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Karen Spellman, a young widow living in Los Angeles, brings her two daughters back to the lush countryside of her childhood home in California. There she intends to rekindle her relationship with a high‑school sweetheart. However, the peaceful setting hides a sinister, supernatural threat. A preternatural menace, seemingly spawned from an otherworldly realm, targets the family with a gruesome hunger. Faced with this dark danger, Karen must safeguard her daughters and confront the evil that lurks in their beloved hometown.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: John Saul
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