The Best of Scary Stories, Vol. 1

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Three of our favorite scary stories from Halloween specials of our past. 🎤Radio Story: The Thing by Thomas McKean When Thomas was a kid, he and a friend saw a shadowy oblong shape following them on a beach. Years later, he feels chained to his bed in the middle of the night when the same figure, then two more hover over him. keywords: Paranormal encounter, Shadow figure,Beach sighting,Sleep paralysis,Night terrors,Childhood mystery,UFO-like entity,Supernatural experience 🎤Radio Story: Your Health and Your Soul by Erika Steigerwald As a psychiatric nurse, it’s out of Erika’s wheelhouse to accept that a patient is possessed by a demon, and yet… the series of inexplicable and terrifying phenomena she experienced with one patient made her a believer. keywords: Possession phenomenon,Haunted patient,Paranormal psychiatry,Demonic influence,Psychological horror,Supernatural events,Spiritual awakening,Mental health, spirits 🎤Radio Story: The Man in the Top Hat by Alan Weber Alan and his little brother saw a growling man in a top hat one night in their bedroom. Alan's brother was so haunted by the figure that he stabbed himself, and later at church, was hurled toward the altar against his volition. keywords: Haunted figure,Top hat ghost,Nighttime apparition,Childhood trauma,Psychic disturbance,Spiritual haunting,Nightmares and visions,Supernatural horror 🌈 Support RISK! & Get Involved • 🎟 See RISK! live⁠ in NYC at Caveat on 12/11! • ✍️ Pitch your story⁠ • ❤️ Support us on Patreon⁠ or ⁠make a one-time PayPal donation⁠ • 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book⁠ • 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us⁠ • 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.9	Risk. Hey folks, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share.
0:43.6	I'm Kevin Allison, and every Thursday we release these special episodes where we look back at content from our earlier years.
0:50.4	This week, it's the best of scary stories, volume one, three of our favorite stories from our Halloween specials of the past.
0:58.4	In a little bit, we're going to hear from Erica Stygerwald and Alan Weber.
1:02.6	But first, here's Thomas McKean with a story we call The Thing.
1:07.6	The Thing It happened about a dozen years ago.
1:18.6	It was three in the morning and I was suddenly awake,
1:23.6	lying on my back, in my bed, in New York City.
1:28.3	I know I was awake and not dreaming
1:31.3	because I looked over at the clock
1:34.3	and I could watch the second hand moving around.
1:37.3	I could also hear the noises from the street
1:40.3	that were softer, quieter the way they get at this hour.
1:45.0	And I wondered, why had I awoken?
1:49.0	And then I realized it was my feet.
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