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

listeners and those sheltering into the dark with us for the first time, welcome. Hello,

darkness, my old frenemy. There's something so calming about sitting alone in the dark, just you,

your thoughts, the body that you're within, but also something lurks in the darkness, slithering away just out of sight when you turn on the lights, morphing into the shadows, it watches you even now as you listen to this. Don't allow yourself the illusion of safety, because horror can take on many shapes

and many faces to lure you into the deep black abyss. First, a room for two becomes a room

for more. And then, the true story of a haunted movie theater, followed by our rendition of a classic creepypasta,

The Branches in the Wind. And finally, the cloaks are coming. I receive hundreds of

creepy story submissions every single week. As always, the first story you hear is one that we've

chosen to animate and post over at YouTube.com slash snarled. Then I read a few more

stories for the podcast. If you have a tale, you're dying to share. Send me an email at something

scary at snarl.com. And if you'd like to support something scary, consider joining our

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So, want to hear something scary?

The Black Boots

A vacation right now sounds wonderful, doesn't it?

It's a very human need to get away from it all and get out to enjoy nature.

It would be a real shame if a quiet vacation is ruined by a merciless, amorpheus predator

with no regard for your humanity.

Jess was certain she felt something watching them from the woods.

But her mother tried to convince her otherwise.

Don't be silly. It's so beautiful here, sweetie. So relaxing. Nothing bad is out there. This was supposed to be a fun trip to get

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