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Phantom Itch

A man develops an unbearable itch deep in a place he dares not scratch in public. No creams help. No soap soothes. As the days pass, scratching only spreads it—until the crawling starts. What he thinks is a rash turns out to be something alive. And hungry.

Mar 29, 2025  |   4 min read

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Phantom Itch
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Ricky Weems had an itch he couldn't reach, deep in the crevice of his left armpit - and just a whisper away from the crack of doom. At first, it was just annoying, like a wayward hair or an unwashed loofah job. But by day three, it had developed into a full-blown, dignity-stripping, monkey-scratch dance kind of itch.

He tried everything: oatmeal baths, hydrocortisone cream, triple-antibiotic oint ...

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