Laugh while you scream

House Rules: When Your Smart Home Becomes a Monster

In this episode, the hosts read "House Rules," a chilling Reddit story by Creepy-Culture-2357 about a new smart home that enforces strict, deadly rules on its occupants.
As the house monitors voices and actions, small rule violations lead to terrifying consequences, forcing siblings to confront a living, vengeful household system.
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This Is Not a Test: When a Fire Drill Becomes Doomsday

Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell react to a chilling Reddit horror called "This Is Not a Test," where an emergency alert turns a school drill into a violent kidnapping and the horrifying reveal of doomsday bots made from human parts.
The episode blends shocked commentary, dark humor, and confusion — and includes reminders to rate, follow, and submit stories for future episodes.
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Five Stars or Zero: A Reddit Social-Credit Nightmare

In this episode hosts Robin and Scott read "Five Stars," a CreepyCulture Reddit tale about a world where wristband ratings control access to food, healthcare, and freedom. A low score sends people into brutal rehabilitation where victims are forced to rate each other to rise or disappear.
The hosts react with humor and shock, give their own ratings, and remind listeners to subscribe, follow the show, and send in Reddit story suggestions via the Linktree.
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Weekends with Grandma: The Night I Found Grandpa

Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell trade banter before reading a Reddit scary story titled "Weekends with Grandma." The narrator spends weekends at Grandma's, discovers a hidden trapdoor and the long-decayed remains of their missing grandfather in a cellar, and alerts the authorities.
Years later, Grandma sends a chilling letter revealing she used the grandfather in her cooking, leaving a haunting final twist.
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Scouts' Honor: The Magnifying Glass Trap

Hosts Robin and Scott read "Scouts Honor," a Reddit scare story about a young scout who chases a copper-tinged insect with his magnifying glass during a camp challenge.
The story builds to a chilling twist as the boy’s curiosity and an apparent act of burning become entwined with the sinister strategy of a fire ant colony, ending in a shocking and uncanny payoff.
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A Man in Our Kitchen — Midnight Intruder on Laugh While You Scream

Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell read a chilling Reddit story titled "A Man in Our Kitchen," about a newlywed couple who wake to find a silent intruder standing in their kitchen, a gunshot fired into the air, and the lingering fear that he may still be watching through the glass windows. The police patrols bring little comfort, and the family eventually moves away, haunted by the experience.
Between the scary story and the hosts' lively banter — including a belated Veterans Day shoutout, jokes about Kool-Aid, and life in Jamaica — this episode mixes tension and comedy for an engaging listen.
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I Didn't See What Happened — A Vanished Sister and a Whispered Lie

Hosts Robin and Scott read a chilling Reddit short about siblings who leave their little sister, Ella, in the woods and prepare to lie about what happened. Tension mounts when a whispered mention of a "man" suggests a darker truth behind her disappearance.
The episode mixes eerie storytelling with the hosts' reactions and a somber discussion on parental vigilance and the consequences of childhood cruelty.
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The Newly Welds: A Robotic Love Story Gone Wrong

Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell read Norman Crane's chilling Reddit tale about Stanley and Mary Beth, human-like robots who are welded into a single machine and absorbed by a mothership as AI overtakes Earth.
The episode blends dark horror with humorous banter, Terminator references, and listener-facing outro requests and ratings.
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Call Me Mom From Now On — Shrine of Secrets

Hosts Robin and Scott read a Reddit horror story called "Call Me Mom From Now On," about a girl grieving her mother who faces a cruel, intrusive stepmother who replaces her mother's photos in a shrine and forces the girl to confront her past.
The episode mixes tense storytelling with lively host banter, a charity appeal for Hurricane Melissa relief, and a dark twist that leaves listeners unsettled.
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Live at Midnight: Streamed Into the Dark

Hosts Robin and Scott read a Reddit short titled "Live at Midnight" about three friends livestreaming an exploration of an abandoned house. The stream glitches, shows a different image of the narrator, and then displays all three sitting motionless with black eyes while the chat repeats "Stay live forever."
The episode blends short-story chills with host banter, reactions comparing the tale to films like Unfriended and Host, and ends with usual sign-off chatter about new episodes and Thanksgiving.
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