As I press down on the rusted door in the empty cottage, a voice from the other side hissed.

Back!

Something laughed softly behind me.

Right where no one was standing.

Inspired by Reese Jackson, the birthday boy, and we hope it's a spooky one for you.

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whether this is your first time or you're one of the brave souls who join us every week. Thank you so much for being here, whether this is your first time or you're one of the brave

souls who join us every week.

Sometimes the end of summer isn't just about the changing of seasons.

It's the moment when the world holds its breath and things buried beneath the ground

are lurking in the shadows begin to stir.

When the heat feels heavy enough to crush your bones, you better beware, because some doors

open only in the dead heat of summer. First, it won't ever let go, followed by swamp fever rising.

Finally, in our last story, not all prayers protect.

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