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The Ghost of Burnt Ranch

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Reads 42
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Parts 12
Time 38m

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Something bad happened in the small town of Burnt Ranch a hundred years ago - something so bad the townsfolk still refuse to speak of it.  But there are whispers of a vengeful ghost lurking in the shadows, waiting to unleash the fury of a hundred years onto an unwary soul.  Alex, a visiting student, doesn't put much stock in the stories of the ghost, but the scars from a hundred-year-old grudge run deep in this isolated town.  After all, there is much more to fear in Burnt Ranch than just the ghost...All Rights Reserved

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