Gravesend Lighthouse: Blood at High Tide.
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Gravesend Lighthouse: Blood at High Tide is a harrowing descent into the fractured psyche of Sam-a man haunted by guilt, tormented by trauma, and stalked by supernatural forces. After a brutal act of violence is committed against Sam's family, Sam is the main suspect but is found not guilty. Sam then exiles himself to the desolate Gravesend Lighthouse, where he joins two enigmatic caretakers, but the crashing waves offer no solace. As eerie visions intensify and the ghostly apparitions of his wife and daughter begin to manifest, Sam must confront the horrifying truth of what he's done-and what awaits him in the shadows. Blending psychological dread with creeping supernatural terror, Gravesend Lighthouse explores the razor-thin line between guilt and madness, delusion and reality, and the chilling price of a conscience collapsing in isolation.
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