Midnight Screamer "A horror, thriller, and suspense novel"

In the decaying heart of rural America, a silent terror walks the cobblestone streets of Blackwater Creek—a forgotten town drowning in grief, guilt, and generations of buried sin. When Deputy Eli Vance witnesses a horrifying figure under the midnight moon—a skeletal, shirtless man with bulging eyes, cavernous dark circles, and a mouth stretched in an unnaturally wide, silent scream—he knows something ancient and hungry has awakened. This is no ordinary ghost story. The Midnight Screamer is a manifestation of the town's darkest secret: a century-old atrocity born of starvation, mob violence, and collective trauma. As the entity feeds on despair, hollowing out souls and withering the land itself, Eli must uncover the truth behind a murdered preacher, a cursed bloodline, and his own family's complicity in the original sin. Teaming up with a reclusive historian, Eli races against time to perform a dangerous ritual of atonement before the Screamer consumes everyone he loves—including his long-missing sister. Set against a backdrop of crumbling storefronts, overgrown cemeteries, and Appalachian folklore, Midnight Screamer! is a chilling blend of supernatural horror, psychological horror, and small town mystery that delves deep into the legacy of guilt, the power of memory, and the fragile hope that can bloom even in the darkest soil. Perfect for fans of Southern horror, American Gothic, folk horror, and atmospheric horror, this historical horror novel weaves occult fiction with raw human drama in a tale where the real monster isn't the one screaming—it's the silence that allowed it to grow. Will Blackwater Creek confront its past before it's too late? Or will the Midnight Screamer swallow the last light in town forever?