The Ghost Town

 is one of the locations within Lorwich, Virginia, the principle location where Alone in the Dark: Illumination takes place.

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The unnatural darkness that blanketed the remote town of LORWICH, VIRGINIA did not deter THEODORE 'TED' CARNBY. The shadows seemed to have eyes, but so what? If his experience as a 'supernatural private investigator' (a label he neither invited nor appreciated) had taught Carny anything, it was that fear makes for a poor traveling companion, especially when facing the unknown.

A year ago, the DELUGE MULTINATIONAL COMPANY, under the direction of billionaire CEO MITCH PRESTON, purchased and reopened the defunct Lorwich coal mine. Ever since then, rumors of accidents and bizarre animal attacks had leaked out from the troubled township. That was until last week, when Lorwich went silent. No communication in or out; all those sent to check did not return. It was as if the town had vanished into another dimension.

Carnby's new client (a self-described concerned party) wanted to know why. The client had requested Carnby rendezvous with one of his employees, a contact waiting for him, right now, at an elevator shaft not far from his present position. The contact, the client insisted, possessed 'valuable information' that would help Ted get to the bottom of the Lorwich mystery. Ted very much doubted that, but check cleared so here he was.

But right now, as Carnby set foot in the derelict train station that wold lead him to his rendezvous point, Ted's indifference shifted to vigilance. For, as Ted would soon remember, it is not the eyes in the shadows that are dangeorus, it's the teeth.

- The Author