I don't think "mysterious little town" cuts it for what is written here. That all sounds like a downright murderville

Midwest Gothic sparklyandheroic - At night you hear coyotes howling and deer screaming. At night you hear trains in the distance. At night you hear frogs. The worst nights are the ones where there are no sounds at all. - You let your dog outside, on a tether, so he can't run off. He stares out at the field behind your house, and further, at the woods behind it. You see nothing. You're glad. It's worse when you see what's out there - The cats have caught something and dropped it on your back…

"Holy shiiiiiiii..." —You, reading these

More Midwest Gothic

Don't let its name fool you: this place is tons of fun.

Crossing the swamp today. Couldn’t resist.

Ohio Gothic / Regional Gothic

Midwest Gothic pt 1/2

Detroit hasn’t elected a white mayor since 1970. That was Roman Gribbs, a Democrat. Gribbs served as an assistant prosecutor from 1956 to 1964 and as sheriff of Wayne County in 1968 and 1969 before deciding to run for mayor. Gribbs was mayor for one term, declining to seek re-election. Following Gribbs was Mayor […]