This story is about my own Creepypasta, I call them, Zebizo, they were born a male, but prefer being called they/them. The first chapter will have his backstory. In this book AKA Universe, Ben, Sally, all the kid characters will be older, but in this story, everyone that died before 18, will look 18, when they turn 18, and they will look 18 for the rest of they're lives in this story. Anyways, this story will be LGBTQ+ related, it will have blood, violence, cursing, torture, possibility of there being sex/rape, there will be murder, killing, fighting, and much more. Don't read if you aren't at least 18, but don't put your age or jokes about your age, because I don't need to know and I don't want to know. And I don't want to see any racist/sexiest/homophobic/transphobic comments, or anything like that. Just have a good time and enjoy. Also, Zebizo will be a friend of mine, he's already given me permission to use somethings about him, buy I'll leave most things private. Today is August 29th 2022, and I'll probably not edit this description.
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
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