Scary Stories and Rain – Ep. 213: The Serial Killer

Host: Being Scared
Date: August 30, 2025

Episode Overview

Episode 213 of Scary Stories and Rain immerses listeners in three chilling narrative horror stories told in soothing tones against a backdrop of rain. The main theme threads through tales of supernatural possession, haunted family legacies, and inescapable bargains, all with a sense of uneasy dread and dark humor. Each story draws from the tradition of unsettling, true-sounding accounts recounted as confessions. The ambiance evokes late-night fear and introspection, perfect for horror fans looking to drift into an uneasy sleep.

Story 1: My Flatmate’s Serial Killer Problem

[02:27 – 11:43]

Key Points & Insights

• Setup: The narrator, a university student, recounts moving in with Gina, a shy and quiet girl, after they both needed new accommodation. Their friendship is described as comfortable and routine.
• Discovery: One night, after working late, the narrator finds Gina in the kitchen, sobbing beside the corpse of a man with multiple stab wounds. Despite the horror, there’s a matter-of-fact tone:

  “My first thought is that I really can’t be bothered in dealing with this now. I cleaned up a whole damn pub. Now I have to clean up a dead body as well.” (E, 03:35)

• Cover-Up: Instead of involving the police, the narrator helps Gina wrap the body and dispose of it by burning it in a nearby forest.
• Repetition: A month later, the situation repeats. The narrator, drunk, innovates by dressing the corpse and transporting it via taxi:

  “I put a puffy jumper and an old coat on the dude and called a cab… The cab driver nonchalantly accepted the explanation, only asking to make sure that he won’t puke all over the car.” (E, 06:25)

• Supernatural Motive: Gina confides that in both cases she was possessed by “something” that takes control, especially when she’s stressed—muttering “the hunger is gnawing at me” and “it must be fed again.”
• Adaptation: The narrator adjusts, treating body disposal like any other annoying roommate chore. The macabre routine is related with dark humor:

  “You know when something becomes a habit, you sort of get used to it. Whether it’s your flatmate not doing the dishes so you do them instead or when she brings home corpses, you burn them. It’s just routine.” (E, 09:33)

• Dilemma: With graduation looming, the narrator worries about leaving Gina alone with her “habit” and seeks advice on training her to “be a bit more self sufficient in hiding the bodies—or alternatively, any tips that could stop this crave for murders.”
• Tone: A mix of black comedy and matter-of-fact horror, punctuated by sudden, unnerving honesty.

Story 2: My Father’s Haunting

[13:12 – 22:39]

Key Points & Insights

• Personal Loss: The story opens with the narrator grieving the loss of her beloved father, who had been a pillar of strength but succumbed to lung cancer. The only solace comes from her infant daughter, Katie.

  “She was like a ray of sunlight that penetrated through the dark, permeating clouds of grief.” (E, 14:19)

• Atmosphere of Grief: Detailed scenes of funeral, mourning, and private goodbyes reinforce vulnerability and raw emotion.
• First Odd Occurrence: After the funeral, the narrator experiences a chilling presence in her car and home. A feeling that she and her child are not alone.
• Escalation: The classic unease—creaking silence, threatening shadows—rises as she senses an entity in the house, but it doesn’t feel like her father.
• Terrifying Climax: A baby monitor wakes her at 2:30am with Katie’s “wrong” laughter, escalating to frantic, choking screams.

  “Usually there was no sound more beautiful in the world than my little girl laughing. But hearing it unprovoked in the middle of the night was more than a little unnerving… There was almost a hint of pain in it.” (E, 18:36)

• Physical Manifestation: She finds Katie limp, with a bruise in the shape of a large hand across her throat and chest. The implication is that a malevolent entity tried to claim or harm her daughter.
• Themes: The intersection of generational trauma, grief, and supernatural threat. The story questions whether love or loss leaves a residue and what forms that residue might take.

Story 3: The Deal with Betty

[24:42 – 62:06]

Key Points & Insights

• Innocent Pact: As a child, the narrator unwittingly bargains with her eccentric neighbor, Betty, agreeing she can have her “first boy child” in exchange for picking field flowers.

  “Why don’t we make a deal? You can keep the flowers so long as you give me your first boy child.” –Betty (E, 26:12) “Alright, Betty, I laughed. If I ever have a baby, you’re welcome to it.” –Narrator (E, 26:23)

• Forgetting, Then Haunting: Years pass; she falls in love, gets pregnant, and strange occurrences begin—doors opening, knives vanishing, surreal changes around the home.
• Sinister Manifestations: As the pregnancy progresses, the couple is beset by unexplained scratches and cold presences. The story's tension builds with mounting dread and a loss of control.
• Ghostly Theft: In a hotel, the narrator awakens to find her husband and belly gone, replaced by Betty now possessing her form, her family.

  “As I watched, she became me, morphed into a perfect copy of me, every little detail perfectly caught… ‘Enjoy the flowers, dear,’ she said, her tone so indifferent, so easy, as if this really was just business to her.” –Betty/Narrator (E, 36:23)

• Disembodiment & Despair: The real mother becomes a ghost doomed to watch her family live on without her, unable to interact, as Betty assumes her life.
• Cycle of Loss: Ultimately, the narrator, now the elderly neighbor, repeats the cycle—addressing the new generation of children as Betty once did. The story loops, closing with a mirrored, plaintive greeting.
• Themes: The perils of careless promises, generational curses, and the horror of being erased from your own life.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Shock and Friendship:

  “I mean, I could have told Gina that it’s her mess so she should deal with it, but I kinda considered her more of a good friend than just a flatmate. And she really didn’t look like someone who’s on top of the situation sitting there crying in the corner.” (E, 04:23)

• On Accepting the Horrific as Mundane:

  “You know when something becomes a habit, you sort of get used to it. Whether it’s your flatmate not doing the dishes so you do them instead or when she brings home corpses, you burn them. It’s just routine.” (E, 09:33)

• On Grief and Innocence:

  “She was like a ray of sunlight that penetrated through the dark, permeating clouds of grief.” (E, 14:19)

• On Unexplained Terror:

  “There was just something wrong about it. There was almost a hint of pain in it.” (E, 18:36)

• On Unwitting Bargains:

  “Alright, Betty, I laughed. If I ever have a baby, you’re welcome to it.” (E, 26:23)

• On Theft of Life:

  “I felt cold. Something cold and almost solid, like touching the early morning mist… My bump, my beautiful baby, was gone, and my stomach looked as though I had never been pregnant.” (E, 35:03)

• On the Cycle Continuing:

  “Hello, dear. I called to the girl in the field, enjoying the flowers.” (E, 61:40)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:27 – 11:43]: Roommate’s Serial Killer Habit — darkly comic horror, black humor, supernatural hints
• [13:12 – 22:39]: Haunting After a Father’s Death — grief, ghostly presence, generational fear
• [24:42 – 62:06]: The Bargain with Betty — a cautionary tale of supernatural pacts and generational curses

Conclusion

This episode showcases Scary Stories and Rain’s talent for unsettling storytelling: mundane details are gently upended by horror, existential dread, and the trauma of the inescapable. The stories are threaded with dark humor and introspective melancholy, making even the most extraordinary horrors feel uncomfortably real.
Listeners are left with an unease that lingers, like the memory of a promise made on a rainy night.