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**Scare You To Sleep**

Curl up and relax as I read you a spooky bed time story! Join me in enjoying the soothing, although somewhat unnerving, sounds of all that goes bump in the night.From ghosts in the bayou to serial killers in the 90s, we’ve got everything you need to be scared to sleep! Get bonus content on Patreon

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409. True Horror XXXII Oct 31, 2025

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Terrifying stories sent in by listeners

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

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You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ScareYouToSleep

Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

S: halloween background.mp3 by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0
S: horror ambience LONG 190624_0042.ogg by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0
S: Sci-Fi_Horror_Ambience_04_Wet by Joao_Janz | License: Creative Commons 0
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Bonus: Perplexing Stories Oct 29, 2025

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To ring in 150 EPISODES, Kaydra invites some friends to the show to read some of their favorite spooky stories from the internet. Happy Halloween!

This episode was produced and edited by Kaydra Brannan, the host of Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast. https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/

Show Notes:

Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1dgll4w/my_wife_and_i_saw_our_5_year_old_daughter_but/

Believing the Bizarre https://believingthebizarre.com/

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/s/pSiiHaLfSw

Lets Get Haunted: letsgethaunted.com

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/BackwoodsCreepy/comments/esx890/my_first_time_backpacking/

All video assets purchased/licensed from here: https://www.pexels.com

All sound effects purchased/licensed from here: https://artlist.io/sfx

Music: “Scary Forest Ambience” by DL Sounds, purchased here: https://www.editingsounds.com/royalty-free-music/scary-forest-ambience/

Drinking the Koolaid https://www.dtkpod.com/

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/s/ecZb8zhu6R

Live, Laugh, Larceny https://www.livelaughlarceny.com/

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/creepyencounters/comments/lv0ifn/i_heard_a_creepy_voice_whisper_help_while_walking/

Music: Experia / Brain Hurts from the Memories / Courtesy of Epidemic Sound

Serial Napper https://serialnapper.com/

Story: https://www.wattpad.com/594413960-short-horror-stories-look-at-me

Scare You To Sleep https://www.scareyoutosleep.com/

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/ke896c/i_died_last_night_but_im_still_here/

Lets Not Meet https://letsnotmeetpodcast.com/

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/16uxnlg/something_in_my_house_perfectly_mimicked_my_sons/

Truly Twisted, Twisted & Uncorked Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6Pvr5mpNCgvToOehPV8xEE

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truly-twisted-where-real-stories-take-a-twisted-turn/id1800597032?i=1000700047299

https://www.twistedanduncorked.com/

Story: https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/s/8kh2WHUxet

Scared All The Time Podcast https://scaredallthetimepodcast.com/

Story:

http://web.archive.org/web/19981203004349/http:/www.ghosts.org/stories/tales/evil-kids.html

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408. Araceli: Chapter III Oct 25, 2025

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Araceli: Chapter 3 written by Shelby Novak

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

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You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
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Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

"Long Note Four" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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TW: time travel

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407. The Body Snatcher Oct 17, 2025

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'I heard your name; I feared it might be you; I wished to know if, after all, there were a God; I know now that there is none. Begone!'

The Body Snatcher written by Robert Louis Stevenson

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

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You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
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Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

Canadian Horse Carriage.wav by vero.marengere | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

"Ossuary 6 - Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"This House" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Long note One" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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406. Dark Reddit Halloween Oct 11, 2025

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Terrifying stories from the website Reddit.com, all happening on or around Halloween

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/jsvktz/because_he_is_standing_right_behind_youhaunting/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/j5uqdf/i_grew_up_in_a_haunted_house/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/n7shy6/one_of_my_creepiest_unexplained_thing_ever/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/k2ydq7/when_i_was_younger_i_almost_died_what_i_saw_i_can/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/i5jfn2/my_friends_disappeared_into_another_dimension/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1h4dlox/vanishing_man_in_bar/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/q6m28s/what_was_the_worst_experience_youve_had_during/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/at8hss/parallel_jumping_and_the_mandela_effect/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/12ff3g/since_its_halloween_police_officers_of_reddit/

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

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You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ScareYouToSleep

Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

TW: mention of a dead baby, but it’s during a description of a nightmare

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405. Kid's Halloween Episode 2025! Oct 05, 2025

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Our annual Kid's episode is here! All of these stories were written by kids age 12 and under, and this episode is a little different than my normal episodes! It is kid friendly and a little more zany!

