Thanksgiving Family Horror Stories: Share Your Scariest Experience

There was this one time when I was parasailing. The boat started to move too fast while I was being lifted into the air. As a result, I was dragged along the water's surface for a while before actually getting lifted up. It was really scary because I could feel the water hitting me hard, and I was worried that I would get dragged underwater. Once I was finally up in the air, I was constantly worried that the same thing would happen again when I came down. It was a relief when the whole thing was over.

There could be a story of a Thanksgiving where all the travel plans went wrong. Flights were cancelled, cars broke down on the way to grandma's house, and people were stranded in strange places. By the time some of them finally made it, the holiday was almost over and everyone was stressed and frustrated.

Once, I was in an old graveyard at night. I heard strange whispers. As I walked, a cold wind blew and I saw a shadowy figure by a tombstone. I ran out of there as fast as I could. It was terrifying.

One time I was camping alone in the woods. At night, I heard strange growling noises. I thought it might be a wild animal. I huddled in my tent, too scared to move. I didn't sleep all night. In the morning, I found out it was just a neighbor's dog that had wandered off, but it was terrifying at the time.

Well, once I watched an AMC horror story where the setting was an old, abandoned asylum. The way the actors portrayed the sense of dread, with the flickering lights and strange noises, really got to me. It made me jump out of my seat several times.

Well, in my family, the worst Thanksgiving happened when we had a big gathering at my grandparents' house. My cousin brought his new puppy without telling anyone. The puppy ended up getting into the kitchen and knocked over the gravy boat, which spilled all over the floor. Then it chased the cat around the house, causing chaos everywhere. It was a total mess, and we spent most of the day cleaning up instead of enjoying the holiday.

Once, during a long - haul flight with my baby, we hit some really bad turbulence. My baby was in my arms and the jolts were so strong that I was afraid I would drop him. And he was so scared that he just kept screaming at the top of his lungs the whole time. It was a horrible experience for both of us.

Haunted locations play a big role. For example, if a Thanksgiving dinner is held in an old, dilapidated house with a history of tragedies. The very atmosphere of the place, with creaking floors and cold drafts, can add to the horror. It makes people feel like they are not alone, and there are unseen forces lurking.

The distortion of the Thanksgiving symbols can be terrifying. Like when the turkey, which is a central part of the celebration, becomes something menacing. Maybe it comes to life in a grotesque way or has some sort of dark power. Another scary element is when the family bonds that are supposed to be strengthened during Thanksgiving are instead torn apart by the horror, such as family members turning on each other because of a curse or an evil influence.

I once knew a family that had a peds match horror. They were matched with a practice that had extremely long wait times. Every time they had an appointment, they had to wait for hours, which was really tough on the child. It disrupted the child's routine and made the whole experience of seeing a pediatrician a dreaded one.