11 Creepy, Cursed Phone Numbers To Call That Actually Work
Fact: I hate the telephone. I have trouble talking to people when I can’t see who I’m talking to; I’d much rather either speak face-to-face or converse in a text-base medium. (I am a writer, after all.) But I’m willing to make an exception for… shall we say, special cases: I am more than willing to call spooky, haunted, cursed, real creepy phone numbers that actually work. [Looking for more scary numbers? Head here for an updated list of scary phone numbers that work, or here for our ultimate list of 40+ scary, creepy, haunted phone numbers! ]It helps, of course, that most of these real scary phone numbers don’t require that you actually speak with anyone; when you dial them, you almost always reach a voicemail box set to play a spooky recording to anyone who rings. Still, though — I will happily set aside my phone phobia in pursuit of that delightful frisson one gets from a brush with the unknown. Especially around Halloween.Novelty hotlines are nothing new; indeed, I would argue that...