Scary stories from Greenville with a twist

We asked for your scariest stories on Instagram, and it didn’t go quite as we expected. Here are your scary stories from Greenville.

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There’s nothing scary about this beauty. | Photo by GVLtoday

You can’t win ‘em all. Last weekend, we posted this on our Instagram page asking you to tell us the scariest thing that’s happened to you in Greenville. We were thinking ghostly sights, paranormal occurrences, and crazy creatures, but you all had a different idea.

As one commenter said, “I don’t think this post is gonna go how y’all are hoping it will.” So, without further ado, here are your true-life scary stories from Greenville.

“That time not a single person showed up to one of our shows. Guess you could say we got ghosted.” — Swanson’s Warehouse

“One time I went to Hall’s for happy hour and there were no seats at the bar!” — Caleb G.

“Attending farmers market and they’re sold out of Stecca.” — Ava B.

“Went to Woodruff Road on a Friday evening.” — @aguyandagoldenn

Not finding anywhere to park downtown on a Saturday night.” — Julie D.

“When Bake Room closed.” — Eric R.

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