Hi, I'm Blair Bathory, and this is the Something Scary podcast. Thanks so much for joining me. I've been here a couple of months now, and I wanted to say how much I love being a part of the Something Scary team. Thank you for making me feel welcome and delving into the darkness with me each week.

Have you ever knocked on wood to stop something bad from happening,

or avoided walking under a ladder, then you're superstitious.

Superstitions come from common yet irrational beliefs.

They typically stem from folklore or urban legends. But how irrational is it if it's actually true?

Today, September 13th, is National Defy Superstition Day.

So are you willing to break your mom's back or die yourself to prove a superstition wrong?

First, we'll tell you a story of the trapped and dying,

followed by desperate measures for love.

Then, till death, do they part?

Finally, in our featured story, deadly number four.

We receive hundreds of creepy story submissions every single week,

and of those, the scariest ones make it into our podcast.

If you have a tale you're dying to share, send me an email at something scary at snarled.com.

And don't forget to subscribe or follow us wherever you are listening so you don't miss a thing.

We are going to be doing so many great stories and spooky things for Halloween.

And we want you to be a part of it.

So, want to hear something scary?

Plague of the superstitious.

Nothing is more important than a mother's bond with her child.

However, sometimes a mother's bond can be unhealthy, like in this story inspired by

Aubrey.

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