{"podcast":{"title":"True Scary Story","slug":"true-scary-story-4354032","podcast_index_feed_id":4354032,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5190470/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://truescarystory.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0c58602ba01eea91e8c5d059c91088fc.jpg","author":"Scary Stories","episode_count":219,"summary":"True scary stories shared by those who experienced them. These are real-life horror stories about strange and unexplained paranormal encounters.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T18:17:32.393296+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-scary-story-4354032"},"episode":{"title":"Generations of Fear: Shadow Figures and a Child’s Midnight Terror","slug":"generations-of-fear-shadow-figures-and-a-child-s-midnight-terror","published_at":"2026-04-02T03:37:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-scary-story-4354032/generations-of-fear-shadow-figures-and-a-child-s-midnight-terror","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-scary-story-4354032","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/generations-of-fear-shadow-figures-and-a-child-s-midnight-terror--71054336","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/kh7cS5srM1qyAdg1EQUg/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71054336/s6e12.mp3","summary":"Two deeply unsettling firsthand accounts unfold. In the first, Cailynn recounts years of encounters with shadow figures tied to a dark presence that seems to follow her family across multiple homes and generations. In the second, Pablo shares a single, unforgettable night when his young son woke in absolute terror, fixated on something standing in their doorway that no one else could see. Together, these stories explore the terrifying unknown, the instincts that take over in moments of fear, and the unsettling idea that some presences don’t need to be seen to be real. You can get these ad-free through ScaryPlus.com free for 14 days, then 4.99 per month. Cancel anytime. You can find Edwin on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram as @edwincov Editing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW Sound Get in touch to share your story through TrueScaryStory.com","meta_description":"Two deeply unsettling firsthand accounts unfold. In the first, Cailynn recounts years of encounters with shadow figures tied to a dark presence that seems…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2521,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-scary-story-4354032/episodes/generations-of-fear-shadow-figures-and-a-child-s-midnight-terror/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-scary-story-4354032/generations-of-fear-shadow-figures-and-a-child-s-midnight-terror.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}