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The Hollow Veil
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 27 2025
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.22
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the shadow-cloaked village of Blackmoor, forensic archaeologist Mara Voss confronts a past she never knew was hers. Summoned to investigate bones unearthed from an unmarked grave, she arrives to a town frozen in silence, its residents haunted by whispers of the Veiled Night-a century-old massacre. But the chilling truth defies logic: the bones are fresh. Drawn into her family's crumbling manor, Mara encounters phantom figures in the mirrors, a blood-drenched attic reflection, and a priest who claims to be her long-dead grandfather. Blackmoor's curse is alive, and it hungers for her.
As reality splinters, Mara uncovers a grotesque pact: her ancestors bargained with the Hollow Ones, entities lurking beyond the Veil, trading a child every fifty years to stave off oblivion. The last sacrifice? Her infant sister, Lila-a sibling Mara's rewritten memories swear never existed. Now, the Veil is thinning. Shadows mimic her movements, Polaroids document her possession, and a ghostly child chants, Lila lied. Trapped in a labyrinth of fractured timelines, Mara oscillates between 1923's massacre and a present where the Hollow Ones infiltrate her mind, her reflection, and even her womb.
To break the cycle, Mara must confront a bloodline steeped in betrayal. But salvation demands a price: her identity, her sanity, or her soul. As fire consumes the illusion of Blackmoor, she faces an impossible choice-surrender to the Veil's eternal hunger or watch it devour the world. Yet the curse thrives on lies. When a hiker stumbles upon Blackmoor's ruins, a mirror whispers an invitation, and a child's voice echoes: Lila lied.
Blending visceral body horror with mind-bending psychological decay, The Hollow Veil weaves a tale where inherited guilt becomes a prison, and redemption may be the deadliest illusion. Is Mara the savior, the sacrifice, or the monster she fears? The answer lies beyond the Veil-where every reflection hides a truth, and every truth demands a blood price.
Perfect for fans of:
Gothic psychological horror à la The Haunting of Hill House
Supernatural mysteries with time-bending twists
Stories of ancestral curses and existential dread
Endings that linger, unresolved, in the marrow of your bones.
Will you dare step through the Veil?
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