220 | Babysitter Ghost Stories: True Paranormal Tales of Terror (and Whatnot)

Sometimes, it’s the silence that hits the hardest. The soft, unassuming quiet that settles like a shroud after night has drawn its velvet curtains. Parents leave, doors lock, and the lone babysitter is left with nothing but the hum of a refrigerator, the echo of a distant clock, and the steady, sleeping breaths of children in darkened rooms. There’s a sense of peace, yes—a warm glow that says, “All is well.” But beneath that calm, the shadows grow a little deeper, and the darkness holds its breath.

It starts subtly, like a whisper heard in passing, an echo out of place. A voice where none should be. A noise from behind a closed door, a faint shiver in the walls that crawls under your skin and makes your heart skip a beat. You think it’s nothing, just the house settling, the wind, a stray radio signal—anything that makes sense.

But then the inexplicable persists, nudges at the edge of your mind until you’re left wondering if you’re truly alone. In the dim stillness, a kind of terror begins to blossom—a terror made of half-heard sounds, the quiet whimper of a dog, the inexplicable thump from an empty room. And as the hours creep forward, each sound grows louder, each shadow darker, until the feeling settles in, heavy and chilling: there’s something else here, unseen but watching, waiting. And maybe, just maybe, it isn’t friendly. Join us as we dive into an episode filled with true Babysitter Ghost Stories.

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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Is Christian Getting Sick?
1:07 - TFD: The Musical Coming Soon
2:27 - Spooky Ghost Podcast Intro
3:46 - Welcome Back, Homies
5:43 - STORY: Quack, Quack
9:13 - Hearing Your Name Called Just Before Sleep
10:56 - Atlas Sees a Monster in the Studio
14:03 - STORY: The Phone Call
15:56 - Christian Wishes He Was British
17:39 - STORY: A Voice
18:40 - Shoutout Seth
20:13 - STORY: Another Voice
25:34 - STORY: Dad's Home
30:23 - STORY: There's Something In The Closet
36:54 - Creepy Cartoons
38:44 - Laynie & The Haunted House
42:36 - Christian Is Snarky Today
50:53 - An Evening of Gnomes & Mariachi
52:27 - Friends & Seinfeld for Some Reason
53:23 - Closing Thoughts
55:42 - Moody Chillstep Outro

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Episode Producer: Eric Long
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Armed with nothing more than a non-sensical soundboard, a fascination for all things unexplained, and a heaping dose of dry humor; TFD is a weekly paranormal comedy podcast featuring real ghost stories, Cryptid lore discussions, and true paranormal experiences catering to the week's theme.

Fresh episodes drop every Thursday across all podcast platforms, and feature perspectives from both believer and skeptic sides of the aisle. So if you're a fan of haunted places, terrifying paranormal activity, and true ghost stories from real people, you're in the right place, friend.

Recorded in an undisclosed location somewhere in the beautiful woods of Wasilla, Alaska.

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