In this episode of Scary Stories Told in the Dark – the opening to yet another wonderful season, full of tales to terrify – we bring you four spine-chilling tales from author Maria Cisneros Toth, performed by host and narrator Otis Jiry, about curious crimes, awful occupations, death on your doorstep, and creepy competitors. Tonight's tales come straight from Maria's 2014 book, "Strange, Weird, and Creepy Tales". You can pick up a copy on Amazon.com today by visiting https://www.SimplyScaryPodcast.com/toth now.
 
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S7E01 – "Embrace the Strange" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark

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Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison. While the nuclear scare of the 80s is gone, that doesn't mean it's nothing to worry about..after all, a mutated menace doesn't care what decade it is. In this full length story, a motley group of people find themselves at the mercy of a strange contest...with even stranger handlers.

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S15E03 - "You've Got a Nice Glow" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark

Featured Authors: Dale Thompson. Concerned about creepy crawlies? Not to worry...they really are out looking for you. In this full-episode tale, Dr. Victor Monier regales his companions of another encounter with the unusual...this one involving an acquaintance's dealings with a book that summons beings with more legs than he cares to deal with.

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S15E02 - "Just a Tickling Feeling" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark

Featured Authors: Carol Anne Brennaman. Season 15 kicks off with a full-length episode story in which a search for a missing brother leads to the discovery of a small town's biggest...and deadliest...secret.

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S15E01 - "A Hole Lot of Troubles" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark

Featured Authors: Nicky Exposito and Dominic Eagle. The dead come back for the living in these two ghostly tales for the Season 14 finale. In one, an accountant investigates the new job of his co-worker, leading him to a place he never wanted to see. In the next, the reveal of a young boy's murderous ancestors leads a bully to do something very ill-advised...though not in the way he predicted.

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S14E24 - "Nobody Goes There Anymore" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark

Featured Authors: Kyle Harrison and Warren Benedetto. Last week, there were stories of concerns about the people next door...but what about the universe next door? In the first story, a desire to bring peace to a troubled neighbor ends up bringing out secrets that should have stayed buried. In the second, watch who you try to help on the side of the road...there just might be something from another world lying in wait.

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S7E01 – "Embrace the Strange" – Scary Stories Told in the Dark

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