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The Ghost Tree
Rachel finds a hidden prison cell in the basement of her new house. Who was kept there and why?Thomas has a job watching a woman trapped in a room. Is she in danger? And are the messages she's sending meant for him?Wally keeps getting deliveries, each more horrific and dangerous than the last. Who's behind it, and what do they want from him?Justin has found the Ghost Tree, and in doing so, he's lost everything. How far will he go to reclaim his life? His soul?This novel of intersecting lives and times and worlds answers all of these questions and more. Read what has been called "powerful and beautiful", "absolutely incredible", "unpredictable" and "amazing". Brandon Faircloth's latest book is filled with horror and suspense that takes the reader at a breathtaking pace through many twists and turns before reaching an ending that is both moving and terrifying.
197 pages, Paperback
Published May 20, 2021
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August 16, 2025
i’m sorry but this was badddd.
i listened to this through CreepCast with Wendigoon & Papa Meat.
this was a hard one to sit through.. is the concept cool? kinda. but the execution was bad.
i listened to this through CreepCast with Wendigoon & Papa Meat.
this was a hard one to sit through.. is the concept cool? kinda. but the execution was bad.
May 1, 2025
Listened to this on creep cast and I couldn't wait for it to end
February 12, 2022
A fun read that shock me at the end
I’ve been familiar with Faircloth’s work for a while; I found him through creepy pasta reading on yt. His work had this quality to it that made me want to see more. The Ghost Tree is a well written, exciting read that hocked me from the get go. Apart from some nitpicks, I would 100% recommend this book to anyone. I was more so impressed by the character parallels and how Faircloth is able to explore complex themes without you knowing until the very last few pages.
SPOILERS FROM HERE ON
Ok let’s get the nitpicks out of the way. One thing that always bothered me is in Thomas’ “my job is watching a women trapped in a room”. The whole idea with the Thomas project is that every move of Thomas is monitored. After a certain point, they send an actress to him, Melanie, who stays that the whole operation is a psychology experiment about obedience. She claims to have been hired to pretend to be a woman trapped in a room, the same woman Thomas was hired to monitor. Now, when Thomas shows up the next day, he sees that the woman has made another painting in which it is written that “That girl isn’t me”. Thomas takes this to mean that she is trapped and immediately takes his phone and tries to record a video to send to police. My issue with this is that if he is aware that they could be watching everything, including his meeting with Melanie, then wouldn’t it also be possible that they saw the meeting and gave her that painting to show him to mess with him? This is something that bothered me. It could have been explained through him just knowing by the tree but that’s never stated.
Apart from that, the rest of the story made perfect sense to me. What I really love about this book though is how the other arcing theme of loving rather than allowing yourself to be destroyed by hate is handled. I only realized this until Justin did (the one ruled by hate). For that alone, I recommend this book to anyone of any age, well maybe 10 and up but yeah.
I’ve been familiar with Faircloth’s work for a while; I found him through creepy pasta reading on yt. His work had this quality to it that made me want to see more. The Ghost Tree is a well written, exciting read that hocked me from the get go. Apart from some nitpicks, I would 100% recommend this book to anyone. I was more so impressed by the character parallels and how Faircloth is able to explore complex themes without you knowing until the very last few pages.
SPOILERS FROM HERE ON
Ok let’s get the nitpicks out of the way. One thing that always bothered me is in Thomas’ “my job is watching a women trapped in a room”. The whole idea with the Thomas project is that every move of Thomas is monitored. After a certain point, they send an actress to him, Melanie, who stays that the whole operation is a psychology experiment about obedience. She claims to have been hired to pretend to be a woman trapped in a room, the same woman Thomas was hired to monitor. Now, when Thomas shows up the next day, he sees that the woman has made another painting in which it is written that “That girl isn’t me”. Thomas takes this to mean that she is trapped and immediately takes his phone and tries to record a video to send to police. My issue with this is that if he is aware that they could be watching everything, including his meeting with Melanie, then wouldn’t it also be possible that they saw the meeting and gave her that painting to show him to mess with him? This is something that bothered me. It could have been explained through him just knowing by the tree but that’s never stated.
