Please join me in welcoming and thanking new patrons.

Jane, Heather H., Sersha Sweetman, Mary Jane Ganna Wells, Cliff Dan,

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to us at patreon.com slash creepypod. And a quick thank you to all the writers out there who heard our call

and submitted stories to the show. As a reminder, submissions are always open. There are just

certain times a year when we look for specific themes. Speaking of which, it's time to start

thinking about October. So, if you have an October-themed story, you know, pumpkins, scarecrows, trick-or-treating, selling your eternal soul, etc.

We're going to be asking for him really soon.

And I mean really soon.

Until then.

No.

This is creepy.

A podcast dedicated to sharing the most famous chilling and disturbing creepy pastas and urban legends in the world.

Whether these stories truly happened or are simply fabrications is for you to decide.

These stories may contain graphic depictions of violence and explicit language.

Listener discretion is advised.

For our first story this evening,

an old woman recounts her tragic, grotesque life to a captive listener.

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