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You Know How the Story Goes
It’s the same old story. Take a chance and pick up a hitchhiker. But only after midnight and only when you need some company. Of course, the hitchhiker will disappear. That’s the way the story goes, right? But this time you are the hitchhiker. And there’s a tunnel up ahead.
From the acclaimed Dutch horror author of HEX comes Thomas Olde Heuvelt's chilling short story "You Know How the Story Goes."
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
From the acclaimed Dutch horror author of HEX comes Thomas Olde Heuvelt's chilling short story "You Know How the Story Goes."
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
27 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2017
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Thomas Olde Heuvelt
48 books3,056 followersThomas Olde Heuvelt (1983) is the international bestselling author of HEX. The much-praised novel was published in over twenty-five countries around the world and is currently in development for TV by Gary Dauberman. Olde Heuvelt, whose last name in Dutch dialect means “Old Hill,” was the first ever translated author to win a Hugo Award for his short story "The Day the World Turned Upside Down".
His new novel ECHO will be out with Nightfire Books in the US and Hodder & Stoughton on February 8, 2022. International publication of his novel ORACLE, which topped all the bestseller charts in The Netherlands in March '21, will follow soon thereafter.
Thomas lives in The Netherlands and the south of France and is an avid mountaineer.
Praise for HEX:
“This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King
“Creepy and gripping and original.” ―George R.R. Martin
“Spielbergian in the way Olde Heuvelt shows supernatural goings-on in the midst of everyday life... It’s a fabulous, unforgettable conceit and Olde Heuvelt makes the most of it.” ―The Guardian
His new novel ECHO will be out with Nightfire Books in the US and Hodder & Stoughton on February 8, 2022. International publication of his novel ORACLE, which topped all the bestseller charts in The Netherlands in March '21, will follow soon thereafter.
Thomas lives in The Netherlands and the south of France and is an avid mountaineer.
Praise for HEX:
“This is totally, brilliantly original.” —Stephen King
“Creepy and gripping and original.” ―George R.R. Martin
“Spielbergian in the way Olde Heuvelt shows supernatural goings-on in the midst of everyday life... It’s a fabulous, unforgettable conceit and Olde Heuvelt makes the most of it.” ―The Guardian
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June 30, 2020
You know how the story goes. One night, you pick up a hitchhiker on a country road. A young lady. It’s always a lady. This lady, she’s paler than the moonlight and doesn’t talk a lot. You see, there’s something about her that stops you from making your move, even though you’re single and she’s pretty. Instead you ask if she’s all right.
“No,” she says. “I’m sorry, but I’m not all right at all. Something very bad is going to happen. Something terrible.”
You ask her what and she says she’s cold. So cold. A single drop of blood is dripping from her nose.
You’ve got to admit at this stage you’re wondering what on earth possessed you to pick up a hitchhiker in the dead of night. We all know this is going to end badly for at least one or both parties. Abortion. Divorce. An autopsy. But you don’t want to be a jerk like that. This lady, she might need help, and it’s you she ran into.
i am a very big fan of urban legends, and i love it when authors take the familiar ones and give 'em a little twist of their own. that's what this story is, where the twist on the "ghostly hitchhiker" tale is that this time, the narrator is the hitchhiker and he gets picked up by a creepy lady. which is not a completely unique spin on the story, and i am putting this visual securely behind spoiler tags because it caused me years of emotional scarring from childhood until the day connor made me watch the clip about 700 times in a row but i'm still pretty freaked out, so these spoiler tags are for everyone's protection:
so, yeah - not the first of its kind, but still some mildly spooky fun. i only gave it three stars, but they are three stars making up a genuine "i liked it" reaction. and i did - i liked the story, but it was essentially just an urban legend. the narrator's voice never sucked me in, and the rework didn't add much to the reading experience. if you like urban legends, here's an urban legend, but it doesn't try to elevate itself into any higher literary plane.
and that's all you get from me today, as per my resolution to not overthink the reviews for free tor shorts and the fact that i spent about 6 hours today writing a cover letter because i made ZERO resolutions about overthinking those. for all the good it's done me.
