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Midway Massacre: Sarah Vs. The Killer Carnival coming July 4th!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The annual Fourth of July carnival has come to the small town of Lakewood, and fear has come with it.<\/p>\n

Sheriff Sarah Keller and her deputy find themselves investigating an increasing number of deaths. As their investigation deepens, a chilling truth becomes clear:<\/p>\n

These are not accidents. Something is killing people. Something not human, or even biological.<\/p>\n

Something somehow alive, and not here for festivities.<\/p>


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