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Apr 2025
39m 33s

The Dark of the Forest, in the Shadow of...

Ballen Studios
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Story One – There is Something in the Forest Abandoned towns can be found scattered across the globe and are usually the epilogue of natural disaster or ever-changing economic factors. But every so often, an established settlement can turn into a ghost town for much more sinister reasons. The one featured in this story was allegedly abandoned because of some ... Show More
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