Hello, my dark darlings. I'm Archaia, and this is the Something Scary podcast. To our veteran listeners and those just voyaging into the dark with us for the first time, welcome.

When someone dedicates their life to something, they earn the status of an expert. But when they feel like they are all knowing, they are

driven by pride instead of knowledge.

They'll learn the hard way that their ego has led them astray, and their deadly pride

will be the very thing that kills them.

First, karma can kill, followed by dangers right behind you. Then,

death by guilt. Finally, in our featured story, people are the ultimate prey. I receive hundreds of

creepy story submissions every single week, and of those, the scariest ones,

make it into our podcast, along with the story that we've chosen to animate and post over at

YouTube.com slash snarled.

If you have a tale, you're dying to share.

Send me an email at something scary at snarl.com.

So, want to hear something scary?

Deadly pride.

Sometimes we're fortunate enough to experience life-changing events,

but you mustn't let your privilege turn to greed,

or there will be a price to pay. Like in this story inspired by Candace.

Archaeology was a family business, so when Devin, with her masters in Egyptology, got the call from her Aunt

Alicia to join her in Cairo, she jumped at the chance. Annalisha was a renowned archaeologist,

with several excavations under her belt. Her daughter, Poppy, had just joined as an apprentice

and was the one to suggest Devin to tag along.

Apparently, several underground tunnels had been discovered beneath a pyramid, and the three of them

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