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Legends 19: The Casket Girls (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-01-22 05:01:01 +0000 UTCThe connection between one of Europes oldest monster legends and the streets of New Orleans is very strange, but has provided a powerful springboard for some very dark stories.
Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Harry Marks and Aaron Mahnke, and research by Sam Alberty.
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