Hear the Branches Rattle: A Horror Novella - Softcover

Niles, Fredrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1950021165 ISBN 13: 9781950021161

Publisher: Fever Garden Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

It’s been decades since the vampiric old gods turned on their worshippers. Driven by starvation, they came with the setting of the sun and turned a nameless, isolated village into a killing ground. Only two of the residents remain now: a hermit named Walter and his undead daughter, Alexis, who he sacrificed nearly twenty years ago.

Every night, Alexis shows up at Walter's window to try and lure him out. And every night, he indulges her in conversation but never steps past the safe threshold of his front door.

But when four hikers stumble upon the town one evening, everything changes. Will Alexis finally flush out the father that left her for dead? Will Walter find some absolution for his crime? Or will the morning sun rise over a desolate wilderness strewn with mutilated bodies?

Hear the Branches Rattle is a quick and brutal exploration of guilt, what we sacrifice, and who we sacrifice to.

About this title

About the Author

Fredrick Niles is the author of Ash Above, Snow Below and The Omen Tree. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota where he writes fiction and plays music. In his free time he rants about movies, lurks in bookstores, and practices introversion with his wife.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fever Garden Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1950021165
• ISBN 13: 9781950021161
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96