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The Little Things In Life (Horror)

Avery Ranger

In the quiet suburban town of Windhill, life seems idyllic-until the smallest of details begin to unravel the fabric of reality itself. Grace Carter is an unassuming woman, living a seemingly perfect life with her husband David and their young daughter Sophie. They live in a cozy house on Maple Street, where the biggest concerns are the mundane: overdue bills, grocery shopping, and school recitals. But lately, Grace can't shake the feeling that something isn't right.

It starts with odd noises at night-whispers she can't understand, footsteps she swears are coming from the attic even though it's empty. Then, the objects around her begin to shift, moving slightly out of place: a coffee cup that's just an inch further from the edge of the counter than it was before, a book turned face down when she's sure it was upright. Grace brushes it off, attributing it to stress or exhaustion. But as the strange occurrences escalate, she can no longer ignore the growing sense that something-someone-has infiltrated her home.

When Sophie begins to have vivid nightmares, claiming that "the man in the walls" is watching her, Grace's fears become all too real. She delves into the town's history and uncovers dark secrets buried beneath its serene surface-stories of disappearances, cursed land, and a long-forgotten entity that feeds off the fear of the living. The seemingly trivial, insignificant details-the way her phone's calendar keeps marking dates that don't exist, the way the curtains are always a little too closed, even in the daytime-begin to reveal a far darker pattern, one that hints at a force trying to slowly warp their world into something far more sinister.

As Grace races to uncover the truth, she realizes the horror lies not in grand gestures or terrifying monsters, but in the things she never noticed-the little things in life that, once altered, become the harbingers of terror. Now, the line between reality and nightmare blurs, and Grace must fight to protect her family before the malevolent presence consumes them all.

"The Little Things in Life" is a spine-chilling psychological horror that explores the terrifying idea that horror doesn't always come in loud crashes or monstrous forms-it's in the subtle shifts, the overlooked details, and the quiet whispers that grow louder with every passing day. It's a haunting reminder that sometimes, the things we think we can ignore are the very things that can destroy us.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Avery Ranger
  • Publish Date: Nov 16th, 2024
  • Pages: 200
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.42in - 0.60lb
  • EAN: 9798330573066
  • Categories: Crime & MysteryHorror