Scary Stories For A Rainy Night - Ep. 294 - A Small Town

Podcast: Scary Stories and Rain
Host: Being Scared (Dane)
Date: November 22, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode features unsettling, true accounts of supernatural and eerie experiences in small towns, delivered with calm narration over soothing rain sounds. Each story dives into the darkness lurking beneath the everyday, from midnight knocks and sleep paralysis to haunted homes and mysterious caregivers. The episode is paced gently but remains deeply chilling, making it perfect for late-night listening or for those seeking reflective, atmospheric scares.

Key Stories and Discussion Points

1. The Midnight Crash and the Screaming in the Woods

(Begins at 01:38)

A narrator recounts a terrifying night as a 14-year-old in a rural home:

• Setting: Secluded house near woods, across from a golf course and near a zoo, hinting at isolation and lack of light or people at night.
• Inciting Events:
  • Hears a metallic crash outside around 3:30-4:00am, initially suspected to be the satellite dish.
  • Later, hears persistent, blood-curdling screams: "It was definitely the scream from another human being." (03:10)
• Rising Panic:
  • Too scared to look outside; initially brushed off by his brother ("It's probably a monkey or something that escaped from the zoo." (04:15))
  • Freezes as the screaming continues for minutes; a sudden knock at the door intensifies fear ("Without even thinking, I bolted into my parents' bedroom." (05:13))
• Resolution:
  • Father opens the door, finds a bloodied child asking for help; family discovers a van crash at the foot of their hill.
  • Child's mother seriously injured; rescue efforts described in disturbing but restrained detail.
• Lingering Trauma:
  • The chilling screams from that night leave emotional scars: "I don't think I'll ever forget the screams of pure pain and fear that I heard that night." (08:50)
• Memorable Moment: The haunting suspense of waiting in the dark, paralyzed by fear, before realizing the nightmare outside is all too real.

2. Haunted House and Sleep Paralysis in Early Motherhood

(Story starts 09:00)

This account explores the ongoing strangeness in a new home:

• Backdrop: Young mother, recently moved into a spacious house, adjusting to motherhood.
• Creepy Occurrences:
  • Doors slamming (attributed to A/C), creaky 'footsteps' from the attic.
  • Increasingly vivid nightmares and sleep paralysis episodes.
• Sleep Paralysis Details:
  • First typical, but then:
    • "What I saw shook me up for years to come." (10:45)
    • Describes a tall, pale-faced figure in black, staring with "deep black eyes... wearing some kind of collared jacket or hood of some sort in all black, rugged and ripped." (11:10)
    • Hallucination intensifies: Figure moves threateningly, but narrator snaps out of it.
• Other Phenomena:
  • Hearing persistent whispers in the shower, climaxing with a voice hissing "Safari" in her ear (13:20).
  • Similar visions shared independently by cousin and brother, all describing a similar "white face" apparition:
    • "Because I see it all the time. In the backyard. Why do you think I stopped smoking outside?" (14:45)
• Commonality: Multiple family members experience sleep paralysis and see the same entity, despite not speaking about it beforehand.
  • "It's clear that nobody had told anyone about their experiences, and yet we were all seeing the same thing." (17:50)
• Finale:
  • Narrator's baby interacts with unseen entities; family moves, hoping the new tenants are spared.
  • Concerns about Arizona skinwalker legends expressed.

