Scary Stories For A Rainy Night – Ep. 253: "Bleeding From The Mouth"

Podcast: Scary Stories and Rain
Host: Being Scared (Dane)
Date: October 9, 2025
Rain Ambience: Present throughout

Episode Overview

This episode continues the podcast’s tradition of sharing unsettling, atmospheric true stories narrated over soothing rain—designed to accompany sleepless nights or provide company in stormy darkness. Episode 253, "Bleeding From The Mouth," features a collection of user-submitted tales ranging from terrifying urban explorations and sleep paralysis to inexplicable paranormal encounters and chilling brushes with danger. Each account is told in the familiar, calm, and matter-of-fact voice of the host, heightening the contrast between the mundane and the deeply disturbing.

Key Stories and Discussion Points

1. Urban Exploration Gone Wrong: The Abandoned Apartment Incident

[02:38–12:55]

• Setup: A group of Australian teenagers, intoxicated and seeking adventure, decides to explore an abandoned, 20-story apartment complex after a night out at a club.
• Building Tension: The group sneaks past security, exploring floor after floor, growing increasingly careless and loud.
• The Encounter: On the 15th floor, a loud noise draws security’s attention. Amid the chaos, they open a door to find a grisly scene:
  "We saw an older looking man, gray beard with minimal hair, cuts all along his right arm, holding a reflective object resembling a shard of glass or a knife, with the most crooked and twisted smile on his face. The crimson red liquid was splattered all over the carpet..." – Host, [09:13]
• Aftermath: The group flees, is detained by security, and the police arrest the man—who, chillingly, grins at them. News breaks next morning of a homeless man found murdered in the complex.
• Lasting Impact:
  "Since this event two years ago, none of us have been exploring abandoned places and in all honesty, I think it's going to stay that way for a really, really long time." – Host, [12:20]

2. The Three Sleep Paralysis Experiences

[12:55–15:09]

• First Two Paralysis Episodes: Brief, frightening, but typical—one upon moving to Australia, another more severe with complete immobility.
• The Third (Most Traumatic):
  — During a stressful university period, the host dreams of a familiar-yet-strange house, notices a photo of an unknown woman in Victorian dress, and awakes to paralysis—seeing the woman, "with a finger over her mouth, smiling at the same time as if to hush me."
  — The ordeal is compounded by white apparitions on the ceiling, an overwhelming sense of terror, and a desperate struggle to break free.
  "Words cannot describe the level of pure fear and terror I experienced at that moment." – Host, [14:53]

3. The Disappearing Old Man

[15:42–17:30]

• Setting: Two 14-year-old girls in a rough Ontario town encounter an old man lying oddly in his yard.
• Disturbing Behavior: The man angrily shouts for help, making the narrator uneasy. When the girls run for assistance, both the man and his chair have vanished.
• Lingering Unease:
  "Where did he go? I still live near that town seven years later... yet I have never once seen him." – Host, [17:04]

4. Sleep Phenomena & The False Husband

[17:30–20:23]

• Background: The narrator describes vivid dreams, sleep talking, and the terror of sleep paralysis.
• Chilling Experience: After her husband leaves for work, the narrator, semi-conscious, hears his familiar footsteps returning—but realizes it’s not him.
• Evil Presence:
  "As the steps reach the doorway, I shut my eyes tight, praying the man will think I am asleep... I can feel this evil presence flood the room. I suddenly realize he's here for me." – Host, [19:37]
• Escape: She strains her eardrums to drown out the words whispered in her ear, later told by her sister-in-law she’s lucky she didn’t listen—a cryptic warning that deepens the dread.

5. Encounters with Venomous Snakes

[29:36–34:32]

• Childhood and Beyond: The speaker recounts four harrowing snake encounters:

  • Bitten by a diamondback rattler in a chicken coop (survived after a hospital stay).
  • Water moccasin in a fishing boat (uncle intervenes).
  • Rattlesnake in a dark closet during summer work.
  • Lounging beside an enormous copperhead while out in the Ozarks—escapes by using her jacket as a distraction.

