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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 27

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The houses, trees, even the street is a dull, grey.
Everywhere, the dust is settling, moving familiar sights into something else. It’s like the town is slowly being replaced by this monochrome, silent landscape. This is much more ominous as of now...
#SomethingIsWrong #NewWorld #Erosion

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 27

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It's not just about the people. It’s, everything. This dust is a part of it. I'm walking through a world that’s something else entirely, I can feel its breath on my neck.
#Uncanny #AlienWorld #VineGroveKY
"The true horror is not what they became, but what they were."
— The-Archivist

The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 27

Dispatch Fragment 1/3

SOURCE: Alpha
STAMP: Nov. 4.
STATUS: Incomplete
THREAT LEVEL: Red
INTEGRITY: Critical
ENV: Outdoors, Day

The food is gone. I have to go out. The air outside is thick with a fine, grey dust, like ash, but it smells sickly sweet. It coats everything.
#TheShadowFiles #Murkwood

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Now there's a new sound, a scratching at the doors. A desperate, frantic sound. Not like they’re trying to get in, more like trying to get out. A chorus of voices, not a mob, a horde? The decibel level is quite high. For now, I shall retreat from the sound..
#TheSoundOfFear #Organized

The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Fear isn’t the sound itself, but what it means. They are no longer a threat in silence. The sound is a cruel embodiment of what they once were. The spark seems to be fading...
#Horror #Confession #Nightmare

"The true horror is not what they became, but what they were."

— The-Archivist

The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 25

Dispatch Fragment 1/3
SOURCE: Alpha
STAMP: Nov. 3.
STATUS: Incomplete
THREAT LEVEL: Orange
INTEGRITY: Compromised
ENV: Indoors, Night

The silence is gone. It's been replaced by a low, rhythmic sound from outside. A chorus. Not words, laughter. Maniacal, distorted, wrong...
#TheShadowFiles #Murkwood

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 25

Whatever it takes

The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 25

😂

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 24

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I have been trying to reach anyone, but every channel is a dead end. Radio, internet, cell service—it’s all gone. We are completely isolated. No help is coming. It's as if we have been forgotten or sacrificed. I have to get out of this town...

#Isolation #NoSignal #Disconnected

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 24

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This isn't just about us being alone. It’s about being cut off. The contagion isn't just spreading, it's isolating its hosts. The silence is a method of control, a form of quarantine. And it's working perfectly.
#Contagion #WeAreAlone #Horror
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"Fear lies in silence"
— The-Archivist

The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 24

Dispatch Fragment 1/3
SOURCE: Alpha
STAMP: Nov. 3.
STATUS: Incomplete
THREAT LEVEL: Orange
INTEGRITY: Compromised
ENV: Indoors, Night

The last sound from the outside world? Endless ringing on the phone line. Silence heavier than fog. Power is on, but there’s no dial tone.
#TheShadowFiles #Murkwood

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 24

I'm interested, sounds intriguing

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Lights cut through the fog, but I can't see anything yet. I pried the blinds open to reveal fog so thick the streetlights are halos. The one outside the house... it caught him. He's standing in his front yard, holding the head of a person on the ground.
#StrangeBehavior #Nightmare

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 23

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The person on the ground... their body just started to twitch. Not like a seizure, but like a puppet whose strings are being pulled too tight. He just stands there, holding them, completely impassive. No emotion.
#SomethingIsWrong #Horror

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 23

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This isn't a rescue. This is a conversion. He's not attacking... he's creating. It's a method. A process. And it’s right outside my window. We're not safe.
#NewVector #TheyreHere #Isolation
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"The true horror is not what they became, but what they were."

— The-Archivist

The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 23

Dispatch Fragment 1/4
SOURCE: Alpha
STAMP: Nov. 2.
STATUS: Incomplete
THREAT LEVEL: Yellow
INTEGRITY: Distressed
ENV: Night, Fog

The rhythmic, deliberate thump-thump-thump is what dragged me out of a dead sleep. It’s too organized. Too calm. Forced to investigate...
#TheShadowFiles #Murkwood

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 23

I love this

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 23

Misty

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 23

I'm not 100% sure what to call it yet. I've been writing stories for years but, as of late. I've been more into this Dystopian anthology of sorts but, wanted to thank you for taking the time to give me a like.

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 22

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I poured it down the drain. The viscous liquid clung to the sides of the sink for a moment before disappearing. The smell, a faintly metallic, old pennies and burnt electronics. It's not natural. Called the water department but, no answer, Nothing.
#SomethingInTheWater #Contamination

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Saw my neighbor, Hemlock. He said his water is the same, and that the town's never had trouble with the well. He thinks something got into our groundwater. The town itself beginning to have a certain odor about itself. This can't be a good sign, that's for sure...
#Horror #NoEscape
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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dispatch Fragment 1/3
SOURCE: Alpha
STAMP: Oct. 31.
STATUS: Incomplete
THREAT LEVEL: Yellow
INTEGRITY: Compromised
ENV: Indoor, Morning

Woke up thirsty. Water from the tap came out milky and wrong, with tiny specks swirling inside. My throat suddenly went bone dry.
#TheShadowFiles #Murkwood

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Its head is at an angle, as if it hears a sound I can't. It's ignoring me, even though I've gotten closer. I saw it. A slow, thick trickle of black fluid is leaking from its nostril, dripping onto the dead leaves. It's not blood. It's too viscous.
#StrangeBehavior #Eerie

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Its eyes are glassy. Vacant. There's nothing in there. This animal is just an empty shell, almost like a vessel. It seems... hollowed out. I'm heading back now. The silence of these woods doesn't feel empty anymore. It feels like it's watching.
#Horror #Hollow

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The Shadow Files™ @shadowfiles.bsky.social · Aug 22

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