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The Watcher in the Woods

by Florence Engel Randall · 1976

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When their family moves into a house at the edge of a forest, two sisters sense an invisible presence as strange occurrences take place.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thishorrorhorrorMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisparanormalparanormalMore like thisLess of this
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