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Unspeakable Times

Most true crime content involves tragic deaths, grisly crime scenes, and unrepentant killers, but sometimes, a person's sudden vanishing can be just as upsetting. Approximately <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wvnstv.com/digital-desk/how-many-missing-persons-are-found-in-the-u-s-yearly/#:~:text=Many%20people%20who%20go%20missing,people%20declared%20missing%20every%20year.">600,000 people are declared missing</a> in the US every year, and while some of these disappearances are intentional - there's no law preventing adults from leaving their situation and starting a new life - many of them are tragic accidents or even crimes.The people on this list all vanished, some <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/full-cast-of-without-a-trace-cast-list-for-the-show-without-a-trace/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">without a trace</a>, and despite all the details investigators have collected in each case, their stories remain unsolved.

Unsolved Disappearances That Haunted Us In 2022

General

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True Crime

True crime cases might send a shiver down your spine for different reasons: Maybe you're wary about going out after dark, or perhaps you don't feel comfortable walking down a seemingly empty <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-real-true-crime-stories/amandasedlakhevener">side street</a> by yourself.These are the cases that made us want to hunker down inside - but only after we've checked every lock in the house.

True Crime Cases That Made Us Lock Our Doors

Interesting

Few true crime cases are cut-and-dry; in fact, some cases have only persisted in the public consciousness as long as they have because of how complex they are. Muddled timelines, recanted statements, and questionable testimonies are just a few of the issues that can arise when trying to unravel a tricky case - and these stories have them in spades.Peruse the cases below for a jumbled, chaotic taste of real-life crime investigation.

Complicated True Crime Cases We Can't Stop Thinking About

Graveyard Shift

For the true crime community, 2021 was full of twists, surprises, and tragedy. The Gabby Petito case rocked the US in the fall, and even years-old cases, such as those of Kristin Smart, Elisa Lam, and D.B. Cooper, were revived through limited series&nbsp;and fresh evidence.Here are the true crime cases we couldn't stop thinking about in 2021.

13 True Crime Cases We Couldn't Stop Thinking About In 2021

Thoughts

These opinions may not be popular, but they&#39;re entertaining to read, anyway. Here are some piping-hot unpopular opinions from this week.

Unpopular Opinions We Found This Week That Left Our Brains Fried

Everyone has opinions, and a lot of them are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unpopular-opinions-03-03-21/sarah-blumert" target="_blank">pretty unpopular</a>. Here are the ones we found around the internet&nbsp;this week that made us think.

Unpopular Opinions We Found This Week That Gave Us Pause

Death

Caitlin Doughty is one of the only well-known names in the mortician game, and for good reason: Her YouTube channel Ask a Mortician, as its title indicates, answers any and all questions about death, decomposition, and the funerary process. Caitlin Doughty even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-mortician/joesph-langdon" target="_blank">owns her own mortuary</a> and has written several books about the death industry, so she clearly knows what she&#39;s talking about.&nbsp;

When she hosted a Reddit AMA, the internet flooded her with questions - and she had the answers. Here are some highlights from Caitlin Doughty&#39;s Reddit AMA.

A Famous Mortician Answered The Internet's Burning Questions, And It Was Eye-Opening

Mortician Caitlin Doughty Answers The Internet’s Burning Questions

Everyone has opinions, and a lot of them are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unpopular-opinions-02-16-21/sarah-blumert" target="_blank">pretty unpopular</a>. Here are the ones we found around the internet&nbsp;this week that made us think.

People Shared Their Unpopular Opinions This Week, And Some Of Them Make A Lot Of Sense

Everyone&#39;s entitled to their opinion, but that doesn&#39;t mean everyone else is required to agree. Here are some of Reddit&#39;s (supposedly) <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unpopular-opinions-02-02-21/sarah-blumert" target="_blank">unpopular opinions</a> from&nbsp;this week.

