ever cross the river when the water is silent.

A river should speak.

If it goes quiet, something beneath is listening.

My cousin crossed anyway.

Now his reflection reaches the other bank before he does.

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The lift slows. 13 lights up. πŸ•―οΈ

That flicker in your stomach? Instinct trying to keep you alive. 🩸

Pre-orders for The 13th Floor are live. Three terrifying novellas. One floor the architect "forgot." πŸ‰

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Some floors aren’t skipped. They’re avoided.

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When the bells rang beneath the lake, Mara knew someone had drowned.

Then her dead husband walked out of the reeds, smiling.

β€œCome home,” he said.

She almost did.

Until the lake said it too.

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A β˜…β˜…β˜… review of Marshmallow (2025)

So the movie's only black guy is named...Franklin? Overly familiar setup lulls you into a sense of knowing where everything will lead...until it doesn't. You admire the attempt at something different even if it's not entirely successful (thanks, third act exposition dump!) . Scattershot gore and kids in danger makes this worth a watch with some hot cocoa.