The Shadow over Lone Oak by C.J. Sears

Author:C.J. Sears
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horror suspense, horror fiction, occult, cult thriller, suspense thriller
Publisher: Evolved Publishing LLC
Published: 2022-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

So, an investigation by this man guided him down the same path. At what point had he first come here and seen the words on the wall of the basement? Llewyn rifled through the papers and found another entry.

May 29th

The local man I asked about was in Daleport. I asked him to take me to the mansion in that book. He seemed reluctant, but went along with it after I promised to pay him. I’m here! I finally found it.

“That confirms that Rhinehold and Jeb were talking about the same person,” Willow said, lurking over his shoulder. “He went looking for the parasite, found it in this fun-time horror house, then decided to start up a bootlegging operation in an abandoned mine. What does he want? What does the cult want?”

Llewyn skipped forward, struggled to find a more recent entry, but these were all from the late 1990s. A note in the summer months caught his eye.

August 7th

It’s under the skin. No one knows its name. I found where it was buried, traced it to that mine right outside town. Maverlies lied to me. He knew exactly what was down there. But he’s dead now. I can’t drop what I am doing. I have to finish what he started. What I started.

It’s no use. I can’t do it. Nothing I try works. They’re all dead but it’s still there. I need help. Outside, I need the outside.

Llewyn shook his head and handed the rest of the documents to Officer Wilkins. “Take these back to Plinkett and see what he’s found. Piece together what you can, and radio us if you learn anything.”

Wilkins started to argue but thought better of it. With the papers in hand, he retreated back to the main hall.

Mason took point as they trekked through the next door into the back hallway. The wallpaper in this room was marginally more intact compared to the rest of the house. Peculiar black stains indicated that someone had either been playing with fire or flinging tar at the walls. Based on the letter B carved into the elaborate golden handle, Llewyn guessed the door in front of them belonged to the master bedroom.

He shifted his gaze to the basement door. The knob was broken, which must have been why the un-sub slammed the door.

Mason nudged it with his gun and it creaked open. A lit candlestick at the base of the stairs illuminated their destination.

They descended with soft steps, wary of bumping into each other and alerting the suspect. Llewyn sniffed the air—no spores or moonshine, but it reeked.

He had only encountered the smell once before, early in his teens. He’d left a half-eaten ham in the fridge one night. The power went out for three days while his family was on vacation, and he had left the door ajar by accident. They came back to find the meat festering and slick with stickiness. Maggots had sprouted inside, their pale bodies writhing to break free. He’d thrown up, and his father had scolded him for being so careless.

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