When his deadbeat father abandons him at a remote farmhouse, a young boy finds himself at the mercy of his cruel Uncle Roo, who subjects him to relentless physical and mental torment. As the boy endures his suffering, a sinister presence prowls the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where campers and hikers mysteriously vanish without a trace. Something ancient and malevolent lies in wait, its hunger insatiable, its patience eternal. But what dark connection binds the boy’s ordeal to the mountain’s horrors? As the line between victim and monster blurs, a terrifying truth emerges from the shadows, one that will haunt you long after the final page.






























































