Roy drives home after attending the wedding of his ex-girlfriend Marianne. Their love never really vanished. But her family is happy to see her marrying a ‘decent’ guy today. Witnessing the love of his life marrying some bloke has left him heavy hearted on the way back. During the long ride home, a woman in a white gown suddenly appears along the road. How the hell did she get here in the middle of nowhere?! He decides to give the poor thing a lift home. Which turns out to be an unexpected destination. What starts as a good deed, ends in pure tragedy. If only Roy had looked closer at his passenger…

More Scary Campfire Stories of Outdoor Loon

We just love a good scary campfire story and so should you! We even wrote an article about the positive effects of getting the chills every now and then. Listen to more of our Scary Campfire Stories in the Outdoor Loon podcast and let us know what you think of the episodes by dropping a line in the comments at OutdoorLoon.com/podcast 

Credits Scary Campfire Story 'The shortcut'

Creator, host and producer: Petronella Wiegman
Story and narrative: Elske Jacobs

All the music and foley in this episode was acquired from Freesound.org. Thank you to all the creative people who created these. 

Intro and outro by Lena Orsa (Ghost waltz in the old house)
https://freesound.org/s/458542/