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The Toy
In the bleak backroads of 1996 North Dakota, Emma Horrell’s shaky new start in a rotting farmhouse takes a turn when a bizarre, walking toy shows up from her husband John’s past. With John now jobless, their marriage fraying, and their son Jimmy fixated on his father's strange gift, Emma’s unease festers. Her dreams twist into violent visions. And chilling drawings of death—too twisted for a child’s hand—start creeping out of the shadows.
Is John a psycho haunted by his own dark history? Or is Emma’s spiraling paranoia painting monsters where there’s just stress? Could someone else be pulling strings in a sinister game? And what’s with this toy—man-made or something worse? As the attic drill roars, the phone dies, and keys vanish, Emma’s desperation peaks in a thunderstorm-soaked night which may unravel the truth—or break them all.
The Toy blends slow-burn dread with family secrets—think Stephen King meets Shirley Jackson. Grab it if you dare.
Is John a psycho haunted by his own dark history? Or is Emma’s spiraling paranoia painting monsters where there’s just stress? Could someone else be pulling strings in a sinister game? And what’s with this toy—man-made or something worse? As the attic drill roars, the phone dies, and keys vanish, Emma’s desperation peaks in a thunderstorm-soaked night which may unravel the truth—or break them all.
The Toy blends slow-burn dread with family secrets—think Stephen King meets Shirley Jackson. Grab it if you dare.
243 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2025
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