I Hate This Town

In the summer of 1989, the small, sun-scorched town of Coyote Creek, Nevada, feels more like a trap than a home for fourteen-year-old Cal. People vanish here-no warnings, no traces, no answers. When Cal's best friend, Mike, becomes the latest disappearance, grief turns to determination. He refuses to accept what the adults call "just the way things are."

But then the voice starts. Mike's voice, calling out to Cal from the corners of his mind, begging for help. Mike is alive - Cal is sure of it.

As Cal digs deeper into the town's mysteries, he's forced to confront not only its horrors but also his own. Along the way, Cal must figure out who he is without Mike - and what - or who - his heart truly wants.

The deeper Cal ventures, the stranger things become. Is Coyote Creek cursed? Is Cal losing his mind? Or is something more sinister lurking beneath the town?

As the clock ticks and the shadows close in, Cal must decide how far he's willing to go to bring Mike back.

Because in Coyote Creek, some disappearances aren't accidents. They're invitations.