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and on Apple, Spotify, or your podcast player of choice. Welcome to micro terrors. Scary stories for kids where it's always the spooky season full of chills

thrills and spine tingling spooks.

Micro terrors are family-friendly frights for those ages 8 and up,

and while our stories are for young... for those ages 8 and up.

And while our stories are for younger ears, we are still talking about things that go

bump in the night, and some children may not be able to handle what others can.

Parental consent is recommended.

Now, for tonight's micro terror. Micro Terror.

The Falk Monster. The following story is based on events that took place in Falk, Arkansas in early May of 1971. Elizabeth Ford lay on the couch, asleep. The window beside her opened only a couple of inches

to allow the cool night air to flow through her home. During the day, the muggyness of living in the swampy area known as Boggie Creek took its toll on the house,

and nighttime was the perfect opportunity to let the cooler air in and relieve the house of its humidity.

Normally though, she'd have the windows all open,

and not just one cracked open a couple of inches.

However, things hadn't been normal in Boggie Creek lately.

Something was out there. Something large was stalking the swamp. She and her husband, Bobby, had heard it a week earlier and then again only a couple of nights ago.

It made harsh grunting noises as it lurked around their home at night time.

It took heavy footsteps, leaving large three-toed

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