Here Are The Unpopular Opinions That Blew Our Minds This Week

Trusting your gut feelings about someone can be tricky -&nbsp;after all, you don&#39;t want to seem rude.&nbsp;But maybe someone is standing a bit too close at the bus stop, or maybe that person asking for directions doesn&#39;t need directions at all. Street smarts are important, and sometimes they can even save your life.&nbsp;

These stories demonstrate just how necessary street smart skills are, especially when you&#39;re on your own and something just doesn&#39;t feel right.

People Describe The Times Street Smarts Got Them Out Of Danger

It (2017)

Stephen King&#39;s&nbsp;It&nbsp;has been a staple in the horror genre for decades, and for good reason. The story has everything: horrifying monsters, a creepy town with a dark past, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-characters-in-the-it-movie/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">memorable characters</a> that make the journey worthwhile.&nbsp;

The&nbsp;It&nbsp;characters are no strangers to adaptation - the 1990 TV&nbsp;miniseries&nbsp;brought them to the small screen, and in 2017, the first in a two-part movie series was released, to much acclaim from critics and fans alike. But <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/it-chapter-two-cast-adults-vs-child-actors/klindell" target="_blank">how have the characters changed</a> in that time? Here&#39;s how the&nbsp;It&nbsp;miniseries characters compare to their movie adaptations.

What The Characters From 'It' Looked Like In The Miniseries Vs. The Movies

Comparing The 'It' Characters In The Miniseries vs. The Movies

27 years after The Losers' Club defeated Pennywise, children are disappearing from Derry once again. Now, Mike has called the others home.

The It&nbsp;movies, released in 2017 and 2019, respectively, helped bring horror into the mainstream and revitalized the Stephen King&nbsp;fandom in a big way. Pennywise the Dancing Clown, played by Bill&nbsp;Skarsg&aring;rd, has become an undisputed horror icon, and on second and third viewings of the films, fans began to realize that the horrifying clown is onscreen more than you&#39;d think.&nbsp;

Pennywise is often in the background of scenes, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/small-it-chapter-2-details/damon-davis" target="_blank">lurking in corners</a> - and sometimes in plain sight -&nbsp;just waiting for the Losers Club to let their guard down, and it makes the films that much creepier.&nbsp;Here is every hidden Pennywise we could find in the It&nbsp;movies.

Every Time Pennywise Was Hidden In The Background Of The 'It' Movies

Shining a flashlight on Netflix's spooky series that offers a ghost in every shadow, eyes in every wall, a  nightmare in every dream.

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting

The Haunting of Hill House, released on Netflix in 2018, is infamous for its creepy atmosphere and spine-tingling scares. But despite the show&#39;s macabre tone, there are still some&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/collections/the-haunting-of-hill-house" target="_blank">Haunting of Hill House</a>&nbsp;moments that can warm even the coldest, darkest heart.

Here are the most heartwarmingly wholesome moments from&nbsp;The Haunting of Hill House.

Surprisingly Wholesome Moments From 'The Haunting of Hill House'

Surprisingly Wholesome ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ Moments

Wild true stories that made turn on the lights and check the locks.

Spine-Tingling Stories

Strange True Stories

At Graveyard Shift, creepy stories are our bread and butter, and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-true-stories-from-the-world/rosa-pasquarella?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">creepy true stories</a> are even better. That&#39;s why we asked our readers to send us their creepiest real-life experiences, and they delivered. These are some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/creepiest-things-that-can-happen-at-home-stories/elise" target="_blank">creepiest stories</a> from Graveyard Shift readers.

Graveyard Shift Readers Share The Creepiest Things That Have Ever Happened To Them

Graveyard Shift Readers Share Creepy True Stories

Pop Culture

Who doesn&#39;t love a scary paranormal story? We <a href="https://business.facebook.com/rankergraveyardshift/photos/a.1014070388679417/3490714461014985/?type=3" target="_blank">asked our readers</a> to share their scary, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/5-convincing-_real_-paranormal-cases/ian-tindell" target="_blank">real ghost stories</a>, and they didn&#39;t disappoint. From spirits sitting at the end of the bed to shadows that send tingles down your spine, Graveyard Shift readers had plenty of scary (but true)&nbsp;stories to share.

