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An inevitable fate awaits those who stare too hard at the inkblots.
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Death comes to me in the form of a teenage boy...
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Memoirs of a stolen childhood and innocence lost
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Her obsession made him jealous, but her transformation confirmed his worst fears.
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A young couple desperately tries to cling to their fraying sanity and delusions.
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A serial killer awakens from a coma to a harsh reality he is not prepared for...
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It was supposed to be a phony prophecy, yet the fires of jealousy and rage were stoked.
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A Bitter Price to Pay
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A young woman's quest to break free from a mother's stronghold.
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In the subdued darkness, she is the stronger one.
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