Still Water
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Ongoing1h 8m
Last published Sat, May 30, 2026
After the sudden death of his parents, sixteen-year-old Rowan Hale is sent to spend the summer in the quiet coastal town of Blackwood Bay.
The town is... wrong.
The people are too friendly, like they're watching him.
The woods feel alive, like something is always just out of sight.
And the bay itself-still and silent around a rusted shipwreck-doesn't behave like water should.
The only person who doesn't seem to fit is Andy Calder-distant, guarded, and impossible to ignore.
As Rowan's anxiety worsens and strange things begin to blur the line between reality and illusion, he starts to realize the truth:
Blackwood Bay doesn't just hide something.
It's waiting.
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