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Last published Mon, Dec 11, 2017
Eatonbrook is a village of secrets. And the secrets are starting to spill over.
A dark entity haunts the gilded Eatonbrook Forest, taking the village children and replacing them with replicas.
Will the village survive the rising evil? Where are the children and what exactly has replaced them?
No one can be truly prepared for the horrors about to be unleashed.
Mature rating: This story contains graphic violence, and strong language.
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