Spooky Story Time

On this chilling episode of Spooky Story Time, you are invited aboard a late‑night train where routine commutes dissolve into something far more sinister. An exhausted passenger awakens to find themselves surrounded by eerily silent travelers, a conductor who speaks in robotic monotone, and a landscape outside the window that feels less like Kent and more like a void. What begins as a missed stop spirals into a surreal nightmare of flickering lights, distorted station signs, and a carriage full of passengers who seem more statue than human. Was it simply the fever dream of an overtired commuter - or did the train make a stop that isn’t on any timetable? This haunting tale of The Last Train Home will leave listeners questioning the boundary between dream and reality, and whether some journeys are destined to run “on schedule” forever. Perfect for fans of ghost stories, urban legends, and uncanny encounters, this episode captures the unsettling atmosphere of everyday life slipping into the paranormal. Press play, and step aboard a train ride you’ll never forget. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turn off the lights for tonight's unsettling tale of childhood terror in an old house. In The Music Box, a ten-year-old moves into a house where their grandmother's antique music box sits gathering dust. The seven-note melody is eerie enough, but when the box begins playing on its own with the key wound down, things take a darker turn. Incomplete phrases, random sequences, and then one October night, the music box appears at the foot of the bed, playing single notes that grow closer and closer. By morning, it's back on the mantel - with the key fully wound. A chilling story about heirloom objects that listen, melodies that break their own rules, and the terror of knowing something is playing its own game. Perfect for grown-ups who remember childhood objects that felt wrong. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turn off the lights for tonight's chilling tale of holiday horror. A college student accepts an invitation to spend the holiday with a friend's family. But the dining room holds something wrong: Nana Jo sits motionless at the head of the table hours before dinner, staring at an empty seat with food that looks days old on her plate. They soon realise this family's Thanksgiving has a permanent, unexpected guest. A haunting story about the anchors that hold the dead in place and the families who silently accept their presence year after year. Perfect for grown-ups who dread holiday gatherings for reasons they can't explain. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turn off the lights for tonight's unsettling tale of roadside horror. In Last Vacancy, a desperate traveler caught in a blizzard takes the last available room at the Sunset Motel. But Room 7 is not all it seems, and most terrifying of all - a voice from Room 8 that sounds exactly like the traveler's mother, humming childhood lullabies and speaking to someone who isn't there. A chilling story about motels that exist outside of time, the smell of failed purification rituals, and the horror of hearing a familiar voice in an impossible place. Perfect for grown-ups who've stayed in strange roadside motels. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An exhausted new mother hears strange sounds through her baby monitor - first an off-key lullaby, then whispers that know her name. But when the voice reveals a childhood secret that no one else knows, the horror gets dangerously real. A chilling story about the technology we trust, the guilt we bury, and the voices that know us better than we know ourselves. Perfect for grown-ups who understand that some secrets never stay buried. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I move into my late aunt's isolated Sussex cottage and discovers a massive antique mirror in the guest room. At first, the reflection shows only subtle differences, but during a power outage, the reflection stops following. A haunting story about mirrors that trap more than light and the question of what happens when your reflection decides it no longer wants to be you. Perfect for grown-ups who avoid looking at mirrors in the dark. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A homeowner living on an isolated property discovers a tall figure standing at the end of their driveway - appearing at exactly 2:17 every single night, without fail. Security cameras capture his instant arrival but never his approach. Motion sensors fail to detect him. Police find no evidence. With a desperate attempt to confront him up close, the true horror becomes clear: this isn't random trespass. It's calculated, repetitive, and impossibly patient. A chilling story about the watchers who appear like clockwork and the question of what happens when they finally decide to move. Perfect for grown-ups who check their locks at night. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Grandfather's death leads to the discovery of his keeper's log from Point Obsidian lighthouse. But what begins as routine weather reports slowly deteriorates into frantic accounts of something massive in the fog - something that waits for the light's rhythm and scrapes along the catwalk two hundred feet up. When they visit the decommissioned lighthouse to understand what broke their Grandfather, they hear it too. But the true terror lies in the journal's final page... A chilling story about the things that wait in fog and the final words we're too afraid to know. Perfect for grown-ups who love maritime horror and atmospheric mysteries. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A homeowner three hours away in a conference room receives a notification that their smart lock has been disengaged - but they're the only one with access. What follows is a terrifying digital game of lock and unlock, repeated over and over, until security camera footage reveals something impossible standing in the living room. A tall, indistinct shadow that doesn't walk but flows, reaching toward the camera and waiting for the door to finally stay open. A haunting story about modern security systems, the things that learn to manipulate them, and the cold certainty that something dark now knows where you live. Perfect for grown-ups who rely on smart home technology. