"It was just a game."
Beckoning the Butcher explores the night Chris Shaw and his four friends summoned a spirit into their holiday house - then disappeared forever.
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Damien E. Lipp
Chris Shaw
Stephanie Mauro
Tara McQuarrie
Sophie Wright
Nicole Goodlowe
Tristan Barr
Brent Wellborne
Tilly Legge
Lorraine Castanon
Lliam Murphy
David Shaw
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