Uncanny Valley (ONC 2024)
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Last published Sat, Mar 2, 2024
In the shadowed heart of Uncanny Valley, a wildland whispered about in hushed tones and shrouded in folklore, the disappearance of young Samson White has unsettled the tight-knit community of Appletree. When FBI Agent Lucinda Ferryman arrives in the town, her presence stirs more than just the Spring leaves. With a history as enigmatic as the valley itself, her investigation threatens to unravel not just the mystery of Samson's vanishing but also the very fabric of Uncanny Valley's darkest secrets.
(retro horror; prompt #78; set as 'mature' rating even though not planning any gore, course language, sexually explicit content but, hey, why limit myself; set in the Roanoke State universe).
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