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the show. It's time to turn off the lights and turn on the dark.

Good evening, listener. You're listening to chilling tales for Dark Knights.

On tonight's program, we invite you to leave behind your safe reality and descend with us into

the frightening depths of the most terrifying imaginations. With audio adaptations of two rounds

of frightening fiction about roadside specters and subterranean subterfuge. I'm Otis Giree,

host of Scary Stories told in the Dark Podcast. Now in its fifth season and available on Apple

Podcasts Spotify and wherever else podcasts can be found. And tonight I'll be filling in for

our regular host, my good friend Steve Taylor. Come along, won't you, as we traverse the dimly-lit

corridors of your wildest imaginations? Joining us tonight to help bring our frightening fiction

to life is voice talent and producer Barry Bowman, along with his good friends, Ms. Joanne Wilson,

and Mr. Alex Adamson. Now get your ticket ready, take your seat in our theater of the minds

and brace yourself. It's time to turn off the lights and turn on the dark.

Our first tale tonight is written by Lucille Fletcher and was once the inspiration for one of the

Twilight Zone's most popular episodes. Our audio adaptation of this unforgettable classic

is voiced by Barry Bowman with support from Joanne Wilson and Alex Adamson.

In it, a man comes across a strange figure in the road while making his way home.

When he picks up the Lonesome Traveler, he gets more than he bargained for. Without further ado,

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