Here are some of the creepiest paranormal tales from&nbsp;Graveyard Shift readers.

Graveyard Shift Readers Shared Their Paranormal Stories, And We Have Chills

21 Scary Paranormal Stories From Graveyard Shift Readers

WTF tales that will have you reaching for the lightswitch.

Spine-Tingling True Tales

Home is the place where you&#39;re supposed to feel&nbsp;safe, but sometimes, something unexpected happens.

In a story on r/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/" target="_blank">LetsNotMeet</a>, Redditor u/<a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/StaringVoid/" target="_blank">StaringVoid</a> shared a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scary-home-invasion-stories/lea-rose-emery" target="_blank">terrifying&nbsp;home invasion</a> tale, in which an unknown, aggravated intruder broke into their house and searched for them through every single room. Fortunately, they were able to hide out and escape the intruder&#39;s wrath, but according to the original poster&#39;s (OP) account, they still don&#39;t know the identity of this mysterious man&nbsp;- or what he wanted with them.

Beware: This scary home invasion story may just make you want to double-check the locks on your doors one more time.

(This story has been lightly edited for concision. You can <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/LetsNotMeet/comments/g0vyn2/someone_broke_into_my_house_and_tried_to_find_me/" target="_blank">read the full story here</a>.)

A Person Hid In Their Own Attic While An Intruder Hunted Them Down, And The Account Is Harrowing

Clever and poignant little details we nearly missed in our favorite kids movies.

Family Movie Details

Coraline

Coraline, released in 2009,&nbsp;is known as a kids&#39; movie with a terrifying edge. The plot alone - which centers around a young girl entering a parallel world where nothing is as it seems - is scary enough, but since everything onscreen&nbsp;in&nbsp;Coraline&nbsp;was hand-crafted by a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/coraline-movie-behind-the-scenes/lauren-milici" target="_blank">team of 29 animators</a>, the film has plenty of little, hidden details that elevate&nbsp;it from slightly unnerving to existentially horrifying.&nbsp;

The fandom of the&nbsp;movie is <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/coraline-fan-theories/alexandrameyer" target="_blank">chock-full of theories</a> about what the story really means, but these Coraline details you might have missed may just make you reconsider what you thought you knew about the world of the film.

17 Small But Chilling Details In 'Coraline'

The Backrooms, according to Reddit lore, is an eerie alternate reality game where everything is abandoned,&nbsp;but you&#39;re never&nbsp;alone. Endless hallways, peeling wallpaper, and exit signs leading nowhere make up the Backrooms game, and these creepy liminal spaces are home to plenty of unexplainable - and possibly dangerous - creatures.&nbsp;

Some Redditors wonder&nbsp;if the Backrooms creepypasta is real, and while the idea is a work of fiction, these frightening pictures of &quot;the Backrooms&quot; may make you second-guess the seemingly normal places you take for granted. Remember, if you &quot;no-clip&quot; into&nbsp;the Backrooms, you can only wander, doomed to never leave - and something is probably watching you from just around the corner.

The Scariest Pictures From The Backrooms, The Internet's Labyrinthian Purgatory

The most creative, brilliant, and difficult doozies that left us scratching our heads.

Riddles & Brainteasers

Riddles are a great way to stretch your mind and keep it limber. Here are some of the hardest ones we could find&nbsp;this week.

Riddles We Found This Week That Left Us Scratching Our Heads

Who doesn&#39;t love a little brain teaser every now and then? Here are some fun, tricky riddles to give your mind some exercise.&nbsp;

These Are The 20 Trickiest Riddles We Found This Week

These Were The 20 Trickiest Riddles We Found This Week

Warning: these pics will make it hard for you to sleep.

Freaky Pics

Unsettling Images

The internet is full of creepy images, but some may not appear so at first glance. These seemingly normal images each contain a secret that only those with eagle eyes can spot. Here are some creepy &ldquo;when you see it&rdquo; images from the past week.

