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The Figure
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Publisher: Kenneth Cates
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if the things you draw start watching you back?
After the sudden and unexplained disappearance of his father, twelve year old Anderson Burke begins to change. He withdraws from the world, struggles in school, and becomes obsessed with drawing the same dark figure over and over again. A figure that appears in his nightmares. A figure that never speaks. A figure that always watches.
As Andy's behavior grows more disturbing, his mother Katherine fights to hold their broken life together while dealing with grief, financial hardship, and a growing fear that something is terribly wrong with her son. Teachers, doctors, and adults dismiss Andy's warnings as trauma or imagination, but the people who hurt or torment him begin to vanish without a trace.
Is the figure only a product of a damaged mind, or is something far more sinister hiding in the shadows?
The Figure is a chilling psychological horror novel that explores grief, trauma, bullying, and the terrifying consequences of ignoring a child who is desperate to be heard. Blending supernatural suspense with emotional realism, this story keeps readers questioning what is real until the very last page.
Perfect for fans of psychological horror, supernatural thrillers, and dark coming of age stories.
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