Haunteds
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  • Time 5h 17m
  • Wattys winner
  • Reads 189,136
  • Votes 14,492
  • Parts 40
  • Time 5h 17m
  • Wattys winner
Complete, First published Oct 26, 2019
OPTIONED BY WATTPAD STUDIOS FOR PUBLISHING/MOVIE DEALS!!!

Also approached by 108 Media, the studio that produced Eerie (check it out in Netflix).

Winner of the Wattys 2020 Award in Horror/English

"This book really hooks you with its intriguing premise. A super fun horror story rooted in Filipino Folklore, with a science thriller twist - think Jurassic Park meets It Follows."

-----What the Wattys2020 Team said about Haunteds, Wattys2020 Winner in Horror category

Plot:

In 1974, the mysterious cult's mass kidnapping and ritualistic killing led to the summoning of the Shade-a paranormal entity of living shadow. Ever since then, starting in October in Bastillio-a city in the Philippines steeped in history and superstition-the Shade would be seen haunting twelve teenagers at night throughout the month, often resulting in their deaths.

But the discovery of U.V. lights as a deterrent from the Shade led the government to establish a system to contain the Shade's threat.

Fast forward to 2025, twenty years after the system had successfully prevented any more deaths, the media and global firestorm surrounding the phenomenon died down. So when sixteen-year-old Vergil Torres was identified as one of the twelve and was immediately brought to Biringan-the government shelter where haunteds like him would stay for the month-he was more excited than scared for his life.

But the gruesome and inexplicable death of one of them during their stay in the supposedly safe house renews the horror of the Shade. Reluctant at first, Vergil, together with his friends and Major Coleman, decided to get to the bottom of the mystery, if they are to survive through the month.
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