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The Witch Next Door - The Witching hour

Three teenage girls are forced to retrieve three powerful amulets for an evil witch in exchange for their deepest desire.

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High school senior Gal has fallen out with her two best friends Jane and Sue. To make matters worse,
substitute teacher Ms. Hassan is replacing her favorite English teacher Mr. Willoughby, who she has a
raging crush on. Ms. Hassan catches Gal sneaking a visit to Mr. Willoughby in the hospital, where he’s
stuck in a coma. Ms. Hassan tells Gal that she knows how to save him and invites her to her home to
learn more.

Gal sneaks out of her house that night and goes to Ms. Hassan’s. She is shocked to discover that Ms.
Hassan has also extended the same invitation to Sue and Jane. Ms. Hassan drugs them and they wake up
in her basement. Ms. Hassan reveals herself to be a witch and tasks the girls with retrieving three amulets
spread over three dimensions. These amulets will give her the power to grant the girls whatever they
desire. She casts a spell, sending the three girls to the first dimension.

They land in a spooky graveyard next to a haunted mansion. After being chased by undead skeletons, the
girls encounter several ghosts haunting the home. While exploring the mansion, they uncover the tragic
backstory of Ms. Hassan’s evil family, and crucially locate the first amulet. However, retrieving the
amulet is not enough. All three must be touching it. The girls work together to escape the first dimension.

They are transported to a deserted beach at a remote island resort, just as a luxury cruise liner filled with
zombies runs aground on the island. The three girls run to the hotel and manage to fend off the zombies.
The undead are called back to the ship by their Zombie Queen, who is a horrifying iteration of Ms. Hassan.

She is also pregnant and wearing the second amulet. Sue volunteers to stay behind in the hotel
and distract the horde of zombies, while Jane and Gal sneak onto the ship to retrieve the amulet. Sue
manages to kill the Zombie Queen from the roof with a sniper rifle, but a Zombie Baby emerges from
her corpse and steals the amulet. The girls chase it through the belly of the ship while fending off the
zombies. Before they can escape, Sue is bitten and transforms into a zombie.

The third and final dimension is an eerie cornfield and farm, haunted by creepy corn children. Gal and
Jane are chased by Zombie Sue, who manages to corner them in a barn. Before Zombie Sue can seal their
fate, a chainsaw wielding killer named Sackface decapitates her. Gal and Jane are rescued from Sackface
by Jacob, a previous victim of Ms. Hassan who is a well-known missing person back in their home
dimension. Gal and Jane work with Jacob to find Sue and the third amulet. Gal realizes that they must
face their fear and ask the children of the corn for help locating it. The children give them the final clue
to locate the amulet, but warn the three not to give it to Ms. Hassan. Doing so will bestow her with near-
limitless powers.

Gal and Jane are sent back to their home dimension and land in Ms. Hassan’s home. Jacob is nowhere to
be found. Ms. Hassan demands the amulets, but they trick her into opening a bag containing Zombie
Sue’s head. Ms. Hassan is fatally bitten, and Gal and Jane burn her house down to hopefully end her
reign for good. Life returns to normal. With Sue gone, Gal and Jane rekindle their friendship.

They discover that Jacob also survived the vortex home, and the three decide to spend the summer hunting
witches. They drive off together in Jacob’s truck looking for more adventure.

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Submitted: August 12, 2024
Last Updated: August 12, 2024

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The Writer: Nathaniel Baker

I am author from Southwest Tennessee who has written four novels. Most famous for his Audiobook, The Greenwood, a horror thriller experience that has won both for best screenplay by the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards and was featured at the Hollywood Blood Horror festival in 2022. His other novels are perfect for fans of either Sci-fi or horror books that will leave you on the edge of your seat. When taking a break from writing Nathaniel likes to enjoy the warm weather and great food that his home state has to offer. Always coming up with new ideas to turn into more fantastic books. Go to bio

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