The Lets Read Podcast
The Lets Read Podcast
March 5, 2026

Recording Scary Delivery Driver Stories! -- (Proving I'm not AI)

Quick Read

From dismembered body parts to masked vigilantes and deranged grandmas, this episode dives into a collection of bizarre and terrifying encounters faced by delivery drivers and service workers.
An Uber Eats driver finds a knife-wielding man in her backseat after a suspicious delivery.
A postwoman discovers human remains in a package from a reclusive farmer.
A pizza courier is kidnapped, only to realize it might have been an intervention by his cop brother.

Summary

The host, battling a cold and fending off AI allegations, reads a series of listener-submitted 'scary delivery driver stories.' These tales range from an Uber Eats driver discovering a knife-wielding man in her backseat, to a postwoman finding human organs in a package from a disturbed farmer. Other stories include a high school pizza courier kidnapped by masked men who may have been undercover cops, a college student brutally beaten by vigilantes after stealing an Amazon package, a long-haul trucker encountering a meth-addled elderly woman in his trailer, and a paperboy kidnapped by a naked old woman. The episode is punctuated by the host's unfiltered commentary on fast food, video game monetization, government conspiracies, and the insidious nature of alcoholism, all while engaging with a lively chat about diverse topics.
This episode offers a unique blend of unsettling, real-world horror narratives with the host's candid and often humorous commentary on contemporary issues, providing both thrilling entertainment and thought-provoking discussions on societal quirks, personal vices, and the unexpected dangers in everyday life.

Takeaways

  • An Uber Eats driver narrowly escapes a knife-wielding man hiding in her back seat after a suspicious delivery.
  • A postwoman uncovers rotting human organs, including a spine and an eyeball, in a package from a mentally disturbed farmer.
  • A high school pizza courier is kidnapped and held for three days, later suspecting his cop brother orchestrated it to protect him from a police raid.
  • A college student suffers severe injuries after a booby-trapped Amazon package explodes, leading to a beating by masked vigilantes.
  • A long-haul trucker discovers a deranged elderly woman with an X-acto knife hiding in his trailer, who then steals his hot dog and falls asleep in his cab.
  • An 8-year-old paperboy is lured into an old woman's house, wakes up tied to a chair, and escapes her advances, later accepting a bribe to keep quiet.
  • A college student is assaulted with a hot pizza and kicked in the nuts by a delivery driver seeking revenge, then accepts free pizzas for life to keep quiet.
  • The host discusses his personal struggle with poor sleep, attributing it to potential vitamin D deficiency and past health issues.
  • The host shares a cautionary tale about a friend's severe alcoholism, highlighting the dangers of addiction.

Insights

1Uber Eats Driver Encounters Backseat Intruder with Knife

A female Uber Eats driver, Hillary, experienced 'bone prickles' while delivering to a desolate, rundown neighborhood. After a confusing interaction with a seemingly stoned customer who kept her waiting, she discovered a man with a 'weird knife' (later identified as a fish knife) hiding in her back seat. She drove to a gas station and fled, and the man escaped into a forested area. Police found the knife, but the residents denied knowing him, leading Hillary to always lock her car and check the back seat.

I saw the lights of a gas station. I kept my speed normal and I didn't allow myself to react at all. And then moments before I reached the turning into the gas station, I shot forward, screeched into the parking lot, leapt out of my car, and then ran into that gas station. ... An absolutely ridiculously tall man was kind of unfolding himself from my back seat and we watched as he fled into the darkness of the night. ... They did, in fact, find a knife nearby. Apparently, it was some kind of fish knife for sushi, but it had nothing on it.

2Postwoman Discovers Human Organs in Farmer's Package

A postwoman on a rural route was tasked with collecting a package from the reclusive 'Farmer McKay.' She found the package leaking a 'disgusting, foul-smelling liquid' in an outhouse. Upon closer inspection, the package contained 'rotting, liquefying organs,' including what she believed to be a human spine and a 'fresher' eyeball. McKay's grandson later explained that McKay had been taken away by doctors for erratic behavior, and never sent packages. The postwoman then saw a barn filled with melted, festering animal corpses, suggesting McKay was attempting to mail his own animals.

