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Gravekeeper

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dark gothic horror short

A short, atmospheric story, which can't be described very much without giving things away.

This story originally made available for pay-what-you-want on itch.io, and later I recorded myself reading it for Youtube. If you'd like to support me and my writing-career, you can still purchase this story: https://zacharywhitworth.itch.io/gravekeeperAll Rights Reserved

dark gothic horror short

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Gravekeeper
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