Whilst investigating the death of a local , a Brave High School Student called Jackson Bloggs uncovers a legend about a supernaturally-cursed, ripped book circulating throughout Virginia. As soon as anyone uses the book, he or she has exactly 15 days left to live.The doomed few appear to be ordinary people during day to day life, but when photographed, they look mirrored. A marked person feels like a slimy frog to touch.Jackson gets hold of the book, refusing to believe the superstition. A collage of images flash into his mind: a scheming cat balancing on a quiet , an old newspaper headline about an unfortunate accident, a hooded dog ranting about hands and a drinking well located in a dull place.When Jackson notices his feet have frog-like properties, he realises that the curse of the ripped book is true and calls in his fearless, a College Student called Isabella , to help.Isabella examines the book and willingly submits herself to the curse. She finds that the same visions flash before his eyes. She finds the scheming cat balancing on a quiet particularly chilling. She joins the queue for a supernatural death.Jackson and Isabella pursue a quest to uncover the meaning of the visions, starting with a search for the hooded dog. Will they be able to stop the curse before their time is up?
Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers.
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