Welcome back to Avery After Dark. I'm your host, Avery Ross. What's new with everybody?

I just watched the Elvis movie for the first time last night,

and it was good. I always liked Elvis and thought he was a pretty unique character,

but I also think it's important to tell those kinds of stories, because I think when we see people

with fame and fortune, we think, oh, their lives must be so great.

And as we covered quite a bit on this podcast, that is often not the case.

Money doesn't buy happiness.

And when you see what's actually going on behind closed doors, it's pretty sad.

So yeah, Elvis was great,

but a pretty sad story. I don't know about where you all are, but where I am, it's starting

to get a little bit cooler at night. There's a tinge of autumn in the air. I haven't gone so far

as to get the pumpkin spice latte yet, but it's coming.

It's coming.

Fall to me just means tons of scary stories.

And you already know, I'll have you covered throughout all the spooky season here on Avery After Dark.

I am so excited for today's episode.

It is a story time, and it's got a bit

of everything, a little mystery, a little paranormal, and a big twist. So let's get right into it.

This is an Avery After Dark original. This is the haunting of the Bella Donna Inn. It was six of us girls and one long weekend in

Burlington, Vermont. My friends and I had rented a small little house for the weekend and spent the

entire time laughing. The group of us were all friends from New York City, where we all lived.

Some old friends, some knew, but it was a blast. We all had been looking forward to this

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