Emily had always loved reading, but she had a particular fondness for old books. So when she found an antique book at a garage sale, she couldn't resist buying it. The book was bound in faded green leather, and the title was embossed in gold lettering: "The Ghosts of Briarwood Manor."

As she read the book, she became more and more engrossed in the story. It was about a wealthy family who lived in a grand mansion, but they were plagued by ghosts and supernatural occurrences. The family was eventually driven insane by the constant hauntings, and the mansion was abandoned.

The more Emily read, the more she felt like she was being watched. She would catch glimpses of shadows out of the corner of her eye, and she could hear whispers in her ear when she was alone. But she brushed it off, telling herself it was just her imagination running wild.

One night, Emily fell asleep with the book open on her chest. She had a vivid dream where she was wandering through the halls of Briarwood Manor, and the ghosts of the family were all around her. They were beckoning her to follow them, and she couldn't resist.

When she woke up, the book was gone. She searched her entire apartment, but it was nowhere to be found. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, and the whispers in her ear were louder than ever.

Days turned into weeks, and Emily couldn't escape the feeling that she was being haunted. She started seeing the ghosts from the book everywhere she went, and they would follow her home at night. She would wake up in the middle of the night, feeling like she was suffocating under the weight of their presence.

One day, Emily was sitting in her apartment, trying to read another book to distract herself. But she couldn't focus. The whispers were getting louder, and she could feel a cold breeze blowing through the room. That's when she saw it: the book was sitting on her bookshelf, even though she had searched for it countless times before.

As she picked up the book, she felt a chill run down her spine. It was like the ghosts from the book were reaching out to her, begging her to join them. She tried to put the book down, but it was like it was glued to her hands.

That's when she realized that the book was cursed. The ghosts of Briarwood Manor had taken on a life of their own, and they were using the book as a portal to enter the real world. Emily tried to run, but it was too late. The ghosts consumed her, and she became trapped in the book, doomed to wander the halls of Briarwood Manor for all eternity.