From the bestselling horror author of Within These Walls and The Bird Eater comes a terrifying novel that follows a teenager determined to break from his familyās unconventionalāand deeply disturbingātraditions.
Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and itās served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops donāt knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to whatās buried in the Morrowsā backyard.
But nineteen-year-old Michael Morrow isnāt like the rest of his family. He doesnāt take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees. Michael pines for normalcy, and heās sure that someday heāll see the world beyond West Virginia. When he meets Alice, a pretty girl working at a record shop in the small nearby town of Dahlia, heās immediately smitten. For a moment, he nearly forgets about the monster heās become. But his brother, Rebel, is all too eager to remind Michael of his placeā¦