{"product_id":"darker-days-thomas-olde-heuvelt-hardcover","title":"Darker Days -- Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thomas Olde Heuvelt is back with another wicked, fascinating, chilling tale, expertly balancing the supernatural with the horrors inherent in human nature. \u003cem\u003eDarker Days\u003c\/em\u003e reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror\"-- Mike Flanagan, director of \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of the House of Usher\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDr. Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The devilish genius behind \u003cem\u003eHEX\u003c\/em\u003e brings us a new collision of sly suburban satire and devastating folkloric nightmare. \u003cem\u003eDarker Days\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect read for fans of Shirley Jackson, Sarah Langan, and stories you want to read from behind your fingers, as if that'll somehow keep you safe from the escalating darkness.\" -- Nat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Cassidy, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhen the Wolf Comes Home\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller \u003cem\u003eHEX \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a modern twist on the Faustian bargain tale about a gilded street in a Pacific Northwest town where the charmed residents have made a frightening deal . . . resulting in devastating consequences.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSometimes you think you can see things behind the fence. Bad things. So it's better not to look . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Lock Haven, a quiet little town in Washington State, Bird Street is a special place. The residents of this pretty cul-de-sac on the edge of the woods are all successful, healthy, and happy. Their children are prodigies; well-mannered and... unnaturally smart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut come November, the \"Darker Days\" descend, bringing accidents, bad luck, conflict, and illness. Luana and Ralph Lewis-da Silva prepare for this, and so do their children Kaila and Django. It is in November when a stranger appears to collect on a longstanding debt. A price must be paid for the good fortune they enjoy the rest of the year. A sacrifice must be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo it has been for over a century. To assuage their guilt, the residents of Bird Street choose carefully who will be sent into the woods. Usually, it is an elderly or terminally ill individual who wishes to die with dignity and is content to be helped on their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this year, things don't go to plan, and events take a terrifying turn . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarker Days\u003c\/em\u003e is a propulsive, haunting novel that begs the question: \"How far will we go for our own happiness and what sacrifices we are willing to make?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Olde Heuvelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063472518","brand":"Olde Heuvelt, Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46915928817892,"sku":"9780063472518","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/41uJRILoTTL.jpg?v=1773437491","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/darker-days-thomas-olde-heuvelt-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}