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Something Scary

Deadly Pride

Something Scary

Snarled and Underscore Talent Management

Fiction, Arts, True Crime

4.88.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

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 will 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 danger's right behind you Then, death by guilt Finally in our featured story, people are the ultimate prey Worry less and feel happier. Sign up for your trial at noom.com/SCARY Treat yourself or a loved one and get 20% off at shop.analuisa.com/scary Start streaming your next obsession. Try Sundance Now for free for 30 days at sundancenow.com with code SCARY Rock with pride and score 15% your Blenders purchase at blenderseyewear.com and use code SCARYVIP Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at prose.com/SCARY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

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.

0:14.2

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

0:22.9

driven by pride instead of knowledge.

0:26.2

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

0:32.3

will be the very thing that kills them.

0:36.2

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

0:44.3

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

0:53.7

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

0:57.7

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

1:02.2

YouTube.com slash snarled.

1:04.6

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

1:07.2

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

1:11.5

So, want to hear something scary?

1:18.6

Deadly pride.

1:21.7

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

1:26.5

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

1:30.7

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

1:38.6

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

1:45.8

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

1:53.7

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

1:59.0

and was the one to suggest Devin to tag along.

2:03.2

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

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