From The Other Side
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A fateful night left behind six brutally murdered young corpses and a once peaceful bucolic town crushed. With time, the people slowly recovered from the shocking incident. Everybody moved on and forgot about the horrific bloodshed at the Madsen estate that would forever remain a mystery.
But Oliver could never.
Even after seven years of continuous therapy, he still found himself tied to his deep trauma and a debilitating case of catoptrophobia. In order to maintain his fragile sanity, all mirrors have been banished from his sight, and all reflecting surfaces covered. He spends his secluded existence in an eternal monotone.
Until, on another fateful night, he is forced to face his fears.
A new cycle has begun, and whatever was the cause of those boys' demises seven years ago is back in town, and out on the hunt.
No one is safe anymore.
[ONC 2020 - Qualifier from Rounds One and Two]
[ONC 2020 - Longlister]
[ONC 2020 - Shortlister]
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