Scary Stories For A Rainy Night – Ep. 206 – “Scotland Strange”

Podcast: Scary Stories and Rain
Host: Being Scared
Episode Date: August 23, 2025
Main Theme:
A haunting blend of true, unsettling horror stories—many rooted in personal experience—delivered in a calm, immersive style over soothing rain sounds. This episode features chilling tales from Scotland’s far north, supernatural omens, uncanny dreams, unexplained disappearances, and disturbing brushes with the unknown.

1. Overview

This episode collects atmospheric, true horror stories intended to both soothe and disturb—the perfect backdrop for drifting into uneasy dreams. The centerpiece: a series of firsthand accounts from the remote, windswept coasts of the Scottish Highlands, followed by personal supernatural experiences and one tantalizing unsolved disappearance.

2. Key Stories & Discussion Points

A. “Strange Things Washed Ashore in Northern Scotland”

(01:37–13:22)

• Setting: Far north, Caithness, Thurso—remote, wild Scotland.
• Tone: Isolated, foreboding, cloaked with unexplainable dread.

Key Events:

• Dead Sea Birds ([03:00])
  • Narrator and dog find dozens of dead birds along cliffside—“as if they had fallen straight from the sky.”
  • Later, warned of bird flu (biohazard), worried about contagiousness to dogs.
  • Spooked by the encounter with a woman and her dog—each mirrored their own appearance, feeling “like a mirror version of myself…an omen disguised as a coincidence.” ([04:28])
• Goat Skeleton on the Beach ([06:00])
  • Stumbling upon a goat-like skeleton laid out “almost human in form”—intact fur on the legs, skeletal torso, splayed out, “unholy, a symbol, a warning… ancient or intentional.”
  • Felt like a harbinger: “That skeleton was the last moment of calm before everything fell apart in my life.” ([08:30])
• Ghost Town & Van at Night ([09:10])
  • On Boxing Day, hiking alone along the cliffs, the narrator discovers a forgotten port settlement.
  • Encounters a suspicious van with young men burning something.
  • Finds two seal pups washed ashore: both with skulls removed, “skin there, empty,” wounds clean and circular. (“It didn’t feel natural. It didn’t feel random.” [10:38])
• Narrator’s Reflection ([12:00])
  • Observes the region’s inhabitants: drifters, ex-cons, people seeking to disappear. “The edges of the world are not peaceful—they are unsettling. They are where lost things drift.”
  • Advice: “If you ever visit, do it in the summer. Stay near the light. Stay near people. But if you have demons of your own… Whatever you do, stay away.” ([13:22])

Notable Quote:

“Sometimes the universe sends you an omen disguised as a coincidence.”
— Story Narrator ([04:28])

B. “The Second Shadow - Family Haunting”

(13:54–21:04)

• Story of a Family Familiar with the Paranormal
  • Sensitives to “bad spiritual energy.” Umbrella term: shadow people, demons, ghosts.
  • Ongoing random apparitions and unsettling feelings. “It’s made us wonder if something is following us. Maybe we have a second shadow.” ([18:20])
• Church Encounter ([15:40])
  • Narrator glimpses a woman sitting alone in church—hears the sound of a grocery bag for the entire service.
  • Post-service, discovers the chair is empty; family had not seen anyone there.
  • Mom felt a sense of fear; together they realize, “Whatever was behind me was not human.”
• Growing Paranoia ([19:00])
  • Family reports shadows moving at the corners of vision, cold spots, an inexplicable sense of being watched.
  • Narrator sees a large, hunched shadow by parents’ door reflected in the kitchen window.
  • Dog (Kane) repeatedly barks at unseen things—“the kind of bark that says something is in there. I don’t like it, and I don’t think you will either.” ([21:00])

Notable Quote:

“Maybe we’re the ones being haunted. Maybe we have a second shadow.”
— Story Narrator ([18:18])

C. “Premonition of Death – The Dream of Roy”

(21:06–29:57)

• Vivid Dream as Omen ([21:06])
  • Narrator dreams they float above a friend (Roy) who’s unable to move, begging for a lighter—dream ends as Roy fades.
  • Awakens at 6:30am certain Roy has died.
• Seeking Confirmation ([27:07])
  • At the park, asks a friend to help check on Roy (“I can’t touch dead bodies…”).
  • Find Roy dead in his bedroom, matching the dream.
• Coroner’s Report ([29:07])
  • Estimated time of death: 4–5 hours before found—aligning with time of dream.
  • Cause: massive stroke, explaining the paralysis and inability to speak in the dream.

Notable Quote:

“To this day, I still wish I knew what he was trying to say to me. And I still don’t understand how or why I saw what I saw. I only know one thing for sure. It was not just a dream.”
— Story Narrator ([29:50])

D. “The Mark From the Sky – Possible Alien Encounter”

(29:58–36:58)

• Narrator describes a night of exhaustion and relief, then going outside for air.
  • Grabs doorknob, receives “a shot through my whole body.”
  • Steps into electrically charged night, spots an unnatural, moving constellation.
  • “The stars began to move… closed the space between them… then without warning, they moved, like lightning without thunder.” ([33:40])
• Physical Aftermath ([34:34])
  • Collapses, wife finds him unresponsive in bed.
  • Comes to with mysterious, geometric bruises—three circles in a triangle (“just like the constellation”).
  • No explanation for injuries. Landlord rules out electrical faults.

