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The Angler

David encounters an entrancing, Lovecraftian horror spinning webs of deceit between the dusky pine trees.

David goes fishing; he doesn't catch anything for a while. He notices something bobbing in the water - a human SKULL. He panics, hurries back home.

On the way, in the woods, David finds strange, overgrown shapes that look like humans. A voice resonates through the woods, saying his name. He runs. A brutal red light tracks him, through the trees.

David makes it to safety - a low, concrete shelter built into the woods. He slams the door and the THING prowls outside the room. Soon, fog pours through the seams of the door - and David collapses.

In vision, David sees an Old Man, in an old woodworking shed. The two embrace, and the Old Man leads David out of the front door-- a barbed spike spouts from David's chest, and the glowing vision world vanishes, leaving only night and death.

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