GutWrench
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  • Reads 132
  • Votes 13
  • Parts 4
  • Time 24m
Ongoing, First published Jan 10, 2023
Mature
A young woman finds herself trapped in a psych ward, with little to no memory of her life outside of the institution. The only remnants of her past come in the form of disturbing nightmares and fleeting flashbacks, with mentions of a tall, pale man present in each of them. Will she be able to sort out the troubles of her past, or will she continue to be tormented by the nagging sense of paranoia eating away at her?

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Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son. ***** 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]] [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]