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Thank you. From the blackest corners of your mind, they call, pulling you deep into shadow, twisting your senses, keeping you from sleep.

It's time to face your darkest fears.

This is Tales to Terrify. Good evening, children of the night, and welcome.

I hope you enjoyed this year's Stoker-nominated stories as much as I did.

Quite a range this year. I'm excited to hear who takes home the hardware.

Speaking of award-worthy horror fiction, it's been a while since I reminded you that Tales to Terrify is open for submissions. But this isn't just any old submissions period, either.

To bring you the best in original horror fiction,

we've doubled our pay rate for never-before-published works.

So if you've been crafting a macabre masterpiece in your spare time,

flip that switch, call down the lightning, and bring

that terror to life. Then send it our way. We promise it'll be met with open arms instead

of pitchforks and torches. Tales toterify.com slash submissions has all the details,

and a link to submit your twisted creation.

But for tonight, we've got a twisted creation of our own to inject into your ears,

a classic tale of terror which comes to us from F. Marion Crawford.

Francis Marion Crawford was a prolific writer renowned for his chilling horror stories.

Born into a distinguished family, Crawford led a cosmopolitan life, residing in Italy and

the United States. During his lifetime, he penned such haunting tales as the upper berth and the screaming skull,

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