Set in a rural landscape, the story delves into the eerie and unsettling atmosphere surrounding a cornfield that harbors dark secrets. As characters confront their fears and the unknown, they unravel a chilling mystery that tests their courage and sanity. Themes of isolation, dread, and the supernatural intertwine, creating a gripping narrative that explores the consequences of curiosity and the horrors that can hide in plain sight.
Set against a rural backdrop, this gripping tale explores the eerie mysteries hidden within a cornfield. As characters confront their fears and the unknown, they uncover dark secrets that challenge their perceptions of reality. The tension builds as they navigate a landscape where danger lies just beyond the stalks, blending elements of suspense and psychological horror. Themes of isolation and the primal instinct to survive are woven throughout, making for a chilling and thought-provoking read.
Skid doesn't believe in ghosts or time travel or any of that nonsense on Syfy. Then one day an annoying theoretical physicist named Dave pops into the seat next to her at her least favorite Kansas City bar and disappears into thin air.
The sequel to Jason Offutt’s award-winning novel, The Girl in the Corn, which critics have raved is “an outstanding blend of horror, speculative fiction, and apocalyptic fantasy topped with madness” (HorrorDNA) and “a haunting, unsettling, gripping novel” (Richard Thomas, a Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson nominee). Evil comes in pretty packages. Thomas Cavanaugh’s life is now a blur, a blend of foggy memories and hidden horrors. When his fae girlfriend Jillian begins to act strangely, he wonders whether he should put an end to their relationship. Then Jillian does the unthinkable and vanishes with four-year-old Jacob Jenkins, a boy with terrifying supernatural powers. Suddenly, years later, Jacob reappears unaged, claiming to have been in another world. Sheriff Glenn is called in to investigate a series of violent murders, all with evidence pointing toward the boy from two worlds. Someone with dark magic is devouring souls but for what purpose? Thomas and his allies must prepare for a bloody final battle before their world is completely swept away into another, with no way to get home. For readers who enjoy horror novels by Stephen King, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, and Paul G. Tremblay.