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 familyâs unconventionalâand deeply disturbingâtraditions.
Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and itâs served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops donât knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to whatâs buried in the Morrowsâ backyard.
But nineteen-year-old Michael Morrow isnât like the rest of his family. He doesnât take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees. Michael pines for normalcy, and heâs sure that someday heâll 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, heâs immediately smitten. For a moment, he nearly forgets about the monster heâs become. But his brother, Rebel, is all too eager to remind Michael of his placeâŠ