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I didn’t set out to write a villain people would lose sleep over. I set out to write the truth. And the truth is this: evil is not a costume, and it is not a special effect. Real evil — … Continue reading

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The first time I drifted through Caddo Lake on a boat, I understood why people go missing there. Not the kind of missing you read about in police reports — though that happens too. I mean the other kind. The … Continue reading

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A friend called and asked me to come. She believed something was in her house. Something she couldn’t explain and couldn’t ignore. She needed someone who wouldn’t laugh, wouldn’t dismiss it, and wouldn’t be undone by it. So she called … Continue reading

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Maybe it’s happened to you. Two in the morning. The house is quiet. You meant to stop reading an hour ago. But something in the story has you. It doesn’t have you by the throat, exactly, but by something deeper. … Continue reading

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Darkness is real. If you’ve watched the news lately, you don’t need me to convince you of that. But here’s what I know with everything in me: darkness is never the final word. That truth is at the heart of … Continue reading

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