Hello, my dark darlings. I'm Archaia, and this is the Something Scary podcast. To our veteran listeners and those voyaging into the dark with us for the first time, welcome. Close-knit communities can foster strong relationships and make great memories, but like anywhere else, they can also lead to isolation, resentment, and dismay.

This week, we make our way out of the city and into the countryside to investigate small-town

terrors.

First, Sapphire tells an ancient Navajo legend that might still have some truth to it.

Next, I'll recount the night when three

siblings were home alone on an isolated farm. After that, we'll make a new friend in Romania

with some strange abilities. And finally, we'll take a trip to Paraguay and have Grandpa tell us a

local legend. I receive hundreds of creepy story submissions every single week.

As always, the first story you hear is one that we've chosen to animate

and post over at YouTube.com slash snarled.

Then I read a few more stories for the podcast.

If you have a tale you're dying to share,

send me an email at something scary at snarl.com.

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The following story was inspired by a submission from Ellie.

Legend has it that in a rural Navajo town called many farms, there was once a fruit tree orchard behind the lake.

The town's less fortunate would steal from it late at night when the owner was asleep.

When he finally caught on, the owner was so angry that he asked the devil to turn him

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