Medusa, sealed away in the Appalachian cemetery, returned to the world by possessing the corpse of Grace, a human girl who had once gifted her an apple years ago. Seeking vengeance for Grace's brutal murder by her husband, Medusa used her petrifying gaze to punish the abuser and raise Grace's child. In the end, she became the "Mother of Stone," secretly venerated by women across the entire valley.
