Disappearance at Devil's Rock
A family is shaken to its core after the mysterious disappearance of a teenage boy in this eerie tale, a blend of literary fiction, psychological suspense, and supernatural horror from the author of A Head Full of Ghosts
“A Head Full of Ghosts scared the living hell out of me, and I’m pretty hard to scare,” raved Stephen King about Paul Tremblay’s previous novel. Now, Tremblay returns with another disturbing tale sure to unsettle readers.
Late one summer night, Elizabeth Sanderson receives the devastating news that every mother fears: her fourteen-year-old son, Tommy, has vanished without a trace in the woods of a local park.
The search isn’t yielding any answers, and Elizabeth and her young daughter, Kate, struggle to comprehend his disappearance. Feeling helpless and alone, their sorrow is compounded by anger and frustration. The local and state police haven’t uncovered any leads. Josh and Luis, the friends who were with Tommy last, may not be telling the whole truth about that night in Borderland State Park, when they were supposedly hanging out a landmark the local teens have renamed Devil’s Rock — rumored to be cursed.
Living in an all-too-real nightmare, riddled with worry, pain, and guilt, Elizabeth is wholly unprepared for the strange series of events that follow. She believes a ghostly shadow of Tommy materializes in her bedroom, while Kate and other local residents claim to see a shadow peering through their own windows in the dead of night. Then, random pages torn from Tommy’s journal begin to mysteriously appear — entries that reveal an introverted teenager obsessed with the phantasmagoric; the loss of his father, killed in a drunk-driving accident a decade earlier; a folktale involving the devil and the woods of Borderland; and a horrific incident that Tommy believed connected them all and changes everything.
As the search grows more desperate, and the implications of what happened becomes more haunting and sinister, no one is prepared for the shocking truth about that night and Tommy’s disappearance at Devil’s Rock.
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Paul Tremblay
Paul Tremblay is a name that resonates with horror and psychological thriller fans who are seeking stories that blur the lines between reality and terror. Known for his ability to stir unease with the simplest of settings, Tremblay’s works are haunting because they don’t just delve into the macabre—they dive deep into the darkest corners of the human mind.
A native of Massachusetts, Tremblay’s early love for writing was nurtured by his fascination with the unsettling and the unknown. His first novel, The Little Sleep, introduced readers to a world of noir-inspired psychological intrigue, setting the stage for what would become a defining career in horror. But it was his breakout work, A Head Full of Ghosts, that truly solidified his place in contemporary horror. The novel, with its chilling portrayal of a family unraveling under the weight of both psychological turmoil and supernatural dread, caught the attention of critics and readers alike. It didn’t just unsettle—it forced readers to confront the blurred lines between reality and madness, a theme Tremblay continues to explore.
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