I noticed that the parcel was leaking. Real disgusting, foul smelling liquid dripping out of the bottom of the box. ... I was sure that I could make out part of a human spine among the gore. An eyeball winked out at me, clearly fresher than some of the other unspecified parts that covered me. ... In the barn, Farmer McKay had piled what were presumably all of his animals. I couldn't make out which species they were. They'd all melted into one festering, incernible pile of corpses.

3Pizza Courier Kidnapped, Possibly by Brother's Cop Friends

A high school bicycle courier for 'Soul Pizza' was ambushed by four masked men, drugged, and held in a carpeted basement for three days, fed pizza from a rival restaurant. He woke up outside his workplace, which was boarded up with crime scene tape. A police sergeant hinted that his employers were 'not good people' and that his older brother, a vice cop, might have arranged the kidnapping to keep him safe from a police raid on the pizza joint.

I don't react when the four masked men come bursting out of the back of the van and just full body snatch me off of my bike... One of the guys had shot me up with something and it only took her a minute or two before I was fully out. ... I woke up in what appeared to be a basement. ... I spent the next 3 days in that basement... It was pizza. Every meal was pizza. ... My old place of employment was now boarded up with crime scene tape... The desk sergeant... told me that I should count myself lucky because the people I worked for... were not good people at all. ... He asked me to pass his regards to my much older brother who himself was a cop working vice at another department.

4College Prankster Injured by Exploding Package and Vigilantes

A college student, known for stealing Amazon packages as part of fraternity hazing, attempted to steal a large package. The package 'exploded,' burning his face and scorching his polyester hoodie to his skin. Masked men then emerged from bushes, beat him, and lectured him about being a 'thief' and 'everything wrong with America.' He suffered a shattered eye socket, a permanent limp, and a shattered arm. This incident led him to abandon the fraternity and seek a quieter life.

I grasped the package with both hands and yanked it backwards. It exploded. ... It burned my face and scorched my hoodie, the polyester, right to my skin. ... a group of masked men waiting for me to try to steal that package. ... They were yelling at me for being a thief, a scum, a criminal. ... I can't say I deserved the shattered eye socket or the permanent limp or the shattered arm that required a metal rod to hold it together.

5Trucker Encounters Deranged Elderly Woman in Trailer

A long-haul trucker, 'Ironhide,' heard strange noises from his trailer. Upon pulling over and investigating, he found an 'absolutely deranged elderly woman' in torn clothes, wielding his X-acto knife. She shoved him, swiped at him, then got into his cab, ate his hot dog and slushie, and fell asleep. The trucker locked her in and called the police. She was incoherent and seemingly didn't speak English. He later realized she must have snuck into his trailer six hours earlier during cargo loading.

An absolutely deranged elderly woman came leaping out. She was wearing torn up jeans and a absolutely filthy bra. ... In her hand, she was gripping my Xacto knife... She shoved me onto my ass so hard... she swiped at me with that X-acto knife... the old woman was sitting in the driver's seat, munching away on my second hot dog, and a look of pure bliss is on her face. ... she must have snuck in when I originally loaded the cargo, which meant that she'd been back there for a good 6 hours before I caught her.

6Paperboy Kidnapped by Naked Old Woman

In the 1960s, an 8-year-old paperboy (the host's father) was invited into an old woman's house for a drink, with a vague promise of a tip. He woke up tied to a dining chair, with the naked old woman rambling about 'craving a man's touch.' The boy, horrified, managed to squeeze out of the knots and escape. The grocery store owner, his employer, then offered him $10 (a significant sum at the time) to keep quiet about the incident and not deliver to her house again, which the boy accepted.

She invited him in for a drink and a vague insinuation that there would be a financial reward for following that... he suddenly is waking up tied to a dining room chair, and the old woman is covering in front of him, naked as the day she was born, rambling about how she'd been craving a man's touch. ... he's able to squeeze his way out of the pathetic knots... Dad manages to pull himself free... The owner took him aside... offered him $10... to keep quiet about the whole ordeal.

