The Closet: Two Feet Wide, Two Weeks Long Ephraim Che woke outside his home, bare feet on cold dirt, with no memory of how he got there, only the echo of a deep, booming crack from Lake Nyos. That morning, over 1,700 people in the valley below lay dead, without wounds or struggle, as if the air itself had stopped working. What force emerged from the lake that night, leaving a village silent and Ephraim as one of the few survivors? In this episode, we delve into the inexplicable events of August 21, 1986, in Upper Nyos, Cameroon, where a mysterious phenomenon from a crater lake led to mass casualties. We explore Ephraim's harrowing experience, the eerie silence that followed, and the unsettling details of the victims, raising questions about the limits of scientific explanation in the face of ancient legends. Event: Lake Nyos Disaster Date: August 21, 1986 Location: Upper Nyos, Cameroon Casualties: Over 1,700 people Survivor: Ephraim Che - Ephraim Che, a farmer, woke up outside his house with no memory of how he got there. - He recalled a deep, booming crack from Lake Nyos on the night of August 21, 1986. - Over 1,700 people in the valley below were found dead, without wounds or signs of struggle. - Ephraim observed an unusual silence, specifically the absence of mosquitoes, which was highly abnormal for the region. - He encountered a woman screaming and tearing her clothes amidst her dead family and livestock, and later saw a woman dead mid-meal with a bowl of corn in her hand. Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA. Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-7137604 OBOMEDIA presents real horror stories a scary story podcast for the late night hours. Every episode is horror narration done right: true scary stories and horror stories based on true events, told from the first chilling minute. Expect disturbing true stories, disturbing horror stories and dark true horror stories drawn from real testimonies. Some nights bring camping horror stories, forest horror stories and road horror stories; others bring home alone horror stories, haunted stories, eerie stories, strange stories and unsettling tales true creepy stories and creepy encounters that never made the news. Press play on our late night horror stories and late night scary stories, from storytime horror to a full horror stories compilation or scary stories compilation real scary stories, scary stories based on true events, and dark stories to keep the lights on. © 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network, who owns and is solely responsible for this content. All rights reserved. Reproduction or commercial use without the creator's written permission is prohibited. Business: business@obomedia.com.
