“The Caller at Midnight”

 

☎ Introduction

In Karachi, an old landline number circulates among students as a dare. They say if you dial it exactly at 12:00 a.m., someone—or something—will pick up.

The strange part? That number has been officially disconnected since 1998.

📞 The First Dare

A group of university friends tried it in 2005. The line rang only once before a woman’s voice answered. She didn’t say hello—she whispered their names, one by one. None of them had introduced themselves. One boy smashed the receiver, but the whispering continued through the broken line until morning.

👂 Echoes in the Call

Others reported hearing not one voice but two: the woman in front, and a man behind her—breathing heavily. If you listened long enough, the voices began to repeat your own words, mocking you with a delay, like an echo from somewhere far, far away.

⚠ The Warning

One man laughed it off and answered back. The next day, his phone rang continuously—even after being unplugged from the wall. When he finally picked up, he heard his own voice whisper back:
“See you tonight.”

That evening, he vanished from his apartment. The only thing left was the receiver off the hook, swinging slowly.

🚫 The Number Today

No one has admitted calling the number in recent years. But every so often, someone posts online that they heard a phone ringing in their home exactly at midnight—even though they don’t own a landline.