Clara's sweet sixteen was supposed to be a night to remember, spent with her closest friends at the county zoo. But as the sun sets and shadows deepen, the innocent celebration turns sinister. Tanner, the charming and enigmatic zoo cafeteria worker, has promised them a night of fun and free draft root beer. Little do they know, Tanner has spiked the drinks with a mind-altering substance that slowly unravels their sanity.
Laughter turns to terror as the group begins to hear unsettling animal noises echoing through the empty zoo. The once-docile Spitz the Alpaca, wronged earlier in the day when they fed his food to the llamas, is now stalking them with a murderous intent. One by one, Clara's friends fall victim to the vengeful creature, leaving her to confront the horrifying reality: the only way to survive is to outsmart the alpaca and use its own toxicity against it.
In a desperate bid for survival, Clara must navigate the darkened zoo, face her deepest fears, and find the strength to defeat the malevolent Spitz. "Spit It Out" is a chilling tale of betrayal, fear, and the primal fight for life against a nightmarish predator. Can Clara turn the tables on the alpaca, or will she become its final victim?
Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers.
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