An insidious darkness threatens to devastate a rural New England village when occult forces are conjured and when bigotry is left unrestrained. After a recent string of disappearances in a small Connecticut town, a grieving widower with a grim secret is drawn into a dangerous ritual of dark magic by a powerful and mysterious older gentleman named Heart Crowley.
Meanwhile, a member of local law enforcement tasked with uncovering the culprit responsible for the bizarre disappearances soon begins to learn of a current of unbridled hatred simmering beneath the guise of the town's idyllic community-a hatred that will eventually burst and forever change the lives of those who once found peace in the quiet town of Henley's Edge.
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If by some inexplicable force of sorcery, Ghost Everling's skin suddenly became as transparent as a sheet of cellophane, the young man wouldn't even consider objecting.- ONE, PRESENT DAY
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(Titan Books, 3 July 2023, e-book, 224 pages, ARC from the publisher via NetGalley)
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I'm a fan of the author's short fiction so was looking forward to seeing what he does with something longer. I really enjoyed Everything The Darkness Eats. First off, great tile. I loved it. The book is the kind of sinister, unsettling horror fiction I love, set in a seemingly idyll town where something nasty larks beneath the surface. Stephen King is great at this. The book is dark and delightful.
