Podcast Summary: "4 TRUE Scary Internet Stalker Stories"

Podcast: Southern Cannibal's Scary Stories
Host: Southern Cannibal
Episode: 624
Date: November 7, 2025

Episode Overview

In this chilling installment, Southern Cannibal narrates four listener-submitted stories about real-life encounters with internet stalkers. Each tale exposes the ways in which online interactions can quickly turn frightening, underscoring the importance of digital privacy and vigilance. The episode moves fluidly from stories of online impersonation and harassment, to obsessive acquaintances, to digital threats that spill into real-world danger. Listeners are left with powerful lessons about the risks of online life and the steps we all need to take to protect ourselves.

1. The Facebook Impostor and the Frightening Break-In

[02:35–17:50]

Story Highlights:

• The narrator, a new mother and artist, receives a Facebook friend request from "Steven"—a supposed high school acquaintance. After months of casual messaging, she realizes it's not the person she thought.
• Steven’s interactions escalate:
  • He obtains her phone number from her public art website and starts texting excessively.
  • His conversations become aggressive and sexual, then threatening.
  • Upon confrontation and being blocked, he begins creating fake accounts to harass her and her friends, spamming her art page with explicit content and slurs.
  • He apologizes once caught but the harassment continues.
• Things turn physical when her home is nearly broken into at night. The narrator discovers pry marks on her window and, suspecting Steven, calls the police, though no evidence links him directly.
• The narrator later finds Steven’s disturbing YouTube channel and learns he was previously arrested for crimes against another woman.

Notable Quotes:

• "He began texting several times a day and I would just give short responses." (06:40)
• "For months, not a day passed that I didn't get a weird call or friend request or DM... vague threats of ‘I could make you talk to me if I really wanted to.’" (09:40)
• "Our windows were large from floor to ceiling ... The top of the window sill had pry marks and the lock was broken." (13:00)
• "I still sleep with a baby monitor in my son's room because I'm so scared of someone coming in at night." (16:40)

Memorable Moment:
The harasser inadvertently posts from his real account while spamming her art page, unmasking himself.

2. Male Victims: Online Seduction Turns Sinister

[17:51–21:40]

Story Highlights:

• The male narrator connects with a woman in a Facebook group. Their chats quickly become sexual, despite never meeting in person.
• She becomes possessive and obsessive, proposing intimate encounters and, when spurned, threatens to sabotage his new relationship and even harm his girlfriend.
• Her brother gets involved, further blurring boundaries and heightening alarm.
• After a final, rage-filled phone call from the woman, the narrator severs all contact.

Notable Quotes:

• “She would call me over the phone at night ... Now we haven’t even met in person.” (19:02)
• “She got pissed and said she would kill her [the new girlfriend] ... She also stated that she would tell her about our nightly calls.” (20:08)
• “She was crazy and I hoped to never interact with her ever again.” (21:34)

3. Anime Fandom Gone Wrong: The VPN Lesson

[21:41–27:52]

Story Highlights:

• The narrator, an introverted anime fan, connects with “Bob” on a niche streaming website’s chat. Conversations shift from fun to invasive.
• Bob becomes increasingly fixated, asking personal questions and hinting at real-world knowledge, including referencing the narrator’s home lighting habits.
• The situation escalates: Bob claims to know her IP address and threatens that “running wouldn’t matter.”
• She blocks him, deletes her account, and begins researching online privacy.
• She adopts VPNs, strengthens her digital security, and withdraws from risky online spaces. Bob disappears, leaving her both wary and wiser.

Notable Quotes:

• “You always watch around this time, huh? Bet your living room light’s off right now.” (24:50)
• “I didn’t even understand what that meant, but it terrified me.” (25:14)
• “Sometimes people in online fandoms talk about creepy encounters, and I always tell them the same: Protect yourself, get a VPN, and use strong passwords.” (27:20)

4. Middle School Nightmare: Emily’s Obsession

[27:53–44:37]

Part 1: The Obsession Grows [27:53–38:08]

• Thirteen-year-old Jared befriends new student Emily after being paired for a school project.
• Emily becomes intensely attached, bombarding him with messages and gifts, and spreading rumors that they are together.
• The situation deteriorates when she begins stalking him in real life and sending increasingly disturbing Snapchat messages.
• The climax: Jared receives a snap from Emily showing she’s outside his house with a knife. He hides and calls the police; she is arrested on the spot.

Notable Quotes:

• “We exchanged numbers...if I didn’t open [her Snapchats] right away, I’d get messages like, ‘Hey, why didn’t you open it? I saw you were active. You don’t like me anymore.’” (32:15)
• “I opened up the security camera app on my phone…and there she was, standing in my driveway. The porch light illuminated her face just enough…she was holding something shiny. I zoomed in. My heart stopped. It was a knife.” (36:18)

Part 2: The Stalker Returns [38:09–44:37]

• Four years later, Emily resurfaces under new names, sending friend requests and direct messages to Jared and his friends and family.
• She demonstrates knowledge of his whereabouts and routines. Disturbed, he erases all social media presence and becomes hyper-vigilant.
• The story ends with Jared’s resignation: he gives up online life to escape her persistent digital shadow.

Notable Quotes:

• “That night, I got a message. ‘Hey Jared, it’s Emily. Please don’t freak out. I just wanted to say sorry.’ My chest tightened.” (39:40)
• “There was another one waiting in my inbox: ‘I’m really sorry, Jared. I’ve changed. I promise. I just want to make things right.’ Attached was a picture…of my school’s parking lot.” (41:17)
• “What she put me through has really messed up my head. Maybe I’ll never know if Emily really changed or if she really, truly went away. But I’m not going to find out. I’m done.” (44:20)

Important Timestamps

• [02:35] - First story begins: Online friendship with “Steven” turns into a nightmare.
• [17:51] - Second story: Male narrator recounts being stalked by a woman he met on Facebook.
• [21:41] - Third story: Anime fan's online chat evolves into threatening digital stalking.
• [27:53] - Fourth story, part 1: Middle schooler Jared is targeted by obsessive classmate Emily.
• [38:09] - Fourth story, part 2: Emily returns years later, forcing Jared offline for good.

Key Takeaways & Tone

• Persistent Threat: Each story demonstrates how digital boundaries can be easily breached—and how persistent stalkers can exploit digital spaces to pursue victims.
• Escalation: Harassment often escalates from online to real-world stalking.
• Privacy: Stories underscore the critical need for robust online privacy (VPNs, strong passwords, lockeddown profiles).
• Real Fear: The narrations maintain a conversational yet suspenseful tone, emphasizing the emotional toll and real fear engendered by these experiences.
• Memorable Advice:
  • “Protect yourself, get a VPN and use strong passwords. Never assume someone online is who they say they are…” (27:20)
  • “If you ever get that uneasy feeling, listen to it. Sometimes the safest thing you can do is just log off for good.” (44:25)

Conclusion

Southern Cannibal weaves together four harrowing but educational tales that illustrate just how real—and dangerous—online stalking can be. Listeners are urged to learn from these experiences and to safeguard their digital and real-world boundaries.