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In 1657, a mob murdered an innocent woman as a witch and stole her child; dying, she cursed them. For centuries the curse has slept.\n\nIn 2019, four of the town's teenagers—Beth, Grady, Steve, and Alice—hike up to see the grave, and something ancient and blood-hungry wakes. Maggie has returned to reclaim 'her baby,' and she will carve through the whole village to get it. 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