Scary Stories and Rain

Episode 229 – "Unspoken"

Host: Being Scared
Release Date: September 15, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of Scary Stories and Rain features two immersive, true-style horror stories, each told with the show’s signature calm, eerie narration and atmospheric rainfall. The stories unravel deeply unsettling events from the perspective of the narrators—one recounts childhood trauma involving a pen pal turned predator; the other follows an 18-year-old’s terrifying encounter with supernatural beings in a homeless encampment. Both stories explore themes of trust, vulnerability, trauma, and the unknown that lurks at society’s edges.

Story 1: The Pen Pal Kidnappers

(Timestamps: [07:32]–[38:44])

Key Points & Insights

• A Childhood Assignment Turns Ominous

  • The protagonist (Otto) describes a school project: children write personal letters, attach them to balloons, and release them, intended to bring pen pals from afar.
  • Otto, longing for a stable family, connects with Percy and his wife Molly, an elderly couple with pets, who become his pen pals.

• Escalating Boundaries

  • Over time, Percy and Molly seem warm and attentive, but subtle red flags emerge—such as Percy somehow knowing every foster home Otto moves to and always sending birthday cards to the right address ([13:45]).
  • The realization that Percy’s last letter was hand-delivered, not mailed, triggers suspicion and fear.

• The Abduction

  • Years later, while Otto and his sister Addison are walking at night, they are confronted and kidnapped by Percy and Molly ([19:32]).
  • Addison’s strength and protectiveness toward her sibling stands out, especially as she resists their captors.
  • The narrative vividly captures the terror:

    "He smiles pleasantly. Get in the car, he says in a cold voice, smile gone from his face." — Otto ([19:59]) "Not a chance, fat man," she shoots back, breaking into a run and dragging me with her. — Addison ([20:10])

• Chilling Domesticity

  • At the kidnapper’s farmhouse, the couple attempts to recreate a twisted family atmosphere based on old pen pal letters: Otto is offered his favorite foods, a room decorated with stars, and affection that feels disturbingly genuine.
  • Addison is denied food and kindness, leading to her physical and emotional abuse.

• Escape and Aftermath

  • Otto orchestrates their escape after six days, cunningly gaining enough trust to steal a key and painkillers, and assists a severely injured Addison.
  • The escape sequence is tense and desperate, culminating in their arrival at a police station for help ([36:18]).

• Lifelong Paranoia

  • Despite escaping, Otto suffers lifelong trauma, always vigilant for Percy and Molly, who send taunting birthday cards mentioning his own child.

    "Every year on my birthday since then I get a birthday card from them. But what scares me the most is when they comment about my son Alan." — Otto ([38:07])

Notable Quotes

• “It was scary seeing how normal she thought her behavior was. Reading me a bedtime story and kissing my forehead, wishing me good night and turning on a nightlight with stars all over it.” — Otto ([32:44])
• “What scares me the most is when they comment about my son Alan. When Molly writes, he looks so much like his father, I just can't wait to meet my grandson.” — Otto ([38:15])

Memorable Moments

• Addison’s ferocious defense during the abduction ([19:59–20:15])
• The psychologically chilling hospitality at the farmhouse ([27:50])
• The gut-punch realization of the ongoing threat to Otto’s own family ([38:07])

Story 2: The Encampment and the Beasts

(Timestamps: [41:00]–[1:15:00])

Key Points & Insights

• Homeless and Alone

  • Matthew, recently turned 18 and kicked out for being gay, finds himself homeless in a hostile, declining city.
  • After failed attempts at finding work or shelter, he seeks refuge at a highway homeless encampment.

• Unspoken Rules of Survival

  • A woman named Sandra takes him in and outlines three strict rules for survival once night falls:
    1. They only come out at night.
    2. Do not let them know you’re there.
    3. No matter what, do not leave the tent if you hear anything, even voices you know ([45:24]).
  • The tension and sense of dread are heightened by the implicit, never-named threat.

• Creatures in the Darkness

  • Disturbing, monstrous creatures emerge at night, described as hunched, with unhuman features like doglike snouts and elongated, taloned arms.
  • Matthew witnesses one of these creatures kill a dog and then a man while Sandra tries desperately to keep him safe ([56:00–59:44]).

