Scary Stories For A Rainy Night - Ep. 281 - Spiders In My Hair

Host: Being Scared (Dane)
Date: November 6, 2025

Overview

This episode of "Scary Stories and Rain" features a chilling selection of true-sounding, unsettling narratives delivered in the host’s signature calm style against a backdrop of ambient rain. Each story delves into a different type of fear—ranging from eerie but near-miss dangers to harrowing brushes with death, predatory evil, and tragic endings—making it an ideal listen for those who crave shivers before sleep. The stories are told in first-person, preserving an intimate, confessional tone, with the darkness of the themes accentuated by the rain.

Key Stories & Discussion Points

1. The Ambush House

Timestamps: 02:10 – 08:23

• Summary:
  A law student working nights as a pizza delivery driver recounts delivering to a mysterious address not on any map or GPS. Upon arrival, he finds an abandoned, run-down house and, ignoring protocol, steps inside. He hears suspicious whispers and flees, later learning from police that people had recently been inside the house, likely waiting to ambush him.
• Notable Moments:
  • The unnerving revelation that the house and newly paved road had been inaccessible and unknown due to a decades-long land dispute (“The state had been trying to purchase the land ... for 20 years, but the landowner would not sell.” [07:00])
  • The realization of narrowly avoiding danger, as the officer remarks, “Even $20 is a good score if you’re desperate enough ... people had killed for much less.” [07:48]

2. The Drowning at the Lost Pond

Timestamps: 08:23 – 15:33

• Summary:
  Recalling his rural childhood, the narrator describes fishing with his cousin at a secret pond. After a joyful morning, his cousin insists on swimming, but a swing rope snaps and the cousin disappears. Unable to swim, the narrator fails to help and must relate the tragedy to his family.
• Notable Moments:
  • The lasting psychological trauma and guilt:
    “I explained what happened to the sheriff and the search began the next morning.” [14:15]
  • The bittersweet transformation that followed:
    “The guilt … stayed with me for most of my life ... So in a twisted kind of way, his death had a positive impact on my life. However, if I had the choice, I'd prefer that he still be with us.” [15:08]

3. Trust Your Gut – The Neighbor’s Apartment

Timestamps: 15:48 – 24:32

• Summary:
  As a child left alone with her cousin in a city apartment, the narrator resists going into the neighbor’s (Theo and Marley’s) home, feeling a deep dread. Her cousin insists, and once inside, the neighbor makes inappropriate comments and requests. The narrator’s instincts scream that they’re in danger, and she escapes with her cousin. Years later, it’s revealed that the neighbor was convicted as a predator.
• Notable Quotes:
  • The moment of peril:
    “He asked if I wanted to sit on his lap and smiled. I hate to recall this moment because it felt like some kind of violence was imminent. My instincts were screaming that this was a dangerous place to be.” [21:06]
  • On later vindication:
    “He had been given a long sentence ... for being a predator ... To this day, whenever I think of that tense, dreadful encounter with Theo, I am drenched with disgust, but thankfully, also with relief.” [23:41–24:08]

4. The Mannequin or the Body

Timestamps: 24:32 – 31:15

• Summary:
  Stranded with a dead phone after his car overheats, the narrator seeks help at a remote farmhouse, where he finds a woman lying on a bed, unmoving and glassy-eyed. Only upon touching her does he realize she’s dead (or possibly a hyper-realistic mannequin). Disturbed by a noise behind him, he flees and later alerts police—only to be told nothing was found.
• Memorable Moments:
  • The uncanny description:
    “Her face had a very dry, almost mummified look to it. Her hair was a vibrant black … her eyes ... had a shiny, glassy appearance like they were fake.” [25:56]
  • Unanswered questions linger:
    “If the nightmares of her soulless eyes continue, however, I may have no other choice [but to return].” [30:58]

5. Stranded on Mount of the Holy Cross

Timestamps: 31:15 – 41:08

• Summary:
  Two friends’ winter climb turns to near disaster when an unexpected blizzard traps them near the summit. They narrowly avoid hypothermia, spend two frigid nights lost, and are finally rescued by helicopter after nearly perishing.
• Inspirational Quote:
  • “That’s when the severity of our situation started to really dawn on me. We had been feeling pretty cocky up until this point, but now I was truly frightened.” [35:26]
  • Bittersweet ending:
    “We could not stop smiling. It was finally over. I was so elated, I tried to hug a rescuer who just threw me into a jump seat and strapped me in. ‘We were told to look for bodies,’ he said.” [40:51]

6. The Midnight Murder of Rachel Moran

Timestamps: 41:42 – End (~49:46)

• Summary:
  The tragic, true account of Rachel Moran, a young Hull woman murdered on New Year’s Eve 2002 after a party. Her killer, Michael Little, was convicted after police found her body hidden in a cupboard. The court testimony and forensic trail are relayed in chilling detail.
• Disturbing Details:
  • “Rachel was stabbed many times before her lifeless body was crammed for weeks in a tiny cupboard inside her killer’s flat.” [42:03]
  • On the killer’s failed cover-up:
    “Yet as Humberside police continued to investigate Rachel’s disappearance ... personal items such as trainers, handbag, passport, bra and a diary in the drain. The passport was a huge find...” [45:41]
  • The killer’s confession:
    “‘I need to get it off my chest. I have wanted to tell somebody for so long. I can’t be normal. I must be evil. A normal person would not do this.’” [47:57]

Memorable Quotes

• “Even $20 is a good score if you’re desperate enough ... people had killed for much less.”
  — Police Officer (Ambush House) [07:48]
• “My instincts were screaming that this was a dangerous place to be.”
  — Neighbor’s Apartment Story [21:06]
• “Her eyes ... had a shiny, glassy appearance like they were fake.”
  — The Mannequin or the Body [25:56]
• “‘We were told to look for bodies,’ he said.”
  — Mountain Rescue (Mount of the Holy Cross) [40:51]
• “‘I can’t be normal. I must be evil. A normal person would not do this.’”
  — Michael Little’s Confession (Rachel Moran case) [47:57]

Episode Structure & Tone

Through calm, methodical narration accompanied by rain, “Being Scared” amplifies personal vulnerability and dread by keeping the stories rooted in plausible reality. The episode flows naturally from unknown threats and close calls to lessons about trust, the darkness within some people, and the somber aftermath of tragedy.

This summary omits ad reads and introductory material, focusing solely on the stories and the chilling atmosphere that makes "Scary Stories and Rain" a compelling listen for fans of real-life horror tales on a stormy night.