Hello, I'm Blair Bathory, and this is the Something Scary podcast.

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.

We love that Friday the 13th falls in October this year, our spookiest month.

Statistically, this is actually very rare. As others are gearing up for playful movie nights

and superstitious tradition, we know the truth. We must be on the lookout for the darker side of Friday the 13th.

The date that calls for the supernatural to reveal itself.

A date that can make rational humans go insane.

A time when nefarious spirits come out to do their evil bidding.

A night that can be so unlucky,

it just might kill you. First, the sins of my mother, followed by a bad influence, then an unlucky rabbit's foot. Finally, in our featured story, a deadly past.

So, want to hear something scary?

Friday the 13th.

Just because you can avoid a problem for a short while

doesn't mean it won't haunt you forever,

like in this story inspired by Anonymous.

Ammonous clouds gathered in the sky that Friday the 13th.

I begged my mother to let me stay home from school, anxiety gnawing at my insides.

It was an unusual request for me.

Typically, I loved school, but something about this particular day filled me with dread.

My granddad, who was visiting, noticed my distress.

He asked me gently why I didn't want to go to school.

I took a deep breath and confessed the reason

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