Cat’s Cradle

CAT’S CRADLE is a 75,000-word interconnected horror collection blending psychological suspense, supernatural terror, trauma-driven storytelling, and emotionally grounded horror. The collection contains four stories exploring grief, addiction, paranoia, psychological collapse, and the terrifying persistence of evil.

The book includes:

• Cat’s Cradle — a haunting psychological descent centered around a woman fleeing an abusive past who becomes trapped inside a terrifying supernatural nightmare.

• Friend at the Bar — a disturbing exploration of addiction, manipulation, and violence tied to a mysterious stranger.

• Silver Falls Reckoning — a supernatural horror story set in a secluded town consumed by buried secrets and ancient evil.

• The Signal — a bonus psychological horror story involving a mysterious broadcast driving an entire community into madness.

CAT’S CRADLE is a dark, emotionally driven horror collection featuring four interconnected stories that explore trauma, addiction, grief, psychological collapse, and supernatural evil.

The central novel follows Cathy Jones, a textile restoration artist attempting to rebuild her life after years of emotional abuse from her alcoholic husband, Sterling Graves. After Sterling dies suddenly following a violent drunken episode, Cathy retreats to an isolated Victorian house hoping to escape the trauma that nearly destroyed her. Instead, she becomes trapped inside a terrifying haunting marked by phantom voices, disturbing visions, mysterious symbols, and an evil presence that refuses to let her go. As the supernatural events escalate, Cathy begins questioning whether the horror surrounding her is paranormal — or the manifestation of unresolved trauma consuming her sanity.

The collection expands through three additional stories: Friend at the Bar, a disturbing descent into addiction and manipulation; Silver Falls Reckoning, a supernatural reckoning in a town buried beneath generations of secrets; and the bonus story The Signal, a chilling psychological nightmare centered around a mysterious broadcast driving an entire community toward madness.

CAT’S CRADLE combines the psychological dread of The Haunting of Hill House with the trauma-driven horror of A Head Full of Ghosts and the emotional darkness of Ghost Eaters.