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DARKWATER BAY
By Laura Hockridge

GENRE: Thriller, Mystery
LOGLINE:

In a small coastal town, a determined female police detective must confront the sinister legacy of a century-old curse when a series of gruesome murders reveals a supernatural force targeting men and threatening to possess her teenage daughter. With the help of an enigmatic bookstore owner, she must unravel the town’s dark history and stop the vengeful entity before it's too late.

SYNOPSIS:

Police Detective Sarah Mason juggles her demanding job while trying to raise her teenage daughter Lily in the small coastal town of Darkwater Bay. She must cancel their Spring Break vacation plans when Sarah is called to investigate a gruesome murder at the docks, the first of a series of killings that will soon shake the town to its core.

As Sarah delves deeper into the case, she discovers a disturbing pattern: only men are being targeted, and strange symbols are carved into the bodies. The murders coincide with the groundbreaking of the Baywater Condo Project two years ago, which disturbed unmarked graves on land once owned by the reclusive Blackwood family.

Sarah learns from the Historical Society about the dark legacy of the Blackwoods, who were rumored to have practiced witchcraft. She also discovers that Talia Morgan, the enigmatic owner of the town’s bookstore and coffee shop, is a direct descendant of the Blackwoods.

With Talia’s reluctant help, Sarah begins to uncover the truth behind the ancient curse tied to the disturbed graves. Meanwhile, the malevolent force behind the murders grows stronger, targeting Sarah's daughter Lily with the intent to possess her.

As the town’s panic escalates and the body count rises, Sarah must navigate skepticism from her colleagues, including the police chief. She relies on her friend and partner Tim to help solve the case, but ultimately realizes that she must trust Talia’s knowledge of the supernatural to stop the killings.

In the decaying ruins of the Blackwood estate deep in the woods, Sarah and Talia confront the malevolent force. With the aid of an ancient amulet and Talia’s ancestral spellbook, they banish the entity, save Lily and lift the curse from Darkwater Bay.

Or have they?

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