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Hello, my dark darlings. I'm Marquia, and this is the Something Scary Podcast. To our veteran

listeners and those sheltering in the dark with us for the first time, welcome!

Our earthly possessions are just that. Physical things of the earth that we can't take with

us to the next life. What truly matters are our world experiences, and what kind of people

we are when we interact with others. But often, we do place too much value on the things

we own, and they can turn into terrible totems and end up owning us.

First, heed the messenger, or reap the wrath, followed by a disturbing secret revealed

at the cost of death. Then, a spirit is released and seeks revenge. Finally, in our featured

story, beware the obsession of the collector. I receive hundreds of creepy stories submissions

every single week, and of those the scariest ones make it into our podcast, along with

the story that we've chosen to animate in post-over-youtube.com slash snarled. If you have a

tale you're dying to share, send me an email at somethingscary at snarled.com. So, wanna

hear something scary? Terrible totems. Our fascination with the grin, ghastly, and ghostly

gives us such a thrill. But, if you don't respect those who are at the center of the entertainment,

there will be grave consequences, like in this story inspired by Jessica. Thank you to

one of our patrons, Dimitri, whose name has been used as a character in this story.

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