It's episode 19 of Season 5. We have five tales this week featuring stories about insidious inhabitants, harmful helpers, and hideous hidden history.

The full episode features the following stories. The free version features only the first two tales.

Trigger Warnings

"I Investigate Hauntings For a Living" written by Paige Fane and read by Peter Lewis & Nikolle Doolin & Jessica McEvoy & Nichole Goodnight & David Cummings. (Story starts at 00:03:15)

"We Tried to Keep Them Out" written by J. Pfeiffer and read by Jessica McEvoy & Nikolle Doolin. (Story starts at 00:25:30)

"Your Local Small Town Library" written by Rona Vaselaar and read by Nikolle Doolin & Susan Knowles & David Cummings. (Story starts at 00:51:45)

"The Day I Didn't Get on the Bus" written by Jackson Laughlin and read by Sammy Raynor. (Story starts at 01:11:45)

"The Lost Town of Deepwood, Pennsylvania" written by C.K.Walker and read by Jessica McEvoy & David Cummings. (Story starts at 01:26:00)

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Click here to learn more about Lissa Quon

Click here to learn more about Nikolle Doolin

Click here to learn more about Peter Lewis

Click here to learn more about J. Pfeiffer

Click here to learn more about Rona Vaselaar

Click here to learn more about Susan Knowles

Click here to learn more about Jackson Laughlin

Click here to learn more about C.K.Walker

Podcast produced by: David Cummings

Music & Sound Design by: Brandon Boone & David Cummings

"We Tried to Keep Them Out" illustration courtesy of Lissa Quon

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