2025 Spooky Story Competition

Haunted Metro Station

It was just another day monitoring the busy subways of Osaka. I worked as a nightguard. Like any other mundane job, I sat at my chair and stared at the blaring security footage, making sure everything is under control. Luckily for me, Osaka was not one of those cities with high crime rates or anything. It was 2:46 am. Strangely, today was not very busy. Even at 2am, there would be hundreds passing by through the metro station on any other day, but not today. I took a sip of the brown, rich coffee, its bitter but soothing sensation flooded through my body like a tidal wave. Suddenly, I jolt to life as something visualises on the obnoxious monitor screen. I leaned forwards and watched intently. I could see a middle-aged woman pushing a baby stroller. But something was wrong. She wore something strange, it resembled an outfit dating back to the 1980s typically worn by women in Japan. Something else was wrong too, there was something wrong with her skin, it was abnormally pale, like a sheet of paper. It sent tingles down my spine just from looking at it. She walked by and stopped. She turned her head and stared right at me through the security camera. I shuddered as a sense of fear and mysteriousness washed over me like a flood. Out of nowhere, my computer monitor flickers and turns off, leaving a broken monitor displaying a static screen. To my horror, the lights outside all flicker and leave me terrified in the dark. I get up, grab my flashlight and reach for my phone. I grabbed my phone and dialled the numbers of the maintenance team. My heart skipped a beat as it displayed "No connection, please check your internet". Beads of cold sweat dripped down my forehead as I stood up.