Laugh while you scream

On Laugh While You Scream, hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell read "Be Careful What You Say" by Brief-Coyote7753 from Short Scary Stories on Reddit. The narrator discovers as a child that spoken words can cause death, and is painfully trained to control speech to avoid harming others.
Decades later, trapped in a dead-end job and abused by coworkers, the narrator finally snaps and uses those words with devastating consequences. The episode mixes dark humor, tension, and the chilling cost of a dangerous power.
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Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell riff and roast their way through a Reddit short scary story called "The Notebook," where a student discovers a classmate's kill list and finds his own name at the end. The episode mixes dark twists with playful banter and commentary.
Alongside the story, the hosts tease a new series headed for Patreon, plug their true-crime spin-off, and close with listener calls to subscribe and follow-on social media.
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In this episode of "Laugh While You Scream," hosts Robin and Scott read a Reddit short about an abused mother who tries to hide her bruises and keep a calm routine for her children.
The story takes a chilling turn when the abusive husband bursts into silent flames while the twins watch, their eyes glowing yellow — a haunting, unsettling finale.
Today's OP: CBenson1273
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Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell return to Laugh While You Scream to present a chilling Fallen Quiet story, "After Our Son Died, My Wife Stopped Speaking," read from Forgotten Well. The episode follows a grieving father who learns to interpret a bell his wife uses to ask for help after their son’s death, and the tragic chain of events that follows.
After the story, the hosts react, rate the tale, and trade candid banter about moving, long-term relationships, and upcoming merch. Content note: the story contains themes of bereavement and suicide.
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Hosts Robin and Scott read a short Reddit horror story about two sisters and a chilling family secret. After one sister disappears, the surviving sister finds hidden diary entries written in the margins of The Hunger Games that reveal a grim truth.
The story follows the discovery that Jenna was kept chained in a shed by a parent and how the narrator realizes both sisters are now dead, ending with the parents burying one phone beside them. The hosts react, rate the tale, and riff on the unsettling ending.
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Hosts Robin and Scott read and react to a Reddit horror story about children who claim their father is hurting them and reveal terrifying details about being chained and imprisoned.
The tale escalates to a shocking, unsettling twist that leaves the hosts debating the disturbing ending and giving their ratings.
Today's OP: Trash_Tia 
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Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott Russell open the episode on the last day of Black History Month and read a popular Reddit short horror by visceral_mass.
The story centers on a funeral-home prank gone wrong: Toby uses a device to temporarily reactivate a corpse, Mr. Torres, to prove ghosts don’t exist — ending with a twist that ties the narrator to the experiment. The episode closes with host reactions, ratings, and listener calls-to-action.
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Hosts Robin and Scott read a creepy Reddit tale about an unruly boy dropped off at Winding Ridge Daycare. As the boy’s chaotic behavior escalates, his antics take a terrifying turn when a bloodied pentagram forms and a demonic figure emerges.
The hosts react with humor and blunt commentary, rate the story, and wrap up with podcast housekeeping and social media reminders.
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Hosts Robin and Scott return to read a Reddit short called "Pet My Puppies" (titled in-story as "The Disappointments Game"). They react with their usual banter as the tale unfolds about a tight-knit group haunted by an overdose and a deadly act of revenge.
The story follows friends who once laughed off bad behavior until Charlie dies from a bad batch of drugs. At his grave, grief turns violent when Becca forces Devin to inject a fatal dose as punishment, leaving the group to reckon with guilt, blame, and the consequences of betrayal.
The episode mixes dark storytelling with live reactions, ratings, and a final discussion about whether revenge can ever be justified, plus the hosts' reminders to follow and subscribe for more episodes.
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In this episode of Laugh While You Scream, hosts Robin and co-host read a chilling Reddit story called "He's Not My Son" from the 365 Days of Running series. The tale follows a man and his partner who find a drenched, trembling boy on a rainy night — but the situation spirals into something sinister when the partner insists the child is theirs.
After the boy and the partner vanish and the partner is later found dead from hypothermia, the narrator is left haunted by sightings and a single blurred photo, questioning what really happened and who — or what — was responsible.
Today's OP: 365daysOfRunning
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