Scary Stories and Rain
Host: Being Scared
Episode: Scary Stories For A Rainy Night - Ep. 232 - Blood Curdling
Date: September 18, 2025
Episode Overview
This episode of Scary Stories and Rain blends eerie true tales, urban legends, and unsettling personal accounts, all told against a backdrop of immersive rain ambiance. The host, Being Scared, narrates several blood-curdling, real-life experiences submitted by listeners and a longer fictional horror story. The episode's mood is reflective, ominous, and at times deeply vulnerable, aiming to fascinate and chill listeners looking for late-night scares or atmospheric background stories.
Key Stories & Discussion Points
1. Gold Camp Road – The Haunted Tunnels of Colorado Springs
[02:20 – 13:53]
- Premise:
The narrator, a 22-year-old Army soldier, recounts a night out with friends that escalated from casual bowling to an impromptu ghost hunt at the infamous Gold Camp Road—a location with a reputation for hauntings. - Urban Legend:
Details the area's history—from railroad construction deaths, to a tragic bus accident in the 1980s where it's said a school bus full of orphans crashed and everyone perished. Now, people tell of ghostly laughter, apparitions, and mysterious handprints. - Personal Account:
After an uneventful hike to the gated third tunnel, the group decides to head home, only to have a harrowing late-night drive:- A mysterious car appears out of nowhere, aggressively tailing them on the treacherous mountain road.
- The group sees a lone man, visibly covered by a beard, hair, and reflective jacket, walking up the mountain at 2:45 a.m.—uncannily resembling the tale’s bus driver.
- At a gas station, the powder-dusted car is found covered in tiny handprints.
- Notable Quote:
- "Jay's back windshield was completely covered in small, tiny handprints. All that baby powder that N dumped on his car earlier, it was there. It really happened." (13:37)
- Memorable Moment:
The realization of the handprints ties the personal encounter directly to the haunted legend in a chilling twist.
2. The Angry Spirit in the Closet
[17:49 – 23:10]
- Premise:
A couple, while viewing an old converted duplex, experience unexplainable illness and extreme unease. The husband is visibly shaken after investigating a closet, but waits until they're alone to reveal why. - Key Event:
The husband admits that, when the closet light blew, he saw an old man with glasses and an angry expression standing behind his wife, visible only for a split second. - Follow-up:
Later, a coworker reveals the home’s history: a short-tempered recluse had died there and was very protective of his space. - Notable Quote:
- “When he turned around to look at me, there was an old man with large glasses standing directly behind me with an incredibly angry look on his face.” (21:05)
3. The Dark Figure Under the Bed
[23:35 – 28:36]
- Premise:
A childhood memory: The storyteller recalls living on a farm, with a constant sense of being watched. One night, they see a sinister figure first at the treeline, then inside their room. - Key Events:
- Figure approaches the bed, the narrator is paralyzed, unable to cry out.
- The encounter seems to linger, shifting between nightmares and possible paranormal visitation—culminates with the figure crawling from under the bed and grabbing their face.
- Memorable Moment:
- “As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the figure crawling from under my bed... Grasping the wall. It grabbed onto me. I was paralyzed. Its cold claws were holding my face.” (28:02)
- Aftermath:
They wake, unsure if it was a dream, but hint small oddities continued in the house.
4. The White-Faced Stranger at the Window
[28:46 – 32:30]
- Premise:
A family, newly moved into a house on eleven acres, is startled when the mother, washing dishes at 10:30 p.m., sees a pale stranger staring at her through the window and motioning for her to come out. - Key Event:
The father confronts the man, who requests to buy tractors before warning: “I’ll come back on Friday.” He never returns. - Notable Quote:
- “My mom described it as looking up and just seeing a white face staring directly at her. She said that once she looked at him, he motioned for her to come outside.” (30:00)
- Interpretation:
The family doesn’t believe the visit was about machinery, and the sense of threat lingers.
5. The Pleasure Cigarettes – A Horror Parable
[33:00 – 59:00]
- Premise:
The longest and most surreal tale, mixing psychological horror with supernatural elements. Jackson, a young man grappling with grief and addiction, buys a mysterious brand of cigarettes called “Pleasure” from an eerie shopkeeper, Mr. Knight. - Key Story Arc:
- Jackson begins to smoke “Pleasure” cigarettes, experiencing black smoke and increasingly uncontrollable cravings.
- He encounters a demonic little girl and has hallucinations and blackouts, with black goo and self-destructive episodes.
- Under the cigarettes’ influence, he attacks a doctor, suffers a fever, vomits black liquid, and loses a tooth.
- A suicide attempt follows, but Jackson survives and learns from police the cigarettes contained an experimental drug; he was the first known victim.
- He eventually quits smoking and feels hopeful, but the story ends ominously with the mysterious appearance of a wine bottle labeled "Glamour" on his doorstep.
- Notable Quotes:
- "Only one a day. Remember that?" – The mysterious little girl, after attacking Jackson. (53:24)
- "The box of cigarettes was now on the ground and all of them were scattered all over the place. I then placed a hand on my chest and noticed that I felt like a zombie for a short time which made me feel worried." (36:43)
- Memorable Moments:
- Repeated supernatural encounters, the gruesome and surreal body horror (vomiting black goo, losing a tooth), and the lingering presence of evil in object form set a darkly unsettling tone to the narrative.
- The cyclical temptation—ending with the mysterious wine bottle—implies the addiction, or curse, is never quite gone.
Notable Quotes & Timestamps
- "Jay's back windshield was completely covered in small, tiny handprints. All that baby powder that N dumped on his car earlier, it was there. It really happened." (13:37)
- "When he turned around to look at me, there was an old man with large glasses standing directly behind me with an incredibly angry look on his face." (21:05)
- "As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the figure crawling from under my bed... Grasping the wall. It grabbed onto me. I was paralyzed. Its cold claws were holding my face." (28:02)
- "My mom described it as looking up and just seeing a white face staring directly at her. She said that once she looked at him, he motioned for her to come outside." (30:00)
- "Only one a day. Remember that?" (53:24) – The evil little girl to Jackson.
Timestamps at a Glance
- Gold Camp Road Experience: 02:20 – 13:53
- Closet Ghost / Angry Old Man: 17:49 – 23:10
- Under the Bed Creature: 23:35 – 28:36
- White-Faced Stranger: 28:46 – 32:30
- The Pleasure Cigarettes: 33:00 – 59:00
Tone, Style & Listener Value
- The host’s steady, empathetic narration provides tension while maintaining a calm, approachable presence, reinforcing the “soothing rain” design while delivering genuinely unsettling material.
- Stories alternate between folk horror, psychological dread, domestic unease, and urban legend, offering a blend of relatability and the supernatural.
- Original voices and personal language are maintained for authenticity, conveying both the skepticism and dread felt by those experiencing these unknowns.
- Listeners seeking real chills and introspective, understated horror—something to haunt their thoughts as the rain patters down—will find this episode memorable and satisfying.