Apart from that, the rest of the story made perfect sense to me. What I really love about this book though is how the other arcing theme of loving rather than allowing yourself to be destroyed by hate is handled. I only realized this until Justin did (the one ruled by hate). For that alone, I recommend this book to anyone of any age, well maybe 10 and up but yeah.
January 31, 2022
An incredible read
I can't praise this book enough. I first stumbled upon parts of this story on reddit and was immediently hooked. I had to know more. Though the last two days I have binged this book and simply couldn't put it down. The mystery of the tree is intriguing, but the characters pull you in even more so. My only criticism is that it isn't longer. I still have so many questions. What actually is the tree? Who does Solomon work for? Was Jason ever found?
But other than that, I cannot fault it. This isn't my typical genre, but reading snippets of this book was all it took for me to become hooked.
I can't praise this book enough. I first stumbled upon parts of this story on reddit and was immediently hooked. I had to know more. Though the last two days I have binged this book and simply couldn't put it down. The mystery of the tree is intriguing, but the characters pull you in even more so. My only criticism is that it isn't longer. I still have so many questions. What actually is the tree? Who does Solomon work for? Was Jason ever found?
But other than that, I cannot fault it. This isn't my typical genre, but reading snippets of this book was all it took for me to become hooked.
May 29, 2021
Another great read by Brandon
So happy to have discovered this author! This story begins from a short story from one of his first anthologies. Love the way he weaves many storylines into one big, engrossing story. The characters in this one were a bit difficult to keep in line, since many of them were the same, but different. Quite clever. Loved the shout out to the Patrick and Jason characters from his previous novels, The Outsiders, towards the end of the book. Keep it up...you’ve got a constant reader to appease!
So happy to have discovered this author! This story begins from a short story from one of his first anthologies. Love the way he weaves many storylines into one big, engrossing story. The characters in this one were a bit difficult to keep in line, since many of them were the same, but different. Quite clever. Loved the shout out to the Patrick and Jason characters from his previous novels, The Outsiders, towards the end of the book. Keep it up...you’ve got a constant reader to appease!
December 20, 2025
It started off so strong for me, then it shifted gears and completely turned me off from it. The writing no doubt I feel was well executed. But bits of it stopped making sense, became confusing, and incredibly unrealistic for the story and how it first presented itself. That being said, it really is a very good idea and despite my rating there were good bits in it that I really enjoyed, the idea, again, I absolutely loved! Just wished it was executed better. Plus, in some of his other books, the author completely redeemed himself for me.
August 4, 2022
High end of 3; 3.5ish, I think. Really clear that it draws heavily from The Dark Tower, which I appreciated! Writing is simple but entertaining. Overall just really enjoyable, and it's really nice to see good Nosleep stories published.
March 8, 2023
Wonderful story
A story of love and hate, good and evil, and the possibility of infinite timelines, both safe and not. The story is a winding road that ends where it does. You read and find out .
A story of love and hate, good and evil, and the possibility of infinite timelines, both safe and not. The story is a winding road that ends where it does. You read and find out .
January 4, 2024
Had a hard time finishing this. It took a turn about halfway through and got a bit confusing. Actually had to force myself to finish it because it took an odd direction that was never really explained.
August 7, 2025
A journey between worlds that won't disappoint most readers. Those experienced in the otherworldly might be left unfazed, but that doesn't take much away from the brilliance of this story in my humble opinion.
February 11, 2022
More heartbreaking horror
I love the world building in this, from America to Pripyat, to the Bowl and the Imago Hotel. All branched like the Ghost Tree itself.
I love the world building in this, from America to Pripyat, to the Bowl and the Imago Hotel. All branched like the Ghost Tree itself.
March 23, 2025
reddit horror stories will always be my favorite reads i think - nothing compares
July 26, 2025
*** urgh, thanks Creepcast. Listened to “My Job is Watching a Woman Trapped in a Room” and it felt like a fever dream. (July 26 2025)
December 31, 2024
This was the first Faircloth book I read and it sucked me in!!!
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