Thank you so much to all of this year's Junior Horror Authors:

Frankie, Class, Rosie, Chris, Mateo, Mustafa, Ben, Liam, Lyanna, Sienna, George, Kael, Claire, Edith, Fiona, Phoenix , Jolene, Elise, Maddie, Inara, Gwen, Chloe, Millie, Esther, Logan, Aiden, Sawyer, Harley, Addison, Temperance, Leah, Oliver, Ryleigh, and Parker!

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

Ad Free version available on Patreon

You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ScareYouToSleep

Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

S: eerie_forest.mp3 by gregswinford | License: Attribution 4.0

S: Percussion on an Old Empty Oil Drum by f-r-a-g-i-l-e | License: Creative Commons 0

S: Titanic Collision by supermatt1896 | License: Creative Commons 0

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404. Mannequins Sep 28, 2025

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Mannequins written by Alexander Saxton

Celebrate 10 years of WRONG STATION! https://www.wrongstation.com/

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

Ad Free version available on Patreon

You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ScareYouToSleep

Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

CAR-ENGINE, Volkswagen Golf GLE 1.8 1992 Automatic, engine running idle, interior-0001.wav by JoniHeinonen | License: Attribution 3.0

TW: mannequins, sex, chafing

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403. Dark Reddit XX Sep 19, 2025

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Horrifying tales of high strangeness from the website Reddit.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/Humanoidencounters/comments/164khs9/has_anyone_else_encountered_people_that_didnt/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1ni1roc/has_anybody_else_had_this_weird_glitch_instance/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1njj1xb/is_this_a_haunting_my_home_body_and_luck_are/

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

Ad Free version available on Patreon

You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ScareYouToSleep

Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

S: horror mud flats Oosterschelde calm 939 AM 240818_0899 by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0
S: horror forest NL 1209 PM 240531_0730 by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0
S: horror cave ambiance org 150407_05 by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0
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S: horror nightmare ambience 7 150521_04 141007_00 by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0

TW: mention of suicide, stalking

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402. In Search of The Grappler Sep 13, 2025

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"Supposedly one of the most haunted places in England . Set in the picturesque Dorset coastline it’s hard to believe anything gruesome could happen here, but this site is home to one murder and one disappearance and, to this date, neither have solved..."

The Grappler Part 2 by Caroline Geary

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

Ad Free version available on Patreon

You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ScareYouToSleep

Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

S: Stabbing an Orange.WAV by JackAmadon | License: Attribution 4.0
S: sigh breath ghost slow clean version-5 (215-v2) Han van Bakel by het_HCKM_DS_huis | License: Creative Commons 0
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S: HorrorSting1.mp3 by shelbyshark | License: Creative Commons 0
S: HorrorSting1.mp3 by shelbyshark | License: Creative Commons 0
S: Horror_Ambience_Atmos-08.wav by Headphaze | License: Attribution 4.0
S: HorrorAmbience2.mp3 by shelbyshark | License: Creative Commons 0
S: Night Ambience 01 - Aug 2 2013 - Back Yard by rgbrobot | License: Creative Commons 0
S: Car Toyota interior ride fast stops wet snow bumps street.mp3 by Stephane_Carreau | License: Attribution 4.0
S: Car driving in highway with muffled wind on front window open, recorded from the inside in 29 Palms by felix.blume | License: Creative Commons 0
S: Lighting the cigarette in the forest by dasebr | License: Creative Commons 0
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TW: youtubers

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401. True Horror XXXI Sep 05, 2025

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True stories of ghosts, stalkers, and all kinds of high strangeness! Sent in by listeners :)

TRIGGER WARNINGS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOW NOTES. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS.

Intro music by Brandt Parks

Leave me a voice mail! ‪(323) 546-8764‬

Ad Free version available on Patreon

You can send your stories to: scareyoutosleep@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ScareYouToSleep

Music by Epidemic Sound and Co.AG

Additional sound effects from Freesound.org

TW: accidental death, overdosing, drugs, suicide

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