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First published 2017
Murder in the Dark written by Jacqueline Rayner, Something at the Door written by Mike Tucker, The Monster in the Woods written by Paul Magrs, Toil and Trouble written by Richard Dungworth, Mark of the Medusa written by Mike Tucker, Trick or Treat written by Jacqueline Rayner, The Living Image written by Scott Handcock, Organism 96 written by Paul Magrs, The Patchwork Pierrot written by Scott Handcock, Blood Will Out written by Richard Dungworth, The Mist of Sorrow written by Craig Donaghy, Baby Sleepy Face written by Craig Donaghy
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