{"product_id":"mirror-matthew-t-crewse-9798314051955","title":"Mirror","description":"\u003cb\u003ePrologue: The First Reflection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt started with a \u003cb\u003emirror.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot a scream. Not a shadow lurking in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust a \u003cb\u003emirror.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a reflection that \u003cb\u003ewasn't quite right.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYears Ago\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eFirst Mirror\u003c\/b\u003e wasn't found in a cursed house. It wasn't locked away in some ancient tomb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was just \u003cb\u003ethere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a dusty, forgotten shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo warnings. No history. Just \u003cb\u003ewaiting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man who bought it \u003cb\u003edidn't know what he was bringing home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDidn't know it had been watching him the entire time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDidn't know \u003cb\u003eit had been waiting for someone to look too closely.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when he did-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he leaned in, when he tilted his head, when he noticed the \u003cb\u003esmallest difference\u003c\/b\u003e in his reflection-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt \u003cb\u003esmiled first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the next morning-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe was gone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe house stayed empty for weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe landlord came knocking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the reporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man had \u003cb\u003evanished.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo sign of struggle. No blood. No forced entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis phone was on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis keys were by the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the \u003cb\u003emirror was gone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in its place-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was just the \u003cb\u003eoutline of where it had once been.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if it had never existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr worse-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if it had simply \u003cb\u003emoved on.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pattern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories \u003cb\u003econtinued.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople went missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo signs of struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo broken locks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust \u003cb\u003ea missing mirror.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the ones who stayed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ones who lived?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey said the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat sometimes, when they looked too long-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheir reflections smiled first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd when that happened, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was already too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eLydia didn't believe in curses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDidn't believe in ghosts or haunted objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut she knew one thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she heard the first knock at midnight-\u003cb\u003eshe should've ignored it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she saw her reflection move wrong-\u003cb\u003eshe should've left.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut she didn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd now, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt was watching.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd \u003cb\u003eit wanted out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew T. Crewse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798314051955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Matthew T. Crewse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851169804543,"sku":"9798314051955","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mirror-matthew-t-crewse-9798314051955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}