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The Overnight Guest (2022)

2022 · Heather Gudenkauf · 332 S. · United States of America

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Synopsis

A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf. True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace. As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls—haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety, she begins to search for answers. But soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn’t as isolated as she thought, and someone is willing to do anything to find them.

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Ein Titel von 2022 rund um A mix driven, adult und Adventurous. Regie: Heather Gudenkauf.

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  • Paranormal
  • Körperhorror
  • Hexerei
  • Bestiarium

Einflüsse

  1. 1948
    1984
  2. 1953
    Fahrenheit 451
  3. 1974
    Carrie
  4. 1996
    The Green Mile
  5. 1996
    Desperation
  6. 2022
    The Overnight Guest

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