Quiet Things, Distant Screams

by Zane Copeland

Ellis Grange keeps to himself in a lonely farmhouse, until the day he finds missing children breathing softly in his barn. They do not speak, only stare. Each night at 2:00 a.m., one of them appears in his bedroom. And when the night comes to an end, the true horror shows itself.

When Viola wakes to the scent of faded lavender, she realises she’s standing inside her grandparents’ house. A home destroyed years ago. No matter which door she opens, she walks the same endless hallway, the same fading scent in the air, with something following just out of sight.

And an artist known for painting death itself sits with his next subject, confessing his life, his crimes, and the beauty he finds in the moment a person stops breathing.

A collection of ten short stories, Quiet Things, Distant Screams explores torture, obsession, and the quiet terrors that linger between memory and madness. From lonely barns to a shooting star’s journey, and a true story about grief, each tale reminds us that silence is never truly still.

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2025