First published 1999
Five adults wake up screaming from the same nightmare. Mark, Sarah, David, Jennifer, and Tom have never met, but their terror feels identical. The nightmares come with hallucinations that drag them back to memories they buried deep. Each realizes they once lived as children in houses that matched perfectly, from room layout to furniture placement. The memories they suppressed begin flooding back, revealing why they fled those homes years ago. Now something calls them to return. Each must go back to their childhood house and face what they left behind. The past refuses to stay buried, and their souls remain trapped until they confront the darkness waiting in those familiar rooms.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: repressed-memories, supernatural-mystery
360 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Signet
Content warnings: child-abuse