The Creepiest 'When You See It' Images We Found This Week

Who doesn&#39;t like to satisfy their morbid curiosity from time to time? Strange and (frankly) unappealing images are sometimes hard to look away from, and these&nbsp;&quot;Thanks, I hate it&quot; images, or TIHI&nbsp;images, can prove it. Wether they&#39;re bizarre, sickening, or just downright confusing, these pictures give us a taste of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/weird-tumblr-subcultures/jacob-shelton?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">weird side of the internet</a>.

Here are some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/thanks-i-hate-it-memes/damon-davis" target="_blank">strangely unpleasant images</a> from around the web that will make you say, &quot;Thanks, I hate this picture!&quot;

These 'Thanks, I Hate It' Images Are So Weirdly Disturbing, We Can't Look Away

Disturbing 'Thanks, I Hate It' Images We Can't Look Away From

Stranger Danger has been hammered into children&#39;s heads for decades, but whether or not they take it seriously is another matter entirely. Most people are perfectly nice (at least, that&#39;s what we&#39;d like to believe), but sometimes&nbsp;a run-in with a particularly rude, unpleasant, or downright peculiar stranger can leave a bad taste in your mouth and make you say, &quot;Let&#39;s not meet.&quot;

Here are some more of the internet&#39;s creepiest real-life run-ins with strangers.

People Share Their Creepiest Encounters With Strangers

The Sea

Out of all the places&nbsp;to spend your vacation, you could do worse than a cruise ship. For many vacationers, cruises are the pinnacle of luxury and relaxation - with endless music, food, and entertainment, how could you go wrong? These stories from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-is-working-on-a-cruise-ship-like/samantha-dillinger" target="_blank">cruise ship employees</a> may be able to answer that question.

While cruises are <a href="https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=241" target="_blank">usually&nbsp;very safe</a>, sometimes things go pear-shaped. Any number&nbsp;of mishaps could turn a fun-loving sea voyage into a nightmare,&nbsp;and these scary cruise ship stories can prove it.

Cruise Ship Employees Reveal The Scariest Things That Ever Happened To Them At Sea

The Scariest Things Cruise Ship Employees Have Seen At Sea

Tales from the Internet

At some point in everyone&#39;s life, they see something they just can&#39;t explain. Maybe&nbsp;there&#39;s a strange light in the sky, or strange shadows with bright eyes in the darkness,&nbsp;or an unidentified figure&nbsp;in the trees&nbsp;that looks <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-stories-of-encounters-with-humanoids/amandasedlakhevener" target="_blank">kind of human, but not quite</a>.

These encounters with unexplained creatures may make you question the reality you hold so dear&nbsp;and question what lurks in the shadowy corners of the woods.

15 People Describe Their Encounters With Unexplainable Creatures

15 People Describe Encounters With Unexplainable Creatures

Real stories from real people who were once kids, then teens, then young adults, and are now just regular adults looking back and saying, "Wow, what was that?"

I Guess This Is Growing Up

Playdates can lead to some of the fondest childhood memories.&nbsp;For many kids, carefree days spent frolicking with friends serve as a healthy outlet for their&nbsp;developing minds. These playdates are also a window into the lives of other kids&#39; families. Usually this added perspective is all to the good, but sometimes that window looks in on something deeply bizarre.&nbsp;

The people of Reddit shared their strangest childhood stories about visiting other kids&#39; homes.&nbsp;If nothing else, these stories may make your own family seem normal by comparison.

People Share Their Strangest Childhood Experiences With Other Kids' Families

Babysitting is a common job for many young people, and for many families, babysitters are a necessity. While most babysitting gigs go off without a hitch, others provide unexpected insight into the homeowners&#39; lives. Whether or not a family intends to leave their dirty laundry out in the open, babysitters, nannies, and housessitters have unprecedented access to their employers&#39; darkest secrets.

The babysitters of Reddit have shared the strangest, darkest, and most unexpected discoveries they made in families&#39; homes, and even the tamest of these tales will make you wonder what skeletons your own family keeps in their closet.

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