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Angel Sullivan’s life is humiliated—harassed at school, abused at home—until her family moves to Roundtree, Massachusetts. Settling into a new home at Black Creek Crossing, she and outcast Seth Baker befriend and discover the town’s dark legacy of murder and lurking supernatural forces. Together, they probe the house’s secrets, awakening a restless, vengeful spirit that feeds on their vengeance. As the children’s despair deepens, the spirit manipulates them, unleashing a terror that warps their desperation into deadly power. John Saul’s tale blends psychological torment with paranormal menace, revealing how the past’s retribution can be harnessed to deadly effect.
First publish date: January 2001
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: John Saul
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