Howton Institution for the Mentally Challenged and Criminally Insane: A place for serial killers, psychotics, and the deranged. Within the walls of this institution, inmates and employees alike find the sanity slipping from their minds, leading each of them to slowly go insane.
A special patient is about to enter these walls, one with charismatic charm and a persona that screams "innocent." Inducted into Howton for the crème de la crème of all crimes is Mr. Harry E. Styles, and his path will soon cross with that of his new and empathetic caretaker, Sarah Collins. What will become of the two? Will she see past Harry's charm and continue to consider him to be a criminal, or will she come to believe everything Harry says?
Strange and frightening occurrences begin wreaking havoc on the people at Howton after his indictment. Is this all a coincidence, or is Harry the one terrorizing everyone in this already chilling institution?
~~~AUTHOR'S NOTE~~~
Hi to all new and returning readers of Unhinged! I'm here to remind you of two key things about this story: first, this story is not necessarily about real-life Harry Styles or One Direction; I consider this to be an alternate universe, where One Direction does not exist and Harry is just a normal person (kind of). That is why I filed this story under "Mystery / Thriller" instead of "Fanfiction." Secondly, I started writing this book several years ago and after posting Chapter 5, I stopped using Wattpad until very recently! Chapter 6 is the "reboot" of this story, and I am currently in the process of editing all previous chapters to allow for a better and more coherent reading experience. I'm excited for the future of this story and can't wait for you all to see it unfold. Thanks so much for reading this far, and I hope you enjoy what you read!
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Allie doesn't believe the car crash that caused her amnesia was an accident. She knows the truth is hidden in her past, but maybe some secrets are best left forgotten.
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When Allie Castillo wakes up after a terrible car crash with a severe case of amnesia, she wonders if there's more to the accident than meets the eye. Returning to a life she can't remember, she starts uncovering who she was before the crash, and the answers aren't comforting. Chased by nightmares that feel more like memories, and urged by a mysterious classmate eager to help her remember, Allie finds herself on a dangerous path once more. Escaping the past isn't going to be easy, especially when her survival now depends on remembering who she used to be.
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