The Watcher In the Shadows
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  • Reads 40
  • Votes 2
  • Parts 2
  • Time 9m
Complete, First published Sep 28, 2024
Mature
The Watcher in the Shadows
By Humberto Torres

In the charming Southern town of Oakridge, where tourists flock to experience its historic streets and Southern hospitality, a dark secret lurks beneath the surface. Every year, someone mysteriously disappears without a trace, and locals whisper about the old Crane Mansion on the hill-home to the reclusive Eleanor Crane, a woman who hasn't been seen in decades.

Nina Donovan, a journalist returning to her hometown after the sudden death of her father, the town's sheriff, begins to uncover the truth. Her father's obsession with the mansion's dark past pulls her into a web of supernatural horrors hidden for generations. As she delves deeper into the secrets surrounding the mansion, she discovers a malevolent presence-the Watcher-a force that preys on fear and is deeply tied to the town's sinister history.

Torn between finding answers and protecting herself from the same fate as those who vanished, Nina must confront her deepest fears and unravel the truth about the Crane Mansion before it claims her, too.

Blending the slow-burning suspense of Alfred Hitchcock with the psychological horror of Stephen King, The Watcher in the Shadows is a spine-tingling journey into a world where terror hides beneath the everyday, and the shadows are never what they seem.
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