Do not watch

by J. A. Darke · 2016

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Sam's father runs an antique store specializing in bizarre and unique collectibles, so buying the desk of a deceased horror movie director, and finding a old video-tape labeled "The Gaunt Man, only copy, do not watch" is not a surprise—but when Sam and his friends do watch the tape, they are horrified to realize they have released the gaunt man into the world.

Genre
horrorhorrorMore like thisLess of thisparanormalparanormalMore like thisLess of this
Themes
moviesmoviesMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 128 pages

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