Spooky Story Time

85 épisodes

The Guest of the Cold
22/2/2026 | 12 min
On the first night of winter in Oakhaven, you’re supposed to bolt the door, draw the blinds, and ignore every sound that comes from outside. It’s an old superstition - a warning about the Guest of the Cold, a presence said to descend from the mountains when the first frost hits.

Eli never believed any of it… until last November, when the temperature dropped twenty degrees in three hours and something began knocking on his door.

What began as a harmless local legend quickly turned into a suffocating encounter with something ancient - something that knew his name - and Eli realized the rule wasn’t about locks at all. It was about attention. Acknowledgment. Fear.

If you love folklore‑driven horror, winter hauntings, or scary stories where the cold itself feels alive, press play. Some guests don’t need an invitation. They only need you to listen.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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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 [email protected] now.

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Echoes of Windrush
18/2/2026 | 12 min
I joined a simple heritage walk to learn more about my neighborhood.

Then the street shifted beneath my feet, the air changed, and I found myself walking through Brixton as it was in the 1950s... with someone limping steadily behind me.

One moment I was photographing a mural, and the next, the world around me had slipped decades backward. The gastropubs were gone. The streetlights were dim and yellow. The smell of coal smoke and fried fish hung in the air. And a tall man in a trilby hat began following me.

When I came back, a rusted Windrush badge clutched in my hand that hadn’t been there before.

If you’re drawn to time‑slip hauntings, cultural echoes, or stories where history refuses to stay quiet, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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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 [email protected] now.

For ad-free content, Spooky Chat Time, and extra perks, support us on Patreon: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime
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Black-Eyed Children
15/2/2026 | 10 min
I used to think the Black‑Eyed Children were just an old internet myth, until two kids knocked on my basement door at 2:14 AM and asked to be invited inside.

This is the one encounter I still can’t explain.

I was twenty‑four, living in a basement suite with a ground‑level window and a bad habit of working until dawn. The knock wasn’t normal, and when I looked through the peephole, two kids stood shoulder‑to‑shoulder, asking to come in and use my phone. Their voices were monotone, too calm, and too adult. And when one leaned toward the peephole, I saw their eyes...

Some knocks aren’t meant to be answered.

If you’re drawn to modern folklore, uncanny encounters, or stories where the old rules of invitation still apply, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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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 [email protected] 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
The Waltz of the Forgotten Hearts
11/2/2026 | 10 min
My grandmother always said the Winter Gardens weren’t haunted - they were remembered. And the day she told me about the waltz she danced with someone who wasn’t there, I stopped believing ghosts were meant to be frightening.

This story has shaped the way I understand the unseen.

My Grandma Rose was elegant, dramatic, and full of stories, but none stayed with me like the one about the abandoned Victorian Winter Gardens she and her friend Agnes snuck in as teenagers, expecting dust and silence.

This isn’t a tale of terror, but a reminder that some memories refuse to fade, and some hearts never stop waltzing.

If you’re drawn to gentle hauntings, bittersweet echoes of the past, or stories where love lingers long after the dancers are gone, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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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 [email protected] 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
Starlings
08/2/2026 | 9 min
I used to think I was just anxious, until the shelving unit collapsed. Since then, I’ve been remembering things that haven’t happened yet.

I’m telling this because tonight feels different. For six months I’ve been living with these “glitches” - memories of futures that haven’t arrived, flashes of grief for strangers I’ve never met, the bone‑deep certainty of disasters that sometimes happen and sometimes don’t. My wife thinks I’m spiralling. The doctor thinks I’m delusional. But the copper smell is back, the power is out across the block, and the air feels heavy, like the world is holding its breath.

If the world is unchanged by morning, then I’m just another man who lost himself in the dark. But if it isn’t… you’ll understand why I had to tell this.

If you’re drawn to apocalyptic dread, psychic‑glitch horror, or stories where the future presses in from the edges of the present, press play.

Not for kids - listener discretion advised.

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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 [email protected] 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

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Turn off the lights... if you dare. From paranormal horror to haunting ghost stories and creepy true crime, Beth's Spooky Story Time is the scary podcast where your worst fears come alive. Perfect for adults looking for a terrifying wind-down, this is your new favourite horror fix. Host Beth reads original short tales of haunted houses, uncanny neighbors, and terrifyingly real moments, with immersive narration, subtle sound design, and twist endings that stick. Perfect for bedtime horror, late‑night listening, and anyone who loves paranormal fiction and gothic atmosphere. Each short, intense episode is designed to be your perfect scary bedtime story (just don't listen with the lights off). Lock the doors, check under the bed, and wrap up tight. New episodes of Spooky Story Time drop twice a week. Join our community for free, or upgrade for ad free episodes and bonus content: patreon.com/bethsspookystorytime . All episodes have been submitted or suggested by listeners. Content has been dramatised for effect, and any likeness to real events or individuals is purely coincidental. DISCLAIMER: you may find this podcast distressing or triggering. Listener discretion is advised. . We have partnered with NeoTaste, the exclusive membership card unlocking huge discounts at hundreds of restaurants across the UK & Ireland AND your first 2 months are free if you use code SST at checkout. Sign up today: https://neotaste.com/gb?code=SST&a=2

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