I Deliver Groceries To Remote Cabins—One Of My Customers Hasn't Aged In 50 Years

Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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A grocery boy’s summer job delivering to remote cabins turns into a lifelong brush with an ancient evil—one only kept at bay by a small, black-and-red stone and the quiet sacrifices of those who know its price. Author: Jake Bible Huge thanks to our sponsor: BetterHelp: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Head to ⁠betterhelp.com/dns⁠ to get 10% off your first month. * * * EXPLICIT CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and graphic depictions of violence intended for adults 18 years of age or older. These stories are NOT intended for children under the age of 18. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. #drnosleep #scarystories #horrorstories #doctornosleep #truescarystories #horrorpodcast #horror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Steakhouse Stack, with two layers of delicious beef, crispy onions and peppercorn sauce.
0:04.5	It's the kind of McDonald's you take photos off to put pride of place on the mantelpiece.
0:08.2	Sure, you'll need to make room, but you remember what your wedding day looked like.
0:11.6	The Steakhouse Stack. It's McDonald's, and then some.
0:15.6	Available to the 17th of June, served from 11 a.m., subjects of availability, participating in restaurants only.
0:20.1	Talk to nicely.
0:20.9	I'm just doing this for the summer. I say as I stand on the cabin's old porch, two large paper
0:27.0	bags of groceries balanced in my arms. My chin, sitting on top of a cereal box that threatens
0:33.1	to escape one of the bags. Gotta save up if I want to go to state. A college boy?
0:38.3	The young man standing in the doorway asks.
0:41.3	I keep expecting him to reach out and take the groceries, but he doesn't.
0:45.3	My arms are going to start shaking soon if I can't set these down.
0:49.3	I guess, I say and try to shrug without dropping the bags.
0:53.3	My dad says a man needs a degree these days to even be considered for a decent job.
0:58.2	A decent job.
0:59.8	The young man says and glances over his shoulder.
1:02.8	Maybe I should have gone to college.
1:05.0	nodding politely.
1:06.2	I just keep standing here, waiting.
1:09.2	What do I owe you?
1:10.4	The young man asks. Oh, you don't pay me.
1:13.8	I say and ease the bags forward, praying he gets the hint before my scrawny 16-year-old arms fall off.
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