WHEN A GAME
COMES WITH A PRICE
THE TAKING OF
CHARLIE SPENCER
The board was only meant to be a game.
Instead, it brought a nightmare into our home.
The summer of 1975 was supposed to be peaceful, especially in the aftermath of the war. But on an ordinary day, our father brought home a witch board—and inadvertently threw our lives into chaos.
The vision of something moving in the shadows is the first thing that alerts us to its presence, its appearance in my brother Jacob’s dream the next. It isn’t until our parents begin to witness the monster firsthand that we realize something is wrong.
But how are we meant to fight something that isn’t supposed to exist?
THE HAUNTING OF
ALICE ROMMEL
Five months ago, everything was simple.
Five months ago, nothing had changed.
Five months ago, the nightmare hadn’t yet begun.
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The game wasn't supposed to change our lives, and it certainly wasn't supposed to change Alice. But on the night of July 2nd, my best friend discovered a spirit board in our family attic, and my sister, Alice, unknowingly let something inside. What first begins as knocks on the walls and shivers down our spines soon turns into things shattering, windows breaking. But it isn't until Alice begins to descend into madness that the reality becomes clear:
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We let something in.
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And now, I must try to stop it.