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Set against the neon-streaked backdrop of a small 1980s coastal town, *The Pale Hours* follows Laura Halstead, a quiet, introspective woman working as a nurse at the local hospital. One humid Friday night, she and her tight-knit group of five friends meet at the dimly lit dive bar they''''ve frequented since high school — The Velvet Room. They laugh, drink, and share secrets they''''ve never dared say aloud. But when one of them, Annie, steps out for a smoke and never returns, the night fractures into something unspoken and sinister.At first, it''''s dismissed as a drunken mistake. Then another friend disappears. Then another.As Laura tries to unravel the mystery, strange things begin happening — cassette tapes show up on her doorstep with distorted whispers, strangers with hollow eyes seem to know her name, and cryptic symbols appear carved into her apartment walls. She begins to question her sanity. The police think she''''s hysterical. Even her remaining friends seem to be hiding something.But the truth is far worse: a hidden cult, rooted deep in the history of the town, is performing ancient rites. And someone very close to Laura — someone who''''s shared her deepest fears, comforted her, loved her — is behind it all.He''''s been offering her friends one by one in exchange for something that calls itself The Hollow Voice.Now Laura is the only one left.And the final ritual… is her. Statistics Overall Score This fiction has not received enough ratings yet to have a score. Total Views : 17 Average Views : 17 Followers : 0 Favorites : 0 Ratings : 0 Pages : 4 Advertisement Go to Table of Contents Mark as Not Interested Follow Favorite Read Later Fiction breaking rules? Report Advertisement Author