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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.

October is nearly upon us.

That not only means the most horror-filled time of year,

but also that our submissions portal is nearly closed. You have just a couple of days left to cast your dark tales into the swirling mists and help solve the dreadful hungers of our readers.

Tales to terrify.com slash submissions.

Head over and do your worst.

Our deepest, darkest thanks goes out this week to Joanne Koonline.

Thank you for helping to feed the darkness, Joanne.

We and our Eldridge overlords appreciate it so very much.

If you'd like to join Joanne behind the veil, head over to patreon.com slash tales to terrify and sign up.

You'll not only get access to perks like ad-free episodes and our new author interview series, but our

undying gratitude and devotion to. We have one tale for you this week about an old man who

seizes the chance to finally write a terrifying wrong that's been haunting him since youth.

Our story tonight comes from Melinda Brasher.

Melinda Brasher spends her time writing, traveling, and hiking.

Her talents include navigating by old-fashioned map,

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