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October 21, 2021
Thomas Olde Heuvelt is a Dutch author and to date HEX is his only book translated into English. It's one of my favorite horror novels and my favorite featuring a witch. Very modern, very clever and certain bits still frighten me just thinking about them. He's young, it's fresh, there are more books in Dutch but it's been a long dry spell here -- his next novel publishes in English in 2022 -- so when I became aware of this story it was an instabuy.
This story has been told a million times. The deets differ, but it’s always the same: A nocturnal hitchhiker mysteriously vanishes from a moving vehicle. Often with a piece of clothing taken and later found draped around a gravestone. In another version, the hitchhiker foretells seven years of deficiency before she vanishes.
As the narrator says, it's been the basis for a lot of stories and though it's been done to, well, death, when it's done well it never gets old. I knew going in Thomas Olde Heuvelt wrote a fresh take on this too, swapping the roles of driver and hitchhiker. Credit for that, but this didn't work for me. I'm not sure what the driver was except that she/it was not, for me, a scary Dead Thing. The story dragged. Given the level of talent the author showed in Hex, the fear factor I can still feel years later, I'll still be all over his second translated novel when it's published but this was a ride to nowhere.
This story has been told a million times. The deets differ, but it’s always the same: A nocturnal hitchhiker mysteriously vanishes from a moving vehicle. Often with a piece of clothing taken and later found draped around a gravestone. In another version, the hitchhiker foretells seven years of deficiency before she vanishes.
As the narrator says, it's been the basis for a lot of stories and though it's been done to, well, death, when it's done well it never gets old. I knew going in Thomas Olde Heuvelt wrote a fresh take on this too, swapping the roles of driver and hitchhiker. Credit for that, but this didn't work for me. I'm not sure what the driver was except that she/it was not, for me, a scary Dead Thing. The story dragged. Given the level of talent the author showed in Hex, the fear factor I can still feel years later, I'll still be all over his second translated novel when it's published but this was a ride to nowhere.
February 23, 2018
I really liked this one. Took campy ghost stories to the next step. Hope to read more like this one.
May 7, 2019
Read this review and others on my blog!
I went back to Tor again this week for another look at their short fiction, since most of it is just so damn good! “You Know How the Story Goes” was a fast, fun read; you can read it for yourself here…
This story feels like a more polished version of r/nosleep stories; the voice coupled with the monstrous elements lend the piece a distinctly creepypasta vibe—and that’s not a bad thing! There’s so much to love about the horror that’s been birthed from Internet culture, whether that’s Ted the Caver, Petscop, or The Interface Series. (Hmm, maybe I should devote an article sometime to an introduction of my favorite Internet horror/weird stuff.) In any case, you could easily expect to read this story on r/nosleep, especially given the multiple references to Reddit. In fact, if you can’t tell from the title, this short story is meant to feel like something familiar—like the ghost stories and horror memes that rattle around in the back of your subconscious, rearing up on dark nights or when you’re deep in the back of the basement.
So though the piece is nothing distinctly new, I don’t think anyone should mind that, since it’s a gripping story, with great visual descriptions that are never too much or too little.
Some might complain about a slow start, but I liked the pacing; my favorite horror always starts with a slow creep. The ending was also satisfying—a “this happened to me, so it could happen to you” resolution that felt just right. If you are in the mood for creepy, I’d really recommend this one.
I went back to Tor again this week for another look at their short fiction, since most of it is just so damn good! “You Know How the Story Goes” was a fast, fun read; you can read it for yourself here…
This story feels like a more polished version of r/nosleep stories; the voice coupled with the monstrous elements lend the piece a distinctly creepypasta vibe—and that’s not a bad thing! There’s so much to love about the horror that’s been birthed from Internet culture, whether that’s Ted the Caver, Petscop, or The Interface Series. (Hmm, maybe I should devote an article sometime to an introduction of my favorite Internet horror/weird stuff.) In any case, you could easily expect to read this story on r/nosleep, especially given the multiple references to Reddit. In fact, if you can’t tell from the title, this short story is meant to feel like something familiar—like the ghost stories and horror memes that rattle around in the back of your subconscious, rearing up on dark nights or when you’re deep in the back of the basement.
