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In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, its happening again.

Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon, an island on sprawling Lake Faraday in Vermont. Shes even more surprised when she learns that the role requires a weeklong research trip to that very spot.

Because New Avalon isnt your ordinary island. A century ago, it was a commune for spiritual mediumsuntil they all vanished in 1926. The only trace of them was five dresses hanging from the branches of an old oak tree in the middle of the island, one for each missing woman. Some locals