The Hidden Bride
During a wedding reception of a young couple the guests decided on a drunken game of hide and seek. It was decided that the groom was “it” and he eventually found everyone but his new bride. Eventually the man became furious and decided it wasn’t funny anymore and left her there. As weeks went by he accepted that she’d had second thoughts and went on with her life so he did the same. A few years later a cleaning lady dusted off an old trunk in the attic of the building where the reception had taken place, out of curiosity she opened it. Inside the trunk was the rotted body of the missing bride who’d apparently became locked in the trunk she’d hid in. Whether she’d suffocated or starved was unknown, but her face was frozen in a scream.
Posted in Murders & Deaths
July 31st, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I like the scream. Nice and bizarre twist to an otherwise mundane tale.
July 31st, 2008 at 4:11 pm
aww.. i’ve heard this one soooo many times.
July 31st, 2008 at 4:12 pm
i heard read this story in a book. this was was a little different than the one in the book, because the grooms granddaughter found her. nice twist with the scream though.
July 31st, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I remember reading this on /x/. I think it’s rather good, but I agree that overall it’s a bit boring.
July 31st, 2008 at 6:36 pm
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z254/fancyteachermichelle/sc12eq8.jpg
In “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” … and yes, the illustrations still make me wet myself.
July 31st, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I think this one dates from the 16th Century at least.
July 31st, 2008 at 9:49 pm
A bit cliche.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I thought I had read a different version of this creepypasta here on this site. I’m confused.
August 1st, 2008 at 12:00 am
the only problem ive ever had with the versions of this story is the fact that…wooden trunks arnt soundproof at all. if her face was frozen in a scream why did no one hear.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I’ve heard this story before…Its kinda sad.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:36 pm
i remember hearing this in a book in second grade
August 1st, 2008 at 7:10 pm
sad
August 2nd, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I’ve heard this one so many times.
I’m surprised it made it to creepypasta.
August 2nd, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Urban legend turned creepypasta.
Not a very good one….
August 5th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Once read this in a scary story book it’s good to hear it again just not on one of my favorite sites .-. Although it was a whole lot longer in the bok. ‘Yay short versions.’
August 13th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
That is just creepy. (hey! ceeepypasta! =D) But, i don’t know, you’d think they would be able to hear here thumping around in the trunk. Or at least called the cops.
August 13th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
yeah, or found her earlier. Aren’t cleaning people suppose to cover the WHOLE house? What took so long?
August 17th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
on holidays woudnt the family notice that she never stops by anymore?
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I iz teh l33t hider!!!!
August 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
i remember this story!
August 25th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
it was in scary stories to tell in the dark…i used to live for those
esp the illustrator…majorly creepy dude
August 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Oh!
I saw this on…was it called Legend Trippers? I’m sorry, I don’t remember the name of the show; I just remember that I saw it on the Discovery Channel while I was waiting for A Haunting to come on.
Although in that version, I don’t think they found her until it was her sister’s turn to get married.
Anyway, never knew this was a creepypasta as well.
August 30th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
#9
Because whatever made her scream muffled the noises…
September 4th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I saw this on “Urban Legends”. Apparently it was the brides sister that opened the trunk in prep for her own wedding.
September 11th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
I real like this kinda stuff!! I especialy like the frozen screaming face! XD It gave me goose bumps!!
MY HUMPS LIL LUMPS!!! WOOT WOOT
Lol ZOMB!!!
Random shit dawg
September 12th, 2008 at 12:39 am
I just saw this story today on Mostly True Stories: Urban Legends.
It was debunking it, because the body would start to smell, and people would find it.
…But it still makes for a good creepy pasta!
September 14th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Ha, this is a legend from my school, as well.
September 14th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
That’s actually a true story. It was at the wedding reception and they were playing hide and seek, the bride went upstairs to her childhood hiding place, but when she closed the trunk, it locked…
September 15th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
@ #23
and whatever made her scream and muffled the noises managed to get through solid wood, so it might have left a preserving aura…
September 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I’ve heard this one told about an ancestral home in England some time in the 16th century- some book on British folklore mentioned it.
October 4th, 2008 at 10:08 am
I read that in a book once….scared the crap out of me for a good while… especially since my cousin’s wedding was the next week after I read this..my cousin’s wedding was fine and now she has two kids and is living a wonderful life
October 17th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
seriously, this is true, i saw it on the news, it happened just up the road from me.