True Hitchhiking Horror Stories: Killers, Victims, and Ghosts Thumbing Rides
Published: July 21, 2026
Duration: 1:29:11
A serial killer who kept his victims' heads, a woman held under a waterbed for seven years, and a phantom passenger who vanishes from the back seat — the open road has taken more than its share.
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FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The open road is a beautiful place where you can make friends that you’d otherwise never meet and have adventures that will change your life. But there are also extr...
EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HitchhikingHorrors
READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/29xmnbka
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The open road is a beautiful place where you can make friends that you’d otherwise never meet and have adventures that will change your life. But there are also extr...