I was with two of my friends Ben and Nick on holidays when it happened.
We were in an isolated part of Greece, somewhere that doesn’t show up on Google maps for some reason, travelling down a long stretch of road in our hire car in search of the next major city to party in. After initially planning on driving through the night, we accepted that we had lost our way and it was getting too dark to continue so we pulled into a gas station for directions on where we could stay. The old man handed us an old brochure of a nearby village and insisted we go check it out. Since we were completely lost, we were left with no other option. Something different we thought, but just how different we could never have guessed, as we took the next left turn and ventured into the headlight lit darkness.
The only form of lodging out there was in remote cabins, separated far apart from each other for privacy we guessed. The self-contained cabin had a bathroom, kitchen, queen bed and single bed; all that we needed for one night. Nick won the rock off for the single bed, so Ben and I would be sharing. Nick snores anyway, so I was cool with that.
One feature of the cabin that unnerved me however, was the large square curtainless window that occupied the entire area of the vacant wall. It bothered me especially now because night had fallen and the light was on inside, so it acted as a sort of two-way mirror. Anyone wearing black could easily look through without being noticed…
We made plans to go out that night to the village bar, have some drinks, tell stories and see where the night takes us. We discussed that would leave the key under the rock by the front porch, and if we were to split up, whoever came home first would leave the door open for the others to get in.
“Why don’t you say it louder so everyone can hear where we hide it,” Ben joked.
To which Nick found the pleasure in yelling it at the top of his lungs. Luckily our cabin was isolated out here and there was no one close by, I thought to myself as we drove off…
It was a surprisingly fun night at the bar. We had plenty of shots of the local drink Ouzo, until the bar staff informed us we had drunk their stocks dry; it was cheap though, in Greece.
The next thing I knew, it was late, the bar was closing, and we had lost Ben. He must’ve left without us, though I don’t remember him telling us he was leaving I thought, slightly concerned by him acting out of character. So we left without him, taking the car.
“I need to piss badly,” I adjusted in my seat, as the car headlights momentarily lit up the cabin and we turned into the driveway to the sound of gravel crunching under the tyres. We checked under the rock for the key. It was gone. We tried the doorhandle. Locked. “What the fuck?” we both looked at each other. Ben must’ve come home before us, and he’s locked us out!
“BEN! OPEN UP! We need to piss!”
“Hurry up Ben!”
We banged on the door. I heard a stumbling inside like someone literally crawling awkwardly on all fours out of bed. Damn he must be drunk!
“I can’t hold this piss in anymore,” I said, as Nick and I went to separate sides of the cabin to urinate as Ben finally opened the door. It felt good urinating, but that feeling was harshly interrupted by what caught my attention on the large window, sending a large shiver up my spine. There was this long thin set of handprints, only visible on the window from the mist outside. It looked longer than any human’s hand, but much, much thinner. “Holy shit,” but I quickly cleared my mind of the scary and irrational images it was creating, as it was certainly just a regular human hand that had been smeared, causing the illusion that it’s longer… Right? Either way, it occurred to me that someone or ‘something’ might have been watching us…
I hurriedly finished my business and rushed inside. We are NOT turning the light on I thought, to prevent anything from looking in at us. As I locked the front door and we went straight to bed.
Nick fell asleep instantly, snoring before his head had even hit the pillow. And after a few minutes of tolerating Nick’s inconsistent snore, my drooping eyes fell weary so I closed them. As soon as they shut, I couldn’t help but get the burning feeling that Ben’s eyes had opened suddenly and were staring straight at me…menacingly. My body rose in temperature and my heart beat quicker as I sensed this. As if Ben was holding his breath, vision fixated on me angrily through the darkness. Sorry if we hadn’t gone home with him, jeez… why would he be so angry? After a few minutes of calming myself from this irrational fear, I drifted off to sleep.
Knock Knock Knock “Open up, you said you wouldn’t lock it!”
THUD THUD THUD! It grew louder. “Open the door its fucking cold out here!”
This was the single scariest moment of my entire life. And the most paralyzing sensation swept over my entire body. It was Ben at the door.
Suddenly there was a movement in the sheets next to me… Something stirring.
I got up faster than I ever have in my life and ran to the door; Nick had awoken and come to the same horrific realization as soon as me, right behind me in kicking the door open and fleeing outside to the car, not once did we look back. I started the car and beckoned Ben to follow. But he didn’t know what had happened. Still facing into the room he turned on the light to see inside…
This was a true story. It really happened. You can ask Nick if you don’t believe me. But I wouldn’t ask Ben. He doesn’t say much anymore after the incident. And whenever questioned about what he saw that night, his face turns pale and expressionless and he will immediately shut the nearest curtain.