So though the piece is nothing distinctly new, I don’t think anyone should mind that, since it’s a gripping story, with great visual descriptions that are never too much or too little.
There was something wrong with these fingers. They were not longer than before, but still, they looked like they were. Long and curved. Cold-cold blue. Almost dripping. And I noticed the tips had no nails. What had happened to her nails?
Some might complain about a slow start, but I liked the pacing; my favorite horror always starts with a slow creep. The ending was also satisfying—a “this happened to me, so it could happen to you” resolution that felt just right. If you are in the mood for creepy, I’d really recommend this one.
July 2, 2021
You ask her what and she says she’s cold. So cold. A single drop of blood is dripping from her nose.
Oh my God I have had the chills during and now after reading this. It was a horror fest and me wanting to get to the end as fast as I could. I think I am going to be put off from hitchhiking not that I have ever done that. Having said that, even though this was quite horrifying, the ending felt unresolved and not in a good way.
You know how the story goes: The dead have highways. The dead travel fast. This lady, she’s always looking for company. She doesn’t like to drive alone at night, you see. She can hear the rain inside her head. It sounds a bit like the buzzing of a wasp.
3 stars
Oh my God I have had the chills during and now after reading this. It was a horror fest and me wanting to get to the end as fast as I could. I think I am going to be put off from hitchhiking not that I have ever done that. Having said that, even though this was quite horrifying, the ending felt unresolved and not in a good way.
You know how the story goes: The dead have highways. The dead travel fast. This lady, she’s always looking for company. She doesn’t like to drive alone at night, you see. She can hear the rain inside her head. It sounds a bit like the buzzing of a wasp.
3 stars
November 6, 2024
Am I binge reading short stories to meet my 2018 reading challenge?
Yep.
Is it kinda cheating?
Debatable. (But I feel like those 1000 page books should count extra)
Am I going to do it anyway?
You bet your sweet ass I am.
Yep.
Is it kinda cheating?
Debatable. (But I feel like those 1000 page books should count extra)
Am I going to do it anyway?
You bet your sweet ass I am.
March 3, 2018
I read the story "You Know How the Story Goes." Classic urban folktale horror involving a hitchhiker. Good atmosphere, writing a bit clunky at times.
March 7, 2018
You Know How the Story Goes by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
4 stars
Whimsical Writing Scale: 4
Plotastic Scale: 4
You can read this story for free online here.
Cover Thoughts: Spooky stuff. I always love the covers Tor puts out for their shorts.
4 stars
You know the story about the driver who picks up a hitchhiker and suddenly the hitchhiker is gone. Completely vanished. Disappeared into thin air. It's a popular urban legend, but would you would do if you were the hitchhiker and the driver next to you disappears? One of my favorite parts of YouTube is the paranormal storytime section. Occasionally, I'll come across someone reading a Reddit story about some odd, inexpiable occurrence that has changed their left and left them haunted. It's always fun to hear those stories read aloud and this one follows the same vein. If those are your jam, like they are mine, then chances are you will really enjoy this short story. I was a fan of it because it was formulaic to the genre and I could just picture it all happening. I love a good ghost story.
Whimsical Writing Scale: 4
Plotastic Scale: 4
You can read this story for free online here.
Cover Thoughts: Spooky stuff. I always love the covers Tor puts out for their shorts.
March 7, 2018
Spooky, if a bit cliche. You have heard this story before, but it's delivered well. 3 solid stars.
May 27, 2020
I. LOVED. IT.
June 17, 2018
"Do not hitch a ride after midnight.
