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As human beings, we thrive off of our connection to others. It's key to our survival. Those relationships

can be with other people, but often our deepest connections are with animals. They comfort us

in our darkest hours, make us feel safe. They are our primal protectors. But like in these stories, you never know if the one

who is supposed to protect you will turn on you. First, a creepy critter in the woods reveals

its true power, followed by a dog that will risk everything to protect its human. Then, a guy who will

stop at nothing for the attention of his big brother. Finally, in our featured story, a sweet

house cat turned feral hunter. 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'd like to support something scary, then consider joining our Patreon.

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So, want to hear something scary?

Primal Protectors

Little things can make a big difference.

And when there's more than one small thing, then it can really add up to

something horrible, like in this story inspired by Dhanik. Lakshmi loved to take her boyfriend

Sean for walks in the woods behind her house, and she especially loved to tell him about the tiny mythical creatures that

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