Jacob Omuth, a famous writer, returns to his childhood home. Ten years ago he was orphaned: a cozy old mansion that had belonged to his family for many generations became the place of a real nightmare. His sister, having hacked to death their brother and parents with an ax, locked the boy in a closet and committed a terrible suicide. As the anniversary of that terrible night approaches, an unknown force calls on Jacob to return to a place that seems to be stuck between the world of the living and the world of the dead. There, where there is something worse than nightmare memories. Where sinister ghosts roam in the dark halls, and dark walls hide vicious secrets and dark family legacies. To a place where the sick fantasies of a long-dead writer still permeate the fabric of reality, and nameless creatures lurk in the woods, patiently awaiting the return of their creator. A Bram Award-nominated classic horror story about a haunted house and a family curse from the "master of horror" Tom Piccirilli. Stoker in the Best Novel category. Open this book on a dark rainy evening and you will feel truly scared.