The Silence That Follows
Paperback
HorrorGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: Europa Edizioni Srl
Published: Jun 5 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.37 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English
In the shadowy grips of a nightmare village, Sebastian finds himself lost, grappling with the depths of guilt, grief, and near-madness after the tragic accident. As reality bends and blurs into a macabre puzzle, Sebastian must navigate through the haunted corridors and fog-drenched streets of a village that thrives on the tormented souls it captures. Guided by the spectral presence of Alida, his journey becomes a harrowing quest for redemption and clarity, fighting the urge to forget and live among the sinners. With each step deeper into the heart of darkness, he confronts twisted manifestations of his inner demons and pieces together the fragmented memories of what transpired. Will Sebastian unravel the grim secrets of this cursed place and reclaim his sanity, or will he be forever lost in this grotesque purgatory, a prisoner of his own past?
Justine Marie is a Romanian writer who grew up surrounded by books and discovered an early love for storytelling. Her work is inspired by the darker sides of the human experience-grief, silence, and memory -subjects she approaches with empathy and honesty. For her, writing is both a way of understanding the world and of giving voice to what often remains unspoken. Her debut novel, The Silence That Follows, reflects a fascination with the human condition: how mistakes shape us, how grief lingers, and how even our darkest sides can hold a strange beauty.
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