Hold My Sweet Tea

STAD EP. 2-We Skipped The King Cake And Got Grabbed By A Ghost Instead


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Lanterns, beads, and a sugar-free resolve set the stage before we step into a shadowed Southern church that refuses to be silent. We start light—Mardi Gras memories, Lunar New Year at Disney, and the tug-of-war between king cake cravings and a health plan—then open an anonymous listener submission that pulls the floor out from under our feet.

The story unfolds with cinematic detail: a fully abandoned church that feels paused mid-service, footsteps upstairs that don’t match anyone in the group, and the kind of stillness that turns your breath into a metronome. As our storyteller climbs higher, the anomalies grow sharper—a sudden scratch on the back of the neck when no one is near, a decisive tug on a girl’s leg as she ascends the steps, dead ravens that punctuate long hallways like dark commas. By the time silence starts to ring in the auditorium, one friend is tracking shadow figures at the edges, those flickers you swear are there even when you won’t say it out loud. The final twist lands at home: someone steals a mannequin from the church and is haunted by nightmares until it’s returned.

We talk through the unglamorous rules of urban exploration—don’t split up, don’t take artifacts, know when curiosity crosses into risk—and how belief and skepticism can coexist when your skin is telling you the truth your brain won’t name. Along the way, we fine-tune our sound for a closer, more intimate listen, because stories like these live in quiet details and breath-held pauses. If you’ve ever felt watched in an empty room or argued with yourself at the edge of a dark stairwell, this one will find you.

Got your own tale from a haunted hallway, a back road, or an attic that still clicks after midnight? Share it with us—anonymous is welcome—and help us map the places where memory and mystery meet. Subscribe, leave a review, and send this to a friend who swears they don’t scare easily. Then tell us: what’s your rule number one when the unknown starts calling?

We’re looking for listener submissions — true crime encounters, paranormal experiences, urban legends, or moments you just can't explain.📜 When you submit, please include:

•Your name or an alias. •The type of story you’re sharing.  •Your story in your own words.  •Where and roughly when it happened (if you’re comfortable sharing).  •Whether you’d like identifying details changed.  •Confirmation that we can read and record your story on the show.  •Submissions can be anonymous. Every story is treated with care.

Send it to: [email protected]

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