The House on Larkspur Hill
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Complete Wed, Apr 30, 2025<5 mins
When 17-year-old Mae moves to a sleepy town with a forgotten past, she's drawn to a decaying mansion at the top of Larkspur Hill. Locals say the house is cursed, haunted by a girl who vanished decades ago. But when Mae starts dreaming of the girl-and waking up with dirt under her fingernails-she realizes the house isn't just haunted. It's hungry.
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