Scary Stories - My Brother Was Eaten

September 5, 2026

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5 min read

The narrator and his younger brother Alex break into a vacant apartment in their building during a heat wave. What begins as a petty theft escalates into something far stranger when the apartment's two refrigerators—one large and gray, one smaller and yellow—begin to move, hiss, and attack. The narrator steals cash and valuables, but the refrigerators pursue him back to his own apartment. In a horrifying climax, the yellow refrigerator pulls Alex inside and seals the door. The narrator realizes the mini fridge he also took was the refrigerators' "child." He returns it, and Alex is released, covered in a pink residue but alive. Months later, the narrator sometimes sees the mini fridge watching from the window, and he waves.

The Break-In

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1 (00:30) **The Break-In Begins** - The narrator convinces his reluctant younger brother Alex to break into a vacant apartment in their building.
2 (02:30) **Exploring the Cold Apartment** - The narrator discovers the apartment is freezing cold, barren, and contains two unusual refrigerators.
3 (04:37) **Finding Valuables in the Bedroom** - The narrator finds a stash of cash, coins, and jewelry in a bedroom dresser, discovering the apartment belonged to a man named James A. Herman.
4 (08:27) **The Refrigerators Attack** - The apartment's refrigerators come to life, launching ice shards and revealing a human skeleton, forcing the narrator to flee.
5 (11:19) **The Aftermath and a Close Call** - Back in his apartment, the narrator hides his injuries and stolen goods as a neighbor, Mr. Marlin, pays a visit.
6 (14:21) **Guilt and a Strange Pull** - The narrator feels guilty about the theft and is strangely affected by Alex's insistence that he return the money.
7 (16:11) **Alex is Taken** - When trying to return Mr. Marlin's hat, Alex is snatched by the yellow refrigerator that has appeared in the elevator.

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My Brother was eaten by a refrigerator..

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