You're listening to an Ono Media podcast. Hey, everybody and welcome back to the Into the Dark podcast. I'm your

host, Peyton Morland. I'm so glad that you are here today and that you are listening to this episode.

Into the Dark is a true crime podcast that every so often also ventures into everything spooky, dark, and mysterious. Before we get into

today's Halloween episode, I need to do my 10 seconds. Garrett and I spent the weekend away from

home because he was competing in a pickleball tournament and I decided that I was going to attempt to bring

Daisy, our dog, to the tournament because dogs were allowed. It was outdoors. But sometimes when

there's that many people around, Daisy will get overstimulated. And so I went to Target and I bought like a

wagon and fans and just a whole bunch of stuff to try to make it so it was more comfortable for her.

And she did so good. You guys, everyone kept coming up being like, oh, she's so cute. I had her in the wagon with her fans. She just watched the tournament. She just watched people. She didn't bark. She didn't cry. She seriously was so good. I was so impressed. I think her having like a designated space where she felt safe was a really big thing. I think if she had been on the ground, she would have felt really nervous. Granted, she's so small that people will sometimes not see her and get close to her. So that's

kind of scary for her. But yeah, either way, it went great. She did so good. And I was so,

so proud of her. So yeah, that was the first time I had taken her to a public place that was

kind of just stimulating where people are coming up and petting her.

And it's loud. And she did so well. So I'm so proud of her. That is my 10 seconds for this episode.

And let's get right into the case. You know, it seems like everyone loves vampire stories, especially these days.

I mean, you just look at the box office.

There are a bunch of movies that kind of surround vampires.

But there are different approaches to vampire mythology,

and you cannot go to the bookstores without finding shelves and shelves of novels about creatures of the night.

Some of us like scary stories about evil bloodsuckers, other like the more romantic takes.

And who doesn't love the idea that it's possible to live forever, never get old, and become incredibly strong and powerful.

I mean, it makes complete sense that people are into vampires,

but it is worth mentioning that sometimes it's possible to like vampires a little too much.

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