Come Out & Play by Patrick Tumblety
Uncomfortably Dark (September 2024)
The Synopsis
Scott has not left his house since causing the accident that killed his mother. To keep himself from harming his remaining loved ones, he repeats daily rituals and abides by superstitious, compulsive, and intrusive thoughts. He is successful in the endeavor until the night of his eighteenth birthday when something comes to tear him from the physical and mental walls he has built against the world.
Something that Scott fears has been sent by his mother to avenge her death.Continue Reading
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The Synopsis
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