The Hollow God
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1987, Black Hollow - a secluded, rotting mining town buried in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Once prosperous, it is now a husk of broken homes, shuttered churches, and rusted industry. The dense forest around the town holds secrets older than America itself, steeped in folklore, missing persons, and unexplained madness. Time seems to warp in Black Hollow, and outsiders rarely leave unchanged - if they leave at all.
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