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Chilling legend of the screaming skulls that curse anyone who tries to move them

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In several grand English manors, human skulls sit proudly on the mantlepiece. Legend says if you try to bury them or cast them out, a terrible shrieking fills the halls and disastrous luck befalls the family. They demand to witness the lives of the living, anchoring a dark history to the home forever.

Chilling legend of the screaming skulls that curse anyone who tries to move them
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