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. You should always stand for what's right and do the honorable thing. Evil will flourish when the good do nothing.

Sacrifices often must ultimately be made for the greater good to triumph.

So it's important to remember to also be careful,

because as today's stories show us,

no good deed goes unpunished. First, the danger when you can't trust mother,

followed by the unexpected lurking in a graveyard. Then desperation to make a friend turns deadly.

Finally, in our featured story, an officer will try to

save a life, not realizing who the real victim is. 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

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No good deed.

Paternal figures have so many rules for us to follow.

It's hard to know which ones are most important because forget the wrong rule and it may cost you or someone you love.

Everything.

Like in this story, inspired by El Dragon.

I was nine years old, living in West Bengal, and it was time for Bala, the dog, to go out for a walk.

Bala was a loyal pup and had been my

grandmother's companion since before I was born. It was painful to watch my grandmother move her

achy old body down the stairs, so I volunteered to walk the dog. My mother wasn't keen on this

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