The Stormy Night
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX
4.8 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
A family leaves their busy life in Southern California to live in a little cabin in the woods, without electricity. But then, strange things start happening… it seems this family aren’t the only occupants of the cabin. And a story about a grandfather who makes monsters tremble. Snap Judgment presents, “The Stormy Night.” Real stories from people fighting for their loved ones.
STORIES
Northspur Storm
Kathy and her kids leave a busy life in Southern California to live in a little cabin in the woods, without electricity. But then, strange things start happening. It seems Kathy and her children aren’t the only occupants of the cabin.
Thank you, Kathy Bolte, for sharing your story with Spooked!
Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Renzo Gorrio
Shayne Koyczan’s Monsters LIVE
Night creatures tremble in fear of Shane Koyczan's grandfather, until powers fail.
This story contains explicit language. Sensitive listeners please be advised.
This story was told by Shane at Snap LIVE in Los Angeles. Original Music by Alex Mandel, performed by Alex Mandel, Tim Frick, and David Brandt.
Shane Koyczan is an award winning Canadian Poet, Author and Performer. He is also a TED Talks speaker. Shane's influential, anti-bullying, "To This Day Project" video went viral in early 2013 and currently has over 10 million views and counting.
Artwork by Teo Ducot
Season 14 - Episode 54
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Snap Studios. There's a park in Berkeley nearby where I used to live. |
| 0:19.8 | It's a quiet neighborhood. |
| 0:21.9 | Nice sweet little Willard Park, |
| 0:24.7 | with grassy field and at one end an enclosed playground |
| 0:28.2 | for little kids. |
| 0:29.9 | And it's all sandy so no one can hurt themselves. |
| 0:33.5 | Got a slide. |
| 0:35.7 | For many kids, this is their very first playground. |
| 0:40.0 | And these kids and kids that come here after their nap, |
| 0:43.2 | they are each other's very first playmates. |
| 0:46.4 | In several afternoons with some snacks, |
| 0:48.8 | some juice boxes, I'd load up the double stroller, stop by on the way to get my then three-year-old |
| 0:56.0 | daughter's friend Julia and we rolled down to the park. Both of them giggling at each |
| 1:01.6 | other the whole way. |
| 1:03.0 | Telling each other the little three-year-old secrets. |
| 1:06.0 | As soon as we get to the park, they jump out and run to the play area, top speed, |
| 1:11.0 | to see which of their friends is here to that. |
| 1:15.6 | And there's this boy, Sandy-haired, same age as them. |
| 1:19.7 | His moms must have been on my schedule because he was often there at the same time. |
| 1:25.0 | And they all give each other little kid hugs. |
| 1:29.0 | The girls would say hello. |
| 1:31.0 | And he'd say hi right back |
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