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Very American gothic and definitely a weird one, you lived the description of this one up beautifully! Great work as usual, thanks for the pre-Halloween treat 👍🏻

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Thanks for reading!! It helps to get to see New England's foliage and weather change in person, really feels like a very Halloween-y section of the country!

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This is a wonderfully macabre story which creates a mood very similar to a story by Hawrhorne, full of New England's spookier scenes. I was entranced by the baleful atmosphere of Yarrow Academy and the enigmatic key. You have created an excellent Halloween chiller!

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Thanks for reading! Really glad to hear it compared to Hawthorne!

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Fantastic. Brilliant atmosphere, excellent gothic style, superb imagery. Bravo!

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Oct 30, 2023Liked by Ethan Sabatella

I swear I could feel the wind whipping the dry leaves around me, and the room got a little bit darker as I was reading this. Our protagonist was clearly driven mad but I’m not sure what caused his death. More importantly, who took possession of the key ??

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As I said to Grandma, the best horror is left unexplained! Thanks for reading!

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Oct 30, 2023Liked by Ethan Sabatella

I think the current headmaster knows more than he’s letting on. You can’t trust those Mew England boarding schools. They all have dark skeletons in their closets 😂

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Oct 27, 2023Liked by Ethan Sabatella

Definitely, as you said, “ a weird Halloween tale”! Just wondering what actually happened to Ward Robertson?

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The best horror is left unexplained, I think! Thanks for reading!

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