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Dark Things Crawl Out (Horrors of the Ozarks)
Four men have been locked inside the new jail in the town of Tiefer Spalt, built from the limestone of the Hellion Ridge mines. Days pass, but no one comes to check on them...No one comes to let them out.
And something strange waits in the snow outside, singing, inviting nightmares.
When they discover why they were forgotten, what has been trying to lure them outside, choices...and sacrifices...will need to be made.
But can you ever really trust a murderer?
One mountain. One chance. Will they be able to save themselves?
And something strange waits in the snow outside, singing, inviting nightmares.
When they discover why they were forgotten, what has been trying to lure them outside, choices...and sacrifices...will need to be made.
But can you ever really trust a murderer?
One mountain. One chance. Will they be able to save themselves?
Published: July 14, 2024
Pages: 252
ISBN: 9798987267509
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Liz M.
Apr 26, 2026
Thank you for this brilliant book and giving me the opportunity to ARC read. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Set in the eerie, insular town of Oracle Springs, this novel is as much about the darkness lurking in human hearts as it is about the supernatural forces oozing out of the mountain.
At the story’s center is the Burden family—long treated as pariahs and whispered about for their supposed ties to the devil. The plot kicks into motion with the return of Jaelynn Burden’s young son, brought back to the family homestead by her grieving father after her mysterious death. But he doesn’t come alone. Something follows. Something ancient, crawling, festering—a shapeshifting presence that feeds on decay and vengeance.
This story weaves past horrors with current ones in a brilliant mix. A slow burn dread steeped deeply in decades long folklore and revenge that just keeps intensifying as the story moves along. Oracle Springs slowly becomes its very own character as well, showing just how secretive, suffocating but complicit it is.
What sets Hidden Children apart is its emotional core. The horror is not just in the grotesque imagery or supernatural elements, but in the legacy of trauma, the weight of grief, and the human capacity for cruelty. And yet, there’s complexity to the vengeance—raising haunting questions about justice, forgiveness, and the cost of retribution.
This is a book that bleeds and doesn’t stop.
Set in the eerie, insular town of Oracle Springs, this novel is as much about the darkness lurking in human hearts as it is about the supernatural forces oozing out of the mountain.
At the story’s center is the Burden family—long treated as pariahs and whispered about for their supposed ties to the devil. The plot kicks into motion with the return of Jaelynn Burden’s young son, brought back to the family homestead by her grieving father after her mysterious death. But he doesn’t come alone. Something follows. Something ancient, crawling, festering—a shapeshifting presence that feeds on decay and vengeance.
This story weaves past horrors with current ones in a brilliant mix. A slow burn dread steeped deeply in decades long folklore and revenge that just keeps intensifying as the story moves along. Oracle Springs slowly becomes its very own character as well, showing just how secretive, suffocating but complicit it is.
What sets Hidden Children apart is its emotional core. The horror is not just in the grotesque imagery or supernatural elements, but in the legacy of trauma, the weight of grief, and the human capacity for cruelty. And yet, there’s complexity to the vengeance—raising haunting questions about justice, forgiveness, and the cost of retribution.
This is a book that bleeds and doesn’t stop.