• Reflection:
  "If I ever die suddenly, at least you folks will know how." – Host, [34:26]

6. Ghostly Friends: The Tale of Luba and Happy

[34:32–39:20]

• Childhood Story: The narrator remembers playing with two neighbor kids at her aunt’s supposedly haunted house. Family pranks and strange happenings ensue.
• A Decade Later: She learns from her aunt and cousin that Luba and Happy never existed outside her own and her cousin's memories, raising the question: were they imaginary, or ghosts?
• Memorable Moment:
  "I finally said out loud, so I had imaginary friends named Luba and Happy. I need to be in therapy." – Host, [38:45]
  The cousin confirms, "Of course they were always at my house and always in my playroom." – Narrator's cousin, [39:05]

7. A Disturbing Glimpse of Alternate Reality

[39:20–43:11]

• A Night Out: After a night of drinking, the narrator’s friends drive home and apparently die in a car crash—as relayed by a panicked phone call.
• The Twist: Suddenly, he finds himself back at the bar, the same moment repeating. This time, he insists on a cab.
• Lingering Impact:
  "I feel like for some reason, something gave me another chance to save my friend." – Host, [42:55]

8. Lost in the Swamp

[43:11–57:31]

• Setting: Late-night Christmas tree bonfire in a swamp, followed by an ill-advised walk along pitch-dark trails.
• Growing Dread: The prankster narrator tries to scare a friend, but becomes lost and hears something sloshing through the water—thuds and "wet flippers hitting the ground."
• Aftermath: Escapes in a panic; the two trails don't meet after all, and no one believes her about what she heard.

9. Woman by the Creek

[59:55–1:01:28]

• High School Memory: During a lunch break, a teenager encounters a motionless woman with long black hair sitting alone by a tree as he picks up a baseball, leaving him deeply unsettled.

10. Stalked via Social Media

[1:01:28–1:03:35]

• Creeping Dread: Anonymous Facebook messages escalate from casual ("Hi Amy") to menacing ("I'm watching you and I know you're alone"), culminating in a stranger in a car yelling the narrator’s name and referencing her dinner.
• Conclusion: She suspects an ex-boyfriend but never confirms the stalker’s identity.

11. Florida Man Family Mayhem

[1:03:35–1:10:18]

• Absurd Horror: The narrator and her mother witness a father attempt to run over his son in the street, all over the son's refusal to take a bath.
• Climax: The father is arrested after the son is sheltered inside their home; the narrator reflects on Florida’s reputation for "crazy people," grateful the incident didn’t end in tragedy.

Notable Quotes

• "The most that happens is I am pulled into that semi-aware state of mind. I'll feel him get back into bed with me and all is well. Now mind you, we live in the middle of nowhere and we never get any visitors, but I still have this fear that someone is going to try to break in." – Host, [17:55]
• "Her comments made the whole experience that much creepier. What would have happened if I had listened to what it had said? What could it have told me that would have been so devastating to change my life in the worst way possible?" – Host, [20:21]
• "My whole body went cold. I started to sweat. If I move, he's gonna bite me. I know it." – Host, [34:01]
• "I don't think the odds are that great of having the same imaginary friends your cousin did years apart." – Host, [38:55]
• "If only I would have taken his keys. If maybe I didn't ask him to hang out that night, this all could have been avoided." – Host, [41:57]
• "I would much rather just smell some body odor than watch someone die, that's for certain." – Host, [1:10:13]

Timestamps for Major Story Segments

• [02:38] Urban Explorer – Abandoned Apartment
• [12:55] Sleep Paralysis Trilogy
• [15:42] The Disappearing Old Man
• [17:30] Sleep Phenomena: The Intruder
• [29:36] Venomous Snake Encounters
• [34:32] Ghostly Luba and Happy
• [39:20] Alternate Reality: Second Chance
• [43:11] Swamp Prank Gone Wrong
• [59:55] Woman by the Creek
• [1:01:28] Stalked on Facebook
• [1:03:35] Florida Man vs. The Bath

Tone and Delivery Notes

The host maintains a calm, steady, and somewhat intimate storytelling tone, blending chilling descriptions with a sense of authenticity and occasional self-mockery. The atmospheric rain never distracts, only adds a layer of immersion to the harrowing tales.

Memorable Moments

• The abrupt shift from sleep paralysis horror to waking panic, seamlessly told and deeply immersive.
• The moment the "ghost friends" story is validated by a cousin, adding a classic campfire twist.
• The dark humor of the Florida Man encounter, balancing horror with a sense of regional absurdity.

Conclusion

This episode is a tapestry of real-life horror, the supernatural, and the deeply odd—a perfect playlist for rain-soaked windows and uneasy dreams. Listeners are left not only with moments of fear, but with the echo of voices admitting that even the most outlandish nightmare might just be true.