{"product_id":"the-bell-tower-valy-moraru-9798257570483","title":"The Bell Tower: At 3:15, the Calling Begins","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1995, a priest locked his son inside a church bell tower and ordered him to ring the bell for Sunday service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bell never rang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the priest climbed the tower, he found the boy hanging beneath the bell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the real nightmare began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 3:15 a.m., candles burned inside the locked church. Villagers heard whispers in the dark. They saw the priest begging for his son to return. During a memorial service, the cross above the altar twisted, every candle went out, and blood poured from the priest's face before the congregation fled in panic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHours later, he was found hanging outside the tower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe church was sealed. The village kept its mouth shut. The dead should have stayed buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, journalist Mara Ionescu comes to Valea Staniei searching for the truth. What she finds is far worse than a haunting. Beneath the altar, something ancient is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not the boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd once it hears your grief, it knows exactly what face to wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bell Tower is a dark, brutal Gothic horror novel about cursed faith, forbidden rituals, buried bones, and a hunger that answers when the dead are called.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valy Moraru\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257570483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Valy Moraru","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172686405887,"sku":"9798257570483","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bell-tower-valy-moraru-9798257570483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}