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A twelve-year-old growing up on picture-perfect Willow Lane becomes fixated on the mysterious neighbor who only emerges at dusk to stare at the sky. But it's the rhythmic scraping sounds from his basement at 2am - a methodic, labored sound - that truly disturb. And when curiosity finally gets the better of them... they're not prepared for what they discover. A chilling story about the neighbors we never truly know and the secrets buried beneath suburban normalcy. Perfect for grown-ups who remember the strange adults from their childhood neighborhoods. This episode features: neighbor horror, suburban mysteries, basement secrets, childhood terror, nocturnal rituals, and atmospheric dread perfect for bedtime listening. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three years after moving out, I return home to house-sit with my skeptical boyfriend. When the unmistakable sound of shattering glass sends us into panic mode, police rush to the scene, and... no windows are broken, nothing is damaged. My boyfriend, who never believed the stories, finally sees what can't be explained. A chilling finale about the darkness that follows us, the skeptics who become believers, and the question of whether we carry hauntings with us or if they're always part of who we are. Perfect for grown-ups who know some places never truly let you leave. This episode features: phantom sounds, police involvement, skeptic conversion, lasting hauntings, inherited darkness, and atmospheric dread perfect for bedtime listening. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite my grandmother's warnings to stay away from ouija boards, me and my sister decide to experiment. But what begins as innocent curiosity and nervous giggles evolves into weekend rituals that attract increasingly darker entities. When we invite friends to film a session, the spirit we contact becomes manipulative and violent, culminating in tears, destroyed equipment, and a mysterious light turning on in a locked shed. A cautionary tale about doors that should never be opened and games that are never truly just games. Perfect for grown-ups who know that some warnings should be heeded. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My parents moved us all to an old wartime bungalow, now a beautiful house with a huge garden. We were so happy. It was our new family home. But when my youngest sister begins having secret conversations with an invisible friend, it becomes clear the house harbors more than just memories. The real terror begins on Friday nights - descending footsteps, phantom visitors, mysterious noises and more. This is my story of how a childhood home became a gateway to the unexplainable. Perfect for grown-ups who love atmospheric family horror and slow-burn mysteries. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A trilogy to die for. This Halloween. . Chapter I - 26th October Chapter II - 29th October Chapter III - 31st October . Patreon Followers gain exclusive early access to all three chapters on Sunday 26th October. -------------------------- Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A student moves into Northwood Hall, the oldest dorm on campus, expecting the typical freshman experience. Instead, they encounter whispers at the edge of hearing, flickering lights, objects that move on their own, and a mournful sob from an empty bed. What begins as small, dismissible incidents escalates into a constant presence that transforms their college experience into something darker. A haunting story about old buildings with long memories and the spirits that never graduated. Perfect for grown-ups who remember their own strange dorm experiences. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three experienced climbers attempt the standard route up Mount Hood's South Side - a beginner's mountain that has claimed over 150 lives. When a fall leaves one climber dangling over a sheer drop, they feel something impossible on the rope below - an intelligent tug, pulling downward. A haunting story about the ancient entities that dwell in high places and the mountains that claim what falls to them. Perfect for grown-ups who love outdoor horror and the thin places where nature meets the supernatural. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A determined eight-year-old finally persuades their parents to buy an elegant Victorian dollhouse from an antique shop. But the carefully arranged miniature world begins to rearrange itself each night - a cup nudged, curtains loosened, dolls repositioned as if by unseen hands. When mysterious lights glow from painted windows and a grandmother doll stands facing a door she couldn't have reached alone, the line between imagination and reality becomes terrifyingly thin. A chilling story about toys that might be more than toys and the things that dwell in small spaces. Perfect for grown-ups who remember toys that felt watched. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A sixteen year old discovers an exquisite silver necklace buried beneath a maple tree in the woods behind their family home, but what begins as an exciting find becomes a nightmare of whispers, shadows, and a presence that grows bolder each day. When the face trapped within the stone finally reveals itself, the price of keeping such dark beauty becomes terrifyingly clear. A chilling story about cursed objects, ancient entities, and the treasures that come with a terrible cost. Perfect for grown-ups who know that some finds are better left buried. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A seasoned Lowcountry resident prepares to weather Hurricane Hecate like any other storm - until the air pressure drops unnaturally, shadows move on their own, and something ancient scrapes through the empty attic above. But the true terror arrives in the eye of the storm, when the wind dies and a tall, thin figure stands watching from the flooded yard, testing the boundaries of the house. A chilling story about the things that ride inside hurricanes and the observers that wait in impossible stillness. Perfect for grown-ups who know that some storms bring more than wind and rain. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A woman goes into premature labor alone in a remote Cascade mountain cabin, but a road closure strands her husband hours away. The physical agony of childbirth becomes secondary to a far more primal terror - the cold, heavy presence in the loft above, drawn to her blood and fear like a predator to prey. A haunting story about the moments when we're most vulnerable and the unseen things that hunger for new life. Perfect for grown-ups who understand that some births bring more than one witness. Not for kids - listener discretion advised. ------------ Beth's Spooky Story Time is your new favourite horror podcast, best enjoyed alone with headphones. All stories are suggested or submitted by listeners. Have you had a spooky experience? Email your story to bethsspookystorytime@gmail.com now. For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices