{"product_id":"psalms-of-the-dead-and-jl-henry-9798183809824","title":"Psalms Of The Dead And The Risen","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if music could speak your family's secrets-the ones soaked in blood, buried in Mississippi soil, and whispered by haints that never left? Every story is a prayer for redemption and a warning about the ghosts we inherit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePsalms For The Dead And The Risen\u003c\/i\u003e, J.L. Henry delivers a haunting collection of interconnected stories where psychological horror, Southern Gothic folklore, and urban drama collide. These are stories of broken families, inherited trauma, impossible choices, and the fragile hope of redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross thirteen unforgettable tales, readers encounter grieving sons, haunted lovers, desperate parents, soldiers, survivors, and ordinary people standing at the crossroads between faith and despair. Hoodoo traditions, ancestral spirits, blues music, and biblical imagery weave through every page, creating a world where the supernatural is terrifying-but never as terrifying as the darkness people carry within themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom whispered curses and restless haints to violence passed down through generations, every story asks the same question: Can the cycle be broken before it consumes another soul?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful collection weaves psychological horror, urban grit, and spiritual folklore into haunting tales of broken men seeking wholeness, women carrying unbearable burdens, and children born into cycles they did not choose. From a bluesman in Chicago tormented by prophetic visions to family secrets hidden along Mississippi dirt roads, from the violent codes of street nations to the slow disintegration of a marriage poisoned by infidelity and resentment, and the quiet rootwork of grandmothers who guard bloodlines with prayer and sacrifice, these stories refuse to sanitize pain or romanticize survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in the realities of faith, poverty, loyalty, music, haints, and inherited curses, J.L. Henry's prose carries the same raw authenticity as the blues records that inspired it. Love corrupts. Pride destroys. Trauma echoes across generations. Yet within the blood and darkness, moments of hard-won redemption and stubborn humanity refuse to die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw, emotional, and unapologetically honest, \u003ci\u003ePsalms For The Dead And The Risen\u003c\/i\u003e explores grief, love, redemption, identity, generational pain, and the resilience of the human spirit. These stories are unsettling not because monsters exist, but because they reveal the monsters we create through silence, hatred, pride, and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy Southern Gothic fiction, literary horror, Black folklore, psychological suspense, and emotionally driven anthologies, this collection will stay with you long after you turn the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dead have spoken. Now it's time for the risen to walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jl Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798183809824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Jl Henry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48853024899327,"sku":"9798183809824","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psalms-of-the-dead-and-jl-henry-9798183809824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}