Credit To: Jack
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good story
i need truth’s or go to hell i was searching by ben drowned real story not just a creep of nice
ok?
this actually really creeped me out
i have to go somewhere tonight and I have my dads knife if my pocket
remind me not to sleep tonight…
This is so cool! I kinda wish I could experience this sort of creepy thing. I’m severely losing my faith in these sort of things.
At first I thought this was another Ben Drowned story.
This had a lovely real, home spun tale, feel about it. Creepy without getting silly. Well done!
I am
What was it Ben saw? Maybe he could tell his part of the story one day.
sorry but I don’t get the story : / is he a illusion or something
ben drowned.
Didn’t Ben drown? How is he in this story?
I hate that eerie feeling when the lights are on inside thus preventing the ability to to see anything out the night filled filled window except your own reflection.
Anybody could be inches from your face out there…and you’d never know. With only a simple, easily breakable piece of glass between you…and them. *shudders*
I never allow this.
If you were that drunk, your memory will shit itself so everything you thought happened, didn’t happen, but it did.
nice ending. definitely made it very human in the story telling
I will never believe it until I see it.
is not bad :)
make a youtube creepypast everone on youtube dies kk ill help if you need it
I am on youtube my sam_bates123
poor ben :(
that was awesome,oh and *closes curtains* there,this way nothing can see me :)
wow
I mean if it wasn’t Ben somehow, then please tell me why you named the story, Ben?
I wish I knew what was behind that curtain…..Then I again, I kinda don’t wanna know. XD
My brother actually wrote BEN Drowned-
*Checks window and closes curtains locks door* ok good
That was horrible! Well worth its great rating xx
im so fucking confused
Congrats in scaring the sleep outta me. I have to work night-shift. XP
Must… Not… Look… Out… Window!! *pulls knees to my chest*
wtf this story is so friggin creepy
BEN DROWNED!?!? that sucks
Holy crap! I was looking for the Ben drowned story and I found this! Okay, so the person in bed with the narrator wasn’t Ben? Or was the creature with long fingers the one knocking at the door?
What the FUCK happened to him that creep-ed him out soo much I gotta know I just gotta
I saw a super creepy spider.. yeah dude it was scary.. *SHivers and closes curtains*
How did they get inside if the door was locked and the keys were missing? o_o
It said that whatever was in the cabin opened the door
How did they get inside if the door was locked and the keys were locked?
Holy shizzle tht was amazing 10/10 it really leaves u hanging
This is not creepyish.
That was a good story. I had a friend named Ben who really drowned, it was 2 years ago. It killed me to tell his mom.
im gonna make some review when ever i talk to simsimi and cleverbot about ben drowend they say “have you met a terrible fate” that’s just one weird answer after reaserching about ben
What was in the cabin that scared Ben so much ?
Do u think he sharted his pants?
BEN DROWNED he drowned by his family. His father tied him up and threw him off a boat. I would know. I am an expert on it.
Don’t believe me go ahead and google it. :-)Also my name really isn’t Tara.
If your an expert on Ben then what’s his favorite color???
green, duh
sorry omg
i ment omg
ok this freaked me out mog!!!!!
i dont get it
What did Ben see that scared him so bad
Awesome; a totally unexpected ending!! <3
Ben stalks me on fb and is rly weird I just read the story and I don’t believe it’s true. Don’t believe everything the internet tells you
Fake stories are always fake and true stories are always fake.. then what is true and what is fake?
The ones on a legit website or in a legit book. ;)
Good story. But why is it called Ben? If Ben didn’t do anything interesting then why call it Ben?
Because it was BEN, but a different BEN. BEEEEEEN
I am watching you all now
Muha
So…. What did he see?
I agree. Some punctuation errors but I’ve read far, FAR worse on here. Creeps me everytime I read it. I just.. Tell myself it was The Rake in that bed to ease my curiosity haha..
good story but I think it would have been better if you would have said what happened to Ben and what the hell did he see!!!!!
Shut the fuck UP!!! I know this story is fake!
HONESTLY TO BE FLAT OUT THIS KINDAAAA…SUCKED sowwy
Omg… He saw my mom! No wonder he turns pale and closes the nearest curtain. This all makes sense now…
*asks Ben about that night then Ben closes curtains* You shouldn’t have done that >:D
I didn’t get the story O_o… No offense I think Im just too stupid to process.
I wonder what Ben saw…
I really don’t get it ;c Well I get the whole story idea thing but I don’t get why they call Ben, Ben Drown! I mean did he ever drown? Or is it a nickname? Or did he drown in beer?