Stay away from tunnels.
And beware of the Tall Lady."
Sound advise.
You know how the story goes; hitchhiker gets a ride at night, hitchhiker is lucky to live 'til morning. If they do, then surely they are forever safe for having survived such a crucible.
Surely.
Because, you know how the story goes, ghosts can only haunt where they died.
But one highway is just like another.
This story goes... traveling.
June 6, 2019
The legend of Resurrection Mary a.k.a. the Vanishing Hitchhiker has been a staple tale told around campfires everywhere. It has a simple but unnerving premise that somehow delivers chills every time it is told. Is it an urban legend or urban fact? If it’s a legend, then how come almost all cultures all over the world report the same event? (Yes, we have it in our country too). If it is a fact, then how come there is no actual verifiable record of the same?
Thomas Olde Heuvelt’s short story tries to tackle that conundrum while reversing the situation: this time it’s the hitchhiker that’s human and the driver the ghostly entity.
Heuvelt immediately grabs your attention at the beginning of the story and he continues to do so up to the end. He achieves this by adopting the sparse, bare-bones storytelling found in forums such as Reddit, etc. Everybody reads and can relate to this kind of prose despite the dubious veracity of the content found in these sites. To add, Heuvelt adds some nice tidbits that I love such as inserting famous (?) song lyrics in the middle of the main character’s narration.
I haven’t read his most famous (for now) novel Hex, but if this is an indication of his storytelling prowess, then consider me excited.
Thomas Olde Heuvelt’s short story tries to tackle that conundrum while reversing the situation: this time it’s the hitchhiker that’s human and the driver the ghostly entity.
Heuvelt immediately grabs your attention at the beginning of the story and he continues to do so up to the end. He achieves this by adopting the sparse, bare-bones storytelling found in forums such as Reddit, etc. Everybody reads and can relate to this kind of prose despite the dubious veracity of the content found in these sites. To add, Heuvelt adds some nice tidbits that I love such as inserting famous (?) song lyrics in the middle of the main character’s narration.
I haven’t read his most famous (for now) novel Hex, but if this is an indication of his storytelling prowess, then consider me excited.
March 27, 2018
A short and disturbing riff on the ghostly hitchhiker legend, which Heuvelt turns inside-out and upside-down. It's hard to explain just how *wrong* Heuvelt manages to make simple details feel (try explaining what makes Hex work to a friend), but even old hat takes on a freshly unsettling spin in his hands, introducing "The Tall Lady" and her Prius as new nightmares in a timeless pantheon of legendary creeps.
A fine way to while away a lunchbreak. 4 stars.
A fine way to while away a lunchbreak. 4 stars.
February 11, 2025
Dovoljno jezivo da od autora potražim punokrvno delo na sličnu tematiku. Novela se sastoji od dve narativne celine - kratka reddit objava o nestajućoj putnici-stoperki koja inspiriše ispovest o nesrećnom stoperu. Malo zabavog, malo grotesknog, malo mističnog i sve to blizu nas, pošto se radnja odvija u hrvatskom primorju. Duh u priči me je mnogo podsetio na visoku, jezivu ženu iz Disney+ serijala Light Shop, moj favorit u celoj toj mističnoj korejskoj horor zavrzlami.
June 14, 2025
Read as part of the 2025 Tor.com Free Reading Challenge
Thomas Olde Heuvelt is just a really great writer. I have enjoyed everything I have read of his. I wish more of his work was translated into English as I speak and understand exactly no Dutch.
This is the hitchhiker cautionary tale with a twist. There was definitely a twist of the weird in the story. I now know Prius are not trustworthy cars.
Thomas Olde Heuvelt is just a really great writer. I have enjoyed everything I have read of his. I wish more of his work was translated into English as I speak and understand exactly no Dutch.
This is the hitchhiker cautionary tale with a twist. There was definitely a twist of the weird in the story. I now know Prius are not trustworthy cars.
