After Ms. Fitzgerald's journal was thoroughly analyzed, police continued their search for the missing woman, combing the city for her whereabouts. She was never found. However, around the same time as her disappearance, various people attending support groups around the city began to disappear. Authorities believe the cases may be related, Ms. Fitzgerald being just one of the many missing victims.

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On July 16th, 2018, the apartment of Julie Fitzgerald was investigated based on the suspicion that she had gone missing (as reported by her family). While there was nothing missing from Ms. Fitzgerald's home, a journal was found in one of the drawers of her writing desk...

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No Strings Attached

A macabre string of murders puts Detective Hayes on the trail of a bizarre and clever killer. But as Hayes continues to try and solve the case, he discovers that he too is just another piece of a much larger puzzle.

The Kingdom of Cellars

In a quiet little town, a haunting tradition continues.

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No Strings Attached Written by Steven Anzalone

The Kingdom of Cellars written by Mark Anzalone

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A man wandering the roads at night comes upon an existential epiphany, leading to unprecedented enlightenment—or utter madness.

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The Dream Under the World

Wellington Redfield, an insurance adjuster from the small town of Suttercraft, New Hampshire, died in his sleep on June 26th, 2008. Upon collection of his belongings, his cousin May Darby discovers a worn notebook beneath some loose floorboards. The following are the strange accounts of that hidden diary.

Beyond the Pale

The following account was found on the desk of Dr. Patricia Romera, a professor of biological anthropology at the University of Vermont. She was last seen in her office on November 16th, 2005 during a severe thunderstorm. Her missing persons case has never been solved.

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On November 13, 2017, the room of Luke Stremholdt at the Wilmore Psychiatric Hospital in Manchester, England was found empty. Upon inspection, he left a letter on his desk recounting the childhood experience (and delusions) that earned him his place in the hospital. No one in the facility claimed to have seen him, except for the few patients who said they saw him outside their windows, attached to a series of strings and being lifted into the sky.

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Pulling Strings voiced by Lou Sutcliffe

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The small city of Distoria appeared directly after the Great Darkness of 1999. It is nearly the exact twin of the much older Common Castle, the two lying separated by only a small stretch of woods. Distoria differs from its sibling by means of a far more aged appearance and a sickly aesthetic that informs it with no small amount of menace.

An artist, with no choices left to him, visits in hope that the dark myths attributed to the towns are true.

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Red Rembrandt written by Mark Anzalone

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The Rotten Pumpkin Man

After the Great Darkness of 1999, many towns that were once occupied were discovered abandoned. One such town, Harvest Creek, is located just outside the borders of Autumn City. One of the many artifacts discovered after the hamlet's apparent desertion was a journal located in one of the empty residence. The small book, which contained an account of a supposed mass murder at the hands of a strange folklore figure, became infamous for its similarities to Autumn City's own killer - Jack Lantern. Some have speculated that Jack Lantern was once a citizen of the small town, while others believe that the killer based his haunting persona on the antagonist of the bloody tale. There are even those who have come to believe that Jack Lantern isn't human at all, but the Rotten Pumpkin Man himself.

The Spirit Photographer

In October of 2006, Katie Tammer was the only remaining witness to an odd mass disappearance that took place at the annual Nemeroff Masquerade - a yearly costume party thrown by millionaire, Stanley Nemeroff, at his lake house in Camden, Maine. While Ms. Tammer was initially held as a person of interest, the lack of evidence tying him to any wrong-doing eventually lead to her release. Shortly after, Ms. Tammer disappeared from the country, but had left a letter tacked to the wall of her apartment's entryway. The note was a telling of the events of the night in question, which drastically differed from her account tendered to the police, where she claimed the guests had simply disappeared after she returned from her smoke break. The following is the content of Ms. Tammer's letter.

The Hunting Houses

A man ruminates within the confines of a haunted house. Pondering the nature of his home, he comes to a terrifying conclusion.

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Stories written By Mark Anzalone

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The Spirit Photographer voiced by Gina Smith

The Hunting houses voiced by Jessie Van Hove

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