Podcast Summary: Scary Stories and Rain

Episode: Scary Stories For A Rainy Night – Ep. 201 – 3 AM Visitor
Host: Being Scared
Date: August 18, 2025

Overview

In episode 201 of Scary Stories and Rain, host Being Scared delivers a soothing yet unsettling session of true and contemporary horror stories, all underscored by gentle rainfall. The episode focuses on the theme of unexpected and terrifying visitors—both supernatural and all-too-human—appearing in places we should feel safe, like homes, schools, and communal celebrations. The calm narration contrasts with the chilling content, making this a perfect listen for those looking to unwind and drift into uneasy dreams.

Key Stories and Discussion Points

1. The Haunted Jail and the Impossible Hallway (Sheriff’s Department Officer’s Tale)

[04:14–23:54]

• A Sheriff's Department officer recounts experiences on the Electronic Monitoring Unit, responsible for installing and tracking ankle monitors ("tethers") on offenders.
• He describes typical duties: “Most of the time is spent tracking people, making sure they are within their court-ordered curfew...” but notes “nothing is routine” in police work ([02:12]).
• He recalls paranormal happenings in an old jail: unexplained banging noises, a shadowy figure in a hallway with no exits, and learning it was the floor where a sergeant died in 1993 ([03:40]).
• The tale shifts to a tether alert at a decrepit house, where the officers search for “Mike”, a monitored individual, and encounter strung-out inhabitants who deny Mike is present.
  • “We are just here to give him a charge cord. No one was in trouble.” ([09:56])
• After contradictory tracking updates and suspicious behavior, the officers enter the home with permission and find trash-compacted rooms and a bizarre, impossibly long, hotel-like hallway upstairs, with every door padlocked from the outside.
  • “Once we reach the top, we are all of a sudden in the Stanley Hotel in Stephen King's The Shining... There must have been six, six to seven rooms up there. That is just not possible for a house like that.” ([15:00])
• While investigating, the narrator spies an eyeball peeking through a cracked door—Mike, the missing man, hiding inside.
  • “My heart stops first. I see movement out of the corner of my eye. Slowly turning...I’m looking directly into someone’s eyeball.” ([18:23])
• The story concludes safely: police apprehend Mike, who was scared, tried to cut off his device, but hid instead.

Notable Moment:
“But I'll never forget seeing that hallway for the first time. All those strange padlocked doors and the eyeball staring at me from the darkness.” ([22:55])

2. The 3 AM Visitor: Twin Sisters in New Mexico

[23:55–41:59]

• Narrator recalls living with her twin sister, Carrie, and two friends in New Mexico, and the dark spiral after Carrie’s messy breakup with her boyfriend, “Jay.”
• Jay is discovered stalking Carrie (“She then revealed to myself, Robbie and Izzy that Jay had been stalking her.” – [27:55]).
• Carrie reports waking up to someone standing over her bed—first dismissed as sleep paralysis, but Jay later confirms he was inside via a text: “She would later receive a message from Jay scolding her for not talking to him when he came to the house the other night.” ([29:22])
• The tension escalates when the narrator, home alone, hears tapping on her window, then the security system announcing: “Back sliding door open” ([32:43]).
  • She calls for her roommates but receives no answer; a voice whispers from the kitchen, footsteps hurry out the back, and she finds the door open.
• The police are called but can’t help when there's no evidence or theft.
• Reflection: The inability to identify the intruder and the suspicion it was Jay fuel her lasting unease.

Notable Quote:
“I am just happy that I live with my partner in a different state now, in a relatively safe neighborhood. But even that some nights is not enough to allow me to feel safe when I am home alone.” ([41:25])

3. Disappearance at Electric Forest Festival: Kevin Graves

[42:39–54:52]

• The mysterious case of Kevin Graves, who vanished without trace during Michigan’s Electric Forest festival in 2018.
• Kevin and his girlfriend have a public fight; he leaves for their campsite and is never seen again.
• His girlfriend isn’t alarmed until the festival ends and Kevin remains missing.
• Rumors swirl: sightings in several states, joining a religious cult connected to the festival, or succumbing to a tragic fate among the woods and heavy party scene.
  • “There were also suggestions that Kevin had run off to join some kind of religious cult that was in attendance at the festival...” ([48:12])
• Police investigate every lead but find no conclusive trace.
• The girlfriend’s suspicious online behavior (grief-stricken posts, blocking Kevin’s family) raises more questions.
• Festival staff recount that vanishing is not as uncommon as people might hope—stories include overdose deaths and people wandering into the woods.

Notable Quote:
“We could end up basically vanishing from the face of the earth after attending something as seemingly benign as a simple music festival. Perhaps we're never truly safe, no matter where we are or what we are doing.” ([54:15])

4. Attempted Kidnapping at an Elementary School

[56:15–01:08:55]

• A Vacaville, CA parent describes witnessing a suspicious woman loitering outside Cooper Elementary during morning drop-off.
• The woman begins videoing the crowd, then calmly walks over to a parked car, opens the back door, and tries to lead a preschooler away.
• The narrator confronts her—she claims to be a teacher and calls the child “Brian,” but the ruse falls apart when the child’s father rushes over, stating, “Brian. My kid's name is not Brian. Lady, I'm calling the cops.” ([01:05:02])
• The would-be kidnapper, Eileen Carringle, flees but is later arrested.
• The event shocks the close-knit school community.

Notable Quote:
“We are told there are monsters in the world, but knowing they walk among us looking just like sweet middle-aged women when they are in fact complete predators is just chilling beyond belief.” ([01:08:00])

Memorable Quotes & Timestamps

| Quote | Speaker | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------| | “Nothing is routine. But it’s not exactly all PD live or whatever true cop show you can think of.” | Sheriff's Officer | 02:22 | | “Once we reach the top, we are all of a sudden in the Stanley Hotel in Stephen King's The Shining...” | Sheriff's Officer | 15:00 | | “My heart stops first. I see movement out of the corner of my eye. Slowly turning...” | Sheriff's Officer | 18:23 | | "She would later receive a message from Jay scolding her for not talking to him when he came to the house the other night." | Twin’s roommate | 29:22 | | "I knew at that moment that I was not alone." | Twin’s roommate | 37:41 | | “We could end up basically vanishing from the face of the earth after attending something as seemingly benign as a simple music festival.” | Host (paraphrasing case) | 54:15 | | “Brian. My kid's name is not Brian. Lady, I'm calling the cops.” | Angry father | 01:05:02 | | “Monsters... looking just like sweet middle-aged women when they are in fact complete predators is just chilling beyond belief.” | Narrator (Parent) | 01:08:00 |

Episode Flow and Tone

• Calm, steady, and measured narration
• Creeping tension punctuated by moments of dread and revelation
• Stories progress from uncanny institutional hauntings, to domestic intrusions, to the perils of open spaces and child safety—everyday settings turned nightmarish
• A strong sense of unresolved mystery and after-image fear, resonating well for late-night listeners seeking chills with their relaxation

Final Thoughts

This episode of Scary Stories and Rain masterfully juxtaposes the mundane with the terrifying, emphasizing that horror can lurk anywhere—homes, schools, music festivals—preyed upon by strangers, specters, and even the people we know. The host’s calm delivery, combined with immersive rain sounds, draws listeners deeply into each story, making them both suitable for unwinding and for those who crave a chill down their spine before sleep.