One year ago, Sarah's best friend Cassie brutally murdered four classmates in the house next door. Then Cassie disappeared. No one knows why she did it. Or that Sarah could have stopped her. Now, strange things are happening - messages written in blood, familiar voices whispering to Sarah, faces in the mirror that aren't her own. Cassie's favorite slumber party game was always Bloody Mary and her final entries in a journal are filled with stories about a "presence" in the mirror, who listened when no one else did. Cassie poured her fear, anger, and heartbreak into Bloody Mary - confessing the bullying, loneliness, and slow, painful realization that Sarah was starting to make new friends and move on without her. As the anniversary of the murders approaches, Sarah and her friends - including Abby, who might be something more - must follow the clues and go to what's now called the Demon House. There, they will learn what really happened, what Cassie unleashed...and whether she's still alive. Cassie faced her demons and failed. Bloody Mary is done waiting. And Sarah is next. --------- Highest Rankings: 🥇#1 in Urban Legends 🥇 #1 in YA Horror 🥈#2 in Occult Top 5 in Psychological Horror Top 5 in Horror

This story was inspired by total drama island (the original cast) and picture and the idea all came from @eavee_ry on TikTok, this story contains gore and had even traumatised me so much I could not sleep, so I suggest if you are not into horror, not to read this! Hope you enjoy. Sorry if there's any spelling mistakes. This is the first story I have ever made but I was interested in writing this as it seemed very interesting on TikTok!

EPILOGUE WILL BE FREE STARTING JUNE 29TH, 2023! Diana wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to escape. She's been trapped by a group of surgeons with a twisted passion and she's their next victim. ***** Diana Slater, a typical University student, wakes up in pain, tied to a bed and unable to see. After a mysterious figure, known only as Dr. Sweeney, nurses her back to health she finds out the truth. The Doctor has kidnapped her and given her a cat's eyes as part of a larger ploy to turn humans into collectibles. Now she's being trained by Ben, another patient, with the skin of a snake, on how to behave. Diana and Ben are forced to work together to try to escape the murderous doctors - until she discovers Ben might not be the victim he makes himself out to be. The only person Diana can trust is herself, and if she fails, her eyes won't give her another nine lives. [[Winner of the 2018 Fiction Awards for Best Horror Story]] [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

In the remote town of Whispering Pines, a dark secret lurks in the heart of the forest-a creature that has haunted the land for centuries. Locals speak in hushed tones, some fearful, others devoted to an ancient and twisted belief. When Lila Bennett disappears without a trace, her brother Eliot and a group of friends embark on a desperate search to uncover the truth. As they journey deeper into the forest, they uncover disturbing clues and a journal written by Lila herself-cryptic notes and unsettling drawings that hint at something far more sinister than they could have ever imagined. The locals' warnings become harder to ignore, and soon, the group realizes that the forest is no ordinary wilderness. It's a place where something ancient and terrifying waits. But the creature that rules these woods is more than just a beast-it's a force that feeds on fear and sacrifice, its existence bound by a twisted cult that believes it can control its hunger. As the outsiders unravel the mystery of Lila's disappearance, they are faced with an unimaginable truth: they are not alone, and they are not safe. Now, they must confront the creature, Nyxara, in a fight for survival-but some things are too monstrous to kill. In the final moments, as they believe the terror is over, a blood-curdling scream echoes through the trees, a reminder that in Whispering Pines, the forest always has the last word.