Two Girls One Ghost – Encounters x311: Terror in the Nursery | Nanny and Babysitter Experiences

Sony Music Entertainment
Released: December 11, 2025
Hosts: Corinne Vien & Sabrina Deana-Roga

Episode Overview

On this chilling Encounters episode, Corinne and Sabrina dive into real-life nanny and babysitter paranormal stories submitted by listeners. Inspired by the release of the “Housemaid” movie adaptation (based on Frida McFadden’s thriller series), they focus on the creepy, unnerving, and sometimes outright terrifying experiences encountered while caring for children—whether as nannies, babysitters, or au pairs. The hosts reflect on why children and the roles of caregiver seem to attract or sense the supernatural and consider the implications for both the families and their caretakers.

Key Discussion Points and Stories

Warming Up – Books, Movies, and Life as an Au Pair

[03:05 to 06:42]

• Sabrina shares her excitement for the release of “The Housemaid” movie, having read the entire book series.
• Both hosts discuss their international au pair/babysitting experiences. Sabrina describes a summer working with an Italian family, noting it was ghost-free, while Corinne jokes about her lack of exercise and shoutouts to listener’s fitness businesses (Amethyst Studio).
• The intention for this episode: “What better stories to share than horrifying nanny slash babysitting stories?” — Sabrina [05:27]

Story 1 – Morgan’s Babysitting Nightmare: The Demonic Toddler

[06:50 to 15:19]

• Listener Morgan recounts a babysitting job for a three-year-old boy in a house filled with crosses and religious iconography.
  • The child, after an outburst, is overheard speaking to an invisible presence: “I don’t want to hurt her. I don’t care that you don’t like her. I like her. Fine, I’ll ask her.” [10:30]
  • Reveals his friend’s name is “Lucifer”: “Are you friends with Lucifer?” [11:11]
    • Morgan politely declines and tries to keep things upstairs as the boy repeatedly urges her to play in the basement.
  • Morgan leaves the family permanently after the experience.
• The hosts debate whether the experience was due to household religious tension (Corinne: “What if this was planted just by their church?” [12:12]), childhood psychology, or actual paranormal activity.
• Morgan’s own childhood hauntings are validated years later by her father, who installs home cameras and witnesses orbs and paranormal activity ([13:58]).

Notable Quotes:

• “He said you would say that. My friend doesn’t like you. He wants me to hurt you, but I don’t want to hurt you. Want to go play a game in the basement?” – Morgan’s story [11:16]
• “Was this actually paranormal or was this his imagination?” – Corinne [12:12]

Story 2 – E’s Nanny Tale: Nocturnal Noises and A Blessing in Boston

[15:54 to 19:41]

• Listener E (anonymous) nannies for two kids in a house near an old graveyard.
  • Reports unexplained noises: a “thump” from an unopened closet, and a mysterious light switch sound heard by both her and the child.
  • Reacts by spiritually “blessing” the house, praying in the name of Jesus, even though not religious herself.
  • Waits for updates on further activity, admits being “super spooked” and cautious ([18:47]).
• Both hosts reflect on children’s sensitivity and the thin veil between imagination and possible paranormal perception.

Notable Quotes:

• “Who turned on the bathroom light?” – Baby L to E [18:44]
• “In this moment, I knew I had to bless the house... in the name of Jesus Christ.” – E [19:29]

Meta-Tangent: How Do You Think?

[24:00 to 27:07]

• Sabrina launches into a discussion on personal cognition: internal monologue vs. visual vs. feeling-based thinkers.
• The hosts connect personality (especially “openness”) to those most likely to experience the paranormal, referencing Corinne’s college psychology project: “There was a perfect correlation between people who scored highest on openness... 100% of those people had paranormal experiences.” – Corinne [27:13]

Story 3 – Fio’s Family Home: Hauntings in San Antonio

[27:34 to 32:53]

• Fio, originally from Texas, details hauntings in a multi-generational family home:
  • The au pair hears heavy, human adult footsteps while home alone ([28:31]).
  • An uncle experiences a violently shaking couch. A mother hears phantom urgent calls from Fio’s ‘voice’ when no one is home.
  • After major renovations, puddles of wet blood appear indoors with no explanation ([30:29]).
  • Captures on video: a locked, dead-bolted door swinging open for no reason ([31:01]).
  • Additional classic activity: young cousins with imaginary friends, objects moving on their own, pets reacting to empty corners.
  • The family eventually moves away and experiences return to “peace”.

