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Jan 2024
27m 36s

The Red Balloon

KQED and Snap Studios
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Sabina starts to get a creeping feeling that she’s not alone in her childhood home in Perth, Australia. She wonders what could be there. But when she finally finds out… she can’t believe her eyes.

Thank you, Sabina, for sharing your story with Spooked! If you want more stories from Sabina, check out her book: Muckross Abbey and Other Stories

Produced by Zoë Ferrigno, original score by Lalin St. Juste, artwork by Teo Ducot

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