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Speaker 1: Before we start today's episode, we are excited to announce

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the biggest perk ever in the micro Terrorist fan Club.

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The very first micro Terror's short film, The Dire mor Phantom,

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is now in production, and not only will Spooky and

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Terrified fan club members get exclusive access to the movie

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when it premieres, but they'll also receive a copy of

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the screenplay signed by some of the cast and crew,

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as well as a limited edition movie poster. Head on

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over to micro terrorst dot com and click the micro

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Terrorist Films tab at the top to follow the progress,

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and if you're a Spooky or Terrified Tier fan club member,

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you'll get even more behind the scenes photos and videos

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all leading up to the movies release.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to micro Terrors, scary stories for kids where it's

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always the spooky season, full of chills, the rills and

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spine tingling spooks. Micro Terrors are family friendly frights for

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those ages eight and up, and while our stories are

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for younger years, we are still talking about things that

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go bump in the night, and some children may not

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be able to handle what others can. Parental consent is

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recommended now fort to nights. Micro Terror.

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Speaker 1: The Ghost Dog by Scott Donnelly in the quiet village

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of ash Hollow, Edie and her best friend Millie were

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soaking up the remainder of the summer. School would be

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starting after the weekend was over, and their freedom to

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explore and hang out until the street lights came on

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was coming to an end. Over the summer months, they'd

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been inseparable, spending their time together riding bikes, playing hide

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and seek, and exploring the dense wooded areas of ash Hollow.

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Ash Hollow was known for its serene beauty it's off

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the beaten path isolation, but it held a chilling secret

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that most of the local kids only whispered about. On

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the last day before school started, Evie and Milly decided

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to venture into the woods that bordered their neighborhood to

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the north for one last exploration. Technically the woods belonged

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to old man Kettering, but he was such an antisocial

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hermit that kids seemed to get away with venturing into

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his woods all the time. Evie and Milly had heard

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whispers of a ghost dog that haunted the woods, but

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they were convinced it was just a silly old legend,

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a myth started by other kids or even old man

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Kettering himself in a desperate attempt to keep people away

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without having to confront anyone. But even having a ghostly

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story about a canine didn't seem to keep anyone away.

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If nothing else could only enticed them more. As ev

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and Milly rode along the winding dirt path that snaked

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through Kettering's woods, and ominous mists rolled out from deep

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within the trees and obscured their vision, they stopped where

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they were and studied the change in the atmosphere. It

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was something they'd never seen before. The once familiar woods

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now appeared eerie and unfamiliar, filling with a blowing fog

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and dimming the daylight beneath the canopy. And just when

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they thought about turning back, a faint spectral howling echoed

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through the trees. Goosebumps erupted all over their bodies as

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they exchanged a nervous glance with one another. Maybe we

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should go back, Evie gulped in a quivering voice. Milli nodded, yeah,

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I think you're But before Millie could even and finish

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her words, a ghostly figure emerged from the rolling fog,

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and now there was no doubt in their minds that

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the legend, the local myth was true. It was the

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ghost dog. It had a translucent, ethereal glow, and its

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eyes shined like twin orbs of blue moonlight. Its mournful

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howls filled the woods, sending rapid shivers down the girl's spines. Panicking,

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they tried to pedal away, but the ghost dog was relentless.

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It chased them through the foggy, lustreless woods. Its paws

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barely touched the ground as it glided uncannily behind them.

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The girl's hearts pounded, nearly rupturing out of their chests

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as they desperately tried to escape the supernatural entity. As

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they reached the edge of the woods, the ghost dog

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lunged forward, its teeth bared and snapped at them with

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a vengeful snarl. But just as it was about to

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catch them, old Man Kettering stepped out of the fog

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with a lantern, its flickering light illuminating his face. He

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raised to the lantern high, casting a protective glow over

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Evie and Milly that forced the ghost dog to heal

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and whimper, before shamefully retreating back into the fog, where

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it vanished. Children You're lucky I found you in time.

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Old Man Kettering said that ghost dog is bound to

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these woods, but it cannot harm you as long as

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you stay close to the light. Thank you, mister Kettering,

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Evie said, between heavy gulping breaths. Evie and Milly followed

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old Man Kettering out of the woods. They vowed never

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to venture into the haunted region again, where the ghost

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dog would remain solely in eerie, mysterious presence. The next day,

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during their first day of school, Evie and Milly shared

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their encounter with the other students. The story spread around

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from student to student, taking on a life of its own.

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In some friend circles, the ghost dog breathed fire, and

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others it was the size of a tractor trailer. But

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only Evie and Milly knew the truth about what happened

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to them, and they knew that some stories were not

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meant to be cold shouldered or ignored. Even in the

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face of terrifying legends, there are those who protect and

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guide us from the shadows. Old Man Kettering was that

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protector for ash Hollow. He tried to warn everyone, He

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tried to keep people away, to keep them safe. Inevitably,

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there would come a time when mister Kettering wouldn't be

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around anymore. And if people chose to ignore the legend

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of the Ghost Dog in a time when mister Kettering

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was nothing but a memory, who would be there to

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save them? Coming up next week on micro Terror's Scary

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Stories for kids, a house sitting gig goes horribly wrong

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when something comes out from behind one of the upstairs walls.

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Thank you all for being such dedicated micro terrrist listeners.

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I'm your narrator, Darren Marler, and we'll see you next week.

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