks super strange from above, like a 6-pointed star that gives big Illuminati vibes. The building there is actually home to the climate-focused Nevada Desert FACE Facility (NDFF), but conspiracy theories abound about the weird markings around the building and what actually happens in there.
   • The Gates of Hell: This site in Turkmenistan looks like a black hole set into the face of the earth...pretty unsettling. And, while it may not be an actual door into the underworld, the hole was actually caused by the collapse of a natural gas mine and has remained on fire since 1971. We don’t know which version is creepier!
   • Scarecrow Village: If you take a virtual stroll through this remote logging village in Japan, you could stumble upon more than 300 strange, unsettling scarecrows…made to look like real people. These scarecrows were constructed by an artist who wanted to pay homage to the people of the village and their declining population.

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GO TO BED

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   GO TO BED is a terrifying horror game that you can play via a free (or pay-what-you-want) download. The game takes you through a brief survival story that kicks off just as you’re getting ready to go to bed. You’ll have to successfully pass through some hair-raising levels to see if you can make it to bed (or be kept up by bumps in the night).
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Hekate Station

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   Hekate Station is a cryptic website that opens with symbols like three triangles and a moon. If you start clicking (and keep clicking), you’ll encounter all kinds of creepy symbols, images, and downloadable files (download at your own risk—we can’t guarantee that these files are all safe or risk-free). No one really knows what this website is all about, but “Hekate” might be a clue, since Hekate is the ancient Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic, and the underworld. Some Reddit users theorize about the site being dedicated to a cult or secret society…but the truth has yet to come out.

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Is It a Game?

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   This HTML website, which is referred to as “Is It a Game,” is a creepy, mystifying page with no clear explanation. If you click on the page, you’ll be brought through a series of strange drawings, texts, symbols, and other horrifyingly perplexing visuals. Some believe that there’s some criminal or nefarious activity being done through this website, while others write it off as a game, maze, puzzle, art project…or something else entirely.
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Mysteries on the Web

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   Mysteries on the Web or Unexplained Mysteries is an internet rabbit hole waiting to happen! It’s basically a complete collection of unhinged conspiracy theories, surreal stories, and weird headlines. Anything that the current knowledge possessed by the human race cannot fully understand or explain? You can find it here!

   • Looking for more weird websites like this one? Check out our guide!

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Plane Crash Info

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   Plane Crash Info is another website that’s more macabre and distressing than scary, but it still provides a bit of fright, if you’re into that sort of thing. This page is basically a directory of every plane crash that’s been reported worldwide. You can also find strange plane accidents, photos of accidents, famous people who’ve died in plane crashes, and the last words heard over cockpit black boxes. If you have any flight anxiety at ALL, we recommend skipping this one! Otherwise, have at it! I guess!
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r/horror

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   r/horror (or “Dreadit”) is a massive Reddit forum that’s all about horror stories, entertainment, books, games, movies, TV series, and beyond. Not only can you find great recommendations for outside horror content, you can also read scary stories and firsthand experiences written by true fans of everything dark and dreadful.

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r/nosleep

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   Another Reddit forum, r/nosleep is lauded as one of the spookiest, scariest sites online. Basically, it’s a whole bunch of user-posted stories that are designed to create panic, fear, and horrifying thoughts that’ll prevent you from getting any shut-eye tonight (or any night this week). Most stories are written from a personal POV, meaning the authors are claiming to have actually experienced the things they’re writing about.
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r/unresolvedmysteries

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   If you’re a true crime junkie on any level, r/unresolvedmysteries is the Reddit forum for you. This site specializes in terrifying real-life stories…that’ve never been solved or resolved. Be warned that there’s some pretty serious stuff in there, and it’s even scarier that it’s all real. You might read about real missing persons cases, mysterious deaths, unidentified bodies, and more, along with the theories and explanations discussed in the threads by Reddit users.

   • Can't get enough unsolved mysteries? Check out our wikiHow article on the subject as well!

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Scary for Kids

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   This website might be called Scary For Kids, but “don’t let the name fool you,” says Crabb. “It’s FULL of creepy paranormal games, ghost stories, and urban legends that are actually pretty unsettling, no matter your age.” And, despite the site’s name, we can assure you that there are some things on there that not every kid (or adult) should see…you’ve been warned!
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The Secure, Contain, Protect (SCP) Foundation

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   The Secure, Contain, Protect (SCP) Foundation advertises itself as a secret global organization with a mission to prevent supernatural happenings from ending the world. The entries on the site each describe paranormal creatures (with spine-tingling stories attached, in most cases). They also describe how these entities must be contained for the preservation of humankind. Okay, sure!

   • Not sure where to start? There are thousands of SCP entries, but we did the work for you and figured out the 17 scariest SCPs of all time.

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Texas Death Row Information

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   Fair warning: this Death Row Information page from the state of Texas is very real, very macabre, and potentially upsetting for most. It’s not for the young or the faint of heart. The site is home to a list, maintained by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, of every inmate who’s been executed on the state’s Death Row. Along with demographic information about each inmate, it includes details of their crime, the date of their execution, and their last words.
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This Person Doesn’t Exist

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   This Person Doesn’t Exist seems harmless at first. You’ll land on the page, see a photo of a nice-looking person, refresh the page, keep refreshing the page, and just see photos of some more people. But does something feel off to you? Or unsettling? Or eerie? That’s because none of the people on the site are real. They’re all fake, and they don’t exist anywhere in the world.

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YouTube

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   YouTube, on its own, isn’t a scary or strange website (well, at least for most people). However, there are some horror content creators on YouTube that have made corners of the site truly terrifying. While YouTube has an endless amount of disturbing videos, if you know where to look, here are a few of the highest quality and most hair-raising YouTubers to subscribe to:

   • Chills: Creepy camera footage and paranormal videos with an unsettling, monotone narration.
   • Lazy Masquerade: All things spooky—scary videos, haunting mysteries, morbid ghost stories, and more.
   • Mr. Nightmare: Creepy narrations of paranormal events, spooky videos, and subscriber-submitted true stories.
   • Nexpo: An exploration of the scariest sides of the internet, as well as horror game reviews and analyses.
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Yvette’s Bridal Formal Blog

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   At first glance, Yvette’s Bridal Formal Blog is a colorful explosion of text, images, and advertisements for a Florida-based tuxedo and dress rental shop. But is anything really what it seems at first glance? As you begin to click through the various links on the site, you’ll encounter some harmless pictures (of, like, actual bridal outfits), as well as some creepy imagery and text boxes, sometimes accompanied by harrowing audio clips. (It’s me, the author of this article, admitting that I had to QUICKLY close my browser when it played a very unsettling voice from this website. Yikes.)

   • But what is this site, actually? We don’t know! It could’ve been a legitimate business site, perhaps run by a misguided individual. Or maybe it’s a full-on art piece! Hopefully, we’ll all find out one day.

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