“Fantastic read!” —Cathy Moriarty, Oscar®-nominated actress “A profoundly emotional tale of family and the ties that bind us.” —Candace Nola, author of Shadow Man “…an enjoyable and thrilling read.” —Annabella Gentile, screenwriter “This is horror with heart, rendering its nightmares with integrity, while still more than tough enough to kick your ass. That’s why I love it. And I think you will too.” —John Skipp, New York Times bestselling author After a patient under the care of Afton Sullivan, a nurse at a men’s prison, dies under mysterious circumstances, she blames herself for the prisoner’s death. It isn’t the first time strange things have happened with her patients, and Afton fears it won’t be the last. Thus begins an odyssey of discovery for Afton, as she ventures into the depths of Appalachia to dig into her family’s history and learn the truth about herself and the cunning folk of the mountain that she’s kin to. Is she killing people, or does something much darker lurk in the hills and hollers of West Virginia? “This is horror with heart, rendering its nightmares with integrity, while still more than tough enough to kick your ass. That’s why I love it. And I think you will too.” —John Skipp, New York Times bestselling author