The Man At The Crossroads
There is a certain road near the Everglades in Florida, which, if you drive down it alone in the rain, day or night, you will suddenly have a very real feeling of being completely lost. Your radio will turn to static, your CDs will skip, and your tapes will play slower than normal. If you try to find a map in your car, it will have mysteriously vanished. If you continue forward down the road for more than a minute, you will find that you can’t turn around, and everything behind you is pitch dark. There are no other roads and no other cars. Continuing down the road, you will come upon a fork with no signposts. In the middle of the fork, there will be a man, covered head to foot in various pieces of clothing. The only skin visible will be around his eyes, which will be bright green. You must get out of your car, but do not turn it off or close the door after you. You must approach the man, but stop at least three feet away. You must stand there silently, waiting for him to speak first. If you break the silence first, you will find yourself back on a main road, but you will die within 24 hours. If he speaks first, he will ask you what you require. Tell him that you need to know which road will take you to your destination. He will then ask you what you will offer him in exchange for his assistance.
If you offer him a ride, he and your car will disappear, and you will become the new guardian of the crossroad. If you offer him an umbrella, he will take it and stab you through the chest. If you offer him your love, he will take your heart still beating from your chest and eat it, condemning you to walk the earth without a heart, insane from the pain and loss. You must offer him your loyalty and kneel before him. If you do this, he will close his eyes and bow in return, extending a hand to whichever path will lead you back to safety. If you try to run from him, you will be dead before you reach your car, and your body will be found back in your car in some random location.
Posted in Beings & Entities, Locations & Sites, Rites & Rituals
July 15th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Hello.
In some encounters death is the most sensible choice.
Sensibility, most thankfully, is a highly uncommon commodity.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:20 am
This one was pretty good. Instructable Creepypastas are usually more fun.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:46 am
I would try this out but
nah.
July 15th, 2008 at 11:55 am
I should wonder what the price of being loyal to a murderous guardian of some foreboding crossroads is.
July 15th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
So what does my loyalty mean? What do I have to do for him? Death still might be better…
July 15th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I like this one but it is probley not true
July 15th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Hippie… if you actually believe all of these… then
July 16th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
just for the love of god don’t give it your name.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
hi
July 16th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
What if we give him a cake?
Or if we just don’t get outta the car?
July 17th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Why would you offer him an umbrella? That’s a bit odd.
July 17th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
what if i offer him the finest tasting beets that i grow in my house
July 17th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
My GPS will save me the trouble of asking.
July 17th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Well, JJ, considering the story states that your CDs skip and your radio ceases to function, as well as the fact that any maps you might’ve had disappear, I think it’s also safe to assume your GPS device will be of no use.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
I don’t get this….you go to a crossroud and meet this weird man and you give him your loyalty and you don’t get anything in return that’s gay.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Creepy. I ran into a road like that a few years back, with a road number that didn’t exist (believe me or not I dun care)… no man though… fortunately.
July 21st, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I like this one. One of the nicest thing about it are the uncertanty and doom in the story. You may find yourself on this road someday, and there is no easy way out. Death or loyalty to a demon or whatevet that guy is. Yeah, this one is nice.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:41 pm
i offered him a fight and kicked his faggot ass until he told me which road was the way back
July 26th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Fuck him. I’d kill him and go.
July 27th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
As much as I don’t want to, I can’t help but think of the old blues legend of selling your soul to the Devil at a crossroads. I just can’t get past the idea of it enough to enjoy this creepypasta.
August 1st, 2008 at 5:50 am
I wish I was a great guitar player with blues fame!
August 1st, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I liked this one.
I actually DO know why i like it, and that really DOES make me feel better. It really is ironic, seeing as I would pledge my allegiance to the man.
Sure, undying loyalty isn’t my first choice, but it is one of my favorite Whoism. I look at things in Creepypastas much the same way Doctor Who would, looking for the route that will enlist me in the most fun. That’s pretty much why I like this one so much.
August 3rd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
You mean he doesn’t take you to hell to have a guitar battle with Steve Vai?
August 15th, 2008 at 12:23 am
… Isn’t this how Ghost Rider came into being?
August 15th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
WHO WAS ROAD?
August 17th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
IT’S RAINING.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
…um…i’d stab him with the umbrella????
and y wudn’t i just keep driving? =S
and i couldn’t turn around? fuck that! well it says if i keep going after 1 minute…in 3 seconds of being lost and i’m at a road near the everglades rest assured i’m turning my ass around and driving back down to civilization.
August 26th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
y doesn’t n e 1 just run him over? =\
August 31st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I copied everything he said until he got pissed off and said he wasnt talking to me anymore. I apologized and we went back to my place and played xbox.
September 1st, 2008 at 12:18 am
What if we give him a Subway Turkey Sandwich? Well….he gives you some GOLD, that’s what.
September 1st, 2008 at 12:59 am
@27: That’s because the road behind you, everything for that matter, ceases to exist.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 am
bribe him with a blowjob
September 13th, 2008 at 1:13 am
@ 31
i didn’t know that, it only says that it is pitch darkness…=\
but if it doesn’t exist then i guess i’ll just run his ass over XD
September 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
@11
Uh…cause it’s raining and he’s standing out there in the rain?
Read moar
September 18th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
what if i gave him a EPIC COOKIE ON A STICK!
September 19th, 2008 at 10:45 am
why the crap would you offer him your love he might rape you
September 30th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
#36 is right. I just might rape you.
October 1st, 2008 at 6:29 pm
@ 37 eew i almost through up but i didn’t
*barf*
never mind
November 8th, 2008 at 2:30 am
BUT THEN WHO WAS UMBRELLA?
Weren’t expecting that were ya?