Hello, my dark darlings. I'm Marquia, and this is the Something Scary podcast. To our veteran listeners and those just voyaging into the dark with us for the first time, welcome.

Summer is a time for vacation and relaxation. The weather brings trips to the beach, summer camp, and oasis of sun in play,

but this kind of heat this summer can make some people go crazy, and it's the kind of heat that

can summon the devil. First summer camp nightmare, followed by a desperate plea from the dead,

then hide and seek gone devastatingly wrong. Finally, in our featured story, theater turns from

drama to tragedy in one night. I receive hundreds of creepy story submissions every single week, and of those, the scariest

ones make it into our podcasts, along with the story that we've chosen to animate and post

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So, want to hear something scary?

Summertime Slaughter. Summer camp is a treasured memory for many, but not everyone feels so fondly.

In fact, for some, camp can be an utter nightmare, like in this story inspired by Leafy and Axel.

Twelve-year-old Eliza was having a miserable time at Camp Connoquy.

Unathletic, awkward, quiet.

She was homesick and friendless in the Pennsylvania woods.

Most of the other kids avoided her as she was uninterested in hiking, swimming, or any of the other regular rituals.

To make matters even worse, she had a top bunk. Despite a fear of heights and every morning,

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