{"product_id":"the-shadows-curse-matthew-petchinsky-9798295549397","title":"The Shadow's Curse: A Groundhog Day Horror Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGroundhog Day is supposed to be harmless.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, tradition repeats itself every winter: crowds gather, a groundhog is lifted, and a simple shadow predicts the season. But beneath the ritual lies something far older-and far hungrier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year, someone vanishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen investigative writer Mara Vellum witnesses a shadow that doesn't obey the sun, she uncovers a forgotten bargain buried beneath celebration and folklore. As people begin to show disturbing marks and time itself bends around February second, Mara learns the truth the town refuses to remember: Groundhog Day isn't a festival-it's containment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the curse evolves and the shadow learns to move, speak, and hunt without waiting for daylight, Mara must confront an impossible choice. Break the ritual and risk trapping the world in an endless February-or feed the curse and become its willing witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shadow's Curse: A Groundhog Day Horror Tale\u003c\/em\u003e is a gothic, psychological horror novel about tradition as sacrifice, memory as survival, and the terrible cost of keeping the world moving forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome shadows don't disappear when the light changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Petchinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295549397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apophis Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Matthew Petchinsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171892338943,"sku":"9798295549397","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shadows-curse-matthew-petchinsky-9798295549397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}