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

listeners and those sheltering into the dark with us for the first time, welcome.

Uninvited guests are a heck of a thing, aren't they?

When they just spring up on you, or when you never really realize that they were always there.

Especially in times like this, when our homes have definitely become our

castles, our fortresses, or even our fortress of solitude for those of us that love Superman

out there, a guest becomes an extremely big deal. When presences make themselves known, we often wonder if they knowingly cross

boundaries to invade our surroundings or the spaces of our minds. They can appear as ghosts,

our demons, and sometimes, as even yourself. Fight and push back on the creeping powers

cornering us before it's too late. Protective measures can be taken, light the sage,

hold those crystals, focus your energies,

and say a prayer if you need to.

Just beware the uninvited.

First, doppelganger paranoia in The Tulpa,

an anonymous creepypasta.

Next, the woman in the painting is staring at you.

After that, fan mail and The Dark Rath, a creepy pasta to invade your senses. And finally,

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