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May 2024
26m 42s

I Think We're Alone Now

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About this episode

Usually ghosts linger to deliver a message, to let us know what happened to them, why they need to stay behind. But what if the ghost stays behind to let us know something about ourselves? 

Thank you, Naynay, for sharing your story with the Spooked! If you know somebody who doesn’t feel like they fit in, maybe you feel that way yourself, be sure to check out the It Gets Better Project

Produced by Annie Nguyen, original score by Richard Haig, artwork by Teo Ducot

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