WHAT THE FUCK DID THEY SEE?!? DX
I bet it was your mom :P but this did really scare me good job! all tho i probably shouldn’t have read this at 11:00 ._.
fake!
Duh
*Closes curtains* I’ll tell you what i saw. I saw a thin boy, not above the age of 13. He had brown hair covering his forehead and plain green clothes. The creepy thing was that only one creepy eye was showing and most-. I’ve said too much. Sorry. I can’t tell anymore.
My bed is right where the window is, to where one can crawl through my window straight onto my bed. I don’t even have curtains anymore, since the curtain rod completely broke off the wall, I have to use a bathrobe on shepherd’s hooks to cover up my window… Well, fuck.
what really happened to Ben? didnot you guys have tat dare also to go and see why he was so pale and scared ? well overall it was good.
actually when i read it i was alone in the house… so kind of creeped me otherwise the story was fantastic.
Oh ho oh ho ho dude that was a halarios prank ben howed you come up with that :D :D
well, i didnt need any sleep…
i have a giant fucking window right behind me literally a foot away
I thought this had to do with Legend of Zelda :l I dont like this anymore!!
I thought this had to do woth Legend of Zelda :l I dont like this anymore
i will now have nightmares(if i go to sleep).i am really scared right now
i read about jeff the killer and eyeless jack and this story gave me goosebumps.
What happened to ben? How did he die? When, how ,what by???
Did his father did it? Or a school bully
The story was very interesting. It didn’t really make me feel goosebumps or scared in any sort of way whats so ever. Over all I enjoyed it a lot and I would love to hear more from you and read more of what you have written so far!
that isnt ben drowned that thing u meet was the rake if it had no hair walked on all fours and had razor like fingures then thats the rake
I never truly under stood Ben till now… I guess this worked out to be the best. I still love Jeff and Slenderman the most though.
@mlkcheoreom DO IT http://t.co/XnUMUMeAzU
I didn’t understand the 2-way mirror part. And if there’s a light on outside, doesn’t that make it harder to see inside, and easier to see outside?
BUT WHO WAS BEN #2?
DOPPELGANGER!
But, what was the thing?
Can someone explain to me why this is one of the most popular pastas? Or anything scary story related? I’m a big fan of horror and I ind these BEN stories horribly stupid.
that was a preatty nice story but u guys are lucky any way dint u thought tht u could take a pic or look back a lil. and poor Ben he dint know nothing but my guess with the long hand print ill say Slender man or The Stalker
Dude shut the fuck up. It’s obvious you have no single clue of creepypastas
i saw this man in my dream!!!!
HE IS DEADDDDDD
I don’t get this at all.
Saw a spider. Fuck man. Hate them.
THEN WHO WAS WINDOW
lol sry had to that
Now nom nom nom good paste
After so much tourist-quality ouzo, what they saw was probably their livers out for revenge.
I don’t think it was particularly well written. Not in such a grammar Nazi way, but the flow was slightly off. The idea of something walking on all fours really frightened me, though.
in everymanHYBRID, green feathers name is Nick, and the guy who sent them the DVD of the hidden clips is called Ben( the best name ever).
COICDENCE?!
probably.
wow…this actually scared me. Good job! this is well written 10/10 :p
i dont get it
The flow of the writing was a little off but I love the concept. Windows without curtains at night really scare me.
Good job!
what happend to ben i want to know so much did he die did his eyes fall out WHAT FUCKING HAPPEND
This was an awesome creepypasta and the only fault was you needed to discribe the people a little bit more, was anything wrong with "Ben"’s hands? ect.
But otherwise great!
Well. Now, I wish I had curtains.
I was reading this at 3:06 in the morning with the lights on and no curtains (they were being washed).
I couldn’t decide if I was going to be more scared with the lights off or on, so I just booted up my laptop and moved to the bathroom!
This was good, it leaves you wondering what was there.
Predictable… So why am I afraid to move my limbs?
Woah i would fucking sprint as fast as i could away from their and i also agree how would you mix up your friend? 8.5/10
you have to be extremely drunk to mistake me for a human
They were drunk and they didn’t turn the lights on. I assume as soon as it opened the door it went back to the bed, so they just went in in the darkness and followed suit.
i always close curtains. it helps get rid of some of the paranoia of feeling as if something is watching. observing. what’s its purpose? why do they observe us so closely? are we truly so important?
you are a lie
DO you really want to know why we watch you?
