Crooked House
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Ongoing, First published Apr 30, 2021
Mature
It is autumn in the small town of Woodsbrook, and Halloween is just around the corner. As children and children at heart prepare for this years upcoming treats and traditions, the local  Fun Fair opens its gates to the public for the annual Fall Fun Festival. There'll be games, such as bobbing for apples, festive foods, live entertainment, and best of all, there is a new attraction at the fair this year- The Curse of Crooked House. Desperate to be the first ones inside, a group of rowdy high school students decide to break into the fair at night and check it out for themselves. After finding a control room and switching everything on, the group begins to explore the haunted house, and the party begins. Soon, however, they find that no matter how hard they try, they can't seem to stay together. The walls keep moving. Doors appear and then disappear. Scenes in the attraction keep changing and becoming darker, more disturbing. Worst of all, someone is watching them, following them, hidden by the fake fog and cobwebs. Someone with a taste for blood. Someone who has a very important job to do. A cloaked, masked figure who will not stop until they are all dead-and the ritual is complete...
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