The Old Man's Cassette

There’s this eerie story about an old man and his cassette. His name was Jimmy (Jim) Wells. He was born on October 15, 1895, in Chicago, Illinois. Jim lived a pretty normal life, just an average guy working in the music shop he opened himself in 1933, during the Great Depression. Jim had always been a thinker with a good sense of the future, which is why he took the risk and opened his own business. He had a feeling that by the end of the 30s, the music industry was going to boom.

He lived a good life, had a family, and kids. But his wife got seriously ill and passed away in the 70s. By then, he had lost contact with his children, so all that was left to him was his music shop.

Then, in 1977, a truly creepy tragedy struck. During a robbery at his shop, Jim Wells was shot and killed by an unknown assailant right there on the spot. What makes it even weirder is that the crime took place while Jim was trying to record something with a cassette recorder. Since that day, people say the cassette, which supposedly contains the recording of his murder, is somehow connected to Jim’s restless spirit. Whoever finds and plays the cassette will be haunted by him and ultimately, killed.

There have been many violent deaths linked to the cassette. People who played it never lived to tell the tale. The cassette has been destroyed multiple times, but for some reason, it always comes back. People tried locking it away, even labeling it with a warning: "Don’t play me." The strangest part is, the cassette keeps reappearing in different places, over and over again. To this day, no one really knows if the story is true, or if it’s just some twisted legend. But one thing’s for sure: if you ever come across that cassette, maybe it’s better not to hit play.