Jack Erikson doesn't have great expectations when his mother moves them to an old decrepit inn in a town just as musty, but he's unprepared for the oddities that start springing out of the rotten woodwork. New friends introduce him to legends and rumors that have swirled around the inn since time-immemorial, and he finds plenty of proof to believe them as strange noises and twisted shadows stalk the halls. Worst of all, his estranged grandfather has invited himself to join them at the inn. Creepy doesn't begin to describe that black-cloaked gentleman with the pale skin and weird, ever-constant glasses. Old secrets, mysterious sealed-up rooms and creeping shadows abound as Jack tries to manage his new life at Hawthorn Inn.

Creeping doubt and lingering mysteries. Unanswered questions and hidden secrets. Jack is haunted by all of these as friends, family and enemies pull him one direction and then another, all seeking to catch his loyalty. He finds himself stretched thin as another part to the mystery of his new home reveals itself.

Final doubts. Final decisions. Final destiny. Illness spreads and panic widens as everything is slowly consumed by the nameless creature beneath the valley. Jack is in a race against time to stop the monster, but he hesitates. There is a price to pay for every choice, and he fears this may be the ultimate cost. Beneath the Valley is the fifth and final installment of the five novel horror/supernatural thriller series featuring Jack Erikson, a normal teenager with not-so-normal secrets.