It Called My Name
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Complete Tue, Jul 8, 2025<5 mins
She went to the woods to heal. But something in the forest was already waiting.
When Maren retreats to a cabin deep in the Appalachian mountains, she hopes for silence, solitude, and closure.
What she finds is a quiet that listens... and something in the trees that knows her name.
A short horror story inspired by Appalachian folklore.
If the forest ever calls your name, don't answer.
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