Scary Stories For A Rainy Night - Ep. 293 - "Dead Walk"

Podcast: Scary Stories and Rain
Host: Being Scared (Dane)
Release Date: November 21, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of Scary Stories and Rain delivers a chilling lineup of unsettling and true listener stories, set to the soothing, stormy backdrop of rainfall. The tales range from home invasion terrors and doppelgänger animals to glitches in the fabric of time and truly strange encounters on dark roads—making it perfect for listeners seeking nighttime frights or atmospheric bedtime storytelling.

Key Stories & Discussion Points

1. The Man at the Window

Story 1
Timestamp: 02:21 – 10:18

• Narrative:
  A young mother recounts a terrifying night when her child's bathtime is interrupted by a strange tapping at her apartment window. The harmless sound soon becomes sinister when it moves from room to room, accompanied by an eerie sing-song voice.
• Escalation:
  Her dog barks ferociously (a rare behavior), prompting the mother’s fight-or-flight instincts. Grabbing a knife, she pulls back blinds to see an old man with a "Grinch-like" grin staring in (04:14). She flees with her daughter to a neighbor’s, pursued by the man.
• Resolution:
  Police respond in time and apprehend the man, who confesses to stalking the narrator for a month after first seeing her at the grocery store.
• Reflection:
  “I am the type of person who locks all the windows and doors no matter how safe I feel.” (09:34)

2. Ghost Dog in the Hallway

Story 2
Timestamp: 10:18 – 11:59

• Narrative:
  After a family visit, the narrator’s uncle wakes at night and sees what appears to be the family’s dog, Cain, silently staring in the hallway. Later, it's revealed Cain was caged in a locked room.
• Supernatural Suspicion:
  The uncle insists he saw Cain, but the narrator muses, “It wasn’t Cain. It was something trying to take the form of Cain… The intentions of that potential entity remaining unknown make it all, all the more disturbing.” (11:40)

3. A Childhood’s Haunted Mansion Memory

Story 3
Timestamp: 12:57 – 19:40

• Narrative:
  A child of immigrant parents in Germany attends a lavish party at a mysterious mansion. She’s cornered by two big white dogs before being saved by a pale girl who quietly disappears.
• Twist:
  No one else recalls seeing a girl her age—her nanny insists, “No child, I think you’re mistaken. There was no other girl. In fact, it seems children were not invited to this event.” (18:50)
• Reflection:
  Decades later, the narrator wonders if she saw a ghost: “Some things we ought to never find out, and I am okay with that.” (19:32)

4. Time Loops and Missing Time

Story 4
Timestamp: 20:54 – 29:37

• Narrative:
  A family repeatedly experiences strange “missing time” after moving to a new area. Days and routines begin to loop—errands feel out of order, and entire hours are lost or doubled.
• Personal Crisis:
  The narrator gets caught in an especially harrowing loop, runs to break free, and injures himself at a bus terminal before the world snaps back to normal (27:18). The family silently acknowledges the uncanny events without openly discussing them.
• Vivid Description:
  “Over and over we would go about the same events stuck in an endless loop with no way of knowing what is happening or how to escape.” (22:55)

5. Hotel Room Intruder

Story 5
Timestamp: 29:37 – 36:10

• Narrative:
  On a post-divorce mother/daughter trip to Tahoe, a teenage girl sees a man in a black hoodie attempting to quietly break into their hotel room. Both she and her mother see him through the peephole.
• Aftermath:
  Security cannot find the man, leading to unsettling speculation about how he knew which room they were in.
• Lingering Fear:
  "I can tell you though, I didn’t sleep much that night." (36:03)

6. Woman on the Side of the Road

Story 6
Timestamp: 37:28 – 43:06

• Narrative:
  Driving through Yosemite, the narrator spots what appears to be a “body” on the roadside. Urging her husband to turn back, she finds a frightened, well-dressed woman attempting to reach the Chevron station.
• Denouement:
  Police later confirm the woman fled a violent domestic incident. The narrator’s empathy is palpable: “She seemed very sweet… I always wondered about her and whether she went back to him.”
• Lesson Learned:
  “My husband listens when I say There's a body on the side of the road.” (42:52)

7. Creepy Canal Encounter

Story 7
Timestamp: 45:31 – 53:53

• Narrative:
  A solo female boater, living aboard with her pets, gets stranded near a derelict industrial site. After weeks without trouble, she hears deliberate brick-banging noises at night, followed by inhuman growling.
• Human Threat:
  Days later, she encounters a “scruffy, dirty looking man” who mocks her by calling her cats’ names, as she did that night—a not-so-subtle warning that he had been stalking her.
• Primal Response:
  “I just instinctively felt the need to stare him down and not show fear. And boy do I hope my instincts were right.” (52:34)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Sing-song Intruder Threat:
  • "I'm here to play with a very pretty lady, a lady that I know, a lady that I see, a lady that I often see in my dream." (04:42, Story 1 Narrator, recounting the old man’s voice)
• On the Unexplainable:
  • "Some things we ought to never find out, and I am okay with that." (19:32, Story 3 Narrator)
• Existential Dread:
  • "At its worst, a tirelessly, endlessly cycle of hellish continuity, leaving you exhausted and shaken by the time you end up getting out of it." (23:21, Story 4 Narrator)
• Refusing to Show Fear:
  • "...I just instinctively felt the need to stare him down and not show fear. And boy do I hope my instincts were right." (52:34, Story 7 Narrator)
• Aftermath & Family:
  • "In this house, we don't have to say a word." (29:29, Story 4 Narrator, on shared but unspoken trauma)

Timestamps of Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | Description | |-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | 02:21 | The Man at the Window | Home invasion/stalker horror | | 10:18 | Ghost Dog in the Hallway | Doppelgänger animal/uncanny presence | | 12:57 | Haunted Mansion Childhood | Ghostly child at a forbidden party | | 20:54 | Time Loops and Missing Time | Existential horror — glitched reality | | 29:37 | Hotel Room Intruder | Attempted forced entry in hotel | | 37:28 | Woman on the Side of the Road | True crime/real-life horror | | 45:31 | Creepy Canal Encounter | Stalking, isolation, and human menace |

Episode Tone and Atmosphere

The host delivers the stories in his signature calm, measured tone, with audible rain softly in the background. The contrast heightens the immersive tension—each story builds a sense of dread not with theatrics but through the uncanny realism embedded in the experiences.

Conclusion

Episode 293, "Dead Walk," is a masterclass in atmospheric, real-world horror—highlighting the mundane spaces where the uncanny intrudes: our homes, hallways, childhood memories, and nighttime streets. Whether it’s the dread of being watched, the terror of inexplicable loops in reality, or the all-too-real fear posed by predatory people, Scary Stories and Rain delivers chills for every flavor of listener.