We watch you because you are fun to toy with. To watch how humans react to things is so hilarious. We enjoy chasing you, and watching your fear. Some of us, are kinder than others, and find other ways of entertainment. Some of us just hate your kind. I mean, if you were imortal wouldn’t you get bored of all the human mistakes you have to watch? All the evil that your race comits? It’s just depresing, and tortue to our sorry lives. Also, you humans are pretty pathetic. You’re powerless to every other species. And yet, you still believe you have power! The only reason some of us try to catch you, is because your race is so delicious! You have the best meat in the world! But only the demons eat you, as they already are in Hell. Now some of the new creatures-the newbs of course- think you’re interesting to mess with your lives. Not by their presence, but by controlling those that interact with you. I’m sure you human’s can think of a few of us that have toyed with you. In fact, I can name one right now that I’m absolutely sure you’re thinking of! But you already know what I’m talking about. Do you understand. . . humans?
why would someone rate this negatively on a creepypasta? your reply was merely the theme of the whole idea of creepypasta!
This would’ve been scarier if you wouldn’t have made punctuation errors…
I’d be alot more uneasy about this comment if torture wasn’t spelled tortue. Good try though
I’m sorry, I meant to rate this up and failed. That’s a negative vote that should be a positive vote.
Cool story bro
Creeper
What was it? What did Ben see? What does it look like? How did you mistake it for Ben?
Slender man
What if it was one of those things when it’s wearing someone else’s skin… Only it just has to see you to be you.
CREEPY!!!!!!!
People seem to be forgetting, these guys were PISSED out of their skulls. They drank the bar’s stocks dry. So, considering it’s plausible the thing opened the door and went back to bed, and they went in and followed suit, they could easily mistake it for Ben. Drunk, dark (didn’t turn on the light remember), easy mistake.
Ya maybe but then again you might be wrong.
Hmm…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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HELLO FATTEHFACE!!
oh man we went to the bar and got so wasted on the american bourbon whiskey. because it was in greece we only paid four dollars thirty for all the night. i tell my man, BEN! get out i’m piss so i go to urinate and feels good man. i must have made urination of 2,5 litres before i was done.
Probably the most interesting pasta I’ve read so far. Really wanted to know what Ben saw!!!
i know so do i
epic as fuck!
Not cool man.. I was enjoying that! What the hell happened? :/
Oh my God! What happened????
The title reminds me of Majora’s Mask
Exactly what I though
Indeed.
I thought that this WAS majoras mask.
Thats what I thought to. I saw “Ben” And my first thought was NOPE NOT AGAIN
Yup. Infact the part about Ben’s eyes staring menacingly, I couldn’t help but imagine the eyes on Majora’s mask.
omg ikr!
I saw a video on the haunted majora’s mask and i thought i was gonna read the source of the video. :( good story though love it.
IKR! Like TOTALLY!
what happened to Ben?
i asked the same thing i want ti now what was in the bed if it wasnt ben!!??!!
It was the Creature with long Fingers…
Does it have another name?
Slendy :3
the rake >:)
Offender Man???? Lol – Angel_The_PartyPooper
Clearly it was Tooms. The hand is a dead giveaway.
Didn’t any of you people watch X-Files?
No, who’s Tooms?
Oh geeze… I could have sworn Tooms died… but then again, it is the X-Files…
Ben drowned
Exactly as soon as I seen Ben, I was like Ben Drowned. What have you done now OMG! But I want to know what was in the bed. WHAT WAS IT?!?! SLENDERMAN?
I really liked this story! good job!
This, man..This is the only creepypasta that’s every really…hit close, I guess you could say. I really enjoyed this one, though it was short. I enjoyed the ending, It was a complete turn and twist. The subtlety and twist made it awesome. Thank you. ^^
Finally, somebody else named Noah
Holy crap
I sense a disturbance
Dude…wtf
Holy shitter pants \(*O*)>
Well I’ll be damned
Im so confusef
But which Noah is the Real Noah??
What’s going on here
What
*closes curtains*
I see what you did there.
Hahaha true storys are always fake.
YOU CRUSHED MY DREAMS!
YOU’RE FAKE
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You are going to die in 7 days 253810647263817363517362625()$&),; Joni bxshbxb
Very funny Jeff
LOL
Oh dear I accidentally downvoted this! It was an unintended click. So sorry; I found your comment quite amusing.
OMG just OMG
Oops! I pressed down vote
*cue looking out the window and get scared because suddenly I see the branch of the tree moving and a guy on the window* Uff thank God it’s just my neighbor smoking… or is it not? *closes curtains like Ben*
Haha. Hugs
I though Ben drowned.
Nice one?
It’s ok Ben. Hugs