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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.

A reminder that Tales to Terrify has been nominated for Fiction Podcast of the Year at This Is Horror. If you haven't cast your vote already, head over to this ishorror.com.

U.K. Every vote counts, and if you enjoy your weekly visit to our grim dungeon, we'd love to have you cast one for us.

To add some fuel to your infernal fires, we've got a pair of tales for you tonight.

First, a lawyer tries to help a man craft a wish that won't backfire.

Then a woman decides to help her neighbor for not entirely

selfless reasons. Our first story for the evening comes from Sammy Crouse. Sammy Crouse is a

speculative fiction writer with a focus on fantasy. While primarily crafting fantasy worlds, Sammy loves to venture into horror and science fiction

when he is feeling frustrated by the latest draft of his debut manuscript.

When not writing, Sammy spends his time bugging his friends about pickleball, being unbearable about coffee,

and bothering his gorgeous girlfriend, Gracie.

Children of the Night, join me for Sammy Krause's Golden Lamp Contracting and Litigation Services,

a tales to Terrify Original.

Thank you. Contracting and Litigation Services. A Tales to Terrify Original. Damn monkey, the lawyer thought as his client settled into the creaky leather chair across from him.

The young man struggled to hold his lawyer's gaze. His pale blue eyes, bloodshot and twitchy,

kept flickering to the gnarled monkey paw that he had placed at the lawyer's desk.

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