Fear is a very interesting creature. You may not think so, but it is. Fear is the creature that hides in the deepest, darkest corner of every shadow. Plotting cunningly while you dream of your greatest memories. Unwinding your sanity with its outstretched claws and dragging you deep into a dark abyss. It is what keeps you up at night afraid of being devoured by a creature so terrifying that it conquers the unknown. It is your nightmare even if you don't understand why. It will find your weak spot and haunt you till you can stand it no more. It will never go away. Even long after you are gone.
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Zoe White has never really believed in ghost stories that were meant to scare the hebbie jebbies out of you. In fact, she pretty much laughs in their face with her three best friends. But when they dare enter a house that no one has ever come out alive from, Zoe's beliefs begin to quickly change. She learns that there is more to fear than meets the eye.
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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