Notable Quote:

“Three perfect dots, deep in my flesh. Still burned when I touch them. I don’t know what just happened to me, but I’m starting to think I was not meant to see it.”
— Story Narrator ([36:58])

E. “The Disappearance of Brooklyn Farthing – True Crime”

(36:58–53:47)

• Case Summary:
  • Brooklyn Farthing, a beloved Kentucky teen, goes missing after a party in 2013.
  • Circumstances: Plans fall through; left alone with strangers in a foreclosed house, last seen awaiting a ride that never arrives.
  • Sends anxious texts to her ex-boyfriend (“Please hurry up… I’m scared”), then abruptly: “Nevermind, I’m OK. Going to a party.”
  • Final sighting: Brooklyn alone, porch fire at the Dillon Court house; all her belongings but phone and clothes left behind.
• Investigation:
  • Multiple search efforts yield nothing.
  • Public search and reward efforts damaged by local scammers exploiting the tragedy.
  • Case remains open, with law enforcement certain that “someone in the local community has information … but whoever made her vanish might still be living among them.” ([52:40])
  • No evidence of suicide or intent to run away; police suspect fake texts, possible abduction.

Notable Quote:

“Brooklyn Farthing went to a house party one evening and never came home.”
— Story Narrator ([53:47])

F. “We Were Supposed to Burn Together – Obsession Gone Wrong”

(53:47–62:16)

• Tale of an Intense, Toxic Relationship
  • Girlfriend fixated on metaphor of “burning together.”
  • After breakup, ex becomes obsessive; sends chilling texts: “We were supposed to burn together. Now you’re going to burn alone.” ([54:10])
  • Apartment fire erupts shortly after, perfectly timed to the warning.
  • Investigation finds nothing suspicious; fire blamed on faulty wiring.
  • Narrator never feels safe again: “There’s still something very frightening about that time in my life... Now, when I remember that old thing, she said, ‘We’re going to burn together,’ it doesn’t set me alight anymore. It makes my blood run cold.” ([62:01])

3. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On supernatural warnings:

  “It felt like I was seeing a mirror version of myself pulling away from something dangerous. Like the universe had sent me an omen disguised as a coincidence.”
  — Story Narrator ([04:28])

• On unsettling omens:

  “With the skeletal torso and the goat like lower half, it resembled something unholy. It looked like a symbol, a warning, something ancient, or worse, intentional.”
  — Story Narrator ([07:20])

• On haunted family trauma:

  “It’s made us wonder if something is following us. Not tied to a house, but to us. Maybe we have a second shadow.”
  — Story Narrator ([18:18])

• On dream premonition and grief:

  “To this day, I still wish I knew what he was trying to say to me. And I still don’t understand how or why I saw what I saw.”
  — Story Narrator ([29:52])

• On unexplained, physical marks:

  “Three perfect dots, deep in my flesh. Still burned when I touch them. I don’t know what just happened to me, but I’m starting to think I was not meant to see it.”
  — Story Narrator ([36:53])

• On unresolved loss:

  “Brooklyn Farthing went to a house party one evening and never came home.”
  — Story Narrator ([53:46])

• On obsession and coincidence:

  “Now you’re going to burn alone.”
  — Ex-girlfriend’s text ([54:10])
  “It was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. … I just know that one moment she’s texting me telling me I’m going to burn, and the next, my apartment building is on fire.”
  — Story Narrator ([61:13])

4. Timestamps – Key Segments

• 01:37 – Start of “Scotland Strange” coastal story
• 10:35 – Discovery of seal pup with missing skull
• 13:54 – “Second Shadow” family haunting story
• 21:06 – “Roy’s Premonition” dream story
• 29:58 – Alleged alien encounter (“marks from the sky”)
• 36:58 – True crime: Disappearance of Brooklyn Farthing
• 53:47 – Final story: Obsessive ex, fire and terrifying coincidence
• 62:16 – Commercial/ad break
• 63:46 – Episode wrap-up/credits

5. Tone and Atmosphere

The narrator’s calm, lulling delivery, paired with the persistent background of rainfall, makes the underlying horror more insidious. The mood is melancholic, haunted, and at times deeply vulnerable. The stories unfold almost conversationally—inviting listeners to drift toward sleep, yet leaving them with an unresolved, lingering chill.

6. Summary

Episode 206, “Scotland Strange,” weaves together unsettling tales of curses, omens, vanishing women, dream premonitions, unexplained marks, and glimpses beyond the veil—all centered on the idea that some places (and people) are magnets for strangeness and loss. The effect is cumulative: the rain soothes, the stories disturb, and the edge between sleep and waking becomes a threshold for both beauty and dread.

Advice from the narrator, for all who listen:

“Stay near the light. Stay near people. But if you have demons of your own… whatever you do, stay away.” ([13:22])