• Horror Intensifies

  • The monsters seem nearly invincible. Matthew watches in terror as Sandra is killed in front of him by a creature’s spiny, black tongue—gruesomely detailed.

    “Its bald head was splattered with blood, its eyes were completely icy and dead and it had a twisted smile that revealed shark like teeth drenched in blood.” — Matthew ([59:10]) “She tried kicking and wriggling out, but it opened its mouth and stuck its spiny black tongue down into her throat as well.” — Matthew ([1:01:44])

  • The night's terror is compounded by Matthew’s enforced silence and his attempt to survive until sunrise.

• Aftermath: Conspiracy, Control, and Paranoia

  • Law enforcement and mysterious "men in black" descend on the camp. Matthew, covered in blood, is taken by the suits ([1:06:30]).
  • A shadowy agent interviews him, revealing knowledge of the creatures (and worse things) and offers Matthew hush money and monitoring ([1:10:20]).

    “We don’t work for the government. I don’t know. Did you not want to know? I honestly don’t care. Do with the information as you will. It’s not like anyone will ever believe you." — Suit ([1:11:14])

• Lingering Uncertainty

  • Matthew is released with money and instructions, silenced with plausible deniability, aware that monstrous things move beneath society’s surface.

Notable Quotes

• “Her presence made me feel safe. She seemed so genuine, friendly and warm. All qualities that I never saw in my own mother.” — Matthew ([47:56])
• “From what I’ve seen, the local authorities know about them but they can’t do much about it. They only come out at night… Rumor is those things are everywhere.” — Sandra ([50:40, 52:18])
• “That static in the air and the smell of decay. The cries of dogs filled the air… Its blood-coated face grinned slightly, barely revealing the sharp edges of its teeth, but it merely walked away proudly, like a predator after a satisfying hunt.” — Matthew ([59:00, 1:03:11])
• “Why are you telling me this?”
  “It’s not like anyone will ever believe you. Our organization is scrubbing the evidence as we speak and you will be closely monitored.” — Matthew and the Suit ([1:11:13])

Memorable Moments

• The first harrowing emergence of the shadowy creature and the chill of “the rules” ([46:15–47:21])
• Sandra’s desperate sacrifice to protect Matthew ([1:00:45])
• The agent’s matter-of-fact explanations and Matthew’s realization that the world’s monsters are not just stories ([1:10:35])

Timestamps for Notable Segments

| Time | Segment Description | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | 07:32 | Start of the pen pal story | | 19:59 | Percy's chilling command: “Get in the car” | | 27:50 | Life in captivity, Molly's delusional “mothering” | | 32:44 | Otto's account of Molly’s disturbing normalcy | | 36:18 | Escape sequence from the farm | | 38:07 | Adult Otto reveals the ongoing threat | | 41:00 | Start of the encampment/creature story | | 45:24 | Sandra explains the rules for survival | | 56:00 | The dog is attacked by the creature | | 59:10 | Sandra's final moments, vivid creature description | | 1:06:30 | Law enforcement and "suits" arrive | | 1:10:20 | The suit's revelation and chilling nonchalance | | 1:11:13 | “It’s not like anyone will ever believe you.” |

Episode Tone and Style

The narration remains eerily calm and detailed throughout, amplifying the terror through restraint rather than theatrics. Both stories are delivered in a matter-of-fact yet deeply personal voice, allowing dread to steadily accumulate. The rain ambience underscores the stories with constant, subtle anxiety. The host’s tone is sympathetic and unhurried, immersing listeners in every unsettling detail.

Summary

Episode 229, "Unspoken," delivers two deeply unsettling stories centered on the unseen horrors preying on the vulnerable—an enduringly predatory couple haunting a traumatized boy, and nameless supernatural threats terrorizing society’s outcasts. Through cool, detailed narration and grounded, human perspectives, the episode explores the monstrous in both mundanity and the unknown, leaving listeners with lingering discomfort and a heightened sense of paranoia, perfectly set against the ceaseless backdrop of rain.