Shiver Stories - Halloween

Amusing Tales: (Shiloh's Spider stuff made me think of this.)

I remember at school there was a story going round about a lady who got bitten by a spider in her sleep or something, and then woke up the next morning to find a spot there. The spot grew and grew and supposedly all these baby spiders came out one day. It was said she went mad after that....not surprising. I think the older girls told us to frighten us, and it worked for a while, until we learned this story and others were known the world over, as shiver stories. These were designed to be told at sleepover parties and keep everyone wide awake.

There was another one about a couple's car breakdown in the middle of the woods somewhere, something about the husband going for help to the only house in the district, and a headless man....details anyone?

And the classic about the supermarket carpark where an old lady is found in the back seat of someone's car and asks to be taken to the police station. Of course the person agrees, seeing she is old and infirm and can't speak english properly. Then along the road the hand stretches out to the driver and it's hairy! The old woman is actually a man with a dastardly plan.......are we shivering? We thought they were scary at slumber parties with a bunch of vibey girls...for sure.....