The Unholy Tome

In the small town of Millfield, there was an old mansion that stood on the edge of the forest. The locals knew it as the haunted house, but nobody knew the real story behind its dark history.

One day, a group of teenagers decided to break into the mansion to explore its secrets. As they walked through the dusty rooms, they came across a strange book that was bound in human skin. Curiosity got the better of them, and they began to read it aloud.

Suddenly, the room began to shake, and the walls started to bleed. The teenagers tried to escape, but the door wouldn't budge. They were trapped.

As they looked around in terror, a figure appeared in the corner of the room. It was a woman, dressed in black, with long hair that covered her face. She approached them slowly, her eyes fixed on the book.

"Give it to me," she said, her voice like nails on a chalkboard. "That book belongs to me."

The teenagers, paralyzed with fear, handed her the book. The woman smiled, revealing a row of sharp teeth.

"Thank you," she said. "I've been waiting for this for a long time."

Suddenly, the room went dark, and the teenagers heard the sound of bones cracking. When the lights came back on, they were alone in the room, but the book was gone.

They tried to leave the mansion, but the door was still locked. As they sat in the darkness, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching. The woman appeared once again, but this time, she looked different.

Her hair was no longer covering her face, and the teenagers could see that she was not human. Her eyes glowed red, and her skin was as black as coal.

"I thank you for freeing me from that cursed book," she said. "In return, I will spare your lives."

The teenagers breathed a sigh of relief, but their joy was short-lived. The woman suddenly grabbed one of them by the throat and dragged him into the darkness.

The others tried to escape, but the doors and windows were all locked. They were trapped with the creature.

Days turned into weeks, and the town searched for the missing teenagers, but they were never found. The haunted house was locked up and abandoned, and the townspeople went back to their lives, forgetting the tragedy that had occurred.

Years later, a new family moved into the mansion. They found an old book in the basement, bound in human skin. They decided to open it, curious about its contents.

As they read the words aloud, the ground began to shake, and the walls started to bleed. The woman appeared once again, but this time, she looked different.

"Thank you," she said. "I've been waiting for this for a long time."

The family tried to escape, but the doors and windows were locked. They were trapped with the creature, just like the teenagers before them.

And so the cycle continued, as the haunted house claimed its victims, one by one. The woman was never satisfied, always hungry for more souls to add to her collection.

The twist ending was that the creature wasn't just any random monster but a vengeful spirit who was trapped in the book for centuries. And every time someone read the book, they unknowingly released the spirit, who then sought revenge on those who had wronged her in the past.

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