3. The Lullaby and the Lonely Caregiver

(Story starts at 20:44)

A college student’s emotionally haunting part-time job:

• Initial Impressions:
  • Hired as a caregiver for Mrs. Eleanor, an elderly, private woman in a quaint, slightly rundown house.
  • Notable absence of family photos; house feels "off."
  • Mrs. Eleanor avoids personal topics; nightly sings a gentle but creepy lullaby:
    • "Every evening...I would hear Mrs. Eleanor singing a lullaby. It was the same soft, melodic tune every night...it really creeped me out." (22:30)
• Discovery:
  • Forbidden from entering her room, but curiosity leads to snooping in her 'office':
    • Finds a boy’s room—small bed and closet packed with baby clothes.
  • Peeks upstairs to find Mrs. Eleanor rocking her dog "like a baby" and singing the lullaby (27:52).
• Revelation & Exit:
  • Realizes the baby clothes, lullabies, and dog-cuddling point to a deep loss—her real son is missing/dead; the dog is a surrogate child.
  • Resigned, the narrator cannot take the emotional tension and quits, never saying goodbye.
• Quote:
  • "There was a part of me that didn’t want to know the full story because the fragments I had were already too much." (29:50)
• Reflection:
  • The experience offers a meditation on grief, loneliness, and the unknowable corners of other people’s lives.

4. The Occult Grandmother and Sleep Paralysis Demon

(Story starts at 36:00)

A narrator explores the source of darkness and terror in her own family.

• Family Dynamics:
  • Recounts adolescent “goth” identity, interest in the paranormal, and fraught relationship with her grandmother Gail, a practitioner of witchcraft—not religious, but “downright sinister.”
  • Grandmother known for threatening language:
    • “If you don’t stop making noise, I’m going to send something your way tonight...It’ll fly away with you and take you for punishment.” (38:36)
• First Sleep Paralysis Episode:
  • Description of a vivid nightmare chased by a ragged man; awakes immobilized, senses heaviness, pressure on wrists and ankles, then a "blood-curdling scream."
  • Sees a "faceless, abnormally tall, smoky" figure that "placed its hands on my mouth and pulled it open." (41:20)
  • Prays for help; experience ends, leaving a dirt handprint on her arm where the dream figure had grabbed her.
• Aftermath & Reflection:
  • Mother listens, reassures, and explains dangers of dabbling in the occult:
    • “Once a door has been opened for such things to occur, all kinds of things can happen. There's definitely an evil presence there." (44:50)
  • Narrator’s belief in both evil and God is strengthened.
  • Ends on a cautious note:
    • “There is true evil out there, seen and unseen. As sure as evil exists, so does good. Some curiosities are better off unexplored.” (49:23)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On fear becoming reality:

  • "There was a knocking on our front door just a few feet away from me. They're coming for us." (05:05)

• On shared hauntings:

  • “Did it have a white face? ... Because I see it all the time. In the backyard.” (14:38)

• On profound loneliness and hidden grief:

  • “The house itself seemed to hold its breath.” (30:44)
  • “There was a part of me that didn’t want to know the full story because the fragments I had were already too much.” (29:50)

• On sleep paralysis and supernatural terror:

  • “I spotted a dark shadowy figure hovering over me. It was faceless, abnormally tall, smoky, with human proportioned limbs.” (41:15)
  • "There is true evil out there, seen and unseen entities that masquerade as humans or spirits that linger, waiting for a perfect opportunity to attack or latch onto an unsuspecting host." (49:15)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Midnight Crash and Screaming: 01:38 – 09:00
• Haunted House & Family Apparition: 09:00 – 18:25
• The Lullaby & The Lonely Caregiver: 20:44 – 33:53
• Occult Grandmother & Sleep Demon: 36:00 – 49:23

Episode Tone and Style

The host’s narration remains calm and comforting, even as the stories intensify in psychological and supernatural horror. Personal anecdotes and witnesses’ voices lend authenticity. The background rain makes the scares feel close yet oddly soothing—a trademark of the show’s unique style.

Takeaway

This episode of "Scary Stories and Rain" intertwines haunting small-town events with personal accounts of supernatural encounters and trauma. The stories explore how fear, loss, and the unknown intertwine in the places we think of as safe, and how sometimes evil hides in plain sight—or in the unexplored shadows of our lives.

Listener Note: If you have your own chilling story or thoughts on these accounts, the host encourages reaching out and sharing your experiences.