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Every since you were young, you'd have this odd reoccurring dream of being trapped in this dark forest. Other than the crackles of a single illuminated campfire, you'd hear noises of distress ringing through the trees. Laughter, screams, stomps of feet. You heard it all. But every noise would come to a halt the moment HE laughed. Oh, fresh meat... he's been waiting for your arrival. But anytime you'd get remotely close to this man, you'd awake in a cold sweat. Who was he, and why was he stalking you in your dreams?
Warnings:SA, BDSM, Drug mentions, Torture, Gore, Language, Sex, Manipulation mentions, and Needles *(lol)
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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