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The Hollow Eyes of Ashwood
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 30 2025
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In seventeenth-century New England, exile is a fate almost worse than death. For the Ward family-cast out of their rigid Puritan village for questioning doctrine-banishment means carving out a fragile life at the edge of Ashwood, a forest shunned even in times of famine. They believe it is only wilderness they must fear. They are wrong.
Nathaniel Ward clings to faith and stubborn pride, convinced God will shield them. His wife, Abigail, sees only loss: their home, their community, and soon, their youngest child. Eleanor, their eldest daughter, feels the weight of unseen eyes pressing from the treeline, while her siblings whisper songs taught by a voice no one else can hear. And then, in one terrible moment, the forest takes what is most precious-and the line between grief and madness begins to blur.
The deeper the Wards push into Ashwood, the more the forest pushes back. Scratches along the cabin walls, laughter without a face, and footprints far too long for human legs all warn of a presence older and crueler than wolves or witches. Is it a curse born of their banishment? A spirit that feeds on guilt and doubt? Or something more patient, waiting to claim them one by one?
As suspicion divides the family, faith falters, and love curdles into blame, Ashwood tightens its grip. Eleanor hears her name whispered in the night, Matthew sees shapes that vanish with the dawn, and the twins hum lullabies that no child should know. Even Nathaniel's iron will begins to crack as the forest calls him by name, offering a dreadful bargain.
The Hollow Eyes of Ashwood is a chilling blend of historical horror and psychological suspense. It explores not only the terror of the unknown, but also the fragile ties of family, faith, and survival when trust itself becomes a weapon. With haunting prose and atmosphere thick with dread, Viktoryia Konan delivers a story that lingers long after the final page-a tale of exile, loss, and the price of believing you can stand against the dark.
Perfect for readers of gothic and folk horror, from Shirley Jackson to Andrew Michael Hurley, this novel asks one unforgettable question:
When the night listens back, what will it hear in you?
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