Scary Internet Stories

Case #02 - Inside the Mind of Armin the Cannibal

He asked if anyone wanted to be eaten—and unbelievably, someone said yes. This episode explores the shocking case of Armin Meiwes and the courtroom battle over whether a person can consent to their own death. Sources used: BBC News (2003–2006 trial coverage), Der Spiegel (2005–2006 articles), The Guardian (2003), German court records (Kassel verdicts and 2006 retrial), Günter Stampf’s book Interview with a Cannibal (2010), and RTL television interviews with Meiwes (2007). Please support the show by giving 5 star review. Have a true story you want me to cover? Send it to scaryinternetstories@yahoo.com

Case #01 - The Ghost Passengers of Ishinomaki

In the months following the devastating 2011 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Japan, several taxi drivers reported picking up passengers who mysteriously vanished during the ride. Many of these passengers asked to be taken to neighborhoods that had been completely destroyed by the disaster. Were these encounters the result of trauma and grief, or something far more unsettling? Based on Yuka Kudo’s 2016 thesis interviews, Asahi Shimbun reporting, Richard Lloyd Parry’s Ghosts of the Tsunami, and Netflix Unsolved Mysteries “Tsunami Spirits” episode. Want to support the channel? Subscribe and give us a like. Want me to cover a story that hasn't been told? Have questions? Email: scaryinternetstories@yahoo.com

Case #00 - Play Me

This episode is an introduction to this podcast. These are documented stories and cases that have appeared in news reports, documentaries, investigative articles, or firsthand accounts shared online by the people involved. Many of these stories have been discussed by journalists, investigators, or witnesses who claim the events truly happened. If you have a true story that you would like to share, please email it to scaryinternetstories@yahoo.com. Or simply give us a 5 star rating to support the show.