Stanley has lived alone in the small town of Chestercoine, New Hampshire for seven years, spending his time with his books, his flute, and his television set. What he never knew about his house was that it is also the home of many a restless spirit; restless spirits that feed on pain alone, and cause it to grow until it leads the current resident to their own death. When a tragic event throws Stanley into a deep depression, the spirits in his home begin to feed off of his pain. Is Stanley strong enough to be the first to escape this cycle of death? Or will he, too, succumb to the spirits' hunger for pain, and become one of them?
WARNING: This story includes references to touchy subjects such as: rape, self harm, infidelity, graphic violence, graphic sexuality, harsh language, domestic abuse, etc.
Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers.
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