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. As the spirits of

Halloween roll in, ever-growing fears permeate the air. To cope with it, we tell stories to have those

fears exercised.

Even in the darkest of times, these tales show us the monsters, even the ones around us.

And in these moments together, we can distill knowledge needed to help us defeat them.

And then also, before we get into our stories today,

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

It's 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 with that for now.

First, mysterious seeds sow a malevolent growth, and then a walk along the shore brings

unwanted attention, followed by a family fights for their lives on the night of Halloween.

And finally, we bring you part one of Jeff the Killer, our bridged reading of the anonymous creepypasta.

I receive hundreds of creepy story submissions every single week. As always,

the first story you hear is one that we've chosen to animate and post over at YouTube.com slash

snarled. Then I read a few more stories for the podcast. If you have a tale you're dying to share,

send me an email at something scary at snorrel.com. And if you'd like to support something scary, consider joining our Patreon.

As a patron, you can help the show and also be a part of it.

Hear your name featured in a story on the podcast, a weekly video, and see ad-free episodes.

And if you love what we're doing here, then support our Patreon for more scary content.

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