Scary Stories and Rain: "Scary Stories For A Rainy Night – Ep. 210 – Alone"

Date: August 27, 2025
Host/Narrator: Being Scared

Episode Overview

This episode features two unsettling, atmospheric, true-inspired horror stories told against a backdrop of calming rain—the signature format of "Scary Stories and Rain." The theme centers on isolation, reality-bending terror, eerie fate, and the choices we make at the edge of fear. The first story (“The Club”) blends psychological and supernatural horror in a small-town setting, while the second (“The Local” by R.D. Winter) explores rural folklore, trauma, and soul-swapping bargains after a near-death experience.

Story 1: "The Club" (01:07 – 20:58)

Key Discussion Points

• Ordinary Night Turns Uncanny (01:07)

  • The narrator goes clubbing with two friends in a small New England town. The club seems typical but gives off an unexplainable "creepy vibe."
  • A bizarre DJ with a scorpion tattoo and "TRAP" inked on his fingers stands out.
  • Escalating nausea and a bloody message ("I want to leave so bad") in the bathroom set the mood.

• First Encounter with the Unknown

  • Outside, the narrator observes a limping, shadowy figure acting inhumanly (retching, knocking things over).
  • "It thrashed around, knocking into the trash cans and slamming into a car that was parked on the side of the building." (07:04)

• Time Loop & Reality Distortion

  • The club becomes a grocery store by day, then a party house, and later, a graveyard. Each setting is weirdly familiar yet off.
  • The DJ reappears in each place, eerily unchanged.

• Encounters with the Monstrous

  • The shadow entity regurgitates a girl with horrifying, supernatural features. The recurrence of the message "I want to leave so bad" connects each reality.

• Climactic Confrontation

  • In a graveyard, the narrator faces both the DJ and the entity, hears existential, nihilistic monologues, and is left questioning what is real.
  • "There is nothing to fear. You were never happy. Nobody is." –The DJ (19:12)
  • "Whatever happens to you and yours, it was always going to happen. That thing back there eating people, it's not so bad. People eat people all the time." –The DJ (19:40)

• Lingering Effects

  • Haunted by the events, the narrator tries to move on but remains marked by the experience.
  • "I think about these events every day of my life... All I have to say about the situation is what I saw. I can only relay the facts. The interpretation is up to you." (20:40)

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• On Initial Weirdness:
  "I noticed that someone had written 'I want to leave so bad' in what looked like blood." (03:47)

• On the Shadow:
  "I heard it retching around the corner, making noises that sounded completely inhuman." (06:12)

• Existential Horror:
  "You were never happy. Nobody is." –The DJ (19:12)

Story 2: "The Local" by R.D. Winter (21:27 – 37:09)

Key Discussion Points

• Introduction & Tone (21:27)

  • The narrator describes his deep ties to a historic village pub and his ordinary country life.
  • Foreshadows trauma: “I find it difficult to hold on to a train of thought for too long before it pulls away from me and I'm left there, sitting on the platform just watching the empty tracks.” (23:00)

• The Accident

  • After a routine pint, the narrator crashes his car when swerving to avoid a mysterious "farmer" on the road.
  • The crash is brutal and changes everything.

• Supernatural Intervention

  • Two enigmatic women rescue him, keeping him alive until help arrives. Their presence is unsettling but oddly comforting.
  • "I distinctly remember how soothing it was to open my eyes and realize help had arrived. The pain was still there, but suffering it so much easier in company." (27:20)

• Chasing the Truth

  • Haunted by survivors’ guilt and missing memories, he places an advert to find the women. Instead, receives a cryptic call, implying the rescue wasn’t free.
  • "He told me that he was sorry and that I would hear from the women soon. They had saved my life, but that I had made certain deals which I needed to make good." (32:15)

• The Deal for the Soul

  • The women return and reveal the narrator traded his soul to survive. To get it back, he must deliver 33 years’ worth of souls.
  • "Your soul," was all she whispered, and I knew it to be true. I had given them my soul when I was bleeding there on the tarmac." (34:15)

• Becoming the New "Farmer"

  • The story closes with the narrator accepting his grim new purpose as a soul reaper, warning the listener.
  • "I am their new farmer, their reaper of souls. So if you see me walking out of the woods one day... don't swerve it." (36:55)

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• On the Trauma:
  "No matter how I placed the pieces, it never felt right. The vision was never clear." (29:48)

• On the Deal:
  "'You promised us 33 years worth of souls. Give us this and yours will be returned.' Her whisper was soft, but her words hit me hard." (34:50)

• On Fate:
  "I am their new farmer, their reaper of souls. So if you see me walking out of the woods one day, no, I'm sorry. And don't make promises you'll live to regret. Or even better, don't swerve it." (36:55)

Memorable Moments

• The recurring phrase, "I want to leave so bad," becoming a motif connecting horror to both landscapes and characters’ states of mind.
• The disturbing, shifting identity of the club/grocery store/house/graveyard, its changing façade symbolizing the slipperiness of reality and sanity.
• The chilling existential nihilism from the DJ in the first story, and the cosmic, inescapable bargain in the second.

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Story 1: The Club

  • Club encounter and escalation: 01:07 – 10:00
  • Reality distortion (club/grocery/house): 10:00 – 17:00
  • Graveyard finale and revelations: 17:00 – 20:58

• Story 2: The Local

  • Village and crash: 21:27 – 26:00
  • Hospital, searching for the women: 26:00 – 33:00
  • Deal revealed and fate accepted: 33:00 – 37:09

Final Thoughts & Tone

The narration maintains a gentle, lulling cadence—perfect for late-night listening—while never softening the chilling psychological and supernatural horror underneath. Each story concludes ambiguously, inviting listeners to wrestle with the meaning and the darkness revealed.

This episode is a strong showcase of "Scary Stories and Rain" at its best: intimate, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling, exploring the horror of being alone with the unknown—within places we think we know, and inside ourselves.