Hello, my dark darlings, I'm Marquia, 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. There are a few things more horrific and damaging than high school. Sure, some teenagers have a good time, but for others, the anxiety,

social, pressure, and impossible standards can be soul-crushing. It's also a time when you're at

your most vulnerable. Being open to influences from ill-intentioned humans to demons to evil entities, you're

lucky if you make it out alive. First, can't stop the horror. Followed by, don't bite the hand

that feeds you. Then, saving souls risks your own. Finally, in our featured

story, reflections of a dead person. 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. If you like to support something scary, then consider

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and hear your name featured in one of our podcasts or weekly video stories.

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So, want to hear something scary?

High School horrors Sometimes you know things you wish you could forget,

but if you don't share your knowledge, everyone is doomed.

Like in this story inspired by Anthony Ortiz.

Growing up in Louisiana, In this story inspired by Anthony Ortiz.

Growing up in Louisiana, I was surrounded by mystic tales.

My whole family dabbled in voodoo, but I finally starting to think for myself and decided

it wasn't real. I just assumed it was the equivalent of lighting sage, but in reality, it had no real value.

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