Hello, my dark darlings, I'm Marquia, and this is the Something Scary podcast. To our veteran listeners and those sheltering in the dark with us for the first time, welcome. We like to think we're safe when we can see what is around us, but we're only seeing certain dimensions. When we open our eyes to what is beyond,

we can see all of the goodness that truly surrounds us and the evil lurking behind us as well.

First, a ghost stirs when two girls are left alone.

Next, we see what is looking back at you in the mirror.

After that, a prank phone call turns into a real threat.

Finally, in our featured story, two bullied kids get more help than they bargained for.

I receive hundreds of creepy story submissions every single week, and of those, the scariest ones, make it into our podcasts, along with the story that we've chosen to animate and post over at YouTube.com slash snarled.

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So, want to hear something scary?

Lurking behind you.

Fear can bring even the strongness. Lurking behind you.

Fear can bring even the strongest of us to our needs.

Bravery is not the absence of fear. It is the willingness to face fear head on,

like in this story inspired by Eva Sophie.

In a small town, a northern Norway lived two cousins, Lena and Nalia.

Back during World War II, the German occupation left their town burned to the ground.

They had always heard the stories of ghosts that lingered in the town ever since.

The girls believed them to be just that. Stories. Besides, how could an entire town be haunted?

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