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Jun 2023
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Episode 80: Something in the Basement

Cryptic County
About this episode
Stories in this episode:

- Threatened by a Malevolent Spirit, by Ceilse
- Demon in the Doorway, by Jamison
- Something in the Basement, by Star
- Dearly Departed Mittens, by Hollywood
- My Dead Brother Held My Son, by Laurel

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