What are some of the most terrifying 'scary let's not meet stories' you've heard?

One scary phone story I heard was about a person getting calls from an unknown number in the middle of the night. Every time they answered, there was just a deep, raspy breathing sound. It was so creepy that they started to fear for their safety.

One of the scariest is the story of a teenager who got a Snapchat message from an unknown user. The message showed a picture of his own bedroom, but he was alone in the house. He immediately ran out of the house in fear.

The scariest dog story I've heard was about a hound in the woods. Hunters would often see it in the distance, but when they got closer, it would disappear. One day, a hunter got lost in the woods and that dog started following him. The hunter could hear its heavy breathing and the sound of its paws on the leaves, but every time he turned around, there was nothing. It drove him to the brink of madness.

I once read a reddit story where a woman was home alone and heard someone whispering her name from outside her window. She was so scared she didn't dare to look. Later, it was found to be a prank by some kids in the neighborhood, but it was terrifying at the time.

The story of the cursed painting is quite terrifying. People who owned this painting claimed that they could see the figure in the painting moving at night, and it seemed to have an evil look in its eyes. They started having nightmares and bad luck after getting the painting.

One that always gets me is the story of the hitchhiker who seemed normal at first. But as the driver passed a certain old cemetery, the hitchhiker disappeared. Later, the driver found out that there had been a serial killer buried in that cemetery decades ago and the hitchhiker looked exactly like him. It sent shivers down my spine.

One of the scariest 'the scary stories' I've heard is about a haunted house. There were strange noises at night, like creaking floors and whispering voices. People who entered the house would feel a sudden chill. Another one was about a cursed object. Whoever possessed it would have a series of misfortunes.

I heard about a backlot where a fire had broken out during filming long ago. Years later, people working on the backlot at night said they could still smell the faint odor of smoke and hear the screams of the actors who were supposedly trapped in the fire that day. It was really terrifying.

There's a story of a group of friends who explored an old asylum in NYC. As they walked through the dark hallways, they heard voices whispering and doors slamming on their own. They also saw scratches on the walls that seemed to form strange symbols. It was as if the place was haunted by the tortured souls of the patients who were once there. They ran out as fast as they could and some of them still have nightmares about it. The asylum has a really dark history of inhumane treatments and many people died there, which might be the reason for all the spooky happenings.

A really terrifying one is about a fishing crew that went out during a full moon. They noticed a strange light following them. As it got closer, they saw it was a ghostly figure of a man with a large fishing net. His eyes were hollow, and he was moaning. They tried to outrun it, but it seemed to be everywhere they turned. Eventually, they made it back to shore, shaken and swearing never to go out at night during a full moon again.