Every person has a wish in life, it goes from wanting money to finding true love. Either way her wish is a dreadful thing that everyone fears, but in her eyes the world that we live in is the dreadful thing. She was pure, an angel indeed, the love in her heart, the spark in her eyes, they all vanished. A heart full of hatred, eyes full of envy dull as ever, my god she turned into a monster. The memories she used to enjoy are now her worst enemy, the smile she used to have turned into an evil gesture. She claims she knows it all, the believes she had, the faith she had, all gone. She cries no more tears " for the Weak" she whispers, " you see I find it amusing the screams of pure agony the sweat and tears" she spoke with a dark grin.
She no longer believes in happiness "it's all delusions, a way to cope with reality. They are too scared from reality so why not live a lie, after all everyone wants the easy way out" my god, what a monster indeed.
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
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