The Vortex
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Five people, three young men and two young women, accompanied by mysterious deformed man who apparently has been living for hundreds of years, step into a woods with no exit. From the outside, and on the maps, the woods look like a small area, but once you get in, there is no end in sight. Strange things start to happen, and strange blood thirsty creatures are appearing in the woods, threatening to kill and dismember the group. Even things that appear harmless can kill you in this place. It's never safe. Cars are starting to lose gas, people are starting to get tired and apathetic, will they ever get out?
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