May 2, 2018
I found this story a bit tiresome and not scary, and the narrator was an annoying type of drunk guy at a bar. He deserved worse.
June 13, 2019
A short story with that hitchhiker horror premise, except instead of picking up the hitchhiker, you are the hitchhiker. Had some good leads of suspense but the ending was a bit underwhelming for me.
October 19, 2022
Fantasmi e autostoppisti nella notte in Croazia! Stupendo! Brividi lungo la schiena durante la lettura! :D
March 29, 2018
Ow, ow, ow! Just calm down for a second here, dude! Now that was quite a story to read. Not forgetting to mention that it gave me the feel of total chill inside me...
1. "I can’t say jack about picking up hitchhikers, as I’m not a driver like the person in the story. I don’t even have my license. But wherever you are, do not try and get a ride after midnight."...
2. “I do not like driving alone at night,” said my driver. The silence she dropped was too long. So long that I felt obliged to fill it in. But then she added, as an afterthought: “Especially when it rains.”...
3. "...There was something there. Something singing.
There was a baby crying.
The sound came crawling closer from afar. Echoing. Filling the tunnel. The terrible thing about it was that it had a basic human quality, but absolutely wasn’t."...
It was like I was totally into that story. Could not think anything but kept reading it. As if it possessed me entirely. The truth is I was totally hooked up while seeing the cover of this story. It didn't disappoint me of course. As the story progressed it was me in that time consumed by it. It was my second read from the same author. I read the book named "HEX" by him and it was also very interesting to read. Anyway but this one was quite something and I have to admit that while I was reading I felt I was in there in that very moment, in that terrified atmosphere with that unimaginable thing...
I actually can relate the with real life events that happened in people's life, if you know what I am referring to. But again of course a story made out of real life incident. The time I was into that story I just couldn't help but think about something that almost was sound alike with that tale. I have to admit it all author's credit the way he writes it. I really wish if there's more to come. Most specially I liked the narration of that tale. I don't know it felt to me unique...
Now that I read this to be honest I don't know if I could forget it for long time. I often come back to home at night though it is not as dark or late but I don't think I could erase the feeling at night while in a lone road if suddenly a car slowed down to..... Ah never mind...
But hey keep it in mind don't walk alone after midnight...
5 out of 5...
February 22, 2018
Thomas Olde Heuvelt brings his own creepy touch to the hitchhiking ghost story - reversing the roles to good effect. As with Hex, he does really well at finding the angle that will come back to you later; unlike Hex, I liked the ending on this one!
Available free here: https://www.tor.com/2018/02/21/you-kn...
Available free here: https://www.tor.com/2018/02/21/you-kn...
May 10, 2019
This is a lovely little ghost story about midnight hitchhikers, a tall lady and a crying baby, creepy tunnels, and spiders crawling in the center of the universe. I know. I'm not sure I want to visit Croatia anytime soon. Very well done.
September 13, 2019
Ik wilde even iets korts tussendoor en met Thomas Olde heuvelt zit je niet snel verkeerd, dat was ook nu niet het geval. Heerlijk creepy verhaal dat je pakt en dan helaas alweer afgelopen is. Lekker voor het slapen gaan.
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April 11, 2021Nadat je dit verhaal gelezen hebt wil je nooit meer door een tunnel rijden
January 31, 2020
3 stars for the wasps and the dog
June 28, 2018
This is available for free over at Tor.com
I must admit I was a wee bit excited about a T.O.Heuvelt short story, I loved Hex with its very creepy witch standing in the corner with her eyes stitched shut (I'm still checking the corners of my room each night...), and while I don't like stories written in the second person, he seemed to handle that pretty well, then switched to first person narration which kept me more in the moment.
The problem I had with it was the constant referrals to Reddit. I used to read a lot of Reddit No-Sleep. That is until I discovered good short horror websites, such as Tor. Not all the fiction on Reddit is bad, some is actually very well written and pretty scary, but some of it is, frankly, total crap. This short story by Heuvelt has some quite scary images, one in particular gave me some serious heebie-geebies. But it's not a Reddit story. I can go directly to Reddit for those you-won't-believe-this-but-it's-true stories. Heuvelt's editor should have told him this. I just think he's better than that.
