Scary Stories and Rain – Ep. 242 – Bones and the Rain

Host: Being Scared
Date: September 28, 2025

Overview

This episode of Scary Stories and Rain offers a chilling selection of true and unsettling stories, shared in the host's signature calm manner amidst a soothing rain ambience. The stories span encounters with threats both human and supernatural, from harrowing almost-victim experiences to eerie hauntings and inexplicable phenomena. A recurring theme is the thin, wavering line between safety and danger, and just how quickly the mundane can become terrifying.

Key Stories and Insights

1. The Intruder and the Life360 App (03:00 – 09:00)

A woman details a terrifying night when she thought her boyfriend had arrived home—only to realize via the Life360 tracking app that he was still miles away.

• Notable Details:

  • She hears “floorboards creaking downstairs very lightly, as if someone was trying to tiptoe but was unable to.” (05:25)
  • Realizes the front door hadn’t opened; the sound was from the window.
  • Barely escapes by climbing out the window and running to her neighbor’s for help.
  • Police confirm someone tried and failed to enter her barricaded room. No intruder is found and nothing is stolen.

• Memorable Quote:
  “I only looked right at him for a mere second. If that.” (07:30)

2. The Vanishing Grave (09:00 – 14:00)

A small-town Irishman shares a paranormal encounter involving a well-known grave that seems to have inexplicably moved within the cemetery.

• Notable Details:

  • His dogs react unusually at the graveyard: “both of the dogs’ demeanors changed…heads down and tails between legs.” (10:15)
  • Jimmy’s grave appears to have been moved from its position at the front to several rows back. The narrator is certain this is impossible.
  • A similar incident occurred years prior with his grandparents' grave, leaving him to speculate about sinister or supernatural causes.

• Memorable Quote:
  “I really cannot understand what happened. It’s not as if they moved his plot. Was there something a little more sinister and paranormal at play?” (12:45)

3. Stalked by Jake (15:16 – 26:28)

A healthcare worker’s budding friendship with a helpful neighbor devolves into fear, harassment, and a home invasion.

• Key Points:

  • Jake, initially friendly, becomes possessive and aggressive after being rebuffed romantically.
  • He leaves gifts, follows her, and eventually breaks into her home at night.
  • The situation escalates until she witnesses Jake in her home and finally receives a restraining order.
  • The experience leaves her traumatized, isolated, and distrustful.

• Memorable Quotes:

  • “Once again, as if a switch had flipped, he went off on me, calling me spoiled and ungrateful.” (19:45)
  • “I went back to that house once with my dad and his friend to gather all my things. I did not see Jake that time or ever again for that matter.” (25:48)

4. Recurring Nightmares and Dark Discoveries (27:17 – 31:15)

A narrator recounts a recurring nightmare from childhood involving an ominous “dentist” in the basement, later discovering a real connection to a former resident.

• Key Details:

  • The nightmare: An older man in white drags him to a vintage dentist chair in a basement full of jars containing teeth.
  • Years later, finds out an actual man, a professor who helped wire the house and rented its basement, bore a striking resemblance to the man from his dreams.
  • The narrator is left questioning reality and the boundaries between memory, dreams, and history.

• Memorable Quote:
  “Once I saw his face, I screamed and covered my mouth…that’s the man who would cut out my teeth.” (29:40)

5. Sleep Paralysis or Something More? (31:15 – 34:00)

An account of a sleep paralysis episode that takes a sensual and terrifying turn, punctuated by whispering voices and the sensation of being touched.

• Notable Details:

  • Paralyzed, the narrator hears a woman whisper “Hey,” and later “What are you doing?” directly into his ear. (33:10)
  • Feels the sensation of someone embracing and caressing him, but with accompanying dread.
  • Ends unresolved, with the narrator contemplating whether it was just a hallucination or something supernatural.

• Memorable Quote:
  “Was it a spirit? Was it part of the dream I was having? I guess I’ll just chalk it up to a hallucination and get on with my life.” (34:00)

6. The Ashland Motel (38:14 – 49:55)

A road trip to see a girlfriend leads the narrator and friends to a hidden motel with a sinister reputation and a horrific supernatural encounter.

