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Horror

1 story | Updated May 22, 2023

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The Shallow Grave

By Anne Welborn

• Read time: 7 min • Genre(s): Horror, Paranormal • Type: Short Story • Status: Complete • Rating: 13+ • Tags: Curse, Unholy bargain, immortality at a price, phobia

If you were afraid of germs and infection why would you make a bargain with dead woman to bury her in an old graveyard that is more than likely absolutely heaving with bacteria.

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