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Descoperirea
Adelle era o fata din Londra , care nu avea multi prieteni , si probleme in familie . Ea , in fiecare seara se plimba pe strazile Londrei . Dar intr-o seara ,s-a gandit sa mearga mai mult ca de obicei . A ajuns la o casa veche care parea parasita . Adelle a intrat in curtea casei , apoi a deschis usor usa ,s-a auzit uin scartait ciudat ce venea din spre scari , Adelle a urcat scarile , scartaitul era din ce in ce mai profund . La etaj era o usa , fata a deschis-o si in mijlocul camerei era un fotoliu vechi si pe jumatate rupt , in care statea o batrana ciudata . Cand a vazut-o pe Adelle , batrana a sarit din fotoliu si i-a spus cu o voce groasa :
-Pleaca din casa asta cat mai poti !! Fugi!!
Adelle a inghetat . A inceput sa fuga pe scari si a iesit din casa . Casa era inprejmuita de un gard viu , din care a sarit un caine cu un aspect ciudat care a muscat-o pe Adelle . Fata , speriata , a inceput din nou sa fuga si nu s-a mai oprit pana acasa .
Ajunsa in camera ei , Adelle a incercat sa adoarma . Spre dimineata , fata a inceput sa se simta ciudat , si s-a dus pana la baie .
Acolo a descoperit ceva ciudat, Adelle nu mai era ea , o fata inalta , frumoasa si cu ochii albastri .. Se transformase intr-o creatura urata , cu niste ochi galbeni si fiorosi .. Adelle a ramas incremenita in fata oglinzii..
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
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