• Key Events:

  • Finds a faded billboard with “Ashland Motel - Vacancy Since 2020” visible only from a specific angle.
  • Upon investigating, the group finds the hidden motel surrounded by menacing silence and sightings of shadowy figures.
  • Through the windows, they see inhuman faces with ear-to-ear smiles, “each showing too many teeth. All of them perfectly white. The eyes…were filled with the same darkness that outlined the man at the motel sign that night.” (45:02)
  • Panic and terror ensue as shadowy figures and chilling screams pursue them through the woods.

• Memorable Quotes:

  • “Those faces would do something worse than kill us. I knew it.” (47:32)
  • “No matter what I do, the screams still play in my head and I can feel the smile on his face.” (49:55)

7. The Cabin and the Laughing Man (49:55 – 56:40)

A young man recounts a harrowing night house-sitting at his parents’ remote cabin.

• Key Details:
  • A midnight walk turns sinister after he hears heavy, deliberate footsteps and “laughing. Not from a normal person but from someone who sounded insane.” (52:15)
  • The man throws a rock, which is thrown back. He flees, and police later find rope, knife, and blood at a nearby abandoned cabin.
  • The creature/person is never found, leaving the narrator unnerved and ready to leave.

8. The Rideshare Near-Miss (59:05 – 1:07:00)

A food service worker reveals a nightmare ordeal after mistakenly getting into the wrong rideshare late at night.

• Key Events:

  • The narrator is picked up by a man who pretends to be her Uber driver.
  • Dropped off at an abandoned, dark building, she becomes aware she is alone and vulnerable.
  • A tense escape follows: she avoids the impostor driver, leaps from a dilapidated stairwell, and is ultimately saved by the timely arrival of a real police officer.
  • Realizes with horror that her actual Uber never picked her up, and that she had accepted a ride from a potentially predatory stranger.

• Memorable Quote:
  “The person who had driven me there had not been my Uber. My driver was somewhere else on the street when this guy pulled up to me.” (1:06:00)

9. Late Night at the Laundromat (1:07:00 – 1:13:00)

A student’s routine trip to the laundromat becomes terrifying when a masked man with duct tape blocks her exit.

• Key Details:

  • The man’s bizarre and shifting behavior is concerning, but the situation escalates when he reaches into a backpack and she glimpses the duct tape.
  • Her fear is only interrupted by the fortuitous arrival of another customer, prompting the man to leave immediately.
  • She reflects on how the interruption probably saved her life and changes her laundry habits for good.

• Memorable Quote:
  “I think a stranger’s laundry timer saved me from something terrible. I don’t go to the laundromat anymore. I joined a laundry service. The extra cost is worth it to never have to go back.” (1:12:40)

Notable Moments & Timestamps

• Calm Rainfall Ambiance: Provides a gentle, immersive background throughout, contrasting with the disturbing tales.
• Authentic Tone: The host’s measured, empathetic narration style steers the experience toward both haunts and healing, focusing on the survivors’ perspective.

Selected Quotes with Attribution

• “I have horrible anxiety and I could feel an attack coming on.” (The Intruder, 05:45)
• “Maybe it was just lonely and it just needed a body to lay with.” (Sleep Paralysis, 34:00)
• “Those faces would do something worse than kill us.” (Ashland Motel, 47:32)
• “The person who had driven me there had not been my Uber.” (Rideshare, 1:06:00)
• “I don’t go to the laundromat anymore. I joined a laundry service. The extra cost is worth it to never have to go back.” (Laundromat, 1:12:40)

Episode Flow and Listening Guide

| Segment | Timestamps | |-------------------------------------|-------------------| | Intruder Story / Life360 | 03:00 – 09:00 | | Vanishing Grave | 09:00 – 14:00 | | Stalked by Jake | 15:16 – 26:28 | | Childhood Nightmare/Dentist | 27:17 – 31:15 | | Sleep Paralysis Experience | 31:15 – 34:00 | | The Ashland Motel | 38:14 – 49:55 | | Cabin and Laughing Man | 49:55 – 56:40 | | Rideshare Nightmare | 59:05 – 1:07:00 | | Laundromat Encounter | 1:07:00 – 1:13:00 |

Summary

Episode 242 is a stark reminder of how the unknown—whether supernatural or all-too-human—lurks at the edges of daily life. Brushing against near misses and unexplainable horrors, the storytellers and host alike emphasize the power of instinct, the perils of complacency, and the thin barriers between normalcy and fear. Blending narrative suspense with rain’s gentle hush, Being Scared creates a compelling atmosphere for late-night listeners seeking both thrills and safety.