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Ongoing, First published Oct 02, 2024
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What happens when a once-believed urban legend turned out to be a real nightmare waiting to happen.

A group of seven close friends - Ryder, Elizabeth, Penelope, Gabriella, Jonas, David, and Michael -have just graduated and are excited for their future. But their celebration turns to terror when Ryder went missing for three days after the party. Their beloved friend has been possessed by a malevolent force known as oftentimes as the Devil of Shadows. As Ryder's condition worsens, the friends are thrust into a nightmarish journey through the haunted forest, entitled "The Deadwood Vale".

It is only a matter of time before the devil takes over.
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Clarimonde

13 parts Complete

Sora and her friends decide to spend the weekend after graduation at a distant cabin in what seems to be the most peaceful woods ever imaginable. The first night a ghost story about a cruel woman named Clarimonde is told. Then strange things begin to happen to Sora and her unfortunate friends. The woods have been hiding a dark secret and when Sora seems to be connected in some way to the secret and the scary ghost story, bad things happen and the perfect weekend getaway turns into the most dangerous one yet. Is someone trying to mess with these poor teenagers or is there more to this ghost story that is hidden from our unfortunate friends?

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