Scary Stories For A Rainy Night - Ep. 328 - Cutting You

Podcast: Scary Stories and Rain
Host: Being Scared
Date: March 4, 2026

Main Theme / Purpose

This episode presents a collection of chilling, true-life scary stories narrated in calm, measured tones with a background of soothing rain. The stories revolve around real encounters with unsettling strangers, sleep paralysis, haunted houses, and creepy figures, aiming to unnerve listeners and keep them engaged through the eerie storytelling atmosphere.

Key Stories & Discussion Points

1. The Creepy Grocery Store Regular ("Squinty")

Timestamps: 00:54 – 08:45

• Setting: Small organic grocery store, frequent odd customers including a particularly disturbing homeless man nicknamed "Squinty."
• Behavior: Squinty rarely speaks but stares fixedly at employees, sometimes following the narrator around the store.
• Escalation:
  • Squinty’s behavior shifts from odd to intimidating:
    • [02:17] Describes his history of bizarre, sometimes racist or aggressive outbursts.
    • [03:30] Begins following the storyteller more closely, standing silently or lurking outside the store.
  • Security concerns mount, managers become involved, report filed.
• Climax:
  • [04:11] Squinty waits at the store entrance exactly at closing, appears to “know” the narrator’s schedule.
  • [05:27] He’s caught outside the window, staring in at the narrator with a mask on.
  • Memorable Quote:
    “He is standing outside the window right in front of me, staring at me, hands in his pockets, mask on his face so I can't see his expression, just his squinting, glaring eyes.” — Storyteller [05:34]
• Lingering Fear:
  • Ongoing anxiety; worries about what happens when Squinty runs out of medication, fears for escalation.

2. The Nighttime Encounter After Band Practice

Timestamps: 08:45 – 14:12

• Background: Storyteller and best friend Ayla walk to Ayla’s aunt’s house late at night.
• Incident:
  • They encounter a strange, disproportionate figure in an eerie, silent neighborhood.
  • The figure “swayed with his shoulders” and gave off an unnatural, menacing impression.
  • [13:14] The figure “runs” at them, arms flailing violently, but vanishes as they reach their car.
• Emotional Impact:
  • Both friends are shaken and try to rationalize the incident as a possible encounter with an addict.
• Clarity of Fear:
  • “He was fast and his swaying jerky movements became swift, flinging arms that flung violently into the air as he ran and Ayla and I screamed and took off as fast as we could go.” — Narrator [13:14]

3. Sleep Paralysis or Something More

Timestamps: 14:12 – 19:25

• Personal Background: Storyteller familiar with sleep paralysis but distinguishes this event as particularly unique and terrifying.
• Experience:
  • Wakes around 4am; feels a very real sensation of someone (or something) sitting on the bed, sheets shifting.
  • Tries to stay still, feigns sleep, feels the presence touch her back.
  • When she inadvertently reveals she is awake, the entity violently pulls at her duvet.
• Aftermath:
  • No physical evidence remains; storyteller uncertain if it was a dream, sleep paralysis, or a real supernatural event.
• Unsettling Quote:
  • “For some reason, I believed if I let the thing pull my duvet away and expose myself, I'd be a goner.” — Storyteller [18:11]

4. The Haunted House and The Closet Door

Timestamps: 19:25 – 25:02

• Background: Aunt's house with a tragic history (twins, family secrets, alleged haunting).
• First Incident [22:44]:
  • Closet door knob begins frantically rotating during the night; storyteller paralyzed with fear, watches the door until morning.
• Second Incident [24:11]:
  • Years later, hears what sounds like heeled shoes walking up and down the hall and stopping outside the room.
  • Barricades self in, stays awake until daylight.
• Persistent Fear:
  • “Needless to say, I have not been back to sleepover at my aunt's house and never will again.” — Narrator [25:02]

5. The Black Mass in the Winter Trailer

Timestamps: 25:24 – 33:40

• Setting: Winter sleepover at a friend’s trailer home; snowed-in, TV light flickering.
• Experience:
  • Storyteller perceives herself “floating” above the room, sees a formless black humanoid mass approach the sliding door and eventually enter.
  • The entity moves jerkily, absorbs all surrounding light.
  • It bends over the bed to “look at” the sleeping narrator.
  • [29:17] Description: “…The mass begin to portray the figure of a man. The shape was similar to a human, still devoid of features, entirely black, and even the color in the room seemed to have been absorbed into the void of its body.”
• Shared Nightmare:
  • Friend independently reports nightmares and seeing a similar figure.
  • “I know it seems crazy, but I am convinced that the house, the extension is built somewhere it shouldn't have been. The creature was not just a physical energy, it was full of dread and malice, and it was looming off of it as it stood near me.” — Storyteller [33:12]

