The Devils are Here

by Shawn Winchell

There’s a legend in Creekbed Hollow . . .

If you stand in the middle of the old footbridge that crosses over the dried-up creek bed that cuts through town and focus on the thing you want most in the world—the thing you would do anything to have—your wish will come true.

Everyone knows the story, but nobody really believes it.

Still, it doesn’t stop anyone from trying. Just in case.

When word begins to spread through town about some of the wishes being granted, more people flock to the bridge than ever before.

And who could blame them?

If you could get anything you want simply by thinking about it, wouldn’t you try it, too?

But there’s an old adage that everyone seems to have

Be careful what you wish for . . .

147 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2025

Reviews

[Jean Coffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read about one small towns urban legend. Until the urban legend came true in a horrific way. Loved the characters in this book, you could easily relate to them. The ending has a twist you'd never expect.

I absolutely loved reading this book, it kept my attention from the first page to the last, had to keep reading to catch what happened next. This is a definite page turner. Looking forward to reading more of the Creekbed Hollow series!

I highly recommend reading this book if your looking for a creepy, urban legend story with a horrific twist!

[Carol Nauss · Rating 2 out of 5]

Something is wrong in Creekbed Hollow. People are jogging at midnight and others in the town are dying. Are the deaths from natural causes or murder? An interesting plot featuring a wishing bridge where wishes are coming true but not exactly in the way the townspeople had hoped. An eerie, suspenseful and fast read which leaves the reader wondering who will survive and will the survivors be able to stop the madness which has infected Creekbed Hollow.

[Ali O · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Devils are Here by Shawn Winchell
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
A deep, emotional, and creepy novella!
Creekbed Hollow is a small town where the locals know a tale which involves making a wish on the town bridge and it will come true. But, this was always just a local story… until it began to come true.

This is a book that I couldn’t read fast enough! I needed to find out what would happen next. I enjoyed all of the characters and it is such an original story.

I was lucky to get an arc of this fantastic novella.
**It comes out November 25th and is a must read!!**

More books will be coming out in this new series of The Many Terrors of Creekbed Hollow!! I can’t wait!

🌁 🌉🌁🌉🌁🌉

[Mandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The Devils are Here” takes a simple town legend and spins it into a wicked, fast-moving nightmare of wish-gone-wrong consequences. As Creekbed Hollow’s desires start coming true, tension spikes, secrets unravel, and every granted wish turns eerily sinister. Sharp, spooky, and impossible to put down!

[Amber Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creekbed Hollow was such a good, creepy read! I finished it one weekend.

A local urban legend quickly becomes a terrorizing reality. The characters were very relatable and I enjoyed their stories. I did not see the ending coming and was surprised by it! Overall a fantastic, spooky read. Looking forward to more stories of Creekbed Hollow!

[Carolyn Evans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed this rather twisted take on urban legends. The characters and their reactions to the chaos they find themselves involved in was very realistic for a horror story, and the twist at the end was unbelievably intense.

[Michelle Godard-Richer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This quick read oozes spooky with the urban legend of a wishing bridge in the small town setting of Creekbed Hollow. It’s a fun play on wishes gone very wrong. Fans of unique indie horror will enjoy this one.

[Laurie Robertson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very twisted horror. Sometimes what you wish for can cause more problems than enough. I loved the action and the outcomes. It drew me in and I read it in one session.

[Emily Haynes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stand in a certain spot on the bridge and what ever you think of comes true. What if there are consequences? Who has to pay?