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The Courtesy Script: A Psychological Paranormal Thriller
Maeve Kincaid escaped the Whispering Museum—three hours, one city, and a thousand reflections away.
But the museum didn’t stay behind.
It follows in ordinary in dark windows, glossy paper, and screens you forget are mirrors until they stare back. People begin speaking the same polite phrases, repeating lines Maeve heard inside the mansion as if the words belong to them. Then the paperwork starts changing. Forms auto-fill titles Maeve never accepted. Records “correct” themselves overnight. Even her memories feel smoother—softer—like someone has edited the sharp edges out of her life.
The worst part is how good it feels.
Because the museum doesn’t need to threaten Maeve to control her. It comforts her. It offers relief in exchange for surrender, turning pain into something optional… and truth into something negotiable.
When a new name appears on an accession card, Maeve realizes the museum isn’t just reopening.
It’s expanding.
To stop it, Maeve will have to fight the one way the museum can’t cleanly with messy, unpredictable humanity—and a “no” so stubborn it can’t be rewritten into “yes.”
But the museum didn’t stay behind.
It follows in ordinary in dark windows, glossy paper, and screens you forget are mirrors until they stare back. People begin speaking the same polite phrases, repeating lines Maeve heard inside the mansion as if the words belong to them. Then the paperwork starts changing. Forms auto-fill titles Maeve never accepted. Records “correct” themselves overnight. Even her memories feel smoother—softer—like someone has edited the sharp edges out of her life.
The worst part is how good it feels.
Because the museum doesn’t need to threaten Maeve to control her. It comforts her. It offers relief in exchange for surrender, turning pain into something optional… and truth into something negotiable.
When a new name appears on an accession card, Maeve realizes the museum isn’t just reopening.
It’s expanding.
To stop it, Maeve will have to fight the one way the museum can’t cleanly with messy, unpredictable humanity—and a “no” so stubborn it can’t be rewritten into “yes.”
443 pages, Paperback
Published December 2, 2025
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About the author
Stephanie Marcum
91 books3 followersStephanie Marcum is a self-published author whose work spans children’s books, poetry, and memoir. Her writing blends honesty and imagination, often exploring themes of love, resilience, motherhood, mental health, and the quiet beauty found in everyday life.
Through her children’s stories, she invites young readers into playful, vibrant worlds where imagination and learning go hand-in-hand. Her poetry offers a raw yet lyrical reflection on the chaos and tenderness of living, while her memoirs and personal works advocate for awareness, healing, and connection.
When she’s not writing, Stephanie is most often found in the joyful mess of motherhood—balancing books, coffee cups, and a thousand ideas at once. She believes stories have the power to heal, teach, and remind us we are never alone in the journey.
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