The Lake Monster My Family Refused To Believe In | “Cthulhu Ate My Hot Dog!”

About this episode

The episode explores a family's skepticism about a lake monster sighting and the narrator's quest for validation.

For nearly two decades, my family has called me crazy for what I saw in Lake Weeping Tree — but today, standing on that dock with my nephew at my side, I was finally about to find out if I'd been right all along. | “Cthulhu Ate My Hot Dog” by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com ! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Weird Darkness©, 2026 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2026#MicroTerrors #WeirdDarkness

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Donnelly, Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• lake monster
• family
• belief
• adventure
• mystery

Keywords

• lake monster
• family
• Cthulhu
• Weeping Tree
• scary stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cthulhu Ate My Hot Dog

Places: Lake Weeping Tree

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