7Pizza Delivery Driver Attacks Customer for 'Mother's' Revenge

A college student received an unexpected pizza delivery. The delivery driver hurled a searing hot pizza in his face, then kicked him in the nuts, yelling, 'This is for my mother, you scum suck psycho.' The driver then realized he was at the 'wrong address,' apologized, and fled, having previously driven over the victim's mailbox. The victim called the pizza place, and a young female employee begged him not to call the police, offering free pizzas for life. The victim, a broke college student, accepted the offer, rationalizing that he could sympathize if the driver's mother had been seriously wronged.

The guy just looks at me, removes the hot pizza from his bag, and then hurls the entire pie straight in my face. ... the delivery driver aims a swift, hefty kick straight between my legs, kicking me square in the nuts. ... 'This is for my mother, you scum suck psycho.' ... he sort of croaks and squeaks and then says, 'Oh, oh, I'm so sorry. I I've come to this wrong address. I'm so sorry.' ... The girl in the other end of the line... starts begging me not to call the cops and apologizing over and over... if I promise not to call the cops, my next three pizzas will be free and then I can order another free pizza every 6 months.

Bottom Line

The increasing prevalence of 'ghost kitchens' and outsourced delivery services creates a complex, often opaque, system that can be exploited or lead to unexpected incidents, as seen in the discussion around Mr. Beast's model.

So What?

This model detaches food preparation from direct consumer interaction, potentially obscuring accountability and quality control, and creating opportunities for novel criminal or bizarre scenarios within the delivery chain.

Impact

Investigate and expose the hidden layers of ghost kitchens and their operational vulnerabilities, or develop consumer-facing transparency tools that reveal the true source and conditions of their food/delivery.

Opportunities

A unique pizza chain specializing in 'wild pizza mixtures' with unconventional, yet 'heavenscent' toppings.

Leverage innovative ingredient combinations and flavor profiles, drawing inspiration from the host's past experience as a pizza delivery boy who experimented with numerous unique pizza recipes.

Source: The host's recollection of his time as a pizza delivery boy, where he 'tried out so many combinations, so many wild pizza mixtures that by God, I wish I could remember some of them because I swear if I could, I could start my own pizza chain with pre-made pizzas using toppings that nobody ever thought of before, but are absolutely heavenscent.'

Lessons

  • Always lock your car doors, even for brief moments, especially when making deliveries or leaving your vehicle unattended.
  • Be wary of unexpected kindness or unusual requests from strangers, as they can be a distraction for ulterior motives.
  • Prioritize self-reflection and hobbies to find personal satisfaction, rather than relying solely on relationships or external validation.
  • Exercise caution with alcohol consumption, recognizing its insidious nature and potential for severe health and life consequences.
  • Consider supplementing with Vitamin D and addressing chronic sinus issues to improve sleep quality and overall well-being.

Notable Moments

The host's detailed explanation of the lore of the game Rainworld, connecting its themes of AI, soul recycling, and environmental impact to current societal trends.

This extended tangent reveals the host's deep engagement with complex narrative structures and his ability to draw parallels between fictional worlds and real-world anxieties about technology, immortality, and environmental degradation.

The host's candid discussion about his friend's severe alcoholism and the tragic death of another friend's brother due to pancreatitis caused by drinking.

This personal and vulnerable sharing highlights the devastating real-world impact of addiction, offering a stark contrast to the often lighthearted banter and adding a layer of gravity and empathy to the podcast.

The host's critique of modern movie comedies and video game monetization, expressing frustration with PG-13 humor and 'live service' games.

This reflects a broader cultural sentiment regarding the perceived decline in quality and increasing commercialization of entertainment, resonating with listeners who feel similar disillusionment.

Quotes

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"I'm sure they're also like under some interpretation through like karmic recycling or soul recycling that they can't seem to escape reality that way. but they so badly want to be immortal, you know. So, it does seem sort of like a parallel to what we're experiencing today."

Host
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"Alcohol can is insidious. It's like a demon that attaches itself to you and before you know it, it's a problem."

Host
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"They were yelling at me for being a thief, a scum, a criminal. They said I was everything wrong with America, that I was ruining the fabric of this goddamn country."

Masked Vigilante (Story 4)
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"If you like don't like someone anymore and you want to go [__] someone else, I just don't really see the point in like not conveying that message to them."

Host

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