6. The Night Drive Past the Crowd in White

Timestamps: 33:56 – 47:49

• Background: Family road trip in Southern California; tensions high among siblings and friends after a challenging day in Los Angeles.
• Incident:
  • [44:49] On the drive home, narrator notices a large group of at least 15 people all in white, lined up on a concrete divider at nearly 2am.
  • As the car passes, the group starts “raising their voices and all talking at once” and then sprints after the vehicle, waving and trying to get the narrator’s attention.
  • The group’s attire reminiscent of the KKK or potentially an occult gathering.
  • [45:03] “I could see them perfectly with my lights on and the brightness of their clothes...they started raising their voices and all talking at once. I could hear it through the window and over my music. And they started sprinting towards me, trying to get my attention and following along.”
• Lingering Uncertainty:
  • Family members later deny incident ever occurred, adding another layer of unease.

7. The Intruder in the Backyard

Timestamps: 48:09 – 52:53

• Setting: Family’s home in Salem, Oregon; narrator’s bedroom faces the backyard, accessible without a gate at the time.
• Incident:
  • Late at night, narrator and mother observe a flashlight in the backyard—revealed to be a police officer responding to the mother’s 911 call.
  • A homeless person had earlier stumbled into the backyard, alerting the mother by kicking a recycle bin.
  • The officer offers to patrol the house for the rest of the night for reassurance.
• Reflection:
  • The event prompts the family to heighten their home security.
• Memorable Quote:
  • “So, just to clarify, yeah, someone who wasn't supposed to be here was here. And not only that, but if they had gone one or two more steps forward, there's no doubt they would have seen me and I would have been none the wiser.” — Narrator [52:29]

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “Every time he enters the store my stomach drops. He's barely ever spoken to me, but I can't help but feel like he knows I reported him and knows that I'm afraid of him.” — Storyteller [08:34]
• “We stood in shock for about 30 seconds, and it was not until I urged Ayla to hurry to the car, the short man started to run straight towards us.” — Narrator [13:12]
• “It was as if my subconscious knew that this mass inflicted pure terror and stillness and worry into my body, and yet I could do nothing but watch myself cold and shaking below.” — Storyteller [29:17]
• “I demand that I drive home the rest of the way, mostly so I could DJ, but also so I wouldn't have to hear them be jerks to me and talk so loudly. Eliza made a fuss about it, but ultimately… went to the backseat.” — Storyteller [43:52]
• “I felt like I had to do something just to be safe.” — Narrator [46:58]
• “Needless to say, I have not been back to sleepover at my aunt’s house and never will again.” — Narrator [25:02]

Important Timestamps

• 00:54: Start of first story; the unnerving grocery store regular (“Squinty”)
• 08:45: Transition to the nighttime encounter with the strange short figure
• 14:12: Story shifts to the narrator’s terrifying sleep paralysis experience
• 19:25: Introduction of the aunt's haunted house and its disturbing closet doorknob event
• 25:24: Story of the shadowy mass at the friend’s trailer in winter
• 33:56: Start of the road trip / ‘people in white’ story
• 48:09: Narrator’s late-night backyard intruder incident

Tone and Storytelling Style

The host maintains a calm and deliberate narration style, emphasizing atmospheric detail and the emotional impact of each event. The stories are told in first person, preserving the original storyteller’s anxious, sometimes bewildered tone, and carefully building suspense. The rain background adds both comfort and unease, accentuating the liminal, night-time mood that ties each story together.

Summary for the Sleepless Listener

This episode offers a series of haunting tales: from retail workers stalked by disturbing customers, to sleepovers that become paranormal experiences, to sleep paralysis and unexplained roadside cult gatherings. Each story immerses the listener in real anxiety, shifting seamlessly between eerie accounts and subtle reflections on dread, fear, and moments of relief. The episode is ideal for those who appreciate subdued, atmospheric horror rooted in true experiences—accompanied by the calming, ever-present patter of rain.