When the Sky Fell on Splendor
After a small-town tragedy, a grief-bound teen friend group films a sky anomaly—and wakes up to a reality-bending mystery.
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The God Project
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Outpost
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The Underground City
A mine engineer returns to a supposedly exhausted Scottish coal mine and uncovers a hidden underground world of mystery and danger.
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Girls with Sharp Sticks
At a girls-only boarding school, one student uncovers a terrifying program behind beauty, obedience, and control.
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