Hello, my dark darlings. I'm Marquia, and this is the Something Scary podcast. To our veteran

listeners and those sheltering into the dark with us for the first time, welcome. It's almost here,

isn't it? Even if we aren't going outside in the same way that we would say in years past,

Halloween is almost here.

You can feel the energy of it.

This entire month has just been fraught with it.

Traveling all over the skin, the anticipation, the weight is almost over.

You know, life's stories are like a pumpkin pail of candy filled with unexpected treats,

tricks, and monstrosities.

You never know what you'll pull out of it.

In every turn, a new surprise tale waits to be unwrapped.

It may be something sweet or as sharp as a razor blade.

You may get cut.

You may be cursed or worse pulling from your bag of monstrosities.

Before we get to the stories today,

I want to tell you about a spooky surprise we have coming just in time for Halloween,

a new series, a supernatural thriller called The Shadow Diaries. Go to Spotify and check out the trailer and hit

follow. I'll be sharing a few more details about it next week, but trust me, it's going to be

scary. And, well, I'll leave you there for now.

First, just one bite of stolen candy has horrific consequences.

And then, a creepy sibling rivalry goes too far, followed by the rinking phone you must not

answer.

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