{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d6f02b02cc4900127f0b32/69e51ecc6e5b90839aac6f0a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Surgical Zombie & The Holler Trap","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Spooky Appalachia</em>, we dive into three listener-submitted accounts where a simple shift or a routine errand turned into a fight for survival.</p><ul><li><strong>Story 1: The Surgical Zombie</strong> – A medical billing clerk in West Virginia encounters a distorted figure in blue gloves and a surgical mask during a 3:00 AM smoke break. A simple request for a light turns into a chilling display of the unnatural.</li><li><strong>Story 2: The Bait and Switch</strong> – What was supposed to be a simple camper inspection near the SC/TN border becomes a descent into a \"drug city\" holler. Trapped by a dead engine and surrounded by armed onlookers, two men must navigate a coordinated trap set by a woman who won't take \"no\" for an answer.</li><li><strong>Story 3: The Todd Delivery</strong> – An App State student takes a late-night DoorDash order deep into the snowy backroads of Todd, NC. After a routine delivery, he finds himself sliding on ice while being pursued by a creature that looks like it stepped out of a horror movie.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Have your own story? Send it to us:</strong><a href=\"https://www.spookyappalachia.com/submitastory.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.spookyappalachia.com/submitastory.php</a><strong>Stay Spooky.</strong></p>","author_name":"Spooky Appalachia"}