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I used to like spiders.

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sorry about that!!

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Jesus. Hahaha 🤌

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😂

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Holy shit. This made my skin crawl... ugh... so well done Ej!

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you asked to be destroyed sir 😈

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You certainly delivered on that request haha.

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Grim. Absolutely grim. Excellent nightmare, EJ.

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Yikes!!!! I hate that feeling that he can’t yell to them or scream or anything for help ! OMG TERRIFYING!!

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Aagh! I sort of love spiders, but this is horrifying! I’ve often thought that if spiders were even the size of kittens, they would rule the world. Incredible, very scary, creatures.

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kittens!!! i’m going to erase that image from my brain now, thanks.

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I once had a bug crawl into my ear while I was asleep and I had to go to the hospital because it bore into my ear canal. This brought back some crazy memories lol.

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oh god that is a true nightmare

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Yes it was lol.

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Brooding Beauty. 📶

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this is such a good take 😂

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Oh. Oh… Oh, no…

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Great story! Had my skin itching the whole time.

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Oct 21Liked by EJ Trask

Omg

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Oct 20Liked by EJ Trask

So good. idk what to write because I’m still a bit queasy and spooked after reading this phenomenally dark tale. Up till now, I thought spiders are ok (they eat bugs, and I loathe bugs.) Your supernatural capacity to gradually build up the tension and an ominous sense of impending doom is unspeakably sharp. The tiny room crawling with spiders reminded me of Repulsion, a Catherine Deneuve film I can barely watch. The chills I got while I was reading started to send shivers down my skin like spider legs. But the eye?! No! This one is brutal and undeniably brilliant. I’m still going to hope they come back one day? Thank you for sharing this scary story filled with the surrealist fears that haunt the worst of nightmares.

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oohh I have to see that movie

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RIP Miguel! I'm sure your draft would've been a best seller. But now that EJ has killed you off, we will never know. Yikes! EJ, this is now the worst way to die.

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