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Nov 2023
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Nightmares of the Sea: Encounters With M...

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The horror that mermaids create is something only those living close to the water have experienced. These terrifying accounts and legends go back centuries, but even today, stories are still rising to surface about encounters with these creatures from the ocean. Upcoming show: Murders (by Scary FM).  

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