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Today, though, today I'm featuring some selected readings from all the spookiest content

that I could find from ancient Greek and Roman texts. And as usual, when it comes to stories

from the ancient world, it often ends up a bit more like, you know, the Saw franchise than it does the haunting of Hillhouse.

But what can you do? Ancient gore is far more enjoyable than modern gore, if you ask me.

And thus, a quick trigger warning. I mean, these ancient stories are gross.

I don't think any of them feature assault, but they might, because it's Greek and Roman mythology.

But they are gross and horrific and so enjoyable.

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