I must admit I was a wee bit excited about a T.O.Heuvelt short story, I loved Hex with its very creepy witch standing in the corner with her eyes stitched shut (I'm still checking the corners of my room each night...), and while I don't like stories written in the second person, he seemed to handle that pretty well, then switched to first person narration which kept me more in the moment.
The problem I had with it was the constant referrals to Reddit. I used to read a lot of Reddit No-Sleep. That is until I discovered good short horror websites, such as Tor. Not all the fiction on Reddit is bad, some is actually very well written and pretty scary, but some of it is, frankly, total crap. This short story by Heuvelt has some quite scary images, one in particular gave me some serious heebie-geebies. But it's not a Reddit story. I can go directly to Reddit for those you-won't-believe-this-but-it's-true stories. Heuvelt's editor should have told him this. I just think he's better than that.
July 6, 2022
"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙮, 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙. 𝙄𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙞�� 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙯𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙥.
𝙊𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜.
𝙏𝙤 𝙐𝙙𝙪𝙧. 𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠."
You Know How The Story Goes is a chilling recollection of a hitchhiker who had an encounter with the Tall Lady. After he survived the car crash and the ordeal with the supernatural, he proceeds to investigate similar phenomena. What he can surmise from all the reports were the same: it's always a metallic blue Prius, 2 casualties of the crash, one hitchhiker riding shotgun and a baby on the backseat. The weird thing about it was that there was no person on the driver's seat, and the car couldn't be traced to someone. So was the baby.
He then continues to warn us: "Wherever you are, do not try and get a ride after midnight. Stay away from tunnels. And beware of the Tall Lady."
This book did a good job of creeping me out. It had that urban legend story and it reminded me a lot of the stories I used to like reading on Creepypasta. It definitely put me on my toes and I think I will forever be fearful of hitchhiking (which, I don't do!) because of this.
𝙊𝙣 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜.
𝙏𝙤 𝙐𝙙𝙪𝙧. 𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙠."
You Know How The Story Goes is a chilling recollection of a hitchhiker who had an encounter with the Tall Lady. After he survived the car crash and the ordeal with the supernatural, he proceeds to investigate similar phenomena. What he can surmise from all the reports were the same: it's always a metallic blue Prius, 2 casualties of the crash, one hitchhiker riding shotgun and a baby on the backseat. The weird thing about it was that there was no person on the driver's seat, and the car couldn't be traced to someone. So was the baby.
He then continues to warn us: "Wherever you are, do not try and get a ride after midnight. Stay away from tunnels. And beware of the Tall Lady."
This book did a good job of creeping me out. It had that urban legend story and it reminded me a lot of the stories I used to like reading on Creepypasta. It definitely put me on my toes and I think I will forever be fearful of hitchhiking (which, I don't do!) because of this.
March 6, 2018
A creepy spin on the phantom hitchhiker urban legend, YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY GOES is a fun short story from HEX's Thomas Olde Heuvelt. He still knows how to portray the most upsetting of imagery when it comes to his horror stories, and I'm sure that I will have a hard time sleeping tonight since any shadow I see is going to set me into a spiral of dread. So thanks again for making something super upsetting, Thomas Olde Heuvelt!
May 11, 2021
Read on Tor.com.
So very creepy. Urban legend of the Tall Woman comes to frightening life for a hitchhiker who accepts a ride on his way home after midnight. The chilling atmosphere and the dreadful first person narrative of his experience is top notch scary.
So very creepy. Urban legend of the Tall Woman comes to frightening life for a hitchhiker who accepts a ride on his way home after midnight. The chilling atmosphere and the dreadful first person narrative of his experience is top notch scary.
March 21, 2018
A nice, creepy and atmospheric read.
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