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Gothic horror in 1887 Netherlands as Lucy fights to save her twin from a mysterious illness tied to an ancient bog corpse.
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Gothic horror in 1887 Netherlands as Lucy fights to save her twin from a mysterious illness tied to an ancient bog corpse.
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The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister's condition, but it's clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harborin...
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Sexual content
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On-page sexual content and infidelity; sexual assault context present
Violence & gore
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Extreme gore with cannibalism, body horror, blood, and eyeball violence
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Minor drug use mentioned in passing
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Sapphic relationship elements and taboo queer undertones featured
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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Background supernatural folk-horror without formal spellcraft
Occult / demonology
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Central possession by a supernatural entity tied to a bog corpse
Political content
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Background themes of 19th-century sexism, classism, and power
Self-harm / suicide
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Self-harm depicted on-page along with a suicide attempt
Abuse & suffering
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On-page domestic and sexual abuse; animal harm; off-page child death
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