When the souls of the wronged rise to avenge their premature
deaths, is there anyone who can stand against them?
Marilla Gibbs, an
heiress and a director of the Prescortt, Arizona historical museum, is a descendant of Aida
Worthington, a victim of one of these unjust homicides. The mid-1800s was a tumultuous time,
especially with figures like Josiah King, who took lives with impunity.
In the afterlife, his victims came together to form a jury. On All
Hallows Eve, when the veil separating the living from the dead is at its
thinnest, Aida and eleven other spirits took control of their
descendants to confront their killer, who is now a seven-year-old boy.
With the aid of her assistant, Shaun, and Justin, the child's father,
Marilla seeks to outmaneuver the twelve angry dead. Yet, will their combined
efforts be sufficient to redirect the course from vengeance to authentic
justice?
The trio soon realizes that no one can escape a past life.
Based on a True Crime/Paranormal Story
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The Hanging Tree Anthology publishing date: September 2024.
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Reader Reviews
...4.0 out of 5 stars-
"...I enjoyed the chilling tales included."
"If a tree could remember all the death and misery that humans commit, it would forever change the tree. That’s what this anthology of short horror stories is all about. The hanging tree in each tale bore witness to great heartache. For us readers, it made for interesting entertainment and gave cause for us to think. Some stories were better than others, and despite the typos like missing commas, this was a good book.
4 stars"
4 stars"
This collection of dark fiction asks the question, “What happens when there are no happy endings?” and answers it with tales that will linger longer than the shadows cast by the cursed tree at the center of them.
"The anthology uses a clever concept to link the stories and introduce them to the reader—a sentient tree. All these works are centered around the “hanging tree” and the vile emotions and memories it has absorbed through the ages. Each installment is the tree’s attempt to better bear the vile feeling of fury and the desperate need for revenge each hanged soul experienced, emotions that often linger long after the bodies have died and withered...
...Fans of horror will relish the spine-tingling tales in this book. I know I did. And it will be a long time before I forget them."
"The anthology uses a clever concept to link the stories and introduce them to the reader—a sentient tree. All these works are centered around the “hanging tree” and the vile emotions and memories it has absorbed through the ages. Each installment is the tree’s attempt to better bear the vile feeling of fury and the desperate need for revenge each hanged soul experienced, emotions that often linger long after the bodies have died and withered...
...Fans of horror will relish the spine-tingling tales in this book. I know I did. And it will be a long time before I forget them."
