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When fourteen‑year‑old Tommy vanishes during a summer sleepover at Devil’s Rock, his mother Elizabeth faces a town gripped by an unsettling presence. The residents begin to see Tommy’s ghost, leading her to fear his death. While trying to keep calm for her younger daughter Katie, Elizabeth’s anxiety escalates as she discovers crumpled pages from Tommy’s journal. The notes hint at a sinister link between Tommy’s father’s death, a mysterious stranger named Arnold, and a macabre folk tale that blurs the line between reality and the supernatural. As she pieces together the clues, Elizabeth confronts the town’s hidden dark past and the true nature of Tommy’s disappearance.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror
Authors: Paul Tremblay
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