An unsettling and creepy story collection of literary horror set in the Renfield universe from âmajor new talentâ (R.L. Stine) Sam Rebelein, author of Edenville.
âI hope I get to go back to Renfield County again, before too long.â âLitHub on Edenville
Thereâs something wrong in Renfield County.
Itâs in the water, the soil, the wood. But worst of all, itâs in the minds of the residents, slowly driving them mad. When Lawrence Renfield massacred his family and drew The Giant in his farmhouse with their blood, no one imagined the repercussions. At the very least, the bloodstained wood should have been set aflame, not chopped down and repurposed as furniture, dĂŠcor, and heirlooms across the county. But thatâs exactly what happened. Now regular peopleâlike you and meâare sitting on⌠eating with⌠admiring⌠the cursed wood and reaping the consequences.
These are their stories.
In âMy Name Is Ellieâ a young girl uncovers disturbing secrets hiding in the walls of her beloved grandmotherâs home. An unassuming box, built with reclaimed wood, connects a grieving widower with his late wifeâs lingering spirit in âHector Brim.â In âDetourâ a father, desperate to return home, finds himself trapped in a dizzying maze, haunted by stories of lurking monsters that live off the remains of weary travelers.
Playing with the uncanny to explore themes of loneliness and grief, Sam Rebelein returns upstate to unravel the mysteries of Renfield. But regardless of what started the trouble, thereâs one thing of which we can be certain: for those living here, the nightmare is far from over.