Notable Quotes:

• “We randomly find drops of blood on the floor. Not, like, old stains — this was, like, still wet drops.” – Fio [30:29]
• “It just feels like this house has so much loving family energy, especially... the door being opened. It just feels like a family member having no boundaries.” – Sabrina [32:14]

Story 4 – Heather’s Lifelong Hauntings & Generational Sensitivity

[36:01 to 49:16]

• Heather (and her supernatural-enthusiast father) experience repeated hauntings in different homes:
  • As a child: open cabinets, decapitated Barbies, an adult cousin “possessed” at a party ([36:57]); locked doors, whispers, “the tall man with the top hat,” unexplained near-fire ([38:35]).
  • Heather’s own child exhibits classic “creepy kid” traits, reporting seeing a woman in the corner (later identified as her deceased great-grandmother), and fear of a girl with “no eyes” in a playhouse ([43:36]).
  • Babysitters refuse to return; her daughter “has shadows following her, chasing her... deeply depressed” due to “curse of empathy” ([45:44]).
  • In new homes: crosses marked in oil, doors closing on their own, orbs near deceased’s ashes, twins interacting with “someone” unseen ([48:20]).
• Hosts express compassion for children growing up with extrasensory perception and the difficulties in finding spiritual support.

Notable Quotes:

• “Babysitters have told me that [my daughter] has done really odd things, things that creeped them out and they refused to babysit her anymore.” – Heather [45:05]
• “I do hope that Heather’s daughter is able to find some type of, yeah, spiritual mentor of some kind because... how isolating that must be.” – Sabrina [49:47]

Story 5 – Mary’s On-the-Job Ghost Kid

[51:18 to 54:02]

• Mary, a nanny, describes activity in a large, modern house in an upper-middle-class neighborhood:
  • “Toys that required movement would randomly go off when I was the only one around,” initially chalked up to battery malfunctions, then accepted as a playful ghost child ([51:18]).
  • Visibly sees a “little body run by to the corner of the kitchen” with long, light brown hair, though all physical children are accounted for and in another room ([52:39]).
  • Later, hears a voice—“wake him up”—whispered in her ear while alone, but doesn’t clarify if she complied ([53:05]).
  • Suggests the house is home to “more than one” spirit, plans to share further stories.

Notable Quote:

• “I was right. There is definitely a ghost kid who lives in this house and just wants to play.” – Mary [53:02]
• “Wake him up.” – Disembodied voice in Mary’s left ear [53:18]

Reflections and Host Stories

[54:47 to 57:31]

• Neither Corinne nor Sabrina had terrifying babysitting experiences themselves; Corinne admits she found babysitting too scary to do at night.
  • Sabrina recalls basement creepiness and would rather babysit in someone else’s house than her own haunted one.

Notable Quotes:

• “I think I could be a nanny. I don’t think I could be a babysitter. Cause nannies are like, they’re there during the day... Babysitters are like, it’s nighttime… I couldn’t. I’m a daylight babysitter.” – Corinne [56:10]

Memorable Quotes and Moments

• On imaginary friends/evil presences:
  “Are you friends with Lucifer?” – Demonic Toddler, via Morgan [11:11]

• On skepticism and sensitivity:
  “There was a perfect correlation between people who scored highest on openness... 100% of those people had paranormal experiences.” – Corinne [27:13]

• On caretaking and vulnerability:
  “Babysitters have told me that she has done really odd things… and they refused to babysit her anymore.” – Heather [45:05]

• On spiritual support for sensitive kids:
  “Really what she needs is a spiritual guidance counselor. But Texas does not have anything like that.” – Heather [45:51]

Important Timestamps

• 03:05 – Start of ghost content; Sabrina discusses her au pair days
• 06:50 – First listener story (Morgan’s demonic toddler)
• 15:54 – E’s Boston nursery haunting story
• 27:34 – Fio’s family home hauntings in San Antonio
• 36:01 – Heather’s generational haunting and “creepy kid” narrative
• 51:18 – Mary’s ongoing experiences as a nanny with a ghost child
• 54:47 – Host reflections on their own (non-haunted) babysitter experiences

Episode Tone & Listener Engagement

• Tone: Conversational, empathetic, and laced with dark humor; hosts interject with personal stories and speculation, but always maintain sensitivity to the gravity of listeners’ experiences.
• Regular encouragement for listeners to send in their stories—whether as nannies, babysitters, or regular encounters with the supernatural: “If you have creepy babysitting, au pair, or nanny stories... please email them to us!” – Sabrina [57:33]

Takeaways

• Children and caregivers are frequent witnesses (and sometimes targets) of the paranormal; stories often center around imaginary friends, shadowy presences, and haunted objects.
• The experience of the supernatural is often tangled with psychology, imagination, and the openness of the individual.
• Caregivers, especially those looking after others’ children, may be especially vulnerable to unnerving phenomena in unfamiliar environments.
• Some families experience multi-generational hauntings which may persist despite moves or cleansing rituals, yet not all spirits appear negative—some are likely ancestral.
• There is both comfort and isolation in having (or caring for) a “creepy kid.”

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