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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 to another flashback.

The story I have for you this evening isn't from quite as far back in the archives as the last

few episodes, coming to us from episode 270, which aired March 31st, 2017. It's a heartbreaking

little tale about a girl moving from the big city into the countryside with her mother and pet cat.

One thing I always kind of loved about this one was the name of the story and the cat.

The title sets up a very different expectation for the story than what we get.

And the fact the author never feels the need to explain, or even acknowledge the strangeness

of the name, lends, for me at least, an instantly believable quality to the tale.

Also, there's part of me that really connects with the young protagonist, Emily,

not personally, per se, but because she reminds me so much of my son. Like Emily's mother,

I grew up, from how I remember it anyway, relatively carefree, running around outside, sewing mischief and

running amok with friends through the neighborhood, with little thought to my own safety,

or the threat of getting into trouble. But my son has always been so different,

constantly worried and concerned about the little things, and sometimes so

hesitant to believe that everything's going to turn out just fine. And I can relate to Emily's

mother, because it absolutely drives me crazy sometimes. Just want him to run and play and be worry-free. There's plenty of time

for stress later in life. But as we learn in this tale from Anna Taborska, sometimes worry

...