Duppy Stories

Real stories from Jamaica and beyond — unfiltered, eerie, and deeply spiritual. Choose a tale, but beware... some stories linger longer than others.

The Deacon and the Duppies

“A friend of mine was sleeping, snoring and I saw this woman walk right up to him. I wasn’t dreaming. I was wide awake. She came up and rested her...

Teeth Longer Than These???

This time, it was clear. The man’s teeth were really growing, long and unnatural. The young man kept his cool, gave thanks, and quickly walked away.

The Duppy At Outlook, Jamaica

Seconds stretched into eternity before it let go. Tracey gasped for air, her chest rising and falling in ragged, terrified breaths. She knew then, this wasn’t a dream.

DUPPY TENANT

One night, he had a strange dream. A woman was watching him. Her face was eerie, her presence unsettling, but he didn’t recognize her.

AUNTY BABS DUPPY

One evening, Babs was crossing the road when a bus hit her. She got trapped under the front tire and died.  

GRANNY DUPPY CONQUEROR

Her heart pounded as she ran to the window beside her bed, hoping to see what was happening.And then she saw something that made her blood run cold.

THE DUPPY(GHOST) KNOCKS

She shook her head and said, “You were so deep in sleep, you didn’t even move. No one knocked. No one spoke.”

JAMAICAN DOPPELGÄNGER

Days passed, and strange things continued to happen. Finally, Granny said she had something to tell Sam, something she had been keeping to herself to avoid scaring her.

JUNIOR AND THE DUPPY (GHOST)

There, standing in the dim light, was a man Junior recognized, a man who had died a few years ago. This man, when he was alive, was known for cooking...

GRANNY AND THE MIMIC DUPPY

The demon spoke, cursing, snarling, twisting its voice in ways no human could. The house became unbearably hot. The women, unfazed, began speaking in tongues, their voices rising, drowning out...

WHEN DUPPY CALL

Even though Annakay was used to spirits, there was something in the house that felt different, darker. It wasn’t like the others. It felt heavy and scary, like a shadow...

THE DUPPY AND THE WOMANIZER

Police was woken up by a vulture picking at his big toe. He wiped his eyes and looked around in astonishment. He was in a graveyard in his birthday suit....