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seen a horror movie that's actually scared me in a while. That was the last text Lacey

sent me before she went missing. I know it's irrational, but I hate myself for not doing

something. If you're not stopping her, but how is I supposed to know? How could I have anticipated

anything that was going to happen after? The film or whatever the hell it is made its

way into our small town like a plague only a few days ago. 12 people bought tickets for

it. 12 people are now missing. Among them was Lacey, my girlfriend for over two years.

At the risk of sounding like that guy. Our future was looking nothing but promising. We

had plans. I mean, we did. Until Mr. Fucking Blank showed up. This is nowhere near a conventional

missing person's case, of course. The rabbit hole goes deeper here. And honestly, the

details simply don't make any sense. From what I managed to dig up, this is a general

timeline of what had happened. An option to buy tickets for the film shows up at one

of the three theaters in our town, which is about a 20 minute walk from the house. Only

that one. And it wasn't available online, only at the front counter of the theater itself.

It wasn't supposed to be in the regular rotation. Also, none of the employees of the theater

were informed about any special screenings. They simply came in and saw that it replaced

a 530pm slot for a pre-existing film. That didn't question it because, I mean, what would

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