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VERA by: Erin Latta This novel was written in 2012-2013 and was published in late 2013. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The main character, Lynda Arthate, goes to a manor called Blackwood Manor to get an insperation for her new horror story. She has planned to stay here for a few days with the help of her real estate agent, Jerry. After exploring the mansion a little bit, Lynda meets a woman named Janet who tells Lynda she is staying there because she is the keeping the house "nice and spiffy". Lynda beleives Janet, and the two of them become friends.Janet then shows Lynda around the house, telling her about the rooms and the people who lived there. Janet then shows Lynda the gallery, which is full of African cultural items and antiques. Lynda becomes uneasy from how the masks seem to be "looking at her", and almost faints. That night, Lynda gets a horrible nightmare that she's in the gallery wearing an African Voodoo mask. Lynda wakes up right after the dream to hear scratching noises coming from the basement. She wakes up Janet and asks what the noises are. Janet tells Lynda that it's rats, but Lynda doesn't believe her since the sounds seem to be coming from something "much larger than a rat".