William Washington

Now, Maria is in her early 20s.

on her own for the very first time, learning to navigate adult life and working any odd job she can find to stay afloat.

Thank you, Maria, for sharing your story with Spooked.

That story was scouted by Ashley Nicolini.

The original score was by Yari Bundy.

It was produced by Zoe Frigno.

Now, for our next story.

It's summer in New Jersey.

It's time to meet up with friends and family, enjoy the sunshine, right?

All right, well, let's meet Ivana.

Ivana's in elementary school, and like every year, she's headed to spend a break with her cousins in Pennsylvania.

Her Uncle John always drives her.

Sometimes they stop for snacks along the way.

But this summer, the stop they make, oh, this is spooked.

Thank you, Ivana, for sharing your story with Spooked.

Ivana, she's a dancer, a singer, a storyteller.

You can find more Haitian hoodoo and magic stories on our YouTube channel, Chronicles of a Zoe.

Leave the link in the description.

That story was scouted by Paulina Kriki, scored by Nicholas Marks, and produced by Eric Yanez.

If you wander into the woods off a very particular shadow path, you may find an old forgotten well.