3 Different stories from 3 different groups; a family with a 5 year old child, a couple from the local university, and a few highschool friends - all lost in the same hell hole, a carnival of nightmares. The married couple loses their child and goes frantic trying to locate her, investigating the lore of the theme park. Each group discovers they're all part of an elaborate skeem to open the portal to hell. That's not all, each must finish each task before midnight if they want to see the child alive ever again.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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