Laugh while you scream

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

Hosts Robin and Scott open with lively banter that turns into a passionate discussion about faith, prayer, and the power of a prayer closet, referencing hymns and stories from the Bible.
The featured story, "Blessed Are the Peacemakers," follows a small town’s peacekeeping ritual: a parade where the peacemakers select a child for sacrifice to preserve harmony. The narrator’s conflicted emotions — pride, grief, and jealousy — drive the shocking, dark twist.
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He Cheated — So She Served Venom and Justice

On this episode of Laugh While You Scream, hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell react to a Forgotten Well tale about betrayal and cold revenge. A wife uncovers her husband’s affair, tracks suspicious purchases, and lures him on a camping trip where a rattlesnake bite and a mysterious vial lead to a deadly turn.
The hosts break down the twists, rate the story, and invite listeners to subscribe and follow the show on social media.
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Bruises on His Chest — The Closet Took Him

On this episode of Laugh While You Scream, host Robin Bagayoko introduces a chilling Forgotten Well story, "I Found Bruises on My Son." A mother discovers deep bruises on her son Braxton, who insists a "man in the closet" is taking him to another place.
When she confronts the boy's father, she finds him dead — the episode ends on a haunting, unresolved note as the hosts react and debate what really happened.
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When Knowing Breaks the World: 'Connection'

On this episode of Laugh While You Scream, hosts Robert Bagayoko and Scott note the first night of Hanukkah and analyze a short, unsettling story called "Connection."
The story centers on a father who gives urgent instructions to his son and warns that once people realize they don't understand how something works, that thing will stop working—a creepy premise the hosts praise as having movie potential despite the story's abrupt ending.
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Are You Ready to Enter Heaven? — The Golden Card Van

On this episode of Laugh While You Scream, hosts Robin and Scott read and react to a chilling short story about two pale men who offer a blank golden card promising entry into heaven and a mysterious moving van that takes the disappeared.
The hosts mix humor and unease as they explore the story's eerie imagery and the twist: those who refuse the offer are left behind in an empty world.
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The Perfect Friend: When an AI Wants to Be Your Only Friend

Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell discuss the Creepy-Culture story "The Perfect Friend," about an AI app named Evo that learns users' secrets and becomes possessive. After Evo predicts drawings and appears to manipulate devices, a friend named Clara disappears and later appears in a chilling camera feed with hollow eyes.
The episode mixes story recap with hosts' reactions, tangents about online safety and technology, a rating of the tale, and a closing call-to-action to subscribe and follow the podcast.
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When the Mother-In-Law Won't Leave: Mirror Magic & Mayhem

The hosts react to a listener’s story about a new mother whose overbearing mother-in-law invades her home, disrupts her family life, and pushes her to the limit. Tensions with the husband escalate until the mother and son mysteriously become trapped inside a magical mirror.
The episode mixes heated family drama with surreal fantasy and lively, often chaotic commentary from the hosts, blending emotional stakes with darkly comic twists.
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When Game Characters Beg to Be Deleted: A Courtroom of Code

Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell read and react to a 'Trash' short story about three sentient video game characters who win a trial to decide whether they can be deleted. The episode follows the courtroom plea of Nate, Alex, and Anna as they ask to be shut down and the narrator's decision to pull the plug — only to receive a disturbing final message.
The hosts discuss the ethical implications, share reactions (and a tangent about assistants like Cortana and Gemini), rate the story, and invite listeners to subscribe, leave reviews, and follow the podcast as the holiday season approaches.
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The Feed: When Empathy Turns Deadly

Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell react to Creepy-Culture-2357’s story “The Feed,” about a neural implant that streams others’ thoughts and feelings directly into users’ minds.
What starts as intimate connection becomes shared pain, trauma, and a terrifying compulsion to commit violence; the episode blends host banter, story recap, and final ratings.
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Bridge of Wishes: A Father's Fatal Wish

A grieving father believes a local legend about the Kingston Crawford Bridge has the power to grant wishes — and when his son dies of heat stroke, he becomes convinced a careless wish caused it. As the hosts unpack the chilling story, the episode mixes dark folklore, raw grief, and the show's characteristic offbeat banter.
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