Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last SpokeEric LaRocca
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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke (2021)

Eric LaRocca

Others: Mixed

Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s—a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to deserve your eyes?

ISBN:
9781951658120
Length:
120 pages

Genres: horror

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