Ryn is a normal girl in a normal life in the early 1900s, living with her sister on a small farm in the interior British Columbian mountains.
Things take a sinister twist when she encounters a magician at an unassuming anniversary party along the shores of a lake.
This magician performs a horrifying, gruesome operation on her after trapping her in a shack at the edge of the lake. After breaking free, she escapes into the endless dark forest and begins the fight for survival.
This story is a bone chilling tale of a girl, a magician, a pig, and a rescuer that may or may not have good intentions.
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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