Monuments
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- Parts 6
MatureOngoing1h 43m
Last published Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Private Investigator, Vincent Trench receives a request from a young woman who wishes for him to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding her boyfriend's death. Taking the job, Vincent travels to the mysterious and decrepit town of Serwick, Massachusetts where he discovers something more distressing than a simple murder. Strange and lurid revelations lurk around every corner, and a forgotten past haunts Vincent like a malevolent wraith in this thrilling and mysterious psychological horror story.
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