The Hatchet in the Woods (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798282398441)

A boy. A friend. A forest that whispers.

When George's family moves to the countryside for a quieter life, he finds only isolation-and a forest that feels too alive. Struggling to adjust, George meets Ryan, a strange, reclusive boy who seems to know the woods a little too well. Ryan offers companionship, but his secrets run deep... and dark.

As their friendship twists into something more unsettling, George begins to hear the whispers too. The forest watches. The forest waits. And it demands something in return.

When Ryan reveals the truth about his past-and the test the woods require-George is forced to choose between the family he loves and a bond he never asked for. A choice that ends in blood.

Hatchet in the Woods is a chilling, slow-burn psychological horror about the power of place, the seduction of darkness, and the cost of resisting the pull.