The following was scrawled into a diary found in a house located in New Hollow - one of the towns permanently quarantined since the closure of the Great Darkness of 1999. Often simply known as "weird towns," these places are cordoned off from the public due to their "dangerous conditions." While few concrete details are ever offered, there are often rumors about what strangeness lurks in the abandoned cities.

After being closed in 2001, New Hollow was the subject of many such rumors. Some stated that time worked differently in the city, while others claimed consciousness interacted with the town in some bizarre way. In 2007, a group of brave (or stupid) urban explorers trespassed the city's borders. Exploring various places, the adventurers found a strange diary in one of the many houses in the city. While the house seemed to be the same one described in the diary, the small book was found in a child's bedroom full of toys, old clothing, and a small library of children's books. Curiously, all the books were face out except one - "The Hag in the Hut" - which, when flipped over, revealed a haggard looking witch on its cover. Additionally, and to the explorers' chagrin, they also reportedly found a pile of human bones living beneath the room's bed.

After missing for a week, only 2 of the 5 trespassers came back from the town. Authorities took the individuals into custody, and the diary the individuals brought back with them was eventually given to researchers at Mistoric university, as few artifacts from the quarantined zones are available for research. As for the remaining explorers, it was never discovered, or at least revealed, what became of them.

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A letter that was sent to the Director of Whistling Grove Sanitarium, located just outside Manchester, England.

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On July 31, 2008, a strange journal was found near the banks of Green Lake in Thunderburg, Ohio. The small diary belonged to one Joseph Harland. He was reported missing, along with his wife and kids, only a few days before. The following excerpts are the last few entries logged.

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On May 27th of 2017, the apartment of reporter Elle Williams was investigated due to her prolonged absence from both work and social life. Testimony from neighbors said that she had grown isolated and quiet in recent weeks. According to one woman, the last person seen coming from her apartment wore a wide brimmed hat and long coat, not unlike those worn by The Dark Hats - a pejorative term for citizens of the city of Nighthead.  The only other clue to her whereabouts was an article, of sorts, left on her writing desk. It was dated only a few weeks before her disappearance and describes William's most recent work.

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The photographer has a grim revelation that will change things forever.

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A photographer finds a mysterious shape in his pictures. Trying to discern the origin of the strange thing, he finds himself at the borders of another world.

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The men of a small arctic town seek fortune in the unexplored mountains. Upon finding riches beyond words, they attract the attention of something similarly indescribable.

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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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